Whatever your opinions about Rick Warren -- and his California megachurch and his book The Purpose-Driven Life -- the guy walks the talk. He's raised millions for food to Africa and held Christian conferences on combating AIDS.

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Breaking Christian stereotypes

"Liberal", "evangelical", "catholic", "protestant", "left-wing", "traditional", "progressive", "religious", "secular" . . . when one organization is branded with that many labels, it's probably doing something right.

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Maybe we should fail.

I love my country. I want to say that upfront. But more than that, I love what my country is supposed to be. I'm an idealist and I believe that the principles behind America's design to be the best foundations for a nation in the history of man.

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Martin Luther King Day Pictures from 2007

In 2007, some of the teens were scribes for Moms who wanted to record their thoughts -- any thoughts -- and weren't comfortable writing. This lady was so proud to have her story on paper, she wanted us to take her picture (we sent her prints, of course).

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Understanding faith communities, especially understanding the complexities of the evangelical and Catholic worlds, is now an easier task, thanks to two new books, The Great Awakening by Sojourners Editor Jim Wallis and Souled Out by syndicated columnist E. J. Dionne.

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SEVEN years after opening his first venture, Shanaka Fernando — the man behind the not-for-profit restaurant Lentil as Anything — has gone one step further. He has taken his idea of healthy, no-price food to school, opening an off-shoot at Collingwood College's school cantee …

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Jena Six Day of Action - Cleveland, Ohio

Today people across the nation gathered for a day of action to speak about and demand justice in the case of the the Jena Six.

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Because the pollsters don't ask about people's willingness to take part in civil disobedience, I have no way of knowing for sure. I just hope my sense of it all is waaaaay off.

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Statement on the Shooting in Bil'in, Palestine

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Today, 1,400 actions are taking place in all 50 states in the country's largest protest against global warming. What does this new movement for change look like? See for yourself.

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Bill McKibben, an AlterNet guest columnist, is spearheading the Step It Up 2007 campaign. A scholar-in-residence at Middlebury College, McKibben's newest book is the forthcoming Deep Economy: The Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future.

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Something's wrong when only the rich are getting richer, and average folks are feeling the squeeze. The answer isn't more education, or simply electing better leaders. We need widespread change.

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