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Other people: Othering people

On 23/09/202012/09/2020 By balaamIn Asperger's Syndrome., Autism, PoliticsLeave a comment

"People from other countries are not like us," starts so many racist statements. That is the bigger part of the problem. Another part is double empathy, we judge them because they do things differently to us. How desperate do you need to be to trust yourself to the open seas in a rubber boat? Seeking …

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It is not about me #BlackLivesMatter

On 10/06/202009/06/2020 By balaamIn PoliticsLeave a comment

I have lined up on the next few weeks blog posts about how my disability affects me in the coronavirus shutdown and another about how stress affects my autism. But for now it is not about me. Today I want to talk about how Black Lives Matter. An apology to black people I am sorry. …

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I’m disappointed #BlackLivesMatter

On 08/06/202009/06/2020 By balaamIn church, God, God blogs3 Comments

Whatever happened to the God who is against injustice? Holy Trinity Church, Huddersfield, Sunday 7th June 2020 I love my church. My inner SJW (Social Justice Warrior) is disappointed. I think there was an opportunity missed this week. So I have waited for two hours between the end of the service to pray and let …

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Does God approve of mixed-race marriages?

On 15/10/201908/09/2019 By balaamIn God, God blogsLeave a comment

Moses' foreign wives Where is God in this (ii) This is the second (probably last) in a series looking at difficult passages in the Bible and asking 'Where is God in this?' Moses had two wives and neither of them was Hebrew. The first, Zipporah or Tzipora was from the tribe of Midian, Moses married …

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