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Kevin Camp's Blog – 7th mo. 2010 Archive (8)
Enabling Believers or Respecting Freedom of Choice?
Q: Why don't ______________ go to church during the summertime?
A: They don't have to.
This same conundrum, modified slightly, could easily apply to many liberal Unprogrammed Friends, regardless of the season or the time of year. I make light of this not to raise the specter of collective guilt, but… Continue
Added by Kevin Camp on 7th mo. 28, 2010 at 2:30pm — 1 Comment
Conscience Clauses, Civil Disobedience, and Uncivil Discourse
In this country, a long tradition exists of individuals who have refused to perform a particular duty or task, citing their religious beliefs as justification. The very definition of Civil Disobedience, of course, depends on the person, the situation, and how it is applied. The latest incident has opened up a discussion which has never really subsided, only dipped underneath the radar from time to time. In this circumstance, a Texas bus driver, who is also an ordained conservative… Continue
Added by Kevin Camp on 7th mo. 26, 2010 at 2:26pm — No Comments
Movin' On Up
The past several days I've been musing on the chosen strategies employed by the privileged and the well-educated to solve societal problems. In particular, I've been contemplating the idea of poverty. As is typical for me, I've been seeking to find intersections and similarities between seemingly divergent topics, all in the hopes of eliminating confusion among everyone. Sometimes we disagree because we inadvertently work at cross-purposes… Continue
Added by Kevin Camp on 7th mo. 19, 2010 at 8:58am — 1 Comment
Addressing the Poisonous Root of Bitterness
I have written openly about my Christ-centered faith on numerous occasions. I rediscovered it relatively recently after rejecting it out of hand earlier in life. The best way to describe the experience is that, for whatever reason or another, it found me, rather than the other way around. A belief in a higher power keeps me mentally supple and not fixated on the… Continue
Added by Kevin Camp on 7th mo. 15, 2010 at 10:36am — 5 Comments
Damage Has Consequences
Author's Note,
I felt like I needed to talk about myself to set the stage for the rest of this post. I typically pull no punches and I don't withhold much about myself.
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I am and have always been a vocal proponent of therapy, medication, and introspection. All three in tandem have proven to be invaluable to my own understanding of self, as well as an… Continue
Added by Kevin Camp on 7th mo. 12, 2010 at 10:30am — 2 Comments
Plain on the Outside, Fancy Underneath
On Tuesday afternoon, while returning from an errand, I stopped briefly at Union Station here in DC to get some lunch. Union Station has long been a busy depot by which rail and bus traffic arrives and departs, and it also serves as a rail and bus stop for area public transportation. With the passage of time, part of the inside of the terminal has been… Continue
Added by Kevin Camp on 7th mo. 8, 2010 at 2:38pm — 30 Comments
After a Time, All Losses are the Same
This past holiday weekend I visited two Civil War battlefields: Antietam and Gettysburg. While part of my motivation to go was purely the tourist's curiosity, I also went to remind myself of the multitude of ironies present in armed conflict. It does me well to contemplate what I believe to be the overall futility of warfare, regardless of the context. I certainly found plenty of both. I chose to go in part to celebrate Independence Day in a… Continue
Added by Kevin Camp on 7th mo. 6, 2010 at 8:30am — No Comments
Boundaries and Guidance within a Spiritual Life
As I have lived my life more in line with the Spirit, I have felt a greater communion with others. My anger and resentment has diminished noticeably. I find myself more comfortable around people who are superficially different from me. But I notice too that my emotional response to other people's pain and suffering is considerable. Where before I might have dismissed a tragedy with a shrug of the shoulders, I now often burst into tears. When… Continue
Added by Kevin Camp on 7th mo. 1, 2010 at 10:30am — No Comments
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