The Bookworm Thinker of 11 Oct. 2021

Good morning all and Happy Columbus Day.

Ms. Book W. Room, writing under the nom de guerre of Andrea Widburg, is employed by the conservative site, American Thinker, to edit submissions to the site and to write several daily posts of her own.  Below are her posts on this date.  Since commentary to the posts are restricted at American Thinker (long story), feel free to comment on the day’s offerings below.

Today’s Offerings:

Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson refuses to back down before the LGBTQ crowd

North Carolina’s Mark Robinson got launched in politics when he spoke his mind about our right to bear arms. Since then, he has continued to refuse to back down when he runs afoul of the ever-growing list of leftist shibboleths. Most recently, cancel culture came for him when he referred to graphic gay and transgender material in school libraries as “filth.” True to form, while defending every person’s right to equal treatment under the law, Robinson made it clear that sexually graphic material, whether gay or straight, has no business in public schools nor does material encouraging so-called transgenderism.

It all began when footage emerged of Robinson speaking in church and absolutely lambasting America-hating, race hating, and the LGBTQ agenda, all of which are subjects leftists have steadily brought to K-12 public education . . .

Continue reading at American Thinker

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Let’s go, Brandon! (Brandon Straka, that is.)

Brandon Straka is a hairdresser who finally had it with the modern Democrat party’s lunacy. He put up on Facebook a video in which he described his decision to “walk away” from the Dems—and so the viral #WalkAway movement was born. On January 6, Brandon Straka found himself standing on the Capitol grounds. He did not go into the Capitol, foment violence, or engage in violence. Nevertheless, he was arrested and charged with two felonies and a misdemeanor. On Wednesday, Straka pled guilty to the misdemeanor and walked away from the rest. It was still overcharging but it’s a decent outcome and a symbolic one. . . .

Continue reading at American Thinker

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When did people’s souls become less important to religious leaders?

Two stories in today’s news—one about my state’s new Episcopalian bishop and the other about Pope Francis—impressed me because neither article had anything to do with bringing people closer to God. Instead, both were entirely concerned with issues near and dear to the leftist agenda: Racism and climate change. Perhaps both these faith leaders believe that their obligation to bring God to their parishioners goes without saying, but I thought His failure to be central to their thinking was telling.

The first story was about South Carolina’s new Episcopalian bishop, a woman named Ruth Woodliff-Stanley. . .

Continue reading at American Thinker

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