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February 15, 2017
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from Sicily during the Spanish Inquisition: Jan. 12, 1493. "God's name should not divide but should create bridges," the archbishop commented. "This is a gesture of hope and of peaceful community between men." Source: The Jerusalem Post, summarized by Pastor Rick
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While Martin Luther King was front and center in the civil rights movement there was another giant of a man working behind the scenes in the legal system fighting the inequities of institutionalized racism through the courts. Thurgood Marshall was born in 1908, 21 years before King. He was born in Baltimore and was classmates of other Baltimoreans of note, Langston Hughes and Cab Calloway. Marshall was the great grandson of a slave who was captured in the Congo and a grandson of a slave. His father was a railroad porter, his mother a teacher. He was a good student and graduated in three years from the segregated Frederick Douglas H.S. in Baltimore. He went to Lincoln University an historically black college graduating cum laude with a degree in humanities. Marshall wanted to attend the University of Maryland Law School in 1930 but because of its policy of racial segregation, he applied to and was accepted at Howard University which was a black college in Washington D.C. Graduating Magna Cum Laude he hung his shingle in Baltimore but didn’t fare well financially until he was named counsel for the local NAACP. Marshall went on to a brilliant legal career primarily defending the civil rights of African Americans in cases of “legal” institutionalized racism. His first case before the Supreme Court was in 1940 and he won in a case called Chambers v. Florida which formed the basis of another court ruling in 1966 in which the “Miranda Warning” became required of the police. Keep in mind that in 1940 America, the military was still segregated, Jim Crow laws and the KKK were predominant forces throughout the South and Martin Luther King was eleven years old. Another landmark Supreme Court case for Marshall was his victory in Smith v. Allright where the court struck down the Democrat Party’s whites only voting policy in a number of southern states. He won many Supreme Court cases but his greatest and far reaching achievement that came before the Supreme Court was the historic decision in Brown v. Board of Education in 1954. It had the effect and was the keystone in dismantling the legality of segregation nationally of the “separate but equal” statutes created by Plessy v. Ferguson in 1896. Interestingly, twenty years earlier in 1934, Marshall used Plessy v. Ferguson in a suit against the State of Maryland when he represented Donald Murray, a black student who was trying to gain admittance to the University of Maryland Law
School. Marshall argued that the law schools open to blacks in Maryland were certainly separate but not equal to the University of Maryland. He prevailed in the case and won again in appeal causing immediate change in Maryland’s laws. John Kennedy appointed Marshall to the Court of Appeals in 1961 and in 100 rulings not one was overturned by the Supreme Court. In 1965 Lyndon Johnson appointed him as Solicitor General (the first African American in that capacity) and arguing for the government before the Supreme Court he won 14 of his 19 cases. In 1967 Johnson named him to the Supreme Court and he became the first black justice to serve. What is interesting is that while Marshall used the letter of the law and the Constitution as an originalist might in arguing before the Court, he became one of the more liberal justices on an already liberal Earl Warren court. He championed social issues, abortion rights (Roe v. Wade) and individual rights versus the government, “Our whole constitutional heritage rebels at the thought of giving government the power to control men’s minds” and ruled against the death penalty in all matters before him believing that it was unconstitutional in all cases. Very telling of his judicial, constitutional philosophy were two of his quotes. “The Constitution was a product of its times.” and “I cannot accept this invitation [to celebrate the bicentennial of the Constitution], for I do not believe that the meaning of the Constitution was forever ‘fixed’ at the Philadelphia Convention… To the contrary, the government they devised was defective from the start.” “I plan to celebrate the bicentennial of the Constitution as a living document, including the Bill of Rights and the other amendments protecting individual freedoms and human rights.” In contrast though, he wrote “Classifications and distinctions based on race or color have no moral or legal validity in our society. They are contrary to our constitution and laws.” Further telling of his liberal bent on the court and what infuriated conservatives and constitutional originalists was his statement, “you do what you think is right and let the law catch up.” Marshall served on the court for twenty four years and his list of clerks reads like a who’s who in the legal world. While based on the period in which he served on the Supreme Court, Marshall would be considered a liberal. Time has a funny way of making his liberal rulings seem a bit more conservative or original now. No doubt though, Thurgood Marshall was a giant in America’s quest for civil rights. He died in 1993 at 84.
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More quotes from Justice Marshall that have stood the test of time. “History teaches that grave threats to liberty often come in times of urgency, when constitutional rights seem too extravagant to endure.” The Ku Klux Klan never dies. They just stop wearing sheets because sheets cost too much.” Interestingly, when Justice Marshall retired in 1991 ending a stellar legal career, he was replaced by another African American, Clarence Thomas whose conservative record on the court is equal to Thurgood Marshall’s liberal rulings.
