Category Archives: Signs of the Times
Dread: Confronting a key tool of Authoritarian Rule
It was just a suitcase. Well-used, medium size, dun-colored, nondescript. Sitting upright on the porch, not far from the low railing, out of sight of the sidewalk. Why was it so unnerving? And what’s it got to do with America 2025? We’ll get to 2025 presently. First, consider the location: 1315 Lapsley Street on … Continue reading Dread: Confronting a key tool of Authoritarian Rule
Tom Fox – Quaker Peaceworker Murdered in Iraq March 10, 2006
March 10: Remember Tom Fox March 10 — how could I forget? How dare I fail to remember? Nineteen years and four months ago, John Stephens and I began a blog site called freethecaptivesnow.org , as both a personal vigil and a community service, compiling and posting nightly updates of reports — or mostly … Continue reading Tom Fox – Quaker Peaceworker Murdered in Iraq March 10, 2006
Trans & The Bible: Is God On Their Side? I Say —
Transphobia: The Bible Is Better Than That 2025 is becoming a crucible year for trans people and those who would be their allies: the Pete Hegseth-Trump Defense Department is after them; Iowa’s legislature just deleted them from its anti-discrimination statutes; other states may follow. And don’t even get me started on the Supreme Court. … Continue reading Trans & The Bible: Is God On Their Side? I Say —
“Bloody Sunday” in Selma plus 60: Victory Undone, Battle Renewed
Below is a black & white news photo from late February, 1965. It turned up a few years back (hat tip to the sharp-eyed Lewis Lewis): it was taken on the steps of Brown Chapel AME Church in Selma, Alabama when John Lewis (center-left, with a tie) announced the plan to march from Selma … Continue reading “Bloody Sunday” in Selma plus 60: Victory Undone, Battle Renewed