by Allyson McKinney Timm | Nov 22, 2019 | Human Rights
On the San Francisco Bay Area public transit system last spring, I saw a heavily armed police officer rouse a man who was sleeping peacefully on the seat in front of me, his humble load of well-worn belongings beside him. The officer forced him to get off at the next...
by Allyson McKinney Timm | Nov 14, 2019 | Book Review, Human Rights
A Review of John S. Nurser, For All Peoples and All Nations: The Ecumenical Church and Human Rights In For All Peoples and All Nations: The Ecumenical Church and Human Rights, John S. Nurser shows through historical study that faithful Christian engagement with global...
by Allyson McKinney Timm | Oct 30, 2019 | Human Rights
Last week I saw a remarkable documentary film, “A Thousand Girls Like Me,” about one brave Afghan woman’s astounding quest for justice after years of sexual violence. Khatera, 23 and pregnant, seeks help from no less than 13 religious leaders. Most tell her to pray...
by Allyson McKinney Timm | Oct 18, 2019 | Human Rights
While the world faces an unprecedented refugee crisis, our government is slashing a program to welcome a small fraction of those in most danger. Although a commission of global experts confirmed the dangerous racism of our policing system, last week Atatiana Jefferson...
by Allyson McKinney Timm | Feb 11, 2019 | Book Review, Human Rights
A Review of Amesbury & Newlands, Faith and Human Rights: Christianity and the Global Struggle for Human Dignity (2008) Is religion an ally to human rights, or an adversary? How can Christians navigate the apparent tension between the universal scope of human...
by Allyson McKinney Timm | Dec 10, 2018 | Human Rights
In recent weeks, U.S. ally Saudi Arabia was found to be responsible for the grisly extrajudicial killing of American resident and international journalist, Jamal Khashoggi. Intelligence confirming that this happened at the behest of Saudi’s Crown Prince has...
