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The Challenge of the Complicated Conversation
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How I Chose the Name For This Publication
It all began innocently enough, with a search for links to share with my friend on Facebook. Her son was the only male in the dance class…
Kathleen Granville
Jan 30, 2017
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Any topic that qualifies as a complicated conversation generally contains a lot of heated passion from every side, regardless of the topic…
Kathleen Granville
Jan 30, 2017
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Imagine No Religion
Imagine No Religion
“Imagine there’s no heaven It’s easy if you try No hell below us Above us only sky Imagine all the people living for today
Kathleen Granville
Dec 12, 2017
Spiritual Concept, Human Hierarchy: The Third in a Series of Very Complicated Conversations
(DISCLAIMER: As with any discussion of humans and their lives, this is a general overview. It is not necessarily true for all groups that…
Kathleen Granville
Feb 18, 2017
Identifying a Christian: The Second in a Series of Very Complicated Conversations
Read this first: http://johnpavlovitz.com/2017/02/07/the-scary-kinship-of-christian-nationalism-and-white-supremacy/
Kathleen Granville
Feb 8, 2017
Conscience and Consequences
(Ed. note: when I speak of any group, such as white males or young women and so on, I do not mean ALL of the members of that group, but as…
Kathleen Granville
Feb 1, 2017
unCivil War 2016
unCivil War 2016
From Newsweek: Right-Wing Extremists Are a Bigger Threat to America Than ISIS By Kurt Eichenwald, in the 2–12–16 issue
Kathleen Granville
Feb 1, 2017
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Sense and Sensibility With Regards to the 3rd Party Option
Sense and Sensibility With Regards to the 3rd Party Option
Jim Wright (here) opens for me with this posting:
Kathleen Granville
Jan 30, 2017
Why We Are So Afraid, 15 Years After the 9–11 Attacks?
I walked into the Facebook world this morning to be greeted by a posting that absolutely qualifies as a “Complicated Conversation” and knew…
Kathleen Granville
Jan 30, 2017
The Lesser Evil, The Third Party Option or the Final Solution?
The Lesser Evil, The Third Party Option or the Final Solution?
This began life as a posting on FB, responding to this post and the comments that ensued like a college food fight.
Kathleen Granville
Jan 30, 2017
A Changing World (and not for the Better)
So Britain has voted, by a relatively slim but significant number, to bow out of the European Union (EU). Apparently many of those who had…
Kathleen Granville
Jan 30, 2017
Religious Terrorism in the US
Religious Terrorism in the US
“My GOD is bigger than your government.” I wouldn’t argue with that viewpoint. Christians believe that God created everything, so of course…
Kathleen Granville
Jan 30, 2017
A Discussion of the Societal Concepts of Beauty
A Discussion of the Societal Concepts of Beauty
Please start with the original article: Katie Meade
Kathleen Granville
Jan 30, 2017
Death with Dignity
Do not stand at my grave and weep I am not there. I do not sleep. I am a thousand winds that blow. I am the diamond glints on snow. I am…
Kathleen Granville
Jan 30, 2017
Demon Candy and Ignorance
(From “RightWingWatch”, located here ) SUBMITTED BY Kyle Mantyla on Thursday, 10/29/2009 2:45 pm
Kathleen Granville
Jan 30, 2017
Faith-Based Wars: The First in a Series of Very Complicated Conversations
(NOTE: The italicized font option indicates use of “sarcasm font”. So sarcasm will look like this, see?)
Kathleen Granville
Jan 30, 2017
Sacred Violence
Sacred Violence
Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness.”
Kathleen Granville
Jan 30, 2017
Did Adam and Eve Have Sex Before They Sinned?
I won’t scare you with the chain of thoughts that led me to this, but let’s start here:
Kathleen Granville
Jan 30, 2017
We Are (Becoming) An Oligarchy
Read this first: New York Times article: “Dark Money Helped Win the Senate”
Kathleen Granville
Jan 30, 2017
The Politics of Religion (Alternately, The Religion of Politics)
“Truth is hate to those that hate the truth, and this is the truth. They don’t like it and they label me a hater, and it isn’t that at all…
Kathleen Granville
Jan 30, 2017
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