I refuse to believe that Israeli lives are more precious than Palestinian lives.
I refuse to believe that Palestinian lives are more precious than Israeli lives.
Dozens of Palestinians have died today. That should grieve every one of us, no matter what your politics are.
I'm beginning to think one of the major points of #UMC divergence is the clergy appear to live in a different world than the churches they serve in. Our ordination is for them...not for us. That stole isn't meant to elevate, it's meant to weigh us down in an incarnational life.
Whenever someone calls the cops on a POC because they felt 'nervous' they should be fined on the spot. Not just for wasting police time, but for endangering the life of an innocent person because of their own prejudice. It's just ridiculous how often this happens.
BREAKING! #SB241 in CO has been defeated! This dangerous #Licensetodiscriminate bill would have allowed child welfare agencies to discriminate against children in care and turn away qualified & loving adoptive parents. Congrats and THANK YOU to @One_Colorado #kidspaytheprice https://t.co/0HzOuiiett
I guess a white man dressed in body armor carrying a fully loaded weapon doesn't make an officer 'fear for his life' as much as a black man carrying his cell phone. Noted. https://t.co/0PcZ2IXmqf
Stephon Clark family attorney Ben Crump:
Florida shooting suspect "was not shot once. But a young black man holding a cellphone is shot 20 times. Young man who was bombing homes in Austin ... He wasn't shot once. But an unarmed black man holding a cellphone is shot 20 times."
For many Arkansans, life is constant crisis management: manage money, find affordable housing, make rent, pay bills, find child care, afford health care.... Waiting for whatever the wealthy and corporations might allow to trickle down does nothing to stabilize their lives. (1/11)