JimBowie1958
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- Sep 25, 2011
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This is a fairly good article about the deChristianization of the US.
My Take: When Bedford Falls Becomes Pottersville – CNN Belief Blog - CNN.com Blogs
The author recalls how in the movie, Jimmy Stewarts character is fighting to keep the evil old cantankerous Mr. Potter from taking everything over. These words particularly got my attention:
The evil bastards have won. America has become Pottersville, and it has mostly been due to Americas clergy being a bunch of spineless cowards who gave up their role as social leaders of our society so they could pursue making more money instead.
How our clergy managed to turn into the confused, divided, bunch of losers that they are today is beyond me.
I guess that is what happens when you sell your own soul for lucre.
My Take: When Bedford Falls Becomes Pottersville – CNN Belief Blog - CNN.com Blogs
The author recalls how in the movie, Jimmy Stewarts character is fighting to keep the evil old cantankerous Mr. Potter from taking everything over. These words particularly got my attention:
As financial pressures crowd in on poor George, he begins to question his value to the community. So much so, that he wishes he had never been born. To demonstrate to George the folly of his wish, an angel is sent to give him a glimpse of what Bedford Falls would look like if that wish were granted. In Dickensian fashion, the angel takes him from one scene in that small town to another. The difference is stark. Indeed, Bedford Falls isnt even Bedford Falls anymore, but a place called Pottersville. The towns main street is a red-light district, crime is rampant, and life there is coarsened.
The evil bastards have won. America has become Pottersville, and it has mostly been due to Americas clergy being a bunch of spineless cowards who gave up their role as social leaders of our society so they could pursue making more money instead.
How our clergy managed to turn into the confused, divided, bunch of losers that they are today is beyond me.
I guess that is what happens when you sell your own soul for lucre.