Author Archives: Speakfaithfully

About Speakfaithfully

I am figuring out life and faith and taking other people along with me on my journey. Sometimes as fellow travelers, sometimes as hostages.

Election 2016: Accepting Personal Responsibility

This is the first of a series of posts I will be writing about the election season we just endured and my thoughts about the political situation we find ourselves in. These posts are meant for everyone. People of all generations, … Continue reading

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Obama’s Executive Action on Guns – Follow Up: What can be done to address issues with guns?

As I said in my previous post, I would like for the mass shootings in the U.S.A. to stop, and I would like for the overall decline in firearms violence in the U.S. to continue, if not accelerate. I would … Continue reading

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Obama’s Executive Action on Guns: A review by a gun-owner for sensible firearms legislation.

Introduction: I would like for the mass shootings in the U.S.A. to stop, and I would like for the overall decline in firearms violence in the U.S. to continue, if not accelerate. I would also like to see accidental deaths … Continue reading

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Don’t Call White Supremacy a Mental Illness

[Sidenote: This is my first blog post in a very long time.  Sometime after #Ferguson I just stopped writing. I was at a loss for words on the many pressing topics facing the world. To be honest I began to … Continue reading

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Episode 8: Cole Dutter and the California Drought and California Agriculture

On today’s episode we will be discussing the the California drought and its impact on and relationship to California agriculture. Episode 8 – Episode 8 – Cole Dutter and the California Drought and California Agriculture. Beyond this podcast I would encourage those concerned … Continue reading

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Episode 7: Damian Webster and the Two Row Wampum

  On today’s episode we will be discussing the Two Row Wampum with Damian Webster. Episode 7 – Damian Webster and the Two Row Thanks for listening, I hope you enjoyed today’s episode. Feel free to email me any questions, comments … Continue reading

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The Global War on Terror Racket

War is a racket. It always has been. It is possibly the oldest, easily the most profitable, surely the most vicious. It is the only one international in scope. It is the only one in which the profits are reckoned … Continue reading

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Pray for Iraq but Question your State

  Recently I have seen a host of “Pray for Iraq” memes, events and posts on my Facebook feed. Many, perhaps most of the people I know on Facebook are Western Christians from the U.S. and Canada. Many of them, including … Continue reading

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Gaza, Blaming the Victim, and Violent Resistance

Blaming the Victim During the most recent bombings and incursion into Gaza, many in Israel and around the world blamed Palestinians, especially and particularly Hamas, for the violence Palestinians have been suffering at the hands of Israel. People quite literally blamed … Continue reading

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The Second Great Awakening and the Emptiness of Evangelicalism

Evangelicalism in the United States, and Christianity in the United States in general, has many problems. One only need to compare what is acceptable in Evangelical culture to the teachings of Jesus to see some of the more obvious conflicts. These … Continue reading

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