Article on John Danforth...and the quote of the week.
Well, most most remember John Danforth, but he appears to be making news again. Or least he drew the interest of the Washington Post (not hard if you are against the administration or the republican party).
The article really reminds me of how the Republican Party has changed. From when I was in college and watching the likes of Jerry Falwell; Pat Robertson and Morton Blackwell sink an earlier Republican governor election because they wanted to purify the party and twist it to their own ends. I will admit that Land makes a point, people want divisiveness. They want someone to point at and look at as the enemy. I have to say that the Republicans have made the transition to looking at a new enemy better than the Democrats. They have labelled and cornered every group that they can to draw people to them and say they arent like US, we have to protect US from them. Part of me wonders if we would have the same issues if the Communist Bloc hadnt fallen apart. Instead of an enemy without, we are choosing our enemies within.
I just hope that others decide to speak and act against this rising tide. These people who proclaim their virtue but are as crooked as any that walk the earth. Someone needs to remind the Christian Right of Romans 3:23 and Matthew 7:1-5. Unfortunately, I think they dont want the God of the New Testament, they want a God who will let them do terrible things and say God said I could. Ah well, there is hope as long as someone stands there and proclaims that God isnt like that.
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Quote for the Week: "A nation of sheep begets a government of wolves. " Edward Murrow
The article really reminds me of how the Republican Party has changed. From when I was in college and watching the likes of Jerry Falwell; Pat Robertson and Morton Blackwell sink an earlier Republican governor election because they wanted to purify the party and twist it to their own ends. I will admit that Land makes a point, people want divisiveness. They want someone to point at and look at as the enemy. I have to say that the Republicans have made the transition to looking at a new enemy better than the Democrats. They have labelled and cornered every group that they can to draw people to them and say they arent like US, we have to protect US from them. Part of me wonders if we would have the same issues if the Communist Bloc hadnt fallen apart. Instead of an enemy without, we are choosing our enemies within.
I just hope that others decide to speak and act against this rising tide. These people who proclaim their virtue but are as crooked as any that walk the earth. Someone needs to remind the Christian Right of Romans 3:23 and Matthew 7:1-5. Unfortunately, I think they dont want the God of the New Testament, they want a God who will let them do terrible things and say God said I could. Ah well, there is hope as long as someone stands there and proclaims that God isnt like that.
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Quote for the Week: "A nation of sheep begets a government of wolves. " Edward Murrow
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