The justice seeker who becomes cynical finds him or herself seeing only evil so that even good results are hear to see and…
The justice seeker who becomes cynical finds him or herself seeing only evil so that even good results are hear to see and…
It is clear enough to most that we are starting at different places, yet few participants define the baseline terms often enough to…
Attempt a conversation these days on nearly anything related to justice (or social justice)—police brutality, mass incarceration, sexual assault, forced labor, human trafficking—and…
Shall we, against the core of scripture, choose the side of the oppressor? I pray not.
If we are obedient to God we will, at some point, likely contradict the laws of man. Unjust laws demand to be disobeyed.…
Why did so few white followers of Jesus raise their collective roofs when a young black man--in the middle of a neighborhood street,…
From a cultural perspective, infanticide has been considered the practice of uncivilized peoples. I posit that how a society treats its most vulnerable…
If justice is a left-wing, commie-pinko idea the only alternative is to call the Bible a left-wing, commie-pinko book.
From the NYT, a summary of the BBC child sexual abuse scandal… The BBC’s Web site said its director of news, Helen Boaden,…
It seems as I grow older issues of justice and injustice occupy more of my thoughts. A recent phone conversation reminded me the…
I’m Marty Duren, a freelance writer, content creator, podcaster, and publisher in Nashville, TN. I guess that makes me an entrepreneur-of-all-trades. Formerly a social media strategist at a larger publisher, comms director at a religious nonprofit, and a pastor, Marty Duren Freelance Writing is the new business iteration of a decade-long side-hustle.
I host the Uncommontary Podcast which publishes weekly. Guests range from academics to authors to theologians to activists on subjects related to history, current events, and the impact of evangelicalism on American life. My voice is deep-fried giving rise to being labeled “a country Batman.” Find Uncommontary in your favorite podcast app.
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