The Value in Boycotting Nike?
Boycotting has been a key instrument in the United States since we were still just called “the colonies.” All the way back to when the colonists said no more to cheap imported tea — you know, before they decided to…
A History of Non-Violence
Violence is about as American as apple pie or bad soccer. What true citizen of the red, white and blue doesn’t jump out of their seat and salute when they see it on the IMAX screen? Look, it’s a guy…
Am I my Brother’s Keeper?
After recently hearing two sides of an argument — both sides being Christians of similar denominations — I remained quite. Not because I didn’t have a side, but rather because my thoughts were outside the presented arguments. On the one…
Abortion: A Biblical Perspective
There are many things we don’t understand as finite humans. This is one of the reasons religion exists — to answer the unanswerable. Yet religions generally seem to be used to excuse actions or reject/condemn people, rather than look to…
The Confusing Perspectives about Donald Trump
Donald Trump’s glorious diplomatic visit to the UK is in the history books. Did everyone see where a former Scottish First Minister released a statement that flatters his greatness? Just look at this pic of the enormous rally in the…
The Slippery Slope
I’m opening a bakery and anyone that drinks coffee will not be served, as coffee is morally wrong. Also, I’ll serve white people, but only if they’re actually white, so make sure you bring your family history chart. All other…
What’s Patriotic and What’s “Right”
As the Fourth of July comes and goes in America, we all witness an amazing phenomenon. Everyone in the nation become a red, white and blue spectacle to behold. Man, we become super patriots for a day or two! And…
Making America Great Again
There’s a growing number of people that believe the nation is falling apart due to our political divide. But we’re a nation build on rebellion. We left Great Britain to create a new nation. We went west, rounding up and driving…
The Church, the State, and the Weed
Marijuana is illegal in the United States. Because of this, it’s been very easy for churches to preach and teach against its use for decades. However, while the Feds are still keeping it illegal, more and more states around the…
No Soup for You: Refusing Hypocrisy Over Business
Isn’t it amazing how eager we are to point out hypocrisy in others, yet so blind to see it in ourselves? Excuse me, did I say “amazing?” I meant nipple-twistingly painful. Pardon the typo. First, let’s get caught up with…