DownloadArticles : Kathleen Kern/Christian Peacemaker Teams
Aug. 11 issue
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Kern
Political space for activism
Critics of the modern nation-state of Israel can expect to field certain antagonistic questions if they speak or write publicly about Israel’s human rights abuses.
One of the critiques I find most challenging is, “With all the human rights abuses happening around the world, why are people so focused on Israel?”
July 14 issue
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‘Non-mean’ ways of faith
Theologian Martin Marty has said he no longer finds the terms “liberal” and “conservative” useful when describing Christians. He prefers categorizing Christians as either “mean” or “non-mean.”
June 9 issue
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News from the Americas
If asked to name the most significant international news stories from last month, many people, including me, will think of the natural disasters in Myanmar-Burma and China. But interesting developments have been occurring closer to home.
April 14 issue
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Loyalty to a church home
Around the age of 8, I began making up stories in my head when I was bored. I rarely got past the first two minutes of any sermon before exiting to fantasyland.
Jan. 8, 2007 issue
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Tax laws abet rich thieves
“Client is a private investment company domiciled in the Bahamas used as a vehicle to manage the investment needs of beneficial owner, now a retired professional who achieved much success in his career and accumulated wealth during his lifetime for retirement in an orderly way.”
Jan. 2, 2006 issue
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Waiting, praying for friends
I sat in the back of the church during the Christmas Eve midnight service in case the call came. I pulled the cell phone out of my pocket every few minutes to make sure it was on. But after the congregation lit candles and sang “Silent Night,” I knew the call I was waiting for would not happen that night.
Jan. 10, 2005 issue
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Quandary of Haiti and Cuba
In December, I saw a documentary about Haitian journalist Jean Dominique. A member of Haiti’s elite, Dominique was a man with an impish sense of humor who advocated for Haiti’s poor in spite of death threats.
Jan. 12, 2004 issue
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Israeli refuseniks choose peace
“Already for years I know that I am not going to join the army. I know it with as much certainty as I know that I will never kick a homeless person lying on the sidewalk, never rape a woman, and when I will have a child — never abandon it.”
