“You don’t have to be a person of faith to trust that innate human capacity to channel love, goodness, and real strength into our own lives and into the world.” A conversation with Reverend Mariann Budde.
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She did what elected officials of both parties have refused to do: look a bully in the face and call him out for being unkind, hateful, and on the wrong side of history.
It certainly seems that way, although I’d like to believe that some otherwise good people were lured into a delusional trap that espouses fear and martyrdom bolstered by disinformation, conspiracies, and a disconnectedness intended to dehumanize everyone who doesn’t hoist the flag for their cause.
Exactly. I honestly believe most atheists have more compassion for their fellow humans—especially the poor, destitute, and marginalized—than most of these self-sanctimonious Christians.
Preacher’s daughter here. To all the conservative Christians who are upset that she spoke directly to Trump about mercy, and are calling her a “woke” liberal… You know that Jesus would be considered a radical liberal, right? Feeding the poor, healing the sick, caring for the vulnerable. Just saying.
Unfortunately not, I think many people have been hollowed out, despite going to church, despite having a caring spouse, despite having children. I sound pessimistic here, I think faith has been misguided and been pointed to icons of greed & plain averous.
The answer in many cases is to point such lost people back to simple acts of kindness. Like how we approach very large tasks that look too large to achieve, small steps are first.
Truth is church and politics r like a bad drink. She insinuated herself to boost her presence w 1000 people counting on her? Was she trying to embarrass the President? We do not need more attention getters. Mind her flock like mind her own business.
Separation of church and State is enshrined in the history of Our Great Nation. There were no threats. Character is beyond projectionists like you. You went from a flawed argument to blatant insult. Intolerance.
Embarrass the guy who stole from a kid's cancer charity, wears adult diapers long after their use, can't differentiate between 𝘢𝘴𝘺𝘭𝘶𝘮𝘴 and 𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘴𝘺𝘭𝘶𝘮, lusts after his daughter publicly, thinks he can sweep forrests, nuke hurricanes, inject bleach, and couldn't find Europe on a map? Fat chance.
so I’ve been at the point I don’t believe there is a god! but today I thought if there’s a devil there has to be a God! trump acts are so evil and his control so evasive that we must question the source….
I have to agree, a friend mine asked me what I find to be evil. Now to fill in context, she was born in Communist Russia where Russia in her eyes was the good guys & US was not. I said “the Ego” only those people that think of themselves above others.
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In these dark times, a book worth reading is “Humankind: A Hopeful History” by Rutger Bregman.
That is sad.
Welcome to the End Times 🔥
She stood before the rising tide,
Where many turned their hearts aside.
“Will no one speak?” the Bishop cried,
For truth and love must not subside.
[Meggan Watterson, theologian, author]
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