In These Times

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• • 11 Nov 05
  • 3:56 pm

  I'm an ordained minister, so I have my own opinion, my own interpretation, and the responsibility to think about what I say to those who look to me for guidance. It doesn't make me right or wrong, only influential to some. And I therefore have the responsibility to wield that influence to do the greatest good, or else all that I represent is hypocrisy, without credibility. What is the bottom line objective? To have healthy children and adults, physically and spiritually. Do I accomplish that by selfishly relying on a monilithic approach of "abstain or go to hell", with an STD …

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• • 11 Nov 05
  • 9:15 pm

  Great dialogue, it's a passionate subject so I think it's that passion (no pun intended) that we see in this interchange, not malicious judgmentalism. And thanks for the kind feedback, it's a well valued affirmation. (Perhaps that's where I often tend to depart from some of my colleagues; I think it's not about being right, but being true. How can there be absolutism when it's all been translated?) Interesting point from David: "The step after that is loving one another. Or maybe loving has to come first ?" I believe we all progress in our emotional and spiritual maturity, and love …

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• • 12 Nov 05
  • 5:52 pm

  I fear I've helped lead this into a discussion of spirituality, when the real topic is, I believe, the appropriateness of the current administration has funded programs around sex-education and other programs. (Not that the former is any more enrinching, but the current topic sorely needs some discussion right now). I think there is a consensus that the government, when it provides funding or services, should be doing so with the greatest good in mind, or minimally considering the least harm. And while statistics can be thrown around to support various positions, the bare facts are that teenage pregnancy is up, …

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