I’m sure some of you have seen today’s edition of Doonesbury – if you haven’t, it’s worth a look. B. D., decorated veteran of three wars, has met Melissa, a young former serviceperson suffering from MST. Although he has had nothing to do with what happened to her, he apologizes for what she went through, [...]
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Being Accountable
Posted in peace & war, politics on August 13, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Voices in the Wilderness
Posted in peace & war, politics, religion on May 4, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Now those of us who are Christians are in Easter season (the fifty days following Easter), it seems odd to invoke the idea of a voice in the wilderness. This is more closely associated with John the Baptist, Jesus’ prophetic cousin, who warned people of the impending shift and called on them to pay attention.
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Spirit of Sacrifice
Posted in peace & war, politics, religion on March 11, 2007 | 5 Comments »
Those of us who follow the Christian tradition are currently in the middle of Lent: a season where we turn inward, reflect about our lives, sometimes take on or give up certain things. You can give up more than sweets or alcohol: this year I “gave up” driving one day a week (among other things), which [...]
Wes Clark: Democrats are the Party of Faith
Posted in politics on February 8, 2007 | Comments Off
The right wing extremists would have everyone believe that the Democratic party is godless and lacks spirituality of any sort. The reality of this Democratic party is that the values and ideals that it espouses are the true values of any religion founded in virtue and good deed.
We often find ourselves in dispute about the [...]
Writing this post from the YearlyKos’ “Championing Science” panel, which was just kicked off by Wesley Clark. Mr. Clark spent his 30 minutes highlighting the unmatched historical importance of science in the development of our country. An interesting tidbit was his point that during the Cold War science was the “American” weapon against the [...]
