The title is a double entendre designed to grab your attention. The modern definition of tyranny bears little resemblance to its origins. The modern definition of tyranny is, “arbitrary or unrestrained exercise of power; despotic abuse of authority.” However, this definition is not supported by history. Continue reading “The Myth of Tyranny”
I am amused at the rhetoric of the pundits, the politicians and the news manipulators (cannot truly call them news reporters) as they deplore what they describe as, “dirty politics” or “political attack ads”. They act as if these personal attacks are a symptom of the degradation of the modern, current political landscape showing how someone needs to come along and make everyone get along! Continue reading “Political Rhetoric or Can’t We All Just Get Along?”
I have heard the same rhetoric in American presidential politics for forty years. The only thing that changes is the crisis that requires Americans to vote for the “right” candidate so we are not destroyed outwardly or inwardly. We only need the right person to guide us into the Millennial Age of peace and plenty. So, I ask the Christian, “Who are you voting for?” “A savior?” Continue reading “Who Are You Voting For? A Savior?”