(Why This Election Is So Threatening), Some Mitigating Factors, (and How We Can Sing the Lord's Song in a Strange Land)

Part II — Some Mitigating Factors

As I said in Part I, the prospect of the next four years under Barack Obama and a strongly Democratic Congress disturbs me greatly.  The following are some of the reasons why the outcome of the election might not matter as much as I fear.  (More)
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Why This Election Is So Threatening, (Some Mitigating Factors), and (How We Can Sing the Lord's Song in a Strange Land)

If I'm going to make a political post before Election Day, I'd better move quickly.  This won't have as much as I want to say, nor as much careful crafting as I want to put into it, but it will still be too long and take too much time.  It will be in three parts, reflecting my three conflicting and complementing moods as I contemplate the next four years.

Part I — Why This Election Is So Threatening

It is far too tempting to begin this section with a slight alteration of Mark 13:14. (More)
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