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Pentecost 21 C: Envy, the Primal Sin

The readings for the Twenty First Sunday after Pentecost are Old Testament & Psalm, Option I Old Testament      Habakkuk 1:1–4, 2:1–4 Psalm                    Psalm 119:137–144 or Old Testament & Psalm, Option II Old Testament      Isaiah 1:10–18 Psalm                    … Continue reading

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Picking Winners and Losers

                  The slogan de jour in the defense of right wing ideology is “it’s wrong for government to pick winners and losers.” This has been employed to decry affirmative action in hiring or scholarships and government investment in green … Continue reading

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