Friday, April 24, 2015
Via JMG: Hotelier Ian Reisner Reacts To Cruz Flap
NOTE: There are conflicting reports at whether the event with Cruz was a fundraiser. CNN is saying that it was, but the New York Times is saying this "Mr. Cruz was on a fund-raising tour of New York City, although the dinner was not a fund-raiser." I've added this notation to previous posts on this topic.
Via JMG: Ted Cruz Files Two Anti-Gay Marriage Bills
Days before the U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments on same-sex marriage, Senator Ted Cruz has filed two bills to protect states that bar gay couples from marrying. Cruz's legislation would establish a constitutional amendment shielding states that define marriage as between one woman and one man from legal action, according to bill language obtained by Bloomberg News. A second bill would bar federal courts from further weighing in on the marriage issue until such an amendment is adopted. While Cruz's legislation would face solid opposition in the Senate, it is an attempt to force his competitors to keep the issue alive even if the court rules in favor of same-sex marriage. Last year, Cruz and Utah Senator Mike Lee filed similar legislation to protect more than 30 states that currently define marriage as a union between one man and one woman, but those bills died when the session in a Democratic-controlled congress ended.The bills are here and here.
Labels: 2016 elections, Christianists, crackpots, marriage equality, religion, Senate, Tea Party, teabaggers, Ted Cruz
Via Sri Prem Baba: Flor do Dia- Flor del Día- Flower of the day 24/04/2015
“É importante que possamos ensinar para as nossas crianças sobre a
impermanência. Elas precisam saber que o envelhecimento e a morte são
fenômenos inerentes a este plano. Desde cedo elas podem compreender que o
corpo tem prazo de validade e que somente aquele que habita o corpo é
permanente.”
Para ler o Satsang completo, acesse: bit.ly/1uTivU9
Para ler o Satsang completo, acesse: bit.ly/1uTivU9
“Es importante que podamos enseñar a nuestros niños sobre la
impermanencia. Ellos necesitan saber que el envejecimiento y la muerte
son fenómenos inherentes a este plano. Desde temprano ellos pueden
comprender que el cuerpo tiene plazo de validez y que solamente aquél
que habita el cuerpo es permanente.”
"It’s important that we teach our children about impermanence. They need to know that aging and death are inherent phenomena of this world. From early on, they can understand that the body has an expiration date, and that only the Being that inhabits the body is permanent."
"It’s important that we teach our children about impermanence. They need to know that aging and death are inherent phenomena of this world. From early on, they can understand that the body has an expiration date, and that only the Being that inhabits the body is permanent."
Via Daily Dharma
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Thursday, April 23, 2015
Via JMG: ABC Poll: New High For Marriage Support
A record-high 6 in 10 Americans support same-sex marriage and a similar share say individual states should not be allowed to define marriage as only between a man and a woman, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll. The national debate on same-sex marriage moves to center stage next week, when the Supreme Court hears oral arguments on whether state restrictions on same-sex marriage are unconstitutional. The Post-ABC poll finds 61 percent of Americans support allowing gays to marry and 35 percent are opposed. Support is up only slightly from last year but is a reversal from public sentiment a decade ago, when opponents outnumbered supporters 58 percent to 39 percent. In the short and long run, support for same-sex marriage has grown significantly across demographic and political groups. Among those under age 30, support has grown since 2005 from 57 percent to 78 percent. Among those 65 and over, it has increased from 18 percent to 46 percent. Support has also risen by double digits across partisan groups, though Democrats and independents have shifted the most.
Via JMG: NEJM To SCOTUS: Say Yes To Marriage
Eleven years ago, Massachusetts became the first state in the country to give same-sex marriages full legal recognition. Today, same-sex marriage is legal, through legislative or judicial action or by popular vote, in more than 35 states and the District of Columbia. It is recognized by the federal government. And polls consistently show that it is supported by a clear majority of Americans. However, in Ohio, Kentucky, Michigan, and Tennessee, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled in favor of laws and constitutional amendments that define marriage as a union between a man and a woman only, denying recognition of same-sex marriage. Given the conflicting lower-court rulings, the Supreme Court has taken the issue under consideration. The Court will hear oral arguments on April 28 and is expected to hand down its ruling by the end of the current session, in June. We believe that the Court should resolve this conflict in favor of the full recognition of same-sex marriage throughout the United States.Read the rest. (Tipped by JMG reader TJ)
Via Huffington: Brokenhearted Bahá'is: LGBTs Rejected by Their Faith
Never before has an openly gay member of the Bahá'í faith granted such a high profile interview, an interview already getting great traction among worldwide members of the faith itself. Above, Sean Rayshel, who has granted Nicholas Snow this exclusive interview.
