Author Archives: theboeskool

For Memorial Day, The U.S. Army Asked, “How Has Serving Impacted You?” It Did NOT Go As They Had Planned…

Posted on May 27, 2019 by theboeskool

Over this Memorial Day weekend, the U.S. Army posted a PR video of a soldier telling about how his service has changed him. He said that it allowed him to “serve something greater than myself… The Army has afforded me … Continue reading →

Posted in 2) Politics, 5) Not Quite Sure | Tagged How has serving impacted you?, Memorial Day, Military service, Military Suicides, Military trauma, Nonviolence, Sexual assault, Sexual Harassment, The cost of war, War | Leave a comment

God Is Pro-Abortion

Posted on May 21, 2019 by theboeskool

Think about it: ONE IN FIVE pregnancies ends in a miscarriage… Or as the medical community refers to them, a “spontaneous abortion.” The Mayo Clinic says that the number is likely higher than that, because “many miscarriages occur so early in … Continue reading →

Posted in 1) Jesus, 2) Politics | Tagged #YouKnowMe, 1 in 5 pregnancies ends in miscarriage, Abortion, Abortion ban, Busy Philipps, Christianity, God and abortion, God is pro abortion, Mandatory Vasectomies, Miscarriages, Pro-choice Christians, Roe v. Wade, Spontaneous abortion, Women's Rights | 14 Comments

Men Aren’t Making Enough Noise About These New Abortion Laws

Posted on May 14, 2019 by theboeskool

This includes me. I have been too quiet, and I’m sorry. The vast majority of the noise I have heard and seen has come from women. Which makes some sense, I suppose — These oppressive laws are attempting to control … Continue reading →

Posted in 1) Jesus, 2) Politics, 5) Not Quite Sure | Tagged A Handmaid's Tale, Abortion, Abortion ban, Controlling women's bodies, Gabrielle Blair, Georgia Heartbeat Law, Heartbeat bill, Heartbeat law, Irresponsible ejaculations, Men and abortion, Nick Martucci, SCOTUS, Unwanted pregnancies | 13 Comments

Thoughts On Praying For Miracles

Posted on May 1, 2019 by theboeskool

When my wife was diagnosed with cancer, the doctor told us there were many people at the hospital willing to pray for us. I said, “I’ll take my prayers in the form of competent expertise.” I’ve been thinking about this a … Continue reading →

Posted in 1) Jesus | Tagged #PrayForRHE, Benny Hinn, Doubter's Canon, Everything happens for a reason, Faith healing, God hands us a shovel, God's Plan, Name it & claim it, Prayer, Praying For Miracles, Rachel Held Evans, Storming the gates of heaven, The Goodness of God, The problem of pain, Theology | 21 Comments

Share This With A Trump-Supporting “Christian”

Posted on April 23, 2019 by theboeskool

I know it can be easy to forget all of the thousands of things which — on a daily basis — prove that Donald Trump is an objectively awful, morally bankrupt human being. It’s too overwhelming to keep track of… … Continue reading →

Posted in 1) Jesus, 2) Politics | Tagged 80% of white evangelicals, Charlottesville, Defending white supremacists, Draining the swamp, Grab 'em by the pussy, List of awful things trump has done, Trump Bragging about his building being the tallest, Trump Circle Jerk, Trump mocking a disabled reporter, Trump sexual assault, Trump-supporting christians, White Nationalism | 6 Comments

It Won’t Be Long Until This Administration Starts Killing People

Posted on April 22, 2019 by theboeskool

After the Mueller Report was released, and people got to read for themselves (redacted as it was) the OVERWHELMING evidence of Trump’s attempts to obstruct justice, Donald (as he often does) took to Twitter to express his anger. And the … Continue reading →

Posted in 2) Politics | Tagged Adolf Hitler, Espionage, Exoneration, Genocide, Hang them all, I'm fucked, If you repeat a lie, James Woods, Joe Walsh, Joseph Goebbels, Mueller Report, Obstruction, Obstruction of Justice, Stages of genocide, The Big Lie, The Enemy of the People, Total bullshit, Treason, Trump Tweets | 4 Comments

Four Reasons Why School Vouchers Are A Terrible Idea

Posted on April 9, 2019 by theboeskool

I have spent the last five mornings standing next to the road in front of my kids’ school to show my support for the public school teachers who give their time and energy to teach my weird little kids how … Continue reading →

Posted in 2) Politics | Tagged Betsy DeVos, Bill Lee, Charter Schools, Discriminatory Schools, Education, Educational Savings Accounts, Karen Pence, Public Schools, RedForEd, Say no to vouchers, School vouchers, Teachers, Tennessee Vouchers, Underpaid teachers | Leave a comment

Confessions of A Creepy Hugger: Thoughts About Joe Biden and Me

Posted on April 3, 2019 by theboeskool

For as long as I can remember, I have been a “hugger.” And growing up in a family who wasn’t particularly physically affectionate, I kind of stood out. At my grandfather’s funeral, one of my great aunts told me a … Continue reading →

Posted in 2) Politics, 5) Not Quite Sure | Tagged Anita Hill, Clarence Thomas, Confessions of a creepy hugger, Erin Biba, Good hugs, Jess Morales Rocketto, Jessica Valenti, Joe Biden, Lucy Flores, Physical contact, Presidential Primaries, Sexual assault, Women's communal bodies | 1 Comment

In Tennessee, Teaching Kids About Inclusion Is Now “Radical Leftist Indoctrination”

Posted on April 1, 2019 by theboeskool

Just south of Nashville, Tennessee, there is one of the wealthiest counties in the nation: Williamson County. It is a county whose population “coincidentally” swelled right around the same time the government said school segregation was unconstitutional. I’m sure it … Continue reading →

Posted in 2) Politics | Tagged Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, AOC, Baby Breitbart, Barbera Sturgeon, Bias, Cultural Competency, Debbie Deaver, Diversity, Republican Party, Reverse Racism, Slave assignment, Southern Poverty Law Center, SPLC, Teaching Tolerance, White Flight, White Privilege, White Supremacy, Williamson County | 4 Comments

This Is How Much A Billion Dollars Is…

Posted on March 26, 2019 by theboeskool

If you made $50k a year, and you didn’t ever spend one penny of it — you just put that money into safe keeping and saved it up — do you know how long you would have to work to … Continue reading →