Howdy all!
This week I first want to post something which will infuriate many people, especially Republicans, and the Christians who keep voting for them.
It's always bothered me the religion I was taught was based on love and acceptance would ever be used to push hatred, but that's exactly what the Evangelical Republican Christians have allowed their version of Christianity to become. They made abortion the only thing that mattered in their religion, dismissing the passages geared toward fighting hunger, curing disease, ending homelessness and fighting injustice from their Bibles. Political homophobic opportunists cherry picked a few passages, mainly from Leviticus and Paul's letter to the Romans, to justify hating gay people. Abortion and hating Gays is what the Bible has become for most Republican Christians.
Jesus never told us to hate, ever. If you are a Christian, then you believe in Jesus's teachings, especially when they contradict earlier lessons from the Old Testament, and especially when they go against other church leaders who are preaching hate. Your Chrisitan life should have no place for a Republican Party platform which directly goes against most of what makes you Christian. Jesus and Deuteronomy directly tell us one of the two unbreakable rules is "Love Thy Neighbor." Republican Christians might claim they do, but they clearly don't.
I offer in my defense GOP Jesus. This is absolutely a spot on merging of Republican policy with the Christian Bible many Republican voters claim to follow. Conclusion: they're not compatible. There's a reason the amount of people attending church is shrinking, and I guarantee it's not the people who are welcoming and compassionate to all who enter turning off the masses.
On a completely different topic, Meet Roger Webb, an Australian master woodworker. This guy might not seem like a You Tube superstar, but look at the play count on this video. 11 million plus!!!
Why? This is therapeutic watching. Roger is a master woodworker making outstanding pieces. What he does seems easy, but that is a lifetime of practice on display. Enjoy!
Have a great weekend everyone!
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