I believe...
I believe black lives matter. No, that doesn't make me a babykiller (???) as somebody claimed on FB. I believer LGBTQ lives matter. No, I'm not an atheist as somebody claimed. I believe the earth matters, and it's warming. This doesn't mean I'm not capable of reading or understanding the literature (as an FB commenter said)--it means I take care, when I read, to look at the writers' qualifications. I believe the Bible matters. That means I read it and pray it; I don't use it to beat up my neighbors or prop up my photograph. I believe immigrants matter. No, I'm not un-American. The judge who welcomed me to citizenship told me immigrants matter. I believe refugees matter. No, I'm not a lawbreaker. I believe wearing masks can save lives. No, I'm not drinking the koolaid; I'm respecting the scientists who've studied epidemiology so much longer and more deeply than I have. I believe the Portland demonstrations would have been less riotous if