Monthly Archives: April 2016

Modern Power = Weakness

Posted on April 29, 2016 by mthayes42

It is one of the oddities of our day that the greater the power of any particular group or project, the greater the vulnerability and weakness. Early in the 20th century this was made clear by the experience of the … Continue reading →

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Trump Should Read Bonhoeffer

Posted on April 29, 2016 by mthayes42

At an ecumenical conference on the island of Fanø, Denmark in the summer of 1934, Dietrich Bonhoeffer challenged the participants with these strong words: “How does peace come about? Through a system of political treaties? Through the investment of international … Continue reading →

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Snapchat speed filter

Posted on April 28, 2016 by mthayes42

Surely I must have misunderstood something here. Is there really such a thing as “Snapchat speed filter” which records the speed you are moving when you take a picture? What possible good use could that have? And how many are … Continue reading →

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Trump Exploits America’s Dark Side

Posted on April 26, 2016 by mthayes42

As one political commentator put the matter, his actions “have caused alarm and dismay amongst our allies abroad, and given considerable comfort to our enemies. And whose fault is that? Not really his. He didn’t create this situation of fear; … Continue reading →

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Prince Who?

Posted on April 24, 2016 by mthayes42

I’ve done enough traveling around the globe to be quite accustomed to being in cultural contexts that have no meaning for me. I’m happy just to enjoy being with people for whom the customs are part of their sense of … Continue reading →

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Continuing the Civil War

Posted on April 19, 2016 by mthayes42

A century and a half after Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, it is clear that the damage done to our Black population is being repaired very slowly. African Americans are often criticized by Bill O’Reilly and others like him for … Continue reading →

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Kicked off plane for speaking Arabic

Posted on April 18, 2016 by mthayes42

What a nation of cowards we are becoming! With xenophobia rising rapidly — thinks in large part to Trump’s using it as a campaign ploy — we are becoming so fearful that we are intimidated simply by hearing Arabic. Land … Continue reading →

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Republican Bubble Shields From Reality

Posted on April 16, 2016 by mthayes42

In the 2012 presidential election, nearly every poll had predicted that Obama would win re-election. And nearly every commentator on Fox News predicted a Republican victory. Even when the actual results were coming in and it was becoming perfectly obvious … Continue reading →

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Rape, Alcohol, and America’s Foolishness

Posted on April 15, 2016 by mthayes42

Rape is ugly in a way that leaves a woman being a victim even while feeling as if she were somehow made unclean by the ordeal.  Maybe the hardest task for someone who has been raped is to move beyond … Continue reading →

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Trump’s Biblical Illiteracy

Posted on April 15, 2016 by mthayes42

Trump continues to claim an appreciation for the Bible even while demonstrating that he is quite unacquainted with the Book. In a radio interview recently reported by Fox News, Trump was asked again about a favorite verse. He has been … Continue reading →

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