“The Week” reported on June 10th, 2022 that clergy and other personnel of the Southern Baptist Convention sexually abused hundreds of women, teens, and children over the past few years. Southern Baptist leaders regularly insert themselves into public debates on cultural and political issues as “a voice of conscience,” and now their credibility has been
“It is sweet and fitting to die for one’s country.” -Horace Thirteen children were shot to death at Columbine Elementary School in 1990. Thirty-two children were shot to death at Virginia Tech School in 2007. Twenty children were shot to death at Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012. Nineteen children were shot to death at
“Never again!” swore Jews who survived the Shoah. So they kill Muslims.
Shortly after the attack on the World Trade Center Towers, Osama bin Laden said, “We love death. The U.S. loves life. That is the big difference between us.” The difference isn’t as big nowadays. American followers of Alex Jones, Tulsi Gabbard, J.D. Vance, Tucker Carlson, and other right-wing Trumpists believe that Vladimir Putin’s invasion of
They’re rioting in Washington La, la-la-la-la la lah. There’s war in Ukraine La, la-la-la-la lah. There’s Fascism in Florida La, la-la-la-la la lah And the southwest needs rain. The whole world is festering With unhappy souls. The French hate each other, Israelis hate the Poles. The Serbs hate the Yugoslavs, South Africans hate the Dutch,
Sam Alito lacks a womb. He can’t have babies, but he wrote That those who can will have no vote On keeping them or not. He’s doomed Even rape victims to carry to term Children not planned or wanted. Firm In fatuity, righteous Sam Thinks that this country should be run By men, the distaff
“Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel.” -Samuel Johnson “Patriotism is like a penis. It’s a perfectly fine thing to have and to take pride in, but when one takes it out and waves it around, we have a problem.” – Dame Maggie Smith
Snow came on Easter. Flakes like petals from cherry blossoms blessed the ground.
As the celebration of the Resurrection of the Prince of Peace approaches, I find myself bemused by the ways fundamentalist Christians misinterpret Christ’s message. Jesus called for a “brotherhood of man,” but the fundamentalists insist on a tribal community that hates those with foreign beliefs, cultures, and customs. “Blessed be the poor in spirit?” Hell,
Every night the trim ghost Of Marjorie Post Walks through her old home And lets out a deep groan. “Trump’s lying is bad, And his ideas are wacky, But what I find sad Is that he’s so damn tacky!”