Comments on: FDL Book Salon Welcomes: Robert P. Jones: Progressive and Religious http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/20/fdl-book-salon-welcomes-robert-p-jones-progressive-and-religious/ Firedoglake weblog Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:17:08 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: MicheleC http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/20/fdl-book-salon-welcomes-robert-p-jones-progressive-and-religious/#comment-1639474 MicheleC Sat, 20 Sep 2008 23:04:55 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/20/fdl-book-salon-welcomes-robert-p-jones-progressive-and-religious/#comment-1639474 <p>Thank you for including the Buddhist perspective in your book. I wasn’t aware that Bill Aiken was a full-time lobbyist, but knew he was a leader in SGI. Now, as well, there is a Soka Gakkai member who is a member of Congress from Georgia, Hank Johnson. </p> <p>I look forward to reading it, and I will check out your “Progressive Religious Voices” podcasts. Thanks so much for coming here today!</p> Thank you for including the Buddhist perspective in your book. I wasn’t aware that Bill Aiken was a full-time lobbyist, but knew he was a leader in SGI. Now, as well, there is a Soka Gakkai member who is a member of Congress from Georgia, Hank Johnson.

I look forward to reading it, and I will check out your “Progressive Religious Voices” podcasts. Thanks so much for coming here today!

]]> By: Robert P. Jones http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/20/fdl-book-salon-welcomes-robert-p-jones-progressive-and-religious/#comment-1639465 Robert P. Jones Sat, 20 Sep 2008 23:01:28 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/20/fdl-book-salon-welcomes-robert-p-jones-progressive-and-religious/#comment-1639465 <p>Oops, looks like the link picked up the period. This should work better:<br /><a href="http://www.progressiveandreligious.org/podcasts/" rel="nofollow">http://www.progressiveandreligious.org/podcasts/</a></p> Oops, looks like the link picked up the period. This should work better:
http://www.progressiveandreligious.org/podcasts/

]]> By: Robert P. Jones http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/20/fdl-book-salon-welcomes-robert-p-jones-progressive-and-religious/#comment-1639460 Robert P. Jones Sat, 20 Sep 2008 23:00:18 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/20/fdl-book-salon-welcomes-robert-p-jones-progressive-and-religious/#comment-1639460 <p>Yes, Bill Aiken was the only Nichiren Buddhist interviewed for the book. Interestingly, to my knowledge, he’s the only official full-time Buddhist lobbiest in DC.</p> Yes, Bill Aiken was the only Nichiren Buddhist interviewed for the book. Interestingly, to my knowledge, he’s the only official full-time Buddhist lobbiest in DC.

]]> By: Robert P. Jones http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/20/fdl-book-salon-welcomes-robert-p-jones-progressive-and-religious/#comment-1639457 Robert P. Jones Sat, 20 Sep 2008 22:58:54 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/20/fdl-book-salon-welcomes-robert-p-jones-progressive-and-religious/#comment-1639457 <p>Oh, and I’ll be releasing a new podcast every 2 weeks through mid-2009.</p> Oh, and I’ll be releasing a new podcast every 2 weeks through mid-2009.

]]> By: Robert P. Jones http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/20/fdl-book-salon-welcomes-robert-p-jones-progressive-and-religious/#comment-1639456 Robert P. Jones Sat, 20 Sep 2008 22:57:36 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/20/fdl-book-salon-welcomes-robert-p-jones-progressive-and-religious/#comment-1639456 <p>One quick plug: I have created “Progressive Religious Voices” audio podcasts on the book’s website. You can hear these leaders in their own voices at:<br /><a href="http://www.progressiveandreligious.org/podcasts." rel="nofollow">www.progressiveandreligious.org/podcasts.</a></p> One quick plug: I have created “Progressive Religious Voices” audio podcasts on the book’s website. You can hear these leaders in their own voices at:
http://www.progressiveandreligious.org/podcasts.

