Showing posts with label Florida. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Florida. Show all posts
Monday, July 13, 2020

News Commentary in Time of Plague: 43 Pages of Obituaries in Houston Today (and the Role Many US Christians Are Playing in the Pandemic)

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OUR LOCAL PAPER: The Houston Chronicle obituary section was 43 pages today. Let that sink in. — Rogelio Garcia Lawyer (@LawyerRogelio...
Sunday, April 5, 2020

Some Churches Holding Palm Sunday Services in States Across US: Reuters' Documentation, April 5, 2020

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Editorial Board: A response to "We Are An Easter People" While clearly a cri de coeur from those who, like we, desperately mis...
Saturday, March 28, 2020

As America Becomes Number 1 in World Coronavirus Infections, the "Beautiful" Idea of Packing Churches for Easter: My Commentary

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8 in 10 white evangelicals, 6 in 10 white Catholics & Mormons, 50%+ of all US white Christians, set this nightmare into motion, claim...
Saturday, November 10, 2018

"Good, Conservative People Who Reject Liberalism": White Southern Evangelical Attack on Social Contract & Why We Are Where We Are Now

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John Sharp, " Alabama just elected 'one of the most conservative governments we've ever had '":
Friday, November 9, 2018

Election Aftertakes: "Democrats Led Republicans by More Than 12 Million Votes in Senate Races" — And Vote Count Problems from Arizona to Georgia to Florida

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Notice that the caravan totally disappeared as an issue as soon as the votes were cast -- not just Fox News, but mainstream media too. Gu...
Friday, May 8, 2015

The Story of the Refusal of the Episcopal Cathedral in Orlando to Baptize the Son of a Gay Couple: My Reflections

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For a variety of reasons, I've been following with some interest the story of the refusal of Anthony Clark, dean of the Episcopal...
Friday, January 9, 2015

Droppings from the Catholic Birdcage: "Without Freedom of Expression, the World Is in Danger" (Memo to Miami)

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Yesterday, Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, president of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue, released a statement with th...
Thursday, January 8, 2015

Commentary on Archbishop Thomas Wenski and His Threatening Response to Arrival of Marriage Equality in Florida

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Also today, ongoing discussion of the response of Miami Archbishop Thomas Wenski to the arrival of marriage equality in Florida, someth...
Tuesday, January 6, 2015

Joyous Couples in Florida Marrying in Droves on Feast of Epiphany: Connecting the Biblical Story to Today

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Midnight mass marriage ceremony in Palm Beach. History in the making. In tears #FLmarriage #gaywedfla @CompassCenter pic.twitter.com/1Z...
Saturday, January 3, 2015

County Clerks in Florida Refusing to Marry Anyone if Gays Can Marry: A Footnote

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A quick footnote to my posting earlier today  about the decision of some county clerks in Florida to shut down courthouse marriages a...

County Clerks in Florida Refuse to Permit Anyone to Marry if Gay Couples May Marry: Segregationist Roots of "Principled" Resistance to Marriage Equality

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I remember it as if it happened yesterday. And as I read the announcements of several county clerks in Florida that, rather than mar...
Monday, December 29, 2014

Gay Rights and the Challenge of 2015: The Price Gay Citizens Pay for Continued Foot-Dragging on Marriage Equality

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Something else that matters to me as the turbulent year of 2014 ends and a new year begins: the challenge of combating deeply entrenc...
Monday, October 28, 2013

The Sea Change in Cultural Attitudes Toward Gay Lives: Importance of Telling Gay Stories and Bearing Gay Witness

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Last week at the Huffington Post site, Arianna Huffington announced that the Oprah Winfrey Network would air several programs on 27 Oc...
Friday, August 9, 2013

Struggle for Gay Welcome and Inclusion in United Methodist Churches: A Report from the Ground, Tampa, Florida

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The struggle about justice and inclusion , about love and compassion for those who are made gay by God, is hardly confined to the Ca...
Monday, July 15, 2013

Commentary on Trayvon Martin-George Zimmerman Verdict: Monsters Cheering "Hallelujah," Murdered Boys on Trial for Own Murder

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Mary Elizabeth Williams at Salon , "America's Summer of Hate": And the monsters can cheer "Hallelujah."
Sunday, July 14, 2013

Trayvon and George: Subjects, Objects, and Life Goes On

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I have been haunted for years by questions about what happens to people who are clearly guilty but are exonerated when their guilt c...
Saturday, July 28, 2012

Knowing, Then Dealing with What You Know: When Neighbors Sign Anti-Gay Petitions

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The Washington Blade  recently published a database of those who signed a petition in Maryland to put the question of civil marriage...
Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Cooking to Save the Planet: Buttermilk Pie

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A friend emailed me for my birthday and, among other things, told me that she particularly enjoys reading the food pieces I occasiona...
Saturday, October 2, 2010

High-School Student Brent Taghap's Tribute to Tyler Clementi

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A memorial tribute to Tyler Clementi by Jesuit high school student Brent Taghap of Tampa:  a loure of J.S. Bach. I am deeply disturbed ...

Neil Patrick Harris and Lance Bass Address Teen Coming Out Issues; Many College Campuses Remain Unsafe for LGBT Students, Faculty, Staff

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Another valuable online resource for teens dealing with issues of gender identity and sexual orientation, and adults hoping to offer ...