Does God vomit at the thought of gay and lesbian people? That’s the graphic image that O’Neal Dozier, pastor of Worldwide Christian Center in Pompano Beach Florida, uses. It’s radically different from the one that many of us know of a God of inclusion and love. Not vomiting but smiling on us – all of [...]
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26 Jan 12
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Posted in Active Being, Everyday Goodness & Kindness, Fully Human, Fully Alive, Love with Abandonment, Making Sense, Finding Purpose, Oneness with Self & Creation, Polishing the World, Spirited Conversations
Tagged Arc of Inclusion, Buddhist Wisdom, Christian Wisdom, Compassionate Oneness, Inclusion of all people, Inter-Connectedness, Jewish Wisdom, LGBT, LGBT Youth, Mother Jones, O'Neal Dozier, Oneness, Pew Research, Rick Santorum's Florida Chair, Spirituality, Spirituality in America
Tagged Arc of Inclusion, Buddhist Wisdom, Christian Wisdom, Compassionate Oneness, Inclusion of all people, Inter-Connectedness, Jewish Wisdom, LGBT, LGBT Youth, Mother Jones, O'Neal Dozier, Oneness, Pew Research, Rick Santorum's Florida Chair, Spirituality, Spirituality in America
23 Dec 11
The Holiday Grinch is incensed that White House cards do not refer to Christmas. While the Grinch makes political hay the rest of us celebrate the holiday spirit that Hanukkah, the Winter Solstice and Christmas invite us into. It is a choice about whether to define life by a spirit of steadfast exclusion or discovering [...]
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Posted in Delighting in Delight, Everyday Goodness & Kindness, Fully Human, Fully Alive, Oneness with Self & Creation, Spirited Conversations
Tagged Business Insider, Chanukah, Christmas, Connection to the Universe, Delight and generosity, Delight in Life, Fox News, Hanukkah, Holiday Furor, Holiday Grinch, Holiday Spirituality, LA Times, Life-draining Energy, Life-giving Energy, Oneness of humanity, Sarah Palin and No Christmas, Solstice Celebrations, Spirituality of Christmas, White House Holiday card, Winter Solstice
Tagged Business Insider, Chanukah, Christmas, Connection to the Universe, Delight and generosity, Delight in Life, Fox News, Hanukkah, Holiday Furor, Holiday Grinch, Holiday Spirituality, LA Times, Life-draining Energy, Life-giving Energy, Oneness of humanity, Sarah Palin and No Christmas, Solstice Celebrations, Spirituality of Christmas, White House Holiday card, Winter Solstice
26 Sep 11
How dangerous is His Holiness the Dalai Lama? The South African government in denying him a visa to attend Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s 80th birthday celebrations appears to believe he is a danger to freedom loving people. His life, like that of Tutu’s, points to a very different message of the inter-connectedness of all things and [...]
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Posted in Everyday Goodness & Kindness, Making Sense, Finding Purpose, Oneness with Self & Creation, Polishing the World, Spirited Conversations
Tagged Archbishop Desmond Tutu, China and the Dalai Lama, China pressures South Africa, Compassion, Dalai Lama, Dalai Lama Visa to South Africa, Desmond M. Tutu, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Oneness of humanity, Robert V. Taylor, The Times of India, The Times of London, Tutu 80th Birthday, Ubuntu, Zapiro
Tagged Archbishop Desmond Tutu, China and the Dalai Lama, China pressures South Africa, Compassion, Dalai Lama, Dalai Lama Visa to South Africa, Desmond M. Tutu, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Oneness of humanity, Robert V. Taylor, The Times of India, The Times of London, Tutu 80th Birthday, Ubuntu, Zapiro
25 Sep 11
The Compassion Wars are here and they’re ugly. The loud cheering about health insurance and booing of gay soldiers is chilling. This is not the generous hearted spirit of America at its best. Where is the compassion that leads to hearts cracked open to discovering our common humanity and oneness with one another? Self-compassion is [...]
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Posted in Active Being, Connecting with Your Imagination, Everyday Goodness & Kindness, Making Sense, Finding Purpose, Oneness with Self & Creation, Polishing the World, Showing Up for Life, Spirited Conversations, Trusting Your Voice
Tagged Booing gay soldier, Charter for Compassion, CNN GOP Presidential Debate, Compassion, Compassionate Oneness, Don't Ask Don't Tell, FOX Presidential Debate, Google Presidential Debate, Oneness, Oneness of humanity, Ron Paul, Stephen Hill, Tea Party Presidential Debate
Tagged Booing gay soldier, Charter for Compassion, CNN GOP Presidential Debate, Compassion, Compassionate Oneness, Don't Ask Don't Tell, FOX Presidential Debate, Google Presidential Debate, Oneness, Oneness of humanity, Ron Paul, Stephen Hill, Tea Party Presidential Debate
10 Sep 11
I was unprepared for what I would see as I headed to spend a few days on the site of Ground Zero in November 2011. Visiting the site again this week I am apprehensive about its impact. I wonder if a violent rupture is making way for transformed hearts about how we engage with the [...]
