Death Is a Part of Living
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Wednesday, September 23, 2015
Today's Daily Dharma: Death Is a Part of Living
Via Huffington: Marriage Equality Opponents Need to Admit Actual Reason for Their Loss
It is well beyond time that the lgbt community recognize and call out
this ridiculous Kim Davis drama for what it is - merely a sideshow to
cover up the fact that the overall case against marriage equality was
nothing more than a pitiful delusion. It was a sad pursuit run by people
who had more money and influence than common sense; more gall than
love; and more ways to get their message out, but absolutely no way to
make it more palpable or more flavorable than the bland, watery
indigestible stew of discrimination that it was.
In the early days of the fight, marriage equality opponents were on an incredible streak via their ability to get state after state to pass anti-marriage equality laws. They, led mostly by the National Organization for Marriage, were riding high in their glory. It didn't matter that their talking points about "marriage uniting the two halves of humanity" was basic balderdash repeated by one spokesperson (NOM president Brian Brown) who spoke out of the side of his mouth in a monotone worthy of a character from an Ed Wood movie. It didn't matter that their other spokesperson (Maggie Gallagher) practically oozed false sincerity and brazenly lied about her anti-gay animus even when confronted with evidence of it.
And it certainly didn't matter that while they whined about falsely being labeled as bigots, they simultaneously ran ads and commercials implying that gays were attempting to corrupt children, even while entities such as Politifact and one of their own supporters called them out on it.
All that mattered were the wins because, as Gallagher once put it, "winning is fun."
But they were so blinded by their wins, they got just a little too overconfident and weren't prepared when the argument shifted away from public votes and into the courtrooms.
I consistently remain amazed about how they were mortified when the courts stepped in. After all, it was the next step. Isn't that how it's done in this country? Laws are passed and if some feel that the laws are unjust, they challenge them in our courts.
It was when gays challenged marriage equality laws via the courts that the masks of false superiority came off and we began to see the true faces of marriage equality foes. They made so many crucial errors and missteps Allow me to address these errors and missteps (and in doing so, I want to speak directly to Brown, Gallagher, other leaders of the anti-marriage equality camp, and possibly anyone else still upset at our victory):
Make the jump here to read the full article
In the early days of the fight, marriage equality opponents were on an incredible streak via their ability to get state after state to pass anti-marriage equality laws. They, led mostly by the National Organization for Marriage, were riding high in their glory. It didn't matter that their talking points about "marriage uniting the two halves of humanity" was basic balderdash repeated by one spokesperson (NOM president Brian Brown) who spoke out of the side of his mouth in a monotone worthy of a character from an Ed Wood movie. It didn't matter that their other spokesperson (Maggie Gallagher) practically oozed false sincerity and brazenly lied about her anti-gay animus even when confronted with evidence of it.
And it certainly didn't matter that while they whined about falsely being labeled as bigots, they simultaneously ran ads and commercials implying that gays were attempting to corrupt children, even while entities such as Politifact and one of their own supporters called them out on it.
All that mattered were the wins because, as Gallagher once put it, "winning is fun."
But they were so blinded by their wins, they got just a little too overconfident and weren't prepared when the argument shifted away from public votes and into the courtrooms.
I consistently remain amazed about how they were mortified when the courts stepped in. After all, it was the next step. Isn't that how it's done in this country? Laws are passed and if some feel that the laws are unjust, they challenge them in our courts.
It was when gays challenged marriage equality laws via the courts that the masks of false superiority came off and we began to see the true faces of marriage equality foes. They made so many crucial errors and missteps Allow me to address these errors and missteps (and in doing so, I want to speak directly to Brown, Gallagher, other leaders of the anti-marriage equality camp, and possibly anyone else still upset at our victory):
Make the jump here to read the full article
Tuesday, September 22, 2015
Via Sri Prem Baba: Flor do Dia- Flor del Día - Flower of the Day 22/09/201
Project Everyone - Metas Globais
14.CONSERVAÇÃO DA VIDA MARINHA
“Sabemos que cada forma de vida tem sua função no ecossistema. Tudo que existe se relaciona de forma interdependente, inclusive o que está dentro de nós. O externo é um reflexo do interno. Portanto, a conservação da vida marinha é essencial para preservar o equilíbrio do ciclo maior da vida.”
