The Path to 9/11 is not the path to 9/11. It's the path to a warped collective memory of recent events. (more…) Read more
The Path to 9/11 is not the path to 9/11. It's the path to a warped collective memory of recent events. (more…) Read more
On the week of the five-year anniversary of 9/11, a pastor and retired military chaplain whose son fought in Iraq says our nation needs God — and a new administration. (more…) Read more
Perhaps a nationwide recognition that leaving everything up to the free market does not benefit everyone will help conservative Christians shed their misconceptions. (more…) Read more
Not a big event, really, I had invited our local state rep candidate to walk a few streets in my precinct. Our candidate is a COGIC pastor. This is a pretty interersting street, integrated, a mix of retirees and professionals. And we met neighbors and chatted. I kept introducing my candidate, pointing out who was who in the neighborhood — the retirees with the son in the Navy, the Orthodox priest (Irish and a hard R) — and then as... Read more
In Gibson’s movie, we weren't only looking at Jesus' murderers. We were supposed to link them with Fagan, Shylock, the moneylenders, the studio heads, the lawyers, and all the other “evils” that Jews have supposedly been at the root of. (more…) Read more
September 11 offers us an opportunity not only to mourn the dead but also to choose never to show the same disregard for the value of human life that terrorists have so wantonly demonstrated. (more…) Read more
A great quote: Our biggest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small doesn't serve the world. There's nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you.... Read more
What follows is a lot of information. I think it's helpful to have it all in a single narrative. For sources, please visit www.mypetgoat.50megs.com The tragedy of 9/11 was a natural outgrowth of Bush’s practice as a businessman, specifically, his dependence on Saudi Arabian investors, a pattern that began when he was a young entrepreneur in the late 1970’s. This pattern of dependence, which grew into an open invitation for Saudi bankers to invest in anything that caught... Read more
Truth carries with it a terrible responsibility. For this reason the conservative platform takes an instant advantage over the liberal agenda in debate. It is easy to condemn an argument in ignorance. To compound the situation, the humanitarian must protect the truth if they are to continue in the effort of the Preservation of Human Dignity. (more…) Read more
When I was growing up in Evanston, Illinois, my mother wasn’t particularly religious. She was a lapsed Catholic who didn’t attend Mass very often. She was deeply spiritual, though. And it showed in who she was. Her smile beamed, her laugh carried. She cooked a half-dozen trays of lasagna for the homeless every year and routinely allowed friends in need to stay at our house. She made her living as an obstetrician-gynecologist, bringing life into the world and healing... Read more