It is hard to imagine any greater betrayal of the spirit of Christ than the impulse to crucify and burn one’s enemies. Sadly it is an impulse the church itself, in much of its history, has found hard to resist. One victim: Marguerite Porete, Beguine mystic, burned on June 1 1310.
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Her writings, whatever “errors” they may contain suggest she was a holy woman whose heart burned with love of God. Of the men who condemned her, whatever their good intentions it is hard not to conclude that they loved orthodoxy more than they loved Christ.
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I appreciate this memorial about my father by @ggrenwald above any I have read today--for his comprehensive review of his bio & history, for his attention to themes generally overlooked about his post-Vietnam life, but particularly for deep appreciation of his human qualities.🙏
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Here's my @RollingStone article on Daniel Ellsberg, the heroic Pentagon Papers leaker who died today at 92:
"We’re Told Never to Meet Our Childhood Heroes. Knowing Daniel Ellsberg Proved That Wrong"
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