A couple of Political Vids

Just for your general interest.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtxRU2QXJ8Q&NR=1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trqB6p02Kek&feature=related

The City of God

I just recently started reading St. Augustine's"The City of God." I have gotten through the first two books (out of twenty two) - which translates to about 80 pages out of over 800.

For those who do not know, the context of TCOG is that the city of Rome was attacked by the Goth's in 410 AD. Many of the leaders of the city were placing blame on the Christians for the calamities. They said that since the Christians were not worshiping the gods of Rome, the gods had abandoned the city, and the city was now falling. Augustine began writing TCOG during this time to refute this accusation.

The thing that has struck me the most so far is, believe it or not, how contemporary it is. You could change the language slightly, change the names of the philosophers and writers he refers to, and voila, he is talking about the condition of today's United States, and the position of our modern liberal leadership.

Time and space do not permit me to elaborate, but I wonder who else has noticed any parallels??


J