Tag Archives: UU 2nd Principle

Justice: Domestic Violence

Often, I think, the moment to engage in social justice catches us unaware and throws us into a moment of choice.  One of those moments came to me as a phone call.  The woman on the phone was a member … Continue reading

Posted in Justice | Tagged , , , | 4 Comments

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

Posted in Justice | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

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

Posted in Justice | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

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

Posted in Justice | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

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

Posted in Justice | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

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

Posted in Justice | Tagged , | 1 Comment

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

Posted in Justice | Tagged , , | Leave a comment