Lawmakers, faith groups, and even some business owners work to raise the Utah minimum wage. From Dennis Romboy’s article in the Deseret News:
Day: February 12, 2014
First openly gay Eagle Scout, but older brother excluded
Susan Donaldson James, via GOOD MORNING AMERICA, tells the story of Pascal Tessier achieving the highest honor in Boy Scouting, even as his older brother is now excluded:
“Refusing gay blessings will be viewed like racism”
The Telegraph’s title of John Bingham’s article is actually even more provocative: “Welby tells Church refusing gay blessings will be viewed like racism” An excerpt from Bingham’s article:
“What do you do?”: Coffee hour caution
The Unitarian Universalist Association has a helpful new graphic for coffee hour questions advice for older adults greeting young adults. For example:
Bending the arc of history towards peace
As President Eisenhower publicly remarked, spending one more dollar on national defense than is essential hurts the nation, depriving it of the good that spending the money in another way would achieve. I, for one, find it impossible to believe that the U.S., to be secure, must spend more on national defense than the next twenty nations combined spend.
The Smell of my Son
Wednesday, February 12, 2014 – Week of 5 Epiphany, Year Two [Go to Mission St Clare for an online version of the Daily Office including today’s scripture readings.] Today’s Readings for the Daily Office: Psalms 119:97-120 (morning) // 81, 82 (evening) Genesis 27:1-29 Romans 12:1-8 John 8:12-20 I once had the privilege of attending a […]