Fritz a wonderful lesson – and esp. reading has a flow I found encompassing. If only …….. yes we can…
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Tag: Jesus and Trump
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Lesson 9: Might Makes Right
Read MORE: Lesson 9: Might Makes RightDavid Brooks recently wrote, “Donald Trump believes in one thing. He believes might makes right.” That provides a good wrap-up for this series. I come away thinking most Americans seem to believe only one thing. Might makes right. Over 40…
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Lesson 12: Whose Freedom?
Read MORE: Lesson 12: Whose Freedom?I constantly asked two questions as I examined the past election campaign against Jesus’ teachings. The first concerned our present understanding of freedom, and the second concerned the role of Christianity in a constitutional democracy. Let me talk about the…
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Lesson 11: ABATE on Leadership
Read MORE: Lesson 11: ABATE on LeadershipAt one time, I was the unofficial chaplain of our local Abate chapter (Alliance of Bikers Aimed Toward Education). That involved burying young men who were killed riding motorcycles. One of the perks was getting to know Redman, who taught…
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Lesson 10: People are Policy
Read MORE: Lesson 10: People are PolicyIn the past week, people have been asking why Donald Trump is nominating people who are not capable of running their assigned agencies. One way to understand this is to recognize that Project 2025 concludes by reminding its readers that…
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Lesson 9: Project 2025
Read MORE: Lesson 9: Project 2025I’ve received far more responses to this series than any other in 20 years. Almost everyone in the past week believes we must prepare for a very threatening future. Indeed, a good beginning is trying to understand what is going…
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Lesson 8: What Do We Do Now?
Read MORE: Lesson 8: What Do We Do Now?I waited to write until after the election knowing that the outcome could make a big difference in our life together. Our nation will never be the same again. All morning long, I’ve been hearing from friends, mostly pastors, who…
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Lesson 7: Pastoral Letter from Bishop George Lucey
Read MORE: Lesson 7: Pastoral Letter from Bishop George LuceyBelow is a slight abridgment of a pastoral letter sent by Bishop George Lucey to his people in the American National Catholic Church. It provides excellent guidance for us all as we approach the election. “Long ago, I gave these…
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Lesson 6: Bonhoeffer
Read MORE: Lesson 6: BonhoefferI had to do some research on Dietrich Bonhoeffer last week. It was very unsettling because it quickly became evident that he was facing very much the same situation we are. True, he opposed Adolf Hitler, but that involved opposing…
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Lesson 5: Immigration
Read MORE: Lesson 5: ImmigrationSince day one of his 2016 campaign, Donald Trump has used immigration to play on people’s fears and present himself as the only one who can save them. He blames immigrants for taking our jobs, raping our women, murdering our…
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Lesson 4: Christians Gave Us Trump
Read MORE: Lesson 4: Christians Gave Us TrumpLike so many others, I have been concerned with the lying in the election campaign, but perhaps even more so with the terrible exaggeration used to justify the lies. Claiming this is the most important election in American history—or even…
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So forgiveness pre-requires understanding the mistakes of the past? here hear re this opposing this me-first, America-first, white-first, male-first approach>…
An extremely timely topic. Thanks, Fritz!