Do you belong to any clubs, social organizations, or other groups that meet at least once a month and put you in contact with people who are demographically significantly different from you?
"America is not America because of a single culture and a common language. America is characteristically a nation by intention and by ideas, so it depends crucially on an ongoing commitment of heart and mind. ... But the fiercest American pride was not in a place but in principles, and the deepest affections were not toward teh soil but toward the society in which those principles were embodied." -Os Guinness, "The American Hour"
Today is the anniversary of the beginning of the Battle of Gettysburg. Just four years later, Canada became an independent nation. Coincidence? You decide!
What does it mean to you to be an American?
“What makes America America is not measured best in GNP comparisons, nuclear firepower ratios, or the polling figures on anti-Americanism. Such measurements may rise or fall. The distinctiveness and strength of America lies elsewhere, in its ideals and ideas.” -Os Guinness
What would happen if we had non-profit pharmaceutical companies and health insurance companies operated like public utilities?
Keep being awesome. If you’re not being awesome, what’s stopping you?
Would you rather talk about "religion," "faith," or "philosophy and spirituality?"
We think about sanctuary cities in terms of immigration, but I've also seen "places which refuse to enforce federal law." When will the Guard deploy to these marijuana sanctuaries?
AL, AK, AZ, AR, CO, CT, DE, FL, HI, IL, KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, MT, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NM, NY, ND, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SD, UT, VT, VA, WA, WV, PR, DC
Supernatural events occur and are well-attested. How does your worldview/philosophy/spiritual perspective explain them?
"Hatred and anger are the greatest poison to the happiness of a good mind." - Adam Smith (who obviously didn't have access to social media)
From the newsletter Tangle (https://www.readtangle.com/the-los-angeles-immigration-ice-protests/):
"4. Trump is forcing a city to let the National Guard in, a borderline insane provocation. But we understand that provocation is the point, right? Trump wants the fight. The protesters want the fight. So… we’ll get the fight."
Today is the anniversary of D-Day, when tens of thousands of allied troops landed in France. They were supported by naval, coast guard, and merchant sailors; airmen; spies; strategists; planners; logisticians; factory workers; farmers; home defense troops; and their families. For every single person on the front line, there were thousands supporting his or her actions.
Make up a new pharmaceutical product: name, what it does, what the side effects might be.
Make up a new pharmaceutical product: name, what it does, what the side effects might be.
How much of what you consider good in the world is supported, promulgated, or endorsed by Christian teaching and doctrine? Or by the person of Jesus Christ?
[insert trite encouraging message here- I know you can do it!]
Maybe today I'll greet people with, "Good, thanks. And you?" instead of, "How are you?"
Trump's pardons in this term (https://www.newsweek.com/full-list-donald-trump-pardons-second-term-2077874) include 4 on money laundering, 2 embezzlers, 23 protestors, 3 bad cops, 3 corrupt pols, 1 gun violator, 4 fraudsters and tax evaders, and the hundreds of January 6 folks. Variations on a theme?
One thing the X-Files got wrong was the idea of the shadowy government cabal. Cabals don't have to be shadowy!
Joined Nov 2022
