Rev. M. Lara Hoke
ContributorRev. M. Lara Hoke is the minister of the Unitarian Universalist Congregation in Andover, Massachusetts. She believes, as Mahatma Gandhi said, “Those who say religion has nothing to do with politics do not know what religion is.” Lara discovered DSA when she was a student at Harvard Divinity School, taking a course with Cornel West. She is part of the Editorial Group of the Religious Socialism blog.
Organizing
November 23, 2016
Misgivings at Thanksgiving: Standing with Standing Rock
I have never been a fan of Thanksgiving. Yes, gratitude is a wonderful thing, and there’s never a bad time to give thanks.
Holidays
November 25, 2015
On Not Eating that Turkey: Religious Socialism and Religious Veganism
“The idea that some lives matter less is the root of all that is wrong with the world.” Paul Farmer This Thanksgiving, I don’t know what will bother my friends around the table more—that I’m a democratic socialist or that I’m a vegan. Some of my democratic socialist friends tell me that the problem with vegans is