Christians – Blog – Jaclyn Holland-Strauss

Amphiist 60: Muslims should not be friends with non-Muslims, but can give them dawah

May 19, 2018October 3, 2021

There are many sides fighting to influence our world view We need to listen to all of them (free speech) Including what the mainstream media refuses to cover The rest of us are entitled to our perspectives: The Amphiist defends […]

I’d Issue 1 May 22 2016

October 22, 2016October 3, 2021

I’d?… The newspaper for those who wonder about good & evil Issue 1: May 22, 2016 There’s a choice each of us needs to make To have control over our emotions or not to … I’d have already reached my […]

GOP debate and emotional intelligence

October 29, 2015October 3, 2021

The debate last night for the GOP (Grand Old Party) was interesting. Of course, if you follow this kind of thing, you have heard about how Ted Cruz railed against the pathetic moderators for being so biased against Republican candidates. […]

Natural Aristocrat Weekly Special Edition Issue 5

October 3, 2015October 3, 2021

Natural Aristocrat Weekly: Special Edition Mass Shooting at Umpqua Community College, Oregon False flag or the work of a lonely killer? Issue 5: October 3, 2015 There has been another mass shooting in Oregon, this time at Umpqua Community […]

No false flag: Mass shooting at Umpqua Community College

October 3, 2015October 3, 2021

There has been another mass shooting in Oregon, this time at Umpqua Community College. The inevitable question of whether or not this is a government-inspired false flag has arisen, as it always does, now almost immediately after such a tragedy. […]

I am an amphiist, which I define as someone who looks at both sides of issues (it's a Greek word). However, I have my own expanded definition, which means that I believe in three interrelated concepts, which, when taken together, inform an amphiist viewpoint. Abraham Maslow talked about self-actualization, a person reaching their highest potential. Thomas Carlyle discussed natural aristocracy, which is a principle the Founding Fathers created with regard to the United States, that a person did not have to be of royal birth to have merit; it was the content of their character that counted. And scholars Mayer and Salovey came up with the concept of emotional intelligence, an idea popularized by Daniel Goleman. We should have control over our emotions, and see the bigger picture. All of these together make up an amphiist, and I apply this reasoning to politics, entertainment, etc. I defend the oppressed by offering an alternative perspective. I am currently raising funds for publication of an Amphiist newspaper, the primary focus of which will be anti-extremism. We need to find common ground. We need to stop thinking in terms of liberals against conservatives. Right against left. Men against women. One race against another. One religion against another. If you would be interested in contributing, please consider supporting my work at Paypal via jaclyncarter2005@gmail.com.