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Joe Biden Is Not The Prize

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November 3, 2020  is not the finish line. Removing Trump isn’t the end goal.  Biden is not the prize. The prize is the chance to move in a new direction. The prize is controlling who ends up on the Supreme Court for the next four years.  The prize is knowing we have a president who cares for ALL of us, no matter our skin color, gender, sexual orientation, religion, or occupation.  The prize is a chance to watch our 2018 election class continue to grow their influence under a Biden Administration.  November 3, 2020 holds the key to a new direction. But, we have to get to the door first. Vote Blue for a chance at the prize.

Are You Grateful For This Christian Statue?

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The Emancipation Memorial in DC Imagine you’re a Christian living in a land where, for the past 250 years, Christians have not been considered full citizens granted with their full rights and protections under the law. Discrimination against Christians was violent, brutal, and sadistic. Oh, and condoned. Only the followers of the one "true" majority religion were provided full citizenship status and allowed to do things like own property, vote, get an education, and run for office.  After decades of fighting in the courts to be recognized as an equal religion, a religious leader comes along who finally allows for your religion to be considered "valid", and equal, thus making you a full citizen.   To commemorate this wonderful occasion (albeit, way overdue) the government commissions a statue to serve as a long-lasting symbol of your newly granted equality.  The statue, situated right in front of your town’s City Hall, depicts the majority religion’s...