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Full Citizenship and The Realm of God (For Gerri and George and Ken)
I dreamed last night about a T-Shirt/Bumper Sticker that said “Full Citizenship for African-Americans!”. I woke up this morning to my friend Cat Chapin-Bishop’s posting of a video where a Black man discuss being pulled over by the police as a time when he feared his life is in danger. After this summer’s events, it…
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It’s A Good Year For Thinking
We have a chance like we haven’t had in years. All of these things cause us to think, to challenge what we know about others, because we have come to realize we are the “others” — they are related to us as we attempt to relate to them. In short, because we care enough or…
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If Guns Don’t Kill People, Why Do Ours Do It More?
I was thinking about it the other day and it occurred to me, “What if the NRA is right?”. What if guns don’t kill people, people kill people? They have guns in other countries. I don’t know where and I don’t know what kind, but I’m sure that people in other countries have guns. Their…
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A Bridge Over “Power”
Last night, I was reading The Nation (THE best magazine ever, in my opinion — I come back to it all the time) and I came across an article on online feminism and the fact that it has apparently gotten nasty between radical feminists online. A few weeks ago, a client and I got into…
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What If … Just Sayin’
“You shall love your neighbor as yourself” — Leviticus 19:18 (Hebrew scripture) “So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets” — Jesus in Matthew 7:12 (Christian scripture) Apparently, some group…
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An Open Letter To The Republican Party
This morning I listened to a story on NPR about the Republican Party scrambling not to lose the next presidential and nearest Congressional election. They discussed the changes in demographics in America and agreed they had a demographic problem, but then went on to say that their conservative principles would not change. They would welcome…
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If You Cheat, No One Wins…
“Your Cheatin’ Heart Will Tell On You” — Hank Williams As the election draws to a close, the parties are already hedging their bets with claims of voter intimidation, voter fraud, reminders of Florida during the 2000 election, Black Panthers guarding polls (Hi, Murph!), voter suppression (Hi, liberals!) and so on and so on. Who…
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I Get It Now – Explaining The Last Four Years
(For Lisa Lew, who thought I could –and should– write something) I have been wondering about how to psychologically explain the insanity – yes, insanity – of the last four years. Shortly after President Obama was elected, the world went nuts. The Tea Party came into existence and people began shouting in the streets. “Obama’s…
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Different Questions — Faith and Politics
Especially for Murph and Marilyn and Bob and Carrol… [This is a sermon I gave at Plantsville Congregational Church, UCC, Plantsville, CT July 27, 2012. I am particularly proud of it, because it solves some questions I wrestle with frequently her in blog-land.] First, let me start off this morning by saying “Thank you” to…
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