The so-called war on terror has provoked a lot of discussion on patriotism. Last fall, when Joan and I walked in the anti-war march in Orlando, we encountered a group called “Gathering of Eagles.” These self-styled super patriots make it a point to attend such marches and to harass the marchers. They call us “moonbats”—liberals! [How did the word liberal get such a bad reputation? Etymologically, liberal comes from the root “to set free.” Did not Jesus say that he came to liberate the oppressed? Knew it all along. He must have been a liberal!] Fortunately, there was a mounted patrol from the Orlando police department which separated us from these folks; however, that did not prevent them from yelling and shouting obscenities and other epithets at us. Two that I can print on this blog were “traitor” and “infidel.” Continue reading →

Our scriptures, while the inspired word of the Creator, present revelation through androcentric (male focused viewpoint) and patriarchal lenses. We often forget that creation is the first revelation of the Creator. The role of the feminine found in religions with roots in the created world was obliterated. Hence, religion as we know it, lost the spirituality inherent in the feminine. Celtic Christianity did mange to retain some of the feminine. Continue reading →