more at linkJim Wallis Opinion contributor
As the writer Ta-Nehisi Coates has written, the combination of maximum power, in some cases the power over life and death, with minimum responsibility means that, too often, police departments “lord over (minority communities) with all the moral authority of a protection racket.”......
.....Most of us agree our policing system is broken – and qualified immunity is at the core of that broken system. It has become a shield for police abuse, protecting law enforcement from accountability, which is the only way to create trust.
How can we change this? Moral instruction would be a good start. I don’t except police departments to start Bible study programs, but why not introduce ethics classes in police academies? These classes could be nonsectarian, rooted in religious concepts such as imago Dei but inclusive of all – including those of no faith background.
When we are granting these officers the power over life and death, we should ensure their consciences are informed by the best of our religious and moral traditions. Anything less is criminal negligence.......
Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone is one of group very Conservative R.C. who want Pope Francis to resign, step down, step back or whatever you want to call it. Cordileone is also big on denying Pelosi and Biden Communion.carmenjonze wrote: ↑Mon Oct 25, 2021 3:46 am The Amen Corner continues.
Archbishop Riordan is a RCC diocese school in San Francisco.
S.F.'s Riordan high school students walk out during antiabortion presentation - SF Chronicle
Cordelione is a far right fascist.marindem01 wrote: ↑Mon Jan 31, 2022 8:49 pm Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone is one of group very Conservative R.C. who want Pope Francis to resign, step down, step back or whatever you want to call it. Cordileone is also big on denying Pelosi and Biden Communion.
Christian nonviolence is not a settled position but a vibrant and living tradition. This book offers a concise introduction to diverse approaches to, proponents of, and resources for this tradition. It explores the myriad biblical, theological, and practical dimensions of Christian nonviolence as represented by a variety of twentieth- and twenty-first-century thinkers and movements, including previously underrepresented voices. The authors invite readers to explore this tradition and discover how they might live out the gospel in our modern world.
More in link.Protections for transgender rights have increased in recent years, largely through executive action and litigation. Unsurprisingly, these advancements come into conflict with the sincerely held religious beliefs of some people. Ultimately, the clashes of rights are resolved in the judicial arena.
Few religious traditions have clearly stated positions on the place of transgender people either in their institutions or society at large, and most of those have been crafted in the past few decades. This is not surprising, because although transgender people have existed throughout time, access to viable medical treatments to modify the human body to conform anatomy and physiology to a person’s gender identity only developed over the past century or so. Direct guidance from holy texts does not exist.
The core basis for many of the faith-based objections to transgender and nonbinary acceptance comes from deeply ingrained theologically grounded worldviews. Certain people see humanity as having been created by a divine being who specifically created humans as male and as female. This serves a reproductive purpose, and, for many, also differentiates the roles that people are expected to play in the world. To them, biological sex is divinely ordained and assigned to each person according to divine will.
It is therefore unsurprising that some people of faith will treat others according to their assigned sex at birth and will consider requiring them to acknowledge another’s gender identity to either be untruthful and/or unfaithful. They will not accept a person’s stated gender identity, and they will not accept the possibility that there are any nonbinary people.
All of these cons are perverts and the groomers they accuse us of being. :problem:
[VIDEO]Mr. Speaker: Before proceeding to argue this question upon its intrinsic merits, I wish the members of this House to understand the position that I take. I hold that I am a member of this body. Therefore, sir, I shall neither fawn nor cringe before any party, nor stoop to beg them for my rights. . . .
You may expel us, gentlemen, but I firmly believe that you will some day repent it.
The Black man cannot protect a country, if the country doesn’t protect him; and if, tomorrow, a war should arise, I would not raise a musket to defend a country where my manhood is denied.
The fashionable way in Georgia, when hard work is to be done, is for the white man to sit at his ease while the Black man does the work; but, sir, I will say this much to the colored men of Georgia, as, if I should be killed in this campaign, I may have no opportunity of telling them at any other time: Never lift a finger nor raise a hand in defense of Georgia, until Georgia acknowledges that you are men and invests you with the rights pertaining to manhood. Read in full.
On Sept. 3, 1868, Henry McNeal Turner addressed the Georgia Legislature on its decision to expel himself and the other African American representatives from the legislature.
Listen to an excerpt of the speech read by Danny Glover from Voices of a People’s History of the United States and read the full speech at BlackPast.
Some things havent changedcarmenjonze wrote: ↑Sat Sep 03, 2022 7:09 pm Sept. 3, 1868: Henry McNeal Turner Addressed the Georgia Legislature - Zinn Education Project
Nooobody gave sicker burns than Bishop Henry McNeal Turner! Haha I love him.
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The fashionable way in Georgia, when hard work is to be done, is for the white man to sit at his ease while the Black man does the work
I recall reading somewhere that the RW stopped using free speech as their weapon and shifted to freedom of religion. It would be nice to see them kicked in the ass by their own methods.ProfX wrote: ↑Thu Aug 04, 2022 8:15 am Florida clergy lawsuits say abortion ban violates religious freedom
https://news.yahoo.com/florida-clergy-l ... 59890.html
Clergy members of five religions sued the state of Florida on Monday over a new law criminalizing most abortions in the state after 15 weeks of pregnancy, saying the ban violates their religious freedom rights.
The five separate lawsuits https://tmsnrt.rs/3BBEdIr, filed in Miami-Dade County, claim the state's ban curtails the clergy members' ability to counsel congregants about abortion in accordance with their faiths, since Florida law prohibits counseling or encouraging a crime.
The plaintiffs are three rabbis, a United Church of Christ reverend, a Unitarian Universalist minister, an Episcopal Church priest and a Buddhist lama. They asked the court to declare that the state's abortion law violates Florida and U.S. constitutional protections for freedom of speech and religion.
They also claim the abortion ban violates a Florida religious freedom law that prohibits the government from “substantially burdening” the exercise of religion, unless there is a compelling state interest that cannot be met with fewer restrictions.
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody said in a statement that her office will continue to defend the statute. Marci Hamilton, a professor at the University of Pennsylvania representing the plaintiffs, said the cases are "absolutely essential" to address the tension between abortion restrictions and religious freedom.
A Florida synagogue has also filed a lawsuit challenging the abortion law. That case is pending in a different state court.
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BTW:
https://www.americamagazine.org/politic ... gbt-243108
64% of American Catholics describe themselves as pro-choice (or supporting such policies on abortion). This is HIGHER than evangelical Protestants.
Only 25% of evangelicals hold that view.
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Perfect, now if we can just get rid of Twitter completely. And We can all meet on Mastodon and later on, a place called Post.carmenjonze wrote: ↑Fri Nov 25, 2022 12:14 pm Satire post of the day:
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Benjamin Dixon
@BenjaminPDixon
It’s come to my attention that @elonmusk has declared war our faith.
We at the First Church of Antifa will not suffer any attacks on our religious liberty.
We defend our faith and our comrades with the second amendment.
Sincerely,
Pastor Dixon
Pastor of Antifa
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