We all have to live together, so we might as well live together happily. – Dalai Lama
THIS WEEK’S THEME: Tolerance & Intolerance
ISSUES & CHALLENGES. This edition of What Will Matter highlights three crucial historical and contemporary instances
Commentary: Tolerance and Intolerance: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly.
What is tolerance and is it always a good thing? It helps to understand various aspects of this concept.
American History: Resistance at Tule Lake
As Americas, We have a great deal to be proud of but we also have some things to be ashamed of. We must celebrate and teach our virtues with pride
Meet Mataya Josephson, My Transgender Son
My son Mataya posted this courageous and insightful video to help folks understand many of the issues a transgender person has to deal with. I am proud of him. He deserves love and respect. He certainly has mine.
CO-EXIST.
If you can’t love your neighbor at least accept him. If you can’t accept him, at least co-exist in peace. This advice is rooted in basic morality but it is also a principle of READ MORE
OBSERVATION: STIRRING THE POT ON THE GAY RIGHTS DISCOURSE. Reading all the letters responding to my views on gay rights, the arguments/beliefs against my position seem to center on one or more of these beliefs: 1) the word of God is clear and unequivocal homosexuality (or at least homosexual acts) are a sin and gay and lesbians who seek to marry are sinners, 2) being gay is a choice, a bad choice to give into temptation (there is no genetic disposition toward homosexuality) . . .
3) people who support gay marriage and condone homosexuality are not only wrong, they have bad character, 4) allowing gay and lesbian people to marry will destroy or at least undermine the institution of marriage. What is your view on these beliefs?