by Drick Boyd | Jul 2, 2007 | Uncategorized
On Friday, June 29, the Philadelphia Inquirer had a disturbing juxtaposition of headlines. At the top of the page were the words “Justices limit race-based school plans,” referring to Thursday’s Supreme Court Ruling invalidating programs in Seattle and Louisville that...
by Drick Boyd | Jun 22, 2007 | Uncategorized
I had just been planning to post some reflections on Shane Claiborne’s book, Irresistible Revolution, when I learned that Shane and his community, the Simple Way had been caught in a terrible warehouse fire that has burned for several days this week in the Kensington...
by Drick Boyd | Jun 11, 2007 | Uncategorized
This week Congress’ attempt at passing a comprehensive immigration bill went down the tubes. The bill was an attempt to find a compromise on an issue that has deeply divided the Congress and the nation. The debate on immigration has focused on two questions: (1) How...
by Drick Boyd | Apr 23, 2007 | Uncategorized
(Note: I had orginally planned to post this entry early last week, but delayed due to the Virginia Tech tragedy.- DB)During the week following Easter two distinct but (in my mind) related announcements were made: CBS announced that Don Imus would no longer be aired on...
by Drick Boyd | Apr 18, 2007 | Uncategorized
Words can not express the sadness I feel for the victims of the shooting rampage that occurred at Virginia Tech on April 16. As a parent of three daughters, I can only think that it could just as easily been one of them. I imagine it will be years before some of the...
by Drick Boyd | Apr 11, 2007 | Uncategorized
Dear Friends,I recently was sent this article from the Quaker Economist. It is a personal letter outlining the effects of Post Tramautic Stress Disroder on a society at war. What is particularly poignant is the author’s analysis of coded PTSD talk which...
