Let’s Be Real About What We’re Looking At Here
I didn’t mean to make this an all Trump Monday, but I suppose it’s appropriate given the electoral college vote this morning. Which I’ll...
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The Upside Down World ~ The Blog
- Dec 19, 2016
- 2 min
So Why Am I Being So Nasty?
It’s all well and fine to say that being critical, calling out wrong doing, speaking against oppression and being rude are not...
- Dec 19, 2016
- 1 min
And the Loser Is . . .
Hillary Clinton won the popular vote by about 2.86 million. So consider this your daily reminder that this is not Trump’s country. He is...
- Dec 19, 2016
- 1 min
Let’s Get Something Straight
Praying for someone and being critical of them are not mutually exclusive things. Neither are loving someone and calling out their wrong...
- Dec 19, 2016
- 3 min
As Long As We’re Calling Spades Spades
The illustrious Professor Emeritus Dr. Paul Braterman, who blogs about issues of science and religion in Scotland at Primate’s Progress,...
- Dec 18, 2016
- 3 min
Treating the Least Poorly Will Come Back to Bite You
The treatment which we as a society will allow the least to be subjected to will eventually become the kind of treatment we allow anyone...
- Dec 17, 2016
- 6 min
Santa, God and the Problem of Certain Belief
I once knew a family that didn’t do Santa Claus with their kids at Christmas. The reason they didn’t do Santa Claus was because they felt...
- Dec 17, 2016
- 6 min
That Time A Racist Killed My Husband’s Career
Well, maybe not killed, but definitely maimed. So what happened is once upon a time, a little over a decade ago, my husband had landed...
- Dec 17, 2016
- 1 min
I’m still here
Don’t worry, I didn’t disappear on y’all again. I’ve just been crazy busy with sick kids and kids needing chauffeuring and wanting to be...
- Dec 14, 2016
- 2 min
The Empath and The Narcissist
Empaths are people who tend to feel and absorb other people’s emotions. Narcissists are people whose only concern is for themselves. When...
- Dec 14, 2016
- 2 min
If God Wanted Trump In Office . . .
If you are one of those people going around claiming that Trump is God’s choice to run the country, you need to be crystal clear about...
- Dec 13, 2016
- 1 min
This is not how reality works
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- Dec 12, 2016
- 1 min
Just Define the Racism Away . . .
This morning on facebook, I commented on a post saying that we have not made nearly as much progress combating racism as we like to give...
- Dec 12, 2016
- 2 min
“Trump Says He’s Going To Bring Steel Back . . .”
A couple of weeks ago I ran into an acquaintance who told me that work at his job was so slow that his hours had been cut and he was...
- Dec 11, 2016
- 1 min
Peacemaking Isn’t Just About Making Nice
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- Dec 11, 2016
- 1 min
Theologians and Creation
I am of the firm belief that you cannot be a real theologian if you have never sat in awe of a single blade of grass or wondered at the...
- Dec 11, 2016
- 1 min
Pay Now or Later
Everything has a price. It’s a rule of the universe. The problem we have is that love demands payment, up front and in full at the most...
- Dec 10, 2016
- 1 min
Welcome to the Apocalypse, Peeps
I’ve been seeing this meme floating around and it’s incredibly apropos for the times we live in. The Greek word for “apocalypse” is to...
- Dec 10, 2016
- 1 min
Interracial Marriage Realities
My African American husband has moved into all of our homes sight unseen after we discovered that once the rental/real estate people met...
- Dec 10, 2016
- 1 min
Something Ridiculous For the Season
This is both the dumbest and most ingenious thing I’ve seen. You’re welcome. Pass It On! Tweet Email More Print Share on Tumblr WhatsApp...
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