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July 14, 2017
IR.net is now reporting the possibility of a 2nd meeting.
"Trump Jr. has claimed that no damaging information was provided to the campaign at this meeting, but IR.net has discovered something disturbing signs that potentially point to a second meeting that took place a week later on June 17, 2016, this time perhaps with an additional one or two individuals, including Irina Agalarova (mother of Emin and wife of Aras), and signs that many of these individuals next headed off to London the day prior to the historic Brexit vote. Note that Russia has been accused of trying to interfere with this referendum vote as well."
2nd Meeting being reported June 17th, 2016
http://ir.net/news/politics/125987/exclusive-evidence-another-trumprussia-meeting-june-17-2016/IR.net is now reporting the possibility of a 2nd meeting.
"Trump Jr. has claimed that no damaging information was provided to the campaign at this meeting, but IR.net has discovered something disturbing signs that potentially point to a second meeting that took place a week later on June 17, 2016, this time perhaps with an additional one or two individuals, including Irina Agalarova (mother of Emin and wife of Aras), and signs that many of these individuals next headed off to London the day prior to the historic Brexit vote. Note that Russia has been accused of trying to interfere with this referendum vote as well."
July 1, 2017
Theres a common assertion about of those of us who occupy some space in the political or religious Left, by our critics across the aisle or the pew: We dont love America like they do.
The contention is that we have less respect for our Government, our troops, our national security than they have; that our religious convictions are less sincere and our spiritual journeys less valid. Everything of ours is determined by them to be counterfeit by comparison.
Because of this, our resistance to the current President,
our opposition to what we deem to be the malfeasance of his Administration,
our pushback against its apparent disregard for the civil rights of marginalized communities,
our disgust at what we see as a distortion of the message of Jesus in the Church
are all dismissed by them as evidence of our alleged rebellion against God and country.
With stunning regularity were chastised: our volume is always too great, our protests always improper, our tactics always inappropriate, our timing always wrong.
____
Can we do better than this, friends on the Right?
Can we stop pretending that a political party or religious tradition has the market cornered on national pride and earnest faith?
For just a minutecould you entertain the possibility that we care as much as you do?
There are few things less American, than insisting that for someone to be declared patriotiche or she must be complementary of our leadership. Thats neither accurate, nor fair, nor acceptable. Its also not something many of you consented to during a single second of Barack Obamas eight-year tenure; when you continually proffered unrelenting attacks and incessant naysaying in the name of national loyalty and religious liberty. What for you then was bold opposition to tyrannyis now treated in our possession as corporate treason.
Im sorry, but you dont get to write our story for us.
We American Progressives, Liberals, and Left-leaning Moderates, love many of the things you do, as much as you do:
We love the Constitutionenough to demand that it be available to everyone and honored by everyone, especially those in our highest levels of leadership. No one is exempt from accountability or beyond critique. Not even a Republican President.
We love the men and women who serve our countryenough to insist that our leaders not be reckless or cavalier with their lives by irresponsibly inciting conflict in the world; by believing war should be our last resort, not our initial threat delivered in an impulsive, taunting, midnight Tweet.
We love the liberty we enjoy hereenough to be compassionate toward those who come here in fear and desperation; who brave all manner of hardship and loss to escape the kind of horrors well never knowthe kind that people dont always have the luxury of waiting out.
We love the safety of our citizensenough to ensure that all are protected from harm; regardless of skin color, religious affiliation, gender identity, sexual orientation, income level; whether these lives are threatened by terrorismor by handguns, poverty, pollution, or even those entrusted with protecting them.
We love familyenough to fight for all of them; for those transcending traditional definitions, for every marriage defined by mutual love and commitment, for every home where children find protection and affection and belonging.
We love the freedoms forged into our nation from birthof expression, religious affiliation, and personal autonomy, and we love them enough to demand that everyone has equal access to them without interference and without exception.
And we who claim faith love and treasure it, because we have reached our beliefs through the same careful, prayerful journey that yielded your own. We have studied as thoroughly, listened as intently, and walked as faithful as you have. Our spirituality means as much to us as yours does to you.
