How would George Washington have handled terrorism?
I'm sure it existed during his time, any examples?
Saturday, October 20, 2007
Political News FRC Summit
John McCain decided to separate his religious beliefs from politics. How does a Christian do that?
The news stations have yet to even acknowledge Mike Huckabee as a contender for the Presidential Election. And yet Fox News says they report and you decide, really? When will they start reporting the actual news?
God help the average person. This election will be a joke if people don't get out and encourage people they know to vote. We have so many important issues at stake.
And the whole issue of Mitt Romney, do people actually know what the man believes and stands for?
Unbelievable!!
The news stations have yet to even acknowledge Mike Huckabee as a contender for the Presidential Election. And yet Fox News says they report and you decide, really? When will they start reporting the actual news?
God help the average person. This election will be a joke if people don't get out and encourage people they know to vote. We have so many important issues at stake.
And the whole issue of Mitt Romney, do people actually know what the man believes and stands for?
Unbelievable!!
A search for hope and inspiration on a gloomy day:
http://www.todaysamericandream.com/
As usual, back to George for a little uplifting and encouragement:
The General hopes and trusts that every officer and man will endeavor to live and act as becomes a Christian soldier defending the dearest rights and liberties of his country.
General Order, (9 July 1776) George Washington Papers at the Library of Congress, 1741-1799: Series 3g Varick Transcripts
The Citizens of the United States of America have a right to applaud themselves for giving to Mankind examples of an enlarged and liberal policy: a policy worthy of imitation. All possess alike liberty of conscience and immunities of citizenship. It is now no more that toleration is spoken of, as if it was by the indulgence of one class of people that another enjoyed the exercise of their inherent natural rights. For happily the Government of the United States, which gives to bigotry no sanction, to persecution no assistance, requires only that they who live under its protection should demean themselves as good citizens in giving it on all occasions their effectual support.May the Children of the Stock of Abraham, who dwell in this land, continue to merit and enjoy the good will of the other Inhabitants; while every one shall sit under his own vine and fig tree, and there shall be none to make him afraid.
Letter to the Hebrew Congregation of Newport, Rhode Island (1790)
Be courteous to all, but intimate with few; and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence.
George Washington
http://www.todaysamericandream.com/
As usual, back to George for a little uplifting and encouragement:
The General hopes and trusts that every officer and man will endeavor to live and act as becomes a Christian soldier defending the dearest rights and liberties of his country.
General Order, (9 July 1776) George Washington Papers at the Library of Congress, 1741-1799: Series 3g Varick Transcripts
The Citizens of the United States of America have a right to applaud themselves for giving to Mankind examples of an enlarged and liberal policy: a policy worthy of imitation. All possess alike liberty of conscience and immunities of citizenship. It is now no more that toleration is spoken of, as if it was by the indulgence of one class of people that another enjoyed the exercise of their inherent natural rights. For happily the Government of the United States, which gives to bigotry no sanction, to persecution no assistance, requires only that they who live under its protection should demean themselves as good citizens in giving it on all occasions their effectual support.May the Children of the Stock of Abraham, who dwell in this land, continue to merit and enjoy the good will of the other Inhabitants; while every one shall sit under his own vine and fig tree, and there shall be none to make him afraid.
Letter to the Hebrew Congregation of Newport, Rhode Island (1790)
Be courteous to all, but intimate with few; and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence.
George Washington
Mark Twain - Quotes for my day
“I can live for two months on a good compliment."
“It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.”
“It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, it’s the size of the fight in the dog.”
“A banker is a fellow who lends you his umbrella when the sun is shining, but wants it back the minute it begins to rain.”
“Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest.”
“Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear - not absence of fear.”
“It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.”
“It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, it’s the size of the fight in the dog.”
“A banker is a fellow who lends you his umbrella when the sun is shining, but wants it back the minute it begins to rain.”
“Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest.”
“Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear - not absence of fear.”
Not the best day today . . . .
Do you ever have one of those days where everything just keeps getting worse? Today was my lucky day for "let's see how much Jane can take before she cracks" day.
