Saturday, April 14, 2012
Via Tricycle Daily Dharma:
Tricycle Daily Dharma April 14, 2012
The Gift That Cannot Be Given
The Buddha taught ‘kingly or queenly giving,’ which means giving the best of what we have, instinctively and graciously, even if none remains for ourselves. We are only temporary caretakers of all that is provided; essentially, we own nothing. As this understanding takes root in us, there is no getting, possessing, and giving; there is just the spaciousness that allows all things to remain in the natural flow of life. |
- Marcia Rose, "The Gift That Cannot Be Given"
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Via JMG: FRC's Values Voters 2012: A Who's Who Of Hate Groups
Embiggen the images or go here to see who's on the slate for this year's Family Research Council Hato-O-Rama.Labels: bigotry, Christianists, douchenozzles, evil, Family Reseach Council, hate groups, theocracy, Values Voters Summit
Friday, April 13, 2012
Via Follower of the Buddha:
Everything changes, nothing remains without change.
The Buddha
Namo Buddhaya Namo Dharmaya Namo Sanghaya སངས་རྒྱས་ཆོས་དང་ཚོགས་ཀྱི་མཆོག་
Via AmericaBlog Gay:
From Greg Sargent tonight:
Jeff Merkley reminds us that he’s an excellent Senator by hammering the White House for punting on the executive order barring discrimination by federal contractors against LGBT workers.
Here's what Greg linked to:
Washington, DC- Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley, the lead sponsor of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, issued the following statement after reports that the Obama Administration won’t take action to bar federal contractors from discriminating against LGBT workers.
“I am deeply disappointed that the Administration will allow companies that accept federal contracts to discriminate against workers on the basis of their sexual orientation or gender identity. Such discrimination in the workplace is unacceptable. There is no way that equal opportunity exists for all Americans when such discrimination is tolerated.
“I appreciate the President’s support for ENDA and will keep pushing for legislative action. However, an executive order would be a very constructive step forward and help build momentum to pass the bill. It’s disappointing that the White House is passing on an opportunity to make immediate gains for equal opportunity in America.”
Also, Greg has a post on the White House executive order debacle, warning them to "Stop playing it cute on gay rights":
There’s no denying that Obama and his advisers have a very good overall record on gay rights. But on this issue, and on gay marriage — two hugely important topics to the gay community — there’s too little clarity and too much of a whiff of excuse-making and political calculation.
Bad political calculations. Really bad.
Via Tricycle Daily Dharma:
Tricycle Daily Dharma April 13, 2012
Every Time a Good Time
The priest Wumen once wrote, 'A hundred flowers blossom in spring, the moon shines in autumn, there is a fresh breeze in summer, and there is snow in winter. If your mind isn’t occupied with trivial matters, every time is a good time.' |
- Harada Sekkei Roshi, "Zen Basics"
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Thursday, April 12, 2012
Via JMG: Ex-Gay Researcher Repudiates His Own Study: I Had It All Entirely Wrong
The nation's most famous/infamous "ex-gay" researcher today renounced his best known study, work that is heavily cited by anti-gay and Christianist hate groups.
In a move that serves as a significant blow to "ex-gay" programs and anti-gay organizations, Dr. Robert Spitzer repudiated his much-criticized 2001 study that claimed some "highly motivated" homosexuals could go from gay to straight. His retraction occurred in an American Prospect magazine article that hit newsstands today. Spitzer's rejection of his own research, which was originally published in the prestigious Archives of Sexual Behavior, is a devastating blow to "ex-gay" organizations because it decisively eliminates their most potent claim that homosexuality can be reversed through therapy and prayer. "Dr. Spitzer's repudiation of his 2001 study is an earthquake that severely undermines the validity of 'ex-gay' programs," said Truth Wins Out's Executive Director Wayne Besen, who criticized the study in his 2003 book, Anything But Straight: Unmasking the Scandals and Lies Behind the Ex-Gay Myth. "Spitzer just kicked out the final leg from the stool on which the proponents of 'ex-gay' therapy based their already shaky claims of success."Wayne Besen: "It will be an integrity test to see which groups remove citations of his work in the coming week."
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