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Your pastor is not a CEO and your church isn’t a business
Churches should beware the dangers of capitalism, not become part of the problem.
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Jonny Rashid
On 9/11, united we stood, unless we were Arabs
The attacks on September 11 provided an opportunity for Americans to unite. However, my family and I had to let everyone know we weren’t “ those kinds…
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If Jesus is Lord, we need to defund the police.
The killings of Ta’Kaiyah Young and Eddie Irizarry show us that we need to find a new way. People of faith, with their prophetic hope in a God that…
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August 2023
A church for “nones” doesn’t offer the hope of overcoming our material oppression
While a church provides community and shared values, faith offers us hope when we can’t see any.
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Jonny Rashid
Dialogue alone cannot overcome our polarization
When matters of dignity and livelihood are at stake, we need transformation of hearts and minds, not just the ability to dialogue, to overcome what…
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Jonny Rashid
Confused about the Old Testament? Read it as a victim of oppression might.
There is no difference between the God of the Old Testament and the God of the New Testament. When we think we’ve encountered some essential…
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White Evangelicals are why Trump’s support remains high
Pundits argue that Democratic elitism is the reason Trump’s support, despite his indictments remains high, but the real answer is found in the pews of…
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Jonny Rashid
Barbie shows us that political change happens through organizing, not personal relationships
When Ken experiences the perks of patriarchy, he wants to amass power, not give it away. Barbie needs political action in order to change her world—not…
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Jonny Rashid
July 2023
Why you shouldn’t support Bruxy Cavey’s new ministry
There is a path for repentance and redemption for abusers, but it starts with wholeness for victims, not with fundraising for a new ministry.
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Jonny Rashid
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The use of cluster munitions shows that U.S. intervention in Ukraine is about power, not morality
Liberals who think cluster bombs are a tool for expanding liberty and democracy are thoroughly propagandized by the U.S. war machine. We need a bigger…
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Jonny Rashid
My column in the Philly Voice about 303 Creative
I published a piece in Philly Voice about the Christian response to the 303 Creative ruling.
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Jonny Rashid
Why I didn’t argue with a Moms for Liberty counter-protester
Christians need to stand with queer people, not argue with those who oppress them or to defend Christianity.
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Jonny Rashid
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