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Harvard Admissions, and How To Tell If You’re Racist
It seems that many conservatives are outraged over the fact that Harvard University has rescinded its invitation to Marjory Stoneman Douglas Shooting survivor & “conservative activist” Kyle Kashuv. If you don’t know the story, here’s the gist: Kyle Kashuv was … Continue reading
Posted in 2) Politics, 5) Not Quite Sure
Tagged Atonement, Ben Shapiro, David Brooks, Forgiveness, Harvard Admissions, Harvard Rescinded, I have black friends, Jeff Foxworthy, Jennifer de Guzman, Kyle Kashuv, Liberty University, Marjory Stoneman Douglas, Racism, Tamir Rice, Trayvon Martin, You might be a redneck, You might be totally racist
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For Memorial Day, The U.S. Army Asked, “How Has Serving Impacted You?” It Did NOT Go As They Had Planned…
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
Men Aren’t Making Enough Noise About These New Abortion Laws
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
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Confessions of A Creepy Hugger: Thoughts About Joe Biden and Me
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
This Is How Much A Billion Dollars Is…
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
I Refuse To Let That Gillette Commercial Make Me Cry
No! Nope. No, goddammit. I mean, yes… Of COURSE I’m going to cry while watching it… That was a given. I have watched it three times so far, and I’m pretty sure I couldn’t TELL SOMEONE about that commercial a … Continue reading
My First Christmas As A Non-Believer
Last night I sat with some friends, and we talked about our favorite Christmas songs. For whatever reason, ever since I was a little kid I have always loved the version of “Little Drummer Boy” with David Bowie and Bing … Continue reading
Posted in 1) Jesus, 5) Not Quite Sure
Tagged A Christmas Story, Atonement, Bing Crosby & David Bowie, Can it be?, Chris Rice, Christmas, Christmas and Blood, Christmas For Non-Believers, Leslie Odom Jr., Little Drummer Boy, Peace on Earth, PS22 Chorus, The History Of Christianity, The Transactional God, Volcano God
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Feeling “Manly,” and Other Lies
I just fixed a couple things around the house that needed fixin’. A few years ago, I (with the help of a good friend) re-did our kitchen. My in-laws got new cabinets for THEIR kitchen, and the ones they were … Continue reading
The Best Marriage Advice I Can Give You
In addition to writing about Jesus, Politics, & Bathroom Humor, I also work as a server in a restaurant here in Nashville, Tennessee. And if you don’t live here, you might not be aware that Nashville has become something of … Continue reading
The Morning After The Election: 3 Reasons To Be Hopeful
After the results of the 2016 election started coming in and it became clear that the country was electing an awful, awful man to lead our country, I felt way more than just “disappointment.” I experienced a sort of existential … Continue reading
Posted in 2) Politics, 5) Not Quite Sure
Tagged 2018 Election, Automatic Voter Registration, Beto O'Rourke, Blue Wave, Hope, Justice, Politics, Proposition 4, Reasons to be hopeful, The day after the election, The Moral Arc Of History, The Mourning After, Voting, Voting Rights, Women's Wave
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