Sharon Delgado

Pastor, Author, Speaker, Activist

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Month: January 2013

  • God is Love

    Because the word “God” has so many different meanings, please understand that when I say “God” I mean Love:  the Love that we can experience, the Love that is universally available and that “never leaves itself without a witness,” the Love that flows to us, in us, and through us to others, the Love “in…

  • Climate Change Controversy

    The reality of human-induced climate change is a matter of scientific consensus, yet the topic is presented in the media as controversial.  How can this be? Since 2000, we have experienced nine of the ten hottest years ever recorded.  The 12-month period from July 2011 through July 2012 was the hottest on record, and featured…

  • Obama on Climate Change

    I was glad to hear President Obama speak out strongly about a variety of issues dear to my heart in his inaugural address, including climate change.  Thankfully, he acknowledged the scientific consensus, the “overwhelming judgment of science” and reminded us of our obligations to future generations.  He even related climate change to faith, claiming that…

  • Chasing Ice

    On Saturday evening, we got together for dinner with friends, then went out together to see Chasing Ice.  I’ve heard that this film makes believers out of climate change skeptics, but it also brings home the reality for people who know that climate change is real. I’ve been speaking and writing about climate change for…

  • Thoughts that Bless

    I’ve read several times, “The only thing that will stop a bad person with a gun is a good person with a gun.”  I’ve also been told, “If you protest our government’s use of drones, you’re helping the bad guys.”  Really?  Maybe the “bad guys” think they’re the “good guys.”  And maybe we’re not so…

  • Drones and Space Warfare

    People who are concerned about the increasing use of unmanned drones by the United States point to the immorality of killing people without due process, the loss of innocent life, and the illegality of targeted assassinations.  I raise an additional concern:  the use of drones as an integral part of a plan by the United…

  • Once You Knew

    A friend recently introduced me to the poem, Hieroglyphic Stairway, by Drew Dellinger.  The beginning of the poem grabbed me, because it speaks to my experience: it’s 3:23 in the morning and I’m awake because my great great grandchildren won’t let me sleep my great great grandchildren ask me in dreams what did you do…

  • Idle No More

    Tomorrow, Friday, at 5 p.m., community members are invited to meet at the Maidu bark house at the foot of Broad Street in Nevada City to join in a traditional round dance.  This event is being held in solidarity with Attawapiskat Chief Theresa Spence, who has been fasting for weeks, and with First Nations people…

  • Today’s Arraignment

    The courtroom was filled with supporters today as nine people faced arraignment in U.S. District in Sacramento for trespassing onto federal property at Beale Air Force Base last October  while protesting U.S. drone warfare.  Charges were dropped against four of the defendants:  Fr. Louie Vitale, MacGregor Eddy, Barry Binks, and Toby Blome.  We don’t know…

  • Why Direct Action?

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&v=w3GacnLJTic&NR=1 On January 8, the day after tomorrow, my codefendants and I will be arraigned in federal court in Sacramento, 501 I Street, for trespassing onto federal property at Beale Air Force Base in October as a protest against U.S. drone warfare.  A legal team has been assembled to defend our actions in light of…