Another famous U of I former resident, Kurt Vonnegut, has a piece on the In these Times website.
I have always appreciated Mr. Vonnegut's perspectives, and this is no excepton:
"For some reason, the most vocal Christians among us never mention the Beatitudes. But, often with tears in their eyes, they demand that the Ten Commandments be posted in public buildings. And of course that’s Moses, not Jesus. I haven’t heard one of them demand that the Sermon on the Mount, the Beatitudes, be posted anywhere."
His Article, Cold Turkey jumps around a little, it is mostly a collection of salient observations. But brilliant, nonetheless.
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