I don’t know when it started or how it became so prevalent in our culture but large chunks of our society are very intolerant of things and people that they don’t understand and this has translated into individuals that are very quick to condemn that which is different. Regardless of whether those differences are spiritual, [...]
Archive for November, 2011
Intolerance…what is it good for? Absolutely nothing!
Posted: November 21, 2011 in Christian Fundamentalism, Cultural Perspectives, fundamentalist, Political, Spiritual, SpiritualityTags: Christian Fundamentalist, environment, intolerance, Republican Party
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Whatever happened to the Republican party?
Posted: November 19, 2011 in Christian Fundamentalism, fundamentalist, Political, Spiritual, SpiritualityTags: Abortion, Christian Fundamentalist, Defense of Marriage Act, Republican Party, Same sex marriage, Separation of church and state
There has been a disturbing trend in Republican politics for the last 20 years and that is that it has become a party that thinks more in terms of religion than in what policies are good for all Americans. We have always thought that there was a wall of separation between church and state but [...]
What about the future?
Posted: November 18, 2011 in EnvironmentalTags: climate change, environment, extinction, global warming
As I look around me at where this country is headed I wonder what our children and grandchildren and great grandchildren will think of us as they look back to the turmoil of the 21st century. Will they be sympathetic to what they learn of the politics of this era or will they condemn us [...]
Walking your own path
Posted: November 17, 2011 in Christian Fundamentalism, deity, fundamentalist, God, Goddess, Spiritual, SpiritualityI have walked a long and varied path when it comes to my spirituality and I have been on both sides of the fence when it comes to Christian fundamentalism and a spirituality that is not dependent on a set of doctrines to guide my every move throughout life. I know there are others out [...]
What country do I live in again?
Posted: November 16, 2011 in Cultural Perspectives, Occupy Wall Street, OWS, PoliticalAs I was watching the various videos that were being posted of the eviction of protesters from Zuccotti Park I wondered why it was so hard for the media and other observers to see what this movement was all about. The Republicans and the Republican news channel FOX came out against OWS because it was [...]
I read the news faithfully every day to keep up with what is going on around the country and around the world. It is difficult and frustrating to read the headlines and learn of the days events thinking all the while that most of the bad things that happened could have been avoided if the [...]
Welcome to Let’s Be Clear About It. Today’s social media forums are good for some things but for I still find that blogs tend to be a little more focused and a little better at handling the in depth thoughts that I’d like to share with others about the world that surrounds us. The world [...]
