Occupy our faith

The park police dismantled Occupy DC. After weeks of rumors, court orders, assurances, and broken promises, they folded down the tents. Many in the religious community worked hard to make sure the rights of the homeless were protected in the process, and that the protestors who still have the right to assemble have a place to stay. A Lutheran Church downtown is housing many of them.

Though the protestors have been removed, I don’t think the movement will go away. It grew, in a very short time, across the country and the world. Now that many of the stakes have been upended, the encampments morph into other things—radio stations, media groups, national networks, and faith movements.