THOUGHTS, MUSES AND RANTS OF JAH

  Are you a Christian? No. Why not? Look at the MAGAts, Border Patrol, I.C.E., Trump, his sycophants, those who claim to be Evangelicals, read the history of slavery and WWII. The only conclusion I come to is I am not like these people and if they be Christians, then I am not one of them, even if it means I must go forward alone. Why do Christians in this country vote for policies against everything Jesus taught about treating the "least among us?" It was Elvis who asked us, what’s so funny 'bout peace love & understanding? https://youtu.be/eJ1ZQ99pKbY?si=b91OIsAPYQHEthwB Gandhi said it best: I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ… Many people, especially ignorant people, want to punish you for speaking the truth, for being correct, for being you. Never apologize for being correct, or for being years ahead of your time. If you're right and you know it, speak your mind. Even if you are a minority of one, the tru...

You grew up immersed in your own culture, surrounded by brothers, sisters, and cousins. You have a firm grasp of who you are but remain unaware of my identity. I hold no judgments against you, yet you feel entitled to judge me. What do you truly know about me? I have endured significant losses: - I lost an entire culture. - I lost a whole language. - I lost my ancestry. - I lost my family. - I lost the person I was meant to become. - I lost the life I was supposed to live. All of these were taken from me by the devastating force of arrogance, colonization and religion. Therefore, I refuse to apologize for embracing every part of myself that they couldn't take, break, or claim. I am weary of the phrase, "We disagree politically, but that doesn't mean we can't be friends." If your political beliefs support the notion that children should go hungry, the poor should be homeless, the sick should be denied care, women should lack bodily autonomy, Americans should be res...