John Lewis’ Sacred Right to Vote

John Lewis’ Sacred Right to Vote

When Americans cast their votes, they exercise a sacred right as a free people responsible for self-governance. All across the United States, citizens are currently exercising that right; some standing in long lines for early voting while others prepare to mail in...

Selma: Sustaining the Civil Rights Momentum

“Selma: Sustaining the Momentum” was the title of a Dean Peerman and Martin E. Marty article in “The Christian Century” 48 years to the month after colleague Peerman and I joined several thousand protesters and prayers at the Edmund Pettis...

Gingrich Clarifies ‘Ghetto’ Remark–en Espanol

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich went on YouTube to say–in both Spanish and English–he didn’t mean to offend Latinos with his recent remarks criticizing “language of the ghetto.” “This past weekend I made some comments that I...