MULTICULTURAL HYGIENE
They only get credit for those contributions to American culture that didn’t also depend on non Anglo-Saxon cultures
The Anglo-Saxon Superiority (ASS) movement has a long sordid history in the United States, and it is high time we rid ourselves of its foul stench.
If advocates of ASS want to force us to recognize their unique contributions to American culture, then it stands to reason that we eliminate from their list of achievements everything that depended on the contributions of others.
Spoiler alert: There won’t be much left on the list when we’re done.
Famous political leaders from the past who promoted ASS included Thomas Jefferson, Teddy Roosevelt, and Winston Churchill. …
Answer: It’s a purge, and you don’t have to take my word for it because Republicans are telling us so
As I watched various news outlets cover the ousting of Liz Cheney from her leadership role in the Republican Party, there appeared a reluctance to call it what it was. Many Democrats believe the Republican Party is engaged in “infighting” that will work to the Democrat’s advantage in the future. Liberal commentators on CNN and MSNBC characterized Cheney’s ouster as the effect of growing pains as the Republican Party figures out what it wants to be after Trump.
This makes sense after the Republicans suffered electoral losses in 2018 and 2020 because of a general disapproval of Trump. Aggregate polls…
Faithful Christians should follow what Jesus taught by word and deed rather than the practices of the Roman Empire that prosecuted and crucified him.
Jesus debated with the Jewish leaders of his day over what he believed were hypocrisies, and here I am arguing with the Christians of my day over one of their hypocrisies. In this article, I address one of many contradictions between the beliefs of contemporary Christians in contrast with what Jesus is reported to have taught according to the New Testament of the Bible (KJV).
Over the past two-thousand years Christianity has drifted from its origins so widely that Jesus as depicted in the New Testament (NT) would not recognize the beliefs and practices of those who profess to follow…
Was Senator Tim Scott gaslighting or exhibiting symptoms of PTSD he suffers due to racism in America?
On April 28th, South Carolina Senator Tim Scott had the unenviable task of giving the Republican Party’s response to President Biden’s first public address before a joint session of Congress. After watching Senator Scott’s response, I am not sure if we should denounce him for lying, or pity him for delusions caused by the racist trauma he suffers as a Black man in America.
Tim Scott is the only Black Senator in the Republican Party, and one of only three Black Republicans in the entire 535 member joint Congress. He appears to have a distinguished political career and no doubt…
For shame, Noel, as now you are out and out lying, which is unbecoming a religious calling toward truth and revelation.
First, the entire New Testament was written in Greek and not Aramaic.
Second, you are pulling out of your you know what the claim that Joseph in Matthew is Mary's father and not Joseph the husband as it clearly states. This is to make the narrative work for you when it clearly doesn't work.
Third, if Matthew gets the story wrong, then the Bible is not a divine source of knowledge and it is all questionable.
Your faith has blinded you from even the possibility of striving for the truth, which is sad.
Got other fish to fry so moving on.
Cheers!
The “spiritual but not religious” trend is largely made up of the ignorant, the deceitful, and the delusional. In contrast, please take me to church.
A recent article in the Atlantic “What It Means To Be Spiritual But Not Religious” (1/11/2018) shared a brief analysis of the popular American trend toward spiritualism and away from organized religions and churches. According to the article, a whopping 64 million of us, one in five, currently self identify as spiritual but not religious (SBNR). In this article, I share why I resist this trend and instead wish to identify as religious but not spiritual (RBNS).
If the Atlantic article referenced above is to be trusted, then the bulk of the SBNR crowd is motivated by ignorance. For example…
Faithful Christians should follow what Jesus taught by word and deed rather than the practices of the Roman Empire that prosecuted and crucified him. Not honoring the Sabbath on Saturday is against the teachings of Christ and stems from Roman Paganism and anti-Semitism.
In this argument, I address a contradiction between the beliefs of contemporary Christians in contrast with what Jesus is reported to have communicated according to the New Testament of the Bible (KJV). Jesus debated with the Jewish leaders of his day over what he believed were hypocrisies, and here I am arguing with the Christians of my day over one of their hypocrisies. I am not making a case that the New Testament is an accurate historical record; rather, that if one confesses to follow Christ and the teachings of the New Testament as a whole, then my argument follows.
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A Trump supporter finds the humility to admit he is powerless over tyrannical demagogues and adapts a 12 step program to assist himself and others with the healing process
Warning: The reader may be deeply saddened by the following, as the genuine regret that the Trump supporter shares in this article, stemming as it does from heartfelt grieving and soul searching over the harms of the past four years, is therefore fictional. Any resemblance to real persons is likely a symptom of our wishful thinking.
Dear America, I hope you can forgive me for the harm I caused you. I voted to elect Donald Trump as the 45th President of the United States. I am hereby acknowledging that I am powerless over tyrannical demagogues. I am currently following a…
Trump’s homicidal deceit regarding coronavirus pales next to the Republican Party’s refusal to act to curtail global warming.
Bob Woodward’s new tell-all book, Rage, revealed specific evidence that Trump knew about the severity of Covid-19 (C-19) before it ravaged our nation, so far killing over 250,000 and sinking our economy. Not only did Trump willfully withhold information that he knew would save lives, but he also actively lied about the virus, and even invited supporters to mass gatherings against all medical advice. By definition then, Trump could be guilty of mass homicide. The same is true of Trump and all Republican political leaders who are knowingly deceiving the public about global warming.
The tragic effects of global warming…
The leaders of Right Wing Militia groups pretend to be defending our Constitution against tyranny. Some even carry copies to their gun toting protests. It would serve them and the rest of us well if they would take the time to read the first paragraph of the document.
Earlier this year, thirteen members of right-wing militia groups were arrested by FBI agents for attempting to kidnap Michigan’s Governor Gretchen Whitmer. They appear to have attempted an armed coup against a democratically elected government, and possibly to assassinate Whitmer. During the first presidential debate, Trump stumbled over a simple request to…
Reverend Andy (K. Andrew Law)
College lecturer of philosophy, humanities, and comparative religions. Environmental ethicist. Recently ordained and reverent reverend. Let’s tell the truth…
