Giving each what is due; naming wrong and turning it away.
The weight says how heavily the value counts in the texts of a tradition. The share beside it says how widespread it is. Rows drawn faintly rest on fewer than five texts; they say something about those texts, nothing yet about the tradition.
These sentences come from sermons and addresses that know nothing of each other. They are set alternately by tradition so that how close they come is visible.
Wasser ist ein Menschenrecht, nicht der Gewinn von Unternehmen. Schließe dich der globalen Bewegung an – unterschreibe die Petition heute.
Your theory that nothing but the whip and the sword can control your people is absolutely groundless. Truth and justice can control them; spread truth and justice in your rule.
Niemand sollte aufgrund seiner Geschlechtsidentität oder -ausdrucks schlechter behandelt oder in dem Moment, in dem er am meisten Schutz braucht, Angst oder Scham empfinden.
The question now is how Canada can respond to a system that can pick up a false accusation, amplify it across platforms and media, and ultimately put real Canadians in danger.
It is not necessary to be Jewish in order to be righteous or holy or to be rewarded by God or to be close to God or whatever spiritual goal you might wish to identify.
Abraham's task is to "practice justice and righteousness" and thereby be a lighthouse for the other nations: "In you all the families of the earth shall be blessed."
Emotion says: "Do not remain indifferent." Reason asks: "Which action is useful and just?" Faith reminds us that when we help or defend those we love, we must not violate the rights of others.
When a policewoman rings the doorbell, it is the uniform that counts. It stands for a state that favours no one.
The Social Democrats have now, in the federal government, quite recently accepted all the social cuts. They bear responsibility for that, and a party that wants to be socially just has, in my view, given up on itself.
Today, just as in the time of Jesus, the parable of the prophet Isaiah is a reminder so that we return to the experience of the love of the vineyard, so that we feel ourselves to be the vineyard that God loves and from which he expects concrete results in love.
The third is Christian anti-Judaism, which today most often expresses itself as Christian supremacy.
This distinction, between speaking out against injustice and dictating the political means by which justice is to be achieved, is where I have found my position.
If one is not satisfied or does not understand, then one should speak directly with one another. That is the right thing to do.
When protecting a person we love becomes our permission to hurt everyone else, our love becomes toxic.
Illuminating the view of history from the underside of oppressive structures, teachings, and practices often provides a more complete picture than from above.
The church is not where there are no conflicts, but where people do not let conflicts drive them apart and together, in trust in God, seek a way forward.
If even he eventually renders a just verdict, will not God avenge his chosen ones, who cry out to him day and night? Will he keep putting them off?
The question of a modern pluralistic military chaplaincy is gaining increasing importance in Germany. Although the Bundeswehr has established chaplaincy structures for Protestant, Catholic, Jewish, and in the future Muslim soldiers for decades, there is still no equivalent offering for those who do not belong to a religion.
The teachings of Islam are inherently so peaceful that those who strive to follow them could never even consider any evil deed or stir up division.
You and I are different. Let us therefore support one another and live together with joy.
Karuna is a non-profit organization that offers help for self-help to people in India, Nepal, and Bangladesh. Above all, Karuna works with the more vulnerable members of Indian society, such as Dalits, women, and children.
The contamination of Mexico's largest groundwater source threatens not only the environment and the livelihoods of nearby communities, but also constitutes a potential public health catastrophe that could endanger the drinking water supply for millions of people.
A prejudice is when we judge a person without knowing them. A prejudice is when we evaluate someone by their name, their origin, their language, their faith, their appearance, or their place of residence.
Those who know where societal ostracism leads do not remain silent when fundamental rights are called into question here and now.
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