____
Im over being told I dont care about my country or that I dont respect our Government or that I dont love God, simply because I dont fit comfortably within your platform or your pulpit. Having said that, protecting humanity will always supersede some ornamental national allegiance. I am primarily for people, and against bigotry, discrimination, and violence assailing themwherever those things come from. I will oppose those injustices loudly, even if this places me in direct conflict with our President, our political leadership, or the American Church. This is what true Liberty looks like.
Friend, you can disagree with me all you want. In fact, I welcome it. You can dispute my positions and challenge my conclusions, and you can tell me you dont like the expression of my love for this countryuntil Jesus comes back or FoxNews uses facts, whichever comes first.
But please dont tell me that I dont love this country, or that this love is somehow inferior to your own, because that simply isnt true.
In fact, I love Americaenough not to let you or anyone else decide what patriotism looks like for me.
My voice, as much and your ownis the sound of freedom ringing.
I would add my own thoughts and voice to this essay....but not going to ruin it.
Yes, Im a Progressive and a Patriot (Bear with me...but I just love this guy)
http://johnpavlovitz.com/2017/06/19/yes-im-progressive-patriot/Theres a common assertion about of those of us who occupy some space in the political or religious Left, by our critics across the aisle or the pew: We dont love America like they do.
The contention is that we have less respect for our Government, our troops, our national security than they have; that our religious convictions are less sincere and our spiritual journeys less valid. Everything of ours is determined by them to be counterfeit by comparison.
Because of this, our resistance to the current President,
our opposition to what we deem to be the malfeasance of his Administration,
our pushback against its apparent disregard for the civil rights of marginalized communities,
our disgust at what we see as a distortion of the message of Jesus in the Church
are all dismissed by them as evidence of our alleged rebellion against God and country.
With stunning regularity were chastised: our volume is always too great, our protests always improper, our tactics always inappropriate, our timing always wrong.
____
Can we do better than this, friends on the Right?
Can we stop pretending that a political party or religious tradition has the market cornered on national pride and earnest faith?
For just a minutecould you entertain the possibility that we care as much as you do?
There are few things less American, than insisting that for someone to be declared patriotiche or she must be complementary of our leadership. Thats neither accurate, nor fair, nor acceptable. Its also not something many of you consented to during a single second of Barack Obamas eight-year tenure; when you continually proffered unrelenting attacks and incessant naysaying in the name of national loyalty and religious liberty. What for you then was bold opposition to tyrannyis now treated in our possession as corporate treason.
Im sorry, but you dont get to write our story for us.
We American Progressives, Liberals, and Left-leaning Moderates, love many of the things you do, as much as you do:
We love the Constitutionenough to demand that it be available to everyone and honored by everyone, especially those in our highest levels of leadership. No one is exempt from accountability or beyond critique. Not even a Republican President.
We love the men and women who serve our countryenough to insist that our leaders not be reckless or cavalier with their lives by irresponsibly inciting conflict in the world; by believing war should be our last resort, not our initial threat delivered in an impulsive, taunting, midnight Tweet.
We love the liberty we enjoy hereenough to be compassionate toward those who come here in fear and desperation; who brave all manner of hardship and loss to escape the kind of horrors well never knowthe kind that people dont always have the luxury of waiting out.
We love the safety of our citizensenough to ensure that all are protected from harm; regardless of skin color, religious affiliation, gender identity, sexual orientation, income level; whether these lives are threatened by terrorismor by handguns, poverty, pollution, or even those entrusted with protecting them.
We love familyenough to fight for all of them; for those transcending traditional definitions, for every marriage defined by mutual love and commitment, for every home where children find protection and affection and belonging.
We love the freedoms forged into our nation from birthof expression, religious affiliation, and personal autonomy, and we love them enough to demand that everyone has equal access to them without interference and without exception.
And we who claim faith love and treasure it, because we have reached our beliefs through the same careful, prayerful journey that yielded your own. We have studied as thoroughly, listened as intently, and walked as faithful as you have. Our spirituality means as much to us as yours does to you.
