Photo by: 愚木混株 Cdd20 from Pixabay I think back to the day the Rev spoke at my church about how as a man he could never understand the pain unwed pregnant girls and women went through. “How dare I be so arrogant to even try?” he said. He said his job was only to listen, learn and to support girls […]
Category: Social Issues
Religious Schools That Ban and Expel Kids Aren’t Christ-Like.
Image credit Full post on Medium. I’m genuinely confused why Master’s Academy won’t answer my email, message and tags on Facebook. Here’s their policy as posted on Orlando Sentinel reporter Annie Martin’s Twitter account years ago: Since the school still has the policy, it clearly stands by it. Why not defend itself to little ole […]
Separating Bigoted Churches. I’m All For It.
Originally published on Medium.com A quarter of Methodist congregations abandon the church as schism grows over LGBTQ issues — USA Today. 12/20/23 When I heard that the United Methodist Church officially split over same-sex marriage and LGBTQ clergy, I was outraged. For more than a decade I was a content Methodist. I walked in wary, not […]
Barbie: Hilarious satire, sympathetic to both men and women.
The Barbie movie isn’t male bashing. Ultimately it’s sympathetic to both men and women.
Even the Most Hateful Views Can Evolve. Former Westboro Baptist Member Converts to Love.
Sometimes the best you can do when you disagree is privately unfriend, change the subject, graciously walk away.
Masks work. Shaming doesn’t.
Surprise, surprise, wearing a mask has turned political. It was only a matter of time when masks became a symbol of either forced conformity or deference to science. My sense is that most people favor wearing masks. Pro maskers are posting charts and personal pleas to please cover-up. While a vocal minority are upset that […]
Full-frontal breastfeeding in public. There’s room for middle-ground.
Mom told to cover-up takes different approach. (Facebook/Carol Lockwood) This won’t win me any friends but I agree with Orlando Sentinel’s David Whitley‘s view on women breastfeeding without covering up (at all). He gently thinks out loud about his own discomfort. “Breastfeeding is normal, nurturing and nobody should be shamed for doing it. On top of that, […]
Supreme Court rules for baker in same-sex wedding cake case. Not a clear win for either side.
This is an interesting yet ambiguous Supreme Court ruling. It’s not a clear win for social conservatives or the LGBTQ community. A baker in Colorado refused to bake a cake for a gay couple’s wedding citing religious objections. He says he has no problem selling a gay customer baked goods. But he refuses to bake […]
The first amendment and what it means for free speech online
Written by Sam Cook The internet as we know it is nearly 30 years old. Sure, the web is a bit more complicated — and more intricately connected — than it was 30 years ago, but it’s no less of a modern Wild West today than it was in the 90s (although you may need […]
Fluid gender identity. I don’t understand, but I’m trying.
When I say confused I’m not saying anything is wrong with the spectrum and fluidity of gender identity; I’m saying I don’t understand how someone can feel like a man one day, female the next or at any given moment, somewhere in-between or entirely genderless? But to quote my 19 year-old daughter, “Mom you don’t […]