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What difference does it make if torture works?…and a few other questions…
What difference does it make if torture works? Is that all we need to know about it? Is it possible that we shouldn’t torture people even if it does work? By analogy: We could probably eliminate a good deal … Continue reading
Posted in Cultural criticism, Spiritual life, Spiritualty and Politics, Uncategorized, Violence
Tagged global warming, gun control, torture
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What is worth Saving?
What is As we cut the budgets and let the social programs wither, as global warming and invasive species threaten the integrity of ecosystems and human health, as endless and endlessly faster technological change leads everything that is solid to … Continue reading
There’s nothing like a little moral superiority to start your day
Forget Ben and Jerry’s ice cream or Godiva chocolate, there’s no sinful pleasure like that delightful sense that “we” are so much “better” (more developed, more moral, more spiritually advanced) than “them.” At least two recent items in the news … Continue reading
After Japan…Scared yet?
[Note: this is the current piece from my column at Patheos.com. http://www.patheos.com/Resources/Additional-Resources/After-Japan-Scared-Yet-Roger-Gottlieb-03-29-2011.html%5D Do the horrific images from Japan—not to mention reports that safety records at the nuclear plant have been faked for years—make you a little frightened when you drive … Continue reading
Why not bomb Libya?
How could any right minded person be against the use of force to stop the Libyan government’s repression of dissent. Incredibly brave demonstrators take to the streets, demanding freedom, democracy, and a more equitable share of Libya’s enormous oil/natural gas … Continue reading
Posted in Democracy, Libya, Political life, Spiritualty and Politics, Violence
Tagged democracy, Libya bombing, violence, Violence and war, war
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NPR, Tea parties, and getting real: Appreciating the Good and Finding the Truth
NPR, Tea parties, and getting real: Appreciating the Good and Finding the Truth Dear reader—as you look this over keep in mind that politically I’m so far to the left I fall off the planet every once in a while. … Continue reading
Spiritualiy and the Revoluition in the Middle East: Finding Faith in the Long View
Spirituality and the Revolutions in the Middle East: Finding Faith in the Long View [Note: Every other week I do a column at Patheos.com. http://www.patheos.com/About-Patheos/Roger-Gottlieb.html I particularly liked this one, hope you do too] How do we respond spiritually to … Continue reading
Posted in Democracy, Faith, Morality, Political life, Religious Life, Revolutions, Spiritualty and Politics
Tagged faith, history, revolution, spirituality and politics
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Two Lessons from Wisconsin
Two Lessons from Wisconsin As a long time leftist it’s all too easy to take the usual lessons from the current struggle in Wisconsin over the governor’s attempt to break the collective bargaining rights of the public unions. This is, … Continue reading
Guess what? Democracy is a spiritual practice….
Guess what? Democracy is a spiritual practice…. Sounds strange, doesn’t it? After all, isn’t democracy about voting, political parties, equal rights, and the Supreme Court? Isn’t modern democracy a purely secular thing, from which religion has been (properly) banished? And … Continue reading
