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The Prosperity Gospel: Dangerous and Different
Antonio Spadaro, SJ - La Civiltà Catolica - Sun, Jan 12th 2020
The "prosperity gospel" is a well-known theological current emerging from the neo-Pentecostal evangelical movements. At its heart is the belief that God wants his followers to have a prosperous life, that is, to be rich, healthy and happy. This type of Christianity places the well-being of the believer at the center of prayer, and turns God the Creator into someone who makes the thoughts and desires of believers come true.
The risk of this form of religious anthropocentrism, which puts humans and their well-being at the center, is that it transforms God into a power at our service, the Church into a supermarket of faith, and religion into a utilitarian phenomenon that is eminently sensationalist and pragmatic.
This image of prosperity and well-being, as we will see in a moment, relates to the so-called "American Dream." It is not the same thing, just a reductive interpretation. In and of itself, this dream is the vision of a land and a society understood as a place of open opportunity. Historically, through the centuries, this has been the motivation pushing many economic migrants to leave their own land and set out for the United States to stake a claim to a place where work produces results that were unreachable in their old world.
The prosperity gospel mechanically translates this vision into religious terms, as though opulence and well-being were the true signs of divine delight to be conquered magically by faith. In recent decades this "theology" has spread across the world thanks to massive media campaigns by evangelical movements and ministries, especially neo-charismatic ones.
The aim of our reflection is to illustrate and evaluate the phenomenon, which is used as a theological justification for economic neo-liberalism. In conclusion, we will see how Pope Francis has often warned against the perils of this theology that can "overshadow the Gospel of Christ."[1]
Spread around the world
The prosperity gospel has spread not only in the United States where it was born, but also in Africa, especially Nigeria, Kenya, Uganda and South Africa. In Kampala there is a giant covered stadium called the Miracle Center Cathedral, which cost 7 million dollars to build. It is the fruit of the work of Pastor Robert Kayanja, who has also developed a vast movement with a strong media presence.
In Asia, too, the prosperity gospel has had a notable impact, especially in India and South Korea. The 1980s saw a strong indigenous movement in South Korea tied to this theological current, promoted by Pastor Paul Yonggi Cho. He preached a theology of the "fourth dimension" where believers, through visions and dreams, would be able to take control of reality and obtain all sorts of immanent prosperity.[2]
We can also see it rooted in the People's Republic of China thanks to the "Churches of Wenzhou." Wenzhou is a large Eastern port in the province of Zhejiang, where great red crosses appeared on many buildings. They usually indicate the presence of a "Wenzhou Church," which is a community originating from various local businessmen and tied to the prosperity gospel movement.[3]
In Latin America, this theology spread and propagated itself exponentially after 1980, even if its roots there can be traced to the 1940s and 1950s. This religious phenomenon translates, from the point of view of media, in the use of television by very charismatic pastors who have a simple and direct message, theatrically staged with shows of music and testimony, and fundamentalist and pragmatic readings of the Bible.
In Central America, we see that Guatemala and Costa Rica have probably become the main bastions of this religious current. In Guatemala there was the determining presence of the charismatic leader Carlos Enrique Luna Arango, nicknamed "Cash Luna." Costa Rica is the home of the evangelical satellite television channel TBN-Enlace.
In South America, the most significant diffusion took place in Colombia, Chile and Argentina, but Brazil also deserves a special mention as it possesses its own dynamic and indigenous Pentecostal movement in the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God. This group, also known by the name "Stop Suffering," has branches across Latin America. It has kept an intermediary language somewhere between Spanish and Portuguese that gives it a peculiar type of carefully studied communication. Suffice it to analyze the proclamation of the Brazilian Universal Church to find a strong message of prosperity and well-being, tied to personal visits to the temples in order to receive multiple benefits.
This "gospel" is spread by a strong presence in the main media and is sustained by its powerful influence over political life.
The origins of the movement and the American Dream
If we look for the origins of these theological currents, we find them in the United States where the majority of those doing research into the American religious phenomenology trace them to the New York Pastor Esek William Kenyon (1867-1948). He maintained that through the power of faith you can change what is concrete and real. A direct conclusion of this belief is that faith can lead to riches, health and well-being, while lack of faith leads to poverty, sickness and unhappiness.
The origins of the prosperity gospel are actually complex, but here we look at the most important roots, referring the reader to the specialist essays and publications for further detail. Theologian Kate Ward, for example, has written about the influence of Adam Smith, especially his "theory of moral sentiments."[4] Ward shows how for Smith compassion is not related to the poor, but invokes admiration for those who have a success story.
These doctrines have connected to and imbibed significantly the world of positive thinking, an indicator of the American way of life. In this way they connect to the "exceptional position" that Alexis de Tocqueville in his famous Democracy in America (1831) attributed to the Americans, to the extent they can "believe that no democratic people will ever reach a position similar" to their own. Tocqueville even affirmed that this way of life shapes the religion of the Americans.
Sometimes American authorities themselves prove this link.[5] In his State of the Union Address on January 30, 2018, President Donald Trump stated, in order to describe the identity of the country: "Together, we are rediscovering the American way." And he went on: "In America, we know that faith and family, not government and bureaucracy, are the center of the American life. Our motto is 'in God we trust.' And we celebrate our police, our military, and our amazing veterans as heroes who deserve our total and unwavering support." In just a few lines we see God, the army and the American Dream.[6]
The megachurches and the different Gospel
A fundamental impulse to these ideas of the prosperity gospel comes from the so-called Word of Faith movement, whose main mentor was the pastor and self-styled prophet Kenneth Hagin (1917-2003). Among Hagin's distinguishing characteristics were his recurrent visions that inspired him to make a unique interpretation of some of the Bible's most well-known texts. See, for example, the case of Mark 11:23-24: "Truly I tell you, if you say to this mountain, 'Be taken up and thrown into the sea,' and if you do not doubt in your heart, but believe that what you say will come to pass, it will be done for you. So I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours." These two verses for Hagin were the pillars of the prosperity gospel.
He states that to translate miraculous faith into works it must be without uncertainties, especially concerning the impossible things: you have to declare specifically the miracle and believe that you will get it in the way imagined. Hagin also emphasized another aspect: the fact that the desired miracle has to be considered as already conceded, that is, its coming into being has to move from the future to the past.
