Updated below The protracted folderol over Reverend Wright has done something quite important in the presidential race. America’s great but errant spotlight of high moral values has been directed so extensively, so brightly, and so carefully on Barack Obama’s relationship with him, that it has set a powerful precedent which has just begun to focus on John McCain. Hagee and …
“Red Stripes” by Terry Kruger The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) stated in a 2002 Memorial Day Address, that: “Changing the date [Memorial Day is celebrated] merely to create three-day weekends has undermined the very meaning of the day. No doubt, this has contributed a lot to the general public’s nonchalant observance of Memorial Day.” Hawaii Senator Daniel Inouye, a …
Becoming the Trusting Child IN OUR SEARCH FOR THE WAY, some attitudes are more helpful than others. When you were a small child and were gently pushed ahead by your mother, you had a knowledge that you were being safely guided through the unknown. That was a spacious open faith; an intuitive trust in a being you loved. Try to …
As I move around different sites and read articles, I’m often amused and enlightened by the taglines commenters use. Here’s a sampling of taglines I’ve encountered today: Some people fight fire with fire. Professionals use water. “Only a man’s character is the real criterion of worth” —Eleanor Roosevelt …”For beauty,” I replied. “And I for truth— the two are one; …
Unreasoned fear is a master intellectual fraud practiced upon the evolving mortal soul.
Dear Friends and Fans: Like most of you, I’ve been following the campaign and I have now seen and heard enough to know where I stand. Senator Obama, in my view, is head and shoulders above the rest. He has the depth, the reflectiveness, and the resilience to be our next President. He speaks to the America I’ve envisioned in …
