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Integrity, Honor
Return To Office
George Washington was quot-
ed as saying, "I cannot tell a lie.
I chopped down the cherry tree."
Knowing there would be conse-
quences, the father of our nation
told the truth. While he made mis-
takes during his presidency, he
never lied to his constituents
thereby keeping his integrity
intact. That's more than can be
said of our ex-president.
Bill Clinton finally admitted
he lied to the courts and to the
nation about Monica Lewinsky.
No one was surprised by this,
everyone knew he lied about
Lewinsky. Admitting to it now
becomes beneficial for him. By
admitting he lied, he struck a deal
with Robert Ray that keeps him
from being indicted. He did agree
to pay legal fees. So, I guess he
i was punished some for his per-
jury.
While Clinton will walk away
from this now, it will haunt him
the rest of his life. Clinton, a two-
term president, leaves behind a
that will fill the history
books. Unfortunately, Clinton's
administration will most likely be
[ remembered throughout history
by his sexual encounters, the
[I inquiry into the Arkansas land
[! deals and for almost being
Lmpeached. History will also
reflect how he left office, sign-
mg an agreement that admits he
lied and suffering a five year sus-
pension of his law license.
Definitely not how most ex-pres-
idents would want to be remem-
bered.
CLINTON SAID of his bad
decision to lie about Lewinsky, "I
tried to walk a line between act-
ing lawf-lly and testifying false-
ly, but I now recognize that I did
not fully acxmplish this goal and
that certain of my responses to
questions about Ms. Lewinsky
were false."
"Democrats and Republicans
alike applauded the deal, saying
it spared the nation the possibili-
ty of seeing a former chief exec-
utive face criminal charges...." a
direct quote from wire reports.
I find that to be a laughable
statement and one of arrogance.
If any common citizen were found
to have committed perjury in a
court of law, they would have to
pay the price by spending time
behind bars as well as paying
legal fees to defend themselves.
Clinton managed to walk away
with another slap on the wrist in
my opinion.
It is very sad that Clinton's
administration will be remem-
bered for these things I've men-
tioned. After all, he has accom-
plished some good things during
his terms as President.
We should remember that
Clinton is not the only president
that has lied to the nation and he
will not be the last one to do so.
In today's society, it seems we
accept and expect such things
from our nation's leaders.
HOPEFULLY, Bush will
return truth, honor, integrity and
family values to the highest office
of this nation. I for one certainly
hope so.
My father told me when I was
a child that a man leads by exam-
ple. I have found this to be a true
statement. Children follow the
examples set by their parents,
employees follow the examples
set by their supervisors, and a
nation follows the examples set
by its leaders. There is no need
to say anymore. Howeyer, this
nation would be best served to
followtheexamp!e of Washington
and forget the examples set by
the Clinton admation.
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Dog Frustrated by Bad Squirrel Chas0000i
(Written in 1989)
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My dog Catfish, the black
Labrador, has been trying
unsuccessfully for some time
to catch a squirrel in the back-
yard, and I am concerned this
failure eventually will lead him
to a nervous breakdown, or even
worse.
I have a great number of
trees in my backyard, and
countless squirrels cavort
among them. When Catfish is
outside and spots a squirrel, he
immediately dashes after it.
I think the squirrels have
taken to tantalizing him. They
allow Catfish to get just beyond
striking distance, and then they
dash away and up a tree and look
down at my frustrated dog and
laugh at him.
Catfish returns from squir-
rel chasings with a pained, dis-
appointe d look on his face. I
think he has become obsessed
with catching at least one squir-
rel.
I've tried to trick him into
thinking he has caught one. I
bought a stuffed squirrel and
put it in the yard. Catfish spot-
ted it and attacked.
When it didn't run away, he
became suspicious. He wasn't
dealing with a bona fide squir-
if to say, "Nice try, Dad, but if
it's not the real thing, I'm not
interested."
