The central aspect of Donald Trump’s character, and the thing that qualifies him as evil (rather just a buffoon), is that he is a congenital liar. The Bible clearly states that “all liars” will go to hell (Revelation 21:8). The Book of Mormon teaches that the devil is “the father of all lies” (2Nephi 2:18). … Read more
New research from the RAND Corporation shows what working Americans have suspected all along. From 1975 to 2020, the top 1% of Americans have stolen 50 trillion dollars from the aggregate annual incomes of the bottom 90% of Americans. Everyone in the United States today would be healthier, happier, and better educated if we had … Read more
Some people, especially people who consider themselves Christians, are essentially one-issue voters. They may have other concerns such as jobs, health care, and the education of their children, but this one issue, abortion, they consider to be so very serious that they will vote against their own best interests on other issues in order to … Read more
In the book of Leviticus, the Lord commanded from Sinai that when the children of Israel came to the promised land they should keep every seventh year as a Sabbatical year (Shmita) for the land. They were not to sow the fields or harvest (except that anyone could pick the fruit for personal use). Shmita … Read more
One of the worst forms of human bondage is financial debt. Indeed, throughout most of history, debt could literally land one in prison. During the 1700’s and 1800’s in England, ten thousand people were imprisoned for debt each year. However, the prison term did not count as paying the debt. Instead, an inmate was typically … Read more
Let me tell you what I think you already know, but you have to say it out loud. Inequality is by design.From those who colonized us 400 years ago, systems were built around people in power, by people in power, to keep their power. And 400 years ago, who were those people in power? White, … Read more
But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows. 1 Timothy … Read more
Since at least the 1890’s, the phrase “Lies, damned lies, and statistics” has been used to diminish the persuasive value of numbers in an argument. A person who uses that phrase is trying to weaken the persuasive case of an opponent by implying that “statistics” can be found to support any point of view. On … Read more