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Meanwhile ... On the God Beat
by Sojourners
Religion continues to play a major role in public life, even as political polarization moves us further apart. Amid all the noise, Sojourners editors uncover the faith angle behind some of the biggest headlines — and, perhaps, find some common ground.
Episodes
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United but Not Uniform: Finding Faith at the Women's Convention
Thousands of women gathered in Detroit over Halloween weekend for the Women's Convention, a conference meant to build upon the energy of January's Women's March—the largest single-day protest in U.S. history. Our Women and Girls Campaign Associate Jenna Barnett attended the gathering to learn…
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Black and DACAmented in the U.S.
With the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program in limbo, our Associate Web Editor Dhanya Addanki talked to Patrice Lawrence and Mwewa Sumbwe of the UndocuBlack Network about what the end of DACA could mean. This network was founded by undocumented black immigrants who wanted to...
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Can Virtual Reality Rescue Humanity?
Video games have long been dismissed from mainstream audiences as shallow or immature, but can they be something more? Our multimedia editor JP Keenan traveled to the "Games For Change" festival to talk with game designers about the power of "empathy games" and learn about future of virtual…
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How These Christian Activists Are Putting the Death Penalty on Trial
In January 2017, 18 anti-death penalty activists were arrested and taken to jail for protesting against the death penalty on the steps of the supreme court. On this episode, our Associate Web Editor, @dhanyaddanki, talks to three of the 18 arrested death penalty abolitionists about why they fight...
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You Can't Mute All the Trolls: How to Be a Journalist in 2017
On today's episode, our deputy web editor @chwoodiwiss chats with with journalists @sullivanamy, @dawn_cherie, and @ayshabkhan about something journos usually don't like talking about: when doing our job becomes too much. We discuss the public's rising suspicion of journalism, dealing with...
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It's Almost Like Translating: Telling LGBTQ Stories on the Religion Beat
On today's episode, we sit down with Eliel Cruz — writer and organizer on religion and LGBTQ identities — to chat translating theology for nonreligious audiences, and where to look for the next big LGBTQ-religion stories.
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'Does the Incarceration of This 14-Year-Old Girl Make Us Safer?'
When 14-year-old Bresha Meadows shot her father after allegedly enduring a lifetime of his abuse, she could have just been one more girl processed through what's become known as the abuse-to-prison pipeline. But instead, the #FreeBresha movement arrived to question the harsh, punitive nature of…
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A Renaissance of Clicks: The Case for More Religion Reporters
On today's episode, our web editor sits down with Emma Green and McKay Coppins — both political reporters (with a religion bent) for The Atlantic — to chat about the state of religion reporting in mainstream media and how The Atlantic approaches the Godbeat. We talk about the challenges and...
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Spotlight on Immigration: #MayDayAction
Immigrants and workers are banding together for a day of action — highlighting how labor and immigration are intricately connected in 2017. Jessica Cobian takes us inside immigration work at Sojourners, and why we'll be at the #MayDayAction on Monday.
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Spotlight on Climate Justice: The #ClimateMarch
Climate justice means more than caring about the Earth — it also means caring for the Earth's people. Alaura Carter takes us inside climate justice work at Sojourners, and why we're headed to the #ClimateMarch on Saturday.
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Getting Religion at the March for Science
On Saturday, thousands of scientists and science appreciators will descend on D.C. for the March for Science, a massive rally to support funding for science research and education. We talked with scientists about the links between science and religion — and why both will be at the march.
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'This Wasn't About Tim Keller'
Last week, we told you that we were headed up to Princeton Seminary to cover Rev. Tim Keller's lecture on campus and the controversy surrounding it. We talked with students on campus and seminary President M. Craig Barnes. What we learned led us to a much more nuanced story than the swirling…
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Where's the Body of Christ When Bodies Go Missing?
In an effort to follow the story of D.C.'s missing girls — while rumors and false assumptions swirled around social media a couple of weeks ago after DCPD started posting missing alerts to Twitter — some of Sojourners' online editors talked to local activists about the roots of why so many black...
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The Thing About Tim Keller and Princeton Sem
Christian Twitter exploded a couple of weeks ago after well-known pastor Tim Keller received an award and was invited to speak at Princeton Seminary. The award has since been rescinded, but Keller has still agreed to speak at the seminary's annual Kuyper Lecture, set for April 6. Here, we dive…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Religion continues to play a major role in public life, even as political polarization moves us further apart. Amid all the noise, Sojourners editors uncover the faith angle behind some of the biggest headlines — and, perhaps, find some common ground.
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Religion continues to play a major role in public life, even as political polarization moves us further apart. Amid all the noise, Sojourners editors uncover the faith angle behind some of the biggest headlines — and, perhaps, find some common ground.
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