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I’M STILL MAD AS HELL
This essay should be read after another essay called “In Memoriam: Abelino Mazariego.” I don’t usually write essays that are to be consumed one after the other. I like my essays to have a beginning, a middle, and an end, the thought being that they can all stand on their own feet. In the instant…
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IN MEMORIAM ABELINO MAZARIEGO (1953-2010)
There are two essays in this package having to do with the murder of Abelino Mazariego. The second essay is called, “I’m still as mad as hell.” These essays were written in anger and contain a few redundancies and a few errors. But in the second essay, I have tried to correct some of the…
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SPEAKING UP
Those of you who have come to know me in the past 60 years are probably aware that I harbor certain prejudices. I see nothing to praise, for example, about the New York Yankees, particularly when they are under the direction of George Steinbrenner. On the other side of the coin, it has always struck…
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FULL FLEDGED DEVOTION
Under ordinary circumstances, the day at this house begins with a loud thud made by the storm door on the front porch. The loud thud has to do with the delivery of two newspapers rolled up and inserted into a plastic bag. If I am lucky, the newspapers will be placed to the side of…
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END TIMES
Those of you who are involved in Protestant theological matters will recognize the title of this essay, “End Times,” with no hesitation. For those unacquainted with theological matters of the Protestant faith, perhaps I should explain that the words “end times” mean the end of the world. True believers hold that the end of the…
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DROPPING BABIES
Lindsey Graham is the senior senator from South Carolina who is single and in his mid-fifties. So it is a surprise to see him lend his efforts to a campaign about dropping babies. But the fact is that ol’ Lindsey has recently joined the Republican fight which contends that illegal immigrants come to the United…
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GOD AND GAYS
In this longer-than-expected lifetime, the subject of homosexuality has rarely reared its head. When same-sex marriages came into view, the subject of homosexuality is now more often discussed. Recently, the discussion is about male homosexuality. The condition of homosexuality resides also in females so I am told. The purpose of this essay is to trace…
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COJONES
Within the next few days, Barack Obama will celebrate his first year in the office of the presidency of the United States. I suppose the media will make this anniversary something to remember. If I may be excused, I would like to add the words of an old essayist to the batch of communications that…
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DELICT
Those of you who have followed my career know that I have spent my full time in study and in contemplation of the great theological works. In spite of the fact that I have spent nearly 88 years in the study of theological works, I was astounded to find that there was a religious word…
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D.A.D.T. – R.I.P. ~~
In the year 1867, the Marquess of Queensberry published some rules concerning the sport of boxing. I am told that the fellow who has the title of marquess ranks below a duke and above an earl in the British peerage. The rules contained the essentials of good sportsmanship. There was to be no hitting when…