"My
dad spoke from the heart. I'm incredibly proud of what he said. I'm
even more proud of what the president said as it relates to making sure
that this is a fundamental civil rights issue. It's a civil rights
issue. It's something that people in my state, in Delaware, and
everywhere I go are incredibly proud of the stance that the president
has taken on a matter of equality. At a moment we're sending people to
defend our nation – whether they be gay or straight – to not allow them
to have the same rights that we all have on the home front just doesn't
make sense." - Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden, interviewed by CNN's Wolf Blitzer.Monday, May 21, 2012
Via JMG: Delaware AG Beau Biden: My Dad Spoke From The Heart And I Support Him
"My
dad spoke from the heart. I'm incredibly proud of what he said. I'm
even more proud of what the president said as it relates to making sure
that this is a fundamental civil rights issue. It's a civil rights
issue. It's something that people in my state, in Delaware, and
everywhere I go are incredibly proud of the stance that the president
has taken on a matter of equality. At a moment we're sending people to
defend our nation – whether they be gay or straight – to not allow them
to have the same rights that we all have on the home front just doesn't
make sense." - Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden, interviewed by CNN's Wolf Blitzer.
Via Tricycle Daily Dharma
Tricycle Daily Dharma May 21, 2012
Integrity
Without your integrity, you are merely a succession of meaningless moments, always vanishing.
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- Franz Metcalf and BJ Gallagher, "Mindful Work"
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Sunday, May 20, 2012
Via JMG: NAACP Endorses Marriage Equality
MAJOR news today. The board of directors of the NAACP has voted to officially endorse same-sex marriage. Reactions from other civil rights groups will be added to the bottom of this post as they arrive.“The mission of the NAACP has always been to ensure the political, social and economic equality of all people,” board chair Roslyn M. Brock said in a statement following passage of the resolution on Saturday. “We have and will oppose efforts to codify discrimination into law.”The chairman emeritus, Julian Bond, had already pledged his support earlier this week as part of a coalition of black leaders trying to tamp down speculation that Obama’s support of gay marriage would divide the black community.Here is the text of the resolution:
The resolution and statement Saturday specifically noted that the group supports “civil marriage” for same sex couples, while respecting religious freedom -- something the president also mentioned when announcing his stance. “Civil marriage is a civil right and a matter of civil law,” NAACP President and CEO Benjamin Todd Jealous said in the statement. “The NAACP’s support for marriage equality is deeply rooted in the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution and equal protection of all people.”
The NAACP Constitution affirmatively states our objective to ensure the “political, education, social and economic equality” of all people. Therefore, the NAACP has opposed and will continue to oppose any national, state, local policy or legislative initiative that seeks to codify discrimination or hatred into the law or to remove the Constitutional rights of LGBT citizens. We support marriage equality consistent with equal protection under the law provided under the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution. Further, we strongly affirm the religious freedoms of all people as protected by the First Amendment.National Gay & Lesbian Task Force
This is truly a historic moment as the NAACP — the nation’s oldest civil rights organization — takes an official and unequivocal stand for marriage equality. As the country’s oldest national LGBT rights group, the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force could not be more thrilled. We are proud to stand shoulder to shoulder with the NAACP working together on the many issues that affect all of our lives. Whether it be fair access to education and jobs, an end to voter suppression and racial profiling, the right to love and be who we are free of discrimination — these issues affect all of us, our families and our country. Today the NAACP did what it does so well — inspires and affirms our common humanity.Freedom To Marry
The NAACP has long been the nation's conscience and champion for an America where all share equally in the promise of liberty and justice for all. Today the NAACP resoundingly affirmed that the freedom to marry is a civil right and family value that belongs to all of us, and that discriminatory barriers to marriage must fall. The toxic tactics of anti-gay groups like NOM to 'drive a wedge between blacks and gays' will be washed away in the wave of righteous affirmation.Human Rights Campaign
