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JD Vance stood on a stage in Kansas and called a 47-year-old volunteer charity of queer and trans nuns a "devil-worshipping" "anti-Christian hate group."

On September 14, at a rally staged by the pro-Trump group MAGA Inc. at Webco Manufacturing in Olathe, Kansas, Vance told the crowd that Democratic Senate candidate Adam Hamilton "proudly supported a drag group called Our Ladies of Perpetual Indulgence."

No organization by that name exists.

He meant the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, founded in San Francisco in 1979, whose members were among the first people handing out safer-sex and HIV information during the AIDS crisis.

Vance also said the group had been "saying special blessings before L.A. Dodgers games." That never happened. The Dodgers gave the Los Angeles order its Community Hero Award before Pride Night on June 16, 2023, for charity work.

Sister Roma, of the group's San Francisco order, answered him directly. "I do not recognize or accept his inflammatory misrepresentation of who we are and what we do," she said. "We do not mock nuns, we are nuns." She described Sisters serving meals to hungry people and sitting with the unhoused and the ostracized.

The reason Vance went after Adam Hamilton at all: Hamilton's church, Resurrection, was one of dozens of sponsors of Kansas City PrideFest.

Vance told the room Hamilton is "a guy who would insult your faith and spit on your religion to accrue donations to himself."

Hamilton is the founding pastor of the largest United Methodist church in the country.

His bishop, David Wilson of the Great Plains Conference, called the attack "inaccurate and unwarranted" and listed what the congregation has actually done: more than 10 million pounds of food given to people in need, 800,000 backpacks of food so kids don't go hungry on weekends, more than 65,000 pints of blood donated, and more than $26 million handed to outside groups serving children and families.

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Dear Friend,  Even though metta is one of the most widely practiced and researched meditation techniques in the world, I've noticed there is sometimes a tension between how people think metta works and how it actually works.  Many people think metta only works if you're awash in warm, gooey feelings every time you sit.  But that's not the case. Warm, gooey feelings can (and do) happen, of course. But these are more a byproduct of the practice, rather than the practice of metta itself.  So what is the practice of metta? Metta, at its core, is a wish for goodwill to arise. In other words, you could say that metta is Buddhist prayer.  So just by wishing for goodwill to arise, we are already doing the practice. Even if your experience of doing metta is one of anger and frustration—that is ok. If you come back to the phrase with sincerity, you are doing metta.  And in some ways, it's when we find ourselves in these negative states where we begin to see the fruits of our metta practice actually shine.  It's easy to meet those we love and care for with metta. But it is much harder to meet our own shame and insecurities with that same sense of friendliness and goodwill.  This is actually one reason that social metta is a great way for people to get into the practice.  With social metta, we're able to co-regulate with others. So even if we're feeling down and having trouble practicing with sincerity, we can use the sincerity of others to fuel our practice.  I can't promise social metta (or any Multiplayer Meditation) will work for everyone. But because metta is inherently pro-social, I believe it is one of the best Multiplayer Meditations for people to start with. I bring this up because today, Friday, September 18th at 1 PM ET, I'll be hosting the first session of a 10-week Social Metta training. This training is available to all Hardcore members of the Pragmatic Dharma App.  If you're interested in learning and practicing social metta in a live group format, you are invited to attend. No metta experience is required.  A Hardcore membership is $20 per month and comes with a 7-day test drive, so you can attend the first session free to see if it's right for you.  If you're not interested in a Hardcore membership, you are still invited to sign up for a free account and get access to a library of recordings and live Multiplayer Meditations—including a Social Metta Multiplayer Meditation I am hosting on Monday, September 21st. If that sounds good, you can get all the details and sign up for the app below: https://www.pragmaticdharma.app practice well, Vince Fakhoury Horn

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Location: Sukhothai, Thailand, in the central part of the old walled city.

History: Built in the 13th century, it was the spiritual center and largest temple of the ancient Sukhothai Kingdom.

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Designation: Recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its profound historical and cultural value.

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A quieter life begins when we choose truth over familiar chaos. Let one unnecessary argument remain unanswered. Letting go means loosening your grip, not pretending something never mattered. Carry this practice into one real choice today instead of leaving it as an idea. Which simple practice brings you back to the present?

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Introducing The Show Ira Glass Calls The “Best New Show” In Years: Reaching Out “The rarest thing in podcasting is for someone to invent something completely new, but that’s what Sayre Quevedo’s done with his new series Reaching Out. It’s inspiring. A breath of fresh air. He invents a new aesthetic and sets a new high bar for the rest of us to try to hit.” — Ira Glass, host of This American Life From documentarian Sayre Quevedo comes a new six-part audio memoir chronicling twin brothers Sayre and Connor’s search for their biological father on the eve of their 30th birthday. Their search pulls them through desert raves, drunken nightclubs, and across borders of time and language — forcing the brothers to confront the truths they’ve hidden from each other and themselves. And it’s not long before they discover that their birth father is closer than they ever could have imagined.   Some of biggest names in podcasting are already weighing in: Daniel Alarcón, from Radio Ambulante, calls it “a whole new genre: the nonfiction audio memoir” delivered with radical transparency and honesty. Avery Trufelman, from Articles of Interest, calls it “poetic and funny, personal and transcendent... absolutely necessary listening for anybody with heart.” And Nichole Hill, from Our Ancestors Were Messy, said “it’s been a long time since I heard something that felt this honest and still cinematic… it all just felt so honest, and I loved it.”  Episode 1 is available now, with new episodes dropping weekly on Wednesdays. Subscribe to Futuro+ to binge all episodes now!   Listen to Episode 1 and Subscribe Now Reaching Out is produced by Futuro Studios and KCRW, distributed by NPR Podcast Network.

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