14.CONSERVAÇÃO DA VIDA MARINHA
“Sabemos que cada forma de vida tem sua função no ecossistema. Tudo que existe se relaciona de forma interdependente, inclusive o que está dentro de nós. O externo é um reflexo do interno. Portanto, a conservação da vida marinha é essencial para preservar o equilíbrio do ciclo maior da vida.”
Project Everyone - Metas Globais
14. FLORA Y FAUNA ACUÁTICAS
“Sabemos que cada forma de vida tiene su función en el ecosistema. Todo lo que existe se relaciona de forma interdependiente, incluso lo que está dentro de nosotros. Lo externo es un reflejo de lo interno. Por lo tanto, la conservación de la vida marina es esencial para preservar el equilibrio del mayor ciclo de la vida.”
Project Everyone - Global Goals
14.LIFE BELOW WATER
"We know that every life form has its role in the ecosystem. Everything that exists is interdependent, including in our inner world. The external is but a reflection of the internal. The conservation of marine life is essential to preserving balance in the larger cycle of life."
14. FLORA Y FAUNA ACUÁTICAS
“Sabemos que cada forma de vida tiene su función en el ecosistema. Todo lo que existe se relaciona de forma interdependiente, incluso lo que está dentro de nosotros. Lo externo es un reflejo de lo interno. Por lo tanto, la conservación de la vida marina es esencial para preservar el equilibrio del mayor ciclo de la vida.”
Project Everyone - Global Goals
14.LIFE BELOW WATER
"We know that every life form has its role in the ecosystem. Everything that exists is interdependent, including in our inner world. The external is but a reflection of the internal. The conservation of marine life is essential to preserving balance in the larger cycle of life."
Today's Daily Dharma: With Your Own Eyes
With Your Own Eyes
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Monday, September 21, 2015
Via PinkNews: Prince William condemns homophobia in surprising Royal first
Current Affairs
Prince William condemns homophobia in surprising Royal first
The future King visited Hammersmith Academy today, to take part in a session with pupils to provide practical tips to prevent anti-LGBT bullying, and cyber bullying.
Make the jump here to red the full story
Via Sri Prem Baba: Flor do Dia- Flor del Día - Flower of the Day 21/09/201
Project Everyone - Metas Globais
13.AÇÃO PELO CLIMA
"Um dos maiores desafios para a o homem moderno é minimizar o impacto causado pelas mudanças climáticas, cujo sintoma principal é o desequilíbrio do sistema hídrico. As águas estão tentando nos ensinar alguma coisa. Precisamos ouvir e compreender sua mensagem, caso contrário, essa será a maior crise da história humana.”
13.AÇÃO PELO CLIMA
"Um dos maiores desafios para a o homem moderno é minimizar o impacto causado pelas mudanças climáticas, cujo sintoma principal é o desequilíbrio do sistema hídrico. As águas estão tentando nos ensinar alguma coisa. Precisamos ouvir e compreender sua mensagem, caso contrário, essa será a maior crise da história humana.”
Project Everyone - Metas Globais
13. LUCHA CONTRA EL CAMBIO CLIMÁTICO
“Uno de los mayores desafíos para el hombre moderno es minimizar el impacto causado por los cambios climáticos, cuyo síntoma principal es el desequilibrio del sistema hídrico. Las aguas están intentando enseñarnos algo. Necesitamos escuchar y comprender su mensaje, de lo contrario esta será la mayor crisis de la historia humana.”
Project Everyone - Global Goals
13.CLIMATE ACTION
"One of the biggest challenges for modern civilization is how to minimize our impact on climate change, whose main symptom is an imbalance in the water cycle. The waters are trying to teach us something. We need to listen and understand the message, otherwise, this will be the greatest crisis in human history."
