Apprentice 2 Jesus

Culture

  • The way we (don’t) talk about race

    The way we (don’t) talk about race is the way we (don’t) talk about violence in America. The way we (don’t) talk about race is the way we (don’t) talk about mental health in America. The way we (don’t) talk about race is the way we (don’t) talk about ANYTHING. We have already chosen sides.… Read more

  • I don’t understand… and I WANT to understand

    Ferguson, MO is blowing up again. No indictment for the white cop who shot and killed a young unarmed black man. As someone white, I can look at the evidence as it comes out and “analyze” it. But the problem is obviously deeper. I want to acknowledge that. I don’t understand enough. And I want… Read more

  • Boys will be boys

    Through this fall there has been an interesting shift in what is “tolerated.” Bill Cosby is the pinnacle of that right now. From Ray Rice to Adrian Peterson to Bill Cosby, they represent a culture (present and past) that used to be wildly celebrated and is now… um… unseemly. A Washington Post article on Cosby put it… Read more

  • Immigration

    That’s the real amnesty – leaving this broken system the way it is. Mass amnesty would be unfair. Mass deportation would be both impossible and contrary to our character. What I’m describing is accountability – a commonsense, middle ground approach: If you meet the criteria, you can come out of the shadows and get right… Read more

  • Wow. Are we in trouble.

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  • Monster drinks, 666, and how we can’t make this up

    From the “you can’t make this stuff up” department:  \ Read more

  • #PointerGate

    Look! A white lady pointing! The lady is Minneapolis Mayor Betsy Hodges. The blurred out face is Navell Gordon. This is the controversial story (HERE). Quite honestly, it is now IMPOSSIBLE to try to read deep enough to find any semblance of “truth” as to why this has exploded in the media. Those to the… Read more

  • Feed the homeless. Go to jail.

    Arnold Abbott. 90 years old. Feeding the homeless. Criminal.  Read more

  • Keep Calm. All has truly returned to normal.

    Post election blues for many liberals. Post election exhaling for conservatives. A lot of inhaling for those in DC and Oregon who passed the legalization of recreational marijuana… Yes, life has returned to normal. Breathe deep. If you lost… give it two years. If you won… give it two years. In jest, I posted this on my… Read more

  • Thoughts on the political process

    “Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly, and applying the wrong remedies.” —Groucho Marx “The Democrats are the party of government activism, the party that says government can make you richer, smarter, taller, and get the chickweed out of your lawn. Republicans are the party that says government… Read more