____
Im over being told I dont care about my country or that I dont respect our Government or that I dont love God, simply because I dont fit comfortably within your platform or your pulpit. Having said that, protecting humanity will always supersede some ornamental national allegiance. I am primarily for people, and against bigotry, discrimination, and violence assailing themwherever those things come from. I will oppose those injustices loudly, even if this places me in direct conflict with our President, our political leadership, or the American Church. This is what true Liberty looks like.
Friend, you can disagree with me all you want. In fact, I welcome it. You can dispute my positions and challenge my conclusions, and you can tell me you dont like the expression of my love for this countryuntil Jesus comes back or FoxNews uses facts, whichever comes first.
But please dont tell me that I dont love this country, or that this love is somehow inferior to your own, because that simply isnt true.
In fact, I love Americaenough not to let you or anyone else decide what patriotism looks like for me.
My voice, as much and your ownis the sound of freedom ringing.
I would add my own thoughts and voice to this essay....but not going to ruin it.
July 1, 2017
Dear Offended Christian,
Im terribly sorry that your feelings are hurt again. I feel badly about that. None of us likes to be criticized, so I totally get it.
I know Ive said some pretty hard words to you recently, and maybe Ive been somewhat less than cheery in my delivery, but that happens when youre tired.
And I am really tired:
Im tired of hearing you telling gay people that they cant simultaneously be both gay and Christian.
Im tired of having to explain what Transgender means to adult Christian people, who Im quite sure have Internet access and should know better by now that it isnt a guy in a dress.
Im tired of arrogant pulpit bullies who believe theyre entitled to tell people where they can pee and who they can marry and whether they really love Jesus or not.
Im tired of you regularly dispensing damnation on the queer community, and then offering empty thoughts and prayers in the face of tragedy before resuming your normal schedule.
Im tired of you being more outraged by red coffee cups and department store restrooms than by poverty and racism and gun violence and our crumbling school system.
Im tired of LGBTQ people being accused of the kind of predatory behavior that cisgender men have been exhibiting, since the man cave wasan actual cave.
Im tired of reminding you that the number of times Jesus condemned people for their gender identity or sexual orientation in the Gospelsis zero.
Im tired of having to explain to people that although I am a Christian, that Im not that type of Christian; the kind that is generous with damnation and stingy with Grace.
Im tired of LGBTQ teens cutting their forearms and jumping off buildings because theyre told by their church friends that God hates them, because their Christian parents told them, because their Christian pastors told them.
Im tired of followers of Jesus who dont seem interested in cracking open a book to see what weve learned about the brain and the body in 2,000 years, or to realize that gender identity and sexual orientation dont equal the word homosexuality in the Bible.
Im tired of all the time I have to spend undoing the damage the Church has done to queer kids and their families.
Im tired of religious folk who seem to want small government everywhere except the bedroom and bathroom.
Im tired of Scientific ignorance being treated as if its a Christian virtue.
Im tired of hearing professed Christians preach verbatim the gospel of Fox News.
Im tired of high-profile pastors blaming gay people for 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina and ISIS and child obesity.
Im tired of waiting for you to show up in this world and actually show the freakin love of Jesus to people the way he did and told you to, without excuses or caveats or theological tap dancing to avoid it.
Im tired of this wasteful, fruitless, mean-spirited, unprovoked, unbiblical attack on the LGBTQ community, that is squandering so much time and life and beauty in the name of a God who is supposedly Love.
Im tired of so many people believing that Christian and bigot are synonymousand not disagreeing with them.
Im tired of a Church which seems to be so ambivalent toward the teachings and example of Jesus.
Im tired of a Christianity that is making me more and more embarrassed to be associated with it.
So I get that your feelings are hurt. I understand that youre offended, and thats not my intention.
But listen, if youre going to tell a group of people that theyre going to Hell simply for existing, and youre going to continually target those people through the Church and the Law and your social media accounts, dont get angry with me when I tell you youre being hateful and judgmental and ignorant.
It could be worse.
