Cynthia Wilson, affectionately dubbed “Chaplain of Pop” has built a bridge between theology and popular culture as a blogger for twenty years providing commentary on faith,art, politics and music. Listen to her podcast by clicking the web version link at the bottom of this blog and at the top of the web version after the jump.
It was recently announced that Mariah Carey will bring her Christmas Musical to Motown’s Little Caesar’s Arena.
If you watched her television special last year then you know that Mariah, dubbed the Christmas Queen because of her consistently chart topping smash hit record “All I Want for Christmas is You”, takes celebration of the holiday to an extraordinary extent
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Check out an interview of Carey about the song at the Wall Street Journal’s —The Journal. a podcast on money, power and business that was conducted in December 2020. The song itself has generated millions.
The president successfully overcame the student loan conundrum that resulted from the Supreme Court’s earlier decision this year striking down his prior Executive Order which granted $20,000 dollars of loan forgiveness to eligible student borrowers.
Here we go again! It seems like every time the legislature is faced with pressing financial issues like balancing the budget and keeping crucial services supported by taxpayer dollars available and running like a well-oiled machine, there is ultimately some delay. Differences of opinion and political convictions are expected and understandable when debate is in progress. However, inabilities little to reach reasonable compromise when smooth government function is at stake is another matter. Democrats and Republicans must come together and solve this shutdown very soon. The deadline is 12 midnite tonight.
The following is an excerpt from an article written ten years ago on October 1, 2013 when a government shut down was threatened during the Obama administration. It was successfully averted.
“It’s after midnight, an hour and a half past, to be exact. I am filled with deep disappointment and disgust about the behavior of some members of our Republican Congress and the
poor example they are setting for future leaders, our country in general and world allies, many of whom must be gaping in disbelief, if not quietly embarrassed. Of course, they would never openly express this to the US. Then there are probably those—our enemies—who may undoubtedly be quietly thrilled if not amused to learn of the superpower’s dysfunction and inability to prevent their own government from shutting down. The question which keeps reverberating through my mind is, “what could these elected representatives be thinking and why could they not find a more reasonable and constructive way of resolving the matter? Why this constant display of brinksmanship and political derring-do?”
I am joining with Senator Raphael Warnock of Georgia in praying for a resolution to this crisis. There are many people’s sources of monthly income at stake, funding of crucial government programs that will come to a halt and services that will shut down. Yes. My prayers are with our country, our Congress and specific requests for a fair and reasonable solution to this matter.
There is much to look forward to at this year’s Annual Legislative Conference. All roads lead to our nation’s capital where we can make an impact on social matters that impact our communities, weigh in on important cultural developments while making our voices strategically heard on significant political issues. Stay tuned for coverage, weigh-ins and opinions via video and podcast.
