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Peter Menkin, an aspiring poet, lives in Mill Valley, CA USA (north of San Francisco).
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 Survey: most favor civil unions--moral stance on homosexuality major influence on decision, report by Peter MenkinIn a newsworthy survey titled, “Majority Continues To Support Civil Unions: Most Still Oppose Same-Sex Marriage,” the Pew Report offers a telling look at the changing attitude in America for Civil Unions.
The study of considerable scope and depth says in one part:
An August 2009 Pew Research Center survey finds that 53% oppose allowing gays and lesbians to marry legally, compared with 39% who support same-sex marriage, numbers that are virtually unchanged over the past year. Homily: We reflect on two Apostles, by Peter MenkinI thought… and my heart said they are Apostles who spoke of God, spoke to and into the world, and gave us hope, having been commissioned by Christ himself when alive. Almost mythical in dimension, they are separate from the special yet regular disciple. When sent out into the world to speak the Good News Apostles had that wonderful and special spirit upon them: The Holy Spirit. They are the special disciples of Christ, extraordinary and unique in the history of the world. Play review: Spiritual drama played in North Berkeley by Actors Ensemble--rewarding production, by Peter MenkinThe able and even dramatically imaginary directing by Jeremy Cole in his last production of the 2009 season played so well that without nary a hitch the dance and singing, the dialogue and drama moved ahead and movingly in a coreographed series of conversation, angel sightings, character dialogue of a revealing kind on the backgrounds of these dedicated Shaker women. The women were afterall both entertainingly and skillfully played as their 19th Century simplicity of lifestyle and faith in God.. Interview: Theology Professor tells about cell groups and Sunday schools in Southern Baptist Church by Peter MenkinWe talked by phone of the design of the Southern Baptist Church, and I note that it is comprised of more classroom and educational setting than worship space. That isn’t to say worship space is small. We also talked about cell groups, a recent phenomenon of Sunday school where people gather to study scripture and other related Church matters in a small group, sometimes in a home setting.
Will you tell me something of the beginnings of this “movement” in the Southern Baptist Church, and how Homily: Archangel Michael by Peter MenkinA homily on the Archangel Michael: I believe Angels help us to believe, not because we believe in angels, but because angels believe in us. It is angelic to have faith. It is celestial to hold the heavens and God in Christ in ones heart. It is angelic to turn towards the good, to have mercy, to believe. It is angelic to hold as spirit the awesome magnificence of life and our creator. Preacher and Word of Holy Spirit, a poem by Peter MenkinAfter the interview in his office, during lunch, we talked of various spiritual and religious matters, too.
September, days
of Pentecost,
What comes here now…?
Sensibly bring to talk
about sermons:
The Holy Spirit. The problems with U.S. Textbooks in their religious instruction, report on a study by Peter MenkinIn a reliable and even remarkable study, The Institute for Jewish & Community Research, located in San Francisco, published a work on religion in American textbooks. These textbooks, used in the United States’ schools, make many errors of religious fact—surprising and even egregious errors.
The effort of five years by the late researcher Gary Tobin, PhD (former President of the Institute), and Dennis Ybarra, MBA, was discussed both by email and webcam.
The effort of five years... Homily...Let us Speak of Holiness this morning: Bernard of Clairvaux by Peter MenkinLet us speak of Holiness this morning, God’s Holiness, as we learn of Bernard of Clairvaux. This is his Feast Day in our Episcopal Church.
From a hymn attributed to Bernard of Clairvaux, Abbot, born in 1090, at Fontaines, near Dijon, France:
My Shepherd, now receive me; my Guardian, own me Thine.
Great blessings Thou didst give me, O source of gifts divine.
Thy lips have often fed me with words of truth and love;
Thy Spirit oft hath led me to heavenly joys above. Humor: On Cafeteria Catholic and...Cafeteria Protestant, an article, by Peter MenkinAs for Cafeteria Catholic, there was no reference to it. There is reference to: Catholic Recoveries of Protestant Territories (from Protestantism). Also under Cafeteria Catholics is listed Automats:
In full Horn & Hardart Automat any of a chain of cafeterias in New York City and Philadelphia, where low-priced prepared food and beverages were obtained, especially from coin-operated compartments. Gratitude in Joy & Sorrow, poem by Peter MenkinThis poem came to me as a reflection on a prayer: gratitude is its theme. Written this August 2009, Summertime at night, the work takes on the large theme, "Human condition."
An excerpt:
How kind the thought comes
Of the goodness of God, though
Sorrow is our lot.
As is said, “Human condition.”
Contradiction. For sorrow is the daily sense,
The feeling, the experience, the existential
Day that finds the Other.
In gratitude.
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