Kevin Camp's Blog Posts Tagged 'Christianity' (9)

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The Memory of Sacrifice

This post began as an open letter to my Meeting's listserve. I usually write one a week.

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Hello Friends,
 

A question has been on my mind recently. How do we best honor the memory of the Quaker martyrs? Many suffered persecution, time in jail, torture, and even death to worship as they wished. Even with greater societal tolerance that arrived with the passage of time, Friends were prohibited from pursuing certain educational…

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Added by Kevin Camp on 8th mo. 1, 2012 at 8:58pm — No Comments

Book Review: The Comforters

 

The Comforters

 

I think I read the first ten pages of the late fifties UK classic The Comforters about ten times over before I really got it. As it turns out, my reaction was not uncommon. The reader is supposed to be initially confused. Spark’s novel deliberately scorns omniscient narration, opting instead for a grand experiment in…

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Added by Kevin Camp on 3rd mo. 12, 2011 at 2:00pm — 1 Comment

Egypt's Struggle is Also Our Own







I have watched the violence and the revolt in Egypt with a heavy heart. On one hand, I am overjoyed to see a people long held in shackles struggling to attain freedom. I hope this sentiment will someday encircle the world, so that, as it is written, the wolf and the lamb will live together. As a pacifist, however, it causes me much distress to see police… Continue

Added by Kevin Camp on 1st mo. 31, 2011 at 10:30am — No Comments

Sticks and Stones and Words (That Always Hurt Us)



In recent days, I have recognized yet again that some people crave surety and certainty. They believe in, and seem to need a definite answer phrased in absolute terms. Beyond the biological and even theological implications of this system is the reality. Rational sense alone has frequently been disregarded for stubborn need. Thought it may not be our role to pass judgment, lest we be judged in kind, we eagerly take it in any case. When we are… Continue

Added by Kevin Camp on 11th mo. 7, 2010 at 5:30pm — 1 Comment

Reform of Any Sort Comes with a Margin of Error



The 1961 Luis Buñuel film, Viridiana, concerns the pious exploits of a young nun who lives in a small village. Meaning to do good in imitation of Jesus' ministry, Viridiana leaves the convent and decides to take charge of the moral education of the village's paupers. Despite her best intentions, she finds herself exploited, abused, and taken advantage of at every possible turn. Efforts undertaken to educate the village paupers in… Continue

Added by Kevin Camp on 10th mo. 6, 2010 at 8:30am — No Comments

Reductionism, Not Western Civilization, is the Great Satan





Those currently in opposition to the construction of a mosque near Ground Zero don't seem to want to understand the whole picture. They will not even entertain anything other than views stepped in prejudice and fear, seeing an enemy in the face of every person of Middle Eastern descent. While in stuck in this merry-go-round that passes for substantive discourse, they are trusted supporters of a system that sees the sum of its parts as more… Continue

Added by Kevin Camp on 8th mo. 18, 2010 at 9:00am — No Comments

The Liberal Gospel: Social Justice or Inward Purity?





Dear Friends,



Much of what I write is meant to reach as broad an audience as possible, so forgive the redundancies.



Thanks!





Kevin.





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A Quaker minister recently spoke my mind and, as it turned out, the minds of many. The thrust of his message asserted that we who are people of faith (and… Continue

Added by Kevin Camp on 6th mo. 17, 2010 at 8:30am — 3 Comments

Coming Out as Religious, and Other Stories







I'd rather not entertain the intersection between politics and religion for a while, and instead tell you a bit more about the Quaker Young Adult gathering I recently attended. Primarily this is because it is supremely depressing to contemplate the oil spill. The beaches on Alabama's Gulf Coast that I visited every summer as a child and young teen might be forever… Continue

Added by Kevin Camp on 6th mo. 3, 2010 at 9:00am — No Comments

Providing a Way to Encourage the Best in Other People



So much of my life I spend cynically griping about the bad side of human nature. The work I do every day frequently centers around a ceaseless source of constant frustration. Seeking strategies to reform destructive behaviors is the basic skill set of many professions and basic activism. Influencing people so that they might understand the correct means of conducting their lives is a substantial challenge and a constant energy drain. I'm sure… Continue

Added by Kevin Camp on 5th mo. 1, 2010 at 10:00am — 1 Comment

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