My sentiments today are the same as when Barack Obama took office. Whether you like the new President or not, you have to respect the peaceful transfer of power our nation goes through; a process that in many other countries is still decided by the barrel of a gun. We live in an exceptional country, whose government is designed around protecting the individual citizen over the power of the state and where the freedoms we enjoy are the envy of the world.
To many, this is a hopeful time of renewal and expectant change, to many others a time of fear and discouragement on what the future may bring. This is exactly where we were at in 2012 mind you, but with the players having switched sides. So whether you are up in arms and protesting the new administration or dancing with joy, just remember to always respect your fellow citizens, even if, or maybe especially if you don’t agree with them.
Together we conquer, divided we fall.
Freedom Through Empowerment 
Amen, Tricia. I think in a Christian context we really do have to pray for our leaders, and if you don’t like the leaders, well than, you just pray all the harder.
I’m going to confess a bit of irritation here however, I’m growing just a little weary of having to contain my enthusiasm and optimism so as not to offend anyone. 🙂
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Totally agree on praying for our leaders IB. And I know exactly what you mean about having to dampen the enthusiasm. I didn’t even vote for Trump (and definitely not Hillary) but I am excited at the possibilities of a new, hopefully more Constitution based administration taking over. God forbid I post that on FB, I’d get eaten alive.
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Amen!
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I am very encouraged by today’s event…
we the people, along with the rest of the world, are seeing first hand that what makes us, us, as in America, America…still works!!!
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Yes indeed it does Julie!
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Totally agree with your comments Tricia and those of all the contributors.
My hope for the future is for the death of politically correct speech and the demise of overprotected children in their special comfort rooms in colleges and universities.
That would make me a very happy citizen.
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Me too Dennis, very happy indeed!
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How can there be unity when over half the country is a bunch of raving lunatics made so by the public education system and the political and media establishments?
Human beings, properly educated, are naturally not united.
That is what freedom is all about.
That we should strive for some sort of “national unity” is very successful leftist meme that was used to kill the very opposition that elected THE Donald President of the United States.
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Well in the spirit of unity Silence I will give you room to have that opinion while disagreeing with it. 😉
Btw, by unity I mean managing to live with others who don’t share the same viewpoints. It’s in the spirit of politicians incessant need to divide up the citizenry that I say enough is enough.
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AND HOW!!
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@silenceofmind
I thought the best part was Obama getting on a helicopter and leaving town. I wish he was not planning to come back.
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Still, the peaceful transition is important. Is half the country crazy? I suspect more than half has issues. We have not been doing a good job of spreading the Gospel. That is the real problem.
We need a stable government that maintains order without threatening freedom of religion. Obama and the Democrats are a threat to our freedoms, but so was Nero. The Apostle Paul urged obedience anyway. Even a bad government is better than none, and the people, crazy or not, recognized Nero as their ruler.
Meanwhile, we have the opportunity to spread His Gospel. Saving souls is our mission. Saving our country is just a side benefit.
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Obama and the helicopter was my favorite part too Tom.
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Likewise!
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Citizen,
Christians have been screaming the Word of God from the roof tops especially since Barack Obama took office.
The map of the Clinton Archipelago indicates Christian success all the way down to the grass roots.
It is our Christian responsibility to establish and maintain a just society.
For as Saint James famously said, “Faith without works is dead.”
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Given your comment, I expect you will find my latest post interesting.
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The game is the same only the players have changed
Good stuff Tricia
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So true Wally but I’m skeptically optimistic for positive change. Or at least a big giant wrench thrown at the government rule issuing process. Someone make it stop! 😉
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Well, maybe. I’m just not sure anybody is honestly interested in reducing government control of our lives. Not even those who claim to be “conservative”
But…I’m on board with the new guy, just like was on board with the other guy. My Lord said be a good citizen…so I shall.
Honest thought and question, though. Since in large part “Christians” supported Donald Trump…what would our rhetoric have been had Hillary Clinton won this election.
Just something for my brothers and sisters to ponder.
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Very true Wally, very true. For the record I didn’t vote for him. Nor her either.
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Me either! But also for the record…I did vote
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I did too, but wrote in my preferred candidate, Marco Rubio.
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How funny. I voted for him in the primary…he was my guy for sure. I ended up going with Darrel Castle.
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Rubio needs more experience and I will be the first to admit wasn’t the perfect candidate but he is a freedom lover and communicates very well why this is so important. I’m not familiar with Darrel. Local guy?
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He was the Constitution Party candidate
He wasn’t on the ballot in every state though not sure about California
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We find ourselves at a time in history where we allow emotions (to a large extent) to dictate REACTIONS rather than using critical analysis to elicit a more healthy RESPONSE. These emotions are being exploited by various political groups to incite UNREST in an attempt to prevent ANY forward progress.
The right to dissent from popular or minority opinions is a FREEDOM this country is blessed with. Rather than appreciating this freedom, we choose to vilify those who choose to believe in different ideologies. The phrase, “we’ll have to agree to disagree” has been replaced with, “if you disagree with me, you are a misogynist, racist, sexist, homophobic and an anti-semite. We no longer recognize that “CHANGE” is a process that requires time, effort and patience. We DEMAND and IMPOSE our positions and are unwilling to accept TERMS OF COMPROMISE within SOLUTIONS.
We blame Trump or Clinton or anyone else we can find instead of blaming ourselves for our own ACTIONS. It is time for our country to GROW UP. We need to learn to LISTEN and PATIENTLY WAIT FOR RESULTS before condemning ideas and policies. We need to understand that EVERYONE will NEVER be satisfied with EVERY PLAN put forward.
We like to call ourselves the GREATEST country in the world. We like to believe our country establishes “THE BAR” that other countries strive to attain. Are we representing ourselves in a dignified manner demonstrating INTEGRITY and CHARACTER or fooling ourselves and acting like spoiled brats?
An argument requires at least two people and two voices. A dialogue requires at least two people and two voices. If our country is going to move forward constructively, we need to understand the differences between these two approaches. For those who can’t differentiate between them, I recommend starting with Webster’s dictionary and memorizing the definition of the word RESPECT.
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Great comment Jonathan, there is not a thing I could add to it.
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“just remember to always respect your fellow citizens” I am all for this, my friend. If only our President could model it.
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I know and I agree. Sigh…
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