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Conservative Love of Trump, Why

Reference 2025.03.21 - NY Times Article: Trump Voters Love Him More Than Before. Four Conservative Columnists Pinpoint Why. r Below is an NLP Synopsis (1629 words) of the full article ( 24385 words). .   The main changes made were to change it from paragraph form to bullet sections, with the major section headings created by myself.  SYNOPSIS START Four Conservative Columnists Pinpoint ‘the Why” as seen through their eyes.. The pinnacle of Why: everything is severely broken We just need to burn it all down.  They get this from media consumption.  There’s something about screens that contributes to a catastrophizing mind-set And want their opponents to suffer.  Many Republicans dislike foreign aid.  Or loathe elite universities.  Or hate big liberal law firms.  So is picking fights with liberal judges and liberal universities.  voters as a puzzle in need of explanation.  Getting rid of D.E.I.  Morally: we’re on a path to eternal dam...
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Eulogy of my hero - President Carter

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Yesterday Jimmy Carter died.    It is wonderful to hear all the praises and warm words about a truly beautiful human being and his partner and wife Rosalynn.   Jimmy Carter is and will always be one of my hero's.  So while I am sad -  I am also filled with a ever giving joy to have lived in his presence.  There are a lot of articles and words remembering President Carter's life and they do a better job of itemizing  the events, accomplishments and amazing work President Carter did during his lifetime.  Overall, the prevalent judgment by recent US historian/politicians describe President Carter as a great humanitarian but a terrible president.   I prefer to see President Carter as one of the greatest Presidents for our humanity .  And one that shows how the America culture turned its back on the ideals of a noble humanity.  Few today remember the times of President Carter's presidency (1976) and how America rejected his ree...
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On Unity and Schism - Reflections on Wesley's Sermon

PREFACE I decided to create a series of reflections that I titled: “On Unity and Schism”. The reflections are based on Wesley’s 1872 sermon on schism . My local church, as well as others, are discussing "disaffiliation" (separation) from the United Methodist Church. I found Wesley's sermon during the listening phase and decided to discern and reflect on Wesley's sermon points and what each was saying. As I read the words, I was profoundly moved as to my own feelings and actions over the last few months/years. First, I firmly believe one can not talk about schism without also speaking to unity.  Wesley understood this. What beautiful words Wesley provides in his sermon.  Especially, item #17 . I realize there is a LOT of reading with this series. Take your time. If time is limited, I strongly encourage everyone discussing disaffiliation to spend time on at least point #17 -- as it discusses the sole reason for schism. Wesley put to words all the feelings an...
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