Is anyone else an atheist with BC besides me?
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Do they think by not acknowledging them they cease to exist? I don't see what difference it should make. People usually don't come to work with a badge declaring they're gay, so who would even know? I've worked with gay, lesbian and trans employees and there was no difference from working with hetero people. I'm strongly in favor of making workplaces (and society) open to everyone.
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For the trumphumpers, Christianity seems to be "Who can we hate and disenfranchise today?"
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I think it's always been that way for many evangelicals, Alice. They were much quieter about it during the Obama years. Trump just gives them permission to shout it, loud and proud.
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dogmom...succinct and spot on.
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"I can't hire you because I believe my invisible sky daddy said gays are yucky. I also can't stop thinking about it and it makes me feel all tingly."
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Hahahaha
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Gotta wonder how many in that organization are in the closet. Sad. I guess they’ll have to stay there
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I say let them stay in the closet, but do not punish those who come out and want to be free to work, play, love as they wish.
Daily reminders how beliefs about religious liberty and those who vote for that liberty enact policies that deny others the same freedom. There needs to be emoji for 'fed up".
I also need a smile and a nap!
https://www.facebook.com/whydontyousharethiz/video...
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Religious liberty is the right believe and teach to fellow religious anything one can imagine.
Civil liberty is the right of the minority to be treated the same as the majority in the civil realm.
Civil liberty cannot be infringed by religious beliefs or imaginings.
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LOL
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No time to catch up now, just dropping this off, lol
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I don't think you understand what "defunded" means. --- "Defund the police" means reallocating or redirecting funding away from the police department to other government agencies funded by the local municipality. That's it. It's that simple. Defund does not mean abolish policing. And, even some who say abolish, do not necessarily mean to do away with law enforcement altogether. Rather, they want to see the rotten trees of policing chopped down and fresh roots replanted anew. Camden, New Jersey, is a good example. Nearly a decade ago, Camden disbanded (abolished) its police force and dissolved the local police union. This approach seems to be what Minneapolis will do in some form, though the nuances are important.
Different from abolishing and starting anew, defunding police highlights."
You may want to read the rest of the article. I'd be interested in your thoughts about it.
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For too long, the police have been called upon to be mental health professionals, homeless outreach specialists, child welfare counselors, drug and alcohol interventionists, and providers of a host of other services they are neither trained nor specialized for. Meanwhile, the budgets for the employees and departments that ARE trained and DO specialize in these issues have been redirected into beefing up the overtasked police force. "Defund the police" means reversing this trend and returning funds back to the community-support organizations that help prevent crime from happening in the first place. It's proactive crime prevention rather than reactive criminal persecution.
We need to let doctors be doctors, let counselors be counselors, and let police go back to just being police.
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I think it needs to go even one step further and reverse the trend of Police thinking of themselves as warriors. That encourages an "us vs them" mentality. When they see the people they are supposed to be serving as their enemy, it makes abuses of power not just permissible, but inevitable.
I prefer the approach of training our police as guardians. To "Protect and Serve" shouldn't just be slogan painted on their car doors.
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I do understand defunding the police,it’s the “thoughts and prayers” that I found amusing. Anyway, I didn’t make the meme, just shared it. My mistake.
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Illimae - right on girl. I found the meme funny & sad. Hard to live in the middle of redneck country where law & order are usually intertwined with religion. There's a poster on the threads with the nom de plume of "blue girl red state". Love it.
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illimae, I have just been trying to convince a bunch of Arkansas rednecks to wear a mask. Our number of cases has gone from 790 on April 1 to 18,062 less than 90 days later. I'm a bit twitchy.
Friends?
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Hey Amanda. How are you holding up? I was thinking of our conversation about Asa Hutchinson as I watched news reports about your worsening situation. I know it's awful, but at least you have a sane governor, as do we in California. It would have been far, far worse if we didn't.
Stay safe.
Trish
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Illimae, your meme reminded me of the first time I voted after moving to Colorado. One of the candidates for Sheriff was running as a Libertarian. I could only imagine it:
“You say someone’s breaking into your house? Well as Libertarians, we’re following strict policies of non-interference. So.... You’ve got a gun, right?”
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Asa is trying to encourage people to wear masks but when a caller asked him if he would consider give citations for not wearing a mask just as for seatbelts, he said that was an interesting thought. It may come to that after the 4th of July. Fireworks are readily available and people really have big parties. We went to a neighborhood party two years ago where the fireworks lasted for almost an hour. Everyone contributed fireworks. It will be the same this year and no one will wear masks.
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Oh, I like that, magiclight. I'm reposting it my Facebook feed.
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Yes, friends. I’ve got tough skin, lol. It’s a tough time for anyone these days, I think.
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They made fireworks illegal within the city of Seattle. They didn't completely go away, but there are far fewer. Every dog and cat in the city was grateful.
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I wish Ben & Jerry's would have included a massive scoop for "Parenting Skills, Attachment, and Bonding"
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Ananda, here’s one for your rednecks, lol
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Ha!! The neck's not the only thing red.
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