Both Kenyon and Hagin understood that mass media are fundamental instruments for the rapid spread of their teaching. The former used it in his own show Kenyon's Church of the Air, the latter in his program Faith Seminar of the Air.
There are some preachers that we can note as following in the theological tradition of Kenyon and Hagin with their communications strategy. The first is Kenneth Copeland – anointed by Hagin as his successor – and his television program Believer's Voice of Victory, which spread those doctrines around the world. In the same way, Norman Vincent Peale (1889-1993), pastor of the Marble Collegiate Church in New York, gained an enormous following with his books whose titles speak for themselves: The Power of Positive Thinking, You Can If You Think You Can, A Guide to Confident Living. Peale was a successful preacher and managed to mix marketing and preaching.
In the United States millions of people regularly go to the megachurches that spread the prosperity gospel. The preachers, prophets and apostles who have joined this branch of neo-Pentecostalism have taken up more and more important posts in the mass media, published an enormous quantity of books that have rapidly become best-sellers, and given speeches that are often transmitted to millions of people via the internet and social media.
Names such as Oral Roberts, Pat Robertson, Benny Hinn, Robert Tilton, Joel Osteen, Joyce Meyer and others have increased their popularity and wealth thanks to their focus on knowing this gospel, emphasizing it and pushing it to its limits. Joyce Meyer says that her television program "Enjoying Everyday Life" reaches two-thirds of the world through radio and television and is translated into 38 languages.[7]
What is absolutely clear is that the economic, media and political power of these groups – which we generically call "evangelicals of the American Dream" – makes them more visible than the other evangelical churches, even those of the classical Pentecostal variety. In addition, their growth is exponential and directly proportional to the economic, physical and spiritual benefits they promise their followers: all these blessings are far removed from the life of conversion usually taught by the traditional evangelical movements.
Although they have come out of and then crossed through different denominations, these movements have been harshly criticized by groups of charismatic Churches that have maintained their evangelical religious nature based on miracles, prophecies and signs. Many evangelical sectors, both traditional (Baptist, Methodist, Presbyterian) and more recent, have harshly criticized these movements, even calling what they preach a "different gospel."[8]
Economic well-being and health
The pillars of the prosperity gospel, as we have mentioned, are essentially two: economic well-being and health. This accentuation is the fruit of a literalist exegesis of some biblical texts that are taken within a reductionist hermeneutic. The Holy Spirit is limited to a power placed at the service of individual well-being. Jesus Christ has abandoned his role as Lord and transformed into being a debtor to each one of his words. The Father is reduced to being "a sort of cosmic bellhop that responds to the needs and desires of his creatures."[9]
For the preachers of this gospel, the "word of faith" they pronounce takes over the role that the Bible traditionally held as the norm of faith and morals in the evangelical movement, even raising it to the power and effect of the apostolic word of the "anointed one." Speaking in the name of God directly, concretely and specifically gives the "positive word" a creative sense they consider capable of making things happen, if those who are present do not block it with their lack of faith.
At the same time, they teach that, being a matter of a "confession of faith," the followers are responsible with their words for whatever happens to them, be they blessings or curses, economically or physically, in terms of generation or spirituality. A refrain that many of these pastors use is "There is a miracle in your mouth." The miraculous process is the following: visualize in detail what you want, declare it expressly with your mouth, claim it with the faith and authority of God and consider it already received. Effectively, "claiming" the promises of God, which have been extracted from the biblical texts or the prophetic word of the pastor, places the believer in a dominant position with respect to a God who is imprisoned by his own word, as perceived and believed by the faithful.
The theme of health also has a key role in the prosperity gospel. In these doctrines, it is one's own mind that has to concentrate on the supposed biblical laws, which then produce the desired power through the tongue. There is the belief, for example, that a sick person, without turning to a doctor, can be healed by concentrating and pronouncing in the present or past tense biblical phrases or prayers inspired by the Scriptures. One of the phrases used in this way is "By the wounds of Christ I have already been healed." These would be the words, in their opinion, that could unblock the divine benediction that would heal them in that very moment.
Obviously, sad and disastrous events, including natural ones, or tragedies such as those of migrants and others in similar situations do not offer winning narratives that help to keep the faithful tied to the thought of the prosperity gospel. This is why there can be a lack of empathy and solidarity in these cases from its followers. There can be no compassion for those who are not prosperous, for clearly they have not followed the rules and thus live in failure and are not loved by God.
A God of covenants and seeds
One of the characteristics of these movements is the emphasis placed on the covenant written by God with his people, his witnesses in the Bible. And above all they look to the alliance with the patriarchs. So the text of the alliance with Abraham has a central place, in the sense of guaranteed prosperity. The logic of this concept of "the God of the covenants" is that, as Christians are the spiritual children of Abraham, they are also the inheritors of the material rights, the financial blessings and the earthly territorial lands. Rather than a biblical alliance, it sounds like a contract.
Kenneth Copeland wrote in his book The Laws of Prosperity that, as the deal with God was established and prosperity is one of the results of that agreement, believers should be aware that they now have a right to prosperity.[10]
In these theologies, the filial belonging of Christians as children of God is reinterpreted as that of "Children of the King": sonship that brings rights and privileges, especially material ones to those who recognize and preach it. Harold Hill, in his book How to be a Winner, wrote: "King's kids are entitled to receive special treatment because they have a firsthand winning relationship with their heavenly Father who has made all things and continues to be Lord of all."[11]
Another central concept in this theology, intimately connected to the preceding one, is the principle of sowing seeds. The classic text is that of Galatians 6:7 "Do not be deceived; God is not mocked, for you reap whatever you sow." And there is also Mark 10:29-30 where Jesus said to Peter, "Truly I tell you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields, for my sake and for the sake of the good news, who will not receive a hundredfold now in this age – houses, brothers and sisters, mothers and children, and fields, with persecutions – and in the age to come eternal life."
Material, physical and spiritual prosperity finds one of its favored texts in the Third Letter of John: "Beloved, I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be in good health, just as it is well with your soul" (verse 2). In the Old Testament, the reference text is Deuteronomy 28:1-14.
