Showdown Week at Guilford: Who Will be Its New President?
“Predictions are hard,” said the sage yogi Berra, “especially about the future.” Yet sometimes there are exceptions — predictions that are easy. Like this one:
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Presidential Showdown Week At Guilford: College Finalists Coming
“Predictions are hard,” said the sage yogi Berra, “especially about the future.” I agree with that rule, and follow it, mostly. Yet sometimes there are exceptions — predictions that are easy. Like this one:
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 . . .
Un-Happy Anniversary, Friends
Eight years ago today, Eighth Month 5, 2017, some Friends in North Carolina Yearly Meeting (FUM) got their wish: They got rid of the “liberals” in the body. Out went New Garden Meeting in Greensboro; Jamestown just south of there; Greensboro First Friends; and even tiny Spring Meeting, in the pastures and woods of south … Continue reading Un-Happy Anniversary, Friends
“Transformation” Is Dead. Donald Rumsfeld Killed It.
The passing of Donald Rumsfeld this week brings many atrocities to mind, especially the long list associated with the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. There isn’t time to recount those here; but if there is an afterlife with any justice, they likely followed his shade into one of the lowest of the nether regions, like a … Continue reading “Transformation” Is Dead. Donald Rumsfeld Killed It.