Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day My son came home from school and told me that he was so grateful for Martin Luther King Jr. “Mommy, did you know that if he didn’t tell people to be nice to each other, that I wouldn’t have any black kids at my school? I’d only be with other white kids.” Hmmm. I like his “gratefulness,” I think, although I’ve never known him to use that word before. I like that he instinctively…
Dear C – As always, take what is helpful to you and reject what doesn’t ring true to your inner self… If there is a spirit of the cosmos, and if that spirit is what we mean when we talk about “God”, then I have to believe that the spirit is a spirit of Love that holds everything together and makes everything related and connected in a million, mysterious ways. All our words about God are simply ways to place…
Happy Holidays! Warmth, light, comfort laughter, love and joy to you and yours to all of us May your spirits be energized, brightened, and filled with caring for others. An important note on the so-called “war on Christmas”: Should there be some reminder that Christmas is a celebration of the birth of the Prince of Peace? How does turning Christmas into a time of strife set a Christian example? My greeting to you includes the holidays that I personally celebrate,…
Campbell’s Chunky Soup is having a “Click for Cans” benefit at their site, but only for the winning team. Instead of revving for political parties or war-making among nations, how about voting for your favorite football team? Vote for your favorite football team in the AFC and the NFC, and you will help your favorite team to “Tackle” Hunger. A donation of Campbell’s® soup will be made to a hunger relief charity on behalf of the team with the most…
This about sums it up. Bush really doesn’t seem to be able to accept the differences between American democracy and a kingship. Bush declares himself absolute ruler: It’s ‘my government’ August 8, 2006 6:28 AM Once again, President George W. Bush has shown complete disregard and utter contempt for the documents which define this country: The Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. Speaking in Crawford, Texas, Monday, Bush said: “The loss of life on both sides of the Lebanese-Israeli border…
“And Saint Attila raised the hand grenade up on high, saying, ‘O Lord, bless this thy hand grenade, that with it thou mayst blow thine enemies to tiny bits, in thy mercy.’” –from Monty Python and The Holy Grail “Liberalism is trust of the people tempered by prudence. Conservatism is distrust of the people tempered by fear.” — William Gladstone (4-time Prime Minister of Great Britain)