Does America have a destiny? A lot of people think so; it’s part of our culture, part of our heritage. It’s also the misguided rationale for an extraordinary amount of cruelty, theft, murder, and neglect that has taken place, by the leaders of this land since the Puritans formed the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1629. [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Calvin’
America’s Grand Delusion
Posted in Christianity, Economy, Government, Life, Religion, politics, tagged Bush, Calvin, destiny on December 11, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Are We On the Brink of Class Warfare?
Posted in Christianity, Economy, Government, Life, Religion, politics, tagged Bush, Calvin, class warfare, Roubini on December 10, 2008 | 1 Comment »
There are some financial experts who say that we are standing on the brink of a precipice. Nouriel Roubini, a New York University Economics professor, who predicted the current economic meltdown, says that “things are going to be awful for everyday people” in 2009. There are several other experts who agree with him. Mr. Roubini [...]
Can Government and Religion Really Be Separate?
Posted in Christianity, Economy, Government, Life, Religion, politics, tagged Calvin, equality, Jefferson on December 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
When we learned U.S. history in the eighth grade we learned Thomas Jefferson’s words, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal…” Fine words, indeed. Today, most of us simply accept that these words mean that we all have equal opportunity in America and that we are all entitled to [...]