Think Tech Hawaii recently ran this interview with a disclaimer warning viewers that they should seek out the other side of this issue by watching another show they offered about anti-Semitism on campus 2017. This interview is posted here, with…
Dawn Morais
Communications Consultant/ Instructor/ Blogger/ Issue Advocate • Born in Kerala. Raised in Malaysia. Living in Hawaii.
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Bearing witness: A Jewish scholar explains the BDS movement to hold Israel accountable
Tagged with: BDS, Colleen Hanabusa, Cynthia Franklin, Gaza Strip, Israel, Palestinian territories, Palestinians, West Bank, Will Caron
Posted in I BLOG, Justice, Politics and Religion, Uncategorized
Posted in I BLOG, Justice, Politics and Religion, Uncategorized
Dr. Parker: The Christian Case for Reproductive Justice
Against the surreal backdrop of elected officials trying to take healthcare away from those who need it the most, Honolulu residents who attended a recent talk and book-signing hosted by Planned Parenthood Votes Northwest and Hawaii were glad to hear…
San Jose Bishop Counters Paprocki’s Decree Against Married Lesbian/Gay Couples
Originally posted on Bondings 2.0:
A California bishop has written a letter instructing clergy and religious in the diocese to be compassionate and inclusive when it comes to pastoral care. a direct repudiation of last month’s alienating directives from an Illinois…
Tagged with: Bishop McGrath, Bishop Paprocki, LGBT funerals, San Diego
Posted in Catholics and Culture, I BLOG, Uncategorized, US Bishops
Posted in Catholics and Culture, I BLOG, Uncategorized, US Bishops
Bishop: Pastors Must Deny Funerals to Catholics in Same-Gender Marriages
Originally posted on Bondings 2.0:
An Illinois bishop has released guidelines about same-gender marriages that may greatly restrict participation in his diocese’s parishes by people in such marriages. Bishop Thomas Paprocki Bishop Thomas Paprocki of Springfield issued his “Same-Sex Marriage Policies…
QUOTE TO NOTE: Stop Church Teachings that Kill, Says Sr. Margaret Farley
Originally posted on Bondings 2.0:
Mercy Sr. Margaret Farley, the theological ethicist who wrote Just Love: A Framework for Christian Sexual Ethics, said the church has “not gone far enough” on gender equality because “we still hear the cries of women, through…
Tagged with: Healthcare, Sr. Margaret Farley, US Senate, USCCB, Women Religious
Posted in I BLOG, Politics and Religion, Uncategorized, US Bishops
Posted in I BLOG, Politics and Religion, Uncategorized, US Bishops
A Mother’s Gifts
Parvati is a gentle mother goddess. But as Kali, she also wields enormous power. The daughter of Himavan, the king of the Himalayas, consort of Lord Shiva, and mother of Ganesha, the Elephant-Headed Lord, Parvati is the embodiment of all…
Tagged with: Bayard Rustin, Gladys Morais, John Victor Morais, Kerala, Mothers Day, Thiruvananthapuram, Trivandrum, Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre
Posted in I BLOG, Mothers, Uncategorized
Posted in I BLOG, Mothers, Uncategorized
Guest Post: “Connections”
There’s a new show on Netflix that’s catching a lot of attention. It’s a true story about a guy falsely accused of murder, who, two months after his release from prison, is arrested again, because a woman is found dead…
“…an uncountable number of poor people will die because of the greed of the rich.” Keith Olbermann
There may be a lot of outrage and disbelief in the air at what the House of Representatives just did to make healthcare less accessible and affordable to those who need it most. But that outrage isn’t coming from the…
Tagged with: American Healthcare, Bishop Dewane, Keith Olbermann, Mo Brooks, USCCB
Posted in Catholic Politicians, Christian Politicians, Healthcare Reform, I BLOG, Republicans and healthcare, Uncategorized, US Bishops
Posted in Catholic Politicians, Christian Politicians, Healthcare Reform, I BLOG, Republicans and healthcare, Uncategorized, US Bishops
Coretta Scott King on Jeff Sessions: Not fit then to be a federal judge, but fit now to be Attorney General
Tagged with: Coretta Scott King, Eizabeth Warren, Jeff SEssions
Posted in I BLOG, Justice, Uncategorized
Posted in I BLOG, Justice, Uncategorized
Guest Post: The Beatitudes in the Public Square
When Solomon becomes the new king of Israel, one of his jobs is to settle disputes. You know the most famous one he settles. Two women show up, both claiming to be the mother of one infant. Solomon’s solution is…
Dawn Morais 