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My Place in History
It has been an amazing experience to travel to our nation’s capitol to be a part of this historic event. From the elated buzz on the flight from Milwaukee to Reagan National Airport, to the...
View ArticlePresident Obama's Official Statement on Roe v. Wade Anniversary
So yes, it was day 1 of Obama Administration and this was the first official statement I read by our new President.Please don't ask how I reacted, I was tired, I was overwhelmed, I was emotional and...
View ArticleWe the People Rise!
We were lucky enough to have social activist, writer, songwriter, and kindred-spirit Marisa Handler to visit and speak with our community. She was here to speak and present about the intersection of...
View Article25 Things You Would Probably Rather Not Know About Me
Feels like the height of egotism, but I do love to experience the heights! There is that facebook thing going around, 25 Things about yourself...Yeah, I did it.Here it is.1. I am doing this because...
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The Book That Changed My Life
We all have one... The book that turned our world upside down and made everything, well different! For many of us this happened during the formative years of college. This was certainly the case for...
View ArticleObama's Faith-Based Initiative Tells Us About More Than Just Policy
This morning I was lucky enough to watch President Barack Obama (still fun to say) speak at the National Prayer Breakfast. Keeping aside the fact that there is a National Prayer Breakfast, which...
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Mad at Obama Again? Are You Tired of Being An Angry Liberal?
No wonder we grate on the nerves of conservatives and moderates, us liberals :) are hardly ever satisfied and often shrilly shouting our complaints. One would think our shouting would lessen now with...
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Creative Genius of Elizabeth Gilbert: Letting it Flow
I was so blown away by Elizabeth Gilbert's (yes she is the author of that smash-hit Eat, Pray, Love) recent TED talk. For those of you not familiar with TED, you will want to check them out. TED...
View ArticleVagina Monologues: Finding happiness in body and soul
One out of every three women on this planet will be beaten or rapped in her lifetime. 1 in 3.I was so grateful to be able to attend the Vagina Monologues this Valentine's Day. Not only was it...
View ArticleProp 8: Please Don't Divorce My LGBT Friends!
Talk about a tug at the heartstrings! Try to watch this without tearing up!"Fidelity": Don't Divorce... from Courage Campaign on Vimeo.TAKE ACTION NOW! http://www.couragecampaign.org/page/s/divorce...
View ArticlePro-Life: Your life or mine?
I have been working hard to be open and striving to see both sides of issues in this blog. But some of you may be wondering if today I just had to take a day off...Pro-Life movement, I just don't...
View Article10 Beliefs of This Progressive Christian
Ok, there is so much in that title that makes me nervous. Despite working at a Progressive Christian church, I usually resist at all costs calling myself a Christian (just too confusing a term to try...
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Namaste: The shit in me greets the shit in you
That's right I said it."Namaste: The shit in me greets the shit in you. When I am in that place in me, and you are in that place in you, we are one." *bow*Here come the yoga police to strip away my...
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and she whispered... I Am Powerful
Thursday, March 5, was International Women's Day. I had the opportunity to participate in nationwide screening of the film, A Powerful Noise which was shown at 450 theaters and was followed with a...
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Hamantashen: My First Taste of Judaism
As many of you know, I LOVE to bake. And I am sure my fellow bakers will agree a huge part of the fun in baking is to share the goodies. I love to bake for birthdays, for celebrations, and even for...
View Article5 Reasons why Mainstream Media is killing Progressive Religion and what you...
What does American religion look like to you? Does it look like Pat Robertson, Jerry Falwell, Rick Warren, and James Dobson?What does American religion act like to you? Is it the political power of...
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Twitter: History, How-To and Help!
Ok, Allison your friendly twit here to help you out with a little twitter history, how-to, and some helpful tips! You'll be tweeting in no time! (Follow me on twitter @allisonrockey)Confession: I was...
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Rising from the Ashes
Broken Open, by Elizabeth Lesser..."I am fascinated by what it takes to stay awake in difficult times. I marvel at what we do in times of transition — how we resist, and how we surrender; how we stay...
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Doing Good by Doing Well... A New Generation's Take on Capitalism
I have been known to be a bit critical of my generation. Born in 1981, depending on how you cut it I belong to either gen x or gen y often called the millennial generation. My people, this generation,...
View ArticleSearching for America's Reality
What is America? Really...What comes to your mind when you ask that question? What is truly American? I invite you to go deeper than one word answers. What do we take for granted as reality that is...
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MI Policy Summit: Seeing Opportunity in Crisis
Blogging for you from the Michigan Policy Summit and having a wonderful time. My inner wonk is rejoicing and loving the progressive policies and concepts being discussed, many more blogs to come!After...
View ArticleValuing Women First, Reducing Abortion Second
Watching all the coverage of the anti-abortion protesters gathering at Notre Dame before the President's commencement address I can feel the anger in me rising.It is not that I am pro-abortion, or...
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Brand New or Broken: A Call to Mindfulness
I have the great privilege of living across the street from a locally-owned bike shop. It is called Rock 'n Road. Now most people wouldn't think this would really be the selling point of a great...
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Moving Day!
I have begun to move my blog over to wordpress!Those of you receiving daily email updates should be directed to the new site, and i hope you like the new look!Those of you following old links, or just...
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