It’s late summer in the Northern Hemisphere and signs of the season are everywhere. In wheat fields the stalks are bending under the load of ripened grain, ready to harvest; trees are dropping the last of their fruit; hives are full of honey; and the Muslims are rioting. In cities, towns, and villages all over […]
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Defusing Muslim Rage
Sep 21
Posted by thelastminstrel
Posted in Where This Road Goes.
Tags: Hollywood, Mecca, Mohammed, movies, Muhammad, Muslim, muslim rage, Northern Hemisphere, religion, riots, unflattering light, wheat fields
Dr. Martin Luther Kings Favorite Poem
Apr 10
Posted by thelastminstrel
Okay, let me admit right off the bat that I can’t swear to the absolute truth of the title; but, I do believe it was one of his favorite rhymes, because he quoted from it in several of his speeches. The poem is ‘The Present Crisis’ by James Russell Lowell. It was published in 1844, and concerns the growing […]
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Tags: Afraid, Assassination, bigotry, Bullying, civil rights, courage, cowards, dr. King, Dr. Martin Luther Kings Favorite Poem, God, human-rights, james russell lowell, King, Martin Luther King, Memphis, POETRY, politics, quotes, religion, Shame