Sheila's Dribs 'n Drabs

 Teach not that it’s okay to be Other than we approve. Teach not that history may not be The story of our love. Teach not that questions are okay, For only we have truth. Teach not, for learning will betray Our self-made plan for youth. Teach not, teach not, and by this hand A gun is sold and used. Then beg the teacher “Teach,” before The gun be used on you. Pity we can't arm our teachers with words and the right to use them.

I hate those “I’m not selling anything” phone calls, where the speaker claims to really care what I think about important issues facing the city/state/country/community today, then proves how little they care by wanting yes or no answers to everything. I hate those calls especially when they ask if I’m pro-life. I make a simple request. “Please would you clarify the question. You are talking about being anti-death-penalty aren’t you?” Then they hang up. Such a shame. I’d love to tell them about all the other lives I’m pro as well, but I guess they just wanted yes or no. 

If life is sacred, save the child Whose mother cannot pay the price To bring a doctor’s care.   If life is sacred, save the child Whose mother in a darkened room Gives birth with none to share.   If life is sacred, save the child Who has no books, no hope, no smiles, No dreams, no joys to dare.   If life is sacred, save the youth— No place to go, no good to do— Then save the adult whose despair Has led to crime and trouble. Care  For all the wounded warriors who Need hope, respect, and mercy too. And save the sick, the unforgiven, Unemployed, the lost and hidden, Those on death row waiting—Save Their lives, or sacredness deny.   If life is sacred, why Are we not saving sacred lives?   https://www.jpost.com/opinion/columnists/is-abortion-in-christianity-a-mistranslation-of-bible https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/the-fetus-in-jewish-law/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2582082/ https://humanjourney.org.uk/articles/