Nicholas Snow welcomes Sean Rayshel, an openly-gay, third generation American Bahá'í who for the past fifteen years has been an advocate for LGBT inclusiveness in the Bahá'í Faith. Read also in this post, for the first time published in a major media outlet, an official letter from the Bahá'ís Universal House of Justice, Department of the Secretariat.
Via Sri Prem Baba: Flor do Dia- Flor del Día- Flower of the day 23/04/2015
“Se você sente que ainda não está pronto para estar em um
relacionamento, não adianta forçar. Amor forçado não é amor. Talvez você
ainda precise continuar voando até que o amor te arrebate. Mas, chega
um momento em que você amadurece o suficiente para compreender a
necessidade de aprofundar numa relação. Porque é através do
relacionamento que os portais de acesso aos reinos internos se abrem.
Mas, normalmente o que ocorre é que ao
acessar esses mundos internos, você se assusta e tem vontade de sair
correndo. Então você quer trocar de parceiro. E isso pode se tornar uma
compulsão. Fique atento para isso, pois se trata de uma estratégia do eu
inferior para te manter refém do medo.”
Para ver o Satsang completo, acesse o link: bit.ly/1d3xmZQ
“Si sientes que todavía no estás listo para estar en una relación de pareja, no sirve forzar. Amor forzado no es amor. Tal vez aún necesites continuar volando hasta que el amor te arrebate. Pero llega un momento en que maduras lo suficiente como para comprender la necesidad de profundizar en una relación. Porque es a través de ella que los portales de acceso a los reinos internos se abren. Pero normalmente lo que ocurre es que al acceder a esos mundos internos te asustas y tienes ganas de salir corriendo. Entonces quieres cambiar de compañero. Y esto se puede volver una compulsión. Estate atento a esto, porque se trata de una estrategia del yo inferior para mantenerte rehén del miedo.”
"If one does not feel ready to be in a relationship, there is no point in forcing it. Forced love is no love. We might need to continue flying around until love catches a hold of us. But there comes a time when we are mature enough to understand the need to deepen within a relationship. Through relationships, we gain access to the portals of the inner realms. Oftentimes when we do access these inner worlds, we get frightened and want to run away. Then we want to change partners, and this can become a compulsive action. We must be aware of this, because this is a strategy of the lower self to keep us hostage to fear."
“Si sientes que todavía no estás listo para estar en una relación de pareja, no sirve forzar. Amor forzado no es amor. Tal vez aún necesites continuar volando hasta que el amor te arrebate. Pero llega un momento en que maduras lo suficiente como para comprender la necesidad de profundizar en una relación. Porque es a través de ella que los portales de acceso a los reinos internos se abren. Pero normalmente lo que ocurre es que al acceder a esos mundos internos te asustas y tienes ganas de salir corriendo. Entonces quieres cambiar de compañero. Y esto se puede volver una compulsión. Estate atento a esto, porque se trata de una estrategia del yo inferior para mantenerte rehén del miedo.”
"If one does not feel ready to be in a relationship, there is no point in forcing it. Forced love is no love. We might need to continue flying around until love catches a hold of us. But there comes a time when we are mature enough to understand the need to deepen within a relationship. Through relationships, we gain access to the portals of the inner realms. Oftentimes when we do access these inner worlds, we get frightened and want to run away. Then we want to change partners, and this can become a compulsive action. We must be aware of this, because this is a strategy of the lower self to keep us hostage to fear."
Via Daily Dharma
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Wednesday, April 22, 2015
Via Sri Prem Baba: Flor do Dia- Flor del Día- Flower of the day 22/04/2015
“O karma está a serviço de nos auxiliar no alinhamento com o dharma,
que é o caminho da verdade, o com o caminho do coração. Quando nos
alinhamos com o dharma, nos sentimos pertencendo, nos sentimos plenos.
Nós ocupamos nosso lugar no mundo e temos a convicção de estar no lugar
certo. Esse sentimento traz satisfação e enche nosso coração de
confiança.”
