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the Christian left, words of faith and love and hypocrisy ~
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Britton Gildersleeve
A short while ago, a Facebook page called ‘The Christian Left’ asked its members to help support a FB ad. There was an innocuous ad: Are you a Christian? Are you a Liberal or a Progressive too? Do you feel alone in the ‘Conservative Christian’ world? Join us. However, FB pulled it. “Negative user feedback.”…
fireworks, patriotism & the Fourth of July ~
By
Britton Gildersleeve
It’s a shameful confession, for an eco-nut (a friend’s husband once called me an ‘eco-terrorist’ because I’ve supported Green Peace since the get-go :)). I love fireworks. Yes, they’re probably horrible for the environment. Yes, they’re totally ephemeral. (I think of them as a kind of Buddha board art — see below :)) But they’re…
a rose is not a rose is not a rose… or, now what kind of beads are those?
By
Britton Gildersleeve
Sometimes a rose is not a rose. Or at least a nun is not a nun… At least not when she’s a Buddhist nun. And the beads she’s selling are prayer beads. In that case, she’s an unlicensed vendor. At least on Canal Street. If you go to the news story that follows the sad…
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