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A Call for Compassion

Reading Time: 6 minutes The right to an abortion is fundamental to gender equality. The government should make the COVID vaccine mandatory. Socialism is the enemy. Billionaires are immoral. White privilege does not exist. Guns don’t kill people, people kill people. Immigrants take jobs. Climate change is a hoax. Masks don’t work.  When you read any of the above …

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The Most Important Thing We Can Do Right Now

Reading Time: 6 minutes It is incredible how quickly the mind equilibrates. News or events that initially seem quite shocking soon turn into, “Well, that’s just the way it is.” I recently experienced this firsthand when my social media stream became full of apocalyptic pictures revealing the orange sky shrouding much of California and Oregon. Just like my first …

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An Awakened View of Our Current Times

Reading Time: 6 minutes America and the world, my heart goes out to you. The challenges we are facing are daunting, unprecedented, and heart-breaking. In the United States, California is on fire. The Gulf Coast is getting pummeled by hurricanes. Anti-police protests are increasing, police are getting away with murder again and again and again, and now protesters are …

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