“The truth is that male religious leaders have had – and still have – an option to interpret holy teachings either to exalt or subjugate women. They have, for their own selfish ends, overwhelmingly chosen the latter. Their continuing choice provides the foundation or justification for much of the pervasive persecution and abuse of women [...]
July 22, 2009
Categories: God, Life and Culture, justice, politics, quotes, random thoughts . Tags: equal rights, Jimmy Carter, justice, oppression, SBC, Southern Baptist, women . Author: jeff greer . Comments: 1 Comment
‘Rodney’ is back at Nickelsville. things didn’t work out where he was trying to stay, and from what I hear, it was probably a great decision to leave. So he came back, this time at the new location. it has been about 2 months since I had seen him. when he [...]
July 14, 2009
Categories: God, Life and Culture, Seattle, living, non-housed, outdoors, random thoughts . Tags: community, homeless, love, Nickelsville, non-housed, one4one, outside, solidarity . Author: jeff greer . Comments: Leave a Comment
“Resistance to oppression is often based on a love that leads us to value ourselves, and leads us to hope for more than the established cultural system is willing to grant … such love is far more energizing than guilt, duty, or self-sacrifice. … Solidarity does not require self-sacrifice, but an enlargement of the self [...]
July 3, 2009
Categories: God, Life and Culture, Seattle, justice, living, mission, outdoors, politics, quotes, random thoughts . Tags: community, hope, Jeff Greer, Ken Loyd, love, oppression, others, resistance, Sharon Welch, solidarity . Author: jeff greer . Comments: Leave a Comment