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It’s funny how a person goes through life making decisions based upon certain beliefs or ideas, yet unaware of where those ideas came from, and of what their consequences might be. Such is often the case with the idea of keeping church and state separate, an idea worth mentioning as 2017 draws to a close, because this year was the 500th anniversary of the beginning of the Protestant Reformation. Martin Luther, a Roman Catholic clergyman, is credited with kicking off the Reformation in 1517 with his “95 Theses,” an argument for a house-cleaning...
The recent gun-related slaughter in a Texas church reminds me that I have more than once sat in church wondering – perhaps even during the sermon – what I would do if someone walked in and started shooting. My conclusion inevitably is: nothing very effective. For the person in the pews, the tactical setup is a trap. I have further been guilty of fantasizing about what I would do in that or similar situations if I was packing my .357. Fantasy creates livelier, perhaps even heroic, reactions to a gun situation. I’ve never imagined a 95 mph car c...
