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Maybe it\u2019s just me, but I try not to cheer and hoot when someone or some institution is torn down.\u00a0 Sure, I admit, there are times when I say \u2018hoorah!\u2019 when it\u2019s something I don\u2019t like, or a politician I didn\u2019t vote for.\u00a0 It\u2019s easy to celebrate when it\u2019s \u2018them\u2019 under the gun. But I try, I try real hard, not to be that way.\u00a0 Not to be so cynical that I\u2019ll take anyone\u2019s accusation if it just helps to tear down another life.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

Sure, Paterno has more money in his change drawer than I\u2019ll ever have in life.\u00a0 Sure some politician out there might be a self serving crook.\u00a0 But you know what?\u00a0 They\u2019re people.\u00a0 They\u2019re human beings.\u00a0 Maybe they did wrong. Maybe they deserve punishment.\u00a0 Who doesn\u2019t at one point or another?\u00a0 But I feel we live in an age of criticize, accuse, and cheer the tearing down of anything (other than the things I value).\u00a0 And that doesn\u2019t seem to add to the Christian flavor of our society.\u00a0 It\u2019s sure not a tendency for which I can readily open up the Sacred Scriptures to and find a solid reference.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"