Hierarchical Religions in Decline?

In 2020, the percentage of Americans belonging to a religious institution dropped below 50% for the first time in 80 years. 

This is no surprise, as so many religions are centered around a male deity, who is negatively judgmental about anyone who is not just like him, and thinks like this deity that is created by men who practice that religion. 

The overwhelming support among religious people for Donald Trump also leaves a clear indication that many religious people are opposed to equality and justice, and use their deity as an excuse to be so.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/church-membership-hits-all-time-low-in-2020-gallup-finds/ar-BB1f5qWY

Executive Orders In Honor of International Women's Day

Today, on International Women's Day, President Biden signed two executive orders hoping to help promote gender equality, around the world and in the United States.

The first executive order establishes a Gender Policy Council within the White House, reformulating an office from the Obama administration that was later disbanded by the Trump administration, and giving it more clout.

The second executive order involves the Department of Education. It aims to reverse a rule issued by Trump's education secretary Betsy DeVos that granted more rights and protections for those accused of sexual assault and harassment.

In every day life, it really does matter whether you vote for candidates trying to address and end hierarchies, or if you support the Republican platform that consistently promotes and builds hierarchies instead.

https://www.npr.org/2021/03/08/974655385/biden-will-establish-a-gender-policy-council-within-the-white-house?utm_campaign=storyshare&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&fbclid=IwAR0xX1Ehm4_mJOR7QoVQcmMxsFX4HJibfXLtcXNCG4uv4o1fJk0_OtBYCBc

Minimum Wage Does Not Keep Up

 

Crayola Releases Crayons with 24 Skin Colors

Now most child can represent themselves accurately when they color a picture. Crayola has released crayons with 24 skin tone shades, so people coloring can create images of themselves and their friends and family more accurately than in previous centuries.

The new crayons are called "Multicultural Crayons" or "Colors of the World."

https://kidsactivitiesblog.com/141766/crayola-skin-tone-crayons/?fbclid=IwAR0xX1Ehm4_mJOR7QoVQcmMxsFX4HJibfXLtcXNCG4uv4o1fJk0_OtBYCBc