Being that it’s Father’s Day, dads are often portrayed poorly in the movies. I don’t know why, but I think it comes from the fact that mothers were often considered the homemakers while fathers were the breadwinners. As long as they provided a house and money for food and resources, their job was done. PaulContinue reading “Bad Fathers And Their Effects Blossoms At Center Of ‘Magnolia’”
Category Archives: This Week In God
Passing The Torch Is Useless If You Extinguish The Flame
This week, the House select committee to investigate the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection coup attempt will meet and have prime-time hearings aired. For some this is a throw back to the Watergate or Iran-Contra Affair hearings being aired. Or as Roger Daltrey sang, “Meet the new boss/Same as the old boss.” And of course, weContinue reading “Passing The Torch Is Useless If You Extinguish The Flame”
It’s Insane Why We Don’t Take Mental Health More Seriously
I know that it’s gotten to a point where every month, every week, every day it seems is Something Something Day, Week or Month. But since it is Memorial Day today and May is Mental Health Awareness Month, both of them seem to go hand and hand. Ask yourself. How many people buried at ArlingtonContinue reading “It’s Insane Why We Don’t Take Mental Health More Seriously”
Thoughts And Prayers Are Mostly Useless
By now, everyone has heard about the violenbt massacre of young children at the Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. The suspected shooter is Salvador Ramos, 18, a student at Uvalde High School. This comes 10 days after another 18-year-old Payton Gendron was arrested and charged with the murder of 10 people at a TopsContinue reading “Thoughts And Prayers Are Mostly Useless”
George Carlin Documentary A Fitting Ode To Legendary Comic/Actor
Back in 2004, George Carlin was appearing on The View to promote the movie Jersey Girl, directed by Kevin Smith, in which he plays Ben Affleck’s father and the grandfather to the titular character. The co-hosts were commenting about how he came off as just another grey-haired grandfather. George Carlin’s American Dream, a two-part documentaryContinue reading “George Carlin Documentary A Fitting Ode To Legendary Comic/Actor”
Communion Ban Proves Christianity Is About Bullying, Control And Exclusion Rather Than Spiritual Englightenment
Chrisitanity in its modern form is a walking contradiction. It should be a religion based on inclusiveness, yet there are so many guidelines to follow to even be considered a Christian. For decades, if not centuries, organized Christianity has told people how to behave and how to act with the threat of violence or inContinue reading “Communion Ban Proves Christianity Is About Bullying, Control And Exclusion Rather Than Spiritual Englightenment”
A Bittersweet Mother’s Day
When you lose a person you love, some days hit harder than others. Every day is painful though. You always have that feeling. Today was Mother’s Day and it was hard for me. As I have talked about a few months ago, I lost someone very special to me, Kerry Kerr. We had gone toContinue reading “A Bittersweet Mother’s Day”
Overturning Roe v. Wade May Be The GOP’s Waterloo
With news this week the U.S. Supreme Court is drafting an opinion that essentially overturns Roe v. Wade, conservatives and especially the Republican Party may be taken a premature victory lap. While the Court hasn’t officially announced it, the brief behind prepared by Justice Samuel Alito seems to show that he and Justices Neil Gorsuch,Continue reading “Overturning Roe v. Wade May Be The GOP’s Waterloo”
A Reminder That Free Speech Is Fragile
In the past week, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and his Florida Republicans decided that the Walt Disney Corporation deserved to be punished for speaking out against the “Don’t Say Gay” bill. Also, the Supreme Court is hearing a case on whether a football coach has the right to pray on school grounds (and more important,Continue reading “A Reminder That Free Speech Is Fragile”
The Strange Toxic Cult Of Christianity
Every now and again, I hear people say they believe in God and Jesus just because they don’t want to take a chance. This begs the question, why do they only want devote themselves to a way of life just because they’re afraid of what might happen. I’m not talking about living a life ofContinue reading “The Strange Toxic Cult Of Christianity”
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