We could not be more pleased with the NAACP’s history-making vote today – which is yet another example of the traction marriage equality continues to gain in every community. It’s time the shameful myth that the African-American community is somehow out of lockstep with the rest of the country on marriage equality is retired - once and for all. The facts and clear momentum toward marriage speak for themselves. NOM has pursued ugly racial politics seeking to divide people, but what is becoming crystal clear is that its strategy is not working. Americans from all walks of life are uniting to support love, commitment, and stronger families.GLAAD
"For more than 103 years, the NAACP has been a leading advocate and a voice for members of marginalized communities. Today’s announcement represents their continued stance against the discrimination that LGBT families face. We applaud President Ben Jealous and the NAACP Board of Directors for their leadership on this issue," said GLAAD President Herndon Graddick. "Across races, faith traditions, and political persuasions, a majority of our culture recognizes that denying gay couples the chance at happiness that comes with being married is unfair and un-American.”National Black Justice Coalition
“As a Life Member of the NAACP, I am happy to see the organization join the President of the United States in ‘evolving’ and follow the powerful example of civil rights icons and Black voices like Rev. Dr. Joseph Lowery, Julian Bond, Rev. Al Sharpton, Rev. Dr. Michael Eric Dyson and others who have said committed LGBT couples and families deserve the same protections as everyone else,” says Sharon Lettman-Hicks, NBJC Executive Director and CEO. “Family is the epicenter of Black life, community and culture. For Black LGBT people, its importance is just as great.”Marriage Equality USA
"The NAACP has an unbroken history of standing up for civil rights for all Americans, right up through their stand against the discriminatory Amendment 1 in North Carolina, and now today’s historic vote affirming marriage equality for all loving and committed couples,” said Stuart Gaffney, MEUSA Media Director. “Standing together from coast-to-coast with allies such as the NAACP is what is going to make the dream of marriage equality for all loving and committed couples a reality.”
Via BBC World Service: God and Gays - Bridging the Gulf
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God and Gays - Bridging the Gulf
Is there a third way to resolve the debate over how the church should treat homosexuals?
(28 minutes)Is there a third way to resolve the debate over how the church should treat homosexuals?
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Tricycle Daily Dharma May 20, 2012
A New Way of Observation
It
is because our way of observing things is deeply rooted in our
self-centered ideas that we are disappointed when we find everything has
only a tentative existence. But when we actually realize this truth, we
will have no suffering.
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- Shunryu Suzuki Roshi, "The Heart Sutra: Translations and Commentary"
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Via America Blog Gay:
NAACP comes out in favor of marriage equality
This
is a big, and long-awaited, deal. Today, the board of directors of the
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People endorsed the
rights of same-sex couples to marry, stating in a resolution that the
national civil-rights organization "support[s] marriage equality
consistent with equal protection under the law provided under the
Fourteenth Amendment of the United States...
Via ॐ Blue Buddha Quote Collective:
"Be content
with what you have,
rejoice in the way things are.
When you realize
there is nothing lacking,
the whole world
belongs to you."
~Lao Tzu
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with what you have,
rejoice in the way things are.
When you realize
there is nothing lacking,
the whole world
belongs to you."
~Lao Tzu
Please do not break this link...
You are welcome to share, but please make sure this link is passed on so that credit will be given to its source and the artist who designed this print...
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http://www.zazzle.com/
Saturday, May 19, 2012
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Tricycle Daily Dharma May 19, 2012
Zen Management
You
deal with your shit in Zen by sitting with it. By breathing right into
it. You don’t try and ignore it with pleasant thoughts or lofty ideas,
and you don’t try and bury it with solutions. You deal with it, you work
with it, one breath at a time.
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Friday, May 18, 2012
Via JMG: Maryland OK's Gay Divorce
You can't yet get gay-married in Maryland, but you can get gay-divorced.
The Court of Appeals ruled 7-0 that couples who have a valid marriage from another state can divorce in Maryland. The case involved two women who were married in California and denied a divorce in 2010 by a Maryland judge. “A valid out-of-state same-sex marriage should be treated by Maryland courts as worthy of divorce, according to the applicable statues, reported cases, and court rules of this state,” the court concluded in a 21-page ruling. It said Maryland courts should withhold recognition of a valid foreign marriage only if that marriage is “repugnant” to state public policy. The court says the threshold is a high bar that has not been met in the case that it ruled on.
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