(This was going to originally be a post for Clergy, but I realized its needed for my therapy colleagues as well…and so it is.) Last night a good friend of…
Years ago, my friend Margo Moten, who is Black, pointed out a Black man hanging out on a street corner near her house, and she said, “I hate that guy.…
Equal justice Under Law. Due Process. Right and Wrong. Each of these issues needs to be addressed by any sitting judge, let alone a Supreme Court Justice. There are many…
” Now a new king arose over Egypt, who did not know Joseph. 9 He said to his people, “Look, the Israelite people are more numerous and more powerful than we.…
I walk down the street, I drive in my car, I go to work and I never, ever accuse a Black person of swimming in a pool, or of breaking…
As the Mueller investigation gets deeper and deeper, from what I read, this is what they will find: There is a whole bunch of people who have most of the…
Fourth of July has always been strange, but good. Unlike Memorial Day or Veterans Day, which celebrate war and the need to make veterans, the Fourth celebrates an idea. It…
Jesus’ ministry begins with John: “ Then the people of Jerusalem and all Judea were going out to [John], and all the region along the Jordan, 6 and they were baptized…
For as many years as I can remember, I have wondered what all the fuss was about. Why do I care about who is sleeping with who? Why do I…
I have been fascinated by, and far more aware of, our legal system over the last four or five years. It amazes me how many different ways there are to…
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