For the last few decades or so this country has been divided by liberal and conservative ideologues. The division has arisen as a result of (in my opinion) liberals thinking they can make up their own minds about what is right and wrong while conservatives support traditional values. Even those who claim to be Christians mistakenly validate their liberal biases as being “Christianly.” After all, isn’t it “Christianly” to want to take care of the poor and allow women to make choices about their own bodies? While I vehemently disagree with my liberal contemporaries, at least I appreciate their point of view and their hearts – although their minds are beyond my scope of understanding. But moderates are not the recipients of any of my appreciation or understanding – not in the least. Actually, I believe they are the most responsible for the disintegration of the American Dream.

Although many know me for my activism, I didn’t vote until I was 40 years old. Right now, that seems hard to believe – even for me. I grew up in a world where everything seemed to be going as it should. God was in His heaven, and We the People elected people we could trust. At least that’s what I thought. Now I know I was wrong.