"You shall walk after the Lord your God and fear him, and keep His commandments and obey His voice, and you shall serve Him and cleave to Him." Deuteronomy 13:4 (RSVCE)"Moreover I saw under the sun that in the place of justice, even there was wickedness, and in the place of righteousness, even there was wickedness. I said in my heart, God will judge the righteous and the wicked, for He has appointed a time for every matter, and for every work." Ecclesiastes 3:16-17 (RSVCE) ______ I had … [Read more...]
The End of History?
"One of the signs of a great society is the diligence with which it passes culture to one generation to the next." --- Winston Churchill ca. 1931 Never a dull moment in this year of Our Lord of 2020. I was quietly watching the news and informing myself about the latest developments of the Apocalypse when I heard that some politicians (I will let you guess from what party) proposed that History should not be taught any longer in any American educational institution. The joke was already written … [Read more...]