On A Scale of 1 to 10 : Sex, Religion, Power, Politics a Public Meditation
QUESTION: “On a scale of one to 10, how faithful would you say you are, in terms of religion?” US Senator Lindsey Graham (R), South Carolina. RESPONSE: “… there’s no religious test in the Constitution under Article VI.” Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, nominee, US Supreme...
Two Reports on 66th Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women
66th Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women, March 2022
When the 66th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) started, I could still not tell what was actually going to happen. They said the meetings would be “hybrid.” I had received a message that there would be no temporary passes for the CSW and the...
Report on 66th Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women
Each time that I attend the United Nations representing PEN I hear the intention to include more women in decision making at all levels. As a member of a civil society non-governmental group -- PEN International, I was glad to hear that the efforts by NGOS have in...
PUTIN’S WAR & ANTI-QUEER CHRISTIAN NATIONALISM
'Don't Say Gay' bill clears Florida Senate awaiting signature of Governor Ron De Santis (March 08, 2022). Texas attorney general Ken Paxton issues legal opinion classifying gender-affirming medical care for trans children as child abuse. Texas Governor Greg Abbot...
BANNON, the CATHOLIC VOTE, and OUR DEMOCRACY
“I don’t want anybody to take their eye off the ball for what we do every day. . . . We’re taking down the Biden regime.” -- Stephen K. Bannon speaking to reporters as he turned himself in to federal authorities for refusing to comply with congressional subpoena to...
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