Amen

Betraying Jesus
The author of “God’s Politics” explains how American Christianity has distorted the gospel and become spiritually bankrupt.

"Tragically, and not without some painful awkwardness, today’s evangelicals are walking a precarious tightrope between these two conflicting views of Jesus. By training, Jesus is Lord; his teaching must carry absolute authority in our lives. Yet by experience, evangelicals have accepted the ethical conclusions of theologies that have a low view of Jesus’ authority. This conflict is at the heart of the problem of present-day evangelism."

Brilliant and insightful.

I'm no longer a believer, but this is exactly the reasoning that brought me to the point of painful questioning. Frankly, it is not reconcilable. True Christians give it all up and walk away from the trappings of life. The are pacifists unto death. Don't know many of those.

Richard Nixon Back Again

My daughter knows all the words to "We Didn't Start The Fire" by Billy Joel - and she's interested in what all the names and events mean.

Sometimes, history has a way of repeating itself that's simply not funny at all.

Capitol Hill Blue: White House keeps dossiers on more than 10,000 'political enemies'

So, how do I get on the list?

Oh, for the breakdown of the lyrics, if you didn't live through most of it like the rest of us old farts, click here.

politics, Billy Joel