July 4, 2016
Freedom and courage go together. It takes courage to defend freedom and freedom begets courage.
Many books have been written in this nation about courage in the defense of freedom. They mention military exploits and physical courage. Interestingly, very few have been written about moral courage and its necessity to defend moral values like honesty, justice, and compassion.
“You can’t feel guilty. You’re not Catholic,” my friend once said to me in
jest. She often jokes about the deep sense of conscience instilled in her by her devout Catholic upbringing. She is not always comfortable with it.
A perpetual background feeling of guilt is at times associated with people of all religions. Whether it is the myth of Pandora’s box or of Adam and Eve disobeying God, this guilt is residue from the doctrine of original sin.
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