Two incidents in recent days demonstrate Israel’s total disregard of the the negotiated ceasefire that brought an end to the November hostilities. First – Israeli Tanks Enter Gaza Strip On Monday Israeli tanks entered the Gaza Strip near Khan Younis, witnesses told Ma’an News Agency. The military incursion was another apparent Israeli breach of last month’s [...]
Dear Mark Tooley and The Institute on Religion and Democracy, We get it. We really do. We understand that you hate anything and everyone who even whispers the word Pacifism. We understand that your Islamophobia and support of the militaristic empire has no bounds. But now you’ve gone and outdone yourself. You decided that dishonoring [...]
I am just sickened by this story. At a meeting convened in 2011 to boost safety at Bangladesh garment factories, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT) made a call: paying suppliers more to help them upgrade their manufacturing facilities was too costly. The comments from a Wal-Mart sourcing director appear in minutes of the meeting, which was attended by more than [...]
Yup, WalMart WelfareMart is at it again. A company that made $15.7 billion in profit in 2011 has decided that you, dear taxpayer, should pay for their employee’s health care and not them. Starting in January, new employees working less than 30 hours a week will no longer be eligible for the company’s health care [...]
If you’ve been following along here, at my friend Craig’s blog Theonerd, or over at The IRD’s Juicy Ecumenism, you’ll have seen the theological and political debates over defining, understanding, and applying pacifism and Christian theology in today’s world. On the one hand (Craig and I) you have those who believe Pacifism is right, just, [...]
