The jig is up

Today, I spent an hour in the rain outside the Lambros courthouse downtown, participating in a National Day of Protest against California’s Proposition 8 (aka Prop H8), which took away the right of gay couples to marry. I stood among a mixed group, gay, straight, lebsian, bi-sexual, and thought about how easy it was for [...]

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Local Groups Support “Coming Out As an Ally”

A coalition of local groups encourages “Coming Out as an Ally” during National Coming Out Week, October 5 through 12. Offered throughout the week are events designed to dispel myths about gay, lesbian, bi-sexual and transgender people, and to raise awareness about GLBT rights, culminating in a candlelight vigil to observe the tenth anniversary of [...]

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It IS about race

Once again, the Vindy.com threads are heating up. This time it’s in response to Reps Letson and Hagan who are quoted as saying that there are 1000 reasons to vote for Barack Obama and only one reason not to…race. Of course, many Valley Republican and undecided voters spoke out against what they perceived as accusations of racism [...]

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Save me from this wind!

I’m sitting in my second floor bedroom, listening to acorns bounce off the aluminum siding, and hoping that one of my neighbor’s ill-maintained and dying trees doesn’t come crashing through my roof with the next 65 mph wind gust!
Speaking of wind, the Vindy.com threads are heating up with Palin, Palin, Palin, vs. Obama. What, exactly, happened [...]

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Inherent Worth and Dignity

The first principle of the Unitarian Universalist Church is that we believe in the inherent worth and dignity of all people. To me, this principle comes naturally. Of course all people are worthy and dignified…this is a given.
Right now, at this moment, I’m having a hard time celebrating the inherent worth and dignity of a [...]

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