Thanks for your email.
Your insight is always appreciated - as is the quote by Kearns Goodwin.
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It is always good to glimpse what "the fearful" are thinking. (See "Conservatives Scare More Easily Than Liberals" http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2013/07/conservatives-scare-more-easily-than.html)
The Founding Fathers were -- almost to a man -- Enlightenment Deists who would strike more terror into "the Gray-Haired Geezers" (whom Ray mentions) than Barack HUSSEIN Obama who is fundamentally a Rockefeller Republican.
The extraordinary ease with which many American "Christians" fuse nationalism and religion is a practice that would be unrecognizable to Yeshua of Nazareth whose Kingdom was emphatically NOT of this world, and whose killing was authorized (at least mythically, if not literally) by the High Priests of his own religion acting in cahoots with government authorities.
Now that Pope Francis has arrived "on the scene"- actually embodying some of Yeshua's down-to-earth principles -- flag-wavers for The National Religion are disappointed if not outraged. http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2013/04/popes-foot-washing-final-blow-for.html
Either we incarnate goodness, or the goodness that is within our reach does not manifest.
In the end, I think Pope Francis will provoke more ill will than Obama. (As you may know, I do not rule out an "in-house" assassination attempt. http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2013/09/pope-francis-rumors-of-pending.html)
At the end of the day, Obama is a proud American, a true believer in "The System," deeply imbued with moderate, incremental instincts... whereas Francis considers "free markets" (and other Capitalist clap-trap) intrinsically reprehensible. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22551125
Here are some of my blog posts relating to Francis' papacy. (If time is limited, I encourage you to look at the first two - the second one first.)
Pax on both houses: Pope Francis hits out at global 'cult of money'
paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/.../pope-francis-hits-out-at- glob... Jun 28, 2013 - Pope Francis said more ethical financial reforms were needed to release peoplePax on both houses: Pope Francis: Conservative Columnist Michael ...
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Pax on both houses: Pope Francis: Enacting Moral Theology By ...
paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/.../pope-francis-enactment-of- moral.htm... Pax on both houses: Pope Francis: "The Audacity Of Pope" (The ...
Sep 20, 2013 - To those outside its ambit — and to some of the faithful, too — the Church of Rome has seemed to be an anachronism in recent years.Pax on both houses: Pope Francis: Church May Fall "Like A House ...
paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/.../pope-warns-catholic-church- may-fall.... Pax on both houses: Pope Francis: New Popemobile Is An Old ...
Sep 12, 2013 - Alan: Upon election as pope, Francis stressed his desire for "a poor church for the poor." Even so, and for the sake of keeping "Pharisees" ...Pax on both houses: Pope Francis provides inspiration for all faiths
Jun 30, 2013 - For additional insight, see the "woe passages." http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.mx/2012/02/santorum- savonarola-and-pending.html
You've visited this page 2 times. Last visit: 8/13/13Pax on both houses: Pope Francis: The Wounded
Sep 20, 2013 - Interviewer speaks: "I mention to Pope Francis that there are Christians who live in situations that are irregular for the church or in complex ...Pax on both houses: Pope Francis: "Truth Is A Relationship" Not An ...
Sep 15, 2013 - In Pope Francis' recent 2500 word letter to a non-believing correspondent, the Argentine pope addressed one of the themes of his predecessor ..
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I hope you are all well and that Baby Jake continues to thrive.
Please wish Cathy and the kids well for me.
