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  • Colin Kaepernick–Symbol of Hypocrisy
    Posted on Monday, September 9th, 2019 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: @carol_mcclain, Carol McClain, Colin Kaepernick, ethical manufacturing, hypocrisy, manufacturing, Matthew 23:3, Nike, Pharisees, slavery, Writing Redemption

    By: Carol McClain       carol_mcclain For the Fourth of July, Nike apparel was going to roll out a new shoe featuring the Betsy Ross flag. Kaepernick, a well-known football star and social activist protested. The flag symbolised slavery and a despicable time of our history. Nike withdrew the design. On the outside, his protest looked good. Our …[ read more ]

  • Do You Think Squid from New Zealand Is Safe?
    Posted on Saturday, March 3rd, 2012 | Filed under Uncategorized | Tagged: E. Benjamin Skinner, fishing, pri, slavery

    From the Brandeis.edu link below      Think again. Although New Zealand’s government resembles ours in its liberty, about 40% of the squid imported from there is the end product of slave labor .     E. Benjamin Skinner recently appeared on PRI and spoke about an article of his that appeared in Bloomberg Business week. He discussed fishing ships …[ read more ]

  • The Bodies and Souls of Men: Revelation 18
    Posted on Thursday, February 16th, 2012 | Filed under Uncategorized | Tagged: human rights, Revelation 18, slavery, souls of man

    Human Rights Logo: Free as a Man      Terrified at her torment, they will stand far off and cry: “‘Woe! Woe, O great city, O Babylon, city of power! In one hour your doom has come!’ 11 “The merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her because no one buys their cargoes any …[ read more ]

  • Books Written Out of Fire
    Posted on Sunday, December 6th, 2009 | Filed under Uncategorized | Tagged: books, slavery, writing

    Books written out of fire give me a great deal of pleasure. You get the sense that the world for these writers could not have continued if the book hadn’t been written. When you come across a book like that it is a privilege. -Hisham Matar, author (b. 1970)My friend Shelley sent me this quote, …[ read more ]

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      “How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives. What we do with this hour and with that one, is what we are doing.” ― Annie Dillard, The Writing Life It's the new year, and of course, you've made resolutions. Do you want to exercise more? Cook healthy meals? Write a book? Have you resolved that this is the year you'd accomplish this? Nearly all of us have already broken our resolves. Why? Because we do what we want to do. Wait, our resolves are our desire, or so we think. Not if you're not doing… ...[ full story ]

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