All posts by Chuck Fager

Spiritual Companions Now Attend Executions; It’s a Tough Gig, but Righteous

AP News: Spiritual advisers offering final comfort in execution rooms BY JIM SALTER — February 6, 2023 ST. LOUIS (AP) — For decades, Missouri executions played out in similar fashion: An inmate was strapped to a gurney in a drab room, alone except for the eyes of witnesses staring through thick, soundproof glass as unidentified … Continue reading Spiritual Companions Now Attend Executions; It’s a Tough Gig, but Righteous →

Meanwhile,Two Glimpses of Domestic Tranquillity . . .

It’s a busy, scary world today: horrible earthquakes; war in Ukraine, warming here, freezing there, the resurgence of orange hair, etc. . . . But here in my hideaway, busy following much of this, there are glimpses of something else. One is the last holdout of the lilies I got the Fair Wendy for our … Continue reading Meanwhile,Two Glimpses of Domestic Tranquillity . . . →

Let the controversies Resume: Francis & Two Other Church Leaders Denounce Antigay Laws; South Sudan Government Affirms their Ban

[NOTE: The following reports deal with Catholic, Anglican & Presbyterian internal divisions over homosexuality & same sex marriage, with particular reference to antigay laws in many African countries. While Quakers are not mentioned, these issues have been flash points for Friends in the region and in the USA.

Breaking: Could the 13th Amendment Revive Abortion Rights?

Judge suggests abortion might be protected by 13th Amendment despite Supreme Court ruling By Dan Mangan A federal judge in Washington, D.C., suggested in a court order in a criminal case against a group of anti-abortion activists that the federal right to abortion might still be protected by the Constitution’s 13th Amendment, which abolished slavery. … Continue reading Breaking: Could the 13th Amendment Revive Abortion Rights? →

Tennessee Debates: John Lewis Way vs “Trump Boulevard”

[NOTE: Not making this up. And it isn’t from The Onion or the Borowitz Report.] Republicans Push To Rename Part Of John Lewis Way In Nashville To ‘Honor’ Trump HuffPost— February 3, 2023 By BEN BLANCHET A Republican-backed bill seeks to rename part of a Tennessee street dedicated to Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.), the late … Continue reading Tennessee Debates: John Lewis Way vs “Trump Boulevard” →