Yeah , that's our very own Jerry Falwell alright sticking his foot in the
usual orifice where it almost always winds up anyways
when he is forced to speak anywhere outside the safety net
his loyal congregation <gg>
The same scriptures that our resident "fundamentalist" Falwell
quotes from , were also very accessable to the founding
fathers of our nation , too. And they were quite familiar
with the gospel of Jesus Christ, but they were also just
as familiar with the lessons of history, which is being
repeated now ,over in the Middle East.
Our society bends over backwards to be accommodating to the
religious sensibilities , (we even allow Jerry Falwells
to run around loose and preach without locking them up.)
;-)
Yet there is something far more majestic in the promise
and experience of freedom and democracy , that our founder's
saw very clearly ...
They were obeying a higher law , one of not being foolish
and remain blind to what history had shown them , and the dream
of abundance and rennaisance...and freedom from
tyranny of thought and threat of persecution.
This has made us great , and allowed for the revitalization
many times of waves of immigrants , who came with their
dreams traditions and beliefs ...and "truths".
Because of that openess the ranks of some of our most
learned scientist, engineers ,researchers , teachers,
artists , thinkers have swelled and we have become revitalized
with each successive wave of new immigration of the
Japonese ,Korean , Chinese , Indian/Hindu ,
and the Southeast Asian...
(and the Jew and Middle East & African)
If there is One God , it is one God over all , not the
select and few ...but what has made America great is her
freedoms and tolerance always ...and respect for the
inherent human values that were brought to her shores
from many quarters of the world ... |
