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Thanksgiving and the turkeys
Thanksgiving 2019Thanks to Covid-19 pandemic, Thanksgiving will be easier again this year. Fewer family gatherings.But for those of you who do attempt to gather together to ask God's blessing, good...
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The Smiley Guy vs. Abortion Rights
Beware of nice guys.Chief Justice John Roberts bugs me.Out of all the judges, he's the most smiley. He wants to be Mr. Nice Guy.But really, he's taking away our right to end a pregnancy, to determine...
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Test your guests!
Do you have out-of-town guests arriving?Or are you planning to have dinner with friends or relatives who have flown in from somewhere?Buy a couple boxes of BinaxNOW rapid Covid-19 tests now before your...
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Holy night, Covid night...
The Christmas we want..."All hell dun broke loose," begins an email from a friend tonight, December 23.Her whole family was gathering from various western US cities to share five days in Palm Springs...
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"Undeniable: The Truth to Remember"
Ruth Krell Steinfeld, age 7, with her sisterorphaned on Oct. 9, 1942, when their parents were killed at Auschwitz "I couldn't understand why my mother would give me away," says Ruth Krell Steinfeld,...
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Losing People
People marching for Ukraine, Feb 27, Santa Monica CAOnce in a while, people lose family members. A war comes or an earthquake or a famine, and people flee, losing track of where their parents or...
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Stanford's role in Katie's suicide
Katie Meyer in photo by Lindsay Radnedge, SU Athletics (LA Times)Stanford soccer player Katie Meyer was a defender in soccer and in life.In soccer, she defended the goal, and in some kind of...
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The anti-female churches among us
Yelp reviews on this churchOn the surface, Pacific Crossroads Church is a friendly, Bible-believing church that meets on Sunday mornings in the big auditorium at Santa Monica High School. What's not...
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John Knox vs. "the Monstrous Regiment of Women"
Yikes! I never really looked at this title page of John Knox's pamphlet before.I'd glanced at it but not given it a second thought. Yeah, misogyny. What else is new? Today, however, I read that...
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From Constance Baker Motley to KBJ
It's been a stressful week watching the disrespectful confirmation hearings of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson--not to mention continued slaughter in Ukraine.But let's talk for a moment about Judge...
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Missing you, Namhee
Dr. Namhee Han, organistThe spirit of Namhee Han lingers in the sanctuary of Westwood Presbyterian Church two years after this talented organist took her last breath. As we return to live worship and...
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Violence Prevention with Jasmine and Angelina
Angelina Rivas, Class of 2022Violence makes headlines. Violence prevention doesn't usually reach the front page or the television screen. Let's take a moment to turn away from the horror of an...
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Rosemary Radford Ruether (1936-2022)
Rosemary Radford Ruether in 2016with Elizabeth Moore (on right)Rosemary Radford Ruether, one of the first and foremost Catholic feminists, died on May 21 in Pomona, California, east of Los Angeles. On...
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Ashamed to be an American
Mallory McMorrow, Michigan Senate member I feel so ashamed of my country.We allow assault weapons, guns, and rifles to continue to ravage schools, churches, grocery stores, music performances, and...
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How the French see US after Uvalde
My friend Andre Berthou in France sent me this political cartoon. It changes a "Masks required" sign near a school to "Helmets required." The kid is wearing a helmet and a backpack. I'm not sure what's...
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March for Our Lives, Los Angeles 2022
LA'sMarch for Our Lives today filled 10-15 blocks. Speakers before the march included survivors of mass shootings and people who had lost a parent or friend to gun violence.Like the march in 2018,...
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What I'm Celebrating on July 4, 2022
In 2022, celebration of the Fourth of July was difficult.7 people went to a town parade in Highland Park, Illinois, and were shot dead by a sniper with an assault rifle. 35 or so others were shot...
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A month after 19 kids and 2 teachers were killed in Uvalde, 13 US Senators voted against Senate Bill 2938, the plan to support the gun control bill just passed by the House of Representatives.The...
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In Memoriam: Barbara Abercrombie (1939-2022)
Barbara Abercrombie with Joe MorgansternJuly 11, 2021Barbara Abercrombie was tiny, slim, and graceful, almost always dressed in black and white, which accented her white fluff of stylishly cut short...
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Defeat Lauren Boebert!
My kids say I'm sexist, that I hate men--but they don't get it.Projections still favor GOP to take HouseI favor women until a woman proves herself against women, against democracy, against loving your...
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Men are still using the label "witch" to kill women
How is it possible that women are still being killed by men claiming they are witches?Read this reportin the Daily Mail on December 5.A Boko Haram commander in northern Nigeria claimed that witches...
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Shireen Abu Akleh - Palestinian-American journalist
Shireen Abu Aklehphoto by Al Jezeera Media NetworkWhat's more important, the coronation of King Charles III or the one-year anniversary of the killing of Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu...
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Katharine, talented sister of the Wright Brothers
What a fate--to be the talented sister of two famous brothers! Katharine Wright, sister of Orville and Wilbur, is in the news this week because her correspondence with other men of her era was being...
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Love Israel, Support Peace
We live in a different world since last Saturday, October 7.Guest essay by Nir Avishai Cohen, NYTThe world mourns--well, some distract themselves with football or the nearing World Series.The best...
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Alexei Navalny, Jesus, Martin Luther King Jr., and on
Screen shot from MSNBC, Feb. 16, 2024We begin the season of Lent with the execution of an innocent man, a man like Jesus, who gave his life for his people. Say his name: Alexei Navalny.Both spoke...
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