OneWhiteDuck

What would Jesus NOT do?

cognitivedissonance:

feministsupernatural:

stephgonzal:

sparklingganymede:

abaldwin360:

What would Jesus not do?

Things Jesus would do:

• Flip tables
• Turn water into fine wine to save your wedding party
• Tell the weather outside to STOP
• Curse trees for producing shitty fruit
• Bring people back from the dead
• Go fishing
• Give you food
• Whatever the hell he wants to on the Sabbath
• Make furniture
• Walk across the ocean because you need to stop

This…is the best

As Stalkingstalkerthatstalks said: Canon Jesus is better than fanon Jesus.

YESSSSSSS

think-progress:

Today marks 50 years since the Woolworth’s sit-in in Jackson, Mississippi when a white mob attacked a racially mixed group seated at a whites-only lunch counter.

Today marks 50 years since the Woolworth’s sit-in in Jackson, Mississippi when a white mob attacked a racially mixed group seated at a whites-only lunch counter.

cognitivedissonance:

An IREHR Investigation discovers that the real IRS scandal involving the Tea Party is how many Tea Party groups are allowed to get away with questionable activity.

This goes for political groups in general. The big differences between a 527 (straight-up political action committee) and a 501(c)(4) are DISCLOSURE and ENDORSEMENT — especially the endorsement of political candidates over general social welfare activities.

This is why groups like Planned Parenthood and labor unions (along with other conservative groups) will often have a 501(c)(3) [i.e. a tax-exempt charity for union members hit with disastrous events], a 501 (c)(4) [i.e. a group devoted to lobbying on labor issues like the minimum wage], and a 527 [i.e. a PAC that endorses and donates to candidates] — and never shall the pots o’ money meet.

If anything, this “scandal” illustrates the incompetence of the IRS when it comes to awarding the proper tax status to the proper type of group. Ideally, each group SHOULD be subject to scrutiny and rejected or accepted based upon said examination. That’s not happening and that’s the real scandal here.

politicalprof:

From Joe Nocera, New York Times

A 4-year-old child is recovering in the hospital after being shot in Brighton, Ala., Sunday afternoon. Someone shot into an occupied vehicle in which the child was a passenger at around 3 p.m. Police are soliciting tips from the public.

—WVTM-TV

An…

Welcome to Gunmerica.

While the nation breathes easy for the moment and revels in the capture of the offenders, we need to remain sensitive to the few that will not be sharing in the mutual jubilation and will instead be working to rebuild their lives.

America’s character and compassion – from the initial first-responders and citizen-heroes at the Marathon to the final showdown with Tsarnaev – is evidence that the human spirit was on high alert. But sadly, this does not mark a total failure on the part of the bombers, particularly in the eyes of the families who have been grotesquely victimized by their homegrown munitions. 

think-progress:

Gun violence victims detained, put through background check for yelling ‘shame on you’ at senators

abaldwin360:

One of my favorite quotes.

(Source: ihateallyourgods)

Neil Heslin, as many parents and families of the Sandy Hook Elementary school did that evening, went home to an empty house without their child. Theirs was not and will never be a safe and happy ending. Exposed to and victimized by an unspeakable and nearly unimaginable horror, they will never see their child’s next birthday, or hear them laugh or run or play. They will never realize the relief that comes over a parent when the word comes that the child is going to be fine.

http://www.onewhiteduck.com/2013/02/28/how-one-sandy-hook-father%E2%80%99s-testimony-puts-gun-control-in-perspective/