Anthony B. Robinson was the Senior Minister of Plymouth Church in downtown Seattle from 1990 to 2004. He was also a member of the Plymouth Housing Group Board. After living for many years in southeast
Many of us don't even bother to cast a ballot even under a mail-voting system. And we give candidates a pass on a lack of basic knowledge, like the fact that China has nuclear weapons.
A gathering tonight on Phinney Ridge goes beyond ecumenical, or even most interfaith services. It's a true celebration of Christian, Buddhist, Jewish, and Islamic beliefs.
Its mix of public and private, arts and sports, has produced a hodge-podge not a plan. A Chihuly museum would be another blow to the public interest.
The location is surprising, but that's only the beginning of the unlikely history that includes repeated episodes of legally enacted discrimination, an absence of training, and the triumph of both individual and family vision and commitment.
The Canadian city, enjoying a renaissance, is pedestrian-paced and happy in its diversity. Seattle has urban islands, but in Toronto one fascinating ethnic quilt flows right into the next.