First of all, I have let my guard down again, just a little this time, and actually depended on people. I just counted on them to be genuine and caring. Who knew? Big mistake on my part. My other huge mistake was in thinking that just because some people were "like minded" in their beliefs, I held them to a higher standard. I have to wonder how many times I will have to learn this lesson? God, is probably shaking his head and thinking, when will this girl ever learn? I did good this time and held my tongue, which for those of you who know me, is a miracle in itself. If you took each individual thing that happened over the course of this week, they all weren't really a big deal, but if you add them all together, and then dump them within about 24hrs of each other, they begin to get heavy.
I just get very disheartened and discouraged when all at once everything I do seems to fail or blow up in my face. It happens so many times. Why are fellow believers so mean to each other? They seem to get a sick enjoyment out of seeing others struggle.
I used to very rarely become easily discouraged and weary, but now, I find myself becoming so much more withdrawn and less likely to tackle projects that once seemed simple to me.
And it's not even projects, it's more like ideas and hope. Because for me, people don't realize, I live on my hopes and ideas. And when every hope and idea is ridiculled and frowned upon, or criticized down to the tiniest detail, I don't feel the value or point in my living.
I can certainly understand constructive criticism, but, to nit pick every flaw in every hope and idea that someone has seems to be cruel to me somehow. I keep trying to find the lesson I need to learn or the point God might be trying to make in all of these situations, but I just keep finding hypocrites, who would rather sit and point out others mistakes than to take a chance at making any of their own.
I find my compassion for others almost non existent at times and ask myself, if these people say they believe in the Word of God, where is their fruit? Why are they expecting my behavior to hold to a certain standard and theirs not?
I, yet again, was expecting to get compassion, companionship, uplifting and support from fellow believers in Christ and again, I was expecting too much.
But, it is to my own fault because I still keep thinking that fellow believers are different from unbelievers. The Holy Word of God, says they should be, but, their actions are not.
I guess the lesson here is that I should look at my own actions an hope that I do not treat others as I have been treated. And thank God for the small lesson, hoping to avoid a larger one.
First of all, I have let my guard down again, just a little this time, and actually depended on people. I just counted on them to be genuine and caring. Who knew? Big mistake on my part. My other huge mistake was in thinking that just because some people were "like minded" in their beliefs, I held them to a higher standard. I have to wonder how many times I will have to learn this lesson? God, is probably shaking his head and thinking, when will this girl ever learn? I did good this time and held my tongue, which for those of you who know me, is a miracle in itself. If you took each individual thing that happened over the course of this week, they all weren't really a big deal, but if you add them all together, and then dump them within about 24hrs of each other, they begin to get heavy.
I just get very disheartened and discouraged when all at once everything I do seems to fail or blow up in my face. It happens so many times. Why are fellow believers so mean to each other? They seem to get a sick enjoyment out of seeing others struggle.
I used to very rarely become easily discouraged and weary, but now, I find myself becoming so much more withdrawn and less likely to tackle projects that once seemed simple to me.
And it's not even projects, it's more like ideas and hope. Because for me, people don't realize, I live on my hopes and ideas. And when every hope and idea is ridiculled and frowned upon, or criticized down to the tiniest detail, I don't feel the value or point in my living.
I can certainly understand constructive criticism, but, to nit pick every flaw in every hope and idea that someone has seems to be cruel to me somehow. I keep trying to find the lesson I need to learn or the point God might be trying to make in all of these situations, but I just keep finding hypocrites, who would rather sit and point out others mistakes than to take a chance at making any of their own.
I find my compassion for others almost non existent at times and ask myself, if these people say they believe in the Word of God, where is their fruit? Why are they expecting my behavior to hold to a certain standard and theirs not?
I, yet again, was expecting to get compassion, companionship, uplifting and support from fellow believers in Christ and again, I was expecting too much.
But, it is to my own fault because I still keep thinking that fellow believers are different from unbelievers. The Holy Word of God, says they should be, but, their actions are not.
I guess the lesson here is that I should look at my own actions an hope that I do not treat others as I have been treated. And thank God for the small lesson, hoping to avoid a larger one.
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