The passages are interpreted in such a way as to serve a purpose. For example, in the book God's Will is Prosperity the preacher Gloria Copeland writes, referring to the donations for ministries such as hers: "Give a dollar for love of the gospel and you'll get one hundred; give ten dollars and you'll get a thousand as a gift. Give one airplane and receive one hundred times the value of the airplane. Give one car and the return would furnish you a lifetime of cars. In short, Mark 10:30 is a very good deal."[12]
When all is said and done, the spiritual principle of the seed and the harvest, in this evangelical interpretation that takes it completely out of context, states that giving is above all an economic act that is measured in terms of return on investment. What is forgotten, though, is found immediately after Galatians 6:7, in verse 8, where Paul writes: "If you sow to your own flesh, you will reap corruption from the flesh; but if you sow to the Spirit, you will reap eternal life from the Spirit."
Pragmatism and the pride of success
The gospel we have described is easily imbibed in today's societies, where the legitimacy of the supernatural requires some sort of real verification. The pragmatism of success needs simple propositions of faith. The need for a prosperous life without suffering fits in with a client-centered, made-to-measure religiosity, and the kairos of the God of history gives way to the frenetic kronos of the real world. When all is said and done we are speaking here of a God who is made in the image and likeness of the people and their situation, and not according to the biblical model. In some societies where meritocracy has coincided with the socio-economic level without any concern given to the enormous differences in opportunity, this "Gospel," which puts the accent on the faith as a "merit" to climb the social ladder, is unjust and radically anti-evangelical.
Generally, the fact that there are riches and material benefits fall once again on the exclusive responsibility of the believer, and consequently so too their poverty or lack of goods. Material victory places the believer in a position of pride due to the power of their "faith." On the contrary, poverty hits them with a blow that is unbearable for two reasons: first, the person thinks their faith is unable to move the providential hands of God; second, their miserable situation is a divine imposition, a relentless punishment to be accepted in submission.
A theology of the American Dream?
This theology clearly serves the economic-political-philosophical concepts of a neo-liberal model. One of the conclusions made by exponents of this theological tradition is geopolitical and economic in nature, and tied to the place of origin of the prosperity gospel. It leads to the conclusion that the United States has grown as a nation under the blessing of the providential God of the Evangelical movement. Meanwhile, those who dwell south of the Rio Grande are sinking in poverty because the Catholic Church has a different, opposed vision exalting poverty. From political connotations, it is even possible to verify the link between these positions and the integralist and fundamentalist temptations.[13]
In truth, one of the serious problems that the prosperity gospel brings is its perverse effect on the poor. In fact, it not only exasperates individualism and knocks down the sense of solidarity, but it pushes people to adopt a miracle-centered outlook, because faith alone – not social or political commitment – can procure prosperity. So the risk is that the poor who are fascinated by this pseudo-Gospel remain dazzled in a socio-political emptiness that easily allows other forces to shape their world, making them innocuous and defenseless. The prosperity gospel is not a cause of real change, a fundamental aspect of the vision that is innate to the social doctrine of the Church.
While Max Weber spoke of the relationship between Protestantism and capitalism in the context of evangelical austerity, the prosperity gospel theologians spread the idea of riches in proportional relation to personal faith. Without any social sense, and framed within an experience of individual benefit, this conception knowingly or unknowingly gives an extremist rereading of Calvinistic theologies of predestination. Soteriology is somehow anchored in time and place and is emptied of its traditional eschatological vision. Hence, in the Protestant sphere, many who follow traditional theology look with distrust and even with harsh criticism at the progress of these theologies, which many associate with "new age" and expressions of magic mysticism.
Salvation is not a theology of prosperity
Since the beginning of his pontificate Francis has been aware of the "different gospel" of prosperity theology and, criticizing it, has applied the classical social doctrine of the Church. He has often spoken about it to warn about its dangers. The first time was in Brazil, July 28, 2013. Speaking to the bishops of Latin America and the Caribbean he singled out ecclesial functionalism that "applies a sort of prosperity gospel to the organization of pastoral work." This ends up being concerned with efficacy, success, quantifiable results and good statistics. The Church ends up being run like a business in a misleading way that keeps people away from the mystery of faith.
Speaking again to bishops, this time in Korea in August 2014, Francis quoted Paul (1 Cor 11:17) and James (2:1-7) who rebuked the Churches that were living in such a way as to make the poor feel unwelcome. "This is a prosperity temptation," Francis commented. And he went on: "Be careful, because yours is a Church which is prospering, a great missionary Church, a great Church. The devil must not be allowed to sow these weeds, this temptation to remove the poor from very prophetic structure of the Church and to make you become an affluent Church for the affluent, a Church of the well-to-do – perhaps not to the point of developing a 'theology of prosperity' – but a Church of mediocrity."
References to the prosperity gospel are also seen in the daily homilies of Francis at Santa Marta. On February 5, 2015, the pope said clearly that "salvation is not a theology of prosperity" but "a gift, the same gift that Jesus had received to give." And the power of the Gospel is that of "chasing the impure spirits to liberate them, to heal them." Jesus "does not give the power to make great business." Francis repeated this again at Santa Marta on May 19, 2016. Some, he said, believe "in what is called the prosperity gospel, that is, God shows you that you are right if he gives you great riches." But that "is wrong." This is why the Psalmist says "Do not set your heart on riches." To make himself clearer, the pope recalled the gospel passage of the "rich young man that Jesus loved because he was just": he "was good, but had set his heart on riches and these riches eventually became chains for him and stopped him from being free to follow Jesus."
The vision of faith offered by the prosperity gospel is in clear contradiction to the concept of a humanity marked by sin with a need for eschatological salvation, tied to Jesus Christ as savior and not to the success of its own works. It embodies a peculiar form of Pelagianism against which Francis has asked us to be alert. As he wrote in his apostolic exhortation Gaudete et Exsultate, there are Christians who are committed to following the path of "justification by their own efforts, the worship of the human will and their own abilities. The result is a self-centered and elitist complacency, bereft of true love. This finds expression in a variety of apparently unconnected ways of thinking and acting," among them "an excessive concern with programs of self-help and personal fulfillment" (No. 57).
