Nobody with a job is ‘non-essential’

Anyone who has a job making a product or providing a service is never “non-essential” because the foundation of this country is supported on the backs of working people. Without them, nothing else is possible.
COVID Con: The response is worse than the virus – April 25, 2020

St. Louis extends lockdown indefinitely | People threatened with jail and fines for violating lockdown or face mask orders | New York City tattle line flooded with inappropriate images | Woman crashes car from “excessive use of face mask” | Germany cancels Oktoberfest in April
17-year-old ‘angel’ cashier pays entire $173 grocery bill for senior shopper

“We’ve seen a lot of older people, and they’re all trying to buy groceries and a lot of places have ran out of stuff, and so the older people are kind of taking the downfall for that. I just try to give back when I can,” Elizabeth explained.
Did our forefathers sin by creating America?

So, if liberty and pursuit of happiness are unalienable rights bestowed by God, then can a government established by man take away those rights?
COVID Con: The response is worse than the virus – April 18, 2020

City dumps sand to discourage skateboarding | County removes basketball rim when girl caught playing alone | Family locked out of storm shelter for not having masks | Medical workers lose custody of children | Panicked men store sperm | County orders people to wear armbands
COVID-19 teaches us the difference between life and living

What is life, if you can’t live? If we don’t take action soon to allow the living to enjoy life, then despair and hopelessness will impact far more people with far more disastrous, long-term consequences.
Lockdown pushes YouVersion Bible app to record highs

This year, 40.6 million people completed daily reading plans on Easter, up 54 percent. During Holy Week, another 14.1 million people shared verses, up 30 percent from the year before.
Don’t respond to every insult

It’s hard — very hard — when someone spreads malicious lies, half-truths or pure fabrications about you personally, your actions or even your motives. Or they poke you just to get a reaction. But, does every situation really require a response?
Cognitive dissonance saved my life — twice

Nobody’s mind likes to be neutral on anything, especially important topics. It will always seek to decide a matter one way or the other, and then latch on to it as proven truth.
COVID Con: The response is worse than the virus – April 11, 2020

No visiting people in Michigan | Wrong-way walking banned in Massachusetts | Leaf blowers silenced | “Essential” stores banned from selling “non-essential” items | Police confront nudists for not wearing masks