At least Im not damning you for all eternity.
Sincerely,
A Very Tired Christian
This guy rocks! He advocates peace, tolerance, and love towards our fellow humans. I am an atheist, but I support him because of his articles and postings which attempt to bring peace and not hate, and I believe that is important regardless of religion. If you have not heard of him, check out his site and send him some love. The RW bible thumpers have tried to destroy him....
Dear Offended Christian, from a very tired Christian
http://johnpavlovitz.com/2016/05/26/dear-offended-christian-from-a-very-tired-christian/?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=facebook_page&utm_medium=John+PavlovitzDear Offended Christian,
Im terribly sorry that your feelings are hurt again. I feel badly about that. None of us likes to be criticized, so I totally get it.
I know Ive said some pretty hard words to you recently, and maybe Ive been somewhat less than cheery in my delivery, but that happens when youre tired.
And I am really tired:
Im tired of hearing you telling gay people that they cant simultaneously be both gay and Christian.
Im tired of having to explain what Transgender means to adult Christian people, who Im quite sure have Internet access and should know better by now that it isnt a guy in a dress.
Im tired of arrogant pulpit bullies who believe theyre entitled to tell people where they can pee and who they can marry and whether they really love Jesus or not.
Im tired of you regularly dispensing damnation on the queer community, and then offering empty thoughts and prayers in the face of tragedy before resuming your normal schedule.
Im tired of you being more outraged by red coffee cups and department store restrooms than by poverty and racism and gun violence and our crumbling school system.
Im tired of LGBTQ people being accused of the kind of predatory behavior that cisgender men have been exhibiting, since the man cave wasan actual cave.
Im tired of reminding you that the number of times Jesus condemned people for their gender identity or sexual orientation in the Gospelsis zero.
Im tired of having to explain to people that although I am a Christian, that Im not that type of Christian; the kind that is generous with damnation and stingy with Grace.
Im tired of LGBTQ teens cutting their forearms and jumping off buildings because theyre told by their church friends that God hates them, because their Christian parents told them, because their Christian pastors told them.
Im tired of followers of Jesus who dont seem interested in cracking open a book to see what weve learned about the brain and the body in 2,000 years, or to realize that gender identity and sexual orientation dont equal the word homosexuality in the Bible.
Im tired of all the time I have to spend undoing the damage the Church has done to queer kids and their families.
Im tired of religious folk who seem to want small government everywhere except the bedroom and bathroom.
Im tired of Scientific ignorance being treated as if its a Christian virtue.
Im tired of hearing professed Christians preach verbatim the gospel of Fox News.
Im tired of high-profile pastors blaming gay people for 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina and ISIS and child obesity.
Im tired of waiting for you to show up in this world and actually show the freakin love of Jesus to people the way he did and told you to, without excuses or caveats or theological tap dancing to avoid it.
Im tired of this wasteful, fruitless, mean-spirited, unprovoked, unbiblical attack on the LGBTQ community, that is squandering so much time and life and beauty in the name of a God who is supposedly Love.
Im tired of so many people believing that Christian and bigot are synonymousand not disagreeing with them.
Im tired of a Church which seems to be so ambivalent toward the teachings and example of Jesus.
Im tired of a Christianity that is making me more and more embarrassed to be associated with it.
So I get that your feelings are hurt. I understand that youre offended, and thats not my intention.
But listen, if youre going to tell a group of people that theyre going to Hell simply for existing, and youre going to continually target those people through the Church and the Law and your social media accounts, dont get angry with me when I tell you youre being hateful and judgmental and ignorant.
It could be worse.
At least Im not damning you for all eternity.
Sincerely,
A Very Tired Christian
This guy rocks! He advocates peace, tolerance, and love towards our fellow humans. I am an atheist, but I support him because of his articles and postings which attempt to bring peace and not hate, and I believe that is important regardless of religion. If you have not heard of him, check out his site and send him some love. The RW bible thumpers have tried to destroy him....
July 1, 2017
WOW @JoyRied....she is shutting the idiots up and fact checking their poor data
Loving her....
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