Friday, August 4, 2006
Nonviolence and Resisting evil/the need to Punish in TALMUD & New Testament
Nonviolence and Resisting the need to Punish in TALMUD & New Testament The Apostle, Paul, taught that our ability to get along with each other is a mark of spiritual maturity, of faith in action, of being transformed in the world. If we assume that our God-given ministry of restoring relationships...
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Wednesday, August 2, 2006
SUN is theme. Thanx for weather-relevant theme, Marieclaire66. Go, bloggers
magic of summer coaxes scorching abundance trees alone stand tall
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Saturday, July 29, 2006
Nonviolence is outlawed in Israel; Is "GUSH SHALOM" anti-semitic?" See pics
GUSH SHALOM is among the most famous Peace groups in Israel. A year ago, they demonstarted at the new BERLIN WALL against "TERRORISM" but their nonviolent protest was violated by the soldiers of the Israeli government. In fact, it is illegal to demonstrate nonviolently or in any other way for...
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Thursday, July 13, 2006
Bombay/Mumbai train bombings=TERROR; but I won't demonize Muslims. Why?
Because I cannot, will not, banish the thought! -- ever want to exterminate any so-called enemy. Once we realise that our opponents or those who remind us of our greed, pillage and rapine ways, cannot be wiped off the earth, we will move toward forgiveness. Why is it so hard NOT TO PRAY for our...
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Thursday, July 6, 2006
Blog title couldn't be more relevant to the N. Korean attitude to US
Where our leaders whipped up public sentiments, anger and even hate when it came to the invasion of Iraq, leaders appear to have a JEKYL-and-HYDE personality today. That's okay, because one of these personalities is talking diplomacy, if not PEACE. I will take peace and diplomacy from anyone,...
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Tuesday, July 4, 2006
We sang this to the tune of FINLANDIA, amid all the celebration & cookout
July 4th in Germantown, Maryland, was a great event this Independence Day. Almost 60 people turned out, and after all the traditional celebrations, an older woman who had come from Baltimore, asked if we could join her in singing a couple of songs. One of them was printed and passed around, and we...
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Monday, July 3, 2006
Liberty Quotes: For July 4th: Adams, Th. Jefferson & Franklin With the exception of having omitted Lincoln (Gettysburg Address that I love), these quotations from our second and third Presidents, and including that from Founding Father, Benjamin Franklin, are a fitting way to commemorate the great...
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Wednesday, June 28, 2006
Since I am feeling PREACHY today, let me put my foot into IT
In response to one member's heartbreaking blogs, I wrote this comment that I wanted to expand on and share with a wider audience. I really want your feedback. I am not being political; just honest about my experiences in living here and abroad. The college of hard knocks teaches: "People who really...
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Monday, June 26, 2006
Daily Beard or Daily BREAD?
Daily Beard or Daily BREAD? Many of us hate Fidel Castro and his beard. It represents radicalism to some. Does that make Jesus and so many religious leaders, prophets and gurus, communists? There are habits and ways of thinking we inherit as Americans that defy logic. Unless we are the disciples of...
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Friday, June 23, 2006
This is no epiphany; but a compromise might be po$$ible with education
trees, feathered friends, rocks: classroom under changing sky; they call this folly People are basically good, and they would generally welcome betterment of their minds and cultural literacy (openness to others) if their financial security was somewhat assured. Upon reflecting on my previous blogs...
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