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Profit, Loss, and Immigrant Detention
Kelly Roberts writes about detention centers and the treatment of immigrants like criminals in Third Way Cafe. Who profits and who loses from treating undocumented immigrants like criminals? While...
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Swallowing Our Pride
Tammy Alexander writes about the Olympic opening ceremonies and health care in the latest Third Way Cafe. Like millions of others around the world, I sat down in front of my television a few weeks ago...
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U.S. military footprint in Africa
Patricia Kisare reflects on U.S. military presence in Africa for PeaceSigns: U.S. military presence in Africa is harmful. For one, it sends the wrong message to the young African countries that...
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Election resources
Looking for resources on the upcoming election? Check out the list of recommended resources compiled by the MCC Washington Office, available online.
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After the election
Rachelle Lyndaker Schlabach reflects on the recent election in the latest Third Way Cafe. A record- setting $6 billion dollars later, we have made it through an election that has resulted in...
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HIV: No Longer a Death Sentence
Patricia Kisare writes about the U.S. commitment to addressing HIV in the latest Third Way Cafe. To achieve an AIDS-free generation, care and medicine must be provided to every HIV-positive person...
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Reforming immigration
Tammy Alexander writes about immigration reform in the latest Mennonite World Review. “I believe in the idea of amnesty for those who have put down roots and lived here, even though sometime back they...
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Massacre of innocents
Jesse Epp-Fransen reflects on the massacre of innocents in light of the current political debate concerning gun violence. The story of the Massacre of the Innocents in Matthew seems out of place in a...
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President Obama’s Legacy
Theo Sitther writes about President Obama’s legacy in the latest Third Way Cafe. We can hold President Obama accountable to his words about human rights and resolving conflicts peacefully by...
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Citizens of God’s Kingdom
Over 100 people gathered this past weekend in Wichita, Kansas, for a two-day workshop on immigration issues titled “Citizens of God’s Kingdom.” Hope Mennonite Church hosted the event on March 1-2,...
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Now is the time for Peace!
Christ is risen, hope lives. Read about what hope means in Colombia in Theo Sitther’s latest article in Peace Signs. There are plenty of reasons for hope during this Easter season. Remembering the...
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Too much of the pie
Rachelle Lyndaker Schlabach writes about military spending in the discretionary budget for the latest Third Way Cafe. When President Obama released his budget for Fiscal Year 2014 a few weeks ago, he...
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Improving food aid
Patricia Kisare writes about proposed improvements to food aid in the most recent Mennonite World Review. Mennonite Central Committee and other nongovernmental organizations have been advocating for...
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A New Opportunity to Support Peace in Colombia
Rebekah Sears writes about aid to Colombia in Third Way Cafe. The U.S. has been connected to Colombia through aid, trade and politics for many years. Plan Colombia, a 10 year aid program run throughout...
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Walls that Divide
Brandon Waggy writes about immigration reform in Third Way Cafe. Over 11 million immigrants currently live in the United States without documentation. For many of them this country is home, even though...
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Election uncertainty in Zimbabwe
Patricia Kisare writes about upcoming elections in Zimbabwe in the latest Peace Signs. Zimbabwe is home to the largest Brethren in Christ church in the world. Through its partnership with the Brethren...
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Faith and Action for Haiti’s Displaced
Danielle Crooks writes about housing issues in Haiti in the latest Third Way Cafe. Currently, Haiti is experiencing a housing crisis and its government does not have a centralized institution to manage...
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Anti-Drug Policy vs. Colombian Farmers
Theo Sitther writes about the affects of U.S. drug policy in Colombia in the latest Third Way Cafe. One way in which the war on drugs has played out is through massive levels of U.S. military...
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Cheers and jeers for immigration reform
Tammy Alexander writes about immigration reform and the border security amendment in the recent Peace Signs. We should not be in the business of choosing one neighbor over another, when all are members...
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