[Sosfbay-discuss] Spiritual Progressives Discussion

[Wes Rolley]

I feel sick about the continued burning of rural churches in Alabama, 
four more today.   That is not spiritual.

I wonder about those "Christians" who would support the most extreme 
Zionist elements because it will bring the 2nd coming ever closer.

I am astounded that Pat Robertson can't keep his mouth shut about politics.

But I also remember summer lessons at the Quaker Meeting House when I 
was young.  I wasn't a Quaker.  My family was Methodist, as you might 
have guessed from my name.  But the spiritual feeling that came from 
that community had nothing at all to do with what I mentioned above.  
Some of the best things that Greens are doing derive from their roots in 
a spiritual community. That is where Greens are actively involved in the 
life of the community and their spiritual values and Green Values come 
together.

On the other hand, I recently received a link to an editorial entitiled 
"The Islamization of The Green Party" in FrontPage Magazine.  
http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=21115

That is not the Green Party that I know.  For a woman with a scholarly 
set of credentials, I find it very misleading, poorly researched, very 
biased.  The efforts of California Green Party to reach out to the 
Islamic Community are not driven by anti-Israel sentiment, but rather 
from the fact that many good Islamic Families have suffered from the 
backlash of 911.

If there ever is a time to see the union of spiritual values and Green 
Values to set a standard for behaviour, it is now.

BTW: I saw Fred Depperault on Channel 7 KGO-TV tonight.

Wesley


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"Anytime you have an opportunity to make things better and you don't, then you are wasting your time on this Earth" Roberto Clemente

Wes Rolley
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