Resistance Is Necessary

Saving What’s Important

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  • Saving America: It’s On Us.

    I spent an hour this afternoon listening to Nichole Wallis, Eddie Glaude, and Pete Budegieg speak about political violence, chaos, Fascism, and today’s news that a man — twice —…


  • This Is Not My America Anymore

    Today, the Supreme Court voted to end a section of my dream for America — Affirmative Action, and raced-based help in college admissions. One may, I suppose, see this as…


  • About Those Women: Let’s Not Limit the Truth of God

    As one who has been on the Committee on Ministry numerous times, (the local version of “the people who ordain” for my denomination, the United Church of Christ), I want…


  • Michael Steele, Mary Trump, and The Healing of America

    First, a mea culpa: I didn’t even know that Mr. Steele had a podcast. I looked on You-Tube for Mary Trump ‘s podcast just after the E. Jean Carroll verdict…


  • FYI — What America Would Look Like If It Were A Real Democracy

    I’ve been listening to the news for years now, and I’m fascinated/sad/angry by the difference between what Americans, on the whole, believe and what laws, policies, etc. actually look like.…


  • No Justice And No Peace for Easter?

    No! No! No! No! And No! The Republicans in the Tennessee Legislature, while I listened to it live on the radio, said ‘You want to cry? We’ll give you something…


  • They’re Here, They’re … Get Used To It.

    “Nothing Unreal Exists” — Spock, in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home “People are entitled to their own opinions. They are not entitled to the their own facts” — Attributed…


  • I Refuse To Stop Believing

    There is an article on Yahoo News today about “Why Churches Are Declining in the U.S.” . I hate articles like that. They act like it’s a done deal, that…


  • Won’t Stop. Won’t Go Back.

    I started to type this as my pastor preaches about the Rev. Martin Luther King and the Spirit encourages me to say, “Amen!” to what she says. Scripture has been…


  • How Democracy Is Supposed To Work

    1) You vote. 2) Somebody wins. It could be the person you voted for. Might not be. 3) Regardless of who wins, that person is supposed to represent you. 4)…


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