Tag Archives: Nonviolence

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

How To Stay Out Of Disney World At All Costs: A Theological Allegory

Posted on January 16, 2017 by theboeskool

“DISNEY WORLD IS THE GREATEST PLACE IN THE ENTIRE WORLD!!!” Christian told this to just about every person he met. He had never been there, but he had heard. He had seen all the movies, read all the books… “I’m going … Continue reading →

Posted in 1) Jesus, 2) Politics | Tagged Christians, Disney World, Guns, Guns for Christians, Hakuna Matata, How to stay out of Disney World, Jesus, Nonviolence, Samurai Swords, Theology | 2 Comments

Jerry Falwell, Jr. and the Christian Jihad

Posted on December 7, 2015 by theboeskool

By now, many of you have probably already seen the video of Jerry Falwell, Jr., the president of Liberty University (the largest Christian college in the world), inviting all the Liberty students to carry concealed handguns so that there will … Continue reading →

Posted in 1) Jesus, 2) Politics | Tagged Christian Jihad, Donald Trump, Guns, Islam, Jerry Falwell Jr, Jerry Falwell Speech Transcription, Jesus and Guns, Jihad, Liberty University, Loving Your Enemies, Michele Fiore, Nonviolence, What is God like? | 29 Comments

Prayers For Paris, and Prayers For Our Hearts

Posted on November 13, 2015 by theboeskool

Like many of you, I have had tears in my eyes all night. I have been watching the stories come in about these murders in Paris, and just like everyone else, my heart is breaking. It breaks for the families … Continue reading →

Posted in 1) Jesus | Tagged Christianity, Ideology of Separation, Islam, Nonviolence, Paris, Paris Attacks, Peace, Pray For Paris | 21 Comments

Ten Things You Could Have Done, Officer Fields, Instead of Choke Slam a 15-Year Old–As Written By Someone With Extensive Experience in Children Not Doing What They Are Asked

Posted on October 30, 2015 by theboeskool

The following was written by Marie Cushing, a teacher in Memphis, TN’s Achievement School District. She has worked for Teach For America, and she is a gifted writer, educator, and communicator. It is reposted here with her permission…. Ask her to … Continue reading →

Posted in 5) Not Quite Sure | Tagged Alternatives To Violence, Cartman, Effective Teaching, Guest Post, Marie Cushing, Nonviolence, Officer Fields, Respect My Athoritah, Spring Valley | 11 Comments

Some Thoughts On Guns In Church

Posted on June 21, 2015 by theboeskool

There’s a joke in an old episode of The Simpsons…. It’s the one where a hurricane blows through town, and the only house that gets destroyed is Ned Flanders’ home. If you don’t already know, Ned Flanders is the town … Continue reading →

Posted in 1) Jesus, 2) Politics | Tagged Faith, Gun Control, Guns, Guns In Church, Jesus, Loving Your Enemies, Nonviolence, Pistol Packing Preachers | 26 Comments

A Quick Quiz To Find Out If You’re A Shitty Parent

Posted on May 6, 2015 by theboeskool

I know, I know…. We’re all a little bit neurotic when it comes to the job we’re doing as parents. We feel bad when we lose our tempers, we feel like we’re being neglectful when we sit them down in … Continue reading →

Posted in 3) Bathroom Humor, 5) Not Quite Sure | Tagged Be a parent not a peer, Call of Duty, How to know if you're a bad parent, Kids and Video Games, Nonviolence, Rated M for Mature, Shitty Parents, Tenchu: Stealth Assassins, Violent Video Games, Ward Cleaver | 11 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

Ray Rice, Adrian Peterson, and The Spirit of God

Posted on September 13, 2014 by theboeskool

I come from “a broken home.” A broken home…. What does that even mean? Most people define a broken home as one where the parents got divorced, but my home was broken by domestic abuse long before it was ever “broken” by divorce. My … Continue reading →

Posted in 1) Jesus, 5) Not Quite Sure | Tagged #WhyIStayed, Adrian Peterson, Andy Dufresne, Domestic Abuse, Domestic Violence, Hope, Howard Zinn, Janay Palmer, Learning What Not To Do, Nonviolence, Ray Rice, Shawshank Redemption, The Spirit of God | 10 Comments

5 Reminders That There Are A Lot of Good Cops Out There

Posted on August 18, 2014 by theboeskool

There are plenty of things to be critical of about what is happening in Ferguson, MO right now…. Too many things to count. The thought of trying to to point out all of the messed up things about that situation … Continue reading →