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Jim Rigby

Jim Rigby is pastor of St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church  and a member of the board of the Third Coast Activist Resource Center  in Austin, TX.

Articles by this author:

  • Five Scriptures You Won't Hear at Rick Perry's Prayer Event (Theology)

    The heart of Christian faith and ethics is being a good neighbor, something that the sponsors of Gov. Rick Perry's Aug. 6 prayer event don't practice, writes Austin pastor Jim Rigby.

    By: Jim Rigby
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  • Nero's Fire (Human Rights)

    Some had come to believe the fires destroying much of Arizona are not the result of climate change, or poor water management, but, instead, are a curse brought about by strangers in our midst. This tactic is a smokescreen as ancient as Nero blaming Christians for the fires that destroyed Rome.

    By: Jim Rigby
  • Our Nation of Weeping Executioners (Human Rights)

    The ongoing church trials against the Rev. Jane Adams Spahr show that nless we Christians start standing up to unjust laws, the result may be the loss of democracy in both church and nation.

    By: Jim Rigby