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JUSTICE
“When you give food to the poor, they call you a saint. When you ask why the poor have no food, they call you a communist." -- Archbishop Helder Camara, Brazilian liberation theologist < found at http://www.salsa.net/peace/quotes.html, quote #58
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Justice simply means that everything is the way it’s supposed to be. This is the natural state of our heavenly reality. God made it that way. God makes it that way. When we are awake, aware and connected to this reality we know that any earthly illusion of injustice is temporary and ultimately does not exist at all. With this knowledge we can courageously and creatively reduce the earthly illusion of injustice with all of our heart, soul, strength and mind.
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RESOURCES ON THE WEB
NEW 7/3/07: The Witherspoon Society offers "The Progressive Majority: Why a Conservative America is a Myth". Excerpts: "For anyone interested in where the American public really stands on the big issues that distinguish progressives from conservatives – including the issues at the forefront of today’s political debates – "The Progressive Majority: Why a Conservative America Is a Myth" offers hard facts and analysis based on decades of data from some of the nation’s most respected and nonpartisan public opinion researchers. This is the evidence that political leaders have a mandate to pursue bold, progressive policies." | "This report by the Campaign for America’s Future and Media Matters for America shows that in study after study, solid majorities of Americans take progressive stands on a full spectrum of issues, from bread-and-butter economics to the so-called "values" issues where conservatives claim preeminence."
I Maintain a list of links to organizations working for peace and justice.
Open Democracy offers abundant resources on just about every issue imagineable facing our planet.
Wide Hive Records offers lyrics and a free MP3 download of "Love, Truth, Peace, Freedom and Justice" by Azeem and Gregory Howe. Notice the Sufi connection.
Common Dreams offers "Globalization" for Americans is Really About Income Distribution" by Mark Weisbrot. Excerpt: "From 1972 to 2001, the bottom 20 percent of wage and salary earners got only 1.6 percent of the increase in this income over the three decades. The majority got less than 11 percent. But the richest one percent received 18.4 percent of the increased income – vastly more than went to the majority of Americans."
Spirituality & Practice offers a great guide to the spiritual practice of JUSTICE by Frederic & Mary Ann Brussat who also cover many other practices at their amazing website. They have written thousands of book reviews, movie reviews, compilations of engaging quotes and educational guides. Spirituality & Health is a great magazine closely connected to S&P. It's a great resource for the spiritual journey.
Responsible Shopper is an important website offering comprehensive and detailed information on many businesses. Both the positives and the negatives are covered.
Visit the website of Howard Zinn . Howard Zinn is a highly respected and challenging scholar who focuses sharply on peace and justice issues.
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