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This is Probably Going to Piss You Off

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Posted to Facebook today: As a rule, when I have something longer than a few sentences, I post it on my blog. Today is a little different because I know …

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internet / liberals / Progressive / racism / Satire

An Exercise In Missing the Point?

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To say that the last 9 days have been a little crazy is an understatement on the order of calling the BP oil spill an “oopsie”. I’m not going into …

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bigotry / conservative / conservatives / equality / Evil / politics / racism / sarcasm / Satire / Uncategorized

Sound and Fury

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As many of you probably know, I am not a fan of our Dear Leader-to-be, Donald J. Trump. The reasons for my antipathy are many and varied, from his choice …

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Family / humor / politics / racism / sarcasm / Thanksgiving / Uncategorized

It’s That Time of Year Again: The Annual “What I’m Thankful For” Post

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Well, beloved, today is Thanksgiving and you know what that means: It’s time for my annual semi-snarky “What I’m Thankful for” post. This tradition started before the “gratitude challenge” became …

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RNC Follies

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During a recent Facebook Live prayer event, Franklin Graham said that our country “is in trouble”. He even went so far as to say, “We’re on the precipice of anarchy.” And, …

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Beloved Community / Christian culture / Christianity / Christians / cognitive dissonance / conservative / conservatives / equality / evangelical / evangelicalism / Evil / Fundamentalism / Fundamentalists / racism / Religion

Christians For Trump Pt II

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On a recent episode of “Last Week Tonight“, John Oliver said, “Donald Trump is America’s back mole. It may have seemed harmless a year ago. But, now that it got …

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Beloved Community / Christian humanism / community / economic justice / History / justice / Kingdom of Heaven / Non-violence / oppression / persecution / racism / Social Justice / Uncategorized

Remembering History: The Greensboro Sit-ins

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I wrote the first version of this post three years ago. Since this is the anniversary of the Greensboro Sit-ins, I thought this would a good time to dust it …

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benighted / Bible / conservative / conservatives / Fear / hypocrisy / ignorance / Jesus / liberals / persecution / privilege / Progressive / progressives / racism / scripture / Social Justice

Double Standards Abound

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For the past few days, the internet has been abuzz with news about the militia stand-off in Burns, Oregon. From what I can see, it’s mostly progressive people perpetuating this chatter; …

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Unintentional Irony + Thinly-veiled Racism = Final Thoughts With Tomi Lahren

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I’ve stayed away from commenting on the shootings that occurred in San Bernardino the other day. I’ve done so for multiple reasons, including that I don’t know what to say …

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Christian culture / Christians / Christmas / conservatives / Culture Wars / homelessness / hunger / liberals / persecution / poverty / racism / sarcasm / violence / War on Christmas

The Battle Of The Cup

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Apparently, this is what a “war on Christmas” looks like. I had originally planned to start this piece by telling you that the conservative’s “War on Christmas” has started early this …

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