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A church near us has this message board up and usually it has been a sweet thing to glance at as we walk past--- names of people who are being prayed for, etc. These past few weeks people are scribbling over each other's messages and erasing each other's words, all about politics. I hate looking at it -- it's like an embodiment of our current situation, some people (only a few around here) yelling about how great Republicans are and others reacting with justified fury. I wish the church would just take away the chalk because there's nothing sweet about it now. During this pandemic we are all in a state of fury and terror all the time and our opportunities to connect are few and limited, and even a church chalkboard turns into polarized social media war.
October 14, 2020
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What was the biggest news issue this past week -- either in your community, nationally, or globally? Talk about it and why it’s a big deal.
The news that concerns me most is the state of the Republican Party and their attempts to control voting by gerrymandering or by restrictions on the voting process. Unfortunately Trump is still controlling too many members of Congress who have no real reasons for their positions except to foil any attempts of a working democracy lead by Joe Biden. Unfortunately the power of the former president may be behind the reason so many are refusing the vaccination. I’m watching for the civil and criminal investigations of Trump to take him out of the picture. At least I’d like to see a day with republicans with a real platform and suitable leadership to lead the party to bipartisan operations of our democracy. Obviously I also follow the Covid problems in other nations as well as the conflict in the Middle East.
May 20, 2021