Go Michael!!!
Moore blasts Bush over film-trip probe - Yahoo! News
Friday, May 11, 2007
Treasury Department goes after Michael Moore for "Sicko" Cuba travel
Restricting an American's travel to Cuba under the guise of a trade embargo is unconstitutional and a big bunch of bull-droppings. Cuban dissidents in Florida send money home with no problem. Michael, tell them to suck an egg and take it to the Supreme Court.
AlterNet: Blogs: PEEK: Treasury Department goes after Michael Moore for "Sicko" Cuba travel
AlterNet: Blogs: PEEK: Treasury Department goes after Michael Moore for "Sicko" Cuba travel
For the Pagans among us
Margot Adler
"Lessons from the Pagan and Earth Religions in a World of Religious Violence."
In contemporary Pagan and earth-based religions, the "sacred" is seen as all around us. It is not above us or out of reach; it is not something only accessed by death. It resides in the world, in the living and the doing of life, in the body, and in the earth. Contemporary Pagans believe there is an ecstatic connection among all beings that can be felt in our daily lives and accessed more deeply through joyous ritual, song, and dance. Our modern world is plagued by false dichotomies: splits of mind and body, technology and nature, men and women, dark and light, play and seriousness, joy and reverence. Yet there are at least a million contemporary Pagans worldwide who are taking a different path. Many are women who have discovered the ancient goddesses and have revived an ancient spirituality - looking back to a time, whether fact or metaphor, where women were valued as equal partners and where human beings were seen as an important part, but only a part, of the cosmic dance. There are more contemporary Pagans in the U.S. today than Quakers or U.S. based Bahais. There are as many in the U.S. as there are Unitarian Universalists. In a world increasingly defined by religious wars, the earth religions do not proselytize; they are not based on scriptures or the words of prophets but rather on seasonal ceremonies: on what people "do", not what they "believe." These traditions have gifts to give us. They allow us to change our perceptions of "reality" and give us a pathway to navigate through these dark times."
Saturday, May 12, 2007 at 7:00 p.m.
Old Town Hall, 20 Main Street, Andover, MA
"Lessons from the Pagan and Earth Religions in a World of Religious Violence."
In contemporary Pagan and earth-based religions, the "sacred" is seen as all around us. It is not above us or out of reach; it is not something only accessed by death. It resides in the world, in the living and the doing of life, in the body, and in the earth. Contemporary Pagans believe there is an ecstatic connection among all beings that can be felt in our daily lives and accessed more deeply through joyous ritual, song, and dance. Our modern world is plagued by false dichotomies: splits of mind and body, technology and nature, men and women, dark and light, play and seriousness, joy and reverence. Yet there are at least a million contemporary Pagans worldwide who are taking a different path. Many are women who have discovered the ancient goddesses and have revived an ancient spirituality - looking back to a time, whether fact or metaphor, where women were valued as equal partners and where human beings were seen as an important part, but only a part, of the cosmic dance. There are more contemporary Pagans in the U.S. today than Quakers or U.S. based Bahais. There are as many in the U.S. as there are Unitarian Universalists. In a world increasingly defined by religious wars, the earth religions do not proselytize; they are not based on scriptures or the words of prophets but rather on seasonal ceremonies: on what people "do", not what they "believe." These traditions have gifts to give us. They allow us to change our perceptions of "reality" and give us a pathway to navigate through these dark times."
Saturday, May 12, 2007 at 7:00 p.m.
Old Town Hall, 20 Main Street, Andover, MA
Wednesday, May 9, 2007
Judge Tosses Out Charges Against Posada Carriles
Interesting. This terrorist attacked Cuba and our government lets him walk.
AlterNet: Blogs: PEEK: Judge Tosses Out Charges Against Posada Carriles:
"Richard Blair: On the same day that the DOJ busted an alleged terror ring in New Jersey, a convicted terrorist walked free in Texas."
AlterNet: Blogs: PEEK: Judge Tosses Out Charges Against Posada Carriles:
"Richard Blair: On the same day that the DOJ busted an alleged terror ring in New Jersey, a convicted terrorist walked free in Texas."
Adios, World Bank
The poor won't miss you.
AlterNet: Blogs: PEEK: Adios, World Bank:
"Nadia Martinez: The World Bank continues in its downward spiraling crisis of legitimacy, at least in Latin America. "
AlterNet: Blogs: PEEK: Adios, World Bank:
"Nadia Martinez: The World Bank continues in its downward spiraling crisis of legitimacy, at least in Latin America. "
A Power Governments Cannot Suppress
I didn't know about this. I would think things would have changed by now. I hope a free will save us.
AlterNet: Rights and Liberties: A Power Governments Cannot Suppress
AlterNet: Rights and Liberties: A Power Governments Cannot Suppress
The Police "Were Relentless. They Were Merciless."
The example is coming from the top. Bush gets away with it and the rest of the country follows along.
AlterNet: Rights and Liberties: L.A. Immigration Protest: The Police "Were Relentless. They Were Merciless."
AlterNet: Rights and Liberties: L.A. Immigration Protest: The Police "Were Relentless. They Were Merciless."
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