tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6333017849348650712.post4782053270525454778..comments2023-10-24T04:51:12.340-04:00Comments on Talking to Myself: The Star-Spangled Banneryamseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13000983516759119710noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6333017849348650712.post-55724079316444850652008-07-04T00:07:00.000-04:002008-07-04T00:07:00.000-04:00I admit, I didn't read everything, but I love the ...I admit, I didn't read everything, but I love the last verse of The Star Spangled Banner and I ALWAYS cry through it. I love it when we get to sing it in church...it's the only place you hear the whole song :)Generational stitcher https://www.blogger.com/profile/14111859516910498887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6333017849348650712.post-26022290495756491212008-06-30T10:12:00.000-04:002008-06-30T10:12:00.000-04:00I both agree and disagree. :-)Yes, we live in an i...I both agree and disagree. :-)<BR/><BR/>Yes, we live in an increasingly secular country. Yes, the government has been doing a lot of stupid thing that affect the public practice of religion. Yes, the capitalist nature of society is one of our biggest problems today. However, we are still one of the most 'Christian' countries in the world in a variety of ways.<BR/><BR/>Unfortunately, even religion has become a political tool. The small minority that is the 'Religious Right' is really just a party of bible carrying republicans.<BR/><BR/>True Christians, of which there are a great many in this country, have a much more balanced view, and have somehow managed to keep the country relatively close to where we need to be.Tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15588406391550947077noreply@blogger.com