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The Child’s Song

Theological ideas and biblical injunctions have frequently been employed to legitimate the physical abuse of children. Some theological ideas are inherently abusive because they create fear in a child’s mind, causing a child to feel alone, odd, or of little worth. Donald Capps exposes some abuses that theology and the Bible have inflicted on vast […]

When Will We Hear Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Call To End Poverty In America?

National Observance of Children’s Sabbaths Manual Vol. 17 A multi-faith resource for year-round child advocacy. What is the Children’s Sabbath? Sponsored by the Children’s Defense Fund, the annual, multi-faith National Observance of Children’s Sabbaths weekend is an occasion to celebrate children as sacred gifts of the Divine and to recognize and respond to the urgent […]