Category: politics
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GREENBEAN’S GOT A BAD FEELING ABOUT SYRIA
II want to put on record that I’m not really feeling the whole “Bomb Syria” thing. I’m channeling my inner George Lucas on this one. You know what I’m talking about–in every Star Wars film some character, somewhere, says “I have a bad feeling about this.” That line is usually uttered about the time things fall…
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ODD RACISM THAT PROBABLY ISN’T
This story is trending today on the interwebs. A pastor of a church in Charlotte, N.C. recently took heat for requesting that only white people serve as greeters on Sunday morning. Some members of Freedom House Church in north Charlotte expressed outrage after receiving an email from their pastor Makeda Pennycooke asking people of color…
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AMOS AND ETHICS
Wednesday night I finished our last small group of the spring semester. Most of groups will break for the summer (although we will still have a Sunday morning “study” option during the summer). During the spring we have been studying Amos. Someone said, “I love my small group, but I was beginning to hate Amos.” …
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A MEMORIAL DAY MEDITATION
Memorial Day–The day to remember. We should remember more often than one day a year. But then again, we are a nation that celebrates thankfulness with gluttony and day-after materialism. We celebrate the birth of our Lord with credit card debt. Why then shouldn’t we remember with cookouts and big sales on mattresses and cars.…