A year ago Aug. 8, Michael Brown was shot by a police officer in the St Louis suburb of Ferguson. Not quite a year later, a Texas officer escalated a tiny traffic infraction in the exact same reckless way, culminating in police-on-black violence and then the black person’s death. This time it was a woman, Sandra Bland. She […]
Little Celebrations #1: Liturgical Quotables
“On this heir to a billion mornings, we gather as a community of blessing. As our ancestors down the ages did, we reflect on the greatness all about us. Let us seek insight into our mysteries: let us teach, learn, inspire, and be inspired. As we reflect the sacred text of human experience, may each […]
Some Principles of Gentle Atheism
After long observation and consideration, the gentle atheist finds that religious belief is irrelevant to a religious life. The gentle atheist does not equate “religion” with “superstition.” Rather, to be religious is to commit to a life of significance and meaning before an immense and mysterious cosmos in which we do not have all the answers. It is […]
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