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Posted in Active Being, Everyday Goodness & Kindness, Making Sense, Finding Purpose, Polishing the World, Showing Up for Life, Spirited Conversations
Tagged 9/11, 9/11 Firefighters, Anniversary of 9/11/2001, Chanukah, Ground Zero, Holy Sparks, Oneness of humanity, Robert V. Taylor, September 11 2001, St. Paul's Chapel NYC, Tikkun Olam, Transformative service, World Trade Center New York
Tagged 9/11, 9/11 Firefighters, Anniversary of 9/11/2001, Chanukah, Ground Zero, Holy Sparks, Oneness of humanity, Robert V. Taylor, September 11 2001, St. Paul's Chapel NYC, Tikkun Olam, Transformative service, World Trade Center New York
22 Aug 11
If ever we need mountains of despair to be hewn into stones of hope this is the moment. The unveiling of the Martin Luther King Jr. monument on the National Mall in Washington DC is a gift to the nation. King’s unabashed hope in our capacity to transcend differences and work for justice that celebrates [...]
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Posted in Active Being, Everyday Goodness & Kindness, Fully Human, Fully Alive, Making Sense, Finding Purpose, Oneness with Self & Creation, Polishing the World, Showing Up for Life
Tagged Desmond Tutu, I Have a Dream speech, Japanese Cherry Trees, King Memorial in Washington DC, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial, Mountains of despair, National Mall, Stones of Hope, Ubuntu, Wikipedia
Tagged Desmond Tutu, I Have a Dream speech, Japanese Cherry Trees, King Memorial in Washington DC, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial, Mountains of despair, National Mall, Stones of Hope, Ubuntu, Wikipedia
11 May 11
Uganda’s Anti-Homosexual Bill is a Christian crusade dressed up as legislation. If enacted it will represent a triumph for Christian fundamentalists and open the floodgate to further violence against LGBT people in Uganda. The theology motivating the bill’s proponents is in stark contrast to notions of love, mercy, justice and compassion. The creation of the [...]
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Posted in Active Being, Everyday Goodness & Kindness, Fully Human, Fully Alive, Oneness with Self & Creation, Polishing the World, Showing Up for Life
Tagged Avaaz, Christ and homosexuality, Christian Crusade, David Kato, Don Schmierer, Huffington Post, Human Rights, LA Times, LGBT, LGBT in Uganda, Love your neighbor, Oneness, Oneness of humanity, Rick Warren, Robert V. Taylor, Saddleback Church, Scott Lively, Uganda, Uganda's Anti-Homosexual Bill, Ugandan Parliament, Wake Up For Life!
Tagged Avaaz, Christ and homosexuality, Christian Crusade, David Kato, Don Schmierer, Huffington Post, Human Rights, LA Times, LGBT, LGBT in Uganda, Love your neighbor, Oneness, Oneness of humanity, Rick Warren, Robert V. Taylor, Saddleback Church, Scott Lively, Uganda, Uganda's Anti-Homosexual Bill, Ugandan Parliament, Wake Up For Life!
5 May 11
President Obama has missed an opportunity at Ground Zero. Beyond the pathos of his visit is an invitation beyond the cheap closure he talks about. Is it possible that Ground Zero invites transformation from fear into freedom for compassion; transformation into a new common humanity? ABC News correctly identifies the “flurry of emotions” around the [...]
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Posted in Everyday Goodness & Kindness, Fully Human, Fully Alive, Making Sense, Finding Purpose, Oneness with Self & Creation, Polishing the World, Showing Up for Life
Tagged ABC News, Bin Laden and Ground Zero, Compassion and Goodness, Freedom from Fear, Generous Hospitality, George Washington, Ground Zero May 5 2011, Hope and Compassion, Los Angeles Times, Oneness of humanity, Oneness with others, President Obama at Ground Zero, Righteous Anger, September 11 2001, St. Paul's Chapel NYC, Transformative Leadership
Tagged ABC News, Bin Laden and Ground Zero, Compassion and Goodness, Freedom from Fear, Generous Hospitality, George Washington, Ground Zero May 5 2011, Hope and Compassion, Los Angeles Times, Oneness of humanity, Oneness with others, President Obama at Ground Zero, Righteous Anger, September 11 2001, St. Paul's Chapel NYC, Transformative Leadership
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