The prosperity gospel also gives voice to another of the great heresies of our time, namely Gnosticism. It affirms that reality can be changed by the powers of the mind. This is particularly clear, for example, in the work and great influence of Mary Baker Eddy (1821-1910) in the Church and movement of Christian Science. As Francis writes in Gaudete et Exsultate, by its very nature Gnosticism wants to tame the mystery of God and his grace. Gnostics "use religion for their own purposes, to promote their own psychological or intellectual theories." Instead, "God infinitely transcends us; he is full of surprises. We are not the ones to determine when and how we will encounter him." A faith used to manipulate reality, mentally and psychically, "presumes to control God's transcendence" (No. 41).
The prosperity gospel is a far cry from the invitation of St. Paul in 2 Cor 8:9-15: "For you know the generous act of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, so that by his poverty you might become rich" (8:9). And it is also a far cry from the positive and enlightening prophecy of the American Dream that has inspired many. The prosperity gospel is far from the "missionary dream" of the American pioneers, and further still from the message of preachers like Martin Luther King and the social, inclusive and revolutionary content of his memorable talk: "I have a dream."
[1]. Cf. D. W. Jones – R. Woodbridge, Health, Wealth & Happiness: Has the Prosperity Gospel Overshadowed the Gospel of Christ?, Grand Rapids (MI), Kregel, 2010.
[2]. Cho was condemned for stealing around 15 million euro from Church accounts, which he used to cover his family's losses on the stock market.
[3]. Cf. K. Attanasi – A. Yong, Constructing China's Jerusalem: Christians, Power, and Place in Contemporary Wenzhou, Stanford, Stanford University Press, 2011. Cf. T. Meynard – M. Chambon, The Aggiornamento of the Catholic Church in China, Civ. Catt. English ed. March 2018 pp. 93-101; P. Wu, Reasons Why Prosperity Theology Floods in China, in http://chinachristiandaily.com/news/category/2016-11-03/reasons-why-prosperity-theology-floods-in-china_3103.
[4]. K. Ward, 'Mere Poverty Excites Little Compassion': Adam Smith, Moral Judgment and the Poor, in The Heythrop Journal, March 2015, in https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/heyj.12260 Cf. Ibid., "Porters to Heaven Wealth, the Poor, and Moral Agency in Augustine," in Journal of Religious Ethics, April 2014, https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jore.12054. Here Ward also states that the roots of what we call the prosperity gospel are ancient and that it was known at the time of Augustine who opposed this vision.
[5]. Cf. Why Evangelicals love Donald Trump: The secret lies in the prosperity Gospel, in The Economist, May 18, 2017; Experts Discuss Role of 'Prosperity Gospel' in Trump's Success, in The Harvard Crimson, October 24, 2017; P. Feuerherd, Does the 'Prosperity Gospel' Explain Trump?, in Jstor Daily, May 1, 2017.
[6]. During the annual National Prayer Breakfast, February 2018, Trump, linking his country to the American Dream of freedom, heroism and courage, defined the United States as a light unto all nations. "As long as we open our eyes to God's grace and open our hearts to God's love, then America will forever be the land of the free, the home of the brave, and a light unto all nations." This quote reflects a biblical prophecy of the restorative and messianic role of Israel, the chosen people and the great and prosperous nation that was the dream of the patriarchs: "I will give you as a light to the nations, that my salvation may reach to the end of the earth" (Isaiah 49:6).
[7]. We recall too that the inauguration ceremony for the presidential mandate of Donald Trump included prayers from prosperity gospel preachers like Paula White, one of his spiritual advisors. In October 2015 White organized a meeting at Trump Tower for televangelists connected to the prosperity gospel. They prayed for the current president, laying their hands on him. The video is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQ18exdhR6I
[8]. Cf. D. R. McConnell, A Different Gospel: Biblical and Historical Insights Into the Word of Faith Movement, Peabody (MA), Hendrickson, 1988.
[9]. J. Goff, The Faith that Claims, in Christianity Today, n. 34, February 1990, 21.
[10]. Cf. K. Copeland, The Laws of Prosperity, Tulsa (OK), Harrison House, 1974.
[11]. H. Hill, How to be a Winner, Alachua (FL), Bridge Logos, 1976.
[12]. G. Copeland, God's Will is Prosperity, Tulsa (OK), Harrison House, 1978.
[13]. Cf. A. Spadaro – M. Figueroa, Evangelical Fundamentalism and Catholic Integralism: A Surprising Ecumenism, in Civ. Catt. English Edition, July 13, 2017, http://laciviltacattolica.com/evangelical-fundamentalism-and-catholic-integralism-in-the-usa-a-surprising-ecumenism.
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Major 'feminist' website calls for harassment of Kyrsten Sinema: 'Absolutely bully' her
"But maybe it's easier to act like a public bathroom is a sacred place than criticize the fact that Sinema decided to hide from her voters like a coward," Jezebel staff writer Ashley Reese argues.
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High-profile "feminist" website Jezebel has called for the targeted harassment of Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ). The senator was followed into the bathroom by a group of immigration activists who had accosted the Democrat lawmaker in her classroom while she was teaching at Arizona State University over the weekend.
In the Jezebel piece, titled "Absolutely Bully Kyrsten Sinema Outside Of Her Bathroom Stall," the op-ed argues that the senator is "holding all of us back" and some of Sinema's most vulnerable constituents are "rightfully" sick of it.
Jezebel staff writer Ashley Reese criticizes the "pearl-clutching" response surrounding the ASU incident and questions the "effectiveness of certain kinds of protest" that she contends will "always be up for debate."
Reese's language mirrors the writings of "How To Blow Up A Pipeline" author Andreas Malm, who has advocated for the climate change movement to "escalate its tactics," embrace violence, and "move away from an exclusive focus on polite, gentle, and perfectly peaceful civil disobedience."
The Jezebel writer says that few are "providing a more effective and safe alternative" to how the activists at ASU acted.
"They told Sinema, to her face—and through a door—that she was failing them and why." Noting there was no violence or rude language, Reese contends that the confrontation was "Just a few constituents following their representative into a large bathroom to air their grievances."
She questions, "What should they have done instead? Call her office and direct their ire through a receptionist like surely countless Americans do each day? Write her a letter she won't read? Vote her into office again and hope that, this time, she'll deign them important enough to listen to?"