Smart devices bring a new world of convenience and reassurance to modern consumers. Finding the right apps to fit your interests and lifestyle make it possible to manage your day, from home to work to play and back home again. (Family Features) Just a generation ago, it was difficult to imagine a single palm-sized device that could serve as a phone, camera and day planner all in one. Today, smartphone users are discovering that new technology and sophisticated apps make it unbelievably easy to manage virtually every aspect of life. There are dozens of apps and innovative technologies that improve quality of life by helping individuals save money, stay comfortable and feel secure. Home security: Take peace of mind to a new level with an app like Lockitron. This app not only serves as a replacement for a clunky key ring, it also allows you to control the locks on your home remotely. It's handy for letting in friends or family when you're running late and keeping track of when kids arrive home from school and unlock the door. Home cooling and heating: Imagine coming home to a house that is always the perfect temperature, no matter the season. Controlling the climate in your house is easier than ever with an app like kumo cloud, a programmable remote control app that works with the Mitsubishi Electric Cooling & Heating Wireless Interface to manage indoor cooling and heating units from anywhere in the U.S. In addition to controlling multiple locations and units in a home, the app allows you to program cooling and heating events, monitor errors in the system and see when your filters need cleaning. This all-in-one cooling and heating control app is available for iOS, Android or Fire OS enabled devices with the latest software. Learn more at kumocloud.com. Grocery shopping: Even making a grocery list is more convenient with smart list-making apps. A top pick from the analysts at The Sweet Setup is Any List, which remembers historical list items to make building new lists progressively easier with time. One of the app's list-building shortcuts is the integrated recipe manager that populates your list with ingredients based on the dishes you're planning to prepare. The app also lets you share and export lists, making it simple to hand off the shopping to another member of the household. Fitness tracking: Many fitness gurus recommend monitoring and logging your fitness routine to create a tangible record of your progress and keep track of effective workout programs. Integrating that data into your smartphone is instantaneous when you sync your data to your phone with a device such as Fitbit. The app lets you set and monitor progress toward daily goals, create reminders and track trends over time. Finances: Whether you're a busy parent or a recent college graduate, apps can do wonders for keeping close tabs on your finances. An app like Mint puts your entire financial status at your fingertips - from a budget that helps you track income and expenses to a credit monitoring feature that lets you know where you stand.
Nurturing Selflessness
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Developing Character at Home Take an active approach to helping children develop a solid foundation in good character with these tips: • Help children recognize their feelings. Help little ones recognize and understand their feelings by giving them vocabulary words to express themselves. • Lead by example. Children learn a lot by watching the interactions of adults. Model social-emotional skills by listening to others, apologizing when you hurt someone's feelings, being respectful of others, etc. • Help children identify other perspectives. Point out differences in other people's thoughts and feelings. When reading with children, ask what they think the characters are feeling or narrate the emotions and exaggerate facial expressions for young children. • Talk about your own decisions in terms of right and wrong. As children's abilities and understanding grows, discuss your values and take advantage of everyday situations to describe and demonstrate good citizenship and desirable behavior. • Let kindness and respect rule the day. Set household guidelines grounded in showing kindness and respect, and help children learn to follow them. When they break the rules, calmly explain how or why their behavior was unkind and how they could have better handled the situation.
Archbishop Of Palermo Hands Over Ownership Of The Facility, Where Great Synagogue Once Stood. More than 500 years after the Jews were expelled from Sicily, a tiny Jewish community will open its first synagogue in the island’s capital city of Palermo. At an official ceremony held on January 12th, the Catholic Archdiocese of Palermo transferred to the Jewish community a chapel, the Oratory of Santa Maria al Sabato, which was built above the ruins of the Great Synagogue that once stood in the center of Palermo. The Sicilian Institute of Jewish Studies and a Jerusalem-based organization, Shavei Israel, requested the transfer. The ceremony took place on the anniversary of the decree that demanded the expulsion of Jews
I’ve heard about it, but I don’t know what it is. What is the shema? The Hebrew word, shama, is one of my favorite words. It means to hear with intent. If I were to say it in a modern term, it would be, “Listen Up!” or “Pay close attention!” It doesn’t mean to merely hear the words, but to take them to heart, to do something about it. Scripture often used the word shama when God delivered a command. Arguably, the bestknown instance is referred to as “The Shema.” It’s found in Deuteronomy 6.4-10, where God instructed His people to remember His commands, to faithfully live them out, and to pass them on to future generations. Rick Hill is the Senior Pastor at Hillside Church on 3rd and C Streets in Julian, CA. Direct all questions and correspondence to: hccpastorrick@ gmail.com or Hillside Church, Religion In the News, Box 973, Julian, CA, 92036. (Opinions in this column do not necessarily express the views of Julian News, its editor, or employees.)
*** My chief literary influences have been Paul Laurence Dunbar, Carl Sandburg, and Walt Whitman. My favorite public figures include Jimmy Durante, Marlene Dietrich, Mary McLeod Bethune, Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, Marian Anderson, and Henry Armstrong. — Langston Hughes ***
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