October statistics.
Month: October 2003
Quaker same-sex marriage.
‘Quakers today are not being hanged, but we still seek equal treatment before the law.’
‘Happily, Republicans have identified a threat right here at home on which the Democrats lack all backbone.’
‘The arts, in their serious and creative manifestations, are mystical endeavors.’
Banner? What banner?
‘I guess that next thing we are going to hear is that the sailors told him to wear the flight suit and prance around on the aircraft carrier.’
The pink cross.
Pro and con arguments about the morality of Christians in gay relationships.
‘Today he is in every way incapacitated, beholden to his oldest obsessions, his harshest dicta, and his most reactionary keeper.’
The golden chalice.
‘Other denominations don’t make a fetish of their logos the way we do of ours.’
What do I like about Wesley Clark?
‘Ideally, we Americans meet our challenges by starting with the facts, analyzing the problem, and reasoning toward a solution—in as public a manner as possible.’
What works and what doesn’t work in your interfaith marriage?