Sinema, whom Reese calls "a political menace," told the persisting activists that she had to leave, but the group pursued the Arizona lawmaker into the women's bathroom. Sinema did not respond to the activists, choosing to lock herself behind a restroom stall. Sounds of toilets flushing were audible in the footage.
Social justice organization Living United for Change in Arizona uploaded the video Sunday of the immigration activists demanding that Sinema defend her opposition to the Biden administration's $3.5 trillion Build Back Better infrastructure bill.
Sinema joined many moderates who criticized the Democratic leadership's decision to pull the bill from the floor Friday to gain additional time for negotiations. Sinema has voiced concern over the Senate budget agenda and its staggering price tag.
"It's no wonder her constituents—who don't understand what the f**k she's doing any better than the rest of us—are piping mad," Reese defends the harassing protesters. "Mad enough to pester her after she finished teaching a class at ASU."
President Joe Biden's plan provides a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants. One of the activists, who identified herself as Blanca, told the senator that she was brought to the United States when she was three-years-old. Blanca's grandparents were deported in 2010 due to Arizona's controversial SB1070 law, one of the strictest anti-immigration laws in the country.
"We need to hold you accountable to what you told us, what you promised us that you were going to pass when we knocked on doors for you. It's not right," Blanca told the Arizona legislator in the campus restroom.
Reese lambasts a Fox News headline that reported that Sinema was "stalked" following months of "liberal media pressure" and slams reactions from Human Events senior editor Jack Posobiec, NBC's senior Capitol Hill correspondent Garret Haake, and The Nation's justice correspondent Elie Mystal.
"Given these reactions, one would think that an angry activist kicked open the bathroom door while Sinema was taking a massive dump," Reese writes.
Reese sides with the left-wing instigators who berated the senator in the bathroom stall and denounces Simena's alleged cowardice. She downplays the tension-filled event as a handful of activists who "just sort of stood around" in a public space, "politely but firmly demanding that Sinema to do the job they elected her to do."
"But maybe it's easier to act like a public bathroom is a sacred place than criticize the fact that Sinema decided to hide from her voters like a coward," Reese concludes in the Jezebel essay.
Sinema spoke out on Monday, calling the behavior "not legitimate protest" and alleging that the safe educational environment was "breached" by the conduct.
Neither Biden nor his press secretary had much sympathy for Sinema. "I don't think they're appropriate tactics but it happens to everybody," Biden said at a White House press conference on Monday. "The only people it doesn't happen to are people who have Secret Service standing around with them. So, it's part of the process."
When pressed about Sinema's badgering, White House press secretary Jen Psaki broke from Biden's take, labeling the incident "inappropriate" and "unacceptable."
On social media, a Twitter user questioned Reese on the matter of privacy: "So, it is perfectly fine to record someone else in the bathroom without their consent?"
"If they're an ordinary citizen, no. If you open their stall, absolutely not. If they're an elected official evading basic questions behind a closed door in a large women's bathroom at a public university then yeah I think it's probably fine to record an activist talking to a door," Reese responded on Twitter hours after publication.
If they're an ordinary citizen, no. If you open their stall, absolutely not. If they're an elected official evading basic questions behind a closed door in a large women's bathroom at a public university then yeah I think it's probably fine to record an activist talking to a door https://t.co/J4WnetZs2O
— Ashley Reese (@offbeatorbit) October 4, 2021
"I, for one, am shocked a magazine named after history's most famous pagan witch would betray one of their own women like this," Posobiec commented. "Shocked."
I, for one, am shocked a magazine named after history's most famous pagan witch would betray one of their own women like this. Shocked. https://t.co/b8IyeC8cYk
— Jack Posobiec (@JackPosobiec) October 4, 2021
"Jot this down for the next time AOC claims she feared for her life because a Republican gave her a mean look," tweeted "Relatable" host Allie Beth Stuckey.
Jot this down for the next time AOC claims she feared for her life because a Republican gave her a mean look https://t.co/NXEIsRZx9v
— Allie Beth Stuckey (@conservmillen) October 4, 2021
Reese reacted to the argument by claiming that if constituents followed the New York representative into a public restroom to chide her for stalling important legislation, she would consider the harassment "absolutely fair."
"How dare people follow an elected official they voted for into a large bathroom with multiple stalls and talk about their deported grandma?" Reese tweeted.
Some big name right wing prick I will not name was like "if this was aoc you would cry!" and frankly if people who voted for aoc followed her into a public restroom to chide her for stalling important legislation I would say that's… absolutely fair lol.
New York progressive Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has said she feared GOP lawmakers in Congress would've led Capitol rioters to her on Jan. 6.
Ocasio-Cortez falsely accused Texas Sen. Ted Cruz of "trying to get [her] killed," vowing that she wouldn't attend President Joe Biden's inauguration because she didn't "feel safe" around Republican legislators. The representative further demanded the removal of Republicans in the House and Senate.
If someone followed AOC into a bathroom and filmed her horrified reactions while demanding she back specific policies she would say it triggered memories of her sexual assault and insist on an endless congressional investigation so we could all see her cry live on tv.
— libby emmons (@libbyemmons) October 4, 2021
"I can tell you that I had a very close encounter where I thought I was going to die," the "Squad" member said in an hour-long Instagram Live video. "I did not know if I was going to make it to the end of that day alive."
The congresswoman has acted like she was on the front line, facing down Trump supporting rioters in the halls outside her congressional office.
But it turned out that Ocasio-Cortez wasn't in the Capitol at the time of the federal breach. She was in another building separate from the chaotic Jan. 6 scene.
Ocasio-Cortez still asserted she's effectively "served in war" and has diclosed she's been attending therapy after "surviving" the Capitol riot.
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McCartney III is the Charm of Macca's DIY Home-Made Albums
I was excited when Paul McCartney announced his new album McCartney III back in October, though my expectations weren't very high. McCartney and McCartney II, the two previous albums in his DIY homemade trilogy, for the most part never appealed to me. While McCartney III is no Band on the Run, Tug of War or predecessor Egypt Station for that matter, there's something charming about the album, which was released today (December 18). With each additional listening, I feel a bit like what Sir Paul sang 53 years ago: It's getting better all the time.
