Commentary
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Thoughts on the Recent Presidential Debate by E.J. Dionne
A former JustLove guest, E.J. Dionne, weighs in with his perspective on recent Presidential campaign news: Only the willfully blind are shocked by Trump The Washington Post E.J. Dionne Jr. ST. LOUIS — What is truly shocking is that Donald Trump’s Republican enablers are shocked.
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Prayer for Those in Authority
( + My Modified Prayer)FROM US TO GOD NEW YORK CITY, 2016 God in your holy word Paul asked his friend Timothy, his peeps (aka faith community at Ephesus) to give thanksgiving as they pray for those in authority. So there must also be a prayer request you are sending me today. O.K., but God, cut me a little slack; I’m having a hard time with the thanksgiving part.
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Paying Close Attention to the 2016 Presidential Election Not So Much; Too Soon Enjoy the Beach!!!
I reiterate my unsolicited advice about the 2016 Presidential campaign noise. Forget about the polls, shake-ups, resets, cash-raised, etc., etc., until after Labor Day. It’s all mostly noise at this stage. However, that doesn’t mean you should forget about the critically important policy issues that we face as a nation. There is much work to be done to foster the common good and build compassion and justice. They are issues worth thinking and praying about. Much is at stake. When fall comes, and the leaves change colors, we can turn to all the rest. Those things will begin to matter more, and be informative – somewhat. For now, enjoy the…
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Solidarity Orlando
Embed from Getty Images Toward the end of June, cities across the United States including New York will see a number of demonstrations of gay pride. Orlando adds greater poignancy this year. Words may be cheap, but silence can be costly. Let me express a few words of solidarity with LGBTQ communities. Solidarity: against hate, for love; against violence and death, for peace and life; against hurting, for healing; against divisiveness, for reconciliation; against exclusion, for inclusion; against despair, for hope; against hate, for love. This is my basic prayer and hope. I add a few thoughts from a religious perspective on words, actions and solidarity. At times the…
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Flag Day, 2016 Musings of a
Political Neo-CynicSummertime and the Politics is Easy: Ignore Everything & Tune Out Until After Labor Day So Flag Day, 2016… We have the Presidential nominees – the most disliked ever! We do not yet have the VP candidates, but who cares. I know, one heartbeat away…, but I repeat: who cares? We’ll deal with that sad contingency if we have to. One prediction about the VP choices: Each presidential candidate will declare his or her pick the most qualified. The pundits will chatter about which demographics they attract and thus which states they’ll help to carry. Wanna bet otherwise? We will have the conventions – great for the local economies – Yeah…
