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 [...]
Browsing the archives for the Oneness tag
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
14 Jan 12
The “politics of envy” in the United States is political fodder masking a truth that Dr. Martin Luther King pointed to almost 50 years ago. He said his entire work pointed to one goal – the creation of a “beloved community” of Americans. His prescient words invite a new conversation about who we are. The [...]
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Posted in Active Being, Fully Human, Fully Alive, Making Sense, Finding Purpose, Oneness with Self & Creation, Polishing the World, Showing Up for Life, Spirited Conversations
Tagged Beloved Community, Civil Rights, Civil Rights Movement, Econmic Inequality, Gallup Research, Great Recession, I Have a Dream, Martin Luther King, MLK Holiday, Occupy Movement, Oneness, Oneness of humanity, Pew Research, Politics of Envy, Poor People's Movement, Robert V. Taylor, Well being of all, Well-Being
Tagged Beloved Community, Civil Rights, Civil Rights Movement, Econmic Inequality, Gallup Research, Great Recession, I Have a Dream, Martin Luther King, MLK Holiday, Occupy Movement, Oneness, Oneness of humanity, Pew Research, Politics of Envy, Poor People's Movement, Robert V. Taylor, Well being of all, Well-Being
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
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!
18 Apr 11
To be free of a narrow consciousness is the invitation of Passover. I’m not Jewish but the rituals and journey of Passover restore my balance and also disrupt my spiritual positioning system. It’s about freedom from those things that constrain us being human.
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Tagged Civil Rights Movement, Exodus from Egypt, Freedom for, Freedom From, Human Trafficking, Medicare reform, Mitzrayim, Oneness, Oneness with others, Passover, Polishing the World, Progressive Spiriutality, Repairing the World, Robert V. Taylor, Spirituality for Daily Living, Spirituality in America, Tikkun Olam, Wake Up For Life!
Tagged Civil Rights Movement, Exodus from Egypt, Freedom for, Freedom From, Human Trafficking, Medicare reform, Mitzrayim, Oneness, Oneness with others, Passover, Polishing the World, Progressive Spiriutality, Repairing the World, Robert V. Taylor, Spirituality for Daily Living, Spirituality in America, Tikkun Olam, Wake Up For Life!
3 Mar 11
I know about Westboro Baptist Church. I’ve been picketed by them twice for being gay. The New York Times is correct – the Supreme Court ruling protecting their freedom of speech is a good decision. Maggie Phelps of Westboro may believe that the Court’s decision gives them an “international megaphone” for hatred. But there’s no gas in the hatred….My first reaction was to feel outrage at the ruling. Yet I would not have the court rule differently. If Westboro’s freedom of speech were curtailed so might yours or mine be. Would you or I want that possibility?
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Tagged American Legion, Billings Gazette, Compassion, Conflict and Peace, Desmond Tutu, Fred Phelps, Free Speech, God hates fags?, Inclusion of all people, LGBT, Maggie Phelps, Matthew Shepard, Oneness, Oneness of humanity, Supreme Court, The New York Times, USA Today, Voice of hope, Washington Post, Westboro Baptist Church
Tagged American Legion, Billings Gazette, Compassion, Conflict and Peace, Desmond Tutu, Fred Phelps, Free Speech, God hates fags?, Inclusion of all people, LGBT, Maggie Phelps, Matthew Shepard, Oneness, Oneness of humanity, Supreme Court, The New York Times, USA Today, Voice of hope, Washington Post, Westboro Baptist Church
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