Bettina Oracle Speaks

Well, for once you did not call me – I am here because you need to think seriously about what is happening in your world before the worst degradation, oppression, horribleness takes you by surprise. I am here because John McCain, who recently joined us, has something he very urgently wants to say to you…

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Tell the Story!

These are actual instances of how institutional racism and personal bigotry work hand in glove to destroy attempts to change this society from one of White Supremacy and Patriarchy to one which looks beyond physical differences. (I will start – send your stories to share with those who need to understand on a conscious level…

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THE WALL: A 1920’s KKK Dream

That dream, in the 1920’s when the KKK was at its height, was complete with steel slats and it was a very high wall on the Southern border between the U. S. and Mexico. It looks as though Donald Trump, the illegitimate president of the United States, is doing everything he can to fulfill that…

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Elizabeth Warren and Pocahontas!

by: Marceline Donaldson It has been a busy day! The writing from a Bettina Network Lifestyle Community Member on Elizabeth Warren has caused a bit of a blowup. So you know I have to chime in. Who would guess that among hard working people; thoughtful people; intellectual people there would be this bit of racism.…

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More 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…

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A 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.…

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Come 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…

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Marceline’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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The Bettina Oracle Speaks!

It is time for all of you to step up to your responsibility as human beings living, working, caring for one another. That means – when one of you goes far off the rail, it is all of your individual and collective responsibility to make sure the damage that person does is limited and not…

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