by Jim Holladay | Nov 4, 2022 | Opinion
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by Jim Holladay | Jan 12, 2021 | Opinion
We need to stop saying, “This is not who we are” in response to acts of violence perpetrated by white supremacist groups. We need to stop saying it because it simply is not true. At the heart of America is an in-bred belief in white privilege and white supremacy. Deep...
by Jim Holladay | Oct 29, 2020 | Opinion
“Democracy dies in Darkness” proclaims The Washington Post on its masthead. “Democracy dies in silence” advocate those who believe truth alone to be insufficient without our willingness to engage one another in critical dialogue. To those slogans, I would add another:...
by Jim Holladay | Jul 17, 2020 | Opinion
Clarence Jordan, in his “Cotton Patch” version of Paul’s letters, renders Paul’s words in 2 Corinthians 5:18 this way, “It is [God] who, through Christ, bridged the gap between himself and us, and who has planted in us his concern for getting together.”...
by Jim Holladay | Jun 4, 2020 | Opinion
Every time I see the picture of the president standing by the signboard of St. John’s Church holding a Bible as if it were some talisman, I am stunned. In my soul, it just seems so wrong. So wrong for a politician to use sacred space to make a political point. So...