Two excellent articles on May 12, arguing almost exactly opposite cases, and both (to me) almost equally persuasive. First, the Optimist: Greg Sargent in the Washington Post: “Trump is badly botching the virus. New polls show Americans know it: In what should be seen as a rebuke of President Trump, Anthony S. Fauci will tell … Continue reading Point/Counterpoint: The Country Is Holding Together/ Oh, No It Isn’t
Laugh or cry? Not Making This Up Dept. (But hat-tip to “Nina” for her made-up contribution. See below.) A dozen or so heavily armed white men walked through downtown Raleigh NC on a balmy re-opening Saturday. to add spice to the incursion, they went into a Subway and ordered up foot-longs, which looked tiny compared … Continue reading Armed men invade re-opening Downtown Raleigh NC; Twitter strikes back
Quaker Theology has published an occasional series of what we call “Narrative Theologies” essays: personal accounts of Friends’ religious pilgrimages, into (and sometimes, out of) the Society of Friends. These reflect, but are not tied to theological currents which regard, for instance, the Bible as a collection of stories rather than any kind of formal … Continue reading The Church, The Draft-Board & Me – Narrative Theology by George Amoss Jr.
Guest Post by Mark D. Schwartz [NOTE: Submitted as a comment, I thought this piece merited wider discussion. The views expressed here are his own, but I welcome their articulation.] We’re Used to Politicians Stealing from Us. Now They are Killing Us: So, Where is the Outrage of the 1960s? Starting college in the early … Continue reading Politicians Just used to Steal from Us. Now They’re Killing Us Too