Why ‘Amen And A-Woman’ Is Far Worse Than It Might Seem; The prayer s true scandal was largely ignored and is indicative of a widespread societal shift toward a serious and dangerous misunderstanding of both Christianity and tolerance.
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Rep. Emmanuel Cleaver caused a social media storm Monday, closing a public prayer with “Amen and a woman,” as if the Hebrew word meaning “let it be” was somehow gendered. Cleaver, of course, later claimed the embarrassing episode was actually “a lighthearted pun” in recognition of women, a description that might draw water on paper, but which the video clearly shows is not the case.
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CEBU Seares: Nasaan ang bakuna? is the cry in Manila, not in Cebu yet. Prosecutors nix police claim that death of flight attendant is solved.
+ Where are the vaccines? ALL YAK-YAK. They are crying out for vaccines in Manila, center of the National Capital Region, with its leading radio commentators articulating the sentiment of their audience. (One survey though supposedly shows that only 25 percent of Metro Manilans want the vaccine.)
The gripe in Manila being this: inoculation has already been going on in neighboring Asian countries but here in the Philippines, we are still talking about it. One broadcaster plays the national anthem of Indonesia as he pounds on his complaint.