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Spirituality, Music, Social Justice, and Life, from Eric Folkerth
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The Righteous Road Is the Road of Action (opens the original)
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For forty years now, I can never think of Jesus’ “Parable of the Two Brothers” without remembering a video we made, way back in 1980. We were just starting our senior year and we produced a retelling off the Jesus’ parable using characters from the hit TV show, “DALLAS.” Dallas was not just our hometown, it was also the hottest show on television. It’s hard to comprehend how ubiquitous the show was in pop culture, at that particular moment.So, of course, to us Dallas kids, a show about fictional
Nobody Owns “Our Faith” (opens the original)
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This should be obvious, but I’ll start with this today, anyway.JD Vance does not “own” Christianity.No denomination or church “owns” Christianity.No political party “owns” Christianity.Organized Christian faith is —in both America and worldwide— is in fact, a far more diverse and complicated set of structures and system than most American’s generally realize.I’m feeling the urge to state these self obvious words because of comments by our sitting Vice President, JD Vance, during a recent Kansas
What Do We See When We See That Picture? (opens the original)
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Take a good look at this picture below.Because if you understand the symbolism behind it, you’ll get how it’s a subtle message that deftly sums up everything I want to write to you today.It’s one person’s response to the controversy started by Bo French, Republican candidate for Railroad Commissioner in Texas.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!D1oI!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2
WHAT Do We CHOOSE To “Never Forget?” (opens the original)
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Friday marks twenty-five years since the horror of 911.This week also marks a forty-ish year return of the Republican Party to my city of Dallas.This morning, I am reflecting on how these anniversaries coalesce and intersect in how the trauma, fear, anxiety, and grief of Americans is often used and manipulated for political gain by the political right. I’m also doing my own “remembering,” not only of 911, but also about what it’s like to have been a non-Christian Nationalist Christian during the
Coffee on the Porch 09.08.26 (opens the original)
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This week, Eric again speaks to the controversy between the United Methodist Church and Highland Park UMC in Dallas.He refers to this second essay, and suggests that TRUST, or lack of it, is a fundamental issue.Then, Eric turns to this weekend in Dallas and our nation.Several things are happening, all at once:1. The 25-year anniversary of 911…and the call to “Never Forget.”2. A Republican Convention in Dallas, calling back to the 1984 Convention here.3. Anti-Muslim hate, both now, and in the pos
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