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Donald Trump
by Randy Williams 09 Aug '24

09 Aug '24

Susan, Donald Trump is many things, including a politician. But my issue with him is moral, not political. I don’t consider him to be a conservative, Republican, rightest, Democrat, liberal, progressive, or any other political label. At one time or another he has presented himself as almost all of those and more. He is a self-serving opportunist. But more than that, he is, in my opinion, the most immoral character to ever walk across the stage of American history. I first came to that conclusion when I saw him mimic and mock a reporter with physical disabilities at a political rally on national TV in 2016. He has confirmed many times since then that that’s who he is. For me, to compare him to anyone — Democrat, Republican, Independent or whatever — is a false equivalency. And now that he’s a convicted criminal, he doesn’t belong on any ballot for any office in any jurisdiction. The fact that he can run for President of the United States is, I believe, due to an oversight in the U.S. Constitution. I suspect the Founders simply could never imagine anyone like him ever coming on the scene. He is a pariah who despoils everything he touches, and he deserves to be treated as such. In my 85 years I’ve never seen anyone else in public life who comes even close to being what he is. Respectfully, Randy Williams

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Another prayer re Hiroshima/peace; A Special Blog Posting
by Ellie Stock 07 Aug '24

07 Aug '24

Hi Folks, Another prayer re Hiroshima/peace from our seminary colleague, Jud Dolphin. Ellieelliestock(a)aol.com ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: Jud Dolphin <juddolphin(a)gmail.com>Sent: Tuesday, August 6, 2024 at 11:36:38 PM EDTSubject: A Special Blog Posting August 6th 1945 is the day the world changed. An atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima Japan. At All Souls Unitarian Church in Washington, DC this event is remembered every year. I had the privilege of going with them on a Hiroshima Peace Pilgrimage. This blog post shares my encounter with the people, children and images of Hiroshima. It's like a prayer - no more Hiroshima. https://juddolphin.blogspot.com/ Jud Dolphin, http://juddolphin.blogspot.com ESL Coach, Watercolorist, Returned Peace Corps Volunteer

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Re: [Oe List ...] [Dialogue] Question about Kierkegaard, (Doug and Pat Druckenmiller)
by Richard and Maria Maguire 04 Aug '24

04 Aug '24

Well said Doug and Pat I well recall how deeply that statement from Kierkegaard moved me. The EI had us read that paper in a student YMCA conference at Lake Geneva in 1963. It served as one more stimulus to follow the path I felt called to by reading and reflecting on "You Are Accepted" but very uncertain about my ability to do it. I am told that the EI created the "Geneva Offices" for that conference, they had nothing to do with Switzerland or the WCC. Warm regards Richard

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Question about Kierkegaard
by James Wiegel 03 Aug '24

03 Aug '24

I keep remembering "The self is a relation; that relates itself to itself; and in willing to be that relation; grounds itself transparently in the power that posits it." And I remember the diagram with the lines and boxes and curvy arrows. Where did that come from (which book or paper?). What was SK pointing to? What were we pointing to? I am afeared that I am misusing it. Thanks. Jim Wiegel “We are all time travelers journeying into the future. But let us make that future a place we want to visit. “ Stephen Hawking

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