Tag Archives: immigrant child separations

Citizen Kane and Trump’s Psychology

By Robin Bates | Published: December 3, 2020

Scott Bates’s poem about Citizen Kane provides deep insight into autocrats like Donald Trump.

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Is Loving Our Neighbor Asking Too Much?

By Robin Bates | Published: June 22, 2019

Spiritual Sunday This past week, I attended a special Bible study session on the Good Samaritan parable where Sewanee’s Rev. Amy Lamborn emphasized just how radical God’s second great commandment is. Jesus tells the story in such a way, she pointed out, that call out his audiences prejudices. At a time when we are turning […]

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The Snow Queen & Child Snatching

By Robin Bates | Published: October 4, 2018

Andersen’s “Snow Queen” tells of a child abduction that is only too relevant as children are separated from their immigrant parents.

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Thieving Raccoons

By Robin Bates | Published: July 17, 2018

After undergoing an attack from thieving raccoons, I turned to a wonderful raccoon poem.

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