For the Seriously Faithful, Choosing Resistance . . .

For the Seriously Faithful, Choosing Resistance as an Organizing Principle (and becoming Glenn Beck's worst nightmare??

I came across this article by the Rev. Peter Laarman, executive director of Progressive Christians Uniting, on Huffington Post today. I'm including it on the Encouraging Civil Discourse blog, because of a couple of coincidental conversations I had recently: (a) Twice this weekend, someone voiced the opinion that there are a lot of similarities between the United States today and mid-1930's Germany, and, of course, (b) the ongoing discussion about Glenn Beck's attack (or perceived attack) on churches who practice social justice as part of their faith.

I was especially intrigued about the idea of a "Safe Space in Tough Times." This seems like a simple idea that many could adopt, not just religious organizations. Would anyone be willing to approach their church, business, school or civic organization about beginning such a program?