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On Mayday in Washington thousands of us were arrested for disturbing the peace. But there is no peace. We were really arrested because we were disturbing the [Vietnam] war.
Howard Zinn
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... a Christian
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On Mayday in Washington thousands of us were arrested for disturbing the peace. But there is no peace. We were really arrested because we were disturbing the [Vietnam] war. Howard Zinn |
Earthquakes are random events. How many people they kill is predetermined. In Haiti this week, don't blame tectonic plates. Ninety-nine percent of the death toll is attributable to poverty. Ted Rall Principles: 1. global justice over nationalism 2. respect for people of other faiths and backgrounds 3. support for the U.N. Universal Declaration of Human Rights 4. religious liberty 5. recognition of structural sin 6. preferential option for the poor 7. rejection of capital punishment 8. compatibility of theology and science more |
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The Saturday Night Theologian Exegesis of Word and World, based on readings from the Revised Common Lectionary Readings for 7 February 2010 (Epiphany 5) Isaiah 6:1-8, (9-13); Psalm 138; 1 Corinthians 15:1-11; Luke 5:1-11 The nation got a little bit of good economic news this week: the unemployment rate for January dipped from 10% to 9.7%. However, the news is not as good as it sounds. The dip in unemployment is only the so-called U3 rate, which counts people who are actively looking for jobs. . . . On July 4, 1939, Lou Gehrig stood before the fans at Yankee Stadium and proclaimed, "Today I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth." He had been diagnosed two weeks earlier with the disease Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, better known in the U.S. as Lou Gehrig's Disease, yet he was optimistic. . . . As you prepare for worship this weekend, click here to read exegeses of this week's readings by Tod O. L. Mundo. Click here to see comments on the readings of previous weeks. Each week's commentaries will include comments from previous weeks, plus at least one completely new exegesis. |
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