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The First Precept Of Our Ancient Faith

                                                                                                           October 16, 1854 Speech on Kansas-Nebraska Act, Abraham Lincoln ā€œI particularly object to the NEW position which the avowed principle of this Nebraska law gives to slavery in the body politic. I object to it because it assumes that there CAN be MORAL RIGHT in the enslaving of one man by another.  I object to it as a dangerous dalliance for a free peopleā€”a sad evidence that, feeling prosperity we forget rightā€”that liberty, as a principle we have ceased to revere. I object to it because the fathers of the republic eschewed, and rejected it. The argument of ā€œNecessi...

Responding to Terror with Love on the Sleeve / #Orlando #thisAmericanQuilt @potus #socialresponsibility #faith

An individual can enter a room and change the atmosphere with their presence.  You can enter a discussion and shift its direction. A person can amplify thoughts and feelings and facilitate positive disruption on a global scale. Without taking credit, without seeking fame, without looking for glory, a man, woman or child can be a catalyst to change the thread humanity. Without claiming ownership, a holocracy of love and hope can turn us all on fire for each other.  How can we effect a change we can believe in? What actions are consistently required to positively disrupt humanity on a local, national and global scale? How is it possible in this day and age for individuals to become empowered to lead where the leadership is needed? ........................................................... About a month ago, the exhausted 'tensionators' in my car's engine ripped one of the belts for the second time making the steering wheel freeze up...

Are we building each other up or tearing each other down? / #Muslims #faith #America #love @realDonaldTrump

(photo by Banksy) I take God at his Word and I am a King James Bible-reading and doing Christian.  I coach a child on the autism spectrum who is a part of a Muslim family. #theGentleman and his brothers have been with me and I with them for five years. I love this family. It is an honor for me to be retained for so long by them. It is humbling and I work hard to keep myself indispensable. To say that I am emotionally-invested in the success of #theGentleman and his brothers is an understatement. My success is tied to his success. It pains me to read of Muslim kids across the country feeling scrutiny or judging eyes on them. Enacting actions of hate leading to murder has nothing to do with the core principles of the major faiths of the world though these faiths are hijacked over and over again by people wanting to make a statement. Real strong people don't pick up guns to spray people away with bullets of rage and then say it was in the name of God. God is love. God is lovi...