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Hindrances to Justice
If you prick us, do we not bleed? if you tickle us, do we not laugh? if you poison us, do we not die? and if you wrong us, shall we not revenge? If we are like you in the … Continue reading
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The Language of Justice
Everywhere I turn in the media these days I am confronted with powerful images of human suffering. The stream of Syrians seeking refuge from the civil war in their country; the response or lack of response of our and European nations; … Continue reading
Racial Justice
Clang! I did not hold accountable the college students who made rude comments about the color of my roommate’s skin. Clang! I have spent all of my 25-year post-military career in offices with no full-timeBlack employees. I did not perform a telephone … Continue reading
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Tagged UU 1st Principle, UU 2nd Principle, UU 3rd Principle, UU 4th Principle
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Justice: Reclaiming the Truth (part 2)
(Part 1 of this reflection can be found below in yesterday’s posting). In essence, the reconciliation of white Northerners and Southerners took place on the backs of, and at the expense of, African Americans. Instead of reuniting on the basis … Continue reading
Justice: Reclaiming True Meaning (part 1)
As a boy, I was fascinated by the Civil War. I had an illustrated history, and I would spend hours poring over its maps of great battles. When I got older, I read and re-read Bruce Catton’s histories. As an … Continue reading
Justice: We all suffer
I found myself pondering for long periods of time recently this dynamic. I live in a time and place where we have a difficult time owning the internal attitudes and world views that cause us trouble. For example, it is … Continue reading
September 11–Justice: Where Do We Begin?
The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much, it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little. Franklin D. Roosevelt Just as there are many … Continue reading