What happened to our country? When did we lose our minds? Our souls? Our sense of compassion for all people and a desire to make the world better? There was a time in America when people mattered, when life was sacred, when the old rules of appropriate behavior, of manners and politeness meant something. They kept dissent reasonable. They helped us hold our tongues. There was a time when people worked out their issues with one another in reasonable acts of mutual respect. There was a day when the president of the United States was honored, no matter his party, or his policies. There was a time when the public school was loved in the community, where teachers were well regarded and appreciated for their important work. There was a time when the local church was a place of worship not a political ballyhoo, where hymns were sung and prayers were offered and reverence was felt, a time when the sermons were about loving your neighbor and not about voting against people. What happen...
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