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http://www.instituteforprogressivechristianity.org IPC Mission: To further awareness and understanding that the progressive tradition is rooted in core Christian gospel values, and to relate that tradition to personal faith, public policy, family, and the common good. en http://www.instituteforprogressivechristianity.org/?q=luisramirez <p>Luis Ramirez, a Latino immigrant, is dead. Why? Racism is alive and well and running ramp id in the United States. The deep rooted seeds of racism that laid dormant in many people were brought to the surface post President Obama's victory and we're witnessing the ugly results of it. This is not an isolated event, Louis unfortunately is one of many immigrants that have suffered the same fate. According to the FBI, hate crimes against Latinos rose 35% between 2003 and 2006.</p> <p>Louis Ramirez had no chance in the town of Shenandoah, PA. The jury foreman for the case was quoted as saying:</p> <p>"I believe strongly that some of the people on the jury were racist. I believe strongly that some of the people on the jury had their minds made up maybe before the first day of trial...And I believe the four boys that were involved the most are racist. I absolutely do..."</p> <p>We, the Board at IPC, embrace the decision of The Department of Justice to further investigate the findings of the jury in Shenandoah, PA. Please join with us and our friends at Maldef by signing the following petition: <a href="http://maldef.org/" title="http://maldef.org/">http://maldef.org/</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.instituteforprogressivechristianity.org/?q=luisramirez">read more</a></p> http://www.instituteforprogressivechristianity.org/?q=luisramirez#comments Talking Points Memo Sun, 17 May 2009 17:10:26 +0000 ipcadmin 92804 at http://www.instituteforprogressivechristianity.org http://www.instituteforprogressivechristianity.org/?q=node/92803 <p>Washington DC May 16, 2009 Among the most prominent opponents of President Obama's commencement speech at Notre Dame is Bishop Robert Finn of Kansas City- St. Joseph who in a recent incendiary speech described Catholicism as "the Church militant" and told his audience, "We are at war."</p> <p>In the course of his speech Bishop Finnhe named as "enemies" in this war, not only those who disagree strongly with the Church on various matters, but those who believe in religious tolerance and who reach out in respectful difference in search of "common ground."</p> <p>Bishop Finn went on to describe dissenters as "dangerous." He also denounced people "in our own ranks... who claim a certain 'common ground' with us, while at the same time they attack the most fundamental tenets of the Church's teachings...". And who are these dangerous enemies of the Church? Finn singles out Rev. John I. Jenkins, president of the University of Notre Dame for having invited President Barack Obama to speak. The principle problem is that the president is prochoice. Finn also gratuitiously notes that the president,"is, of course, not Catholic."</p> <p><a href="http://www.instituteforprogressivechristianity.org/?q=node/92803">read more</a></p> http://www.instituteforprogressivechristianity.org/?q=node/92803#comments Press Release Sat, 16 May 2009 15:35:55 +0000 ipcadmin 92803 at http://www.instituteforprogressivechristianity.org http://www.instituteforprogressivechristianity.org/?q=node/92800 <p>Washington DC March 9, 2009 The Institute for Progressive Christianity ("IPC') applauds President Obama's long-awaited Executive Order lifting the Bush administration's restrictions on the federal funding of embryonic stem cell research.</p> <p>According to The National Institutes of Health, embryonic stem cells "are derived are typically four or five days old and are a hollow microscopic ball of cells called the blastocyst." They are pluripotent, meaning that they "can become all cell types of the body."</p> <p>On August 9, 2001 former President Bush restricted the federal funding of the research to stem cell lines available on that day and before. The administration claimed that sixty such lines were available for research when in fact twenty-two could be utilized.</p> <p>IPC Director Frank L. Cocozzelli commented, "Today reason has prevailed over fear. The President has stepped up to the plate and hit one out of the park. He brushed aside the neoconservative-led Religious Right's often misleading arguments in opposition.</p> <p><a href="http://www.instituteforprogressivechristianity.org/?q=node/92800">read more</a></p> http://www.instituteforprogressivechristianity.org/?q=node/92800#comments Press Release Mon, 09 Mar 2009 20:45:42 +0000 ipcadmin 92800 at http://www.instituteforprogressivechristianity.org http://www.instituteforprogressivechristianity.org/?q=node/67215 <p>Washington DC</p> <p> February 2, 2009</p> <p> The Institute for Progressive Christianity (IPC), a Progressive Christian think tank, today issued a "white paper" that outlines a progressive Christian approach to economics.