Why are professional athletes ‘taking a knee’ during the playing of the National Anthem? Why is this protest happening? According to Colin Kaepernick, who started the phenomenon: “I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color. To me, this is […]Read More
Social media is alive with anger, contrasts and polarized positions. Trump! Love him or hate him, but no one seems to be ignoring him. But there are some few who have a different take on him. Let me explain… I do not like The Donald’s personality. I find him boorish, brash and rude. I watched […]Read More
Some years ago, the Tribal Administrator came into my office, closed the door, and burst into tears. The Council was meeting to consider firing her, which they did. She did not understand. She was young, bright and had recently completed her Master’s Degree in Public Administration. She had done everything according to the book, yet […]Read More
Much criticism has been levied at President Trump for his emphasis in his United Nations speech, on the separation of sovereign nations. This emphasis came in contradistinction to Obamas push for submission to the UN and a world community. It is being seen as a slap in the face of the UN and of other […]Read More
Where are the Fathers? I remember well the day my father died. I was driving to a conference, where I was the main speaker. The call shocked my world. I knew dad was old and ill and that inevitably this day would come. But I did not expect it then, now, or maybe ever. Dad […]Read More
One of the great fall outs of the Hurricanes in the South Eastern United States is that people are taking care of themselves and their neighbors, without government permission. That’s right! The liberal backlash is uncovering the conservative conspiracy to take responsibility, show initiative and solve problems without the government doing it all for us. […]Read More
By David Fritsche Th.D. “I am offended!” “It is your fault that I am offended!” “The solution to my problem is that you stop offending me!” “My actions, while offended, are your fault!” And so the line of reason goes… We live in a nation and culture where free speech is paramount to our community […]Read More
Riots and Blame – Fighting the Past vs Moving into
For more than 30 years I served in the role of counselor, at the church I pastored and at the college I administered. There is one secure and sane principle in dealing with people who are having problems with their past or someone else’s past. That is to redirect their focus and get them move […]Read More
“Why can’t we all just get along?”
During the 1992 riots in South/East Los Angeles, Rodney King uttered and popularized the phrase, “Why can’t we all just get along?” There were other phrases that were never asked but maybe should have been, like: “Why can’t you stay off of drugs and obey a lawful order of a police officer? “Why did you […]Read More
It has been 240 years since our Founding Fathers declared independence from England. High School History books like to portray these men as exceptional. In many cases, they were. Benjamin Franklin was one of the smartest men of his time. You would have been hard-pressed to find a more eloquent writer than Thomas Jefferson. Don’t […]Read More