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I just hung up the phone after speaking with a friend who is in full-time ministry. She and her family have dedicated their lives to demonstrating compassion to the oppressed … Continue reading Sowing in Tears, Reaping in Joy
Westboro Baptist Church makes me angry. Really angry. The church’s very web address is a message of hate. Their top “quick link” is their picket schedule. I only lasted five … Continue reading Jesus, Friend of Sinners
A Brooklyn man has been charged with hate crimes in relation to the burning of 12 Jewish Scrolls in Brooklyn, New York. The scrolls were in Mezuzahs which were mounted outside … Continue reading Hate Crime Charges in the Burning of Jewish Scrolls
“If we want to understand God’s goodness in God’s gifts, then we must think of them as a responsibility we bear for our brothers and sisters. Let none say: God … Continue reading Bonhoeffer Quote
The middle school basketball team was unsupervised in the locker room and it was the perfect opportunity for the older boys to exercise their dominance over the younger members of … Continue reading When Sexual Assault Becomes A Prank
I think I could dedicate an entire blog to the subject of parents gone wild. This was in my morning paper: BREAKING NEWS: Parent arrested for assault after shoving, hitting … Continue reading There Goes Another One….
Whenever I find myself tempted to return to education, I am always cured by exposure to crazy parents. They are everywhere- raging at the park, scheming in the halls, slandering … Continue reading Parents Gone Wild
When my pastor gets ready to deliver a particularly difficult truth, he is kind enough to warn us. “Get ready now,” he says. “I’m comin’ right down your street to … Continue reading Droppin’ Off The Mail
Woodrow Wilson was no shrinking White House violet. His Presidency was outrageously successful legislatively, even in the first two years of his presidency! A few things he accomplished were the … Continue reading The Bitter Pill of Sugarcoated History 2
On my flight yesterday to New Orleans, I sat next to an Indian immigrant who inquired about the book I was reading, “Lies My Teacher Told Me”‘, written by James … Continue reading The Bitter Pill of Sugarcoated History