John McCain—In His Own Words

Hillary Clinton Endorses Obama

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Obama. Enough Said.

Obama nailed the nomination. 

The biggest challenge is ahead.

We’ve got lots of work to do here.

Yes we do.

Can we do it?

Yes we can.

Will we do it?

Yes, we must.

 

Alice Walker’s Daughter Rebecca Embraces Motherhood, Condemns Her Mother

Not all people who call themselves feminists go here. If daughter Rebecca’s views are accurate, her mother, Alice Walker, just got it very wrong—as we all do sometimes, although the “it” we get wrong varies.

Hopefully these two—mother and daughter—will repair their relationship before death intervenes and strips them of the opportunity to do so in this lifetime.

 

How my mother’s fanatical views tore us apart 

by Rebecca Walker
Mail Online  

Interviewer Tessa Cunningham says…She’s
revered as a trail-blazing feminist and author Alice Walker touched the lives of a generation of women. A champion of women’s rights, she has always argued that motherhood is a form of servitude. But one woman didn’t buy in to Alice’s beliefs—her daughter, Rebecca, 38.

Here the writer describes what it was like to grow up as the daughter of a
cultural icon, and why she feels so blessed to be the sort of woman
64-year-old Alice despises—a mother. 

Rebecca Walker says…The other day I was vacuuming when my son came bounding into the room. ‘Mummy, Mummy, let me help,’ he cried. His little hands were grabbing me around the knees and his huge brown eyes were looking up at me. I was overwhelmed by a huge surge of happiness.

 

Read Walker’s full article here

Baby Love: Choosing Motherhood After a Lifetime of Ambivalence by Rebecca Walker, Souvenir Press, May 8, 2008.

Buddhism & Science—Not At Odds with Each Other

This is posted on FortuneChildBooks.com–the Buddhist website I publish. Here’s a snippet.

A Buddhist Dialogue with Science
By Timothy Harada

Unlike some religions, Buddhism and science are not at odds with one another. Instead, Buddhism and science compliment one another. The goals of science and the goals of Buddhism are in some respects similar and in other ways opposite, but complimentary. With an understanding of Buddhism, it is possible to gain a greater appreciation for science. The reverse is also true; with an understanding of science, one can gain a greater appreciation for Buddhism. Though neither science nor Buddhism at this point in time offers proof of the other’s validity, they both allow a dialogue that is not only interesting, but may prove to be fruitful to both science and Buddhism in the future.

Read the full article here.