“…Anyone notice certain harmonies in this stuff and the reaction of Obama's modest national health plans? …” - archy
Yes, much of the same revision of history along with using propaganda (lies) and fear tactics by those with power. Unfortunately, the ‘rest of the story’ includes: “…The Marian propagandists appealed to a yearning for peace and stability. But a whole generation had grown up since Henry’s break with Rome, and much of the Marian effort surely represents the unseemly spectacle of men trying to catch the genie of free thought and put it back in the bottle. Protestantism, certainly, was a minority faith, but though the numbers who stood up to witness could be counted, it was less easy to anticipate or evaluate the undercurrent of strong feeling that showed itself on the execution grounds. The advisers of Philip of Spain, Mary’s husband, grew nervous; it was possible that public opinion would blame Philip’s influence for the burnings, so perhaps, on pragmatic grounds, the executions should be suspended, or held in secret? The imperial ambassador told Philip that at the burning of John Rogers at Smithfield in February 1555, ‘some of the onlookers wept, others prayed to God to give him strength, perseverance and patience to bear the pain and not to recant, others gathered the ashes and bones and wrapped them up in paper to preserve them, yet others threatening the bishops.’ The ambassador was afraid of popular revolt. It did not happen, and there was, Duffy says, no loss of nerve on the part of bishops, queen or the cardinal-archbishop. The regime had succeeded with its chosen weapons of teaching, preaching and burning alive, and by 1557 very few held out; most of the intransigents had gone into exile or knuckled under. The parish constable of St Bride’s, Fleet Street, once a strongly evangelical area, assured the authorities that ‘if you say the Crowe is white, I will say so too.’…” There followed a flu epidemic that took out the powerful and elite… and, as condemning as it may be, I pray for a similar result in the Colonies. Perhaps the fanatics will fall to the microbe. Perhaps a new tea party will not be necessary to revolt against those who control the economy. Perhaps corporations will regain their status of non- anthropomorphism and no longer rule those condemned and chained to supporting them. Perhaps greed will leave the hearts of men everywhere and we will join hands and….oh, wait, ….never mind. On Sep 21, 2:27 am, archytas <[email protected]> wrote: > An anonymous pamphlet published in summer 1555 painted a terrifying > picture of a Protestant England in which the fabric of society had > been eroded, > '... all good order broken, the magistrates contempned, and the people > so farre divided that the father dread the childe, the marchaunt hys > prentysce, the master hys man . . . Amitie and friendship was fled the > realme, truth and trust was outtroden, al good maners and nurture in > youth exiled, the very norishe of chastetee in maydens cast of cleane, > so that what eche man liked and lusted, that he thought lawful...' > > This communistic free-for-all cannot have been what people remembered > of Edward’s reign. Perhaps they thought it had all happened in the > next parish, or just over the hill. This was what became of England in > rebellion against Catholicism and accepting the word of priests like > babes. A few Protestant worthies were put to the sword, and far more > innocents, in an attempt at correction. > > Anyone notice certain harmonies in this stuff and the reaction of > Obama's modest national health plans? The last line of the ancient > text kills me - surely it cannot be that Catholic maydens were ever > the epitome of chastetee, or there would never have been any practice > for us Proddie lads until forced to settle down to the ice cold > domesticity of one of our own! I can only hope that Che Obama gets on > with collapsing the fabric of US society by letting everyone have > health insurance! Marxism works in mysterious ways indeed! --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/minds-eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
