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conflict, conflict-mediation, forgiveness, reconciliation, retribution, ubuntu, violence
Three things reconciliation ain’t (part five in ubuntu series)
10.30.06 | Permalink | 3 CommentsSo if the best way to practice ubuntu is any way that works, then why aren’t we practicing ubuntu better? Violence and conflict—and the memory of violence and conflict—stand in the way. The only way around them to ubuntu is reconciliation. Reconciliation is damn hard. Last night I took some time to thumb through an […]
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forgiveness, fundamentalism, power, recovering-fundamentalist, recovery
Fie on forgiveness
10.15.05 | Permalink | 3 CommentsMy name is Chutney, and I am a recovering fundamentalist. And I cannot forgive. The preacher folks at church have been talking about forgiveness these last two weeks, on account of it being the High Holy Days. If that wasn’t enough, I’ve been in charge of leading sermon discussions for our 20/30s group those two […]
