Tag: Democracy
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A Good Day For Democracy, Dangerous for Mad Hatter & His Boss
[ad_1] Yesterday marked a constructive second for rescuing American democracy from the cynicism and greed of the richest man on the planet and the wannabe-dictator who employed him to exchange American democracy with a authorities of billionaires, by billionaires and for billionaires. MSNBC‘s Lawrence O’Donnell and Rachel Maddow talk about the Wisconsin Supreme Courtroom election,…
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Week of three/17-22/2025: Celtic Knowledge, “I Am” Poems, & Democracy at Threat
[ad_1] March 17, 2025: St. Patrick’s Day 2025: Items From the Celtic CustomOn this time of darkness, Celtic spirituality could be a balm to the soul. Matthew explores two nice books by Scottish theologian John Philip Newell: Sacred Earth, Sacred Soul and The Nice Search. Celtic spirituality doesn’t start with authentic sin or put down girls or denigrate…
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Aquinas on Oligarchy, Democracy & American Politics At the moment
[ad_1] In gentle of the Friday ambush staged by the present occupant of the White Home and his henchman in opposition to Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy within the Oval Workplace, I invite you to meditate on Aquinas’ knowledge set forth up entrance on web page ix of my latest guide on Christ and antichrist. It strikes…
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Good Folks, Dangerous Folks, Democracy & Religious Warriorhood
[ad_1] One individual whom I spoke with lately informed me that the underside line to his disappointment on this election was the next: That he discovered that almost all of People are usually not good folks. And this has completely altered his view of America and dwelling in America. From validation to terror: “Donald Trump gained…
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Donald Reeves, Peace-Constructing, Bach’s Music & Repairing Democracy
[ad_1] In yesterday’s DM, I paid homage to my good friend Donald Reeves who was a no-nonsense critic of injustice and of non secular tiredness. Within the earlier two DMs, we meditated on Otto Rank’s treatment for ailing democracy, paying extra consideration to what he known as the “irrational” dimension to life and creation and human…
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Love, Mysticism, Anger: Therapeutic of Democracy by way of the Irrational?
[ad_1] Yesterday we thought of Otto Rank’s medication for an ailing democracy. Rank was residing at a time like ours, the rise of fascism and the damaging irrationality of tradition and politics within the late 1930’s. Simply earlier than WWII broke out. “What A Surge In Far-Proper Politics May Imply For Europe.” Insider Information He was alert…
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Otto Rank on Curing a Weakening Democracy
[ad_1] There shall be post-mortems rising on the current election absolutely. However one concern is that this: 87 million People eligible to vote selected to not—the best variety of non-voters in American historical past. Nicole Mathew, affiliate professor at Oakland College, joined CBS Detroit to interrupt down the 2024 election outcomes. Hundreds of thousands extra People…
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Week of 10/27-11/2/2024: Heroes & Fascism vs. Democracy
[ad_1] October 28, 2024: Praying the Information: Navalny, Stang, Gutierrez, Trumpian FascismMatthew has an exquisite suggestion. As a substitute of merely watching the information, we should always “pray the information.” There was a lot to wish about this previous week. 1) A number of key members of Trump’s employees within the White Home denounced him…
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Equality and Love: Eckhart on Jesus and Democracy, continued
[ad_1] We proceed our meditation on Jesus and democracy from yesterday’s DM. If we’re so noble as Eckhart speaks of, then an equality must reign between us all. “All Persons are Created Equal.” izzitEDU We should always all be handled as equals in our fundamental rights and wishes and deal with others as equals. That may be…
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Did Jesus Preach Democracy? – Day by day Meditations with Matthew Fox
[ad_1] In my current e book on Trump & The MAGA Motion as Anti-Christ: A Handbook for the 2024 Election, I current a chapter entitled: “Jesus and Democracy.” Classes of affection and justice: Carl Bloch, “The Sermon on the Mount,” 1877. Wikimedia Commons. Does Jesus train about democracy? And does Christ signify democracy indirectly? Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274)…