Via, of all places, The Tea Party News Network :o)From TFA:
All wisdom traditions have at their root three basic ideas: To take care of the poor, to cultivate a sense of presence or union with a power much greater than ourselves, and to soften the heart. In the fullness of those traditions – as opposed to the fundamentalist version of those traditions – you don’t hit back. For me as a Christian, the two main things are you’re supposed to “let go and let God,” and you’re supposed to turn the other cheek. Those two things are like my two worst realms. People are always saying, “Let go and let God …” and I just want to stab them. People say, “We just need to forgive and forget.” As if they had.
| For me as a Jew, it's "God helps those who help themselves" and "The Covenant is not a suicide pact." Then, too, I didn't spend my twenties drinking instead of growing up, and I didn't waste my child's childhood venting my spleen at the imperfections of others. Perhaps it isn't Christianity that's your problem, dear. |
| All the better excuses for blaming the Tea Party have been taken. Ms. Lamott has to pick and choose from what's left. |