tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post3486834229128405878..comments2023-06-15T09:13:45.467-04:00Comments on Liberty's Torch: Christianity And Power: A Sunday RuminationFrancis W. Porrettohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05862584203772592282noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-4575722046191208172014-03-17T11:29:21.682-04:002014-03-17T11:29:21.682-04:00What belongs to Caesar?
Images, and not much mor...What belongs to Caesar? <br /><br />Images, and not much more. The flag, the White House, the Podium and Teleprompter of the President of the United States, the Pen and Telephone, State of the Union (propaganda, lies, self-congratulation) all are part of the Office of President. Unfortunately, a Praetorian Guard has been added and expanded in recent years (nice work until it suddenly ends). <br /><br />Everyone knows how useless the office and personage of the Vice President is, but most don't understand that the President is legally the weakest branch of US Federal gov't, less powerful than the Governor of the smallest State. It should be an excellent position for a part-time slacker who understands and reveres the US Constitution. <br /><br />pdxr13Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-36092791307243416092014-03-17T09:28:35.162-04:002014-03-17T09:28:35.162-04:00Excellent work! I find your excavations into the m...Excellent work! I find your excavations into the mind and matter of the faithful illuminating and challenging. Continue to feed the coal into the furnace as Christ's Church will awaken from its miasma of social/political distractions and stand against the forces of this age. <br /><br />I will check out your Spooner Federation books as I now see a glimpse of the substance behind the pages. <br /><br />Bob Parishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12035056505595113844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-51862863046332650332014-03-17T09:17:40.315-04:002014-03-17T09:17:40.315-04:00I have noticed, being married to a staunch Catholi...I have noticed, being married to a staunch Catholic, that those who are strict adherents raised in the church seem to look for someone else to take responsibility for far more elements of daily life than those of a more Protestant background.<br /><br />It was something I first encountered during time living in Mexico - an entire population desiring for a great leader to save them from the predations of the last great leader. As I sit and listen to Mass every week, the underlying theme seems to be about giving up control, and with it responsibility, and praying that our leaders will see us through.<br /><br />This, of course, seeps into the rest of life beyond politics, and I see this same dichotomy playing out among business associates (the Catholics almost have to be forced into making decisions, the Protestants have to be reigned in), in the home life, etc.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com