Even if the frustration of
coming up empty time and again
doesn't make
Catfish loony, there is also
the problem of what happens
when my dog is inside the house
and sees a squirrel on the out-
side.
The back of my house is
a series of glass doors, which
remain closed most of the time.
Catfish has not figured out the
theory of glass. He sees a squir-
rel outside and goes dashing for
it and runs into the glass at
approximately 65 mph.
"You can't run through
glass," I tell him after he has
regained consciousness. He
gives me that pained, disap-
pointed look again, along with
his flattened nose and crossed
eyes.
I'm torn here, as one might
imagine. I want my dog to live
a happy, healthy life and not
become brain-damaged.
Perhaps, I have thought, if he
were to catch just one lousy
squirrel, he would be free of his
obsession.
On the other hand, I don't
want any harm to come to any
of the squirrels who live in my
Glass doors, on
hand, are not a part of the
ural order of things.
I simply hope
day Catfish crashes
into another one in hot
of a squirrel and suffers a:
injury, he will somehow
it was the door, not the
his avowed enemy, who
him.
"Perhaps, I. have
thought, if he were to
catch just one lousy
squirrel, he would be
free of his obsession."
them run around in the grass
and straw looking for whatev-
er it is squirrels look for.
This experience - and
dilemma -has taught me to have
a great deal of appreciation for
the order of nature.
Dogs naturally chase squir-
rels, but squirrels are natural-
ly faster than dogs. They scam-
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Was It a Matter of Chance..or the 'Voice!0000
For fifteen years you've
been hearing about the voice.
At first it was hard to talk about
it. Having come from a nursing
background, and knowing what
happens to people who claim to
hear voices, I felt it was in my
best interest to keep quiet about
the voice.
Only once have I ever
an audible voice when s
no human form to go with it and
that was just last year. Trust me,
that was most uncommon. But
The Voice has become quite
common.
I suppose I feel more free-
dom now to talk about it par-
tiay because I wonder (even
have suspicions) about the voice
being accessible to all. Perhaps
it is just a matter of listening.
So, lets get on with the role
the voice played in my activi-
ties on Thursday, January 18. I
bad been in Savannah all week
with my sister who is quite .
On my way back home I
arrived in Macon with a need to
find a convenient tinkle room,
as in Hardees, Burger King or
one of the many convenience
stores that seem to be on more
and more corners.
Just about the time I decid-
ed I could not possibly last
another hour until I arrived at
home, I glanced off to my left
and saw a billboard advertising
a Steak and Shake. Next exit.
Turn Left. Then Left. The little
voice said go there.
r and
No way, I said, you know I
don't do lefts when I'm in a hurry
and certainly not in 5:00 traffic.
But the voice was firm. I got off
at that exit and immediately saw
three very convenient "pit stops"
to my right, where it would be
so easy to get back on 1-75.
Again I argued. Silently. I
never (almost never) talkback
aloud to the voice. Nevertheless,
I turned left and drove to the
Steak and Shake.
When I parked my car I sat
there for a moment feeling a bit
embarrassed about going into
the restaurant just to tinkle. I
was not hungry or thirsty.
I went in and waited a few
seconds to be seated. Several
employees made eye contact
with me but did not walk over
to show me to a table. I made
my decision and made a bee line
to the back corner and into the
restroom.
MOMENTARILY, I was
ready to dart back across the
restaurant and make my exit.
When I opened the bathroom
door, I saw it. There perched on
top of the pay phone in the cor-
ner of the little alcove sat a
purse.
No one was near. I picked up
the bag which was open and
glanced inside. It had a HUGE
roll of bills, as it money. I saw
one credit card and other
papers. What should I do? Go
through it for identification and
"Yet, how many
ames a day do we. all
blow such assign-
ments? What would
happen ff we all tuned
into and obeyed the
voic00 What voice?"
try to contact the person or give
it to the store manager?
I spoke to the manager who
just took the purse from me and
said he'd put it in the safe. I
protestetL Don't you want to look
for an LD. and try to contact the
owner?
