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The Babayka’s Secret Garden

      After a recent raid on Mar-a-Lago conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigations to retrieve top secret and other documents that were taken from the government after Trump was booted out of office, Republicans quickly lined up to lie about the FBI visit to the beautifully landscaped Mar-a-Lago secret gardens. […]

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Slavery in Florida Lost Black History

     The sad truth of the origin of slavery in the US dates back to 1539 in Florida. This was decades before the common denotation of 1619 as the beginning of slavery in the US colonies. In 1539, slavery arrived in present-day Florida when the slave trader, Spanish explorer Hernando DeSoto, attempted to establish a permanent settlement here. His mission was to claim more territory for Spain. The African slaves were brought here as mining and agricultural laborers. […]

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WHEN STATUES DIE

     As statues of widely recognized racists such as Christopher Columbus were brought down from their pedestals, so too was the artwork venerating lesser-known racists such as the surgeon J. Marion Sims, known as the “father of modern gynecology.” He advanced his medical knowledge by performing surgery on enslaved women without the benefit of anesthesia. In 2018, his statue was removed from New York’s Central Park. […]

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What Happened to PRAYING?

     I encourage people of faith to take counsel from 1 Timothy 2:1-4. “I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for all people— for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness.” […]