Category Archives: 2) Politics

Blogs about if government can actually help its citizens, or if it only hurts its citizens, and the silly people who seem only to be able to see things in black and white while living in a world that is filled with shades of grey.

Saving A Murderer’s Life: Who Would Jesus Execute?

Posted on April 20, 2015 by theboeskool

Today is the second Boston Marathon since the bombings in 2013. Tomorrow begins the penalty phase of the trial of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev (Dzhokhar is pronounced “Joe-Car,” but most of the people he knows call him Jahar). Jahar was found guilty of … Continue reading →

Posted in 1) Jesus, 2) Politics | Tagged 1) Jesus, An Eye For An Eye, Boston Bombing, Christianity, Death Penalty, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, Gandhi, Hospira, Sentencing | 16 Comments

10 Encouraging Things To Come Out Of This Indiana Garbage

Posted on April 2, 2015 by theboeskool

If you’re anything like me, you have probably gotten more than a little discouraged by the news coming out of Indiana over the last few days. I wrote a bit about it HERE, if you feel like reading it. It is understandable … Continue reading →

Posted in 1) Jesus, 2) Politics, 3) Bathroom Humor | Tagged 10 Encouraging Tings, Equal Rights, Honey Maid, Indiana, Jesus, Kevin Seirs, LGBT, Mike Pence, Reactions to Indiana, RFRA, Seth MacFarlane, Twitter Reactions | 5 Comments

Michael Moore Loves Our Troops Way More Than You

Posted on January 25, 2015 by theboeskool

This past week, Michael Moore made some comments about the movie “American Sniper” that got him in some trouble with many of the “American People.” He basically tweeted that he–coming from a family where his own uncle was killed by a … Continue reading →

Posted in 2) Politics | Tagged American Sniper, Kid Rock, Michael Moore, Michael Moore Loves Our Troops Way More Than You, Sarah Palin, Seth Rogan, Supporting Our Troops | 5 Comments

What Happened When My Church Decided To Start Marrying Gay People

Posted on January 19, 2015 by theboeskool

A week ago, the Church that my family and I attend came out (so to speak) as completely open and affirming of those who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or questioning. This was a little bit of a shock to … Continue reading →

Posted in 1) Jesus, 2) Politics | Tagged Coretta Scott King, Equal Rights, Gay Marriage, Gay Marriage in the Church, Gracepointe Church, Marriage Equality, Martin Luther King Jr, Open and Affirming Churches in Nashville, Pope Francis, Spectrum | 33 Comments

Stop Saying “Islamic Terrorist”

Posted on January 10, 2015 by theboeskool

About a month ago, some co-workers and I went to the Islamic Center of Nashville. We met with a man who was part of the leadership at the Mosque, and he spoke to us about some of the issues Muslim kids … Continue reading →

Posted in 1) Jesus, 2) Politics | Tagged Ahmed Merabet, Charlie Hebdo, Christian Terrorists, Islam, Islamophobia, Je Suis Ahmed, Jesus, Missionary of Uncertainty, Prejudice, Stop Saying Islamic Terrorist | 20 Comments

If It Wasn’t About Race Before, It Is Now

Posted on November 26, 2014 by theboeskool

Wow. Yesterday was rough. Monday night, after the Grand Jury decision not to indict Officer Darren Wilson was announced, we watched as a couple of police cars and some stores burned, and we saw footage of looting…. though not surprisingly, there was … Continue reading →

Posted in 1) Jesus, 2) Politics | Tagged Comments, Darren Wilson, Facebook, Ferguson, Jesus, Michael Brown, Nashville Protests, Racism | 23 Comments

I’m A Christian, And I’m Voting NO On Tennessee’s Abortion Amendment.

Posted on October 14, 2014 by theboeskool

Roe v. Wade was never about the “rightness” or “wrongness” of abortion…. It was always a case about privacy. A woman named Norma McCorvey (Jane Roe, for privacy) went to a doctor in Texas (a state where abortions were illegal, but allowed … Continue reading →

Posted in 2) Politics | Tagged Abortion, Christianity, Incest, No on 1, Rape, Roe v. Wade, Tennessee Amendment 1, Voting | 114 Comments

The Speech I Wish Obama WOULD Have Given….

Posted on September 24, 2014 by theboeskool

Yesterday the United States started bombing ISIS/ISIL/IS targets within Syria. Over the past few weeks, we have been bombing targets in Iraq as well. On September 10th, President Obama addressed the country and gave a speech detailing his plan for the … Continue reading →

Posted in 1) Jesus, 2) Politics | Tagged Boots on the ground, Cost of War, ISIL, Jesus, Loving Your Enemies, Military Strikes in Syria, Nonviolence, Obama, Pearl Harbor | 20 Comments

Raising Daughters In A World Full Of Hardee’s Commercials

Posted on September 6, 2014 by theboeskool

We almost never watch live TV anymore. When the TV is on, it’s mostly Netflix these days, but every once in a while, we watch live events. And it’s happened more than once now, where all of a sudden, my kids … Continue reading →

Posted in 2) Politics, 5) Not Quite Sure | Tagged Activism, Andy Puzder, Boycott Hardee's, Carl's Jr, Hardee's, Hardee's Commercials, Not Buying It, Raising Daughters, Self-Image, Sexism | 22 Comments

God Bless Our 2nd Amendment!!!

Posted on August 27, 2014 by theboeskool

Things are getting more and more dangerous out there, people! Everywhere you look, there are people dying–firing range instructors getting shot by a nine year old girl with an uzi, unarmed teenagers in Missouri…. It’s EVERYWHERE! Now, there might be some … Continue reading →