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Empathy for a Survivor

by delta | Sep 19, 2019 | CSA Advocacy, Motivational, Random Favorites, Uncategorized, World View

For 1 in 16 US women, first sexual intercourse experience was rape, study says. As a survivor, I find this is extremely troubling, to be sure. But I also wish they had gathered statistics on male CSA. My first sexual experience was being raped by a trusted family...

The Math of the Holocaust

by delta | Sep 17, 2019 | Motivational, Random Favorites, Uncategorized, World View

I am a Christian, the father of two Jewish children and I am active in their synagogue. I’m also an artist, theatrician, writer and amateur mathematician. So let’s do some math around the Holocaust. Have you ever wondered why there are hundreds of churches for...

Authoritarianism vs Democracy

by delta | Aug 15, 2019 | Random Favorites, World View

How about a little perspective? We are not in the midst of a battle between Conservatism and Democratic Socialism. We are in a battle between authoritarianism and democracy. What makes other western democracies work so well is they have struck a healthy balance...

Evil is a Force

by delta | Aug 1, 2019 | Motivational, Uncategorized, World View

Why do otherwise normal people support evil ideas, like racism, without even realizing it is racism? Because evil is always girded in righteousness. The feeling of being right is so intoxicating. It triggers our ego and makes us feel invincible. It ruins marriages and...

Hired Gun

by delta | Jul 30, 2019 | Art Instruction, Fine Art, Motivational, Portraiture, World View

Many know me mostly for my commission portraits. Does that make me a hired gun? Before I dig into that, here’s a gentle reminder that I am free to paint whatever strikes my fancy, including commission portraits! Nonetheless, I invite you to take a short journey...

And the winner is . . . Dylann Roof!

by delta | Jul 18, 2019 | Motivational, Uncategorized, World View

Roof 1-10-17 Roof Delivers His Closing Statement for Sentencing Congratulations Dylann! Here’s what you’ve won: A fabulous front row seat in hell as your Manifesto now comes to fruition, along with the satisfaction of having projected your twisted vision...

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