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Trump, Death, Resurrection and Safety (Pins)

November 9, 2016 by Lauren B. Davis 49 Comments

 

safety-pin-3153-pAs dear friend of mine — a Catholic nun I will not name to protect her anonymity — said to me:  last night’s election feels like death; but I believe in resurrection.

I do, as well. But sometimes the holy one needs a hand up out of the tomb. So, let me share with you something that happened this morning. After doing so, I hope you’ll join me…

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Filed Under: "The Other" (Us vs Them), Spirituality, The World, The News & My Opinions On Stuff (for what it's worth) Tagged With: Brexit, homophobia, misogyny, racism, Safety pin, transphobia, Trump, xenophobia

Should Trump Start Drinking?

October 9, 2016 by Lauren B. Davis 17 Comments

It dawned on me today, while watching a movie about an alcoholic, that perhaps Donald Trump should start drinking. If he did, perhaps he could get the help it appears he so desperately needs.

donald-trumpAs most people know, Trump doesn’t drink, and although some photos have surfaced on social media of him with glasses of what appears to be alcohol in his hand, for the sake of argument, let’s assume he doesn’t. He says he abstains because of his brother, an alcoholic who took his own life at the age of 42. Having lost two brothers to addiction and suicide, I understand the pain of this. The death deeply affected Tump, as this article in Newsweek, by Susan Cheever (daughter of famous alcoholic John Cheever), so eloquently explores.

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Filed Under: Addiction, The World, The News & My Opinions On Stuff (for what it's worth) Tagged With: alcoholism, Cheever, defiance, Donald Trump, dry drunk, ego, entitlement, grandiosity, humility, lying, misogyny, self-centeredness, sobriety

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