Jon Watts and his friends areJon Watts and his friends are a brave, inspired, and courageous group of folk who if emulated would illustrate the kingdom of God on earth. They are following their hearts and living out a life of authenticity, the kind of life that Jesus exemplified and that ultimately cost him his life. I so admire Jon and I wish I lived in his area in order to meet him and his friends and live out our truth. Refusing to hide one's body is just the beginning, the easiest, the most natural and simplest of what Jon is espousing. Refusing to hide one's soul and one's spirtit is far more challenging and certainly the next steps in being "naked and unashamed." We have been invited by God to live lives of authenticity, even when the authentic is painful or scary or sad or angry because only when we accept our authenticity can we be overcome with joy and happiness and pleasure and love. More later, but congratulations to Jon Watts and his beautiful friends and may he and they live out their days in this truth, not just for the moment, but for the eternal.
Thanks Karen It's great toThanks Karen It's great to hear from someone who has changed their mind about Nuclear Energy and now supports Nuclear Energy.
Ms. Street is largely correctMs. Street is largely correct about the relative risks and benefits of nuclear power, and is to be commended for speaking out. However, she has overstated the nuclear risk in two areas. First, her projected eventual cancer deaths from Chernobyl and Hiroshima are not well established. Such projections have no empirical basis -- they are merely calculations based on the so-called LNT assumption, the arbitrary notion that the health effects of a radiation dose can be extrapolated linearly from high doses all the way down to zero. In fact, the 2,000-death number from Chernobyl that Ms. Street quotes (from an international committee) is not a prediction, but rather an upper limit, with zero extra deaths not ruled out. Second,the waste will not necessarily have to have guaranteed isolation for thousands of years. With new fast reactor technology, such as the U.S.-developed IFR (Integral Fast Reactor), the long-lived components of used fuel can be consumed to make power, and the resulting waste will be below any level of reasonable concern in 500 years or less. See . -- George S. Stanford, Ph.D. Reactor physicist, retired from Argonne National Laboratory. 11/13/11
Karen Street is a friend ofKaren Street is a friend of mine whom I know through Quaker meeting. I am a member of another meeting in Berkeley. She says I helped her prepare for this interview and just shared the link with me. I am very impressed with how well she was able to articulate her ideas with you. I am also impressed with how thoughtfully you engaged her in this process. I am sure you know now that Karen is a very special person. Her story of her loss and regaining of her hearing is worth an interview in itself. It was great that you included that in the conversation, as well as her spiritual journey that led her to the Society of Friends. My assistance with preparation was to suggest questions that may come up that she should be ready to answer. I suggested she be able to respond to the weapons proliferation issue. Good program. Thanks for your work.
I love Jon Watts and hisI love Jon Watts and his music, and I think his most recent project is thought-provoking and spiritual. Thank you Northern Spirit Radio for sharing this with us.
Every time I listen, reallyEvery time I listen, really listen to Jon's words in his latest CD I understand more about Quakerism. Jon takes us back to our roots -- to being genuine in our relationships with others, seeing that of God in them and in us. Stipping away layers of pretense is so hard, but not impossible. Congratulations Jon!
Jon Watts has an important message and vision to share. I hope many will support the Clothe Yourself in Righteousness CD.
Excellent insight!