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I grew up in the black church tradition, and in the black church tradition, we talk about speaking truth to power in a prophetic voice.
Inaction Of Black Leadership to Speak Truth to Power in an age of Oppressive Governance

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At their best, newspapers play an important role in keeping their readers informed and speaking truth to power.
When Chicago lawyer Marvin Bower rescued what was then an accounting and engineering firm from near bankruptcy in 1939 and proceeded to invent the discipline of management consulting, he enshrined a set of commandments that guides McKinsey to this day: put client interest above firm profits; speak truth to power no matter the consequences; our work must have real impact on the client's business; take client secrets to the grave.
Former US President Barack Obama commended Parkland student activists for «speaking truth to power» in a piece written for TIME magazine.
They were efforts led by students around the world who were speaking in the most influential way they knew how: civil disobedience, marching in the streets with signs and chanting truth to power.
It's dated, but worth reading as it helps Christians understand the power of humor in doing all the things listed above: embracing spiritual correction, speaking truth to power, eliminating cultural prejudice and deconstructing religious cliques.
John Jenkins of Notre Dame and John Garvey of Catholic University, for a missed opportunity to speak the whole truth to power about the proposed new HHS mandate that would force all health insurers to cover abortifacient drugs under the rubric of «contraceptives» in «preventive» health coverage for women.
Although there are parts of the encyclical that are difficult to understand from our modern American perspective (and I say that with the greatest affection), I believe the encyclical speaks as a voice crying in the wilderness, holding out the truth to those who have the power to incarnate it in the world through their policies and actions.
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«The victims and survivors deserve to speak about the horrific abuse that took place and be heard in a public forum tasked with sufficient powers to get to the truth.
All of these women are strong, are in control of their own sexuality and lives, and do a lot to speak truth to power.
But power had and still has no ear for truth, so God spoke to Egypt's powerful in the language of power, and the first - born in Egypt died.
By speaking the truth to power, privilege and comfort we, by example, speak truth to our children, instilling in them the values of our rich tradition.
But how can we speak truth to power when we spend our energies in fighting the same battles with each other that the church has been fighting for centuries?
Truth in the night is spoken to the one who has power in the daylight.
How can we speak truth to power when we have abandoned the powerful language of our past and acquiesced in trivializing the powerful and revolutionary message of Christ into bumper sticker messages like, «Honk if you love Jesus.»?
About the only major force trying to uncover truth and speak it in power is the loose networks of NGOs13 that operate locally, regionally, and, by increasing measure, globally.
The reply given by the Johannine Jesus appears at first to confirm this by saying, «If a man has faith in me, even though he die, he shall come to life», but then proceeds to add quite a new interpretation of the resurrection power of Christ in the words, «and no one who is alive and has faith shall ever die».13 C. H. Dodd concludes that «the «resurrection» of which Jesus has spoken is something which may take place before bodily death, and has for its result the possession of eternal life here and now... The evangelist agrees with popular Christianity that the believer will enter into eternal life at the general resurrection, but for him this is a truth of less importance than the fact that the believer already enjoys eternal life and the former is a consequence of the latter.»
Par for the course for the xians in America, They know the answer, and are too afraid to speak truth to power, which is pretty much all Jesus did.
Now it falls to organisations such as Baby Milk Action to speak truth to power — and that responsibility includes voicing our disappointment in The Guardian.
As we've said here before, 140 characters is a lot of room in which to stick a foot in one's mouth, though I bet the Senator's supporters wouldn't actually see this one as a gaffe — to them, it's speaking truth to power (and note that Grassley's even featured his feed jokingly in a campaign video).
Speak truth to power, even at the risk of your own political flank (like Senator Obama in his speech on «A More Perfect Union»).
We focused largely on the anti-bullying lesson plan she debuted this week with NYSUT President Dick Iannuzzi as part of the «Speak Truth to Power» cirriculum developed in 2010 for New York's public schools.
By speaking the truth in love we gain a greater desire and power to grow up in all aspects into Him.
