Category: religion
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Brave faith
Any faith that admires truth, that strives to know God, must be brave enough to accommodate the universe. “Palmer Joss” in the novel Contact by Carl Sagan
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Because it is right
There comes a time when we must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular, but one must take it because it is right. Martin Luther King Jr.
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Don’t Judge Just Because
Don’t judge someone just because they sin differently than you. Hat tip: Jim Roy. I bet some of you are judging me for the “modern” grammar. That might be missing the point. ;-)
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Mothers’ Day Eve at FIL’s and MIL’s
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Rabbi Jonathan Sacks on Understanding
“There is a difference between righteousness and self-righteousness. The righteous are humble, the self-righteous are proud. The righteous understand doubt, the self-righteous only certainty. The righteous see the good in people, the self-righteous only the bad. The righteous leave you feeling enlarged, the self-righteous make you feel small. It is easy enough to befriend the […]
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9/11 Remembered
Eleven years later, I try to make sense of what we’ve done to ourselves and others in the name of security. It doesn’t always work for me. I believe we can do better. I believe something like the Charter for Compassion the key.
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How is making religious orgs pay…
How is making religious organizations pay for health insurance that could be used for birth control, sterilization, and abortions a bigger religious liberty issue than making me pay taxes to support a war?
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Scratch the paint of a liberal and you’ll find an …
Scratch the paint of a liberal and you’ll find an alienated fundamentalist underneath. Rector Renny Scott
