Roomin' House Blues

More on Gov. Pat Quinn of Illinois, who abolished the death penalty in his state on Ash Wednesday, under the guidance of the idea of a Seamless Garment of Life idea. His reasoning not only stops the death penalty in Illinois, but it puts him in the pro-life Democratic camp. More at the New York Times:  http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/26/us/26religion.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=governor%20quinn&st=cse  

One of my favorite e-newsletters has arrived this morning, Consistent Life. As a pro-life progressive I find that this organization reflects the general principles which I believe in. A consistent respect for the sacredness, value and  dignity of human life at al stages and it's protection from all attacks, war, abortion, injustice, "death with dignity" and so on. They informed me that there is a website in Ireland upholding the same principles: Consistent Life Ireland:  http://www.consistentlife.iwarp.com/

From the Consistent Life Newsletter: Richard Rohr (a CL endorser),  Daily Meditation , November 19, 2010 Center for Action and Contemplation         “If we do not have a seamless garment of justice that applies to all of our relationships and all of society, we will not be taken seriously on any individual hot-button issue.  If we do not seek and pursue  justice across the board , then any concerns for or against issues of abortion, homosexuality, immigration, women’s rights, prison reform, opposition to war, etc., should and will be seen as a small rag that has been torn from any clean or consistent cloth of thinking.  It is seen as mere self-interest or angry moralizing.”