RECONSIDERING THE AMERICAN “TEAM”

"America is in an abusive relationship with itself" B. Duncan Moench; "The Great American Breakup"; Tablet Magazine June 1, 2020 We just celebrated Independence Day here in America- although it certainly didn’t feel like it. #FvckTheFourth was trending on Twitter, as armed Black militia members marched through Georgia demanding “reparations” from White people, while Black...

THE “END OF THE INTERNET”

"But the one who looks into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and perseveres, being no hearer who forgets but a doer who acts, he will be blessed in his doing." - Gospel of James 1:25 I'm going to take a brief step away from my normal spiritual/philosophical/metapolitcal subject matter, and step into the...

THE ILLUSION OF EQUALITY

“Here’s my take on it. Equality does not exist – because the universe has no need for it. The only thing that we all have in equal measure and of equal value is our state of aliveness. That aliveness brings a unique opening for growth as spirit descends temporarily into matter. On this expedition, the...

SACRIFICE: WHAT WOULD YOU DIE FOR?

“The Tree of Liberty must be refreshed, from time to time, with the blood of patriots and tyrants.” - Thomas Jefferson Robert "LaVoy" Finicum: photo courtesy RT.com Those following the occupation/standoff situation between state and federal “authorities” and Ammon Bundy along with his militia team at the Melheur Wildlife Refuge in southern Oregon, may have...

YOU MIGHT BE AN EXTREMIST IF…

Ex·trem·ist (n): Somebody who holds extreme or radical political or religious beliefs; (adj): involving, typical of, or motivated by extreme opinions, especially in politics or religion. Rad·i·cal (adj): Favoring or making economic, political, or social changes of a sweeping or extreme nature. Ter·ror·ist (n): Somebody who uses violence or the threat of violence, especially bombing,...

SYRIA AND EUROPE: BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU PRAY FOR…

“There is no place in modern Europe for ethnically pure states. That’s a 19th century idea and we are trying to transition into the 21st century, and we are going to do it with multi-ethnic states.” Wesley Clark, U.S. general, ex-NATO Supreme Commander; talking about the NATO bombing of Serbia, 1999 I recently came across...

THE SACRIFICE OF THE LION AND THE CHILD

“In the darkness something was happening at last. A voice had begun to sing. It was very far away and Digory- the first child to explore Narnia- found it hard to decide what direction it was coming. Sometimes it seemed to come from all directions at once… But it was, beyond comparison, the most beautiful...

SOVEREIGN: TO “THROW OFF” OR TO “OVERTHROW”?

“But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government…” - Thomas Jefferson- The Declaration of Independence Mainstream pop-culture in present-day America tends to denounce anyone who refers to...

RACE-“ISMS”

Many across the nation have been in a state of protest over the past few months regarding the case of Mike Brown and Darren Wilson. This state was intensified after the grand jury finding of Darren Wilson not needing to be indicted last week. I have been watching this whole drama being played out and...