The Collusion of Church and State

ntrigued by the controversy that erupted over Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s speech before the American Association of Christian Counselors last week in Nashville — it was titled “Being a Christian Leader” and was eventually removed from the State Department website — I wound up reading the whole speech. And I actually found one paragraph that I liked.

I’ll get to that in a moment, but first, ta tum, the controversy:

Voting is important

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The More Joe Biden Stumbles, the More Corporate Democrats Freak Out

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The Democratic Party's most powerful donors are running out of options in the presidential race. Their warhorse Joe Biden is stumbling, while the other corporate-minded candidates lag far behind. For party elites, with less than four months to go before voting starts in caucuses and primaries, 2020 looks like Biden or bust.

A key problem for the Democratic establishment is that the "electability" argument is vaporizing in the political heat. Biden's shaky performances on the campaign trail during the last few months have undermined the notion that he's the best bet to defeat Donald Trump. The latest polling matchups say that Biden and his two strong rivals for the nomination, Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders, would each hypothetically beat Trump by around 10 points.

Debate demonstrations and watch parties

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Tuesday, October 15, 2019, 6:00 PM.  Otterbein University Debate Support Rally.  Organized by Ohio for Bernie.  Come out and hold signs, canvass and support Bernie Sanders at the next Democratic Debate in Westerville, Ohio.  Though details are not worked out such as time and rallying locations, this event will happen. The event was created for everyone to plan accordingly, make signs and have conversations. Stay tuned!  Location:  Westerville Sports Complex. Westerville, Ohio.  Facebook. 

The Nobel Committee Is Doing Better

The committee that awards the Nobel Peace Prize was right not to give the prize to Greta Thunberg, who deserves the highest prizes available, but not one created to fund the work of abolishing war and militaries. That cause ought to be central to the work of protecting the climate, but it is not. The question of why no young person working to abolish war is given access to television networks ought to be raised.

 

The vision that Bertha von Suttner and Alfred Nobel had for the peace prize — the promotion of fraternity between nations, the advancement of disarmament and arms control and the holding and promotion of peace congresses — has not yet been fully grasped by the committee, but it is making progress.

24-hour Hunger Strike

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Monday, October 14, 8:00 AM – Tuesday, October 15, 8:00 AM

Traveling Mercies: Ohio Journey of Hope Send-Off Celebration

Details about the event and Rev. Sullivan

Sunday, October 13, 2019, 4:00 – 6:00 PM

MONO/POLY THEATER REVIEW

Relationships are like apparel in that one size does not fit all. For centuries in American patriarchal society marriages were between one male and one female, and this heterosexual norm was widely expected to be the standard in premarital romances, too. Of course, just as the customary view as to whether straight people could have sex outside of marriage has shifted the entire notion of gender and more has radically changed over the years.

 

Enter writer/director Brian Reynolds, who tackles the notions of these altering societal norms by injecting how sexual partnerships and marriage are evolving into his subversive take on romantic comedy (complete with “cute meets”) in Mono/Poly. The title is clever as it refers to not only the real estate board game but to the idea that monogamy is a form of monopoly in the sense of ownership.

 

Human Violence: Pervasive, Multi-dimensional and Extinction-threatening

 

Violence is pervasive throughout human society and it has a vast range of manifestations. Moreover, some of these manifestations – particularly the threat of nuclear war (which might start regionally), the climate catastrophe and the ongoing ecological devastation, as well as geoengineering and the deployment of 5G – threaten imminent human extinction if not contained. Separately from these extinction-threatening manifestations, however, violence occurs in a huge range of other contexts denying many people the freedom, human rights and opportunities necessary for a meaningful life. Moreover, human violence is now driving 200 species of life on Earth to extinction daily with another 1,000,000 species under threat.

 

Free Press Second Saturday Salon

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Saturday, October 12, 6:30-11pm
1021 E. Broad St., Columbus
Parking in side driveway, on street or rear parking lot
Free, no RSVP required.
614-253-2571, colsfreepress@gmail.com

Come to network and socialize with progressive friends with refreshments, live music and a presentation by Dr. Bridget Williams and Emilie Ramach.

Dr. Williams is the owner of Green Harvest Heath, a Medical Cannabis clinic with offices in Pickerington as well as Broadview Heights, Ohio. Green Harvest Health is the only Medical Cannabis clinic in Ohio with life and wellness coaching incorporated into the practice. Dr. Williams brings nearly 20 years of experience in Family and Occupational Medicine from The Cleveland Clinic and training in life and wellness coaching to her practice. Her practice provides comprehensive and affordable care for the metropolitan Columbus and Cleveland areas with a satellite office in Cincinnati. She is also an administrator and teaching faculty member at the Cleveland School of Cannabis.

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