Especially when reality is deeply uncomfortable, a word like this has a way of sanitizing and obscuring the full and brutal picture of what’s actually taking place.
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Draping Yourself in a Rainbow Flag Doesn’t Help Me Feel Loved
Journalists at Church-owned media who promote Pride Month material may not realize how confusing and discouraging it can be for active members, who experience same-sex attraction, like me.
The Elitists Who Want to Rule the World
This is the call to action for elitists the world over. They appoint themselves the representatives of global interests—without elections, without accountability—and then create mechanisms of national and international order to control citizens over whom they claim to preside.
Roe Ending and My Baby Beginning
I heard the news about the likely Supreme Court decision to end Roe the same day I witnessed the ultrasound of our new baby.
The New Barbarians
When we think of the term "barbarians", we usually think of those from another culture. We think Huns at the gates of Rome. In fact, that's a false image: the barbarians in any culture are first and foremost those who destroy it from within.
Time Running Out: Utah State Board of Education Asks for Comments on Transgender Guidance for Schools
How to accommodate for a student’s gender identity is a hot topic in schools and the Utah State Board of Education is wading into the water with a draft that concerns some parents. They gave a short window for public comment, and today is the last day.
I’m a Public School Teacher. The Kids Aren’t Alright.
My students were taught to think of themselves as vectors of disease. This has fundamentally altered their understanding of themselves.