by Vance Blackfox | Oct 13, 2022 | Opinion
I have been practicing the ritual of land acknowledgement for many years, like many other Indigenous people. It is a ritual that has become normal and necessary as we either introduce ourselves in group settings or as we begin meetings or gatherings in more formal...
by Monty Self | Oct 13, 2022 | Opinion
Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney formally apologized for atrocities which were committed at the infamous Holmesburg Prison over 50 years ago. “Without excuse, we formally and officially extend a sincere apology to those who were subjected to this inhumane and horrific...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Oct 12, 2022 | Opinion
The Old Order Amish are famously “plain” (their preferred descriptor), but their lives are anything but simple. A dozen participants in a recent Good Faith Experience encounter with multiple Amish families learned just how complicated the “plain” life can be....
by Miguel A. De La Torre | Oct 12, 2022 | Opinion
As Hispanic Heritage Month comes to a close, many wonder what the correct nomenclature to use. Is it Hispanic, or Latino, or Latino/a, or Latin@, or Latinoa, or Latinx? If the first step toward liberation is self-naming, then the fact that we are unable to name...
by D. Steven Porter | Oct 12, 2022 | Opinion
The movement to celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day challenges Christians like me to confront my own faith tradition’s complex history and, at times, complicity with empire. As a student of and participant in Christian mission, I feel that burden acutely; but I also...
by Jessica Banninga | Oct 11, 2022 | Opinion
Truth comes before reconciliation. These words have become ingrained in my mind after hosting and attending our Canadian Baptist families’ second National Day for Truth and Reconciliation online event. On Friday, Sept. 30, over 350 Baptists from the five time zones...
