Interesting article by David Horowitz concerning the political Religious Right. Click here for the article. Not all conservatives are like those who yell the loudest and who seem to be the most insecure in their agendas and beliefs.
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Something is going on somewhere. The police cars, marked and unmarked – two at a time – keep coming up 10th going uptown. I suspect they may be traveling up 9th, 8th, 11th, etc., but have know way of knowing other than I hear sirens with no visible cars. Something on the west side, I gather.
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There is a fifth – two unmarked cars. Here comes a sixth!
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There are lots of police cars going by all of a sudden. Four have gone by, and an emergency rescue squad has just passed. I wonder what is going on? Traveling north on Tenth Ave.
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“Godç—´ righteousness became all the more apparent when sin was revealed in the Law!” – From NT2 notes coving Romans
This is in the most current newsletter from St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Akron, OH., my sponsoring parish. It is nothing really profound about it, but the list of topics George Murphy is present during a summer adult education class on church-state issues.
Here are the topics:
– Religion and the state in the Bible
– Natural law and the Ten Commandments
– What is “an establishment of religion?”
– The Church’s use of force
– Religion in the public schools
– Were the founding fathers Christian?
– Luther’s “two kingdoms” concept
– Separation of church and state
– “Don’t preach about politics.”
– In what “God” do we “trust?”
– Revolution – 1776 and others
– Capital punishment
– Who needs government? And, why?
Okay, so ten minutes ago, I called my CPE supervisor and told him, “I will definitely be there on Tuesday,” meaning I will be doing CPE this summer. Five minutes ago, I received a call from my doctor saying that I need to follow up with a kidney specialist. Why did I not wait fifteen more minutes to call my CPE supervisor? If I am going to have to continue seeing doctors, then it really doesn’t make sense to try to do CPE. A full-time hospital chaplain internship, including on-call duties, does not make sense if I am having to make appointments every other week.
Besides, I had this definite pang of disappointment after hanging up with my supervisor. The opportunities for the summer where out there for the taking, and I decided to cast them aside. Well, this just does make sense – if the major medical stuff would be over, then maybe, but even though I do not feel sick any longer, the kidney stuff, and the MAC stuff, and any other thing they may yet discover, in conjunction with doctor visits and procedures suggests for hassles then it is worth. So, I call and cancel my CPE experience – maybe. I can’t just leave during the day during CPE, like I could simply taking classes.
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There are three production companies doing shoots on the Close today. On our way for coffee this morning, we unexpectedly ran into a Brooks Brothers photo shoot right outside the Refectory. It is always fun to see photo and video production going on.
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It is getting very hard to motivate myself to study, especially when everyone else is done.
This CPE decision is becoming very difficult. Do I, or do I not? Permission, a gift given as Roy said, to take the summer easy should not be thrown away easily. Yet, there is that nagging feeling that the “still small voice” is saying stay in CPE. Of whom is the voice? I would love to take the summer off – perhaps the last time this opportunity will come my way. I hate agonizing over a decision.
I know either way I will be fine. What may be in store either way is what confounds me, and there is no way of knowing what is in store.
Chris e-mailed me and said I should NOT take a trip to the CDC in Atlanta unless it is absolutely necessary. He also said it is never a good thing to be an “interesting case.” I believe him.
I just need to get through these final few exams and I will be fine. The papers I have yet to write will be a joy, in comparison to the exams – tough to finish, but no memorization and I am in control of the product. Bed!
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Ashton says, “Hi” to the world – especially to John C.!
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