Tag: Maplewood
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A Personal Message of Joy, to Several Constituencies
In which your scribe celebrates the gift of a new job.
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Gov. Christie Belatedly Accepts Reality on Same-Sex Marriage
One of the cool things about blogging is the occasional opportunity to say "I told you so," and back it up with a link.
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SCOTUS Gets It Right on Same-Sex Marriage — and on Voting Rights Act
The South no longer deserves a presumption of guilt on racial matters.
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Celebrating Ten Years of Father Bernie Poppe’s Ministry in Maplewood
Ten years ago this week, the Rev. Bernard W. Poppe led his first service as Rector of St. George’s Episcopal Church. I still remember how he started his first sermon.
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No Going Back: Reflections on Gay Pride 2012
I was struck, in a very positive way, by the pervasiveness of corporate sponsorship: Coca-Cola, Macy’s, Delta Airlines, AT&T, Citigroup, Target and New York Life. The buy-in from the titans of commerce testifies to the inevitability of equal rights.
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Gay Rights Pioneer Preaches Forgiveness at St. George’s Church
Louie Crew: "We know full well that we did not choose our biological families, but we can, and must, choose as family those whom we respect and those who treat us with respect."
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Holy Cow, It’s Election Day — Tell Me Again Who’s Running?
Democracy in action: I’m hereby asking my blog and Facebook friends for input on my important vote for Congress.
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Gay Pride Month at St. George’s Starts With Forum for Former Leader of GLAAD
"Standing behind every harassed child is a whole lot of clueless adults…. There are certain people who don’t want to be anything other than clueless. Those are the people we will never get. But converting the clueless is the path to victory.
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She’s My Summer Love in the Spring, Fall and Winter
Eleven years ago today, on a perfect sunny autumn afternoon, the Web Goddess and I were married at St. George’s Church. The first time I sang to her was a couple of years before that.
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On Gay Marriage, NY vs. NJ, and the Maplewood Bubble
Same-sex marriage is a basic civil rights issue, and the only acceptable outcome is full marriage equality. With every passing year America will bend further in that direction. Faster, please.