Good, Reverence for Life and the Two Skins Dilemma

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  • Good, Reverence for Life and the Two Skins Dilemma

    The Next Democracy Value 4. Respect and Reverence for all life and the living; The history of this country may have to stop and fill a volume or two about the the ‘right-to-life’ tragedy created by Americans and has divided our nation so absolutely that the fabric of our… Continue reading

  • Good and the Broken Rules of War

    For anyone who wasn’t born before, during, or immediately after World War II, you may have forgotten or never been consciously aware of the crucial lessons taught by the conduct of WWII and its end.  If you are an American… Continue reading

  • Good and How many Rights Cancel a Wrong?

    Hard as it may be for some people to accept, the current administration may have done some good in the world.  If the cease fire holds in Gaza , the hostages come home, and relief comes to the Gazan population,… Continue reading

  • Good, Government and that Pesky Humanity

    Human beings are not quite herd animals as history has shown us over and over.  Yet despite the repeating evidence, frequently a government will try to frame policy around tactics based on the assumption of humans travel across the prairies… Continue reading

  • Good, Sparks, Fire, and the New Cultural Arsonists

    Having grown up living my life in the Rocky Mountains I have acquired an instinctive respect and fear of a drought ravaged forest in the fall of the year.  One can smell the dryness of the forest and its fuels. … Continue reading

  • Good, Democracy and the Titanic’s Deck Furniture

    There are metaphors that stand the test of time.  Theologian Marcus Borg once said ‘a model is a metaphor that works. This is a “Titanic” time in politics. The Titanic’s deck furniture and how it was arranged just before it… Continue reading

  • Good, Hatred, Addiction, and “What’s Love Got to do with it?”

    We live in a time when Tina Turner’s question of “what’s love got to do with it?” is maybe the most important question of the age.  “What’s love but a second hand emotion?” seems the response and sales pitch of our present… Continue reading

  • Good and the Humanitarian as Terrorist

    If you listen to the current news cycle you begin to wonder when concern for fellow human beings will soon be labeled as a act of terror. Mind you this post is not about violence because violence requires one suspend… Continue reading

  • Good and Rebuilding the Left and the Right in Politics

    If politics are ever going to help America out of its current dilemma we have to change the political paradigm.  Current left and right wings are becoming calls for conflict and violence. Extremists on both wings are almost always authoritarian. … Continue reading

  • Good and the New Dog Whistlers of the USA

    A dog whistle in actual use operates at a pitch just beyond the range of human hearing. If you see a dog respond to a human with a dog whistle and are unaware of the whistle’s uses uses you are… Continue reading