God And Washington
December, 2005
The good part of Christmas is not always Christian; it is generally pagan--that is to say, human, natural.Christianity did not come with tidings of great joy but with a message of eternal grief. It came with the threat of everlasting torture on its lips. It meant war on earth and perdition hereafter.It taught some good things--the beauty of love and kindness in man. But as a torchbearer, as a bringer of joy, it has been a failure. It has given infinite consequences to the acts of finite beings,...
