I just finished reading Dr. Ben
Carson’s book, “America the Beautiful.” I
noticed that his wife, Candy, helped him to write this book. Some of the topics included are the history
of our nation, the religion of our nation, capitalism, socialism, morality,
learning from our mistakes, health care, a nation divided, liberty and justice
for all, what’s good about America, and what do we believe and in whom do we
trust. Dr. Carson comes up with many
ideas about how we can get out of the healthcare mess, crime mess, national
debt mess, and many other plans. Some I
had heard before.
Here are a few of the topics that were new to
me in the book:
· One way of defeating the terrorists is for the United
States to become independent from all foreign oil by drilling and using our own
oil. If any country harbors our enemies
we sanction them.
· That the Democratic Party Platform is supposedly based
on the Beatitudes. 1 When Jesus saw the
crowds, He went up on the mountain; and after He sat down, His disciples came
to Him. 2 He opened His mouth and began to teach them, saying, 3
"Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 4
"Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. 5
"Blessed are the gentle, for they shall inherit the earth. 6
"Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall
be satisfied. 7 "Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive
mercy. 8 "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. 9
"Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God. 10
"Blessed are those who have been persecuted for the sake of righteousness,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 11 "Blessed are you when
people insult you and persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against
you because of Me. 12 "Rejoice and be glad, for your reward in
heaven is great; for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were
before you. I don’t see the Beatitudes here: http://www.democrats.org/democratic-national-platform
· The original Tea Party began in and around 1775 with
the Patriots denial of the problem of taxation without representation, ignoring
the problem, resisting the problem, and exempting from the problem, then
turning from the problem with transformation, Or DIRECT.
· Likewise the creation of the new Tea Party in 2009
began as a result of passage of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of
2008, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, the bailout of
several major financial agencies, and talk about dramatic reform of the
nation’s health care system. Then
February 19, 2009, a business news editor on CNBC by the name of Rick Santelli
criticized the government for bailing out underwater mortgages: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgJ30bihdy8
· Five physicians signed
the Declaration of Independence.
· Carson ignored
requests when speaking in various places like Columbine High School or the
National Prayer Breakfast to not speak about God or Jesus. He disregarded those requests and spoke of
his faith. He was applauded
wholeheartedly.
· He had a praying mom
who sought wisdom from God.
Dr. Carson is an insightful man of faith. He presents a fair and balanced view of the
United States. He encourages all to work
hard and overcome their problems by taking responsibility and not making excuses. I wish he were the President of the U.S.!
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