All posts by Chuck Fager
Much to Be Modest About, Friends . . .
From the book, Without Apology: A Friends meeting hosted an interfaith conference. During a break, the meeting’s Clerk fell to talking with a priest, a rabbi and an imam about the nature of God. Despite everyone’s good intentions, they soon began to argue: God was a trinity, contended the priest; oh no, the imam retorted, … Continue reading Much to Be Modest About, Friends . . .
Deja Vu All Over Again: A Glimpse of Afghanistan in 2010
Eleven years ago, I was nearing the end of my time as Director of Quaker House, the Friends peace project in Fayetteville NC, near Fort Bragg. Our newsletter for that summer devoted most of its front page to Afghanistan, and the seemingly “invisible/forever” war there. That war is no longer invisible, and at least the … Continue reading Deja Vu All Over Again: A Glimpse of Afghanistan in 2010
Back to my Future: Vietnam, Afghanistan, Wherever, Forever . . .
It was the headline that caught me: “Shocking and Ominous Talk,” it blared. Really? Such language was rare in the Selma Times Journal (STJ), but I found it there, on the editorial page of the New Year’s Day edition, for January 1, 1965. The Alabama headline shone up at me from a cloudy gray background, … Continue reading Back to my Future: Vietnam, Afghanistan, Wherever, Forever . . .
Friday the 13th, Judgment Day? — A Harold Camping Memorial
What’s the billboard below got to do with Friday the 13th in August 2021? Let’s take a glance back, to ten years ago: then Harold Camping was a radio preacher from Oakland, California, who figured IT out. “IT” was the date of Judgment Day, when Jesus would return, sinners tumble into hell, the elect fly … Continue reading Friday the 13th, Judgment Day? — A Harold Camping Memorial