from Patricia:
>Or, try purchasing the book at an independent bookseller (for a
>non-corporate alternative). Thanks!
Thanks for pointing that out. It should be noted that places like
Borders and Books a Million and Barnes and Noble are killing independent
book stores across the nation.
>From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Wed Nov 12 14:28:06 1997
Date: Wed, 12 Nov 1997 14:39:56 -0600
From: Gwendolyn L Griffin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: women and earth
>>WOMEN AND THE EARTH
>>by White Deer of Autumn
>>
>>Everywhere in the world where people no longer treat the Earth as
>>their mother, you will find women are often abused or treated
>>like they are less than men. In each of these places, dust and blowing
>>sand replace lush forests and verdant lands.
>>
>>Everywhere in the world where Man abuses the Earth, he abuses
>>the rights of women. If he shows no regard for the sacredness of
>>women, see if the land where he lives is out of balance.
>>
>>Look at some places in the Middle East where wealthy oil sheiks
>>violate Mother Earth by drilling deep into her body; see how women
>>are regarded! Shifting sands produce no food. Dry air creates little
>>rain.
>>
>>In China a man is made to feel ashamed if his wife has a baby
>>and that baby is a girl. In China you may wonder where the birds
>>have all gone. You may wonder where the trees have all gone.
>>
>>In Brazil and other South American countries where the Yanomani
>>and other tribal women have been murdered, the rain forests are on
>>fire. Poverty and hunger creep through the cities and consume the
>>barrios of the millions of poor.
>>
>>Even in North America, where the Native people honored and loved
>>women as they did the Earth, the land is changing. As women continue
>>to be abused, the Earth is raped and contaminated by loggers and
>>developers, politicians and nuclear scientists.
>>
>>Honor and respect the Earth; honor and respect the women who
>>give you life, or there will be no life.
>>
>>Honor and respect your mothers.
>>
>>-----Gabe Horn "White Deer of Autumn"
>>(Cherokee/Wampanoag/Narraganset) is a writer and teacher.
>>He is the author of several books including "Native Heart."
>>He has also edited the book "Wisdomkeepers."
>>Richard Pellegrino
>>Atlanta,GA,USA
>>770-808-5980
Shireen I. Parsons
Boone, North Carolina
USA
"Here is my secret. It is only with the heart that
one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible
to the eye."
- The fox, in _The Little Prince_,
Antoine de Saint-Exup�ry
>From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Wed Nov 12 20:57:06 1997
Date: Wed, 12 Nov 1997 22:56:44 -0500
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
From: Joan Brausch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Ecofeminist, multicultural village
At 01:53 PM 11/12/97 -0500, you wrote:
>Mary - thanks for your reply. It is true that the Catholic Church is
>somewhat patriarchial but sometimes we forget just how important the Blessed
>Mother is to the Catholic religion and she's not male! Thanks - Angela
Not only that, but Catholicism has always held that all that God created is
GOOD. When we look at creation we see glimpses of God's glory. When we are
fed by the earth we experience God's love for us. Sometimes, we've
forgotten that, but I think that many Catholic writers are reclaiming that
belief.
There are days when I *really* want to say to the hierarchical, patriarchic
Roman Catholic Church - take your teachings and shove 'em! And then I
remember the RC belief in the sacramentality of creation - of women - that
creation and people manifest God's glory - then I can't leave, but must stay
and continue to reclaim this ancient belief.
Joan
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Gypsy Liturgist
Midland MI
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