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For MLK Day: Stories from Selma, January 16
Two Nights & a Lifetime with Dr. King Next Monday will be devoted to the work and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. It was my good fortune to work under Dr. King in the great voting rights...
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A Letter to Students at Friends Central School: Resist!
NOTE: This report has been updated as of late Feb. 14. The update is here. News background: Wynnewood (Philadelphia) PA, February 13, 2017: “Two Friends’ Central School teachers who supervised a club...
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“Dilemma for Dr. King”– A 51st Anniversary Review
When I wrote to Dr. Martin Luther King’s office in the late fall of 1964, seeking a job in the civil rights movement, I claimed to be a writer, and that’s what they hired me to do. It turned out my...
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The Carolina Friends Emergency Consultation – March 25, 2017
The Carolina Friends Emergency Consultation – March 25, 2017 Spring Friends Meeting, Snow Camp NC (For Directions, click here) The Consultation Schedule: Noon – 1230: arrivals & lunch 1230 – 1:15:...
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Never Mind Armageddon: World War III Is Coming First — I’ve Seen the Secret Plan
No, really: Just today I found an unimpeachable source, shown below. I saw the outline of the plan sitting there, exposed & unguarded — and, once an investigative reporter, always an investigative...
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Some Quick Quaker Responses to the SOTU
To respond to the State of the Union address, we’ve invited two special Friendly commentators, who are joining us via our new astral projection uplink. First up is our old buddy, Walter Whitman, late...
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The Deaths Of Racism, And Racism In Deaths
Charlottesville’s Lee, the (somewhat) hidden monument. Charlottesville VA – I came here for a panel on Dr. King’s Ill-fated Poor Peoples Campaign of 1968, 50 years past and now aiming to be...
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Snow Camp & The Underground Railroad – Beyond Mythmaking
At Snow Camp we’re working at broadening the vision that created our acclaimed historical drama, Pathway to Freedom, to bring out more awareness of our practical connections to the actual Underground...
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A Stunning Article About Blacks in (& Troubled by) White Evangelical churches
There’s a must-read in today’s New York Times: “A Quiet Exodus: Why Blacks Are Leaving White Evangelical Churches” It is carefully reported, and digs deep. It takes a broad view, but focuses on a huge...
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Selma, Alabama: Protecting King, Protecting Obama
When I look at this photo of President Obama in Selma, Alabama on March 7, 2015, I think I see something different from many. Standing at the foot of the Edmund Pettus Bridge, he & his handlers...
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Is “Christian Democracy” Possible in the U.S.?
The Guardian: “Christian democracy, a political ideology embodied by figures like Germany’s Angela Merkel, contributed to establishing stable democracies in Europe in the aftermath of the second world...
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Urgent – Act to Stop Torturer Gina Haspel
Friends, there are many deeply disturbing things going on in Washington; it’s hard to keep up. But here’s one I’m keeping up with, and I invite your attention: The beaming face of torture: Gina Haspel,...
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The Spooks Vs. The Brass: Will This Duel Stop Haspel’s Rise?
As Gina Haspel prepares to face Congress and the press tomorrow in her quest to become CIA Director, there’s a duel underway in the background. The duel is between two letters: one from a company of...
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After Blowing Up The Iran Deal: Anybody Feeling a Draft?
After thinking about the remodeled “backing-up-new-Iranian-sanctions-with-War” scenario, I did some searching & quickly came across several disquieting facts: 1. Iran’s population is at least...
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Nikki Haley’s Got A Lot of Nerve; She Really Needs a Waffle
A good friend works the late shift in a 24-hour diner near here. During the slow hours, the diner is a stopping place for homeless people. For the last couple of nights, one particular homeless man has...
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The Red Hen vs the Lunch Counter: Which Values Apply?
The Red Hen Restaurant, Lexington Virginia I can’t deny it: I’m feeling conflicted about the expulsion of Sarah Huckabee Sanders (hereafter SHS) from the Red Hen Restaurant in Lexington Virginia this...
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Civility, Schmivility: A Quaker Dialectic, Then & Now
Debates over “civility” are nothing new for Quakers. And other people. The last time I was thrown out of a retail establishment, it was a screen printing shop in Fayetteville NC, near Fort Bragg. I...
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Full-Court Press: Apres Kennedy, Le Deluge?
I won’t try to predict who will be nominated for Anthony Kennedy’s seat. I only vaguely recall the list of names that was floated before the 2016 election; the ones I recognized ranged from the...
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Time To Do Some History Homework
Found a valuable piece on the History News Network: “Why Is Christian America Supporting Donald Trump?” It’s by John Fea, a historian at Messiah College in Pennsylvania. Fea’s piece is not just...
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John Jeffress Remembrance Day: August 25, 1920
We don’t have a picture of John Jeffress, at least I haven’t found one. Same for personal background: where he was from, when he was born. We only have a report about his end, which came on this date,...
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