Author Archives: theboeskool

For Those Concerned About “Politicizing A Tragedy”

Posted on October 2, 2017 by theboeskool

With each new mass shooting, people usually split into one of three groups with their talking points: 1) “Guns don’t kill people; People kill people” (very closely aligned with the “If we outlaw guns, only outlaws will have guns” crowd). 2) “We … Continue reading →

Posted in 2) Politics | Tagged Charleston, Gun Control, Guns don't kill people; People kill people, Guntown, Las Vegas Shooting, Lin Manuel Miranda, Mass Shooting, Mikel Jollett, Newtown, NRA, Orlando, Politicizing a tragedy | 9 Comments

If You REALLY Loved America, You’d F*ck The Flag

Posted on September 29, 2017 by theboeskool

I am SO SICK of people acting like they “love” America when all they do “stand respectfully” while the national anthem plays. You really think that is enough? Standing? Taking your hat off? Maybe placing your hand over your heart? … Continue reading →

Posted in 2) Politics, 3) Bathroom Humor | Tagged Joe Walsh, Love it or leave it, Making love to the flag, National Anthem, NFL Protests, Patriotism, Satire, Take a knee, Ungrateful Black Multi Millionaires | 3 Comments

This Is Who The President Is.

Posted on September 25, 2017 by theboeskool

I woke up this morning way earlier than I normally do — I’m not sure why. It was one of those times when you are just inexplicably wide awake. There have been a couple of times in my life where … Continue reading →

Posted in 2) Politics | Tagged Donald Trump, Seth Abramson, The Resistance, Trump Administration Corruption, Trump Terrorism, Tweet thread, Twitter | 5 Comments

Every Single NFL Player Should Take A Knee During The Anthem

Posted on September 23, 2017 by theboeskool

Every last one one them. Whether their skin is light or dark. And not because they “hate America,” but because they love it… They love it enough to make a public statement of protest about our White-Supremacist-In-Chief’s comments yesterday at … Continue reading →

Posted in 5) Not Quite Sure | Tagged #EverybodyKneel, Black Lives Matter, C.T.E., Colin Kaepernick, Donald Trump, Fire that son of a bitch, National Anthem, NFL, NFL Boycott, NFL Criticism, Protest Trump, Take a knee | 6 Comments

Geneviéve Jones-Wright: A Profile In Christian Compassion, Justice, and Sanity

Posted on September 22, 2017 by theboeskool

These days, it can probably seem like most people identifying as “Christians” have gone crazy. If you’re anything like me, when you see the percentage of people (especially white people) calling themselves “Christians” while continuing to support an objectively ANTI-JESUS … Continue reading →

Posted in 1) Jesus, 2) Politics, 5) Not Quite Sure | Tagged Christians in politics, Geneviéve Jones-Wright, Jones-Wright for DA, Justice, San Diego, San Diego County District Attorney | Leave a comment

The Reason This Man Didn’t Explain That He Was Not A Muslim

Posted on September 11, 2017 by theboeskool

His name is Jagmeet Singh. And chances are good you’ve probably seen his face pop up on your social media over the last few days. At a recent campaign event in Canada, he was interrupted by a irate woman who … Continue reading →

Posted in 1) Jesus, 2) Politics | Tagged Canadian Lawmaker, Christian Schizophrenia, Hate is wrong, Islamophobia, Jagmeet Singh, Jennifer Bush, Love and Courage, Sharia Law, Sikh, Turban, Why he didn't explain he's not a Muslim | 3 Comments

The Real Reason Trump Is Ending DACA

Posted on September 6, 2017 by theboeskool

With Trump’s announcement that he will end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), people have been trying to figure out “WHY?” Why now? Why ever?! Why would he go back on his word like this? How could a human being … Continue reading →

Posted in 1) Jesus, 2) Politics, 3) Bathroom Humor | Tagged Bargaining Chip, Border Wall, DACA, Dreamers, Jeff Sessions, Keep the kids Deport the racists, The reason Trump is ending DACA, Trump is a bag of shit, Tweets about DACA | 6 Comments

The Reason We Still Have The KKK Founder’s Statue In the TN State Capitol

Posted on September 2, 2017 by theboeskool

A commission of representatives from Tennessee just voted 7 – 5 to NOT have a discussion about taking down the bust of former KKK Grand Wizard, slave trader, and Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest. Their vote wasn’t about taking it … Continue reading →

Posted in 2) Politics | Tagged Capitol Commission, Confederate Statues, Howard Gentry, KKK Grand Wizard, Nathan Bedford Forrest, Racism, Racist Bust, Statue, Take It Down, Tennessee State Capitol, TN GOP, White Supremacy | 5 Comments

Nope, John Piper… You Don’t Get To Use The Name “Nashville” In Your Bigoted, Anti-Gay Statement.

Posted on August 29, 2017 by theboeskool

Not my town, John. Not OUR town. Find another name for your homophobic manifesto. Nashville is NOT on board with your hate-filled, exclusionist version of God. You don’t get to name it “The Nashville Statement” (an anti-gay treatise which you … Continue reading →

Posted in 1) Jesus, 2) Politics, 5) Not Quite Sure | Tagged Anti-Gay statement, Bigotry, Calvinism, CBMW, John Piper, Megan Barry, Missing the point of Jesus, Nashville, Rachel Held Evens, The Good Samaritan, The Nashville Statement, Welcoming | 20 Comments

Joel Osteen, and Our Need For A Scapegoat

Posted on August 29, 2017 by theboeskool

I don’t particularly like Joel Osteen. I find him hugely annoying to watch, with his closed-eyed, big-toothed televangelist’s smile… But what I find way more troublesome than his face is his theology. He is a peddler of an overly-simplistic, watered-down, … Continue reading →