No, I'll just put it in the safe.
That may be store policy, but
I didn like it. I regretted hand-
ing it over.
I exited the store. As
as I was in the car I
cell phone to dial 911. I
police about the purse
the money that was in
asked them to follow up.
all, my little voice had sent
to that particular rest
inside jmllnve
restaurant, for iLL.son. '
n't want to blow my as
Yet, how many times a I
do we all blow such asl 1 t,
ments? What would hapI x;
we all tuned into and obeye
voice. What voice?
Actually, I've done
wondering about the ori (-'€.
the voice than you can x.%',
Angel whispers? Intui '',
God. Thought waves that I -
through or over us as the
beamed out from
unknown source, like light t[
prayer.
SO, I was doing a bit of
dering again as I drove
Macon and headed on b
Suddenly, a passage of scrit
hit me like a bucket of /
water. /
It is found in John 10:2 1
It blew me away! /
Hundred of times I]
read that passage and I al "
gave it some other, far t
lofty, meaning. I never rea ,
it could apply to such mut u'F t
life functions as choosing ...
right place to tinkle. &
Can Jesus Be Separated from God?
-Last Saturday I, along with
probably several million other
Americans, watched the
Inaugural Day ceremonies for
the forty-third President of the
United States, George W. Bush.
No matter where you stand on
the outcome of the election,
every American citizen should
be proud at the way the trans-
fer of power was carried out. A
peaceful transfer of power is
one of the greatest privileges of
our land. Even now in the
Philippines, there is a huge
uproar in the power structure
of that country. But no matter
the great privilege of living in
America, there are those who
are ungrateful. Lining the
streets of the parade route were
demonstrators and protestors
of seemingly infinite descrip-
tion. Tha in itself is a privilege
of living in America, but it
seems to me that they tried to
deliberately put a blemish on a
great American freedom
because of their disagreements
with the election outcome.
As disgruntling as the
protests were to me, there was
something else that caught my
attention even more. Last
Saturday evening as folks were
calling a national news station,
a lady from West Palm Beach,
Florida called with her com-
plaint. This dear lady did not
complain specifically about the
outcome of the election, she did
not specifically complain about
the nomination of former
Senator John Ashcroft for
Attorney General, nor did she
complain specific, ally about any
other popular disagreements.
In fact, this lady is the only one
I heard bring this particular
subject up. When she called, her
complaint was that she was
offended at the frequent use of
the name Jesus Christ. She
specifically remarked about her
objection to a gentleman's
prayer that ended in the name
of Jesus Christ and then for his
appeal to all who agree to say
amen. Then it came,, the state-
ment that has stood out in my
mind more than any other. She
said she was a non-Christian,
believed in God but because she
did not accept Jesus, she was
not a heathen (obviously a rou
paraphrase).
I want to for just a moment
examine the question, "Can we
separate Jesus from God?" Is it
a legitimate conclusion to draw
that one can separate God the
Father from God the Son?
Obviously it is impossible for
finite human beings to try and
completely dissect and come to
a clear understanding of God.
To relate what one has already
said about the subject, "If
human beings could complete-
ly explain God, He wouldn't be
much of a God." We can't explain
God nor can we completely
explain the concept of God the
Father, God the SOn and Godthe
Holy Spirit. However, what we
can do is look to the Scripture
and see what God has
about himself to us,
as it relates today.
Just two verses
gospel of John will
answer our question. John
says, "I and my Father are!
Another verse found in
5:23 says, 'That all
honour the Son, even as
honour the Father. He
oureth not the Son
not the Father
him."
can plainly see that the
and the Son cannot be
ed. One cannot truly
the Father the honor
without giving the Son the]
due him.
Not trying to
lady from Florida,
ing to enlighten her as
others who may feel the
In closing may I say
where one stands
stemming from
may we give our new
every consideration
the Scriptures in
him. As the
already so eloquently
"God Bless America."
