Sharon Delgado

Pastor, Author, Speaker, Activist

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Year: 2017

  • Rejecting Theological Sadism

    The country is moving toward fascism.  We see the current administration dismantling beneficial social and environmental programs while expanding repressive police and military functions of government.  Resistance is our only hope, for what we tolerate is what we get.  Besides, standing up to institutional Powers that would destroy life is the right thing to do. …

  • Resisting Cultural Possession

    “All of the kingdoms can be yours,” the devil tells Jesus, “if you will just lord your power over others and take up the sword of the nations. Take charge of the biological weapons, deploy some troops, command the implementation of a ‘Star Wars’ missile defense system. All the kingdoms can be yours—if you will…

  • A Lenten Call to Resist

    We enter the season of Lent at a time of peril in our nation and world.  People are rising up, some emboldened by the presidency of Donald Trump and the ascendancy of the alt-right, and some determined to stand in the way of injustice and oppression in all its forms.  Christians have a particular responsibility,…

  • Dust and Ashes

    On this Ash Wednesday, I share with you an excerpt from my book, Shaking the Gates of Hell: It’s this radical humility that is absolutely essential to our time.—Brian Swimme As we consider the destruction of the earth and the suffering of our fellow creatures, both human and nonhuman, two primary responses seem appropriate: repentance…

  • War is Not the Answer

    Today I was arrested for peace with my dear friend Shirley Osgood at Beale Air Force Base, supported by several Veterans for Peace and other peacemakers.  Beale is home of Global Hawk surveillance drones, which identify targets in countries around the world for U.S. killer drones. Shirley and I walked through the main gate to…

  • Another Dam is Not a Solution to Climate Change

    The excessive rainfall that we have experienced recently is something that we can expect with climate change.  As average global temperatures rise, weather patterns are thrown off balance. We can’t know whether a particular extreme weather event is caused by such warming, but we do know that it makes such events statistically more likely. In…

  • Standing Rock: Together We Rise

    Today at 4 p.m. we’ll be out in the rain, standing on the Broad Street Bridge in Nevada City, holding signs that say “Support the Standing Rock Sioux,” “No DAPL,” and “Water is Life.”   We are joining today’s worldwide day of emergency actions called by the Indigenous Coalition at Standing Rock against the Dakota Access Pipeline…

  • More Clearcuts in Nevada County?

    Sierra Pacific Industries (SPI) is at it again, planning to clearcut forested areas in Nevada County.  The Wash Timber Harvest Plan (THP) outlines their plans to engage in industrial forestry on 160 forested acres five miles from Nevada City, on land right next to South Yuba State Park.  According to the local Forest Issues Group,…

  • Courage to Rise

    Today I post a poem by my love, Guari.  It is as relevant today as when he wrote it in 2001, during “Operation Enduring Freedom,” when the United States was bombing Iraq.  For me, this poem offers the hope of coming to terms with violence and oppression at both the outer, practical and the inner,…

  • Resisting Trump and the Deep State

    Hold onto your hats, including the pink, cat-eared Pussyhats that thousands of women are knitting to wear at upcoming demonstrations, representing their refusal to be demeaned by Donald Trump’s lewd remarks about women during the election.  Trump’s policies, as well as resistance to them, are sure to provide a spectacle during the coming weeks, months,…