Worldwide reaction to the verdict by the Darren Wilson grand jury

 Before the decision, Missouri Governor Jay Nixon declared a state of emergency:

The reaction in Ferguson over the refusal to indict Officer Darren Wilson in the murder of Mike Brown, announced on November 25, 2014.

New York City erupts in protest on November 25, 2014.

The Rise of Fascism against Muslims in Germany

Groups of fascists and anti-fascists clash in Germany after attacks on Muslims.

Freedom of Worship Without Fear

Christians formed a ring around Muslims praying in Tahrir Square as part of a peaceful protest against the regime of long-time dictator Hosni Mubarak in 2011:

On September 22, 2013, a bomb tore through a Christian church in Peshawar, Pakistan, killing 78.

This was the response by Muslims in Pakistan two weeks later:

Where does morning lie?-"Will There Really Be a Morning?" by Conspirare

Lyrics by Emily Dickinson, music by Craig Hella Johnson

Will There Really Be a Morning Lie
Emily Dickinson, Craig Hella Johnson

Will there really be a "Morning"?
Is there such a thing as "Day"?
Could I see it from the mountains
If I were as tall as they?
Morning, morning, where does morning lie?

Has it feet like water-lilies?
Has it feathers like a bird?
Is it brought from famous countries
Of which I have never heard?
Morning, morning, where does morning lie?

Oh, some scholar! Oh, some sailor!
Oh, some wise man from the skies!
Please to tell a little pilgrim
Where the place called "Morning" lies!
Morning, morning, where does morning lie?

Sandy Hook School Shootings

A Timeline of the events in Newtown, CT.

Number of gun control laws passed in Connecticut since Sandy Hook: 0.

A Love Supreme, Pt. 4: Psalm

In 1964, John Coltrane created his masterpiece, A Love Supreme. When he created the fourth movement, he placed on his music stand only these words-- a psalm he had written. The music flowed from the psalm.

The Death Penalty on the Streets

A TedX talk: The Death Penalty on the Streets.

Are we really comfortable allowing police to administer the death penalty without due process, without seeking alternatives, and without examining the quality and the prevalence of interactions between police officers and those they accuse of a crime?

Are we comfortable with the death penalty for resisting arrest?

Are we comfortable with the death penalty for petty theft?

Does this align with the Constitutional rights we are all afforded as citizens?