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God, Truth, Justice and Mercy:
Not a Word About Paid Labor
"Hello America,Hard to believe it’s Labor Day already. I don’t know about you, but time seems to be moving in hyper-lapse speed - one little blink and summer is already in the rear view mirror. I know this weekend is generally reserved for kicking back and hanging with family, and I plan to do that. But I’m also gearing up because there is much work to do.
We start the new season of The Glenn Beck Program
when I return tomorrow, and we have a ton of projects we’re hard at
work on. Most of that work is focused on the path forward. In fact,
you’ll see our first new project unveiled on Monday, September 8, when Dana moves to five nights a week as part of TheBlaze’s new fall lineup.
There is some serious heavy lifting to be done, and most of it will be in the form of coming to grips with the reality of how
we must move forward. It is so tempting to fall into the old patterns
that have gotten us nowhere. Sure, it feels pretty darn good to unleash
on ridiculous progressive arguments - but that cannot be the only thing
we offer. Yes, the truth must continue to be told. And, yes, that will
sometimes take the form of picking apart the fatal flaws of
progressivism. But is that enough? Is simply pointing out the log in
another’s eye really going to rally people to our cause? We’ve tried
that approach, and it’s only brought more division.
No conversion story – whether it be religious, political, or otherwise – ever starts with it all began when I lost an argument.
If you truly want to win hearts and minds, ‘winning’ the argument
simply isn’t going to get the job done. We have to find a better
approach, and that’s what I’m in the process of pinning down. I don’t
know what it looks like exactly, but I have seen flashes of it. What I
do know is that the common thread must be mercy. We will continue to demand justice and hold the corrupt accountable, but we must be quick to show mercy to those in need.
Mercy is more powerful than
any verbal argument could ever be. Jesus himself made (obviously) many
great and logical arguments. But he was also healing the sick, feeding
the hungry, and comforting those in mourning. He did so many things like
this, in fact, that if it had all been written down “the whole world
would not have room for the books that would be written.”
We are to teach the truth and correct principles, but we can’t do that at the expense of actually living
out those principles. How do we live them out? Act justly. Love mercy.
Walk humbly. What does that look like, exactly? Glad you ask. I saw a perfect example last weekend in Ferguson, Missouri with the local Tea Party there.
As angry protesters were
busy looting and trashing local businesses, the St. Louis Tea Party
staged a ‘BUYcott’ aimed at helping the businesses harmed by the
violence. One local business owner was shocked to learn the people
helping were from the Tea Party. Their genuine act of mercy and kindness
shattered every myth this shop owner had ever heard about the so-called
racist and heartless Tea Party. His heart was literally changed on the
spot because everything he thought he knew was just proved wrong. That
one act of mercy and kindness did more than a thousand of the best
arguments ever could.
That is how we win – and I don’t mean ‘we’ as in ‘Republicans.’ I mean ‘we’ as in Americans, as humans.
That’s what we’ve been
reduced to. We’re just pawns in their power game. We’ve all been duped
to varying degrees - constantly drawn into false choices.
I refuse to be a pawn in the progressive game of the left - and especially of the right.
I refuse to be placed in a category and pitted against my neighbor.
I will demand justice, love mercy, and walk humbly with my God.
These are God’s values and
the values I have been trying to follow since the day I first believed. I
haven’t always been the best at putting them into practice, but it’s
never too late to saddle up and try again. Following these values will
not always make me popular, but I’m okay with that because popularity is
a fruitless goal. If everyone always agrees with you, chances are you
have never stated your true beliefs or, worse, you have violated them.
If pursuing this path
causes me to lose whatever popularity I have, so be it. I’d rather lose
everything and keep my soul than gain everything and lose it.
Although I’m confident I
will stumble in this pursuit, I hope you will walk with me anyway. There
is much work to do - many hands and feet are needed.
Enjoy this day of rest. I will see you tomorrow at 9am ET.
Commentary:
A "BUYcott." That's something like working, but not for a living which is what Labor Day is supposed to be about. Buying is not exactly work.
To be fair with Mr. Beck, his words sound nice. If he takes them seriously for a change, then he won't get sucked into supporting the Republican nominee unless it's a tea party extremist, if then. He wrote, "We’re just pawns in their power game." So far, that's been Mr Beck's choice. If he does support the Republican nominee in 2016, not matter how extremist, he will become a pawn in a regressive game on the right.
fools some of the people all of the time
Time will tell if Beck is serious with this message and steer clear of power games, but it probably won't take long before Pawn Beck will be clamoring for mid-term, Republican success in the coming two months. Beck has been an anti-progressive, reactionary propagandist for the extreme right. These words, if he was being sincere, should see him steering clear of electioneering speech.
Don't count on it.
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