Thursday, May 29, 2014
Via DailyKos: NOM And Oregon's Catholic Bishops: Same-Sex Parent Families Are Not "Genuine Families"
In response to the marriage equality ruling in Oregon, the Oregon Catholic Conference has issued this statement. It has been posted in full
on NOM's blog, who say that the group "expressed their strong
disapproval" over the decision. While NOM might interpret this to mean
resolve and determination on the part of the Bishops, to me it means
"it's time to point and laugh again".
But there's one part of the statement that I don't laugh at. The statement is a smear of not just marriage equality, and not just same-sex parents, but their children as well. In part, it reads:
To both NOM and the Catholic Church: If you're trying to protect children and their rights, you're doing it wrong.
But there's one part of the statement that I don't laugh at. The statement is a smear of not just marriage equality, and not just same-sex parents, but their children as well. In part, it reads:
The Oregon Catholic Conference will continue to uphold the true meaning of marriage and advocate for genuine marriages and families in Oregon[.]None of us would be surprised at their statement that same-sex marriages are not genuine. But saying that families with gay parents are not genuine families shows how little shame they have. Their message to gay parents is that your efforts to raise children in a loving home with parents who love them is not genuine. The message to their children is that your parents aren't genuine parents, and that you don't live in a genuine family. Their message to both is that your families are lesser than other families, not deserving of our advocacy or legal protections to strengthen them.
To both NOM and the Catholic Church: If you're trying to protect children and their rights, you're doing it wrong.
Originally posted to Kossacks for Marriage Equality on Thu May 29, 2014 at 04:16 AM PDT.
Also republished by Koscadia and Street Prophets .
Via Daily Dharma
The Buddhist Story | May 29, 2014
We all walk out of the palace of
youthful innocence at some point, and we actually see what’s going on.
That’s the Buddhist story.
—Lewis Richmond, “Aging as a Spiritual Practice”
Wednesday, May 28, 2014
Via JMG: Colombian President Endorses Marriage
Via Daily Dharma
Cow Meditation | May 28, 2014
Far beyond 'self and
udder.' With nothing to
attain and nothing more
to prove at last one sits
peacefully serene. Sitting
quietly, the grass grows.
udder.' With nothing to
attain and nothing more
to prove at last one sits
peacefully serene. Sitting
quietly, the grass grows.
—Edward Espe Brown, "The Vision Cow"
Tuesday, May 27, 2014
Via JMG: WaPo Marriage Map
The Washington Post has published an interactive marriage map. Click on each state for recent developments.
Reposted from Joe Jervis
Via Daily Dharma
Peace Will Arise | May 27, 2014
Being a slave to our concerns is like
being in debt to them. When we're in debt, we have no real freedom in
our hearts. The more we pay off our debts, the more lighthearted we'll
feel. In the same way, if we can let go of our various worries and
cares, peace will arise in our hearts.
—Ajaan Lee, “Sowing the Seeds of Freedom”
Monday, May 26, 2014
Via JMG: This Month From World Net Daily
About the cover story in this month's magazine from World Net Daily:
Newt Gingrich called it an “open, blatant example of the new fascism,” Charles Krauthammer called it “totalitarian,” Pat Buchanan labeled it “the new blacklist” and RedState headlined it as “a fascist purge.” And it wasn’t just conservatives sounding the alarm. Leftist comedian Bill Maher called the perpetrators the “gay mafia,” and even well-known “gay” media personalities condemned it, Andrew Sullivan saying it “disgusts me” and radio talker Tammy Bruce calling out the “gay gestapo.”The issue includes articles by Pat Buchanan, Phyllis Schlafly, Linda Harvey, Scott Lively, and a cavalcade of other crackpots.
They were referring, of course, to the forced resignation of tech prodigy Brendan Eich as CEO of the company he co-founded, Mozilla, developer of the popular Firefox Web browser, all because he had donated $1,000 to California’s Proposition 8 upholding traditional marriage. Everyone knows the Eich story – and almost everyone, it seems, condemns it, as though it were a singularly egregious injustice in today’s America.
But, as revealed in the May issue of WND’s acclaimed monthly Whistleblower magazine, Brendan Eich, far from being a unique or especially shocking case, is just one of a growing multitude of Americans whose lives and livelihoods are being intentionally crushed by “THE NEW FASCISM.”
Labels: Christianists, crackpots, hate groups, Pat Buchanan, Phyllis Schlafly, religion, Scott Lively, theocracy, World Net Daily
Via Daily Dharma
The Illusory Division | May 26, 2014
When we eat, we are collapsing the
illusory division between self and other. We are breaking down the
boundaries between our bodies and the outside world. That’s also what
we’re doing when we meditate.
—Nick Nauman, “An Interview with Nick Nauman”
Sunday, May 25, 2014
JMG HomoQuotable - Frank Bruni
Read the full essay.
JMG Quote Of The Day - Elton John
"Around 4,000 Americans are infected with HIV each year because of injection drug use, and one in seven HIV-positive Americans pass through a correctional facility each year. The crisis is particularly acute in the American South, where homophobia is rampant. I hope HBO's production of The Normal Heart will compel a new generation to act up. There is so much work still to be done, but there's also so much potential. The characters in The Normal Heart, living as they did in the 1980s, didn't understand what they or their friends were dying of, and they didn't have treatments to manage the disease. They hardly knew how to protect themselves.
"Today, we know how to protect everyone, and we have the ability to treat every single person living with HIV. Yet AIDS continues to prey upon the most vulnerable in our society: the poor, the incarcerated, sex workers, drug users, and those living in regions where intolerance and stigma are facts of life. Today, as ever, silence equals death." - Elton John, writing for CNN. The Normal Heart debuts on HBO tonight at 9PM.
Labels: ACT UP, Elton John, gay artists, gay writers, HBO, HIV, HIV/AIDS, Larry Kramer, LGBT History, The Normal Heart
Via Daily Dharma
Extinguish the Craving | May 25, 2014
Try looking into how feeling gives rise
to craving. It's because we want pleasant feelings that craving
whispers—whispers right there to the feeling. If you observe carefully,
you will see that this is very important. This is where the paths and
fruitions leading to nibbana are attained. If we extinguish the craving
in feeling, that's nibbana.
—Upasika Kee Nanayon, “A Glob of Tar”
Saturday, May 24, 2014
Via Daily Dharma
The Spokes of Our Lives | May 24, 2014
The spokes of wheels are like the
spokes of our lives: our family, our community, everything that supports
us. The center of our existence is the hub. And notice that when the
wheel spins, everything is moving except for the center. That’s us, you
know. Our wheels need to be true and straight. Be mindful of them, and
tighten the spokes in the right way.
—James Veliskakis, “Three Lives: From Biker to Buddhist”
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