Rev. Dr. Marie deYoung
My blogs
| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Industry | Education |
| Occupation | Teaching, Writing, Ministry |
| Location | Eunice, Louisiana, Mid-South, United States |
| Introduction | My columns appear each Sunday in the Eunice News. As a retired Unitarian Universalist minister, I I teach music in rural, high poverty schools because I believe that high quality education is a human right for all Americans. Years ago, I was the first woman UU chaplain to serve in the Army, and the first woman to serve in many units as a combat chaplain. I wrote two books about military life. Over the past fourteen years, I've been interviewed by CNN, NBC, CBS, NPR, C-SPAN and regional programs to discuss government reform, gender issues, affordable housing, public education and other issues that impact our society. . |
| Interests | Exploring Public Policy, Making Music, Walking, Spiritual Practices, Cajun Music, Cajun Culture, Baking from Scratch, |
| Favorite movies | Steel Magnolias, Frozen, John Adams Mini-Series, |
| Favorite music | Cajun and Zydeco, and classic Rock and Roll. As a classically trained musician, I love Mahler's Fourth Symphony, the opera, Satyagraha, Mozart's Jupiter Symphony, and everything written by Beethoven, Brahms, and Bartok. |
| Favorite books | The Bible, Gandhi's Autobiography, poetry by Rabindranath Tagore, |