From the Buddhist prayer entitled “Eight Verses of Training the Mind.”
With the intention to attain
The ultimate, supreme goal
That surpasses even the wish-granting jewel,
May I constantly cherish all living beings.
Whenever I associate with others,
May I view myself as the lowest of all;
And with a perfect intention,
May I cherish others as supreme.
Examining my mental continuum throughout all [...]
The founder of Focus On The Family, James Dobson, is slamming Obama for “distorting” the Bible. Obama merely stated the obvious recently when he pointed out the problems that would arise if Christians abode by certain verses in Leviticus, or if our Defense Department practiced the commandments Jesus gave in his “Sermon on the Mount.”
In [...]
Let’s say you are running for president. Even though you have never been a member of a polygamous cult, you are constantly dogged by the press and public, who constantly accuse you of being a member. You do your best to dispel the rumors, even starting a website to deny that you were ever involved [...]
All three of the major candidates running for president have been haunted by statements made by those around them or sometimes, like with Hillary Clinton, statements they’ve made themselves. While it it’s easy for a candidate or anyone in the public eye to say something that they will later regret, it appears that the upcoming [...]
Bill Moyers took approximately six minutes of his latest broadcast to address the thousands of letters that were received in response to Rev. Jeremiah Wright’s appearance on his program a little over one week ago. Here is the transcript of his powerful and thought-provoking words, or you can watch the video below.
I once asked a [...]
By Brian
|
Posted in Personal
|
Also tagged Bill Moyers, Controversy, Elections, Jeremiah Wright, Obama, PBS, Politics, Racism, Rev. Wright, The Journal, Transcripts, Video
|
