by Starlette Thomas | Oct 12, 2020 | Faith Freedom 2020, Opinion
The 13th Amendment abolished the enslavement of human beings as well as involuntary servitude in the United States, with the exception of imprisonment as pointed out in magnificently dramatic form in Ava DuVernay’s 2016 documentary “13th.” The 14th Amendment granted...
by Danielle L Bridgeforth | Sep 23, 2020 | Opinion
When I was in the seventh grade, we had a career day in one of my classes. Before the day arrived, we were instructed to choose a career and come to school dressed as someone from our chosen profession. The profession I chose was a lawyer. On career day, I showed up...
by Rob Marus | Sep 22, 2020 | Opinion
On the autumnally crisp morning of Saturday, Sept. 19 – just hours after we were gutted by the news that Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg had lost her most recent bout with cancer – my boyfriend and I biked the short distance from my Washington condominium to the Supreme...
by Hanna Mudge | Sep 17, 2020 | Opinion
It’s easy to pay lip service to equality, but putting beliefs into practice is another matter. Along with many friends, I have experience of church contexts where women are supposedly equal and valued, yet curiously invisible unless they’re fulfilling certain roles or...
by David Jordan | Jul 2, 2020 | Opinion
The famous statue of Teddy Roosevelt will be removed from the Museum of Natural History in New York City. Why? And what can we learn from his terribly flawed worldview? Demonstrations around the world are highlighting abuse by police and concerns for racial justice....
