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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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on demon possession
by W. J. 31 Jul '24

31 Jul '24

When I began to realize the depth of Donald Trump's spiritual suffering/malaise, and the awfulness of the unconscious self-hate that he projects onto others and elicits with his god-awful behavior, I could finally experience some compassion for the man in his sickness. Maybe like Billy Graham felt for Richard Nixon in his agony.Not any more.Mr. Trump's hidden suffering is minuscule in comparison to the spiritual suffering of the American people, especially those who experience remorse for voting for Trump, and those diehards who insist on living in the delusion that he's just wonderful. They are suffering so deeply that they cannot see and hear the truth that will set them free. That's called 'demon possession.'Marshall Jones(Written in 2017)

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on assassination attempts
by W. J. 29 Jul '24

29 Jul '24

Fortunately for Donald Trump, God was paying him special attention in Butler, PA, when he managed the miracle of guiding that bullet around Trump's head so that it just grazed his ear, while killing the heroic MAGA firefighter who made the tragic mistake of sitting behind The Donald.Apparently God had to make that bullet land somewhere. It's called collateral damage. And obeying the laws of physics.And we can forget about saving the shooter Mr. Crooks to be tried by a jury of his peers. The Secret Service sharpshooter dispatched him with one federal bullet that was way cheaper than the cost of granting his right to a trial by jury and incarceration.So just what was God doing on that bright afternoon in Butler?A few people need to believe that God saved Donald Trump as part of his divine plan to usher him back into the White House.But if God needs to do that now, why did he let Trump lose the 2020 election?I prefer to believe in human freedom and divine detachment from fiddling around with creation.Since Trump's life was saved from the assassin's wayward bullet, perhaps it was so he could have the experience of American criminal justice imposed in an orange jumpsuit.You could call that divine retribution for his sins. But that would ignore the reality that his ultimate reward will be spending Eternity in Hell.However you choose to imagine it.Marshall JonesTheology in a world with assassinations | | | | | | | | | | | Theology in a world with assassinations Underneath our first question lies layer upon layer of ever more troubling theological questions. | | |

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on SCOTUS
by W. J. 29 Jul '24

29 Jul '24

While Joe Biden is on the way out of power, we are stuck with the self-preservation efforts of the MAGA majority of the Supreme Court.The worst thing Biden ever did was letting Justice Thomas grab his lifetime seat on the Court. Now we can all regret that outcome.So this is Biden's SCOTUS swan song, and a major shift for him, if not a full mea culpa.Chief Justice Roberts' Rules of Ethical Order are, at best, a spongy set of suggestions rather than enforceable standards of conduct.And Justices Thomas et al. are the Kings of Capitol Hill until Biden's poposed new Constitutional Amendment can curb their enthusiasm for legislating from the bench.Meanwhile, Justice Thomas will stay on the job until he can no longer exercise his tyrannical power, or resign in favor of a much younger MAGA successor that President Trump will nominate, should he return to the Oval Office, thereby confirming the unhinged autocracy of the Court for another quarter century.That threat alone is reason enough to deny Mr. Trump another term.Even if you are a traditional Republican who feels stuck with two unpalatable choices!Marshall Jones

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Re: [Oe List ...] Vinod and Kamala Parek
by A.M. Noel 26 Jul '24

26 Jul '24

Dear Tim and team, Please include vinod and Kamala in the updates A.M. Noel

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1. Re: Question about Kierkegaard (Don Bushman)
by Richard and Maria Maguire 24 Jul '24

24 Jul '24

Hi Don Great that you are working on Affordable housing. Our local government area has the highest proportion of rent stress and the resulting overcrowding and invisible homelessness in Sydney. I am working with a local community effort of moving the council along to action beyond their nice words. Please let me know when you start this. Warm regards Richard -- *Transforming individuals and organisations towards a future worth living now* Phone: +61 2 9896 3839, Post: 18 Sturdee St, Wentworthville NSW 2145 Australia Winners of the Zest Award as Outstanding Community Leaders in Western Sydney *We live and work on the land of the Darug nation in Western Sydney and pay respect to the Elders past, present and emerging.* We acknowledge the wisdom and sovereignty of all Indigenous people and support the implementation of The Uluru Statement from the Heart, calling for Voice, Treaty and Truth.

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Re: [Oe List ...] Fwd: Our Future --- as it so happens . . .
by Isobel and Jim 23 Jul '24

23 Jul '24

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Re: [Oe List ...] Our Future --- as it so happens . . .
by Isobel and Jim 23 Jul '24

23 Jul '24

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