Monday, August 30, 2021

What about the Pledge of Allegiance—and Its Author?

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Perhaps few of you know the name Francis Bellamy, but all of you USAmericans know well the Pledge of Allegiance, which he wrote in 1892. Bel...
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Wednesday, August 25, 2021

Misusing the Bible: The Tragedy of Nat Turner’s Rebellion

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Earlier this month I watched the 2016 movie The Birth of a Nation for the third time. It graphically depicts the rebellion of enslaved men i...
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Friday, August 20, 2021

Liberally Criticizing Libertarianism: The Case of Sen. Rand Paul

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In the summer of 1959, June and I (with our young son) moved from Missouri to Kentucky where we lived for the next seven years. We soon beca...
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Saturday, August 14, 2021

There, But for the Grace of God . . .

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The last somewhat personal blog post I made ( here on July 26 ), was not widely read, but today I am sharing more personal reflections indir...
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Tuesday, August 10, 2021

Congratulations, Missouri!

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Recently, Missouri was often in the news, but for embarrassing reasons for us Missourians: Missouri, especially the southwest part of the st...
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Thursday, August 5, 2021

A Poet/Theologian Worth Remembering: Ernest Cardenal of Solentiname

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Ernesto Cardenal, a Nicaraguan priest, poet, and theologian, died last year at the age of 95. Although perhaps many of you haven’t heard of ...
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Friday, July 30, 2021

Thank God for the Quakers!

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Growing up in rural northwest Missouri and then going to two small Baptist colleges in the state, I had no opportunity to know any Quakers. ...
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