Protestantism

» pink101 - Freedom's Power

In response to Traditions? posted by BrianTubbs:
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There are all kinds of people that follow traditions for tradition's sake.
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People who claim to be liberals and progressive might just be that due to the environment into which they were born. "My grand daddy was a Democrat as was my daddy and so I am a Democrat and all my kids are Democrats too." That can be said about just about any sort of a line-up with which you want to identify any one.
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That's why it is important to have an open mind and to seek information with which you are not in agreement. Sometimes we stumble on to something we otherwise would pass on over.
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I've picked up a new book I'm going to read with interest. I watched the author over the weekend on Book Notes TV. A very engaging scholar.
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FREEDOM'S POWER the True Force of LIBERALISM; by Pulitzer Prize winner, Paul Starr; Basic Books--Perseus Books Group, New York, NY, copyright 2007.
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Here's a link on Starr: http://www.princeton.edu/~starr/
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Here's a link on the book I will be reading,
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http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksea...
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I'm very thankful that there are men like Starr who make it their business to be so informed on our historical roots as they impinge on our current state of affairs.
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-- posted by pink101