Usa today christian view of american exceptualism

[Jim Franklin]

For your consideration

[Paul DeBaufer]

Jim, as your didn't come through on my computer I Googled and came up with this http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion...ill/53617538/1. Is this the correct piece?

[Doug Ward]

I think he has it basically right. Our urge is not a colonial or empire-building one, we are a moralistic busybody. SOmetimes right, and sometimes not as right, but it is our eagerness to give our opinion that turns off many - until there is a crisis. Then our phone rings.

BTW - Since our greenhouse emissions have actually declined in the last decade, I do not understand his second point.

[Steven Burton]

I think he has it basically right. Our urge is not a colonial or empire-building one, we are a moralistic busybody. SOmetimes right, and sometimes not as right, but it is our eagerness to give our opinion that turns off many - until there is a crisis. Then our phone rings.

BTW - Since our greenhouse emissions have actually declined in the last decade, I do not understand his second point.

I think he is looking more at the wrong people for that assumption. I have had some friends and acquaintances that have actually used that argument of China, even though I think it is a really weak reason. He might be more or less just using what he hears which is sad and is not really the over all consensus.

[Jim Franklin]

That's the one, Paul.