The United States Government is planning to send out rebate checks in the hope that American citizens will immediately spend the money to stimulate the economy, thus avoiding a recession. Thanks for the gift Federal Government, but you are missing the point! We do not need to take out a big loan from a foreign [...]
You can’t help talking about peace without confronting violence. Sometimes I read former Philly Weekly writer Kia Gregory’s blog, which is a day-by-day count of the murders in Philadelphia in 2008. There are days I wonder if paying such close attention to our city’s homicide situation is psychologically unhealthy.
But, then again, God is love, and [...]
So the other day on the way home from Center City, I was on the XH bus when we pulled up to the bus stop at Germantown and Chelten. Some commotion outside caught my attention. By the time I turned to see what it was, a girl’s head hit the side of the [...]
On Monday afternoon, Michael Nutter stopped by his alma mater, the University of Pennsylvania, to appear on a special taping of The Colbert Report. He received a warm welcome from Ben Franklin, told the host that he was “absolutely wrong”, and then went on to defend “breaking the law” with his new gun laws. Have [...]
In case you missed it last week, Michael Nutter signed five new gun control laws. They include a prohibition on the sale/possession of certain assault weapons, a requirement to report a lost or stolen gun, and a one-gun-a-month purchase limit. These laws only apply to the Philadelphia vicinity.
When I heard the news, I said, “About [...]
Here in Philadelphia, there will be an organized 40 seconds of silence to commemorate the killing of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at Franklin Square Park.
David Brown, director of this first Bridge Walk for Peace, wrote in today’s Daily News, “In a world in which we’re bombarded with images, sounds and scents that constantly seep [...]
In a couple months time, Shalom House will have it’s 1st birthday — July 1st to be exact. And we hope to celebrate by welcoming the next round of community members.
Would you like to be a part of Shalom House? Think about it. A two year commitment dedicated to deepening [...]