Well, the King of Thailand and I have something in common, since we both have only one eye, at least temporarily. Pneumonia 'palsied' the optic nerve in brain that controls my left eye muscles, Dr. says, so I have quite...
May 27, 2013
May 16, 2013
UK Catholic primary school becomes champion of gay equality
This encouraging story just in from UK's Telegraph
Catholic school calls in Stonewall after boy calls pupil's shoes 'gay'
A Roman Catholic school called in a gay rights group to give staff lessons in how to stop homophobic...
May 14, 2013
Return from Hospital/Rejoicing for Minnesota.
I've just returned from a three day stay in hospital, recovering from complications arising out of my bout with pneumonia. The hospital itself was so lovely, like an old fashioned spa sanitarium, with a long, spacious yellow corridor outside my room, with lace curtains on the windows blowing in the breeze, very comfortable armchairs and sofas and...
May 9, 2013
Sister Megan Rice- at age 83- gets 20 years.
I found this story deeply moving, sad and inspiring all at once, especially Sister Megan's courageous remark that she wished she hadn't waited 70 years to take action. This is the essence of following in the way of...
May 8, 2013
Presence Through Movement. Peace in the Face of Evil
Here is a beautiful series on presence through movement from Kim Eng, the wife of renowned spiritual master, Eckhart Tolle (video below). The shy boy who said he spent his adolescence in anxiety over finding...
May 6, 2013
I'm in Love with Gabriel: Gay Teen Love Story
Here's a wonderful short gay teen video - in Brazilian Portugese- that warms the heart. A touching story, but bittersweet for the young girl who is in love with the blind boy - who is really in love with Gabriel....
May 4, 2013
Bradley Manning, Drone Warfare and the San Francisco Gay Pride Parade
One other case I'm following with keen interest is that of Bradley Manning and the San Francisco Gay Pride Parade. Manning was first asked to be an honorary grand marshal of the parade, a decision that was quickly...
May 2, 2013
A Wise View From The Center
Well, not exactly the center, but the moderate wing of what constitutes the alternative media in the US.
Here is Dave Lindorf's very wise, balanced and intelligent assessment of the kinds of evidence surrounding the Tsarnaev brothers, which any responsible crime investigator would feel compelled to follow.
I've decided not to quote at length...
May 1, 2013
Brazilian priest chooses freedom and walks away.
An inspiring story yesterday at Rebel Girl's Iglesias Descalza blog. Father Roberto Francisco Daniel had been a long time advocate for the rights of gay people within the church, making frequent comments at his blog site to the effect:
If the human sciences are telling us that today we can no longer classify human beings as homosexual, heterosexual,...
Tamerlan Tsarnaev's links to the CIA
Explosive report from Wayne Madsen below:
( I may seem to have veered off topic - or away from the usual focus of this blog - for the moment, but this has become a very personal issue for me and I have to pursue...
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