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Whether in Vassar, Israel or Palestine, the Debate and the Respectful Responses are Needed Now and in the Future

on Sat, 11/16/2019 - 04:26

With a Vassar Classmate posting about a serious concern of disrespect and controversy on campus, I tuned in and invite you to do the same.

Part of me doesn't want to fan the flames, but with over 200K people viewing a short clip of students preventing a speaker from sharing with the students who invited him to speak, the message that 'there's trouble in Israel and it's sparking controversy on college campuses in America' is loud and clear and concerning in terms of the kind of speech and repercussions that could come about for all involved and in these difficult times in our modern world.

Learning more about the Time (and Timing) of Pentecost in Early June, or 90 Days after Easter (so a few more days than that after Passover)

on Mon, 06/10/2019 - 18:53
 
 
Here's a post I put on as a comment regarding the ability of people to rebound from hard times, whether personally or in a larger context. God was given the credit and the Holy Spirit. That is the Christian view. I have learned more variations on the theme of seeing Jesus as a teacher, a messenger or Messiah of G-d, and his Holy Spirit or that aspect of the Trinity (God the Father, Creator or Life-Giver, God the Son (Jesus) and the Holy Spirit (God's spirit or some may see that as another aspect of God and Jesus influencing a person spiritually through their spirit.)
 
Having grown up in a