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2023-05-19T12:29:33-05:00

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Anti-Intellectualism is Anti-Life

Last updated on: May 19, 2023 at 12:29 pm By Julie Nichols

Lately, I have been asking myself a thought-provoking question which I am sure many of you are asking yourselves. At what point does ignorance become chosen or willful, and at what point does this ignorance endanger the lives and well-being of others? For anyone with eyes and ears, it is impossible to not see the injustices all around us in our modern society. When the Department of Homeland Security has recently issued more than one Domestic Terrorist Threat for minority... Read more

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2023-05-17T09:36:18-05:00

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Minority Rule is Lurking in Texas, My Home State

Last updated on: May 17, 2023 at 9:36 am By Julie Nichols

According to the Parliamentary Assembly and a number of other entities who study religion and politics, a secular democratic socialist form of government which combines both capitalism and social programming most benefits the Common Good of a nation. Studies show that the best form of government allows individuals to make informed decisions about their individual lives and families. People making decisions about their own families and individual private lives are the freedoms we all equally deserve to make. Our constitution... Read more

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2023-05-12T09:26:50-05:00

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My New-Found Love for Bernie Sanders–And Don’t Even Say, “But Abortion.”

Last updated on: May 12, 2023 at 9:26 am By Julie Nichols

Yes, you read correctly. I am an official Bernie Sanders fan. Even though I try not to put too much faith in any one person, I am officially a Bernie Sanders fan. Nothing, absolutely nothing, has compelled my progressive political and theological shifts to the left more than the Religious/Catholic Right who tried to abuse and coerce others to support a conman like Donald Trump. This is especially true with women in conservative faith circles, and in my case, former... Read more

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2023-05-10T01:56:04-05:00

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Why I Must Move from Deconstruction and Anger Back to Love, Thankfulness, and Jesus

Last updated on: May 10, 2023 at 1:56 am By Julie Nichols

I’ve spoken with so many Christians who have been experiencing journeys of deconstruction, including pastors and theologians. I am no exception. The day Trump mocked the disabled reporter in 2016 was the day that spontaneous deconstruction started for me personally, both spiritually and politically. This experience has varied for millions of people. For many of us, we’ve had to untangle and discard harmfully-applied theology and soul-crushing politics. I will admit, the pain of watching parts of the American Church participate... Read more

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2023-05-08T21:36:31-05:00

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Why Almost Anything is More in Alignment With Jesus’ Teachings than Pro-Trump Christianity/Catholicism

Last updated on: May 8, 2023 at 9:36 pm By Julie Nichols

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2023-05-05T10:14:01-05:00

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Real Christianity Stands with the Oppressed, Not the Oppressor

Last updated on: May 5, 2023 at 10:14 am By Julie Nichols

If you read some of my previous posts, you will find that I wasn’t nearly as progressive as I am today. In fact, the involuntary progressive shifts I made started with Trump mocking the disabled reporter. As a disability practitioner, this is something I couldn’t stomach. From that point on, starting in 2016, difficult yet needed political and theological shifts, deconstruction, and reconstruction are still occurring today. The more ugly and further right the Religious Right/Catholic Right shifts, the more... Read more

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2023-07-04T17:04:55-05:00

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Never Again–Why Germany and the German Catholic Church Are So Appealing to Me

Last updated on: July 4, 2023 at 5:04 pm By Julie Nichols

With the rise of neo-fascist movements in the United States and around the world, living in Texas, working as a disability practitioner, and parenting neurodivergent young adults, I have been searching for the most anti-fascist country and religious organizations in the world with the most influence. I believe that these are undoubtedly Germany and the German Catholic Church. Unlike the United States, Germany has learned from its past sins of racism, bigotry, misogyny, marginalization, and oppression. Germany doesn’t parade Schwastikas... Read more

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2023-04-29T21:30:37-05:00

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The Chair of Peter and Christ—Who is More in Alignment?

Last updated on: April 29, 2023 at 9:30 pm By Julie Nichols

As I witness the current events continue to unfold, I ask myself as a Catholic, who is more in alignment with Christ and the Chair of Peter, those who detest Pope Francis and invoke suffering, hatred, harsh judgement, and even extermination of “the other” on one extreme or those who don’t believe in God at all but love their neighbor as themselves through action? I would have to say that those who love their neighbor as themselves, do not believe... Read more

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2023-04-24T13:21:32-05:00

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Science Denial and Anti-Intellectualism are Endangering People

Last updated on: April 24, 2023 at 1:21 pm By Julie Nichols

If you are wondering if the featured picture is a picture of a “Flat Earth,” you are correct. Naïve me, up until two weeks ago, I didn’t know that some people actually still believe that the earth is flat. I also learned that there are actually holocaust deniers. This recent knowledge for me only reinforces the fact that chosen and willful ignorance are hallmark of the staunch fundamentalist mindset regardless of the particular faith tradition. The idea that “My faith... Read more

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2023-04-21T15:31:15-05:00

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Calling on the Religious Left to Protect Trans Kids

Last updated on: April 21, 2023 at 3:31 pm By Julie Nichols

Forgive me for my anger, but I am not mincing words now. I’m calling on all people, especially the collective Religious Left, to fight for the lives, health, and well-being of transgender youth, especially in states like Texas, Florida, and Ohio. I am also calling on the Religious Left to put the Religious Right in their place which should be in a position of sitting down and shutting up for the first time in American history. The Religious Right is... Read more

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