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Boycott Wells Fargo!
Close your savings account! Close your checking account – or move it elsewhere! Any other accounts? Close them all – or work to have them moved to another bank. Choose carefully when moving to another bank. Make sure you are on solid ground, however, and your new bank is interested in you as a customer…
Read MoreTo Celebrate MLK, Jr?
As I look back over my life I am amazed constantly at how, as human beings, we have created such a complicated mess when to live a good life should be a simple accomplishment. Martin Luther King, Jr. was a martyr because he could not live his life ignoring the ills in the society which…
Read MoreMore from Bettina Members
I must admit when I first read “Thoughts on Color”, I thought it was frivolous and reaching to make a point. How foolish to put racism into the color one chooses to wear or the color of the car one chooses to drive. Then I saw Donald Trump on his trip yesterday to #TheWall. I…
Read MoreTHE WALL
I know you want other than Trump writings, but this can’t be let pass. Where does this WALL thing come from and why is it so important the government was shut down because of it? The thrust of Trump’s life and his administration has had bigotry as its center. He and his are “better than”.…
Read MoreThoughts on color!
by: Lani Stacks I just read your blog and the racism and bigotry attempting to rejuvenate in this nation and become dominate and controlling again. Being an older woman that still takes an interest and dresses fashionably I notice another corner of society that is a signal to other racists by which to identify each…
Read MoreHomelessness – What Causes It?
We have been studying this for years. I can remember a time when there didn’t seem to be homelessness. At least it was so carefully hidden most of us were not aware of anything except the romantic tale of the hobo who couldn’t live in a house – did not want to be closed in,…
Read MoreDonald Trump and Gay Folks!
A series of articles to look at, give a partial analysis and outline of Trump’s base and what it cam expect of him. We are starting with that portion of Trump’s base which are those who are very anti-gay, homophobic, are sure gay folks are trying to convert their children, destroy Christianity and the values…
Read MoreA Trumpian Sonnet
How have I sold you out? Let me count the ways – I sold you out to the depth and breadth and height my soul could reach striving for and needing great wealth, control, supremacy over all. You were the means by which that greatness within the circle of dictators could be acquired and attained.…
Read MoreCome to Jesus! But which one?
Several times a year I face this conversation. It comes from living in a diverse community with friends, colleagues, family and acquaintances who question Christianity – especially today with Donald Trump being the hero and the one “evangelical christians” glorify – all in the name of Jesus – or are they talking about ‘jesus’. It…
Read MoreMarceline’s Story – continued!
Ed. Note: We invite you to send us your story. You can send and request that we not put your name as the person in the story. Having discovered how rich are the lives of those in Bettina Network’s Lifestyle Community, it would be great for you to share with the rest of us. This…
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