Politicians, colleagues and readers gathered to remember investigative reporter Wayne Barrett on Friday afternoon, filling a Catholic church in Brownsville, Brooklyn, for the funeral of the man who spoke truth to power and made those in power better in the process.
«Now, Adriano is seeking to ensure the seat originally created to give the African and Caribbean diaspora representation in Washington remains at the forefront of fighting poverty, speaking truth to power, and serving as a national model of cooperation between communities of color nation - wide.
We ink - stained wretches could still more of his kind at the barricades in the battle for what remains of journalism and for the democratic promise that can only be realized when the press and the pressmen speak truth to power.
For the change we want in Albany, we need a clear voice unafraid to speak truth to power.
My colleagues in the PNDC and NDC1 and 2 knew that I speak the truth to every fellow citizen even when he is the personification of our collective power for the meantime.
Politicians, colleagues and readers gathered to remember investigate reporter Wayne Barrett this afternoon, filling a Catholic church in Brownsville, Brooklyn, for the funeral of the man who spoke truth to power and made those in power better in the process.
I today we went in it very clear purpose which was to speak the truth to power and that's that's what he did so it's not up to he did decide.
«No one is in any doubt that I'm independent - minded and willing to speak truth to power — whether in Number 10 or my own party,» he argues.
Talk about speaking truth to power: this report does not hold back in telling the government that it is getting, er, just about everything wrong.
Preachers, he said, must speak truth to power «in the spirit of the prophets,» no matter which party holds power.
With optimistic Jupiter — Sagittarius» planetary guardian — powering forward into direct motion in peaceful Libra — the sign of balance — we'll all be more courageous when it comes to speaking our truth.
Scarlett Johansson's role as a show dog / love interest called Nutmeg, who bears a strange resemblance in grooming and deportment to Lee Remick, is off to the side — more so than Greta Gerwig's feisty, thatch - haired student protester, busy speaking truth to power on mainland Japan while being, a little inexplicably, white.
Snowden making his bones at the CIA in Virginia, where he meets Hank Forrester (a quietly and wonderfully crazy Nicolas Cage), a contractor who's been sidelined for speaking truth to power.
We end up laughing through a dark and brutal time in history, while Iannuci speaks truth to those currently in power with a sharp and savage brand of mockery.
I had a very political day and a half when I caught in succession Frieda Mock's «Anita: Speaking Truth to Power,» about Anita Hill; «The World According to Dick Cheney,» directed by R.J. Cutler and Greg Finton; Alex Gibney's marvelous «We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks»; and Richard Rowley's eye - opening «Dirty Wars,» which follows reporter / whistle - blower Jeremy Scahill's investigations into covert military operations conducted by the United States in more than 70 countries, including some that are supposed American allies.
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But Spielberg's film — which alludes to the coming of Nixon's presidency - ending scandal in a coda — triumphs as an energizing call to arms against any political tyrant who'd deny journalists the right to speak truth to power.
The 36 - year - old actor spoke on stage with former Vice President Al Gore at the Fandango advanced screening of An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power held at The Greek Theatre on Saturday (May 6) in Los Angeles.
Oliver Stone forgets to be bold in a real - life tale of speaking truth to power that could have used his fire of yesteryear.
Speaking of which, Al Gore is in their quiver, too, remember, here at the fest with a special presentation of «An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power
Unlike Woodward and Bernstein or Lowell Bergman, Webb doesn't have the power to speak the truth as freely as they did (in their aforementioned Hollywood depictions) and the loneliness which comes as a result of being shunned by his profession was felt by me.
«I depart ready to exercise the audacity to speak truth to powers and principalities in our education systems, as I have learned and have had to challenge myself to do while here at HGSE.
Kennedy acknowledged that there are roadblocks to schools adopting the Speak Truth to Power curriculum, citing as example how social studies loses its place in an era of standardized testing.
Speak Truth to Power's innovative curriculum and programs stretch from kindergarten all the way to law school in an effort to do so.
The goal behind Speak Truth to Power is to provide a learning platform for students who may find themselves in chaotic situations or oppressive communities whether in school, home, or society.
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