Weapons of Mass Distraction *

  “The bow of God’s bow is bent, and the arrow made ready on the string.” Jonathan Edward. Sinners in the hands of an angry God, 1742 Dog Whistle,   Noun Politics.: A political strategy, statement, or slogan using coded or suggestive language that coveys a controversial, secondary message understood only by those who support the message. Can we hear it, you and I? Can we hear it in the silence? Can we hear the dog whistles? Hate is a malignancy hiding in silence. Hate is a slimy primordial ooze below the soil like quicksand, waiting to drag a victim down. We… Keep reading“Weapons of Mass Distraction *”

I DON’T RECOGNIZE MY COUNTRY ANYMORE

Over Eighty Years Watching the Decline of America’s Heart and Soul: Innocence and Compassion Lost.  Both Mine and The Nation’s Listening to our President and talking heads, I recall the following: when – over time – what we say is different from what we do, people quit listening. Have we stopped listening to each other? I watch the news, pundits talking over each other as if louder will somehow drive home a point of view. We have chosen sides, and God help the other side. Is this something new, or has it always been like that? I think back on… Keep reading“I DON’T RECOGNIZE MY COUNTRY ANYMORE”