Camilo by State Radio [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BkvRnUZJys[/youtube] “Woke him up with a barrel to his head His eyes shut tight bracing for the blow Resigning his life to the metal held In another man’s hand Twenty days in a concrete fallout What life have I to take your own Oh my country won’t you call out Doorbells are ringing with boxes of bones And from another land’s war torn corners To a prison cell in my own Punish me for not taking…
I wonder how many Christians regularly visit prisoners to offer consolation and comfort anymore? I’m not talking about ministers or special group missions, but regular laypeople of the many congregations in all their many denominations all over the country. Somehow I think that the ones who call for punishment and torture and war probably don’t do that. A prisoner is someone who is held against their will in… a prison! Oh, you can call it a penitentiary, a correctional facility,…
I’ve made a donation myself and I hope that you can send any amount via PayPal or postal service. It’s a reasonable fund-raising goal and I think it is very important to support this case. One man against the whole legal apparatus of the Watchtower Society is facing a hard road but there is a chance here for some amount of accountability. Here is the letter from Barbara Anderson: Dear Friends, For those unfamiliar with Lawrence Hughes, he’s a 55-year-old…
I’m watching the Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton debate. That’s it. I’m switching my allegiance. I’m now for Barack Obama. Hillary is trying to claim that Barack isn’t including everyone’s viewpoints, isn’t being inclusive enough (referencing the “bitter” comments) while – at the same time – insinuating guilt by association for everyone he knows. Little comments, little accusations. What did it for me is this. Barack was generous with her. He reframed the comments about her Bosnia trip in a…
If you haven’t blogged in the blogswarm against theocracy, there is still time to do so. Or – read some of the entries and leave a comment. Some of the posts are extraordinary this year.
Once again, it’s time for the annual Blog Against Theocracy blogswarm. Thanks to Jolly Roger for reminding me. BAT logo by Tengrain of Mock, Paper, Scissors, who also points out: The theme [of the blogswarm], like always, is the Separation of Church and State — we are for it. But the variations on the theme are many…This is not a bashing of religion – peeps can believe what they choose, however they choose — but it is a reminder that…