13. LUCHA CONTRA EL CAMBIO CLIMÁTICO
“Uno de los mayores desafíos para el hombre moderno es minimizar el impacto causado por los cambios climáticos, cuyo síntoma principal es el desequilibrio del sistema hídrico. Las aguas están intentando enseñarnos algo. Necesitamos escuchar y comprender su mensaje, de lo contrario esta será la mayor crisis de la historia humana.”
Project Everyone - Global Goals
13.CLIMATE ACTION
"One of the biggest challenges for modern civilization is how to minimize our impact on climate change, whose main symptom is an imbalance in the water cycle. The waters are trying to teach us something. We need to listen and understand the message, otherwise, this will be the greatest crisis in human history."
Today's Daily Dharma: Always Interdependent with Nature
Always Interdependent with Nature
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Sunday, September 20, 2015
Via WGB: Vatican Reportedly Irked by LGBT Guest List at Pope’s White House Ceremony
"Several guests invited to the White House for the welcoming ceremony
for Pope Francis are reportedly troubling the Vatican including openly
gay Episcopal Bishop Gene Robinson, Mateo Williamson, is a former
co-leader of Dignity USA Transgender Caucus, and Sister Simone Campbell,
the pro-choice nun who is executive director of NETWORK, a 44-year-old
national social justice lobbying group. Williamson is the guest of
Vivian Taylor, a trans woman who formerly served as executive director
of Integrity USA, an Episcopal LBGT advocacy group.The WSJ reports:
According to a senior Vatican official, the Holy See worries that any photos of the pope with these guests at the White House welcoming ceremony next Wednesday could be interpreted as an endorsement of their activities.
The tension exemplifies concerns among conservative Catholics, including many bishops, that the White House will use the pope’s visit to play down its differences with church leaders on such contentious issues as same-sex marriage and the contraception mandate in the health care law." Full story here via Towleroad!
WGB :: Yet another reason (reason #3,871) why I love the Obama Whitehouse!
Via Sri Prem BabaFlor do Dia- Flor del Día - Flower of the Day 20/09/201
Project Everyone - Metas Globais
12.CONSUMO RESPONSÁVEL
“Para que possamos salvar o planeta, o consumo compulsivo precisa dar lugar ao consumo responsável. E isso só é possível se o ser humano se libertar da carência afetiva que cria a necessidade de agregar valor à falsa ideia de eu. A carência é a maior doença do ser humano. Ela nos faz acreditar que, através do acúmulo de bens materiais, seremos felizes.”
12.CONSUMO RESPONSÁVEL
“Para que possamos salvar o planeta, o consumo compulsivo precisa dar lugar ao consumo responsável. E isso só é possível se o ser humano se libertar da carência afetiva que cria a necessidade de agregar valor à falsa ideia de eu. A carência é a maior doença do ser humano. Ela nos faz acreditar que, através do acúmulo de bens materiais, seremos felizes.”
Project Everyone - Metas Globais
12. CONSUMO RESPONSABLE
“Para que podamos salvar el planeta, el consumo compulsivo necesita dar lugar al consumo responsable. Y esto solo es posible si el ser humano se libera de la carencia afectiva que crea la necesidad de agregar valor a la falsa idea de yo. La carencia es la mayor enfermedad del ser humano. Nos hace creer que, a través de la acumulación de bienes materiales, seremos felices.”
Project Everyone - Global Goals
12.RESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTION & PRODUCTION
“In order to save the planet, compulsive consumption must give way to responsible consumption. This will only be possible if human beings can become free of the emotional neediness that makes us strive to add value to the false idea of self. Neediness is the greatest disease of mankind, and makes us believe that we can only be happy by accumulating material goods."
