2016 has been marked with an inordinate amount of discord in the arenas of politics, race relations, and criminal justice. Long before it hit the media at large, the Black community faced, on a daily basis, the disproportionate targeting of Black men by the police; and with it the cover ups by the blue code … [Read more…]
People move to our small town of Safety Harbor, not because of long term planning, but because they are called to live here. How often do folks say: “I visited, I felt it and I knew I must live here.” To me, Safety Harbor means a sense of community. People really care. When I walk … [Read more…]
Whether you are for Trump or Hillary, are you creating the President you hate? As I observe what is being posted on social media, I am seeing an increasing number of my loving, peaceful, compassionate friends posting messages of anger, frustration and hatred. I expect this from the other party, but as I’ve said in … [Read more…]
In the aftermath of the Orlando massacre, some people find it easy to label the face of terrorism as an Arab face, a Muslim face. But terror has no race, no religion. Terror bears the face of all humanity. Since 9-11, many have narrowed the definition of terrorism, with the implication that it is something … [Read more…]
