Photo by Geoff Carter By Geoff Carter “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” “Love thy neighbor as you would yourself”. “Turn to them the other cheek also”. “Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you”. “Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the Earth.“ –from the teachings …
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Category:Religion
Constitutional Anarchy
Attribution: National Archives at College Park – Still Pictures , Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons By Geoff Carter “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition …
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Kickass and Chicago Bobs
Attribution: Photo by Pascal Debrunner on Unsplash By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, joins the keeper in welcoming yet another great “Bob” with Chicago ties onto the scene, but he cautions Pope Leo that he will never have the clout in the keeper’s life that his old pal Bob Shephard had. From a snowy Korean hillside with …
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Kickass and Listening
Attribution: Quirinale.it, Attribution, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, lives with the burden of the keeper’s inclination to talk when he should be listening, and notes that this is one morning for everyone to listen: “We have created new idols. The worship of the ancient golden calf has returned in a …
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Under God
Illustration by Michael DiMilo By Geoff Carter When I was growing up, we were required to say The Pledge of Allegiance at the beginning of every school day. From fourth grade on, we studied our country’s history and its government. We were taught that we the people were self-governed, that we chose our own leaders …
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Kickass and the Rapture
Attribution: Jan Luyken , Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, as curious as the keeper is in religious matters, was surprised to learn that the “Rapture” was a concept of evangelical men formulated sometime in the 1880’s, which may explain some of the “Rapture” no-shows as predicted by subsequent religious …
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Dialogues on a Tooth for a Tooth: Riding the Downward Spiral
Attribution: Kobi Gideon / Government Press Office of Israel, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Featuring The Fabulous Dadbots: Mark M., Mark O., Dave S., Dennis C., Paul C, and Geoff Carter “The Democratic Party’s years long unity behind President Biden is beginning to erode over his steadfast support of Israel in its escalating war with …
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Kickass and Ten Commandments
Trailer screenshot, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, considering all the blah-blah about suspending the Constitution, is working with the keeper to have the Ten Commandments suspended in the interest of cleaning up his–the keeper’s record enough so that, if he should ever be so inclined, he could apply …
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Kickass and Stokes Name
Kremlin.ru, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper is once again lamenting the close association of his name with the villain of the day as in “Putin Stokes Russian Memories,” which was a recent NYT headline on a story about Putin spreading propaganda lies to cause …
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