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Kevin Camp's Blog – 8th mo. 2010 Archive (9)
Daughters of Light: A Review
In the spring of this year I met up with several young women who were actively involved in Washington, DC, print media circles. Arriving early for the gathering, as I often do, I took my seat at a table and began to converse with a person sitting next to me. During the course of our talk, I mentioned that I was a Quaker.
Surprised, she exclaimed “I’ve never met a Quaker before!” Overhearing our conversation, a middle-aged woman… Continue
Added by Kevin Camp on 8th mo. 23, 2010 at 1:00pm — 1 Comment
Organized Religion is Not a Social Club
Elijah went before the people and said, "How long will you waver between two opinions? If the LORD is God, follow him; but if Baal is God, follow him." But the people said nothing.
Friends say that they find hierarchy abhorrent, and yet they build it within themselves. We say that are against ritual, and yet we build unconventional ritual. For once and for all, we must decide where our allegiance lies. Are… Continue
Added by Kevin Camp on 8th mo. 19, 2010 at 11:00am — 6 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
Change Is Not An Enemy or an Empty Slogan
To some who were confident of their own righteousness and looked down on everybody else, Jesus told this parable: "Two men went to the Temple to pray. One was a Pharisee, and the other was a despised tax collector. The Pharisee stood up and prayed about himself: 'God, I thank you that I am not like other men--robbers, evildoers, adulterers--or even like this tax collector. I fast twice a week, and I give a tenth of my entire…Continue
Added by Kevin Camp on 8th mo. 14, 2010 at 1:30pm — 5 Comments
Truth in Short Supply: Baltimore Yearly Meeting
My contribution to the Spirit Rising: Young Quaker Voices anthology was entitled, "Reviving the Slumbering Light". I was responding to a particularly unfortunate experience I experienced a couple years ago at a monthly meeting. The title could also easily apply to Baltimore Yearly Meeting's annual gathering. What I mean by this will soon be as clear as I can manage.
Before I begin, I want… Continue
Added by Kevin Camp on 8th mo. 10, 2010 at 11:00am — No Comments
Spreading the Lessons Learned inside the Liberal Buble
Earlier this past week while at Yearly Meeting, I had the opportunity to speak informally at length with several college-aged Young Adult Friends. Most were at least a decade or
so younger than me, and it was interesting to compare how a younger
generation's perspective was both different and similar to that of my
own. We covered a wide variety of subjects in a relatively short period
of…
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so younger than me, and it was interesting to compare how a younger
generation's perspective was both different and similar to that of my
own. We covered a wide variety of subjects in a relatively short period
of…
Added by Kevin Camp on 8th mo. 8, 2010 at 1:55pm — No Comments
Marginalizing Ourselves While Trying to Not Marginalize Others
Equality does not imply a society without diversity. But to accept the
world as inherently unequal to any degree, and one which will never
change---this perpetuates the same problems. It is easy to make
assumptions based on privilege, but I understand enough with listening
and self-reflection to know that I do not understand those different
from me in totality. I never will. Still, points of commonality
between us do exist.
As a Quaker, I am called to… Continue
world as inherently unequal to any degree, and one which will never
change---this perpetuates the same problems. It is easy to make
assumptions based on privilege, but I understand enough with listening
and self-reflection to know that I do not understand those different
from me in totality. I never will. Still, points of commonality
between us do exist.
As a Quaker, I am called to… Continue
Added by Kevin Camp on 8th mo. 5, 2010 at 10:30am — 3 Comments
The Woman with the Water Jug
Today in Bible study I encountered a particular passage. Sometimes one receives precisely the message one needs at the time. The topic centered around the idea of salvation, in all its many incarnations. I have recently become frustrated with people who believe that any movement, system of belief, or gathering is only for them when it benefits them personally. In all of the things I do, I have experienced periods of emotional, intellectual,… Continue
Added by Kevin Camp on 8th mo. 4, 2010 at 10:30am — No Comments
Gleaning: Bringing in the Sheaves
With so many people still out of work and depending upon unemployment benefits, I thought I might briefly explore one particularly ancient safety net program. Republicans believe that welfare in any form swells the deficit and creates a system of entitlement, but I disagree. Pointing back to the Bible, as I so often do, I'd like to discuss the particulars and modern day application of a very ancient custom. Those who are up in arms about… Continue
Added by Kevin Camp on 8th mo. 2, 2010 at 9:39am — No Comments
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