“Homosexuality was well known in the ancient world, well before Christ was born and Jesus never said a word about homosexuality. In all of his teachings about multiple things—he never said that gay people should be condemned.” - Jimmy Carter

Our 39th president was ahead of his time and is what a real Christian sounds like. Both my parents were Christian but also very accepting of people of all types. Even when I was little, in the early 1970’s, I remember this about them. I hate that Christianity has been soiled by those who do hateful things in God’s name. They are not real Christians. I am agnostic (meaning I don’t know) for very personal reasons. But am incredibly grateful that my parents showed me what real Christians look and act like. My mom and dad are still my role models on how others should be treated.

“Homosexuality was well known in the ancient world, well before Christ was born and Jesus never said a word about homosexuality. In all of his teachings about multiple things—he never said that gay people should be condemned.” - Jimmy Carter

Our 39th president was ahead of his time and is what a real Christian sounds like. Both my parents were Christian but also very accepting of people of all types. Even when I was little, in the early 1970’s, I remember this about them. I hate that Christianity has been soiled by those who do hateful things in God’s name. They are not real Christians. I am agnostic (meaning I don’t know) for very personal reasons. But am incredibly grateful that my parents showed me what real Christians look and act like. My mom and dad are still my role models on how others should be treated.

“Red, White and Blue ” - Please watch this 23 minute film no matter who you are or life’s experiences. This Oscar-nominated film is free up through Election Day. Watch to the end. Unexpected and thought-provoking.

Watch here: https://youtu.be/b-nn_dNEEQw

Film’s website: https://www.redwhiteandbluefilm.com/

Fantastic article: https://www.msnbc.com/know-your-value/health-mindset/23-minutes-will-never-forget-see-oscar-nominated-film-changing-minds-a-rcna178610

Need belly laughs asap! Share guffaw-worthy debate memes that made you embarrassingly snort out loud! 🤣

Writer’s, beware of any emails from The Literary Reporter (TLR). Website is a scam. Read this Writer Beware article for more on this.

vaspider:

colorsofsocialjustice:

raptorific:

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raptorific:

Last week if you told me you had “Trump accuses Kamala Harris of racefaking in front of an audience of black journalists” on your bingo card, I would’ve chastised you for an incredibly poor-taste joke, but apparently you can mark that square today

In case you thought I was making an incredibly poor-taste joke,

So, something to understand is that he does not listen to his advisors or follow the strategy they set out for him, almost ever. His campaign strategists and advisors have been pretty staunchly pushing the GOP and the public-facing side of the campaign to avoid attacks on the basis of race or gender, because it loses them poll numbers and gains her support. This hasn’t stopped him, or any of the other Republicans, they just can’t help themselves, but his advisors are practically begging him to cut this shit out. The other important thing to understand about this event is that the appearance was cut short because his own campaign requested they end it, that’s how bad a job he did following his advisors’ strategy

The funny thing is that he simply said he thought she was only Indian, even though she’s always called herself a black woman, even when he gave her campaign when running for Senator $5k. I think he might think this makes him look less racist but only serves to make him look more racist for not understanding mixed race people. I’ve also seen people trying to equally deny Harris is black by pointing out where her parents were born, ignorant that most Jamaicans are black. (Some of these are also those who believe she cannot be president because her parents weren’t born in the US, ignoring that the litmus to the position only refers to her birth status, not her parents.)

It’s just silly. She went to Howard. She’s an Alpha Kappa Alpha. Like. Come on.

Shows just how wild our world still is.

coffeetank:

Ideas to Show Secret Pining

• “Why don’t you join me?”
• “I’ll give you a ride, don’t worry.”
• *does something they don’t like* “What? I like it.”
• *immense staring at every chance they get*
• *thinking of their crush while listening to songs*
• “You said you liked it so I brought it for you.”
• *finds ways to spend more time with them*
• *friendly bullying intensifies*
• “I’m looking forward to seeing you there.”
• “Are you gonna be there?”
• “How about we sneak off, just you and me?”
• “Why don’t I cook for them? What’s their favourite dish again?”
• *aggressive google searches about how to propose to your crush*
• “I’ll join those dance lessons, maybe then she’ll notice me.”
• *hopeless around them*
• *failed flirting attempts*
• *increased compliments*
• “My problem is that I like them a little too much for my sanity.”
• *gets jealous* “So, are you seeing them or something?”
• “Are you okay?” // “Completely okay!” (definitely not okay)
• *tries to sabotage their crush’s date*
• *gets into trouble so they can be scolded by their crush*
• “I want you to come with me, please?”

-ashlee

Great list. To be honest, not only for us writers but, um, I think I’ve said some of these in the past!!!

23AndMe recently added my DNA historical matches.
Mine? My four matches are Vikings!

Happy Father’s Day to my loving, funny, & sweet dad.
Photo from 1971. It’s of my sister Becky holding me while our dad was goofing around with us. 🙃
Sadly, he passed away in 1998 from cancer, only 67 years old.
Miss you, dad.

Embrace the brilliant colors and joy when you see a rainbow flag flying. Across multiple nations, it has a rich and diverse history that is truly beautiful.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainbow_flag

What are YOUR plans for next week’s eclipse? ☀️

Check out this attached map of where the path of totality will be next Monday. If you still have eclipse glasses from 2017, find them! You’ll need them again! Below are pages to check out!

Guide to the April 8, 2024, solar eclipse.

Future Eclipse Dates.