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Scott Stapp & Fatherhood

Go back with me.  Think back to a day before skinny jeans; a day when hair was spiked and tips were frosted; an era that saw stars wear matching denim outfits and "reality TV" break onto the scene; a day when pop music often featured actual instruments. Yes, those were the days! Those were the days when Creed ruled the airwaves and Scott Stapp was the coolest dude on the planet (and saying dude was still sort of cool). Well, fast forward two decades and the world is a very different place.  The music is very different, but musical differences reflect the greater cultural differences.  Amidst all the changes, however, one thing remains--Scott Stapp is still making music!  He may not be cool anymore, but he is still a talented artist and he's still making quality music. His most recent effort, The Space Between the Shadows , was released on 7/19.  As a Scott Stapp fanboy I had to get it as soon as humanly possible, and I'm not talking about a stupid digi...

Is Donald Trump a Racist?

Well, ol' Donny is at it again!  His Twitter feed is ablaze with controversy, which is nothing new, but is nonetheless never a good look for the President of the United States of America.  I will say, that man is nothing if not entertaining! As social media sites and cable news channels light up with the story, it seems that liberals in Washington and in the media are intent on force-feeding the American public this idea that Donald Trump is a raging racist, cheered on by the inherently-racist, corn-fed hillbillies of the Midwest; but is that narrative true?  Are his most recent tweets proof of inveterate hate and bigotry? Is Donald Trump a racist? Please, I beg of you, allow me to clarify something before I proceed.  This is not a defense of Donald Trump as a human being.  I am not pro-Trump, just as I am not anti-Trump.  I do my best to assess his words and actions as subjectively as possible.  He is our President, so, as a Christian, I try to...