12. CONSUMO RESPONSABLE
“Para que podamos salvar el planeta, el consumo compulsivo necesita dar lugar al consumo responsable. Y esto solo es posible si el ser humano se libera de la carencia afectiva que crea la necesidad de agregar valor a la falsa idea de yo. La carencia es la mayor enfermedad del ser humano. Nos hace creer que, a través de la acumulación de bienes materiales, seremos felices.”
Project Everyone - Global Goals
12.RESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTION & PRODUCTION
“In order to save the planet, compulsive consumption must give way to responsible consumption. This will only be possible if human beings can become free of the emotional neediness that makes us strive to add value to the false idea of self. Neediness is the greatest disease of mankind, and makes us believe that we can only be happy by accumulating material goods."
Today's Daily Dharma: Awakening from Without.
Awakening from Without
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Saturday, September 19, 2015
Via Sri Prem Baba: Flor do Dia- Flor del Día - Flower of the Day 19/09/201
Project Everyone - Metas Globais
11.CIDADES E COMUNIDADES SUSTENTÁVEIS
"A vida nas grandes cidades se tornou insustentável. A poluição, a violência, o excesso de pessoas por metro quadrado, a desconexão com a natureza... Tudo isso tem gerado uma tremenda perturbação em nossos corpos e mentes. Por isso, a vida em ecovilas têm apontado boas soluções. Mas, o ponto de equilíbrio só virá quando pudermos unir matéria e espírito, e quando tivermos coragem de olhar com seriedade para o tema do controle da natalidade".
11.CIDADES E COMUNIDADES SUSTENTÁVEIS
"A vida nas grandes cidades se tornou insustentável. A poluição, a violência, o excesso de pessoas por metro quadrado, a desconexão com a natureza... Tudo isso tem gerado uma tremenda perturbação em nossos corpos e mentes. Por isso, a vida em ecovilas têm apontado boas soluções. Mas, o ponto de equilíbrio só virá quando pudermos unir matéria e espírito, e quando tivermos coragem de olhar com seriedade para o tema do controle da natalidade".
Project Everyone - Metas Globais
11. CIUDADES Y COMUNIDADES SOSTENIBLES
“La vida en las grandes ciudades se volvió insustentable. La polución, la violencia, el exceso de personas por metro cuadrado, la desconexión con la naturaleza…Todo esto ha generado una tremenda perturbación en nuestros cuerpos y mentes. Por eso, la vida en eco-villas viene registrando buenas soluciones. Pero el punto de equilibrio solo vendrá cuando podamos unir materia y espíritu, y cuando tengamos coraje para ver con seriedad el tema del control en la natalidad.”
Project Everyone - Global Goals
11. SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND COMMUNITIES
"Life in big cities has become unsustainable. The pollution, violence, overcrowding, and disconnection with nature have generated tremendous agitation in our bodies and minds. Life in ecovillages shows us good solutions, but the turning point will only come about when we can unite matter and spirit. With such a huge global population, it is also essential that we have the courage to look seriously at the issue of birth control."
11. CIUDADES Y COMUNIDADES SOSTENIBLES
“La vida en las grandes ciudades se volvió insustentable. La polución, la violencia, el exceso de personas por metro cuadrado, la desconexión con la naturaleza…Todo esto ha generado una tremenda perturbación en nuestros cuerpos y mentes. Por eso, la vida en eco-villas viene registrando buenas soluciones. Pero el punto de equilibrio solo vendrá cuando podamos unir materia y espíritu, y cuando tengamos coraje para ver con seriedad el tema del control en la natalidad.”
Project Everyone - Global Goals
11. SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND COMMUNITIES
"Life in big cities has become unsustainable. The pollution, violence, overcrowding, and disconnection with nature have generated tremendous agitation in our bodies and minds. Life in ecovillages shows us good solutions, but the turning point will only come about when we can unite matter and spirit. With such a huge global population, it is also essential that we have the courage to look seriously at the issue of birth control."
Today's Daily Dharma: See Yourself Clearly
See Yourself Clearly
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Friday, September 18, 2015
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