Unlike McCartney and McCartney II, McCartney III had not be planned. From the previous announcement on McCartney's website: "I was living lockdown life on my farm with my family and I would go to my studio every day. I had to do a little bit of work on some film music and that turned into the opening track and then when it was done I thought what will I do next? I had some stuff I'd worked on over the years but sometimes time would run out and it would be left half-finished so I started thinking about what I had.  Each day I'd start recording with the instrument I wrote the song on and then gradually layer it all up, it was a lot of fun.  It was about making music for yourself rather than making music that has to do a job.  So, I just did stuff I fancied doing. I had no idea this would end up as an album."
McCartney III feels a bit like a hodgepodge of tunes, including somewhat experimental music, full-blown rock and more typical acoustic McCartney type songs. That's part of its charm! Like on his two DIY predecessors, McCartney plays all instruments himself, including guitar, bass, piano, harpsichord, mellotron, synthesizer and drums. There's one exception. On the rocker Slidin, he did get a little help from Rusty Anderson (guitar) and Abe Laboriel Jr. (drums), two longtime members of his backing band in the studio and on the road.
There's also When Winter Comes, an unreleased track that was previously recorded in the early '90s and co-produced by George Martin. Macca wrote a new passage for the song, which inspired album opener Long Tailed Winter Bird. In turn, that tune sparked the process for McCartney to work on songs and of course extra time he had on his hands during the extended COVID-19 lockdown. Let's get to some music.
I'd like to kick it off with the aforementioned opener Long Tailed Winter Bird, a largely instrumental track that's the most adventurous on the album. I had to listen to the tune a few times before it started speaking to me – certainly not typical McCartney.
Find My Way sounds more like a McCartney pop tune. It's got some nice harmony guitar accents. I also like the harpsichord. And the legendary Höfner violin bass! Here's the official video.
Lavatory Lil is a nice rocker with a cool descending bassline. Some reviews I've seen called it reminiscent of Polythene Pam. Whichever way you want to describe it, I think it's a cool tune!
Let's follow it up with another rocker: the above noted Slidin', the hardest rockin' tune on the album.
How about some classic McCartney acoustic guitar tune? Ask and you shall receive. Here's The Kiss Of Venus.
The last track I'd like to call out is the closer Winter Bird/When Winter Comes. Don't get fooled by the beginning, which sounds like a reprise of the opener. About 27 seconds into the track, When Winter Comes begins, another nice acoustic tune.
McCartney III has a few additional parallels to McCartney and McCartney II. The photography stayed in the family. In the case of the two predecessors, it was Linda McCartney. On the new album, the principal photos were shot by McCartney's daughter Mary McCartney, with additional photos by his nephew Sonny McCartney and some shots Paul took on his phone. Each of the three albums appeared during the first year of a new decade around major developments: The breakup of The Beatles, the end of Wings and the turmoil caused by a global pandemic.
Unlike McCartney and McCartney II, which initially had lukewarm receptions from critics, the majority of reviews I've seen for McCartney III are pretty positive. Perhaps the critics have mellowed because of COVID-19, or perhaps they are simply happy that one of the most beloved artists on the planet still feels passionate about his craft and releases new music. I can't deny the latter is a factor in my judgment.
McCartney III appears on Capitol Records and is available via digital platforms, on CD, and on LP. According to McCartney's website, the latter are manufactured by Third Man Pressing. Vinyl configurations range from standard 180g to a Third Man Edition of 3000 hand-numbered red vinyl copies, a '333' Edition sold only via Third Man Records online store and limited to 333 copies on yellow-with-black-dots vinyl created using 33 recycled vinyl copies of McCartney and McCartney II, a U.S. indie retail exclusive pressing of 4000 hand-numbered white vinyl LPs, and more.
Sources: Wikipedia; Paul McCartney website; YouTube
Author christiansmusicmusingsPosted on December 18, 2020 Categories New MusicTags Abe Laboriel Jr., Band On The Run, Egypt Station, Find My Way, Lavatory Lil, Linda McCartney, Long Tailed Winter Bird, Mary McCartney, McCartney, McCartney II, McCartney III, Paul McCartney, Polythene Pam, Pop, Rock, Rusty Anderson, Slidin, Slidin', Sonny McCartney, The Beatles, The Kiss Of Venus, Tug Of War, When Winter Comes, Wings13 Comments on McCartney III is the Charm of Macca's DIY Home-Made Albums
What I've Been Listening to: Paul McCartney/Tug of War
As a huge fan of The Beatles and Paul McCartney, I was really excited when Tug of War was released in April 1982. Catching Take It Away on the radio yesterday prompted me to revisit McCartney's third solo album, which I had not listened to for many years. It turned out I still dig it, though not for the primary reason that initially attracted me back then: Ebony and Ivory, a smash hit in Germany, as well as many other countries.
While McCartney's duet with Stevie Wonder isn't a bad tune, I think it's fair to say both artists have written better songs. One also must remember the '80s were a time period when high profile duets were very much en vogue. I still like the ballad's message, as well as the idea to use the black and white keys on a keyboard as a metaphor for perfect harmony – sadly a state of affairs that nowadays seems to be more elusive than ever.
No matter how you feel about it, Ebony and Ivory was the big hit single from Tug of War, which came out about a month prior to the album. I have to say I wasn't particular impressed with McCartney II and that record's hit single Coming Up, even though both had impressive chart success as well. I thought Tug of War was a far superior album. I think I still do but like to caveat the statement by adding that I haven't listened to McCartney II in a long time.
Tug of War was McCartney's first album after the breakup of Wings. It also was his first record following the murder of John Lennon on December 8, 1980, which not only impacted the record's timing but also its content. Initially, McCartney's plan was to make another album with Wings, but then things changed.
While apparently he had grown weary about continuing his band, McCartney started rehearsing songs with them in October 1980. He brought in George Martin as producer, but they both felt McCartney's latest compositions weren't a good fit for Wings and decided to pursue a record without the band.
The project was paused for two months after Lennon had been killed. In February 1981, work on the album resumed. Between February 3rd and March 2nd, recording sessions took place in the Caribbean at AIR Studios in Montserrat, which included Wonder, bassist Stanley Clarke, Carl Perkins and Ringo Starr.
During Tug of War recording sessions at AIR Studios in Montserrat: Paul McCartney with Ringo Starr and I believe Eric Stewart.
