Comments on: I Want to be Proud to be an American

By: Dave P.

Dave P. — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 20:56:07 +0000

I know I’m very late on this but I know one American attitude we need to get rid of is automatically assuming that every person in those countries is this country’s enemy. They’re normal people like you and me.

In fact, a recent story I heard says it completely. A visitor in Cuba was riding a taxi and the cabdriver had nothing but nice things to say about the country.

Visitor: “What’s all this? I thought you guys hated America.”

Driver: “Oh no, we love Americans, we just hate your government.”

Remember, it’s the government and its lust for power that divides us against our fellow men. Never forget that wars were started in the Book of Mormon, especially in Alma, by men who wanted to be king and stirred the people up to anger. Isn’t that the same propaganda we hear today?

By: Steve Evans

Steve Evans — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 21:21:47 +0000

Late but great comment, Kenny.

By: Kenny Brassen

Kenny Brassen — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 21:02:53 +0000

No.: 128

The hymn “God Save the King” is actually about Elvis.

By: aloysiusmiller

aloysiusmiller — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:03:00 +0000

Obama, Castro, Chavez, Zelaya, and Clinton are always good for some guffaws.

By: Scott B.

Scott B. — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:02:50 +0000

Enough about Honduras already!

By: Chris H.

Chris H. — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 19:49:01 +0000

The article linked to in 131 is one of the funniest things I have ever read.

By: aloysiusmiller

aloysiusmiller — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 19:22:25 +0000

Yet more on Honduras

http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/ten-days-that-shook-honduras/

By: aloysiusmiller

aloysiusmiller — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 12:20:12 +0000

By: aloysiusmiller

aloysiusmiller — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 01:21:17 +0000

re: Honduras

http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0707/p06s22-woam.html

By: charlene

charlene — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 21:47:02 +0000

In Nov. 2001, 2 months after the 9-11 attacks, I taught a RS lesson that is one of the most memorable I’ve ever taught. The topic was “Patriotism and Citizenship” and I did not follow the manual nor the then-prevalent US rah rah. I had several members who had not been born in the US speak about their feelings on the topic. Some were vigorously pro-American, but all were genuinely still affectionate for their country of birth. Most touching were the feelings of those who, although being in the US for many years, had chosen not to become citizens, and their reasons for this choice. My conclusion, on the history of Veterans Day (or Armistice Day) attempted to instill a feeling of “citizen of the world.”
My favorite 4th of July story is when the chorister opened up time for people to choose their favorite “patriotic” hymn, and my English friend quickly requested “God Save the King.”
I’m grateful to be an American, while I struggle to avoid ethnocentrism and try to keep my heart open to embrace others of God’s children.