Politics

So the RNC Finds It Hard to Reign in The Donald or, Reality TV’s Presidential Nomination Edition

Some despise Reality TV. Survivor. Big Brother. The Biggest Loser. The Amazing Race. The (Celebrity) Apprentice. The repetitive complaint is, “But this is not real.” However, the number of seasons these shows are in suggests they still make networks money. Survivor – 30. Big Continue reading

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Whose History? Whose Independence? An Interview with Alan Cross

Healthy conversation and debate suffers from the 24/7 news cycle. The shooting of the Charleston 9 stirred deep conversations about the racial history in the United States. While the conversations and fallout continue, several SCOTUS decisions threaten(ed) to move the important discussions about racial issues to the back burner. … Continue reading

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Goliath, David, and South Carolina

My friend Lance Ford posted to Facebook,

White Pastors: It’s Thursday. Are you willing to set your long ago planned sermon series on the shelf and consider what the Lord would have you say to your church in light of the yet-another unspeakable crime against our black siblings?Continue reading

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In Other News – Malcolm Gladwell Points Out How the Poor Will Be With Us Always

One would not know there is news outside of Caitlyn Jenner and The Duggars. These two stories continue to dominate. On the one hand many of us are grappling with a subject we know very little about – transgendered persons. On the other hand some of us are shaking … Continue reading

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