Compassionate Liberal Christian?
Is is possible to be a liberal, compassionate, left-of-center Christian? Conservatives think they have the corner on religion, but I’ll bet there are more like me out there. . . . . . . .
Obama – Carter Connection
It’s not really time-appropriate for a political post, but I’m moved right now. Back in the seventies, after Nixon then Ford, the nation was craving sincerity, passion, and compassion. They elected Jimmy Carter. A finer man may never have been born. But, not surprisingly, the man wasn’t an effective president. I say “not surprisingly” as [...]
Election Day
This won’t turn into a political blog, I promise. But being election day in the US, it brings this to mind. The final nail in the coffin of the seventies was the election of Ronald Reagan. This is not meant as a commentary of Reagan as president. But the election of Reagan was the beginning [...]
1974 School Assembly
It was the fall of 1974, and they herded the entire school into the gym for an assembly. We had a big school, particularly for being in the middle of the US heartland. No freshmen at our school, grades 10 – 12 only. But of those 3 classes we had in the vicinity of 2000 [...]
Peace?
Back in the seventies, everyone wanted peace. Some supported the Nixon Administration, but virtually all wanted peace. And almost nobody under 30 was in favor of the Viet Nam war. This is why I find the number of people supporting the war in Iraq mind boggling. I mean, how could people change so drastically? This [...]
