Spirituality Versus Religion

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Pat Robertson, a ravening wolf in sheep’s clothing

Prominent Evangelical Leader on Khashoggi Crisis: Let’s Not Risk “$100 Billion Worth of Arms Sales”:
https://www.vox.com/2018/10/17/17990268/pat-robertson-khashoggi-saudi-arabia-trump-crisis?fbclid=IwAR09idB28AKREOzhqE6JZHG0ces_3vMh71zHIcRVpBJYP_CE7cBSlKd4FFk

(Tara Isabella Burton) A major evangelical leader has spoken in defense of US-Saudi relations after the apparent killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in a Saudi consulate, saying that America has more important things — like arms deals — to focus on.

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My Commentary: There’s Spirituality… Then, there’s Religion…

“You are of your father, the devil, and the lusts of your father, you will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the Truth because there is no Truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks of his own, for he is a liar, and the father of it.”

Taxes Are the Price We Pay for the DHS to Divert Funds from FEMA to ICE

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“FEMA”

Dem Senator Releases Documents Appearing to Show DHS Diverted $10M from FEMA to ICE:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/dem-senator-releases-documents-appearing-to-show-dhs-diverted-dollar10m-from-fema-to-ice/ar-BBNcMdW?li=BBnb7Kz&OCID=ansmsnnews11

(John Bowden) Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) on Tuesday night released documents appearing to show the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) diverted nearly $10 million from the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

The documents, first reported by MSNBC‘s Rachel Maddow, detail the agency’s funding redirections for fiscal year 2018 and show that millions of dollars were diverted to ICE from several agencies.

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My Commentary: Enjoy supporting what you hate. Taxes are the price of ICE…

But, Without Government, Who Would Institutionalize Systemic Injustice?

As I scrolled through my Facebook news feed, I discovered the following artwork here, being shared by an acquaintance from hereand originally posted it to my own wall, along with commentary…

"American Injustice: Authorities uncovered that Wachovia bank laundered $378.4 billion for a Mexican drug cartel. The bank was fined just $50 million (2% of its profits) and no one went to jail. But, we lock up kids over a dime bag of pot. Let that sink in."

“American Injustice: Authorities uncovered that Wachovia bank laundered $378.4 billion for a Mexican drug cartel. The bank was fined just $50 million (2% of its profits) and no one went to jail. But, we lock up kids over a dime bag of pot. Let that sink in.”

My Commentary: But, without government…

Never Forget That, in the End, Every Law is Enforced at Gunpoint, and Under Threat of Abduction and Imprisonment

As I scrolled through my Facebook news feed, I discovered the following artwork here, being shared by the page, “Voluntary Virtues Network,” and originally posted it to my own wall, along with commentary…

"There should be a draft where every young person has to do one year of something - military, public works - something so that we feel invested in the same game, because that's the part we've lost." - John Stewart ""We should extort money from people and pay men with guns to force people to do arbitrary, and sometimes criminal things, for at least a year. That way, we'd all feel united as slaves." - Translation, by Jeff Berwick

“There should be a draft where every young person has to do one year of something – military, public works – something so that we feel invested in the same game, because that’s the part we’ve lost.” – John Stewart

“We should extort money from people and pay men with guns to force people to do arbitrary, and sometimes criminal things, for at least a year. That way, we’d all feel united as slaves.” – Translation, by Jeff Berwick

My Commentary: Never forget that, in the end, every law is enforced at gunpoint, and under threat of abduction and imprisonment. So, please stop suggesting the use of State violence against peaceful people in your hopelessly naive, pathetically misguided attempt to “help.”

Think volunteer public service is a good idea? Cool! Then, get off your ass, and get to work! Try leading by example, and stop stooping to coercion!

An RV in the Woods!

As I scrolled through my Facebook news feed, I discovered the following artwork, being shared by an acquaintance from here, and originally posted it to my own wall, along with commentary…

"Some people want a big house, a fast car, and lots of money. Others just want a tiny cabin in the woods away from those kinds of people."

“Some people want a big house, a fast car, and lots of money. Others just want a tiny cabin in the woods away from those kinds of people.”

My Commentary: *an RV in the woods