Tag Archives: Muslim

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion…

Posted on March 21, 2017 by

“Confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Judge Neil Gorsuch begin today. Democratic progressives like Senator Chuck Schumer have made it clear that they will do everything within their power to stop his confirmation. The atheist progressives in this nation want … Continue reading →

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Trump doesn’t speak or act for me

Posted on January 29, 2017 by

I needed to climb. I needed to get above all the bullshit coming out of Washington if just for an hour or two. 1,000 feet of climbing to the top of John Rock in the Pisgah National Forest. There is … Continue reading →

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Maybe it works for you

Posted on January 19, 2017 by

“Each generation has to create the image of God that works for it.” – Karen Armstrong Several years ago a family member of mine mother passed away. A neighbor of hers saw her in the grocery store and commented that … Continue reading →

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The terrorist in the mirror

Posted on December 30, 2016 by

“Everybody’s worried about stopping terrorism. Well, there’s a really easy way: stop participating in it.” – Noam Chomsky I would suspect that most Americans believe that we are the victims of terrorism rather than the instigator. But that would be … Continue reading →

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The many colors of Jesus

Posted on December 2, 2016 by

“The timing is not good. We are black. We are Muslim. We are Somali. We are all the negative stigmas.” – Omar Hassan, speaking in reference to the country’s increasingly intensified anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim fears I thought about this quote again last … Continue reading →

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The booming business of hate

Posted on November 29, 2016 by

“The timing is not good. We are black. We are Muslim. We are Somali. We are all the negative stigmas.” – Omar Hassan, speaking in reference to the country’s increasingly intensified anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim fears I believe, with all my heart, that … Continue reading →

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Do they have our attention yet?

Posted on September 19, 2016 by

“On November 4, 1979, Iranian students calling themselves Muslim Student Followers of the Imam’s Line, took control of the American Embassy in Tehran, holding 52 embassy staff hostage for 444 days – an event known as the Iran hostage crisis. … Continue reading →

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