At the recent Network of Spiritual Progressives conference, I gave the opening remarks for Thursday's activities. I was asked by number of participants if those comments could be reflected in print. Below are my remarks:We ask blessings on this gathering. We pray for the spirit of love to be in the midst. For it is that spirit that binds us to the eternal prison of hope.We find when in the course of the human adventure, in moments of crisis, it becomes necessary for a people to dissolve the … [Read more...]
Spiritual Progressives: Listen To Numerous Sides
BERKELEY, Calif. - The Network of Spiritual Progressives, founded by Tikkun magazine, assembled 1,200 left-leaning spiritual activists from across the country in July for its inaugural conference.The conference cited three goals:- To challenge the misuse of God by the right to justify militarism, dismantling of social justice and ecological programs, and assaults on the rights of women and gays and lesbians.- To challenge anti-spiritual biases within parts of the left.- To support a new bottom … [Read more...]
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