I was stunned when I read the meme. I found it mind boggling. It read: “If Jesus had a gun, he’d still be alive today.” I did a little research and found that the quote is originally from the Simpsons, the animated TV comedy show. As I searched online about… Read More »Up-Rooting the Cycle of Violence
Like many others, I was stunned by the news of the violent attack at the offices of the French satirical magazine, Charlie Hebdo, on the morning of January 7, 2014. Two masked gunmen armed with assault weapons and a rocket launcher forced entry to the magazine’s offices. In the end,… Read More »Satire. Freedom of Expression. Prejudice. Charlie Hebdo.
There are times when I get so angry that I just don’t know how to contain myself. Like when I received email from a colleague about events one Sunday at her church. Members of a national organized opposed to gay marriage picketed her church because they perform gay marriages. While… Read More »A Spiritually Grounded Response to the Culture Wars