At 12:44 PM 6/18/01, Julia wrote:
>On Mon, 18 Jun 2001, Marvin Long, Jr. wrote:
>
> > On Mon, 18 Jun 2001, Dean Forster wrote:
> >
> > > Ah, well it would seem i'm being defensive and that's
> > > clouding my perceptions. Another time, perhaps. I'm
> > > fairly sure that I would write something to rival 'the
> > > shining city on the hill' for its inflammatory-ness.
> > > =)
> >
> > I think that America has tried to be a shining city on the hill from time
> > to time; and I think that for many people, especially successful
> > immigrants, America has been exactly that--at least by comparison to their
> > points of origin. Alas, the Camelot metaphor
>
>I thought it was Biblical, not Arthurian.
Matthew 5:14-16:
"Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be
hid. Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a
candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. Let your
light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify
your Father which is in heaven."
>Of course, I can't remember names of sources to back that up, and if I get
>up to dig out the concordance Sammy will pick that moment to begin
>screaming and I'll have to deal with *that* and will forget what I was
>about to do....
I told you last night that you need to get that info on CD-ROM. ;-)
Here are a couple of on-line sites where you can search the text of the Bible:
<http://bible.gospelcom.net/>
<http://bible.crosswalk.com/>
>Plus I'm hungry and really ought to fix myself some food
>while he's being quiet. :P
I need to do that, too. Even more fun, I need to wash something to wear to
school tomorrow.
-- Ronn! :)
