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Who Told You That?

Who Told You That?

Last updated on: June 9, 2026 at 9:05 am by Karl J. Forehand

Who Told You That? 2026-06-09T09:05:33-06:00 Karl J. Forehand

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Who said the Israelites were God’s chosen? That’s right, they did.

Who said the Gentiles were grafted in? Gentile Christians

Who said men should rule women? Men

Who said gay is not valid? Straight people

Who said the Bible is valid? Those who wanted to use it to their advantage.

Who says one race is better than the other? That race.

Who says it’s okay for God to kill? Those who have a god that does so.

Who justified slavery? Slave owners

Who lies every ten seconds? Trump

Who enabled that behavior? Those who benefit from it.

Who abuses? Those who were abused

Who is comfortable abusing others? Narcissists.

Who defends and enables priest abuse? Catholics

Who defends and enables Baptist abuse? Baptists.

Who supports ignorant politicians? Ignorant followers

Who supports abusive politicians? Well, you know.

A nun once told me, “None of us is right.” I will never forget that. My friend Larry Jordan says, “I may be wrong.” My son JD Forehead says, “For me…” to avoid unnecessary arguments.

I encourage everyone to keep learning and stop joining so much that you lose yourself in your group, which you probably inherited.

Groups may make us feel as if we are right and that God is on our side. But, in the long run, it’s just an assumption. It’s a shared belief that evolves from what some call The Sheepherder’s Guide to the Galaxy.

For those of you who hate Arabs, I’m sure you realize that’s where your Scriptures originated. If you buy the narrative of the Bible, realize its claim to specialness originates from people who needed it to be special for their own reasons.

Be where you are, Be who you are, Be at peace.

Karl Forehand

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