In case you don’t know who Starhawk is, she’s a an eco-feminist, pagan spiritual and political leader and novelist (The Fifth Sacred Thing), whom I admire. In a group e-mail today, she concludes: “Please, people, let’s call in some compassion and tolerance over the next little bit of time. Pour that hatred and vitriol down the drain, and try to understand that most everyone is frustrated and anxious about the state of the world. Don’t take it out on one another — look to ways to turn that fear and anger into creative and productive action.”

Amen.