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atlanta, kirkwood
Don’t kill my abandoned rail yard!
08.02.07 | Permalink | Comments Off on Don’t kill my abandoned rail yard!

Looks like they’re going to put in a power station in my favorite plot of un(der) developed land in Atlanta. But the neighborhood is working to keep the beautifully busted up buildings intact and is asking for real planning before the whole area is super-developed.
hospitality, justice, mercy, uuism, welcome
Welcome: Gift giving or justice making?
08.02.07 | Permalink | 5 Comments

Why do we welcome the stranger? Seems to me there are two types of motivations: mercy and justice. Merciful welcomers focus on the giving of gifts. For them, welcome is an expression of the abundance of life. It’s a matter of generosity. They give because they have been given much. At its worst, merciful welcome […]
class, deer-hunting, jesus, joe-bageant
Deer hunting with Jesus, and more
08.01.07 | Permalink | 2 Comments

Joe Bageant just posted a six-page excerpt of Deer Hunting With Jesus. Go nab it. There’s also a link to several dozen PDFs of his essays.

Don’t kill my abandoned rail yard!