Good, Sanctuary, and the Next Subtle Sacrilege

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  • Good, Sanctuary, and the Next Subtle Sacrilege

    The idea of Sanctuary in churches goes back deep into the history of western civilization. Much can be said, but essentially there was a consensus agreement that armed civil authority would not enter sacred space without the consent of keepers… Continue reading

  • Good, Suffering, and the Reconstruction of a Culture

    This nation of the United States appears to this writer to have a medical system that leads in the world in reducing the experience of physical pain.  The tragic irony is the United States just might also be a world… Continue reading

  • Good, Duty of Witness, and the Nation’s Next Story

    This concludes this election series of posts. In not too long the votes will be counted and possibly be in the process of being recounted and re-recounted. The possibility of violence exists coming from the transfer of power; a feeling… Continue reading

  • Good, Grief, Covenant and the New American Binary

    For most of our history as a nation”winner-take-all’ didn’t define the American election process. The election was more of a “winner-take-leadership” sort of contest. The prevailing candidate was put in charge of juggling the balance of power.  Above all, the… Continue reading

  • Good, Penalty and Civil Disobedience

    David French in his NYT article (Colleges have Gone Off the Deep End. There Is a Way Out) on college protests quoted Martin Luther King in his treatment of the conduct of civil disobedience. He writes: “the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther… Continue reading