Facing Violence: Justice, Religion and Conflict Resolution A conference in San Francisco Feb 1-3 My daughter-in-law, Hélène, sent me this information. Dear God, bless the conference and grant our prayer for peace. — George My friend and employer is one of four phenomenal women for whom i have great respect. Rockrose Institute, of which she…
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A conference organised by gay Christians is to examine the link between the Christian faith and homophobia in London this February. The event, which is being sponsored by the thinktank Ekklesia, follows a controversial advert by the Gay Police Association (GPA), placed in the Independent newspaper, which highlighted connections between religious faith and homophobia. The…
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Congress has adjourned for the year without completing the majority of the spending bills for FY 2007, including poverty-focused development assistance. However, the 110th Congress will have an opportunity to add additional resources for global HIV/AIDS when it passes the continuing resolution. An increase of $1 billion would save the lives of countless parents and…
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As you read these words a young man is waiting to pick up his next sex slave outside a group foster home near you. He is a pimp. He knows his job. He learned it when he was in jail for dealing drugs. “What you do,†he was told, “is find a group home for…
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In each generation, the real ‘sacred’ of the Gospel will emerge quietly and gently, usually at the hands of those whom the strongest supporters of the sacred regard as inimicable to faith and good customs. – James Alison in “Faith Beyond Resentment†page 181 James Alison’s many admirers will find in this book [Faith Beyond…
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Dear George,  Oh, how I wish I could be with you to celebrate the life of one of the church’s pioneers! It sounds like you have put together a remarkable tribute to her life’s work, work that is ongoing and will continue to flourish. My prayers will be with you that weekend. I am…
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Last weekend your fearless reporter was a first time delegate at the 2006 Maine Democratic Party Convention in Augusta. Before I describe the problem, it was a SPIRITED, COMMITTED, EXCITED group of Americans. We are determined to throw the rascals out. And may do it. Great to be with them. With ONE GLARING OMISSION the leadership…
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On June 6th, 2005, the day before our 47th wedding anniversary I “bought the farm†on the floor of the cardiac rehab unit in Ellsworth. I woke up with an IV in each wrist and a strange nurse looking down into my face saying, “I just resuscitated you. Hope you don’t mind.â€Â “Hey, that’s great, 
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“When a woman says no to a man, she subliminally looks death in the face. Men have not only more physical strength—and the threat of that strength is always there, consciously or unconsciously—but in today’s society of inequality, men usually have more status and power than women. If women learn not to be afraid of…
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The ERA’s first section states “Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.†It was intended to place into law the equality of men and women. It was sent to the states in March, 1972. The original seven year…
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