The anthem protest former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick started last fall surges on— with noteworthy consequences. During the 2016 National Football League (NFL) preseason, Kaepernick knelt during the national anthem in protest of police brutality in the Black community. By the time Kaepernick took a knee on August 30, 2016, 570 people had …
So, how does one become love? It’s really quite simple and the only requirement is an open and willing heart. To become love is to understand love. And the only way to understand love is to know God’s love for yourself. If you grasp this simple concept, it will literally change your life. The ripple …
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The Satanic Temple is not happy about a Christian bakery rejecting an LGBTQ cake request in 2012. As a result, they are trying to force the bakery to make a cake for Satan, in order to create a loophole of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The leader of the Satanic Temple, Lucien Greaves, shared his thoughts …
Sexual slavery is a known issue in our society. With millions of young girls and women being kidnapped and sold into sex trafficking rings, it’s a painful reminder of the darkness that dwells among us. On average, approximately 800,000 trafficked across international borders. 80% of these victims are women and 50% are minors. One brave …
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In an attempt to make a statement towards racial inequality and discrimination, players of the National Football League have extended the act of kneeling during the national anthem. This gesture is a spin-off of former San Francisco 49ers quarterback and NFC Champion Colin Kaepernick, who boldly remained seated during the national anthem during the 2016 …
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Yesterday, the NFL, which frequently makes headline news in sports sections across the Nation, jettisoned itself onto the front pages highlighting a very different topic. Politics. After President Trump unleashed his vitriol (directed at the organization) via one of his infamous tweets, team owners, coaches, and players responded. As a fever pitch approaches, I can no …
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The World Did Not End 9/23: What’s The Lesson? No man knows the day or the hour so the predictions made that the World would end were bound to come back void. It has happened before, remember Y2K? Those of us who were old enough remember the panic and the urgency to get right before …
Secretary of Education Betty DeVos made an alarming announcement recently about the directive put into effect by the Obama administration about campus sexual assault. Her decision has completely undermined that efforts of former President Obama and puts more lenient guidelines on offenders of sexual crimes that occur on school campuses. Far too often, victims …
In a time where tragedy is about as common as the common cold, it would make anyone wonder, "Where is the love?" How can you find love in a world full of heartache and catastrophes? How can you show love to those who have hurt you and spitefully used you? How are you supposed …
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A new study, released in the Journal of Adolescent Health, says that teaching children to conform to traditional gender roles has lifelong consequences. Kristin Mmari, one of the leading researchers, said, "How you perceive boys and girls is socially driven, it's not biologically driven." Folks, we are hastening the fall of the family unit in …
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