{"id":441,"date":"2008-07-06T23:45:01","date_gmt":"2008-07-07T03:45:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stonescryout.org\/?p=441"},"modified":"2008-07-06T23:45:01","modified_gmt":"2008-07-07T03:45:01","slug":"old-testament-and-independence-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stonescryout.org\/?p=441","title":{"rendered":"Old Testament and Independence Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here’s my thought for the fourth, I’ve written such on my blog in previous years, but there are new readers here so … From the book of Ruth chapter 1 we have:<\/p>\n

And she said, \u201cSee, your sister-in-law has gone back to her people and to her gods; return after your sister-in-law.\u201d But Ruth said, \u201cDo not urge me to leave you or to return from following you. For where you go I will go, and where you lodge I will lodge. Your people shall be my people, and your God my God. Where you die I will die, and there will I be buried. May the Lord do so to me and more also if anything but death parts me from you.\u201d And when Naomi saw that she was determined to go with her, she said no more.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The poetic plea of Ruth’s, “For where you go I will go, and where you lodge I will lodge. Your people shall be my people, and your God my God. Where you die I will die, and there will I be buried. May the Lord do so to me and more also if anything but death parts me from you.” seems to me not far from the patriotic declamation of Captain Hale, “I regret I have but one life to give for my country.”<\/p>\n

When one transposes the sentiment Ruth expresses for Naomi and love of one’s country I think there are strong parallels here. Patriotism is about roots, about earth, about home and hearth at it’s core. It is also at it’s heart, a parochial plea. It is exclusive. I love my country<\/em> (and not yours). This<\/em> is my land where I and my family will dwell.<\/p>\n

I’m curious, does that jibe with you’re notion of patriotism?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Here’s my thought for the fourth, I’ve written such on my blog in previous years, but there are new readers here so … From the book of Ruth chapter 1 we have: And she said, \u201cSee, your sister-in-law has gone back to her people and to her gods; return after your sister-in-law.\u201d But Ruth said, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[58,41],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-441","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-marko","category-you-cry-out"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t