Acesse ao Satsang completo: http://migre.me/pzC1e
Acesse ao Satsang completo: http://migre.me/pzC1e
”El karma está al servicio de auxiliarnos en la alineación con el
dharma, que es el camino de la verdad, o con el camino del corazón.
Cuando nos alineamos con el dharma, nos sentimos perteneciendo, nos
sentimos plenos. Nosotros ocupamos nuestro lugar en el mundo y tenemos
la convicción de estar en el lugar correcto. Este sentimiento trae
satisfacción y llena nuestro corazón de confianza.”
"Karma is at the service of aligning us with our dharma, which is the path of truth; the path of the heart. When we align ourselves with dharma, we feel like we belong. We feel fulfilled, and we occupy our place in the world with the conviction that this is indeed where we should be. This feeling brings us satisfaction and fills our heart with trust."
"Karma is at the service of aligning us with our dharma, which is the path of truth; the path of the heart. When we align ourselves with dharma, we feel like we belong. We feel fulfilled, and we occupy our place in the world with the conviction that this is indeed where we should be. This feeling brings us satisfaction and fills our heart with trust."
Via Daily Dharma
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Tuesday, April 21, 2015
VIa JMG: CHILE: Opus Dei Sues LGBT Group For Ownership Of "Opus Gay" Web Domain
The secretive Catholic group Opus Dei has filed a lawsuit
against a Chilean LGBT group whose name translates as the Movement For
Homosexual Integration & Liberation (MOVILH). The suit seeks control
of the OpusGay.cl web domain and claims that the words "Opus Gay"
create confusion in the public's mind and suggest that MOVILH's mission
is supported by the Catholic Church. The domain was registered in 2002
and the URL redirects to the group's digital magazine.
The suit further claims that the word "Opus" is "inextricably linked to
the prelature." The lawyer for MOVILH notes that other sites begin with
the word "Opus" and accuses Opus Dei of "irrational homophobia." At the
time of the domain's registration Opus Dei filed an objection against
the use of "Opus Gay" as the title of a Chilean print magazine. That
demand was granted in 2007.
Reposted from Joe Jervis
Via Sri Prem Baba: Flor do Dia- Flor del Día- Flower of the day 21/04/2015
“Existem diferentes interpretações para o conceito de karma. Essa é uma
palavra sânscrita que significa “ação”. Porém o conceito é mais
profundo: trata-se da lei universal de ação e reação, uma lei mecânica
inerente a este plano, ou seja, estando aqui você está submetido a ela.
Muitos compreendem Karma como uma dívida de sofrimento, mas essa é uma
compreensão equivocada. Karma é uma dívida de aprendizado. Quando você
aprende, o karma se dissolve.”
Acesse ao Satsang completo: http://migre.me/pyRpH
“Existen diferentes interpretaciones del concepto de karma. Esta es una palabra sánscrita que significa “acción”. Sin embargo el concepto es más profundo: se trata de una ley universal de acción y reacción, una ley mecánica inherente a este plano, es decir, estando aquí estás sometido a ella. Muchos comprenden Karma como una deuda de sufrimiento, pero es una comprensión equivocada. Karma es una deuda de aprendizaje. Cuando aprendes, el karma se disuelve.”
"There are different interpretations of the concept of karma. This is a Sanskrit word meaning ‘action’. But this concept is even more profound: it is the universal law of action and reaction. Karma is a mechanical law inherent to this realm. Just by being here on Earth, we are under its influence. Many people understand karma as a debt of suffering, but this is a misunderstanding. Karma is a debt of learning. When we truly learn, our karma dissolves."
“Existen diferentes interpretaciones del concepto de karma. Esta es una palabra sánscrita que significa “acción”. Sin embargo el concepto es más profundo: se trata de una ley universal de acción y reacción, una ley mecánica inherente a este plano, es decir, estando aquí estás sometido a ella. Muchos comprenden Karma como una deuda de sufrimiento, pero es una comprensión equivocada. Karma es una deuda de aprendizaje. Cuando aprendes, el karma se disuelve.”
"There are different interpretations of the concept of karma. This is a Sanskrit word meaning ‘action’. But this concept is even more profound: it is the universal law of action and reaction. Karma is a mechanical law inherent to this realm. Just by being here on Earth, we are under its influence. Many people understand karma as a debt of suffering, but this is a misunderstanding. Karma is a debt of learning. When we truly learn, our karma dissolves."
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