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2024-03-15T10:10:35-05:00

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I Choose My Daughter-I Choose Love & Life-Engagement Edition

Last updated on: March 15, 2024 at 10:10 am By Julie Nichols

It’s official!! My daughter Janie is engaged to the love-of-her-life, Georgette. I couldn’t be happier about her decision because I adore my daughter, and I adore my daughter-in-law to be!! When I came to an LGBTQ+ affirming position as a parent over three years ago and then shortly after as a certified “out” practitioner, I told my daughter I would love who she chooses like my other daughter-in-law. I have attempted to do so, and I will keep giving my... Read more

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2024-02-09T08:18:33-06:00

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Catholic Republican to Catholic Democrat– A 3rd Conversion

Last updated on: February 9, 2024 at 8:18 am By Julie Nichols

Today I woke up this morning and realized that my progressive political and theological shifts over the last six years were truly a third conversion experience. The first was taking ownership of my own faith in college in 1991. The second was becoming Catholic in 2016 out of conservative Anglican circles, and the third was becoming a political and theological progressive over the last six years. One might think the last experience wasn’t a conversion experience, but I can tell... Read more

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2024-02-06T17:49:22-06:00

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from Democracy to Christo-fascism and Authoritarianism

Last updated on: February 6, 2024 at 5:49 pm By Julie Nichols

It’s a long-standing pattern. Christian Nationalists like Mike Johnson mention the threat of God’s judgement on the United States for collective sins of “impurity,” yet he completely excludes the collective sins of slavery, racism, segregation, bigotry, and marginalization of anyone who is not white, straight, a particular “brand of Christian,” and able-bodied (under senior ages). Let’s view a video from a political commentator named Scot Lloyd. He uses Mike Johnson as the prime example of a Christian Nationalist and his... Read more

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2024-02-03T14:31:08-06:00

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The Texas Convoy to the Border; CBS and I Predict Violence

Last updated on: February 3, 2024 at 2:31 pm By Julie Nichols

As a Texan, it’s scarier than I could ever imagine, someone who lives 150 miles North of the Texas–Mexico border. Watching the news reports of civilians from red states travel down to our border in convoy fashion is terrifying to witness. If there were ever a time to implement the teachings of Solidarity in Catholic Social Teaching, this is the time. Coming together in Solidarity would protect the lives and human dignity of migrants and their families. Let’s watch a... Read more

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2024-01-30T08:52:37-06:00

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A Fool Takes No Pleasure in Understanding–Proverbs 18:2a

Last updated on: January 30, 2024 at 8:52 am By Julie Nichols

When I first started publishing 4 years ago, some veteran writers gave me great advice on how I can create new content for articles. They advised me to create written posts on social media, and then I choose topics that receive good responses. Several of them lately have been related to cherry-picking the Bible for political gain and not taking the time to theologically work through contemporary issues. Poorly-applied theology and poorly-applied Scripture can potentially harm people and even kill... Read more

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2024-01-27T08:43:39-06:00

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My Grandparents Fought Nazism; They Didn’t Vote For It

Last updated on: January 27, 2024 at 8:43 am By Julie Nichols

A few days ago, I discovered a meme that encapsulates the essence of my writings collectively. If you look at the featured picture, you will observe a shocking reminder, that the World War II generation fought and died for democracy and freedom. They also fought against Nazism and fascism. The term fascism is many times used loosely and is even used to describe the far left. By definition, fascism is a right-winged extremist movement. This is exactly what is happening,... Read more

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2024-01-18T15:35:36-06:00

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Catholic and Democrat, Because Born Lives Matter Too

Last updated on: January 18, 2024 at 3:35 pm By Julie Nichols

Faith voters and those who value lives already born, I want to talk about the consistent life ethic. Today there is a battle going on within society and within the Church over the “pro-life” issue. As someone who serves in the disability community as an Educational Therapist, I can tell you definitively that the Democratic party is much more wholistically “pro-life” than the current Republican party. It is not “pro-life” to weaponize the abortion issue to wage war on other... Read more

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2024-01-17T09:54:53-06:00

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Lived Realities—Willful Ignorance & Force or Service

Last updated on: January 17, 2024 at 9:54 am By Julie Nichols

The far right/religious right think that they know it all without speaking to and listening to actual people who experience everyday reality. A regular reply I hear from them is, “Well, you are dealing with people who aren’t in my community, so you know better than those who don’t.” I want to reply with, “You choose not to know, not to care, and make judgements on others while knowing a very small piece of the big picture because you choose... Read more

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2024-01-08T08:45:22-06:00

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Christian Nationalism Vs. a Faith-Based Counter Movement

Last updated on: January 8, 2024 at 8:45 am By Julie Nichols

As I was resting from my work week on Friday, an anti-Trump Catholic friend of mine named Lesley Mac sent me a video called “God Made Trump.” Before I can describe it in words, please watch it. https://youtu.be/U96fAzZL3hI?si=cqy3sBMaLO7l9a7b This video “God Made Trump” created by Truth Social and presented by BLUX shows the crux of Christian Nationalism. I took some notes to highlight key phrases: “Fight the Marxists,” “Fight the Deep State,” “Den of Vipers,” “Shepard to Mankind,” “Remain Strong... Read more

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2024-01-04T08:24:39-06:00

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Justifying Unjustifiable Genocide and Torture of the “Other”

Last updated on: January 4, 2024 at 8:24 am By Julie Nichols

It’s a grim reality, one that I don’t want to face, although I must. For many years, I personally knew and currently know the very people who are currently fulfilling the title, “Justifying Unjustifiable Genocide and Torture of the “Other.” Before I move forward, I will clearly identify who I am speaking of once again without specifically naming individual people. This is not all conservatives like my beloved moderate Republican husband but a very specific set of conservatives who are... Read more

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