At some point, it came to my awareness that the #1 bestselling book on Amazon was A Patriot’s History of the United States. Apparently Glenn Beck had mentioned it on his show. (Incidentally, Beck is out with a recent book of his own.)
I will admit that my knowledge of the affairs of the American people is not quite as full as I’d like. I went to the book’s website to get some background as I considered picking it up. It was there that I read a blog post highlighting the changes that are currently happening in the country to bring about a more Republican-friendly landscape.
Within that post was a reference to Pennsylvania Senator Arlen Specter, only he was called Arlen “Sphinctor”, which apparently is a rather renowned nickname of his.
Although many people use this name, that it was used in conjunction with this book immediately turned me off on the prospect of reading it. I would hope that a history book would relate history to me, not an opinionated work of fiction that promotes the biased views of a pundit. I am not saying that the book is guilty of this, only that the connection to this kind of tactic is unfortunate.
The Bible directs us to obey our leaders and pray for them. I think I would find it harder to genuinely pray for someone’s wellbeing if I was slandering or libeling them when my head wasn’t bowed.