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2015-10-05T17:47:19-06:00

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The Dangerous Views of My Professor Dr. Heath Lambert

Last updated on: October 5, 2015 at 5:47 pm By Jeff Hood

Throughout my life, I’ve experienced attraction to both men and women. Growing up Southern Baptist, I didn’t have much room to talk about sexuality. We were just told that if we didn’t have sex or masturbate we would be following God. I remained quiet. Later, I felt called to ministry. In the midst of my conservatism, I decided to attend the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. In the midst of my studies, I was reminded over and over that... Read more

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2015-10-04T16:48:28-06:00

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The Finger

Last updated on: October 4, 2015 at 4:48 pm By Jeff Hood

Car after car sped by. I looked into the eyes of every face. The image of God looked back. I spent the day walking for the abolition of the death penalty in Southern Ohio. Every once in a while, someone would slow their car down, honk their horn and raise their middle finger as high as they could. Their mouths made sure their meaning was not lost, “Fuck You!” I got discouraged. Then, I got a word. The middle... Read more

2015-10-03T13:27:11-06:00

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Walk to Stop Executions: A Preflection from Ohio

Last updated on: October 3, 2015 at 1:27 pm By Jeff Hood

“…tell the Gissendaner family that I am so sorry. That amazing man lost his life because of me…” Just after midnight on September 30, 2015 after her final words of apology, the State of Georgia began to execute Kelly Gissendaner for the murder of her husband Doug. After the process started, Gissendaner began to sing. Amazing grace! How sweet the sound that saved a wretch like me! I once was lost, but now am found; was blind, but now... Read more

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2015-10-02T00:45:39-06:00

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F*** Your Guns

Last updated on: October 2, 2015 at 12:45 am By Jeff Hood

To put it bluntly, I’m over the ridiculous arguments against sweeping gun control. Charleston, Newtown, Columbine… People keep dying and cowards keep talking about the need for more guns. Earlier, Christians were forced to identify themselves and shot. Due to our loose gun laws, today Roseburg sounds more like ISIS than the US. Deranged people have unlimited access to guns. Congratulations gun lobby…you just caused another mass shooting. Unless we stand up to those who love guns more than... Read more

2015-09-30T11:14:38-06:00

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Richard Glossip is Scheduled to Die for Our Sins

Last updated on: September 30, 2015 at 11:14 am By Jeff Hood

Over and over, Justin Sneed slammed a baseball bat into the flesh of Barry Van Treese. Blood splashed all over the Best Budget Inn until there was no life in Van Treese left. Oklahoma City was appalled at the horrific nature of the crime. Upon admitting to the crime, Sneed convinced prosecutors and two juries that motel manager Richard Glossip ordered him to kill Van Treese. Sneed got life and Glossip got death. After killing a man with a... Read more

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2015-09-29T23:29:55-06:00

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Christians Killed Kelly Gissendaner

Last updated on: September 29, 2015 at 11:29 pm By Jeff Hood

1.75 million Southern Baptists forced her down the hallway. 619 thousand United Methodists strapped her to the gurney. 596 thousand Roman Catholics pushed the needle in. 566 thousand Evangelicals assured everyone that this was God’s will. As the poison started going in, there were millions of Georgia Christians participating in the homicide. Within minutes, Kelly Gissendaner died and Christians were the ones who killed her. Upwards of 85% of Georgians identify as Christians. When Gissendaner was prosecuted, Christians... Read more

2015-09-28T12:27:20-06:00

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The Premeditated Murder of Kelly Gissendaner

Last updated on: September 28, 2015 at 12:27 pm By Jeff Hood

In February of 1997, Greg Owen stabbed Doug Gissendaner until there was no life left in his body. Can you hear the screams? Can you smell the blood? Can you imagine the horror of it all? Make no mistake…this was an act of pure evil. Though not even present for the crime, the mastermind was Kelly Gissendaner. Prosecutors often argue that the mastermind is more culpable than the person who actually carries out the murder. In order to... Read more

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2015-09-26T22:44:28-06:00

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The Immigration Question

Last updated on: September 26, 2015 at 10:44 pm By Jeff Hood

*Interaction from the Hope for Peace and Justice “Imagination: Immigration 2” Panel I served on today (9/26). Q: Where should our efforts to solve the immigration crises begin? A: We must stop treating people like shit. We must learn to love our neighbors. The problem is that we don’t even know who our neighbors are. I bet most folks wouldn’t even be able to identify Mexico on a map. The level of ignorance and lack of concern exhibited... Read more

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2015-09-24T21:32:12-06:00

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A Cosmology of Darkness

Last updated on: September 24, 2015 at 9:32 pm By Jeff Hood

The darkness was. The darkness is. The darkness will be. The darkness is God. The voice of all voices calls to us. Staring past the stars. The heavens speak and we hear. The abyss reminds us. The deeper we go. The closer we are drawn. In the darkness is infinity. Eternity is your home. What was? Darkness. What is? Darkness. What will be? Darkness. God is. Embrace the magic. Embrace the mystery. Become…darkness. Amen. Read more

2020-03-03T16:46:02-06:00

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Joseph Hutcheson Federal Civil Rights Complaint

Last updated on: March 3, 2020 at 4:46 pm By Jeff Hood

*This is a copy of the civil rights complaint I constructed and filed jointly with the Hutcheson Family against the Dallas County Sheriff’s Department on September 22, 2015. Due to technical limitations, I had to leave out the still pictures contained in the incident section of the original complaint (that section should be read while following along with the video). COMPLAINT An encounter with the Dallas County Sheriff’s Department on August 1, 2015 at the Lew Sterrett... Read more

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