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Riding the Bus and Class

11/25/2012

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Caille Millner writes a challenging article titled, "The real reason some won't take the bus."

She talks about distinctions between forms of public transportation in San Francisco, and why many rationalize away why they avoid the public buses.

I watch people's faces when they see me waiting at a bus stop. Many of them, especially drivers, look at me like I'm doing something vaguely unsavory - like I'm drinking out of a paper bag or flashing "designer" watches for sale....

Most people won't talk about the bus... because most people who live in San Francisco like to believe that they have progressive politics. It's quite difficult for them to admit the awful truth: They simply don't like to be in the same space as poor people.
If this is true for any of us Christians, what does this mean when we follow Jesus, who famously hung out with the poor and always advocated for them?


Photo by lensovet on Wikipedia.
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Gas Is Too Cheap

11/25/2012

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Sojourners reports on an ecumenical Christian community (including Lutherans, Catholics, and Mennonites) in Minneapolis who have covenanted to pay a voluntary "tax" on their gas purchases.  They collectively decide where the money will be contributed.

The photo on the left, by Andreas Solberg, shows gas prices in Norway.  Gas prices outside the United States are significantly higher.
Why intentionally pay more for gas than it costs? According to CSM members, this is precisely the point: The price of gas in the U.S. doesn’t reflect the actual costs that U.S. society and the global community incur as a result of the country’s dependence on oil. Those costs include fossil fuel’s contributions to air pollution and global warming. Also hidden at the pump are the costs of U.S. strategies to maintain an inexpensive supply of oil, often through political or military interventions in oil-producing regions—not to mention $4 billion a year in tax credits and subsidies to Big Oil.
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