A reminder for politicians and voters alike

Here is an extract from the Pullitzer winning novel by John Hersey, A Bell for Adano. 

The Americans have just liberated an Italian town after 17 years of fascist rule. Democracy is new to them, so the protaganist of the novel explains:

"Democracy is this: democracy is that the men of the government are no longer the masters of the people. They are the servants of the people. What makes a man master of another man? It is that he pays him for his work. Who pays the men in government? The people do, for they pay the taxes out of which you (they) are paid."

Timely, I feel.

                                                        Man up, Jesus

I hear Mr. Trump wants to rename the Gulf of Mexico and change it to the Gulf of America. Well while he's about it, why not change the name of Our Saviour to something less woke. Joe, for example. Because let's face it, Jesus is a leftie, a bit of a hippy, and has never done a day's work in his life. Maybe we could rebrand him, get him to set up a franchise of local carpenters or something. Toughen up that weak image. Get rid of all that helping the poor and needy, the infirm, the low lifes. 

Christianity is a softie. Other religions have Gods that take no shit. The Greek and Roman gods didn't mess about, neither did the Jewish one. It is true that the Catholics had a run with the Inquisition, and Calvin was a toughie, but in general all this 'turn the other cheek' nonesense is merely a sign of weakness.

No chance of an atheist President in the US of A, so the Church will have to stop dabbling in socialist ideas and progressive experiments like understanding and compassion and get back to its roots. 

Praise be to Joe!