I find nothing in these quotes that would indicate they were not Christian. You seem to have an extremely narrow, stereotypical view of how Christians think. I am not one myself, but know many who...

A Warren/Sanders ticket would get me to vote for the Democrats instead of the Green Party. I do believe they are both people of high integrity and they have demonstrated it far more than anything...

Okay… well I feel dumb now…. not the first time Andy Borowitz has got me.

I am tired of voting for the "lessor of two evils." I joined the Green Party a few years ago. I used to feel third party candidates were just spoilers taking votes away from the least disturbing...

Well I think you meant winches. I am a wench. I don't think I'd be much help.

I am sorry to know you have been discriminated against. I think a lot of Atheists are particularly moral people because they do the right thing because it is right, and not because of some heavenly...

Addendum: I just came home from a gig with this post on my mind, half expecting someone to have said I was hypocritical for using the F-word throughout my response when my point was being rude...

I find support groups for Veterans of PTSD, and there are probably not enough of them. War Vets need all the help they can get.

What I am not finding is support groups for families of Veterans who...

Many years ago I marched against the war and my cohorts were shouting 1,2,3,4 we don't want your fucking war." And one turned to me and asked when I had become such a prude that I wasn't saying...

I am sad to hear people were rude to the Pomo Dancers. I think in general people's social skills and awareness have gone downhill. Strong cultural traditions like those demonstrated by the Pomo...

I just want to add that my comment that there are other kinds of human trafficking going on besides sexual slavery was in no way meant to detract from the horrors of the sex trade. My son encountered...

You make a good point. I know as many good men as I do good women and an equal number of less than sterling ones of both sexes. We the PEOPLE need to work together and there is so much afoot to...

Well said, Timothy. But if we could have such an army I wonder what that army looks like… Is it armed raids that free people from captivity, as a specialized department of law enforcement or the...

There are so many levels in which our lives and life of the planet are under threat. Some say we'll have massive social breakdown within the next ten years while meanwhile frying the planet beyond...

I just received this poem from my friend, Eric Miller, a luthier and guitar-shop owner in Chehalis, WA. I read it just before seeing Shepherd's article and think it fits with this thread:

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My Celtic trio, WILD GREEN is donating time for the fundraiser at The Sebastopol Grange on March 16th because we want to support their effort to fight factory farms and GMOs and to promote small...

Hmm…. yep.. the foot bath…. I did that once and was very impressed with all the horrible-looking stuff that supposedly came out of my feet and I couldn't understand how it could be for real and I...

I will jump into just a bit of this dialogue. Yes, it's frustrating to try to communicate with people who are irrational and yes, irrationality and denial have been around forever, but I think there...

I don't know anything specifically about these aircraft, but I do know our government is deeply embedded in war anywhere and everywhere and not only are they training for expanded war, but the...

Moving down from the Northwest, I am used to late fall and winter being a time where nearly everything except the evergreens go dormant or die. I am so delighted to have people give me hand-picked...

Thank you so much, Shepherd for this lovely piece on trees and their place in our very survival. While living in Oregon I had the privilege of helping to salvage and reforest 7 acres that had been...

Thank you so much for this poignant and tragic testimony. The vinters (with few exceptions) are irresponsible, shortsighted and greedy and it is outrageous that they are given such free reign to...

Yep, that would be great to send those guys not just into the military, but right into combat. Unfortunately until the law no longer defines corporations as persons, the courts of the USA will be...

Our representatives passed this monster yesterday (Thursday Dec 1st) with little public awareness or response. It is Senate Bill 1867. Senator Mark Udall tried to get rid of the part of allowing this...

I think its great that through dialogue and seeking common ground we can come to see that we have more in common in our thinking that it might first seem, and I agree that at the root the problem is...

Lori, I am sorry if my song hit you as a personal attack on you. I have nothing against people who earn money honestly. My song is aimed at unreasonable, unjust, corporate greed, and the destruction...

Thank you! I'll be singing it at the concert fiddler Francis Small and I are doing at the Clear Heart Gallery in Petaluma on Sunday Dec. 4th. It's a 4 PM concert so it will be out on time for people...

Some folks heard me sing this at one of the rallies, but I wanted to share it with everyone. This is my song dedicated to Occupy Santa Rosa. Like many people, I have spent years wondering when people...