In American religious history, theological qualms tend to get pushed aside when politics intervenes.
“In American religious history, theological qualms tend to get pushed aside when politics intervenes.”
— Rick Perlstein · Aside
The World Motivation
In American religious history, theological qualms tend to get pushed aside when politics intervenes.
“In American religious history, theological qualms tend to get pushed aside when politics intervenes.”
— Rick Perlstein · Aside
In American religious history, theological qualms tend to get pushed aside when politics intervenes.
What is considered 'conservative' and what is considered 'liberal' changes in any given era.
In Ronald Reagan's chaotic childhood, the imagination was armor. There is nothing unusual about that; transcending the doubts, hesitations, and fears swirling around you by casting yourself internally as the hero of your own adventure story is a characteristic psychic defense mechanism of the Boy Who Disappears.
There's no question that Kennedy was an utter failure as a passer of laws during his proverbial thousand days.
We were always able to sing and blend well together; that's our gift. But aside from that, we're really two different guys.
Well, I never got into the young adult headspace. With 'Twilight,' they are pretty adult themes, aside from maybe the first one, but even that. They're very adult themes, actually, particularly as the characters age. I never wrote for young adults. I wrote for myself, as an audience.
I played ball in college and semi-professional, and aside from the game and all that, the most valuable thing is the relationships. Who can care how many rings you have or how many championships you've won or how many records you broke. The most valuable stuff is the intangible stuff.
I don't know what decisions they are going to take but if you take this Covid-19 situation aside, you want your family to be there with you to support you whenever you are on the tour.
The only times during my religious instruction I remember hearing God's name invoked with any sincere conviction at all was in the oft-repeated and breathtakingly chauvinistic claim that Israel's 'miraculous' military victories over much-stronger enemies proved that He was ever on Zion's side.