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The Free Souls Connection is a community of Progressive media producers and users in the areas of Spirituality, Democracy and Ethics.

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A Consumer is a Subject, A Citizen is a Verb (By Chuck Freeman)

“Subjects.”

We found out on the eve of our nations birthday a few weeks back that Thomas Jefferson first referred to our forbearers as “subjects” in an early draft of the Declaration of Independence.

Upon reflection Jefferson made a monumental edit that deeded us with a revolutionary identity. It seems he sought quite methodically to expunge the word, to wipe it out of existence and write over it. Many

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Posted by Christine Amaryllis on July 16, 2010 at 12:48pm — 1 Comment

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Do I Hope For Utter Devastation or A Heroic Escape In The BP Oil Spill?

I am torn. The Pastoral Minister part of me wants the BP oil spill to cause as little damage as possible to the environment and to the livelihoods of the good, decent people of the Gulf. For their sake I want the pain to be minimal. Yet, my short-term compassion carries with it a long run fear.

The Prophetic Minister part of me wants the results of the oil spill to be utterly devastating to fish, fowl, flora and finances. Even though the near term suffering would be Demonic in scope…

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Posted by chuck freeman on June 1, 2010 at 11:30am — 2 Comments

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Speak Loudly, Carry A Small Stick: An American Parable

His given name was Billy Pete but his kin called him BP. He had witnessed his brothers get away with it for years so he figured he would try it. Truth is all the boys pretty much wrote their own rules of conduct. Their parents, Ronnie and Nancy believed they were good patriotic kids who had the best interest of the family and their town Rockwell at heart. "If you trust kids they will be trustworthy" was their credo.

Each of the boys were entrepreneurial, dynamic, go-getters. They had…

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Posted by chuck freeman on May 18, 2010 at 11:15am

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You’re Right Gov. Perry, God Is Speaking in the BP Oil Disaster

“We don’t know what the event that has allowed for this massive oil to be released. And until we know that, I hope we don’t see a knee-jerk reaction across this country that says we’re going to shut down drilling in the Gulf of Mexico, because the cost to this country will be staggering. From time to time there are going to be things that occur that are acts of God that cannot be prevented.”



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Posted by chuck freeman on May 10, 2010 at 12:30pm — 7 Comments

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gary schuhmann commented on chuck freeman's blog post 'Do I Hope For Utter Devastation or A Heroic Escape In The BP Oil Spill?'
you have a very narrow thought train to find a gas pump as the problem. in the city i dop not have a cow or two chickens year round garden and a loom to make my own clothes from the sheep grazing the yard. you have computer and network you are still…
Jun 21, 2010
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Gerard Plourde commented on chuck freeman's blog post 'Do I Hope For Utter Devastation or A Heroic Escape In The BP Oil Spill?'
Although our perception of the justice of God entices us to hope for a full-blown disaster, I would like to think that the mercy of God would spare us the complete ecological devastation that could result from this. I am praying for deliverance from…
Jun 11, 2010
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Do I Hope For Utter Devastation or A Heroic Escape In The BP Oil Spill?

I am torn. The Pastoral Minister part of me wants the BP oil spill to cause as little damage as possible to the environment and to the livelihoods of the good, decent people of the Gulf. For their sake I want the pain to be minimal. Yet, my short-term compassion carries with it a long run fear.The Prophetic Minister part of me wants the results of the oil spill to be utterly devastating to fish, fowl, flora and finances. Even though the near term suffering would be Demonic in scope and…See More
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Speak Loudly, Carry A Small Stick: An American Parable

His given name was Billy Pete but his kin called him BP. He had witnessed his brothers get away with it for years so he figured he would try it. Truth is all the boys pretty much wrote their own rules of conduct. Their parents, Ronnie and Nancy believed they were good patriotic kids who had the best interest of the family and their town Rockwell at heart. "If you trust kids they will be trustworthy" was their credo.Each of the boys were entrepreneurial, dynamic, go-getters. They had their…See More
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Glenn McIntosh commented on chuck freeman's blog post 'You’re Right Gov. Perry, God Is Speaking in the BP Oil Disaster'
Perry thinks the act of BP is an act of God? Makes it pretty clear who Perry worships... I usually hate sarcasm, but this instance is dripping with it. Thanks for the essay Rev. Freeman. I support alternative energy. It is time we all did.
May 11, 2010
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chuck freeman commented on chuck freeman's blog post 'You’re Right Gov. Perry, God Is Speaking in the BP Oil Disaster'
Thanks Carolyn. I heard an NPR story about Carter putting solar panels on the White House. When Reagan got elected he ripped them off and then proceeded to rip the rest of us off. We are seeing the fruits of Reaganomics all over the place…
May 11, 2010
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Carolyn Dower commented on chuck freeman's blog post 'You’re Right Gov. Perry, God Is Speaking in the BP Oil Disaster'
When President Carter tried to raise conservation awareness he got ridiculed. When will we wake up to how WE are destroying our earth? Thanks for the great essay, Chuck. I'm sharing it on Facebook!
May 11, 2010

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The Free Souls Connection

The Free Souls Connection is an initiative of the Free Souls Project with the intention of cultivating a community of Progressive media producers and users in the areas of Spirituality, Democracy and Ethics.

We invite original written, audio, and video creations in the lineage of Spiritual Humanism, the wellspring of the Declaration of Independence and Constitution, forming the basis for a healthy integration of Spirituality, Democracy, and Ethics.

Rev. Theodore Parker expresses this trinity of American values marvelously. “There is what I call the American idea…a democracy, that is, a government of all the people, by all the people, for all the people; of course, a government of the principles of eternal justice, the unchanging law of God; for shortness' sake I will call it the idea of Freedom.”

Come Ministers, Radio Hosts, Musicians, Poets, Bloggers, Cartoonists, Commentators and all artists for the common good!

Let us support, nurture, encourage, and commune with one other and our sacred world.

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