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What Being Pro-Life Means to Me- Chris Eakin

Posted: September 25, 2015

“Why are they doing this to us?” I will never forget when an individual with several disabilities posed this question to me.

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What Being Pro-Life Means to Me- Andy Hanson

Posted: September 21, 2015

We can’t be pro-life if we don’t know what being pro-life means. God, as the creator of all life, is decidedly pro-life. The LORD was deliberate in how he created life and gave special status to humanity.

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Point-counterpoint: Don't Defund Planned Parenthood

Posted: September 18, 2015

The CRCNA is resolutely pro-life, which includes opposing the practice of abortion. Pro-life people are not in agreement over whether defunding Planned Parenthood is the answer. Will defunding this organization actually reduce abortions?

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Point-counterpoint: Defund Planned Parenthood

Posted: September 14, 2015

At the OSJ, we are hearing both arguments for and against defunding Planned Parenthood recently. Pro-life people are not in agreement over whether defunding it is the answer. So we are hosting a point-counterpoint set of articles--one CRC member writing for defunding the organization, and another writing against defunding it.

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Loving our Enemies on 9/11

Posted: September 11, 2015

On 9/11 the West was suddenly confronted with the reality of Islamic extremism in the form of Al-Qaeda and the ideology of Osama Bin Laden. We all woke up to the dangers of fundamentalism. This was especially true for the Church in North America.

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Racial Justice in the Reading Classroom

Posted: September 10, 2015

After noticing that some of the books we grew up reading were less than inclusive and made for attitudes about our neighbors that had to be unlearned, we started wondering...how do parents and educators find books that both explicitly and impl

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5 Week Election Spirituality Challenge

Posted: September 8, 2015

Could the long, slow work of voting and political action be thought of as a spiritual discipline?

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Finding Justice-Minded Books for Kids- Part 3

Posted: September 4, 2015

Injustices are prevalent first in what or who is NOT being included in the content and second in HOW marginalized groups are presented.

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Finding Justice-Minded Books for Kids- Part 2

Posted: August 31, 2015

Books that are imaginative and creative also help our kids develop a sense of wonder, curiosity, and possibility. These are helpful traits when imagining what a world that is different than the status quo could be like, an important aspect of working for justice.

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Finding Justice-Minded Books for Kids

Posted: August 28, 2015

Depending on where you live, the new school year is either quickly approaching or has already begun!

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