Additional sessions at Martin's AIR Studios in London followed over the summer. They also yielded songs McCartney would use for Pipes of Peace, the follow on to Tug of War from October 1983. Apparently, McCartney and Martin weren't in a huge hurry and used the remainder of 1981 to put the finishing touches on the record. Time for some music!
I'd like to kick things off with the above noted Take It Away. Like all other tracks on the album except for one tune, it was written by McCartney. In June 1982, Take It Away also was released separately as Tug of War's second single. While it charted in many countries, including the UK and the U.S. where it climbed to no. 15 and 10, respectively, the power pop tune didn't match the success of Ebony and Ivory. It features Ringo Starr on drums, George Martin on piano and 10cc's Eric Stewart on backing vocals. Take it away, boys!
In addition to Ebony and Ivory, Tug of War included a second duet with Stevie Wonder: What's That You're Doing. Apart from providing vocals, Wonder also co-wrote the funky tune with McCartney. In fact, to me it sounds more like a Stevie Wonder song. Stewart made another appearance on backing vocals.
Here Today is a moving tribute to John Lennon, which can still make me emotional. It may not be quite as compelling as Elton John's Empty Garden, but I still find it beautiful. When I saw McCartney live last time in July 2016, he performed the tune solo with just his acoustic guitar – a quite powerful moment!
Next up: Ballroom Dancing, a nice pop rocker. Guests on this tune include Starr (drums), Stewart (backing vocals) and former Wings band mate Denny Laine (electric guitar).
The last track I'd like to call out is McCartney's great duet with Carl Perkins, Get It. I love the tune's rockabilly retro vibe and Perkins's electric guitar work, which he provided in addition to vocals. You can also literally feel the fun they had when recording the track, and it's not only because of Perkins' laughter at the end.
The final words of this post shall belong to Paul McCartney. "I think, you know, with my songs, I have my own approach," he told Andy Mackay in an in-depth interview about the album in August 1982, which is transcribed on fan website The Paul McCartney Project. "I'll tell you the way I see it: the thing I like about my stuff, when I like it, is that the listener can take it the wrong way, it may apply to them, you know."
Sources: Wikipedia; The Paul McCartney Project; YouTube
Author christiansmusicmusingsPosted on August 1, 2020 Categories What I've Been Listening To...Tags 10cc, Andy Mackay, Ballroom Dancing, Carl Perkins, Coming Up, Denny Laine, Ebony and Ivory, Elton John, Empty Garden, Eric Stewart, Funk, George Martin, Get It, Here Today, John Lennon, McCartney II, Paul McCartney, Pipes Of Peace, Pop, Power Pop, Ringo Starr, Rock Pop, Stanley Clarke, Stevie Wonder, The Beatles, Tug Of War, Wings5 Comments on What I've Been Listening to: Paul McCartney/Tug of War


Jeff Wilson was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, and has worked around the world in the mining industry for several years, settling in Vancouver, Canada in 2004. He has been painting full-time since 2013.
Jeff is a self-taught realist acrylic painter. He started exhibiting publicly in 2011 and gradually ramped up over the following years. He currently has three touring collections exhibiting in public venues though western Canada & USA. Jeff was completed his first art residence in March 2014 in the Shetland Islands.
He was awarded the Signature AFCA designation by the Federation of Canadian Artists in March 2014. The Vancouver Foundation awarded Jeff an arts grant in January 2015. Based on this, he is currently working on an urban landscape & figurative series in and around the Downtown Eastside.


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At least 200,000 conservative Muslims rallied peacefully in the Indonesian capital on Friday in the second major protest against its minority Christian governor, who is being prosecuted for alleged blasphemy. President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, a political ally of the governor who angered hard-liners by being out of the city during their first protest, unexpectedly went to the national monument to join Friday prayers with the sprawling crowd. He called for protesters to leave peacefully. They cheered and then broke into chants calling for Gov. Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja's arrest, but later, people streamed peacefully out of the area and marched to a major traffic circle before dispersing.


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ORCA SWIMMERS Members of the Summerland Orca Swim Club, with coach Delano Ducheck, were in Vancouver for the Swim B.C. Age Group Provincial Championships in Vancouver. (Contributed)
Summerland Orca swimmers earn provincial medals
Eight swimmers qualified for provincial championships
Summerland Staff
Feb. 27, 2020 4:00 p.m.
Taryn Weatherhead led the Summerland swimmers with six medals at the Swim B.C. Age Group Provincial Championships in Vancouver in late February.
Weatherhed, 11, brought home four gold and two silver medals from the event at the Vancouver Aquatic Centre, Feb. 21 to 23.
Summerland Orca Swim Club qualified eight 13 and under swimmers for the provincial championship swim meet over the weekend.
"All of the athletes stepped up in a huge way," said head coach Delano Ducheck. "The swimmers all had personal best times, heat winners, and we were able to field a few relay teams; a sign that the program is building and gaining momentum."
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Weatherhead won four gold medals posting the fastest time for the eleven year old category for the 50m freestyle (29.04), 100m freestyle (1:02.55), 100m butterfly (1:10.26), and the 200m butterfly (2:38.84).
The 50m and 100m freestyle were meet records as well as the second fastest time in Canada for this season.
"She continues to impress," Ducheck said, "but it's not just her physical achievements, it's her mental toughness and calm under stress. She is very mature for her age."
All the Summerland athletes showed signs of improvements. Dezi Ducheck, 12, was the other medalist, winning a bronze in the 50m freestyle (28.35), and multiple top eight performances.
Kyah De Mitri 11, Mateo Ducheck,, 10 and Casey McDermid, 13, also had top 20 finishes and together with Peter Kunka, 12, Payton Mitchell, 11, and Gordon Widdis, 12 achieved personal best times in their individual races.
"Leading up in preparation for the swim meet, we had almost every swimmer out with either an illness or an injury, and I thought we were not going to have as successful a swim meet, Ducheck said. "But kids are tough, they bounce back, and they don't put limitations on themselves. Adults could learn a lesson or two from them."
The Age Group Provincial Championships is the pinnacle meet for young swimmers in B.C. as 486 athletes from 39 swim teams gathered from all areas of the province and Northwest Territories for the three-day event.
Swimmers qualify for the championship meet by attaining time standards throughout the season in individual events for their age group.
