Drink Upstream

Marriage

After a recent conversation that took place in emails, I remembered how much I miss this blog and regular exchanges with its authors. So, for about the fortieth time, here am I, pledging some random occasional thoughts.

My first comes from Bruce Reyes-Chow... of course. Not much has changed in my reading habits. Here's his post:

http://www.reyes-chow.com/2011/02/marriage-civil-unions-government-doma-religion.html

I want to disucss this. Very much. It is a thought that I've had for a while now, yet haven't had time to develop. However, I'm putting it out there now to hook myself into a second post. This teaser will hopefully bring me back, if not our readers.

If you follow the link and read the post, please also read the comments. They develop upwards, with the earliest at bottom (which is all the rage these days and of great annoyance to me), so if you want to see how some people develop their thoughts, start down low.

Inaugural Benediction

Because I thought this prayer wonderful and the utmost paean to God, I wanted to post the Benediction prayed by Joseph Lowery at yesterday's Inauguration.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5h4SrWpZNd-yocKSO7_9FO51iLJowD95R4RTG0

"With your hands of power and your heart of love, help us then, now, Lord, to work for that day when nations shall not lift up sword against nation, when tanks will be beaten into tractors, when every man and every woman shall sit under his or her own vine and fig tree and none shall be afraid, when justice will roll down like waters and righteousness as a mighty stream." Amen!!