There is human knowledge and then there is the truth. The gap between the two is overwhelming and so we fill it – with faith, with fear, with anger, with love, with skepticism, with disinterest. If your choice gives you hope and does no harm to others, you deserve no derision.
To dismiss the spirituality of Marianne Williamson and like-minded individuals is to assume that your own knowledge extends all the way to the truth. It doesn’t. To read the spirituality of Williamson and like-minded individuals in such relentlessly bad faith is to indulge in an intellectual arrogance bordering on bigotry.
Science brought us nuclear proliferation. Reason brought us the Domino Theory. “Acceptable” presidential candidates voted for the Iraq War and jailed poor parents for truancy. [In her recent tweet in relation to Hurricane Dorian] Williamson [simply] asked some people to close their eyes and envision a safer world.
Related Off-site Links:
Don't Mock Marianne Williamson's Emphasis on the Power of Prayer – Tiana Lowe (Washington Examiner via Marianne2020, September 5, 2019).
Marianne Williamson Hits “Trolls” Who Mocked Her Hurricane Tweet, Rips Dems for “Condescending Attitudes” Toward Faith – Caleb Ecarma (Mediaite.com, September 5, 2019).
The Gospel According to Marianne Williamson – Taffy Brodesser-Akner (New York Times Magazine via Marianne2020, September 3, 2019).
What Marianne Williamson Gets Right – Jesse Crall (Medium, September 2, 2019).
The Top 5 Ways Marianne Williamson Wins for Women in 2020 – CK Sanders (Medium, September 2, 2019).
Marianne Williamson Calls Out the DNC for Breaking Polling Promises, Keeping Her Out of the Third Debate – Chrissy Clark (The Federalist, August 28, 2019).
Marianne Williamson Explains Her Views on Prescription Drugs and Why Black People Should Vote for Her – Terrell Jermaine Starr (The Root, August 21, 2019).
Marianne Williamson: A Mystic-Activist for President? – Mark Longhurst (Patheos, August 5, 2019).
UPDATE: Who’s Afraid of Marianne Williamson? Everyone – Robynn James (ThriveGlobal.com, September 6, 2019).
For more coverage at The Wild Reed of the 2020 U.S. presidential election, see:
• Marianne Williamson: Quote of the Day – November 5, 2018
• Jacob Weindling: Quote of the Day – November 19, 2018
• Something to Think About – February 19, 2019
• Quotes(s) of the Day – February 26, 2019
• Bernie Sanders: Quote of the Day – March 2, 2019
• Talkin’ ’Bout An Evolution: Marianne Williamson’s Presidential Bid
• Why Marianne Williamson Is a Serious and Credible Presidential Candidate
• Pete Buttigieg: Quote of the Day – April 17, 2019
• Marianne Williamson: Quote of the Day – April 24, 2019
• Marianne Williamson: Reaching for Higher Ground
• Progressive Perspectives on Joe Biden's Presidential Run
• Beto, Biden and Buttigieg: “Empty Suits and Poll-Tested Brands”
• Pete Buttigieg, White Privilege, and Identity Politics
• “A Lefty With Soul”: Why Presidential Candidate Marianne Williamson Deserves Some Serious Attention
• Bernie Sanders: Quote of the Day – June 12, 2019
• Sometimes You Just Have to Take Matters Into Your Own Hands . . .
• Marianne Williamson Plans on Sharing Some “Big Truths” on Tonight's Debate Stage
• Pete Buttigieg: Quote of the Day – June 27, 2019
• Friar André Maria: Quote of the Day – June 28, 2019
• Marianne Williamson: “Today Is a Day of Shame”
• Brian Geving: Quote of the Day – July 20, 2019
• Presidential Candidate Marianne Williamson: “We’re Living at a Critical Moment in Our Democracy”
• Caitlin Johnstone: “Status Quo Politicians Are Infinitely ‘Weirder’ Than Marianne Williamson”
• Marianne Williamson On What It Will Take to Defeat Donald Trump
• “This Woman Is Going to Win the Nomination”: Matt Taibbi on Marianne Williamson in Iowa
• Presidential Candidate Marianne Williamson on The Breakfast Club, 8/29/19
Image: Kristen Solberg.
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