Sir, the worst way of being intimate, is by scribbling. –Dr. Johnson
Posted in Fun, Observations, religion on Jul 2nd, 2008
Last Saturday night we caught the final performance of Godspell at the Open Space Cafe Theater in Greensboro. A good friend had recommended this particular production to us with glowing terms; she found the musical very entertaining even though she admitted that she was a bit weak on the finer points of the New Testament [...]
Posted in Observations, genealogy, religion on May 7th, 2008
In Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody Freddie Mercury muses:
Is this the real life-
Is this just fantasy-
This morning I stumbled on this headline on the Catholic News Service:
Vatican letter directs bishops to keep parish records from Mormons
Since I’ve been involved in earnest with family genealogy over the last half year or so I’ve relied, in part, on the [...]
Posted in Memorial, Observations, Politics, religion on Apr 5th, 2008
There were many events yesterday to commemorate the life of Martin Luther King, Jr. I attended one of those gatherings, which focused on King’s broader political advocacy highlighted by his 1967 anti-war speech, “Beyond Vietnam - A Time To Break The Silence”. Readings from Charles Marsh’s new book, Wayward Christian Soldiers, were juxtaposed [...]
Posted in Observations, religion on Mar 24th, 2008
An Easter Sunday service in a Quaker Meeting differs in many respects from other Christian denominations. Some critics would question, first of all, the claim that the Society of Friends is indeed Christian. And there may be certain practices that validate that claim, although they are, as with most matters which involve professions [...]
Posted in Observations, religion on Feb 21st, 2008
And the following from BBC News.
Two Saudi scholars say there is nothing in Islamic law to justify the outright ban on women driving in the kingdom
It strains credulity that this is really a topic of debate in 2008; however, I must admit I have no data on the number of women cab drivers in NYC! [...]
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Sir, the worst way of being intimate, is by scribbling. –Dr. Johnson
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