A large majority of U.S. citizens believe our nation is headed in the wrong direction and is manifested in our domestic and foreign policies. I heard an interview with former President Jimmy Carter that reinforces those fears. He is compassionate and walks the walk, not just talks.
Carter is an evangelical Christian and a former member of the Southern Baptist Conference. He left the conference because of its new doctrine. If you believe women have an equal role in our society and that our Christian nation should follow the teachings of Jesus in our treatment of our citizens and other nations, this new doctrine is troubling.
Two new doctrinal policies are that women must be subservient and that church elders will interpret Biblical text as they see fit, not as Jesus interpreted them.
He also said Republican leadership believes the world must be molded to the U.S. model and if violence is needed to force the issue, violence it will be! That molding should be easy, even though other nations have vastly different ideals, religions and problems, right? Besides, the rich aren't affected by the violence. Their children aren't doing the fighting and dying.
Democracy grew here because we wanted it. We weren't forced to accept it by an invading power as we're doing to Iraq. We lost 3,000 people on 9/11, yet we've caused 100,000 deaths in a nation not responsible for 9/11. We've destroyed their infrastructure, homes and way of life. We did it against vast world condemnation and ignorant people still ask, why do they hate us?
