I am genuinely angry. Did you know that Texas requires companies in multiple fields to promise they will not boycott Israel before receiving a government contract? Yes, Israel, a foreign country.

It wasn’t just a rumor. Texas Government Code section 2271.002 states that if a company has 10 or more full-time employees and enters into a contract worth at least $100,000 paid by public money, it must provide a sworn affidavit that it does not—and will not—boycott Israel during the term.

This applies to both state and local government entities. And let’s be clear: I’m not talking about a law discriminating against Jewish people or protecting the right to worship. I am talking about the state of Texas making a company’s commercial decisions concerning a foreign country a condition of doing business with the public.

I have a serious problem with that, especially when you look at the suffering in Palestine—people with no shelter, children who deserve food and safety. While the world debates what should be done, I discover my own state has written a foreign country boycott restriction into its contracting laws.

And that’s not all. Texas has a separate law concerning the investment of public money in companies that boycott Israel. This isn’t just one provision; it’s an entire set of policies.

Pete Holmes kicks off with a hilarious take on God jokes, blending belief and skepticism with sharp wit. He confesses his mom wanted him to be a youth pastor, but comedy was "close enough." Navigating the tricky waters of faith, Pete points out how believers brace for offense while non-believers zone out—"talking about God is like talking about a unicorn." He humorously dismisses the idea that God needs believers to have power, calling that "Santa, bitch." Pete’s atheist comedian friends poke fun at his faith, but he hits back with a clever metaphor: we're like characters in a book trying to find the author inside the story. Dive into this silly, smart, and irreverent fun with Pete Holmes!

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Stop eating flour, not bread.

This bread is made from lentils and water. No flour, no yeast, no kneading.

Soak two cups of red lentils overnight. In the morning, drain them and blend with:

• One cup of fresh water
• One teaspoon of baking powder
• A pinch of salt

Blend until smooth like pancake batter. Pour it into a lined loaf pan, sprinkle some seeds on top, then bake at 350 degrees. Let it cool before you cut it.

It slices like bread. It toasts like bread. And every slice is packed with protein and fiber instead of refined white flour.

All religions are false. None of them will ever help you meet God. Why? Because the God you imagine does not exist.

I am talking about the God who controls everything, who punishes some, rewards others, and sends people to hell or heaven. That God is a human invention. We humans took the unknown, the mystery of existence, and trapped it in books, rules, and fear.

The real God is not a person. It is a state of consciousness. Neville Goddard used to say that God is in you as your own creation. Awareness. So when you say, I saw a miracle, or God answered my prayer, what you actually saw was your inner world creating your outer world. That is not God doing magic. It is the law of the spirit, the law of your mind.

Joe Dispenser says that when you pray with conviction and visualize with emotion, you change your body, your energy, and your life. You connect with universal intelligence, but that intelligence is not outside of you. It is you.

Don't get me wrong. An egregore can answer your prayer. In reality, every religious God is an egregore, a collective energy form. But you don't know what you are really giving it when you pray to it. You are opening doors without knowing the price.

What life wants you to understand is that what you have been calling God all this time was already inside of you. This isn't about judging religion or telling you to leave it. It's about remembering that as long as you give more power to something outside of you than to the light that shines within you, you will miss your true divinity. Not everyone is ready to hear this message. But if you are ready to wake up and realize the divine within you, you are on the right page. Let's start this adventure of self-reliance.