</p> <p><a href="http://www.instituteforprogressivechristianity.org/?q=node/67215">read more</a></p> http://www.instituteforprogressivechristianity.org/?q=node/67215#comments Press Release Mon, 02 Feb 2009 00:30:38 +0000 ipcadmin 67215 at http://www.instituteforprogressivechristianity.org http://www.instituteforprogressivechristianity.org/?q=node/65337 <p>By Frank L. Cocozzelli, IPC Associate Director</p> <p>The Issue </p> <p>Is it possible to support a market-based economic model while being a progressive Christian? The answer is yes, because economics is as moral or immoral as anything else.</p> <p>Addressing matters of morality and the marketplace is a rich tradition that stands at the center of how Americans have resolved -- and sought to prevent -- the problems wrought by reckless profit-driven factions. Indeed, significant portions of New Deal economics coming out of the Great Depression were influenced by the then-ascendant Social Gospel of mainline Protestantism; Catholic notions of Distributive Justice; and religious Jewish intellectuals inspired by the tradition of tikkun olam –making the world whole.</p> <p>It is important for religious progressives therefore, to reconnect with our tradition and accomplishments in the arena of economic justice: in order to rebut the neoconservative argument that economics is inherently amoral, and to contend with the economic challenges of our time, that are in many ways analogous to those of the 1930s.</p> <p><a href="http://www.instituteforprogressivechristianity.org/?q=node/65337">read more</a></p> http://www.instituteforprogressivechristianity.org/?q=node/65337#comments White Paper Sat, 31 Jan 2009 16:43:07 +0000 ipcadmin 65337 at http://www.instituteforprogressivechristianity.org http://www.instituteforprogressivechristianity.org/?q=node/29322 <p><strong>Washington DC December 19, 2008 </strong>The Institute for Progressive Christianity (IPC), a Progressive Christian think tank, joins numerous national civil rights groups in officially condemning the sharp rise in hate crimes against legal immigrants and undocumented workers. The latest FBI statistics on crime show a fourth consecutive year of increasing violent attacks against the Latino population living in America. This alarming fact is plainly correlated to the intensification of the political debate on immigration and the increase of inflammatory language used by numerous pundits. </p> <p>IPC President Rev. Mark Farr declared, "Those with the power of the airwaves and the political soapbox have a higher duty to care for the nation, which includes all of its citizens. We call upon our leaders to live up to their calling and bring us together with their words, rather than divide us." He continues, "The Bible and our Constitution both call for Americans to respect the lives, liberty, property and privileges of our fellow citizens and neighbors. Which of these documents do public commentators such as Rush Limbaugh, Lou Dobbs and Ann Coulter not understand?"</p> <p><a href="http://www.instituteforprogressivechristianity.org/?q=node/29322">read more</a></p> http://www.instituteforprogressivechristianity.org/?q=node/29322#comments Thu, 18 Dec 2008 23:30:27 +0000 ipcadmin 29322 at http://www.instituteforprogressivechristianity.org http://www.instituteforprogressivechristianity.org/?q=node/19575 <p>Hi all,</p> <p>IPC recently received its tax exempt status (501 c3 designation) with the IRS meaning that donations, both past and present are tax deductible!</p> <p>Please consider joining our cause on Facebook as well:<br /> <a href="http://apps.facebook.com/causes/49560?m=b0d599db&amp;recruiter_id=2297088" title="http://apps.facebook.com/causes/49560?m=b0d599db&amp;recruiter_id=2297088">http://apps.facebook.com/causes/49560?m=b0d599db&amp;recruiter_id=2297088</a></p> http://www.instituteforprogressivechristianity.org/?q=node/19575#comments Sat, 15 Nov 2008 19:04:02 +0000 ipcadmin 19575 at http://www.instituteforprogressivechristianity.org http://www.instituteforprogressivechristianity.org/?q=pressreleaseservice <h2>Introducing IPC's Progressive Faith Newswire Services</h2> <h3><i>Get Your Progressive Faith Message Covered in the Media</i></h3> <p>Do you have an event, book, action alert, or something other progressive faith activity that you need to promote? The Institute for Progressive Christianity maintains the Progressive Faith Newswire, an email service that reaches over a 1,000 reporters that focus specifically on faith, politics and public policy. </p> <p><a href="/?q=node/add/pressrelease"><br /> <h2>Submit your press release now.</h2> <p></a> </p> <p><a href="http://www.instituteforprogressivechristianity.org/?q=pressreleaseservice">read more</a></p> Thu, 15 Nov 2007 03:57:00 +0000 ipcadmin 39 at http://www.instituteforprogressivechristianity.org
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