Candidates for office, the media and, in recent years, the ubiquitous social media are all severely addicted to the trifecta of religion, politics and God.
We are constantly bombarded with highly partisan prayers aimed at “evil” electoral opponents and obscene references to Lucifer hurled at “criminal” political opponents. There are sinister charges that some candidates are — dare I even say the word? — atheists!!! Phew, I’m glad I got over that linguistic hurdle.
To escape the flood of such poisonous rhetoric, I turned off my TV and shut down my computer, and instead sought relief by rereading the wit and wisdom of four of my favorite thinkers: Mark Twain, Mother Teresa, Mohandas Gandhi and Elie Wiesel.
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