An Open Letter to the Muslim Community
11/22/2016 11:44:08 AM
Nov22
Shalom and Salaam,It is with friendship and peace that I extend these thoughts to you. I have learned so much from your community and benefitted from its kindness. I feel the blessing of your presence. As we prepare for our secular observance of Thanksgiving, I am grateful for you.
I am so thankful that after 9/11 so many of us in the Atlanta faith communities did the work to lay the foundation for the strong network of understanding and...Read more...
A Call for Moral Courage: Beyond the Safety Pin
11/17/2016 06:34:32 PM
Nov17
“To wear or not to wear?” has become a question that has spurred earnest wrestling. On the surface, it may sound trivial, but it has been a first step in processing a response to the vast amount of bigotry that we have endured during Trump’s candidacy and the...Read more... Our House - Moral Courage in the Jewish Community
11/16/2016 04:37:19 PM
Nov16
An Open Letter to Our Atlanta Jewish Community: Leading up to and in the wake of Trump’s election, I have been thinking about the need for moral courage. Some of the most enduring childhood lessons I received from my Atlanta Jewish Day School education were the teachings about moral courage....Read more...
Give Trump a chance
11/15/2016 02:16:29 PM
Nov15
Give Trump a Chance?
A Public Theology of Accountability and Redemption
The rallying cry of those who want to calm the anxiety, the outrage and the despair of a Trump presidency urge us to find some national unity. Holding up the leaden call of our citizen’s duty to give Trump a chance is like a hangman who...Read more...
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