Margaret, is it a sad day, indeed. I was just reading the news about how America has gone against the word of God with the latest Supreme Court ruling. I am just beside myself. If any of those judges were to just read the bible, they would clearly see the error of their judgment in the Book of Leviticus.
Thou shalt not cut your hair roundwise: nor shall you shave your beard. (Chapter 19 Verse 27)
No. Wait a minute. That’s not it. It’s another chapter. That one was used by the court when they ruled on Supercuts vs. Bad Hair Days.
Let’s see. Oh yes, here it is:
Thou shalt not eat shrimp or lobster. (Chapter 11 Verse 9)
Darn. That’s not it either. That one was used when the court ruled on The Olive Garden vs. Red Lobster.
Where is it? Oh yes. Leviticus Chapter 18. Here it is:
Thou shalt not approach a women during menstruation. (Verse 19)
On second thought, Margaret, I am not sure what all the fuss is about. If you don’t agree with gay marriage, don’t marry someone with a roundwise haircut and serve shrimp at the reception.
So now that we have that settled, let’s get back to what is really important… Racism and Hate Groups.
I tend to agree with the President. That Confederate Flag belongs in a museum. But freedom of expression is very important, so I also agree with Senator Lindsey Graham who says that flag is “part of who we are” as South Carolinians. And I struggle like all of the Republican Presidential Candidates do with offending everyone who flies the confederate flag. I think individuals who want to display that flag should be able to hang it in the back window of their pick-ups for all to see. That way, the rest of us will know that they are Republicans and can avoid uncomfortable political conversations with them over dinner at Red Lobster.
The way I see it, you can use your bible to justify hatred, and you can use the First Amendment to justify your right to express your hatred. Or you could pull your head out of your ass and realize that you pick and choose which bible verse to quote with as much ignorance as you pick and choose which Republican Presidential Candidate to nominate.
Call me crazy, honey, but sometimes I wonder whatever happened to common sense.
I mean it. Really.
Margaret and Helen 
[…] a bonus post here. Both are from late last month, so here’s an update on the number of conservative Christians […]
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By: Cheers and Jeers: Monday - LiberalVoiceLiberalVoice — Your source for everything about liberals and progressives! — News and tweets about everything liberals and progressives on July 13, 2015
at 7:31 AM
Thank you..good to have you back!
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By: Cynthia on July 1, 2015
at 2:34 PM
I complained as well, but it’s still blocked.
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By: kristinthecat on June 30, 2015
at 4:35 PM
i was blocked from posting this on Facebook too…….Amazing! I made a complaint about it.
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By: ooosillyme on June 30, 2015
at 7:47 AM
I can’t believe this has been blocked from Facebook linking. What about the First Amendment? Great post though ladies.
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By: kristinthecat on June 30, 2015
at 6:51 AM
Amen, Sister Helen!!
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By: Carolyn Crouch on June 29, 2015
at 10:31 PM
Amen, Sister Helen!
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By: Carolyn Crouch on June 29, 2015
at 10:29 PM
Snort! I don’t think many folks appreciate the concept, let alone practice, common sense at this point in history.
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By: Linda on June 29, 2015
at 9:32 PM
Ladies you know how to make a person’s day. Sunshine to you both.
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By: Pat on June 29, 2015
at 4:04 PM
Once again you hit it out of the park!
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By: ooosillyme on June 29, 2015
at 9:02 AM
Thank you.
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By: olandp on June 28, 2015
at 10:02 PM
What thou sayest!
Now must have pie! Where’s the pie!
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By: mageen in old virginny on June 28, 2015
at 6:37 PM
Thank you for being there and speaking truth so clearly.
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By: Anonymous on June 28, 2015
at 11:14 AM
Love this! Truer words seldom spoken. Go girls!
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By: Anonymous on June 28, 2015
at 10:17 AM
Right on, as always.
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By: nance on June 28, 2015
at 3:12 AM
I like shrimp and lobster and Margaret and Helen. So there!
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By: Optimist long memory (@Rockmedia) on June 27, 2015
at 2:24 PM
Thank you, Helen, for saying pretty much everything better than I could. This has been a fantastic week for the US, and your post makes it better still.
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By: That Other Jean on June 27, 2015
at 1:30 PM
Genius.
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By: Anonymous on June 27, 2015
at 12:11 PM
More please! Love you. Mean it. Really.
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By: Susie Quick on June 27, 2015
at 12:00 PM
I could not have said it better, thank you.
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By: suskaw123 on June 27, 2015
at 11:45 AM
I’m so happy that you’re back. I’ve always had a problem with the “pick & choose” Bible readers. Taking any verse out of context leaves me scratching my head wondering what seminary they attended. Calling them out on all the verses they choose to ignore was hilarious.
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By: Terry Waggle on June 27, 2015
at 9:07 AM
As echoed above, yay! You are back. You are the icing on the cake to the end of a wonderful couple of days. Thank you for saying so succinctly what rattles in my brain.
