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We can see ourselves as the prodigal or elder son at different stages of life, but we ultimately are called to progress to spiritual fatherhood.

Phil Robertson: Today's cancel culture crowd makes one BIG mistake



On BlazeTV's "In the Woods," host Phil Robertson talked about the one big mistake today's cancel culture crowd is making and reminded listeners that "without mercy, there's never any forgiveness."

Phil started out by reading 2 Timothy 3:1-5:

But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days.
People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy,
without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good,
treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God—
having a form of godliness but denying its power. Have nothing to do with such people

Phil went on to draw a comparison with Matthew 5:3-10:

Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.
Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.
Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.
Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God.
Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

"So those are the two kinds of people," Phil pointed out.

"So, instead of being so judgmental — somebody said that's the number one thing on Facebook. I've never actually looked at it, you know, but they say that the number one thing is everybody is ripping everybody else, just ripping them to shreds. And this goes on ad hominem, every day, every night. It's just ripping each other. ... How about a little mercy coming out of you folks? Just a little bit?" he continued.

"Great is your reward, if you're merciful. Don't forget that when you run up on the cancel culture crowd," Phil added.

"You're condemning yourself because you who pass judgment do the same things. Remember, all of us make mistakes."

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Columbia University to offer 6 graduation ceremonies segregated by race, sexuality, income level



Columbia University is set to offer six different graduation ceremonies segregated by race, sexuality, and income level in a move curiously touted by the Ivy League school as "multicultural" — a term usually describing the mixture of many cultural or ethnic groups within a given community.

Details about the virtual ceremonies were shared in an announcement on the prestigious New York university's website. The ceremonies, which will be hosted in addition to a main university-wide ceremony, are available to seniors in Columbia College, Columbia Engineering, General Studies, and Barnard College, the university's all-women sister college.

"Complementing our school- and University-wide ceremonies, these events provide a more intimate setting for students and guests to gather, incorporate meaningful cultural traditions and celebrate the specific contributions and achievements of their communities," the announcement reads.

The announcement then lists the schedule and description for the graduation events. Included on the list are separate ceremonies for "Native," "LGBTQIA+," "Latinx," and "First-generation and/or low income" students, in addition to ceremonies for Asian and black students:

  • Native Graduation: Sunday, April 25 at 4:00 p.m. EDT
  • Lavender Graduation (LGBTQIA+ community): Monday, April 26 at 4:00 p.m. EDT
  • Asian Graduation: Tuesday, April 27 at 10:00 a.m. EDT
  • FLI Graduation (First-generation and/or low income community): Tuesday, April 27 at 7:00 p.m. EDT
  • Latinx Graduation: Thursday, April 29 at 6:00 p.m. EDT
  • Black Graduation: Friday, April 30 at 4:00 p.m. EDT
Graduating students have until Sunday to sign up in order to secure their "multicultural graduation gift (e.g. stole, tassel, pin or other gift)" and until Wednesday, March 31, in order to be "listed on the website and at the ceremonies."

Though it is unclear when precisely the ceremonies were first announced, the news was reportedly first brought to light earlier this month by Mercy Muroki, a senior researcher at the Centre for Social Justice and graduate student at the University of Oxford studying social policy.

In a tweet, Muroki said, "Racially and sexually segregated graduation ceremonies. One of the 'best' universities in the world. 2021. If you want to know what going backwards looks like, this is it."

Racially and sexually segregated graduation ceremonies. One of the 'best' universities in the world. 2021.If you… https://t.co/Go7snIcUiY
— Mercy Muroki (@Mercy Muroki)1615063706.0

Hosting segregated graduation ceremonies is not necessarily a new idea. In 2017, Harvard University graduate students successfully made a push for a separate graduation ceremony for black students. By 2019, the idea had become mainstream, as more than 75 colleges reportedly hosted black-only ceremonies.

However, by offering six separate diversified gatherings all at one school, Columbia certainly is breaking ground.

(H/T: The College Fix)