Pax vobiscum
Alan
On Wed, Oct 2, 2013 at 11:46 AM, Kevin A wrote:
Alan: Hope all is well with you & family. Wanted to forward this email to you. I, like so many, watch with much curiosity & disgust while our society becomes more partisan. This email reminds me of this; and how short our memories are, how facts/issues are distorted. I read a quote from Washington's farewell address (from Kearns Goodwin's 'Lincoln') discussing Union- stating "It is of infinite moment that you should properly estimate the immense value of your national union to our collective and individual happiness; that you should cherish a cordial, habitual, and immovable attachment to it; accustoming yourselves to think and speak of it as of the palladium of your political safety and prosperity"; & foreseeing the potential for dissention went on to advise vigilance against "...the first dawning of every attempt to alienate any portion of our country from the rest or to enfeeble the sacred ties which now link together the various parts". I think the fear that he and others had at the time, the potential of the rise of an aristocratic society, is becoming a quasi reality in this country as wealth/power/influence is more and more concentrated in the hands of the few. Take care, Kevin----- Forwarded Message -----
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They like to refer to us as senior citizens, old fogies, geezers, and in some cases dinosaurs. Some of us are "Baby Boomers" getting ready to retire. Others have been retired for some time. We walk a little slower these days and our eyes and hearing are not what they once were. We have worked hard, raised our children, worshiped our God and grown old together. Yes, we are the ones some refer to as being over the hill, and that is probably true. But before writing us off completely, there are a few things that need to be taken into consideration.
In school we studied English, history, math, and science which enabled us to lead America into the technological age. Most of us remember what outhouses were, many of us with firsthand experience. We remember the days of telephone party-lines, 25 cent gasoline, and milk and ice being delivered to our homes. For those of you who don't know what an icebox is, today they are electric and referred to as refrigerators. A few even remember when cars were started with a crank. Yes, we lived those days.
We are probably considered old fashioned and out-dated by many. But there are a few things you need to remember before completely writing us off. We won World War II, fought in Korea and Viet Nam . We can quote The Pledge of Allegiance, and know where to place our hand while doing so. We wore the uniform of our country with pride and lost many friends on the battlefield. We didn't fight for the Socialist States of America ; we fought for the "Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave." We wore different uniforms but carried the same flag. We know the words to the Star Spangled Banner , America , and America the Beautiful by heart, and you may even see some tears running down our cheeks as we sing. We have lived what many of you have only read in history books and we feel no obligation to apologize to anyone for America .
Yes, we are old and slow these days but rest assured, we have at least one good fight left in us. We have loved this country, fought for it, and died for it, and now we are going to save it. It is our country and nobody is going to take it away from us. We took oaths to defend America against all enemies, foreign and domestic, and that is an oath we plan to keep. There are those who want to destroy this land we love but, like our founders, there is no way we are going to remain silent.
It was mostly the young people of this nation who elected Obama and the Democratic Congress. You fell for the "Hope and Change" which in reality was nothing but "Hype and Lies."
You have tasted socialism and seen evil face to face, and have found you don't like it after all. You make a lot of noise, but
most are all too interested in their careers or "Climbing the Social Ladder" to be involved in such mundane things as patriotism and voting. Many of those who fell for the "Great Lie" in 2008 are now having buyer's remorse. With all the education we gave you, you didn't have sense enough to see through the lies and instead drank the 'Kool-Aid.' Now you're paying the price and complaining about it. No jobs, lost mortgages, higher taxes, and less freedom.
This is what you voted for and this is what you got. We entrusted you with the Torch of Liberty and you traded it for a paycheck and a fancy house.
Well, don't worry youngsters, the Grey-Haired Brigade is here, and in 2014 we are going to take back our nation. We may drive a little slower than you would like but we get where we're going, and in 2014 we're going to the polls by the millions.
This land does not belong to the man in the White House nor to the likes of Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid. It belongs to "We the People" and "We the People" plan to reclaim our land and our freedom. We hope this time you will do a better job of preserving it and passing it along to our grandchildren. So the next time you have the chance to say the Pledge of Allegiance, Stand up, put your hand over your heart, honor our country, and thank God for the old geezers of the "Grey-Haired Brigade."
Footnote:
This is spot on. I am another Gray-Haired Geezer signing on. I will circulate this to other Gray-Haired Geezers all over this once great county.
Can you feel the ground shaking??? It's not an earthquake, it is a STAMPEDE.
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