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New-York Historical Society | Pulling Down the Statue Of King George III, New York City
On the topic of statues being pulled down without due process:
https://www.nyhistory.org/exhibit/pulling-down-statue-king-george-iii-new-york-city
White women get a black woman fired for sharing an article about… white women using their tears to shut black women down
Ruby Hamad (@rubyhamad) Tweeted:
Just to cap off a great weekend, I have just been informed a WoC got fired for sharing my white tears article. So there you go. https://twitter.com/rubyhamad/status/1031356010995150848?s=17
Ruby Hamad (@rubyhamad) Tweeted:
Okay. About this. This will be a short thread. Lisa has given my permission to tell all the details. https://t.co/m9hU90cyOi https://twitter.com/rubyhamad/status/1031662732968251394?s=17
‘Silent Sam’ is down: Protesters topple Confederate statue on UNC campus :: WRAL.com
Watched Fences last night
So, I finally got around to seeing Fences. Wow, great movie (and play, presumably — the movie sure did a good job of being play-like).
Also (and here’s my big realization), I had a hard time concentrating on it because I kept expecting violence that never materialized. (Maybe that’s kind of racist of me, I dunno. Just remember: a mile in my moccasins, please. Or a couple of years in my middle school experienc — ok, too much.) That makes me think of kids with “ADHD” (yes, quotes). Sometimes, it’s just hyper-alertness in response to the stress of abuse.
Anyway, I think I’ll have to watch it again, now that I know Something Awful never happens (although it’s got a ton of ugly in it).
Why am I still a Catholic? – The Washington Post
Interesting. Makes me wonder if it’s time for a second Counter-Reformation. Or another Vatican-II-level event.
«The Catholic Church should reconsider its position on celibacy, which contributes to an environment of secrecy, and its patriarchal culture.»
Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/wp/2018/08/19/why-am-i-still-a-catholic/
Carl Chenet / feed2toot · GitLab
Well, this looks like it might be useful.
Feed2toot automatically parses rss feeds, identifies new posts and posts them on the [Mastodon](https://mastodon.social) social network.
The politics of Mastodon
The United Methodist Church has appointed a transgender deacon
This part made me chuckle 🙂 :
«Barclay is not in a romantic relationship now, so is not violating the church’s rule that clergy can have sexual relationships only in heterosexual marriages. The church does not have any rule banning transgender clergy.»
Here, Read This 