Black Marriage Day A Celebration of Suffering

This article was originally published by Technorati on 26 March 2010. To see all my Technorati articles, click Lifestyle in the Contents listing on the sidebar.

Black Marriage Day is the 28th of March. What to wear? What to wear? Though I'm neither black nor married (with no prospects even), I'm pretty excited about it.

Some 300 communities across the country will celebrate the joys of marriage with various events, such as vow renewal ceremonies, marriage workshops, black tie galas and the premier of two marriage-related movies, You Saved Me and Why Did I Get Married Too?.

See the trailers . . .

No Role for Wisdom in American Jurisprudence

An edited portion of this article was published by Technorati on 25 March 2010. To see all my Technorati articles, click Lifestyle in the Contents listing on the sidebar.

Back in Solomon's day, judges were lauded for their wisdom. Not so today.

Take the lesbian prom case out of Itawamba County, Mississippi, for example. School officials canceled this years soiree when they learned that lesbian Constance McMillen and her girlfriend intended to attend as a couple.

Tolle on Don't Ask Don't Tell

The New York Times, among other sources, is reporting that General Colin Powell has finally come out . . . in support of the Obama administrations proposal to end the 17-year ban on military service by openly gay men and women, that is; the policy known as "Don't Ask, Don't Tell."

Citing a change in societal circumstance, Powell has reversed his position from way back when as the sitting Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to side with the present one, Admiral Mike Mullen and Secretary of Defense Robert Gates.

In times like these I always wonder what Oprah's favorite spiritual teacher, Eckhart Tolle might have to say on the subject. It seems clear that Tolle would be in favor of removing Don't Ask Don't Tell but his reasoning might surprise you. Indeed, his support may be a double-edged sword for the gay community.