Category Archives: Liberation Theology

Troublemakers and Pain

Posted on January 10, 2014 by leftthumbprint

One of many struggles people deal with when considering the question, ‘is there a god’ is the question of pain. Pain can register from minor social irritants like the loud neighbors next door to homelessness, the ravages of death and … Continue reading →

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Dec. 17 Updates on Connecticut Shooting Aftermath

Posted on December 18, 2012 by leftthumbprint

See on Scoop.it – Theory of Everything  in the aftermath of the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. Where Do We Go From Here Where Do We Start?  The NRA takes down their facebook page.      … Continue reading →

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After a 1996 Mass Shooting, Australia Enacted Strict Gun Laws. It Hasn’t Had a Similar Massacre Since.

Posted on December 18, 2012 by leftthumbprint

See on Scoop.it – Theory of Everything Read the rest of Slate’s coverage of the Sandy Hook school shooting. On April 28, 1996, a gunman opened fire on tourists in a seaside resort in Port Arthur, Tasmania. By the time … Continue reading →

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Rescuing wasted food to fight hunger

Posted on November 26, 2012 by leftthumbprint

See on Scoop.it – Theory of Everything Even in a down economy, Americans find food cheap and plentiful enough to waste $165B worth each year… See on http://www.cbsnews.com “Rescuing Wasted Food to Fight Hunger” covers civic responsibility and what used … Continue reading →

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Who the Son has Set Free is Free In Deed (and your little tongue too!)

Posted on September 11, 2012 by leftthumbprint

A blog called Nation of Wussies written in October 2005 bemoaned what the writer saw as the deterioration of boldness in spreading the good news by pressing for rights to speak.  In this blogger’s sights specifically the right to say … Continue reading →

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