After the Election!

Excellent article by Oliver Thomas at the USATODAY.com web site.

When the last vote is tallied and the last yard sign pulled down, Democrats and Republicans must go back to being 'one nation under God.' That's especially important when we're beset by economic woes at home and a two-front war abroad.

As a minister, I'm mindful that most Americans are citizens of two kingdoms. They're loyal Americans, but they're also people of faith. Thus, their patriotism is tempered by their loyalty to a God who transcends all national and international boundaries — whose precinct is the universe.

My father, who was a Baptist deacon as well as a World War II veteran, was such a patriot. Pop taught me that true patriotism is not a contest to see who can fly the biggest flag. True patriotism exists where citizens love their country enough to hold it accountable. That means working to make certain that the president we have elected and the government we have created live up to the words of our creeds and the dreams of our poets and prophets.

Read the entire article at USATODAY.com