On Constitutions and the Rule of Law

Via: Don Overton  •  News & Politics  •  0 Comments  •  5 years ago

“What can be said to be in actual force internationally is a muddle of the ‘might is right’ rule, whereby the strong attempt to rule the weak, and...”

Fifty million or more people are estimated to have died due to the 2nd World War; untold many millions more bore scars of every kind: Catastrophe enough. The weapons of war had by the end of the war begun to reach a destructive capability that made another world war likely to be very much worse....

Religious Right Radio Show Host Sympathizes With New Zealand Shooter

Via: Don Overton  •  Religion & Ethics  •  64 Comments  •  4 Likes  •  5 years ago

“After last week’s horrific murder of 50 people at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, I knew that it would only be a matter of time before...”

After last week’s horrific murder of 50 people at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, I knew that it would only be a matter of time before someone in the Religious Right said something offensive about the mass shooting. Sure enough, Bryan Fischer, a radio host for the American Family...

Puzzling number of men tied to Ferguson protests have died

Via: Don Overton  •  Op/Ed  •  0 Comments  •  5 years ago

“ The Associated Press FILE - In this Sept. 17, 2017 file photo, Cori Bush speaks on a bullhorn to protesters outside the St. Louis Police...”

FERGUSON, Mo. — Two young men were found dead inside torched cars. Three others died of apparent suicides. Another collapsed on a bus, his death ruled an overdose. Six deaths, all involving men with connections to protests in Ferguson, Missouri, drew attention on social media and speculation in...

Jared Kushner ordered smear campaign against army vet who refused to serve in Trump White House: book

Via: Don Overton  •  News & Politics  •  4 Comments  •  1 Like  •  5 years ago

“Mark Corallo, an Army veteran who once served as a spokesman for President Donald Trump’s legal team, says that Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner...”

Mark Corallo, an Army veteran who once served as a spokesman for President Donald Trump’s legal team, says that Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner waged a smear campaign against him after he refused a job at the Trump White House. According to an excerpt of a book called “Kushner, Inc.” published...

Jesus Was a Socialist

Via: Don Overton  •  Religion & Ethics  •  0 Comments  •  5 years ago

“(Acts 2:44–45; 4:32, 34–35; NRSV)”

Thanks in no small part to folks like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Bernie Sanders, everyone is talking about socialism these days. Unfortunately, many Christians seem to be under the impression that socialism is at odds with their faith. Plenty of other Christians disagree, of course. For...

Trump Wrong About Obama Documents

Via: Don Overton  •  The Zoo  •  0 Comments  •  5 years ago

“Trump, March 5: President Obama, from what they tell me, was under a similar kind of a thing — didn’t give one letter. They didn’t do anything....”

In response to a sweeping document request from a congressional committee looking into potential criminal activity, President Donald Trump wrongly claimed that in the face of similar congressional inquiries, his predecessor, President Obama, “didn’t give one letter.” The Obama...

Trump International Golf Club plaque lists him as 2018 champion — for a tournament he didn’t even play in

Via: Don Overton  •  News & Politics  •  0 Comments  •  5 years ago

“President Donald Trump is endlessly combative in a variety of areas, from politics to reality shows. Golf is no exception: he loves to brag about...”

President Donald Trump is endlessly combative in a variety of areas, from politics to reality shows. Golf is no exception: he loves to brag about his superior golf skills and has attacked actor Samuel L. Jackson as being an inferior player. But according to a new Golf.com article, a plaque...

Reporters repeatedly corner Sarah Sanders as she flails trying to defend Trump’s anti-Semitism

Via: Don Overton  •  News & Politics  •  0 Comments  •  5 years ago

“President Donald Trump has opportunistically joined in on attacks against the Democrats as their internal disputes about Israel and anti-Semitism...”

President Donald Trump has opportunistically joined in on attacks against the Democrats as their internal disputes about Israel and anti-Semitism continue, reportedly telling a group of GOP donors this weekend that “Democrats hate Jewish people.” But on Monday, during the White House’s first...

23 Disgraceful House Republicans Vote Against Anti-Hate Resolution

By: Don Overton  •  News & Politics  •  117 Comments  •  5 years ago

“Republicans refused to condemn hate”

A House resolution condemning anti-Semitism, anti-Muslim, and other hated failed to pass unanimously as a group of Republicans voted for hate. Every House Democrat voted for the resolution, but 23 Republicans voted no and one Republican voted present. (It was 26, but one Republican changed...

Chase Donald Trump’s Russia scandal way back to a beauty pageant and it starts to make real sense

Via: Don Overton  •  News & Politics  •  0 Comments  •  5 years ago

“Back in 2013 the only person in the world who saw Donald Trump as a serious threat to America was Vladimir Putin.”

Do you remember where you were and what you were doing on June 15, 2013? Neither do I. But you can bet your last dollar that Donald Trump does, because he was in Las Vegas at his Miss USA pageant meeting with Aras Agalarov and his Russian pop-star son Emin about bringing Trump’s Miss Universe...