Shalom All:

Thank you Janet for that post (3 March 2005)
"What Bush understands about 'tikkun olam'"
http://www.fivedoves.com/letters/mar2005/janetf33-3.htm

I had a strange reaction when I first heard the President's speech and now I
know why!  I'm not of Jewish ancestry but I've read enough that the phrases
used were hauntingly familiar.

From the article:
"Thus, without ever using the actual words "tikkun olam", George W. Bush, the
Methodist scion of Greenwich and Midland, demonstrated a better grasp of the
original intent and meaning of tikkun olam than either Michael Lerner or Bill
Clinton. And that is what made the Bush Second Inaugural memorable, and
worthy of both attention and pause. Namely, tikkun olam is about making G-d's
dominion felt in both its majesty and force in the here and now on Earth."

"For America, the Speech marks the political fusion of the Evangelical and the
Orthodox."

"After hearing the President's speech and looking back at history, I wonder if
we might be better off with an Inaugural Address that simply reminded
Americans to "fight for your right to party", offered another tax cut and
left liturgy to the prayer book. Discerning G-d's will in the here and now is
too difficult, and Utopias are not built to last. Camelot was the stuff of
myth and music. Nothing else."

How interesting!  Questions come to mind as a result:
1 - Who is Michael Gerson, the President's speech writer?
2 - Is Mr. Gerson Jewish?
3 - How much colaborative understanding did the President have with Mr.
Gerson's writing?
4 - Was this a "hidden" message? directed to a target audience?

Dianne
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A timeline of the Revelation Seals:
http://home.centurytel.net/grafted-promise/endtimeline.html