my careless contagion

I abandoned None Dare Call It Treason , my current-events blog, a few years ago. Things were happening so fast and furious, I couldn't keep up, it was a large time suck, and it degraded my mental health. I decided to focus on my life and walk with the Lord, which I recommend.  However, this week felt like something changed and compelled me to write. This isn't a right-wing post. I'm not MAGA. I'm much worse, as I see multiple sides and layers of deception. Most Americans identify as Independent (43%), and about 28% identify as Republican or Democrat. They are pretty even, if we are to believe the numbers. But that's not why I logged in today. This week it felt like a major spiritual shift occurred in the U.S. and we were unwittingly shoved down a dark corridor. I wouldn't mention this unless I actually felt it. I think we all did.  The narrative of the deaths of Charlie Kirk and Iryna Zarutska depend on who you tune into. My belief is these were staged events to...

It's one of the hardest things for the human mind to comprehend. A person who purports to be of one mind is found to be of a different mind, or several different minds. Duplicity is defined as "deceitfulness or double-dealing."  Our human ancestry should inform us of this great fallibility. Our race has shown itself to be more than capable of double-dealing. Acting is a daily contrivance. We all do it. We lie in little ways and big ways to smoothe our days out. We smile when we don't want to. We laugh at the same stupid jokes we've heard before. We pretend we're happy when we're not. Look at who we idolize in our culture — actors and actresses. But they do their jobs for lots of money. The rest of us act to survive.  The world was shocked by the news of Chris Watts' murder of his wife, Shan'ann, and his children, Bella, Celeste, and unborn baby boy. Friends and neighbors said they were the perfect couple. Smiling photos on social media furth...