In the early years of this country, the United States was lead into the wrong direction by embracing slavery as an means to help build the country. Lost in those times were valueing differences among people and respecting the right of every individual to live free. Lost were the hopes and dreams which had caused many people to flee their own land for the promise of America. In the early years of the United States, the country failed the moral challenge of slavery. Instead of saying "no", the government of the Unites States said "yes", bowing to the selfishness or laziness of those who were settlers, including big businesses.
In 2024, the United States faces another challenge. This challenge impacts who will lead this country for the next 4 years. The American public is facing a choice on whether to allow a former President, who supported insurrectionist activities to once again hold the highest elected office in the United States, that of the President. How can citizens support the former President coming back into office? It all seems related to a decline in the decency of people in our society. Anything goes, seems to be the general frame of mind. Rudeness, anger, nastiness seems to be condoned under the guise of freedom of speech.
As the Presidential race moves into the primaries, I pray that moral sanity and reason, plus spiritual calmness come to the forefront. I pray citizens nationwide rebuke any behaviors that support hate, meanness, rudeness and disrespect of each other. I pray that by the end of the Presidentail primary season, we will have refuted and rejected the politics of hate, angriness, nastiness and disrespect.
