Category Archives: Democracy

A Letter to Barack

Posted on April 3, 2008 by revrose

Dear Sen. Obama: I am writing to you as a liberal religious leader, personally committed to the values you have so brilliantly represented in the public square, and as a black woman who is grateful that I am alive at … Continue reading →

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In Praise of Keith Olbermann

Posted on March 14, 2008 by revrose

Once upon a time, I was a talking head at MSNBC. It was a brand-new cable channel then, and I was still more writer and cultural critic than seminarian. But my weekly gig there–courtesy of Newsweek senior editor Jonathan Alter … Continue reading →

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Primary Hangover

Posted on March 6, 2008 by revrose

I can’t tell what was more dispiriting about the most recent primaries–watching Hillary Clinton win Texas and Ohio or watching Barack Obama lose them. Clinton did what she does best: old-style, old-school machine politics, garnished with a dollop of fear. … Continue reading →

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Rejoicing in Kenya

Posted on February 28, 2008 by revrose

I was overwhelmed with a desire to be back in Nairobi today, as I read the news reports that the two political factions in Kenya had reached a power-sharing agreement at last. It would be so much fun to be … Continue reading →

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Why Hillary and I Are Done

Posted on February 27, 2008 by revrose

Having never in my entire life voted for a Republican (an honor I was able to maintain through the last NYC mayoral election by voting for Mike Bloomberg on the Independent line!) I figured that I was destined to vote … Continue reading →

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Riding with Leonard

Posted on February 11, 2008 by revrose

Conference cabin fever set in Monday afternoon, so J. and I called a cab to travel to Sarit Center, the local shopping mall. (Yes, Nairobi has malls–lots of them, bracketed by kiosks filled with crafts, and street vendors who walk … Continue reading →

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Deep Questions

Posted on February 9, 2008 by revrose

This morning’s ICUU Leadership Training session, led by Canadian colleague Brian Kiely, focused on church structure and democratic process, but it quickly became much more than that. What these East African religious leaders brought to the discussion bore witness to … Continue reading →

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