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well, there's nothing wrong with aspects of how the church is meant to be spilling over into the state.... such has been its saving grace in the past, tho it always seems to be in need of additional infusions... dlw
June 2
I posted this blog because I really do think we need to be talking about these issues as people of the Kingdom! The Kingdom is about inclusion and affirming the humanity of ALL people...part of that is seeing how our human kingdoms can be more ali...
June 1
yes! Absolutely.
June 1
couldn't one say that a wise man and a wise woman would not always reach the same decision, because reality is kaleidoscopic enough that we tend to focus on different aspects and base our choices therein? In which case, it'd be best to have both w...
June 1
A connecting point for folks in the Twin Cities and greater Minnesota.
May 30
You might be interested in The People's Bible, a NRSV translation of the Bible with essays and brief commentaries from multicultural voices. It's the first Bible of its kind. My professor, Dr. Curtiss DeYoung is one of the editors. It focuses on A...
May 30
Naomi added a blog post
Judge Sonia Sotomayor is Obama's nominee to fill the the Supreme Court Justice vacancy. Sotomayor is a woman. And she's Hispanic. Two characteristics that have not gone unnoticed. In 2001 Sotomayor disagreed with the notion that a wise old man an...
May 30

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What Sotomayor teaches us about racism

Judge Sonia Sotomayor is Obama's nominee to fill the the Supreme Court Justice vacancy. Sotomayor is a woman. And she's Hispanic. Two characteristics that have not gone unnoticed.

In 2001 Sotomayor disagreed with the notion that a wise old man and a wise old woman would reach the same conclusion. “I would hope that a wise Latina woman with the richness of her experiences would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a white male who hasn't lived that life.”

This statement made in 20… Continue

Posted on May 30, 2009 at 12:31pm — 4 Comments

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