On
a societal level the focus is on liberty and justice for all as encapsulated in
the Declaration of Independence and as frequently reiterated but often not
observed.
A series of articles that address the issue of discrimination within society and religious communities.
On
a societal level the focus is on liberty and justice for all as encapsulated in
the Declaration of Independence and as frequently reiterated but often not
observed.
On
the spiritual level the focus is on love for all as children of God as
encapsulated in the traditions of Judaism, Christianity and Islam. This
principle is also frequently reiterated but often not observed.
The articles approach these subjects from the perspective of a cross-dresser which is how I learned first hand of the deadliness of discrimination. Hopefully this material will provide a fresh insight into the problems we create as a society and as religious people when we exclude groups of people from the benefits that belong to all.
| Link to Article | Description |
| What Are You Going To Do? | Describes my personal decision to escalate my efforts to address the problems of discrimination in society and Christianity. It encourages us to live by our principles and marks the beginning of this series of articles. |
| Confronting Discrimination & Injustice | As individuals, we all need to demonstrate a degree of courage to confront the evils of discrimination and injustice in order to change our society into a place that provides justice for all. |
| Life Lines | The documents and linkages we place on our Internet web sites act as life lines to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered and questioning communities. We need to do the best possible job make these sites and links robust and easy to use. |
| Peabody & Sherman | The cartoon characters use the Way-Back Machine to teach us a valuable lesson about discrimination and how we the people managed to bring the practice to an end. |
| Are We Being True to Our Faiths? | The article compares the 2004 United Methodist General Conference to a political convention. That approach is not in concert with the stated religious beliefs of the church. Rather than criticizing the Methodists, the article asks people of every faith tradition to consider whether they are being true to their faith tradition. |
| Help Wanted | Jewish carpenter's son seeks help building tables for dialogs! |