In continued support of the athletes, the Summerland Orca board of directors covered the entry fees for the Summerland athletes.
The 13 and over Summerland swimmers will be taking part in the Manitoba-Saskatchewan provincials in mid March instead of the customary B.C. provincials in Victoria.
When asked why he chose to send the older swimmers to Winnipeg, Ducheck said, "I heard one of them say it was cold in Summerland the other day."
The Summerland Orca Swim Club has a few upcoming fundraiser events including a five-kilometre Swim-a-thon on April 25, an I-Can-Swim Jamboree on May 3 and the return of the Summerland Sprint Triathlon and Kids of Steel race Sept. 6.
Those interested in helping the team with sponsorship or donation are asked to contact orcaswimpresident@gmail.com.
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How has the philosophy, architecture, science and arts of ancient Greece influenced Melbourne's buildings, culture and livability? Our walking tour visits significant buildings, places and infrastructure to examine their history, importance and contribution to the city and their influence by Hellenic culture.
The Shrine of Remembrance is based on the Mausoleum of Halicarnasos, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world.
The Greek Precinct and the annual Antipodes Festival.
Piazzas, cafes and Meditteranean culture.
Nicholas Buildings 27-41 Swanston Street Greek Revival and Doric commercial palazzo.
The Former Mail Exchange is of architectural significance as a major example of the early work of the Commonwealth Department of Works and its first chief architect, J.S. Murdoch. The building is a distinguished example of beaux-arts classical design, and its Greek flavour was ten years ahead of Melbourne's mainstream Modern Greek revival.
Olympic Park, Olympic Blvd, Melbourne VIC 3000.
The Former Port of Melbourne Authority Building is of architectural significance as one of the most accomplished examples in Melbourne of 20th century Beaux-Arts-influenced Greek Revival architecture.
Argus Building, Elizabeth Street, Beaux Arts.
Athenaum, Collins Street is a club, library, theatre and art centre inspired by the sanctuary of Athena at Athens 7th century BC which was frequented by poets and scholars.
Nonda Katsilidis the Greek architect is one of Melbourne's most influential architects through landmark buildings such as Eureka , Phoenix, Republic Tower, and many others.
The Main Hall of the Old Customs House (now the Immigration Museum) is an inside-out version of the Erechtheon, a temple near the Parthenon in Athens.
Inventions including Geometry, Libraries, Anchor, Alarm Clock, Automatic Doors, Cement, Central Heating: Clock Tower, Coin money, Crane, Lighthouse, Maps, Odometer, Plumbing, Sinks, Showers, Spiral Staircases, Steam Engines, Surveying tools, Thermometer, Urban Planning, Vending Machines, Olympics and Water Mill.


Sharon Cherniak is a Speech-Language Pathologist who has been helping people communicate better for since 1988. She has worked in community hospitals and schools, on multi-disciplinary teams, and in private practice since 1995.
Sharon Cherniak has been a member of the College of Audiologists and Speech Language Pathologist (CASLPO) and of the Ontario Association of Speech and Language Pathologists and Audiologists (OSLA) since 1988. Sharon consistently studies a wide variety of therapeutic techniques to maintain the highest level of care. She is Hanen and PROMPT (level 1) certified. Sharon has taken many courses over the years to learn more about Autism, Fluency, Articulation Delays/Disorders, Motor Speech Difficulties (Apraxia), Voice Problems, Preschool and School-Age Language skills, ADHD, Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) and PEC (Picture Exchange Communication). At Kids Can Communicate!, Sharon provides comprehensive assessments and individualized intervention programmes based on the needs of each person.
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Please join us for the 5th Grade Mixer. This is a fun filled night to meet new friends, hang out with old friends, take awesome pics, dance and eat while celebrating their journey to becoming a Hadley Wildcat!
WHY: Come for a night of music, dancing, games, food and meeting old friends and new!
COST: $10 admission (includes photo booth) and one canned good for food pantry.
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Baltimore Ravens: Offense or Defense in Round 1 of the 2019 NFL Draft?
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Eric DeCosta made it clear the Ravens need to provide quarterback Lamar Jackson with some more weapons at wide receiver and a few lineman adept at protecting him.
The Ravens' new general manager also scoffed at the notion the team would have trouble luring playmakers because of Jackson's unique skillset of running the ball.
"I think they'll catch the ball," DeCosta said about potential free-agent wideouts. "I think players respect talent. I think players respect athletes and competitors. Anyone can watch Lamar Jackson and see how talented he is and what kind of a competitor he is.
"Players also want to win, and I think that's something that drives every professional athlete – winning football games or winning games. I think they'll recognize that about us. When they watch us play, they'll want to play here," he said.
This is perhaps the most important draft of DeCosta's long career because he is finally in charge after working under Ozzie Newsome for more than two decades. As a result, DeCosta might be hard-pressed to deviate from the franchise's long philosophy of selecting the best player available.
While Jackson clearly needs some support, the Ravens still might be prone to take a defensive player with the 22nd overall pick.
"I think what we really want is just good players," DeCosta said. "We want guys that can make plays – playmakers, guys that have the chance to help us win a football game in crunch time. We also want big, physical, tough, aggressive, nasty, mean offensive linemen who can protect Lamar and help open up some running holes.
The early projections by some draft prognosticators have a wide range of potential picks landing in Baltimore.
There are some projections that the Ravens could take Florida defensive end Jachai Polite, who had 11 sacks and led the country with six forced fumbles last season. The Ravens could certainly use a proficient pass rusher with the uncertainty surrounding free agent Terrell Suggs and the lackluster play of Tyus Bowser and Tim Williams.
There is also some momentum building for Oklahoma guard Cody Ford. The 6-foot-4, 338-pound lineman would fit in well with the Sooners contingent already on the roster.
"The Ravens are committed to quarterback Lamar Jackson and the running game, so it's fitting that the Ravens would give him another blocker to open holes and help move the chains," John Clayton wrote for The Washington Post. "Greg Roman has been promoted to offensive coordinator, and he will install a lot of the running plays he called for Colin Kaepernick in San Francisco.
DeCosta's goal is to simply add playmakers. The Ravens have whiffed on some picks in the previous few seasons. Now, the team must atone for some of those mistakes and find some impact players.


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