Dan Webster

Dan Webster is an author at Religion News Service.

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COMMENTARY: Preaching in the shadow of the Trayvon Martin verdict

By Dan Webster — July 15, 2013
BALTIMORE (RNS) So much of what Jesus says makes no sense to us. He continually urges his followers to overlook rules, customs, even laws in order to be brother and sister to one another.

The ‘Christian’ answer to gun violence? Eliminate guns

By Dan Webster — January 3, 2013
For those who follow Jesus—actually taking his words to heart and do what he said—only one response seems possible, and it’s not gun control. It’s gun elimination. By Dan Webster.

GUEST COMMENTARY: Where Are the Churches? We’re Right Here

By Dan Webster — August 11, 2006
c. 2006 Religion News Service (UNDATED) A seminary professor this week (Aug. 9) issued a challenge to U.S. Christian churches. He called for our churches to speak out against the current Mideast war in a way that was more than a lament. “Where are the U.S. churches?” wrote the Rev. Mark Lewis Taylor, a professor […]
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