Comments on: Tear Down This Wall! http://the-american-catholic.com/2009/11/09/tear-down-this-wall/ Politics and Culture from a Catholic perspective. Thu, 24 May 2012 13:42:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: 20 Years Ago: The Fall of the Berlin Wall « against the grain http://the-american-catholic.com/2009/11/09/tear-down-this-wall/#comment-5325 20 Years Ago: The Fall of the Berlin Wall « against the grain Mon, 04 Jan 2010 06:55:49 +0000 http://the-american-catholic.com/?p=14617#comment-5325 [...] “Tear down this wall!” – Also drawing from Lech Walesa (“When talking about Ronald Reagan, I have to be personal. We in Poland took him so personally. Why? Because we owe him our liberty. …”), American Catholic’s Donald McClarey looks at the influence of President Ronald Reagan. [...] [...] “Tear down this wall!” – Also drawing from Lech Walesa (“When talking about Ronald Reagan, I have to be personal. We in Poland took him so personally. Why? Because we owe him our liberty. …”), American Catholic’s Donald McClarey looks at the influence of President Ronald Reagan. [...]

]]> By: Underdog Soldier http://the-american-catholic.com/2009/11/09/tear-down-this-wall/#comment-5324 Underdog Soldier Wed, 11 Nov 2009 02:17:50 +0000 http://the-american-catholic.com/?p=14617#comment-5324 It is amazing how un-Presidential Reagan's successors have been. Listening to this speech and knowing the background of it caused me to lament the current administration's tepid response to Afghanistan decisions and the Ft. Hood shooter. President Reagan made his speech at the wall in the face of handlers (including Colin Powell) who said he shouldn't make such a strong statement. The President must both know what needs to be said and have the courage to say it. I look forward to having such a person in office again. It is amazing how un-Presidential Reagan’s successors have been. Listening to this speech and knowing the background of it caused me to lament the current administration’s tepid response to Afghanistan decisions and the Ft. Hood shooter. President Reagan made his speech at the wall in the face of handlers (including Colin Powell) who said he shouldn’t make such a strong statement. The President must both know what needs to be said and have the courage to say it. I look forward to having such a person in office again.

]]> By: And the Wall Came Tumbling Down… « A Voice into the Void http://the-american-catholic.com/2009/11/09/tear-down-this-wall/#comment-5323 And the Wall Came Tumbling Down… « A Voice into the Void Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:40:52 +0000 http://the-american-catholic.com/?p=14617#comment-5323 [...] And the Wall Came Tumbling Down… 2009 November 9 by Susan And so we mark 20 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall.  Such a huge part of the history of democracy, the fall marked a turning point. Yet, even as I write this, I wonder about democracy right here at home and what is happening to it.  So many seem content to give away their freedoms for some sort of basic comfort, like “free” medical care.  Nothing is free. You would think people would know that by now.  I’m glad that I have my faith, because right now I am sincerely worried. I’m worried for my kids and the future they face. I’m worried about losing my freedom to practice that faith which sustains me. Our Founding Fathers would never have imagined a time when their idea to keep government from establishing a forced faith would cynically be used to drive faith from the public square. Yet – the government is establishing its own faith, the faith of secular humanism or moral relativism.  Judges tell us we have rights found in the Constitution to a privacy that allows us to destroy the unborn, but pretty soon we won’t even be allowed to choose our own doctor!  How do they reconcile these things in their minds?  The logic is tortured and twisted, but at some point it just falls in on itself. Our government is way out of line with the things they are doing right now.  Congress is sworn to uphold the Constitution, not rewrite it. They are doing damage to this country. I pray that it can be undone.   Check out this great post at The American Catholic.  [...] [...] And the Wall Came Tumbling Down… 2009 November 9 by Susan And so we mark 20 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall.  Such a huge part of the history of democracy, the fall marked a turning point. Yet, even as I write this, I wonder about democracy right here at home and what is happening to it.  So many seem content to give away their freedoms for some sort of basic comfort, like “free” medical care.  Nothing is free. You would think people would know that by now.  I’m glad that I have my faith, because right now I am sincerely worried. I’m worried for my kids and the future they face. I’m worried about losing my freedom to practice that faith which sustains me. Our Founding Fathers would never have imagined a time when their idea to keep government from establishing a forced faith would cynically be used to drive faith from the public square. Yet – the government is establishing its own faith, the faith of secular humanism or moral relativism.  Judges tell us we have rights found in the Constitution to a privacy that allows us to destroy the unborn, but pretty soon we won’t even be allowed to choose our own doctor!  How do they reconcile these things in their minds?  The logic is tortured and twisted, but at some point it just falls in on itself. Our government is way out of line with the things they are doing right now.  Congress is sworn to uphold the Constitution, not rewrite it. They are doing damage to this country. I pray that it can be undone.   Check out this great post at The American Catholic.  [...]

]]> By: Donna V. http://the-american-catholic.com/2009/11/09/tear-down-this-wall/#comment-5322 Donna V. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:39:22 +0000 http://the-american-catholic.com/?p=14617#comment-5322 I appreciate Reagan more and more as I get older. I did not when he was in office. However, he did just fine without my vote! I appreciate Reagan more and more as I get older. I did not when he was in office. However, he did just fine without my vote!

]]> By: American Knight http://the-american-catholic.com/2009/11/09/tear-down-this-wall/#comment-5321 American Knight Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:57:23 +0000 http://the-american-catholic.com/?p=14617#comment-5321 I miss him. He had that charm and skill at creating a coalition to stand against the slide toward socialism. Can we have that again? Can you bring authentic conservatives, traditionalists, libertarians (the relatively sane ones) and anti-communists (or whatever you want to call those against collectivism) together under the Republican banner? I think it can be done but sheeple need a shephard. Who will lead? How will you weed out the Wall Street-Leftist Establishment cronies? As much as I loved Reagan, we had to swallow Mr. G. H. W. "New World Order" Bush for 12 years too. Read my lips, that bovine scatology won't fly these days - we need real, honest, true, authentically conservative and God-fearing leadership. Do we deserve it? Pagans usually don't. I miss him. He had that charm and skill at creating a coalition to stand against the slide toward socialism. Can we have that again? Can you bring authentic conservatives, traditionalists, libertarians (the relatively sane ones) and anti-communists (or whatever you want to call those against collectivism) together under the Republican banner? I think it can be done but sheeple need a shephard. Who will lead?

How will you weed out the Wall Street-Leftist Establishment cronies? As much as I loved Reagan, we had to swallow Mr. G. H. W. “New World Order” Bush for 12 years too. Read my lips, that bovine scatology won’t fly these days – we need real, honest, true, authentically conservative and God-fearing leadership. Do we deserve it? Pagans usually don’t.

]]> By: Pinky http://the-american-catholic.com/2009/11/09/tear-down-this-wall/#comment-5320 Pinky Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:58:28 +0000 http://the-american-catholic.com/?p=14617#comment-5320 I'd never heard about that poster before. I saw High Noon for the first time a few years ago. It felt like a biography of George W. Bush. I recognized every argument the townspeople made from the runup to the Iraq War. It was a real let-down to me when I later heard that the movie was intended as a protest to Hollywood blacklisting. I'm glad to see that the movie was used against Communism, and that people were inspired by the heroism of Cooper's character. I’d never heard about that poster before.

I saw High Noon for the first time a few years ago. It felt like a biography of George W. Bush. I recognized every argument the townspeople made from the runup to the Iraq War. It was a real let-down to me when I later heard that the movie was intended as a protest to Hollywood blacklisting. I’m glad to see that the movie was used against Communism, and that people were inspired by the heroism of Cooper’s character.

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