The comic strip character Pogo from 50 years ago had it right. “We have met the enemy, and he is us.”
Our own ego and self-interest are defeating us.
Ego is crippling. We think we know more than experts and can disregard their guidance. Former law school professor James McElhaney cautioned attorneys about letting ego—Mongo, as he called it—taking over, but his admonition applies to everyone.
Mongo is the inner ...
Continue Reading →Episcopal priest Barbara Brown Taylor has it right: “Human beings never behave more badly toward one another than when they believe they are protecting God.” A case in point is the religious right’s reaction to The Equality Act, which proposes to give the LGBTQ community the same rights that straight people enjoy.
According to evangelist Franklin Graham, “The Equality Act is a threat to life as we know it ...
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I get concerned when people use the Bible to justify a position. The United Methodist Church recently justified its decision to exclude LGBTQ people from ministry leadership and marriage on the Bible. Oh, I’m sure if you look, you’ll find passages in the Bible that speak out in some way against homosexuality. And you’ll find passages to justify lots of other things, from concubines to slaves.
It’s all a matter of your perspective and what you’re trying to accomplish. And whether ...
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