Toxic Empathy

By: Diane Benjamin Below is the opening paragraphs on the Safe Harbor (Salvation Army) website: https://www.homelessshelterdirectory.org/shelter/il_salvation-army-safe-harbor-shelter In order for the  Safe Harbor staff to assist clients in need of services, it is expected that all individuals receiving Safe Harbor services will work, to the best of their abilities, to better their situation and seek more permanent housing […]

New views of Tent City – Friday

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Update: Fly on the Wall: Normal West

The drill was today. It was a planned drill. They did not have enough buses to transport the entire school. Some students were left behind. If this had been a real emergency would that be your child left behind? Anybody using common sense? Overheard at parents open house last night: A school emergency demanding evacuations […]

Starkly Different Biblical views

By:  Diane Benjamin Last night’s Bloomington City Council meeting was over 3 hours, it included a Township meeting that started at 5:00.  The longest discussion was about the Community Development Block Grant funds from the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Stop for a second and think about this program.  The Feds take your money […]

UPDATE: In America, we don’t have to . . .

Read this story – then read what WGLT wrote about the sermon:  http://wglt.org/post/eastview-pastors-sex-sermon-called-offensive#stream/0 _____________________________________________ By:  Diane Benjamin At the very end of last Monday’s Council meeting Alderman Scott Black made some comments about an “event” he found offensive.  He never said the event was a sermon. Evidently this sermon was advertised.  It took place at […]