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By: Eunice M Link on June 27, 2015
at 5:13 AM
It seems to me that the issue of that flag is that it has no business being displayed in any government campus where citizens conduct their citizen business.
If people want to display that thing on their mudflaps, their private property, their jeans, the top of their Dodge, or even, so help me, have it printed on their condoms, that should be a private matter between a man and his hound. Just like other kinds of private matters. There will always be insensitive people, however, and the best we can do is … well, we can take a tip from those Rob Lowe ads and “don’t be that guy”.
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By: Ode on June 27, 2015
at 1:58 AM
BWAHAHAHAHA! And she’s BACK!
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By: KCMJournalist on June 27, 2015
at 1:22 AM
It’s always a bright spot in my day when I get an email notification about one of your blog posts!! This one did NOT disappoint! You’re amazing!!
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By: Janet Mease on June 26, 2015
at 11:33 PM
I love your posts, and you rarely need correction, but note that “chose” is the past tense and “choose” is the present tense.
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By: Ruth on June 26, 2015
at 11:31 PM
Thank You! Concise and insightful as always – we young’ins I won’t be a card carrying geezer til next month – need your spot on view!
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By: JemmyVa on June 26, 2015
at 10:23 PM
Bravo!!!
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By: tobyo on June 26, 2015
at 10:22 PM
OMG! You speak the way I think! Every time!
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By: Toni Austin-Allen on June 26, 2015
at 10:20 PM
You have my vote if you ever run for anything. Welcome back, love that you have ads now!!
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By: Honolulu Aunty on June 26, 2015
at 10:09 PM
Thanks Helen! Good summary on the state of everything. I enjoyed it.
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By: Easier on June 26, 2015
at 9:23 PM
That’s “my girl”……I have missed you!
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By: Jo Nicholas on June 26, 2015
at 8:54 PM
Spot on, Helen! Thank you!
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By: Glenn Moss on June 26, 2015
at 8:21 PM
Some big news days yesterday and today! I am a happy camper. I hope there is not another incident ever like what happened to my friend Rudy. His partner of 17 years had a heart attack in front of him and died at age 48. Rudy was denied being with his partner by the ambulance and police that responded and denied again being with him at the hospital as he lay dying. It was just the wrongest wrong ever. To all the other Rudy’s out there, get married now and enjoy all the rights of being a legal partner. The way it should be! Just don’t eat at Red Lobster, I think it is against the Bible, really!
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By: joanpm on June 26, 2015
at 7:15 PM
Hysterical and right on as usual. Thank you …nothing like the truth to set you free hahahaha
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By: Susan on June 26, 2015
at 6:27 PM
Finally, something worth reading in my “inbox”. Preach it, Helen!
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By: Anonymous on June 26, 2015
at 6:25 PM
Love you keep it comin!
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By: NANCY JOHNSON on June 26, 2015
at 6:22 PM
Reblogged this on inkenheimer and commented:
My dream is to be worthy to follow Helen Philpot, and if we’re lucky, she ain’t going for a while.
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By: inkenheimer on June 26, 2015
at 6:21 PM
I think you two have more common sense than most people over the age of five! It will be interesting to see what spin is put on the SCOTUS recent decisions and what the 13 Republican candidates will campaign on. I suppose a big part of it will be attacking Hillary because I don’t think any of them have a coherent thought and won’t be able to campaign on anything else.
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By: Care on June 26, 2015
at 6:07 PM
Reblogged this on The Militant Negro™.
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By: Mr. Militant Negro on June 26, 2015
at 6:01 PM
Margaret & Helen, you are most precious to me and your posts are always spot on!
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By: Helen in Alaska on June 26, 2015
at 5:59 PM
Thank you! That was wonderful. Grandma Beth
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By: Beth on June 26, 2015
at 5:55 PM
Reblogged this on Central Oregon Coast NOW.
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By: Central Oregon Coast NOW on June 26, 2015
at 5:49 PM
Good to see your new post. I agree that those redneck bigots should display the Confederate flag in their trucks. I definitely do not want to discuss shrimp policies with them at the Red Lobster. Keep promoting common sense, Helen. We need lots more of it these days.
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By: Illanoy Gal on June 26, 2015
at 5:37 PM
I raise my shrimp cocktail to you, Helen. I mean it.
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By: J on June 26, 2015
at 5:19 PM
Love your posts…I put this one on FB.
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By: Gram on June 26, 2015
at 5:15 PM
Great to have you back…can’t think of anyone we’d rather celebrate common sense with that the two of you!
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By: Sandra Getgood on June 26, 2015
at 5:09 PM
Me too Helen, me too. Can’t seem to figure out where the heck it’s gone (common sense that is)…
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By: mimijk on June 26, 2015
at 5:04 PM
Thank you thank you thank you. You say exactly what is in my head every time. Spooky, yes. You are a breath of fresh air in an otherwise climate change challenged world.
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By: Vicki on June 26, 2015
at 5:03 PM
Yay! You’re back! Great post as always.
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By: Terri in NY on June 26, 2015
at 5:01 PM