Black Lives Matter: Choose Justice
Lovely words, from Emily Dickinson, words I do not believe right now, today, here, in these United States: “Hope” is the thing with feathers – That perches in the soul – And sings the tune without the words – And never stops – at all – And sweetest – in the Gale – is […]
No to Hatred Because Yes, Black Lives Matter
What follows is a modified piece from a Facebook post I put up a couple of days ago. As I will be on vacation over the next two weeks, I thought and felt it important to have something up here that responds to the horrible injustice of our time. I believe I have told you—and […]
Good Friday and Solidarity
In many Christian traditions, today is observed as Good Friday, the day of Crucifixion. It is a day commemorating the unjust execution of a man convicted of sedition. Crucifixion was a form of execution largely reserved for political criminals—crimes against the Roman Empire of the highest order. We may read in the Christian Gospels that […]