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2-9-19 George Washington’s Farewell Address and the 2019 SOTU Parallels

Foundational Moral Chutzpah Missing:  Trump_Washington

This program begins with a reflection on the morality and virtue as taught by the Clergy of the American Revolution. In the referenced PDF below, George Washington’s Farewell Address, the reference to personal and national morality and virtue is more than a suggestion. Washington fundamentally insist that they be a focus of society for our happiness and good governance.

Unlike the majority of pastors and church leaders in the present, the Founding Clergy (for the most part) had real Chutzpah! It is clear from The Chaplains and Clergy of the Revolution that pastors should lead the fight for morality, virtue and yes – political security of Liberty. The likes of a strong Scotsman, John Witherspoon, had the most flagrant boldness of many Pastors/Theologians/University Presidents/Political Leaders of the day. {Read Chapter 28 in the book}

Yes, what we saw on Tuesday night is that President Trump has that very same Chutzpah! Continue reading

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