November 24, 2013 I walked off the plane and through two security doors leading to the public area of the airport. Being one of the last to exit the prop plane that flies between Seattle and Yakima, my friend’s spouses and partners were already hugging and kissing them. I’ve seen this many times after folks … Continue reading Pilgrimage
Month: November 2013
Allow the Doorway to Decay?
November 17, 2013 Martin Marty wrote an article for Sightings called Mormons and Native Americans. He uses and article by Fernanda Santos, in The New York Times, where she talks about Navajo people reclaiming their roots thanks to the Mormon Church. Marty concludes saying, Non- or anti-Mormons, who regard the Book of Mormon as fiction, … Continue reading Allow the Doorway to Decay?
The Conquest and Christianity
Doug Smith does a wonderful job of giving us a bit of history on the great Indian advocate Bartholomew de las Casas. I find the text (Eccl:34) de las Casas chose for his birthday text appropriate in a modern context when mineral extraction has become a central issue of hurt upon indigenous world tribes.
Chewing the Cud 