Last day of Imbolc\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Waning Moon o Winds<\/p>\n
Since I was nervous last Sunday and wrote about it here, I thought I’d also post this reaction, printed in the Groveland E-Wire.<\/p>\n
<\/strong><\/p>\n E-Wire, Vol. 11, March 19, 2009<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n What You Missed Last Sunday<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n American Identity in the Time of Obama,<\/strong> Presented by Rev. Charles Ellis<\/p>\n Charles Ellis based his talk on the book “Who Are We?” by Samuel P. Huntington.<\/p>\n Agreeing with Huntington’s analysis of US national identity from his book, Charles laid out Huntington’s assertion that this identity has four parts: race, ethnicity, ideology (or creed) and culture. Charlie explored these four parts and talked about their changes over time.<\/p>\n Charles disagreed, however, with Huntington’s assertion that “…Americans should recommit themselves to the Anglo-Protestant culture, traditions and values…”, saying that Huntington does not account for change, and that the America rooted in Anglo-Protestant traditions will not be the same if Latino culture rises up strong.<\/p>\n Charles ended on a passionate note, saying “Never, ever let it be said that love of country and dissent from governmental policy are contradictory. Never, ever let it be said that we cannot form a new perfect union, a new nation conceived in the fires of Latin culture and Asian values, yet a nation neither Latin nor Asian, but American, not an Anglo-Protestant America, but a new nation, one never seen before on the face of the earth.”<\/p>\n He got a standing ovation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Last day of Imbolc\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Waning Moon o Winds Since I was nervous last Sunday and wrote about it here, I thought I’d also post this reaction, printed in the Groveland E-Wire. E-Wire, Vol. 11, March 19, 2009 What You Missed Last Sunday American Identity in the Time of Obama, Presented by Rev. Charles Ellis Charles … Continue reading Then Again.<\/span>