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2026-10-15T20:11:27-05:00

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The Lies and Hypocrisy Are Degrading All Of Us

Last updated on: October 15, 2026 at 8:11 pm By Christy Thomas

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In Texas, it is the members of the GOP who have fought hard and mightily to have the Ten Commandments posted prominently on the wall of every public school classroom. Do they even know that one of those commandments says, “Thou shalt NOT bear false witness against thy neighbor?” And yet, “bearing false witness” is their stock in trade. Apparently, it is OK to lie about one’s neighbor if that person is a Democrat, but it is not OK if that one is a Republican. Read more

Evangelical

separation of church and state

2026-10-12T15:58:59-05:00

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I Ache For The People Of First Baptist, Dallas

Last updated on: October 12, 2026 at 3:58 pm By Christy Thomas

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I feel sorry for Robert Jeffress' many followers. This evidently mean-spirited man, insisting that he speaks for God, has led them far, far away from the centrality of the Christian message, the hope of grace, the power of reconciliation, the sacrificial care of the least, the lost, the last, and the littlest. Read more

General Christian

Politics and Religion

separation of church and state

2026-09-17T21:13:34-05:00

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The Fall Equinox And The Church’s Blindness

Last updated on: September 17, 2026 at 9:13 pm By Christy Thomas

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The more I wrestled with questions of life, of death, of eternity, of the nature of God, the more I began to appreciate the encroaching darkness that nature offers where I live during this part of the year. I used to resist these days until I began to see that these longer, darker nights, the plants losing their summer vigor, the falling leaves opened the door for my soul to rest, to go into its own dormant phase, to acknowledge death as a necessary part of life if rebirth is ever to happen. Read more

Travel and Religion

separation of church and state

2026-08-17T12:43:47-05:00

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Let Me Tell You About “My” God

Last updated on: August 17, 2026 at 12:43 pm By Christy Thomas

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The worst of the human condition demands, “If You really love me, You will prove Your love by becoming a shiny little metal God whom I control and who gives me whatever I want, especially comfort, with no need to change, to mature, to look carefully at myself and what I am doing.” In other words, God has now become “my" god, one we can boldly claim ownership over by a slogan slapped on our backs. Read more

General Christian

Religious Art

separation of church and state

2026-07-13T18:28:01-05:00

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Displaying The Ten Commandments? Then Live By Them

Last updated on: July 13, 2026 at 6:28 pm By Christy Thomas

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So, to all you Republican lawmakers, tell us how you plan to live by those commandments you so want displayed? How will you love those who hate you? How will you love God with everything you’ve got? I encourage all to contact their local Republican state lawmaker and respectfully ask them their plans to model “Love God and love neighbor” for all Texans, and especially for all schoolchildren. Remind them that it means loving their enemies—and not telling lies about others, particularly Democrats. Personally, I don’t have a real problem with the displays—after a few weeks, no one will even notice they are there. But folks, if you're gonna preach it, you’d better learn to live by it. I don’t see that happening. Again, at least the Democrats are not hypocrites. Read more

General Christian

Politics and Religion

separation of church and state

2026-06-25T21:32:38-05:00

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Never Be The First To Stop Applauding

Last updated on: June 25, 2026 at 9:32 pm By Christy Thomas

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I admit it is beyond my comprehension that even Mr. Trump’s admirers cannot see how dangerous his increasing paranoia and need for unending adulation are. Those who appear unable to acknowledge inconvenient facts AND seem to need, at all times, to be surrounded by never-disagreeing sycophants (especially rich ones who pour money into family pockets) need external limits placed around them. Read more

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Politics and Religion

2026-06-23T20:26:19-05:00

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The Hubris Of Sending People To Hell

Last updated on: June 23, 2026 at 8:26 pm By Christy Thomas

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Yet in Mr. Patrick’s theological world, Mr. Talarico is going to hell, while we must assume that the Republican and totally ethically and morally challenged Ken Paxton, Mr. Talarico’s opponent in the Senate race, is going to heaven. I trust that is true because Paxton is also a Baptist, a [apparently former] member of Prestonwood Baptist Church in Plano, TX. This being the case, somewhere along the line, Mr. Paxton said the words, “Jesus, I accept you as my Lord and Savior.” And there is my problem, and here I admit I line up with Talarico. The only people Jesus condemns in the Gospels are those who treat others in exactly the way they themselves don’t want to be treated. Read more

General Christian

Politics and Religion

separation of church and state

2026-06-20T16:59:50-05:00

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Frisco Firestorm: Shades Of Nazi Germany

Last updated on: June 20, 2026 at 4:59 pm By Christy Thomas

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They are making up the straw man of “Sharia” law being imposed upon Frisco in the very near future and using that made-up idea to strike fear into the hearts of the gullible, the insecure, the frightened and those ignorant of history to justify their hatred. I have lived in Frisco, TX for eleven years now—still a reasonably new resident, but not really by Frisco terms, since in those eleven years the population surged from about 154,000 to 245,000 residents.... Read more

General Christian

Politics and Religion

2026-06-06T16:39:31-05:00

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ChatGPT To Me: “Go To Church”

Last updated on: June 6, 2026 at 4:39 pm By Christy Thomas

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Use AI as a supplement, not a substitute. Let it help you think, write, research, remember, organize, and even process emotions. But when you are celebrating, grieving, falling in love, wrestling with forgiveness, facing illness, or searching for meaning, make sure there are actual human beings in the room. Read more

General Christian

Technology and Religion

2026-06-02T07:17:28-05:00

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More Abortion Nonsense: A Better Solution

Last updated on: June 2, 2026 at 7:17 am By Christy Thomas

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How about it, guys? You want to outlaw abortions? Go after yourselves, not after women. Face it: without women and our willingness to sacrifice our long-term health and life to bear children, there is no human future. Even better: recognize that if you men think you have the right to legislate women's reproductive process, then you must also recognize women's right to legislate your reproductive process. Read more

General Christian

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religion

abortion; science; North Carolina Legislature

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