True Christian theology is a theology of love and solidarity with the oppressed

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The Wall near Bethlehem

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May 7, 2012 by

Naim Ateek, a Christian Palestinian, talks about life for Christians in Palestine/Israel and the Kairos Document that a large number of Palestinian Christian leaders co-authored. He talked in 2010 at the Tree of Life Conference at the First Congregational Church of Old Lyme (CT) Ateek is the founder of Sabeel, Christian Ecumenical Liberation

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Sibel Edmonds: US government needs to keep the fear factor alive + 1st Amendment is Conditional

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May 9, 2012

Sibel Edmonds?

Sibel Edmonds? (Photo credit: codepinkhq)

May 9, 2012 by

The Obama administration has the worst track record when it comes to prosecuting whistleblowers. Obama once claimed he’d work hard to have a transparent government, but many have faced retaliation for revealing controversial government information. Sibel Edmonds, who is a whistleblower, waited 340 days for FBI clearance of her memoir but finally released it on her own. Edmonds, founder of the National Security Whistleblowers Coalition, joins us for more.

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