Victory at Standing Rock

The Army Corps of Engineers denied a permit that would allow drilling under the Missouri River, for the Dakota Access pipeline. This is after weeks of protesting by natives and clergy and veterans and others. You can read more here. UPDATE: Welp, it’s not as clear-cut as all that. 1. The businesses involved in this enterprise said …

T or F: Partisan politics have no place in pulpits

Jack Moline, of Interfaith Alliance, writes at Huffington Post: Clergy can stand at the pulpit and say just about anything they want without government interference. The only thing they can’t do is make a political endorsement while they are on the clock. Most clergy, I am sad to say, have more to fear from their …

Occupy Hartford and faith

In October, a group of clergy from the Hartford area went to the Occupy Hartford site to talk about their commonality. At 12:30 p.m. Sunday, a group from Occupy Hartford will to to the Unitarian Meetinghouse in Hartford for a forum sponsored by the Greater Hartford Interfaith Coalition for Equity and Justice. And thanks, Ed, for …