]]> By: MicheleC http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/20/fdl-book-salon-welcomes-robert-p-jones-progressive-and-religious/#comment-1639454 MicheleC Sat, 20 Sep 2008 22:57:13 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/20/fdl-book-salon-welcomes-robert-p-jones-progressive-and-religious/#comment-1639454 <p>Thanks for sharing the quote from Bill Aiken. Was he, as a representative of Soka Gakkai, the only Nichiren Buddhist quoted in the book? Or are there others? Unfortunately, when I was a Soka Gakkai member, I was actively discouraged by my leaders from being involved in community work. It’s one of the reasons I walked away. </p> <p>It’s nice to know that that isn’t the case at all levels and in all areas. </p> <p>I hope I can pick up a copy of this book soon or see if it is in our local library.</p> Thanks for sharing the quote from Bill Aiken. Was he, as a representative of Soka Gakkai, the only Nichiren Buddhist quoted in the book? Or are there others? Unfortunately, when I was a Soka Gakkai member, I was actively discouraged by my leaders from being involved in community work. It’s one of the reasons I walked away.

It’s nice to know that that isn’t the case at all levels and in all areas.

I hope I can pick up a copy of this book soon or see if it is in our local library.

]]> By: Robert P. Jones http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/20/fdl-book-salon-welcomes-robert-p-jones-progressive-and-religious/#comment-1639453 Robert P. Jones Sat, 20 Sep 2008 22:56:39 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/20/fdl-book-salon-welcomes-robert-p-jones-progressive-and-religious/#comment-1639453 <p>Thanks to everyone for the rich discussion. thanks to Bev for hosting and to Sarah for an excellent job moderating.</p> Thanks to everyone for the rich discussion. thanks to Bev for hosting and to Sarah for an excellent job moderating.

]]> By: dakine01 http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/20/fdl-book-salon-welcomes-robert-p-jones-progressive-and-religious/#comment-1639452 dakine01 Sat, 20 Sep 2008 22:56:19 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/20/fdl-book-salon-welcomes-robert-p-jones-progressive-and-religious/#comment-1639452 <p>Robby and Sarah thank you for an enlightening discussion.</p> <p>And Bev, thank you once again for your efforts to bring us such great reading material. The reading list just keeps getting longer and longer and longer and …</p> Robby and Sarah thank you for an enlightening discussion.

And Bev, thank you once again for your efforts to bring us such great reading material. The reading list just keeps getting longer and longer and longer and …

]]> By: Robert P. Jones http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/20/fdl-book-salon-welcomes-robert-p-jones-progressive-and-religious/#comment-1639450 Robert P. Jones Sat, 20 Sep 2008 22:55:43 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/20/fdl-book-salon-welcomes-robert-p-jones-progressive-and-religious/#comment-1639450 <p>Well, I was not privy to the platform process, but certainly the sense that “Renewing America’s Promise” (the somewhat generic theme of the platform) had specific emphases on issues of poverty and fairness in the tax codes, both areas that focused on the least well off in society. These are obviously not specific to him, but consistent with this vision of what a world ordered by the kingdom of God should look like.</p> Well, I was not privy to the platform process, but certainly the sense that “Renewing America’s Promise” (the somewhat generic theme of the platform) had specific emphases on issues of poverty and fairness in the tax codes, both areas that focused on the least well off in society. These are obviously not specific to him, but consistent with this vision of what a world ordered by the kingdom of God should look like.

]]> By: dakine01 http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/20/fdl-book-salon-welcomes-robert-p-jones-progressive-and-religious/#comment-1639449 dakine01 Sat, 20 Sep 2008 22:55:02 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/20/fdl-book-salon-welcomes-robert-p-jones-progressive-and-religious/#comment-1639449 <p><a href="http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/20/hank-paulson-to-dems-not-allowing-ceos-to-keep-multi-million-dollar-salaries-is-a-poison-pill/" rel="nofollow">Ian upstairs</a> discussing a ‘Poison Pill’ concerning the proposed bail out.</p> Ian upstairs discussing a ‘Poison Pill’ concerning the proposed bail out.

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