Tag Archives: Creed

On This St Nicholas Day 2019

Posted on December 6, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Happiest of St Nicholas’ Days 2019! This is the day that I will forever and a day celebrate the beginning of the Christmas season. Though honestly, I believe the world would be all the better if we kept Christmas in … Continue reading →

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Passport To Heaven

Posted on December 4, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Based on a dockside sermon: Passport To Heaven by Michael Romani The work of the spirit is to convict us of sin That we might live triumphant yet again This is the message that we must always live And in … Continue reading →

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First Principles: An Immigrant Coming In Good Faith To Become An Assimilated American Should Be Treated Equally With All Others

Posted on October 23, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“In the first place we should insist that if the immigrant who comes here in good faith becomes an American and assimilates himself to us, he shall be treated on an exact equality with everyone else, for it is an … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: The Argument of Tyrants Is the Necessity Behind Infringing Human Freedom

Posted on May 28, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom. It is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves.” – William Pitt, British prime minister (28 May 1759-1806)

Posted in Thought For the Day | Tagged Argument, Creed, Human Freedom, Infringe, Necessity, Plea, Slaves, Thought For the Day, Tyrants, William Pitt | Leave a comment

Article 19 (The Burden of Secularism)

Posted on March 15, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

I have been reading through a series of works by Yuval Noah Harai that seems topical and a historian’s blend of philosophy and history projecting into humanity’s future. It’s been challenging and is spawning a few poems that are often … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Humans Should be Judged On Their Character And Not the Color of Their Skin

Posted on August 29, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: ‘We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.’ … I have a dream that … Continue reading →

Posted in Thought For the Day | Tagged America, Character, Creed, Dream, Equal Before God, Future, Jr., Judge, Martin Luther King, Self-Evident, Skin, Thought For the Day, Truth | Leave a comment

Thought For the Day: True Belief Is In How We Live, Not Our Professed Creed

Posted on February 6, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“True religion is the life we lead, not the creed we profess.” – Louis Nizer, lawyer (6 Feb 1902-1994)

Posted in Thought For the Day | Tagged Action, Belief, Character, Creed, Faith, Life, Louis Nizer, Thought For the Day, Truth, Words | Leave a comment

Thought For the Day: Necessity Is the Defense For Every Infringement of Freedom

Posted on January 8, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom. It is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves.” – William Pitt, British prime minister (28 May 1759-1806)

Posted in Thought For the Day | Tagged Creed, Defense, Human Freedom, Infringement, Necessity, Plea, Slaves, Thought For the Day, Tyrants, William Pitt | Leave a comment