approximately a year ago, before the coronavirus hysteria, sf district attorney sanctioned hate crimes against asians. at that time, district attorney chesa boudin’s offices dropped [asian] hate crime charges against mr. dwayne grayson. as sifst reported, “conversations with the victim led da chesa boudin to seek restorative justice — which is commonly known as theContinue reading “SF District Attorney SANCTIONED Hate Crimes Against Asians: Just Ask Dwayne Grayson”
Category Archives: ten commandments
Cultural Appropriation and Loving It: A Ten Commandments’ Tale
a levant religion, a spanish poem, and an african melody, what could go wrong? nothing. the ten commandments dictated the observance of the sabbath. practitioners of judaism, for a variety of reasons, left israel and established communities throughout the world. at one point, there was a significant spanish jewish community. in the 16th century spain,Continue reading “Cultural Appropriation and Loving It: A Ten Commandments’ Tale”
The Ten Commandments’ Payoff? Just Ask The Wisest Man on Earth
if you follow the ten commandments, what do you get? this question was answered when king david transferred power to then king solomon. in the transition, king david told then king solomon to “keep the charge of the lord your god, walking in his ways and keeping his statutes, his commandments, his ordinances, and his testimonies, asContinue reading “The Ten Commandments’ Payoff? Just Ask The Wisest Man on Earth”
Chinatown’s George Floyd Moment: The Problematics of Racial Politics: It Is A Ten Commandments’ Problem
anybody watching the news has seen the video of a male african american pushing an elderly asian man from behind down to the sidewalk in a bay area chinatown. the video is powerful. countless news stories of the chinatown violence epidemic lead with that scene. politically correct media, in many accounts, intentionally omit the allegedContinue reading “Chinatown’s George Floyd Moment: The Problematics of Racial Politics: It Is A Ten Commandments’ Problem”
The Torah’s Four Words that China Fears: “Let My People Go”
the ten commandments story centers around god freeing children of israel from bondage from egypt. since that time, nations have confronted slavery. the torah’s words were not lost on the emancipation movement in the united states harriet tubman employed a song with those famous words as part of the underground railroad. americaslibrary.gov slavery allegations haveContinue reading “The Torah’s Four Words that China Fears: “Let My People Go””
America’s (Two) Social Commandments
currently in america, if one wishes to deride or destroy an individual, they are instantly called “racist and sexist.” there may be the only two things that matter in the american “social world.” “social” is the operative term as opposed to “criminal.” the two commandments are (1) “though shall not be a racist” and (2)Continue reading “America’s (Two) Social Commandments”
Old School Disneyland and the Ten Commandments
disneyland, back in the day, had a ticket system for their rides. park attendees would receive a book of tickets. the tickets were given the letters “a” through “e.” rides in the park were assigned a ticket value. an “a” ticket was for lesser rides such as the carousel. the “e” ticket was for theContinue reading “Old School Disneyland and the Ten Commandments”
The “You Can Have It” Game
many people covet. they see beautiful houses, beautiful spouses, beautiful cars. they ponder as to how great their lives would be if they could only have that possession. sometimes, i like to play the game, “you can have it.” the “you can have it” game’s rules are as follows: first, choose the item that youContinue reading “The “You Can Have It” Game”
Thou Shall Not (Stream a) Murder
the likes of mark zuckerberg should be so proud of themselves. a fight involving girls between the ages of 12-15, resulted in the murder of the 15 year old by knife in a wal-mart. this murder was streamed live on both facebook and instagram. after the murder, these girls pronounced “‘we just stabbed that b***hContinue reading “Thou Shall Not (Stream a) Murder”
The Ultimate Parenting Challenge
in the book of genesis, the ultimate parenting challenge was tasked upon rebecca. her parenting challenge was of the highest level of complexity. it was both multigenerational, foundational to nations. and was a “mission from god.” rebecca’s husband isaac had issues. he was the subject of a conflict with his older half-brother, ishmael as toContinue reading “The Ultimate Parenting Challenge”
The Ten Commandments Project 