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Why God Never Received Tenure at Any University
Barry has written a grand, funny, yet spot on true post on the subject. Thanks Barry. Best wishes. Scottie
In Iowa, TFG Gets 56,260 of 718,901 Votes!
On Mock Paper Scissors, Tengrain makes some great points about how the media is breathlessly covering the Iowa caucus vote. Hugs. Scottie
America is Unsafe
Memories, Ron, tears.
Short update. When Ron got home from shopping, he sensed something was wrong. He asked me about it. I told him briefly I had some more intrusive memories. He was quiet and then said when we put the groceries away we will talk. After we got done I went and sat down, I was not sure that I wanted to tell him, I had hid so much for so long. He asked if I wanted to talk and could he know what was upsetting me. We sat and talked, I told him the new memories, the details that were flooding my brain, the feelings I was experiencing with them. Every time I got to points where I would be too upset to talk, starting to cry he would tell me to slow down, breathe, take your time. Then when I got it all out, I couldn’t look at him. He softly said I needed to distract myself, and I explained how that was what I was trying to do but that wouldn’t help me heal or get over anything, we both knew from experience. I told him I needed a few minutes alone and he gave me that. When I came out he walked slowly to me and held his arms out, and I grabbed him, I clutched him. He held me back and kept telling me they were gone, they couldn’t hurt me anymore. Finally, I stepped back and said to him, but that is where you’re wrong, the memories don’t stop. The feelings don’t stop. And when I remember the abuse, I also feel the abuse. He pulled me to him and held me tight. He had no words, and I don’t have any either. I know eventually I will share this with all of you who want me too or are able to deal with it. I have learned that talking about it does help in a weird way. Yes it hurts at first, deeply intently, but ignoring it makes the pain build and become much worse.
For some reason at first when I was telling him I thought Ron was going to reject me as he started looking away. Then after I now realize he was struggling not to cry and with his anger, both which would have hurt me had he shown them. He has gone to lay down for a nap, talking to me about it first. I feel weird again. I know he will be watching me, he will be worried. Did I do wrong to tell him? Should I have hidden it, gone back to the days before he really knew much? Now my doubts are creeping in and trying to take root.
I am not going to proofread this for errors. Sorry, I do need to step back. Please overlook them or if they are important call me out in comments. I have spine shots tomorrow at 10. I have to get my mind in a better place, I have to find peace. Hugs. Scottie
Comedian DESTROYS Bigot Pastor With Perfect Response
Gov Abbott And The Only Thing They’re Not Doing At The Border
The Text Messages Between Ginni Thomas and Mark Meadows
Thanks to https://poodyheads.wordpress.com/2024/01/12/the-text-messages-between-ginni-thomas-and-mark-meadows/ for the link. Hugs. Scottie
Sen. Josh Hawley Goes Full Christian Nationalist
By my dogs that love gravy, we must stop this Christian attack on the secular state of our country. This people are desperately misinformed yet have worked their way into power and money. They want a minority Christian rule over the majority using moral police and a Christian Taliban. This is a full out take over of the US by a driven religious group who are starting from the wrong premise and building a movement out of it. We have already seen how they want to base our laws on medical care on their religion, even if they don’t know what their religion says about the subject. I am talking about banning abortion, but also marriage, adoption, gender affirming care for trans people, and yes even what materials can be read by your students and what can be taught them. Hugs. Scottie
January 13, 2024
Sen. Josh Hawley writes for First Things:
America as a Christian nation—that’s a heretical notion by today’s lights. We are a secular country, the experts have insisted—demanded—for decades. But that was never true. The Founders read Roman historians, yes. Some were influenced by Enlightenment philosophies.
But the Bible has been the main source of our national ideals. From the age of the New England Puritans to the Great Awakening that prepared the ground for revolution, Scripture has molded our common life from the first. Consider:
Our ideal of the individual has Christian roots. So too does our constitutionalism. Our great traditions of progressive reform were animated by an ardent Christian spirit—as was conservative resistance to their excesses. Even in our most bitter conflicts, Christian culture has been America’s common ground.
Read the full essay.
It goes on for several thousand words.
From the Treaty of Tripoli, signed by John Adams
“the Government of the United States of America is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion.”
I’m really starting to HATE christians. I’ve known very few who actually walk the walk, and you sure don’t need a religion to do the right thing. In fact religious people will do the WRONG thing because of their religion.
I avoid them completely. Conversation starters like ‘tell me about your relationship with Jesus’, or any phrase that includes ‘sharing the good news’ have me running for the hills. There are good christians out there, they just don’t announce it to everyone because they are too busy being good christians. Wish there were more of them.
Of all the bullshit lines I’ve got hit with, my fave was “What’s YOUR form of worship?” asked in a tone making it very obvious her assumption was that of course no one is without a form of worship.
it’s interesting — even Joe Scarbourough, brought up S. Baptist has been saying for awhile now how that church, and other evangelical ones coopted the abortion issue in the Carter presidency … and turned those churches into the political (.. i’ll call them “clubs” ) that they are —devoid of any real Christian meaning.
Yes, it was the 1973 Supreme Court decision on tax exemption of religious organizations (Committee for Public Education and Religious Liberty v Nyquist) that got all of this rolling. It has always been about money and power.
That’s b/c the republican establishment knew that their platform of tax cuts for millionaires/billionaires along with corporations was a losing strategy. They knew that by renewing the horrid “southern strategy” that nixon made use of while allowing evangelicals a voice in dictating social wedge issues (abortion, gay rights), republicans would remain popular amongst low-info as well as suburban voters.
And make the churches pay for it!
It’s for its own protection, after all.
Minor quibble: That wall was built over 200 years ago.
Ya, and they’ve been trying to tear it down ever since!
I’m just going to post this. Someone might have done this before me but just in case…..
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