Gadeir Abbas said in a news release. “If the Rutherford County Planning Commission does not immediately issue new permits for the mosque, we urge the Department of Justice to intervene in this case to support the religious rights of Tennessee Muslims.†via Ruling leaves Islamic Center of Murfreesboro in limbo | The Daily News Journal | dnj.com. That’s the ticket. Action Continue Reading
But just what are “associated forces”? That question appeared to stump Obama administration lawyers when pressed by Judge Katherine Forrest during a recent hearing.”I dont have specifics,” an attorney told her. via 7 Ways To Get Yourself Detained Indefinitely. Are you kidding me? “Don’t have specifics”? Then you don’t have a case (if this is to attain the stature of a Continue Reading
I am so pleased to see a theologian of “Radical Orthodoxy” ilk (many of whom may sound very standoffish toward much of U.S. politics) articulate what I feel has been much of the theme I have sounded since opening Occupy Theology in November. They are a new kind of political phenomenon because it is not possible to say that they are emerging from Continue Reading
Here’s a post by Bill Meffords of the @UMC ‘s Global Board of Church and Society @GBCS about his noticing the LACK of discussion in church circles of “economic justice”, but even here, no mention of #OWS. http://main.umc-gbcs.org/blog/the-reluctance-to-discuss-economic-justice
Belonging, Behaving, Believing Awesome. Great post on the key role of belonging. The FORMATIVE role that keeps us grounded, energized, and comissioned to be attuned to the opportunities to participate in God’s activity. http://lambswar.blogspot.com/2012/05/belonging-behaving-believing.html I think this is key to how the Occupy movement has become the force that it has. The relationships forged in face to face meetings. If you Continue Reading
post by Tom Beaudoin On Mayday, I was in the parks and streets of Manhattan for #M1GS, the May 1st General Strike, a daylong gathering called by a coalition of dozens of labor organizations. Like many, I was there under many motivations: as a participant in Occupy Wall Street and Occupy Faith NYC, as a member of the labor union and advocacy Continue Reading
from a post by Kathryn Anderson: I wondered how a theology of Occupy Wall Street could clarify our purpose and ideology, while inviting Catholics and other people of faith to engage with the movement with confidence and conviction. This post offers the beginnings of a theology for the Occupy Movement. It aims to identify the theology expressed by the movement Continue Reading
A collection/aggregation of Occupy Wall Street articles that reflect upon Occupy Wall Street http://theologysalon.org/category/occupy-wall-street/
Fr. Thomas Massaro SJ, Professor of Moral Theology at the Boston College School of Theology and Ministry: As diffuse and disputed as its agenda may be, the Occupy movement has called unprecedented attention to the great imbalances in power and material outcome experienced by Americans today. One could quibble with the movement’s tactics and demands or even with its math (that Continue Reading
I found this video on Howard Rheingold’s Google Plus page, and found this particular quote interesting: His daughter asks for a first question: “Is Google making us stupid?” He says its a good question for conversation, and he says: “If you believe that our use of Social Media is making us shallow, then why not teach more people how to Continue Reading
http://www.youtube.com/watch?t=8m06s&v=9lCidkSR6D8&feature=relmfu go to 32:55 for the specific reflections on Occupy
Discovered a fellow Nashvillian through a tweet link from @zoecarnate (Mike Morrell) re: a book by Jim Palmer: Being Jesus in Nashville. Also, Jim has a Facebook page called “Occupy Religion”. I think I need to contact this guy and get an interview. http://www.divinenobodies.com/blog/2011/10/beyond-the-rules-of-religion-occupy-religion/
As I read this story by Bishop Packard, these words stood out as if to signal a common rally point for church folks who long to see the church active and enagaged again the deep sadness of our Church missing something special in history http://occupiedbishop.blogspot.com/2012/05/arrestedagain.html
Indeed: When we look for this, we find the church weak, either nurturing personal spirituality without a prophetic critique (conservative), or focused on prophetic action without nurturing our spirits (liberal). The church is Solomon’s baby, split in two. http://justiceunbound.org/carousel/letter-to-a-seminarian-from-a-christian-occupier/ In the words of my mentor-Church community, The Church of the Saviour (now a “tradition unto itself, having spawned numerous , Continue Reading
A letter to new pastors from my friend Jeremy John The secular society’s totalizing value framework is money, while at the same time it claims that no totalizing narrative exists, that all values are relative. http://justiceunbound.org/carousel/letter-to-a-seminarian-from-a-christian-occupier/