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Dealing with the Islamic image today, part II
By
Cheryl Petersen
I’m a person who keeps up on the general news. The headlines, full of “terrorist” talk connected to Islam, has conjured the image that terrorists are Islamic, or Muslims who follow Islam. We know this isn’t true. Terrorists can be of many faiths, or no faith at all. Here in America, non-Islamic terrors are the…
Dealing with the Islamic image today, part I
By
Cheryl Petersen
The global trend of Islamophobia is not very pretty. I don’t want to wear it. I don’t want it in my house. I don’t want it in my consciousness, but hints of it float around in my head and I need to deal with it. I decided that one way to deal with it was…
A recycler loves this Jingle Bells version
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Cheryl Petersen
Magic School Bus version of Jingle Bells: Metal here, bottles there Sort them in the bins Broiler pans and soda cans Just throw them all right in Hey! Plastic jugs, margarine tubs Pretty soon you’ll know What goes into a magic bus Ready? Here we go! So melt that metal down Pour it in the…
Not making unconditional love a farce
By
Cheryl Petersen
My neighbor believes human beings only have two real desires. To love and to be loved. “There is no fear in pure love,” he said. “It’s unconditional, but human beings are not capable of unconditional love.” He calls his ideal of pure love, God. His statement that humans are incapable of unconditional love was interesting.…
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