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Spike Lee vs the Klan; and When (Many) Quakers also Loved the Klan

Watching Spike Lee’s new film BlackkKlansman yesterday, it was evident that the director/provocateur has skillfully exploited a current of widespread cultural anxiety, which the Klan once embodied on a mass scale. The cinematic result is a timely, skillful and often gripping entertainment. As a call to social action, however, I think it largely misfires. In organizational terms, … Continue reading Spike Lee vs the Klan; and When (Many) Quakers also Loved the Klan →

Dog Days Reading for Summer Reflection: Wandering With A Divergent Friend

William Bartram: Divergent Friend I’ve taken a fancy to do some traveling for the dog Days this year. I plan to join William Bartram, an independent-minded Quaker naturalist and artist, in a journey through much of the southeast U.S. This is not the Southeast of today, but that of 1773, so technically there wasn’t a … Continue reading Dog Days Reading for Summer Reflection: Wandering With A Divergent Friend →

The Nashville Declaration Is a Hoot

And not least, there’s the Bibs’ theology, chronically misspelled as Complementarianism. Misled by the typos, they say it means women are to “complement” men by deferring & submitting (& by pretending LGBTs don’t exist).

But of course, what their theologians really meant was Complimentarianism, which shows what a difference the right “i” can make.

This much more nuanced and profound doctrine is built on repeating two Great Commandments —

First: “Darling, you look fabulous!” And,

Second: “That outfit does NOT make your ass look fat!”

Memorandum from NCYM Trustees to Representative Session

M E M O R A N D U M TO: NCYM Membership FROM: Thomas E. Terrell, Jr., Chair, NCYM Trustees DATE: November 2, 2016 RE: Status of NCYM Reorganization of Assets Friends: I write to provide (I) a status report, in advance of the Representative Body Meeting on November 5, of the Committee’s discussions … Continue reading Memorandum from NCYM Trustees to Representative Session →

Oops! Standing Rock “Facebook Check-Ins” Are Another Internet Legend

Oops! Standing Rock “Facebook Check-Ins” Are Another Internet Legend Chuck Fager is at SNOPES.COM, standing in solidarity with the small and scorned remnant who check such things before helping spread viral baloney. Snopes has debunked the viral rumor that faking “check-ins” on Facebook will somehow protect protesters at Standing Rock from police surveillance. Yes, another … Continue reading Oops! Standing Rock “Facebook Check-Ins” Are Another Internet Legend →