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Man charged with trafficking girlfriend for sex -... →
More proof that slavery is still  happening, every day, in Chicago. Visit www.caase.org/resources.aspx for information on how you can look for signs of abuse in your neighborhood.
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On deciding to believe something and then admitting that we don’t want to anymore.
Dec 17th
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My friend Tim writes good things, like the below, here. 2. Where Shall We Go Today where shall we go today? to the etherlands to a smokestack boxcar derby we can scootch over in the back seat and make room for friends we run into on the street outside your forest it is almost winter but we will make believe it is Mars
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“Who do you think you are? I am often asked this question. I ask myself this...”
–  Margaret Cho I Have Chosen to Stay and Fight
Dec 15th
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Dec 13th
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Church does not equal satisfaction.
The American Sociological Review recently published findings from a University of Wisconsin-based study stating that a person’s religious beliefs do not necessarily make them happier or more satisfied with life. What does (in terms of religious identity)? Having friends at a congregation. Regular churchgoers who have no close friends in their congregations are no more likely to be satisfied...
Dec 12th
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I’m borderline obsessed with documentaries and recently realized that I should share some of the ones that have either taught or reminded me of something I feel is important. I recently saw that the Logan Square library was showing America the Beautiful and hosting a discussion about it. I couldn’t attend but found the movie on Hulu. America the Beautiful is a look at the old,...
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to the relief of my necessity
Sometimes I’m riding the train and almost seeing into living rooms through the quick windows and I realize how big my heart has become for Chicago and all the good things I want for the people I know here. Sometimes I remember everything that’s happened in the last two years – everything from knowing what it’s like to fear God to seeing Jeannette standing in a towel, bleeding on the floor of the...
Dec 5th
“Language… has created the word ‘loneliness’ to express the pain of being alone....”
– Paul Tillich {related} (via themadeshop)
Dec 3rd
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