Monthly Archives: November 2019

Seek consent, even for the little things

Posted on November 21, 2019 by maradanto

A friend of mine several months ago told me about the time she bought a cup of tea for another friend, who gently reproved her: “I did not consent for you to buy me this cup of tea.” As I … Continue reading →

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‘Religious freedom’ to discriminate comes at a cost

Posted on November 19, 2019 by maradanto

You say that Christian churches have the right to make internal personnel decisions according to the dictates of their moral teachings; to the extent this does not violate EOE regulations, I concur. That they have the right and duty to … Continue reading →

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The strength of a marshwiggle

Posted on November 7, 2019 by maradanto

We talked about Puddleglum and his worst-case-scenarioism today in Clinical Social Work, where we’ve been studying cognitive behavioral therapy. Our professor had asked us whether such behavior could serve a beneficial purpose, and several classmates pointed out that being aware … Continue reading →

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In the gospels, being wealthy is a problem

Posted on November 5, 2019 by maradanto

Fun fact: The gospels never say one favorable word about wealth. It’s always warnings. The Beatitudes essentially begin “How wealthy are the poor!” It’s the sort of dialectical thing Jesus said that always shocked people, because the popular (erroneous) understanding … Continue reading →

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A time when garlic ruled the world

Posted on November 2, 2019 by maradanto

I have about 30 bulbs of garlic planted for next year in my hugelkultur bed. I wonder if that’s enough. As everyone knows when it comes to garlic, it’s always better to have too much than too little.  Perhaps if … Continue reading →

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