I found this via Tess Giles Marshall, one of my favorite web writers. Courtesy of Americans Against The Tea Party. Modern Christians tend to forget that Jesus was a radical champion of the poor, and spent much of his time working to heal them.
Entries Tagged as 'spirituality & religion'
Happy Summer Solstice! Unthreatened By Pagans
June 21st, 2011 · 2 Comments · nature, spirituality & religion
Happy Summer Solstice! Today is the longest day of the year. Not only that, but the sun — the life-giving sun — will reach its highest point in the sky today that it will reach all year. To the ancients, such as those who built Stonehenge,
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Grief And My Sacred Corner
June 13th, 2011 · 5 Comments · relationships, spirituality & religion
I was walking down 12th street in Salem last week when one of the waves hit me, and out of the blue I was crying. I kept walking, pretending all was well, masking the grief even as I welcomed it. Crying lets me feel closer to my mother, who died on March 21. What triggered [...]
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Who You Calling A Hippie?
June 7th, 2011 · 17 Comments · food & drink, lifestyle, Oregon, relationships, spirituality & religion, transportation, work
Today’s post is on the lighter side. A reader in Arizona has suggested that I am a hippie. Or, to be more specific, he wrote I am “definitely much more of a hippie” than he himself is. Hmm. His tone was friendly enough, but I’ve been pondering this hippie business, this label, for a couple [...]
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Midwifery: The Reverse Journey
April 17th, 2011 · 1 Comment · relationships, spirituality & religion
We greet the births of babies with joy. Death we tend to fear and avoid, which I think locks up a lot of our emotional energy. While I’m grieving, naturally, the death of my mother which happened almost a month ago, it was in all honesty one of the richest experiences of my life. I [...]
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Overcoming Hatred With Decency And Courage
April 14th, 2011 · No Comments · community, spirituality & religion
What would you and I do if the law was changed to where gay people could be executed for being gay? Would we distance ourselves from gay people, many of whom are our neighbors, coworkers and extended family? Or would we peacefully march into the fray and identify ourselves as being gay (no matter what [...]
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Kindness And Hearts Cracked Open
April 2nd, 2011 · 4 Comments · relationships, spirituality & religion, sustainability
‘Kindness’ is the single word I used yesterday in the subject line of the email I sent to my work-group. I had finally returned to the office after the death of my mother to be greeted by hugs, a sympathy card with personal notes from everyone, and a pot of vibrant yellow daffodils. I thanked [...]
Tags: death·grief·kindness·Leonard Cohen
Is Today A Good Day To Die?
March 17th, 2011 · 2 Comments · spirituality & religion
I’m actually not posting about the tragedy in Japan, although it relates to my topic today. The reason I haven’t posted in so long is that I’m spending my days here in southern California at my 82 year old mother’s bedside, supporting her in her goal of crossing over to the other side. She’s ready — more [...]
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Being The Change
February 11th, 2011 · No Comments · politics, spirituality & religion
What does President Mubarak’s regime in Egypt and the Catholic church have in common? Autocracy, oppression of women, the habit of abusing those under their care, and enormous resistance to change. What are the solutions to those problems? I’d say it’s the willingness of average citizens to disrupt their lives by working for change. The [...]
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Abundance In Motion
January 11th, 2011 · No Comments · Oregon, politics, spirituality & religion
Two things (at least) stirred my soul during the inaugurational ceremonies yesterday of Governor John Kitzhaber here in Oregon. One was a phrase used by poet Kim Robert Stafford in his inspirational poem. The phrase was “abundance moving toward need”. That’s a diamond-cut concept if I ever heard one, the idea that abundance — I [...]
Tags: abundance·Ducks·Governor John Kitzhaber·inauguration·Kim Robert Stafford·rich and poor·social justice·soul·spectator sports
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