In the military, you don’t follow your bliss. You follow your orders. And your orders are in pursuit of a mission. You may — or may not — understand the mission. The higher-ups sending you may not understand it either. It may even be a stupid, self-destructive numnuts scheme, FUBAR (look it up). But their … Continue reading Following Orders, Refusing Orders: Ploesti, Richmond, Me, and — Well, Higher-Ups
A Jewish-Quaker’s Anguished Spiritual Journey Sandy Green [NOTE: Reprinted with permission from Types & Shadows, The Journal of the Fellowship of Quakers & The Arts, Issue #108. More info on FQA at: fqaquaker.org] Here’s a Summary of My Story: I am a Jewish Quaker, an Anti-Zionist Jew, I am a Survivor of Sexual Abuse Who … Continue reading Guest Post: A Jewish Quaker’s Anguished Journey (Long Read; Worth It)
by Chuck Fager So, 47’s Iran war may not really be over yet, but the scoring for the current round is well underway. And here’s my pick for one of the conflict’s unexpected, and so far overlooked big winners. [This article is forwarded from Substack. To receive new posts and support the work of Quaker … Continue reading Reconnaissance: The Kink in Hegseth’s Crusade Scheme
Revelation on Rose Street New York City – A Fine Autumn Day in 1843 I was still feeling a bit weak that first Day morning, after several days in bed with a bilious fever. But I was now better, and the weather in New York was fair. My good wife agreed that a walk to … Continue reading Resistance Vacation Reading #3 — Revelation On Rose Street — And the Fate of Religious Radicals
The forecast for Washington DC on Saturday June 14 is typical: hot, muggy, and with maybe a passing thunderstorm. The expected “realfeel” is pegged at 97 degrees, Fahrenheit, with high humidity. Sweltering, in sum. I lived near D. C. For a long time, before global warming was a thing. Late spring and summer were the … Continue reading Trump’s June 14 Military “Parade” Will Be “Burning Man On the Potomac”