I missed church today after planning to go for the first time in a while. I wish I’d gone. I would have heard these words from the Lectionary for today: Matthew 5:1-12 5When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up the mountain; and after he sat down, his disciples came to him. 2Then he began [...]
Archive for January, 2011
Rejoice and Be Glad
Posted: January 31, 2011 in UncategorizedTags: Beatitudes, Christianity, Jesus, Nicene Creed, Sermon on the Mount
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Blood Libel and the Sacrificial Crisis
Posted: January 12, 2011 in UncategorizedTags: blood libel, Christianity, Giffords, Rene Girard, right wing, sacrificial crisis, Sarah Palin, Tuscon shooting, violence
I’m really trying not to flip out every time the right wing says something this week, but Sarah Palin is not making it easy for me. Her latest statement on the Giffords incident is, in a word, vile. Not only does Palin miss the chance to show any contrition for drawing up maps with crosshairs [...]
Brittle
Posted: January 9, 2011 in UncategorizedTags: Arizona, Gabrielle Giffords, guns, Jesse Kelly, Sarah Palin, terrorism, violence
U.S. Rep. Gabby Giffords (D-Ariz.) was shot today at a public event outside a grocery store in her home district. Many other people were hurt or killed, including a 9-year-old child. Giffords has been the target of repeated nudge-nudge-wink-wink incitements by the right wing over the past several months, including being put on a “hit [...]
