Witness for Justice
Witness for Justice (WFJ) is a weekly editorial opinion column for public distribution which identifies timely or urgent justice issues. WFJ is a theologically based perspective founded on historic commitment to justice and peace of the United Church of Christ. Witness for Justice is intended to engage readers and encourage prophetic witness and action. Check out the latest issues of WFJ or sign up to receive weekly issues in your inbox.
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Dissatisfied About Wealth Gap November 23, 2009 Pray Out Loud November 16, 2009 A Job for Everyone Who Wants One November 9, 2009 "Of Dead Peasants" November 2, 2009 "They Stole our Public Schools and They Stole our Democracy..." October 26, 2009 Give Peace (and the President) a Chance October 19, 2009 Ain't Got Nothin but Love for Ya October 5, 2009 An Air of Hostility September 28, 2009 The Character of our Country September 21, 2009 Join 100,000 Today September 14, 2009 Health Care Justice Is For All: A Political Issue or a Moral Issue? September 7, 2009 I am my Brother's Keeper August 31, 2009 The Amygdala on Steroids August 24, 2009 Health Care at the Margins August 17, 2009 Comprehensive Health Care Means Everyone August 10, 2009 Availability and Affordability August 3, 2009 People Are Our Nation's Heart July 27, 2009 Health Care for All in My Backyard July 20, 2009 It's Time To Raise A Faith-Inspired Vision of Health Care July 13, 2009 Low Hanging Fruit July 6, 2009 They're Not all into Breaking and Entering June 29, 2009 Hate Is Not a Family Value June 22, 2009 Exporting Hatred June 15, 2009 A Social Creed June 8, 2009 We Are All Complicit June 1, 2009 Low-Power FM Radio Works May 25, 2009 Please Don't Leave your Children's Education to Us Alone May 18, 2009 A Mother's Day Gift May 11, 2009 Workers Need the Right to Form Unions May 4, 2009 Hope in Spring April 27, 2009 Good News April 20, 2009 A Tragic Combination April 13, 2009 Fences, Borders, Neighbors and Race April 6, 2009 Just Another One of Us March 30, 2009 What is Wrong with this Picture? March 23, 2009 Missing Ecumenical Advocacy Days? What You Can Do! March 16, 2009 Women March-ing On March 9, 2009 President Obama, the Ordinary Person March 3, 2009 Famly Planning Equals Family Values February 23, 2009 Too Few Choices February 16, 2009 Reaching Out February 9, 2009 A Stirring of Racial Consciousness February 2, 2009 Scaling the "Digital Divide" January 29, 2009 Innocent Victims Caught in the Crossfire January 19, 2009 Youth Violence: A Community Public Health Issue January 12, 2009 Peace on Earth? December 29, 2008 CIVILITY for 2009 and beyond..... December 22, 2008 Supporting Good Public Schools December 15, 2008 Giving Thanks in Uncertain Times December 1, 2008 Twenty Years and Counting November 24, 2008 Making a Difference November 17, 2008 This is the day the LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it November 10, 2008 Real Security November 3, 2008 Justice Threatened October 27, 2008 Voting is the only Course of Action October 20, 2008 The Cornerstone of Democracy October 13, 2008 Get Out of the Pit October 6, 2008 No Small Matter September 29, 2008 The Far Reach of Wall Street September 22, 2008 Plummeting High School Graduation Rates September 15, 2008 Stay the Course September 8, 2008 Three Cups of Tea September 1, 2008 Statistics Don't Lie August 25, 2008 Immigrants are NOT "The Reason"! August 18, 2008 Remembrance August 11, 2008 The Need for A Just Health Care System August 4, 2008 The Politics of Race July 28, 2008 Caught in the Crossfire July 21, 2008 Trade and the Global Food Crisis July 14, 2008 The Shining Faces of Independence July 7, 2008 America and Race Bias June 30, 2008 Stop the Workplace Raids June 23, 2008 Torture is a Crime against God and Humanity June 16, 2008 What's Keeping Us in Our Seats? June 9, 2008 Let's Make History! June 2, 2008 An Iowa Town Destroyed May 26, 2008 A "Luxury" We Can No Longer Afford May 19, 2008 The Spirit of Trinity May 12, 2008 Me Impacting "Me" May 5, 2008