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  • Words Aren’t Action – Religion and Politics

    Once upon a time, there was a man known as Saul of Tarsus. In his younger days, he at least stood by and assented to the stoning of a Christian man (and it’s rumored, so much worse). That man later came to be known as Paul the Apostle. People can and do change. It may take some pretty extraordinary circumstances and events, but that’s how life is. Have you said and done things you probably ought not have put out there? I know I have. Will you admit that as well? I would hope so.

  • More on COVID-19 Responses – Religion and Politics

    This brings me to the point of my piece. Where people may argue that the difference between the death rate in a place like Philadelphia and one like Saint Louis was a result of mask wear, social distancing and lock downs, I’m not inclined to accept that’s as likely as they want you to believe. In finality, Spanish ‘Flu ceased to be a thing as a result of one simple fact, it ran its course. I for one, am not inclined to believe any of the things used to combat it were all that effective. My disbelief is equally strong where COVID-19 is concerned.

  • Basic Civics – Religion and Politics

    In the end, the point is, moving from a system of government that informed the creation of the newer systems of political management now found throughout much of the modern world, to another that has been tried many times, and consistently failed seems more than a little counter intuitive to me at this point. I submit we’d be far better off perfecting what we’ve had, than shifting to something that seems never to have functioned at all. All that I’ve said to this point matters little if people aren’t even willing to explore what was and what is, and what might be, in good faith.

  • The Equality Myth – Religion and Politics

    What is the main point of this piece? That as a rule, equality where people are concerned is mythical—it doesn’t exist—either in opportunity or outcomes. If you think about it, that’s not only an acceptable thing, it’s actually a good one. That it’s not bad is the more wonderful, based on its impossibility. So what’re most people actually desirous of? The simple answer is, “Reasonable liberty to try and gain or lose.”

  • Blaming the Victim – Religion and Politics

    The long and short of this is, we need to stop blaming the victims of various forms of malevolent activity, rather than the one doing the harm. I get that things the wronged one may have done and said might’ve contributed to or more correctly, detracted from the situation, but that’s not a reason to blame them for the evil visited upon them.

  • The Bleeding Edge – Religion and Politics

    If you’re wondering why there’s a push toward the Right by people who seem not to “fit the profile,” you might consider the idea that the folks on the Left (read here, “folks who support the Democrat Party”) are more likely than not to be authoritarians. You might also come to realize they have a desire to get more people into their bloc. Moving further into the weeds is how they attempt to do that. This is why so many are alienated, because Democrats have been shifting to encompass ever more radical perspectives.

  • Inhumanity – Religion and Politics

    Do you disagree with someone or someones? That’s totally fine. Does that make it reasonable to attack their person, to treat them in manners you wouldn’t appreciate, were you in their shoes? I submit that it doesn’t. Kindness is largely without cost. If you’re not working to be kind and nice as a rule, perhaps you should consider it.

  • COVID-19 and Race – Religion and Politics

    Many have pointed this out, but I’m going to do it again. The larger number of deaths as a result of COVID-19 have occurred in Democrat run cities and states. Even if you made the argument that blacks or Hispanics were disproportionately affected, and that it was a result of some sort of systemic bias or mismanagement, it would still likely be chalked up to Democrats having done the wrong(s). This is especially true, considering it’s not really on the President to deal with this sort of thing to begin with.

  • The Separation of Concerns – Religion and Politics

    We need to fix the current reality, that branches of government are meddling in domains in which they don’t belong. That’s clear. The how is not something I think any single individual will be able to answer; though there are undoubtedly many more qualified than am I. One way or another though, what’s happening at present can’t be allowed to continue.

  • Observing the Transition – Religion and Politics

    The few public examples of Left-leaning people moving to more Conservative vantage points, is heartening, but it’s often a slow, steady process. I believe they’re far from alone in that transition. I can’t say how many others are headed down that same traffic way—whether it’s a one lane road, or a six lane freeway—but I’m still pretty convinced it’s happening. To be fair, others are headed on a transformative path in the opposite direction, for those, I feel genuine sorrow.