Several of you have tried to post comments on this blog and have been faced with the need to establish a Google account before you can do so. Most of you have backed off, which I can easily understand. To make your comments, simply e-mail me (address on the left) and I will add them to the next day's post. It is always nice to know that someone is reading these golden words . . . apparently several black churches are playing fast and loose with the IRS non-profit rules by opening their pulpits to speeches by mayoral candidate Linda Thompson and then endorsing her candidacy. I had not heard of this, but WITF radio did a report on the matter. The link button to the left will lead you to Eric's blog where the program can be accessed . . . These actions may be unethical if not illegal but are not unheard of. My affiliation with organized religion ended in 1959 because of it . . . my hometown (pop. 2000 at the time) had many places of worship but no Catholic Church or Jewish synagogue. The weekend before the presidential election that year members of the local ministerium collectively warned their congregations that a vote for up-start JFK was a vote for Rome; the Pope would be ruling the White House from Day One. Anyone Catholic could not be trusted. I had not attended church for such a hateful message and was especially offended since my best friend was one of the few Catholics in town . . . in the last quarter century the religious establishment has become more of a political forum (abortion, gay rights, etc.) than a place of comfort and hope. I need the old traditional activities that united our neighborhoods and brought us all together . . . I could rattle on about this for quite some time, but enough . . . "Hoppy Halloween" from Judy Robinson's pet rabbit Milagros (a/k/a Millie) . . .
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