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TOWARDS A NONDENOMINATIONAL GOVERNMENT

  • January 19, 2023
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In a very unscientific way, there could be way for people to make a structure similar to the functions of how a state creates policies and drafts bills that determine law, yet between individuals that coordinate and utilize modern systems such as social media and technology to operate. This would fill the purpose of embodying the Enlightment era principals of freedom liberty and brotherhood, or even updated ideas like equity and reformed justice systems. It would function multinationally and be...

My Journey Through Religion

  • January 16, 2023
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I consider all the ways I have been enveloped in religion, and I cant but come away with the feeling that it has defined the most momentous and challenging points in my life and led me to a greater future that I had not envisioned when I was in the throes of my darkest moments. As I was growing up at home, I would sing Bible songs and read stories from children’s books about the figures and historical events in...

The Usual Suspects: Turning Prison Reform Into Reality for Black Americans

            As we all witnessed during the lockdown of 2020, George Floyd’s murder sparked movements across the country. In the aftermath, there were deeper questions left to be answered. Does sending someone to prison always bring a benefit to the community? With many of the prisoners in the United States of America being Black, it is a result of the use of race in enforcing laws and determining sentences, not because of any greater rates of committing crimes. I believe...

Spending Dollars on Music Diplomacy

            When somebody listens to music, they might be unaware of all of the factors that have lead to that moment, from political decisions, economic factors, military engagements, and diplomatic negotiations, that have transpired. In many respects, music is another sphere of international discourse, with governments spending efforts to gain their share. Music diplomacy sends an economic message as well as a political message, that a citizen does not need to be extremely wealthy for their voice to be heard,...

Adapting Hip Hop to Heal Addiction Patients

            The album “Good Kid M.A.A.D City” by Kendrick Lamar is helpful in a music therapy program directed young adults in a rehabilitation program for those recovering from drug addiction or alcoholism, because it contains themes that reference how people use these substances in their social life, and the detrimental effects it can have. Much of the album revolves around settings such as nightclubs, house parties, driving with friends, and other social gatherings, and this is a reflection of the...