Monthly Archives: March 2011

Is Alaska Governor Sean Parnell a Christian dominionist?

Posted on Thu, 31 March 2011 by Mel Green

Given the evidence — his recent political appointees, his affiliations to Christian dominionist organizations — I think we’d be fairly safe to say that Parnell is a Christianist & dominionist, much like Sarah Palin — except not quite so noisy about it. Which actually makes him more effective at it. Continue reading →

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It Gets Better, the book: A “message in a bottle” to LGBT youth

Posted on Tue, 29 March 2011 by Mel Green

In the summer of 1978, two essays in a feminist anthology were all the info I had beyond the feelings of my own heart to let me know it was okay to be a lesbian. Today, the It Gets Better Project & similar projects are how LGBT elders can communicate the same message to isolated LGBT youth. Continue reading →

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The Daily Tweets 2011-03-22: How Anakin became a Jedi

Posted on Wed, 23 March 2011 by Mel Green

Good jokes, bad jokes… who cares? So long as they gain a good laugh or a good groan, I’m happy. And… plans are afoot for a Phantom Menace livesnark in advance of the 3-D release. Continue reading →

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Good, evil, & great waves of god

Posted on Thu, 17 March 2011 by Mel Green

Hokusai & the Japanese earthquake and tsunami — Job & the Voice from the Whirlwind — what’s all that got do do with good & evil & the justice of god? All that, & a tattoo. Continue reading →

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Help John Aronno of Alaska Commons go to Netroots Nation

Posted on Thu, 10 March 2011 by Mel Green

I was delighted to learn that John had applied for the scholarship for Netroots Nation 2011; & I’m even more delighted to support his candidacy — both as a progressive blogger per se, and as a tremendous ally to LGBT Alaskans. Please vote for him! Continue reading →

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Harm at the center

Posted on Wed, 9 March 2011 by Mel Green

Self-hatred — including, for many of us, internalized homophobia and transphobia — is the harm at the very center of us. Love others as you love yourself, but first: love yourself. Let no one convince you to do otherwise. Continue reading →

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Illimitable god, & related thoughts about why I’m not a Christian

Posted on Mon, 7 March 2011 by Mel Green

I have a B.A. in Religion. That was one result of looking for “the answer.” I eventually found my answer. And sometimes, as now, I have to talk with people very dear to me, whose answer is different. Continue reading →

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Iditarod 2011 at Side Street

Posted on Sun, 6 March 2011 by Mel Green

It was a Saturday yesterday, so it was a writing day at Side Street Espresso in downtown Anchorage. But it was also the ceremonial start of Iditarod 2011, & as Side Street is on G Street just off 4th Avenue, … Continue reading →

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The Daily Tweets 2011-03-03: RIP John Haines

Posted on Thu, 3 March 2011 by Mel Green

What do Vietnamese cuisine, Jewish study of the Talmud, and "Goldilocks & the Three Bears" have in common? http://goo.gl/fb/2iFN4 # Celebrated Alaska poet John Haines dead in Fairbanks at 86. http://bit.ly/ehOnBH || May your words live on. Rest in peace. … Continue reading →

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Congealed remains of porridge

Posted on Thu, 3 March 2011 by Mel Green

What do Vietnamese cuisine, Jewish study of the Talmud, and “Goldilocks & the Three Bears” have in common? Continue reading →

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