LUminary wrote:Kiwon wrote:
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Sorry to offend. That wasn't my intention.
A few points: I like Bobby Jindal. I heard his testimony about being a Christian in a 10-minute radio segment a good while before I heard him at graduation. It was outstanding. Would have liked to have heard more of that at graduation. You are correct, it was last year. I should have remembered that because my son graduated and I was there as well. I actually agree with his political positions and I would support him if he was the Republican nominee. I didn't disagree with anything he said at graduation. However, memory lapse aside, I recall a very long speech that was overwhelmingly political in nature and nothing that was particularly inspiring, other than a few moments such as the last few lines that you cited. I don't need to go back and read the entire speech. I know what I heard. And I'm not speaking for others. It's just my interpretation, my opinion. You obviously have a different opinion, and different analysis. Fair enough. I'm not against a politically-oriented speech, I just didn't care for that much of one in a graduation setting. Pardon any further cliches I might have stumbled across, and glad you enjoyed his speech. I like him and what he stands for, I just didn't care for what, to me, was overtly political at a graduation ceremony.
No, no....you didn't offend me. I just disagreed with your characterization.
The speech was a little long, but substantive. But the ceremony itself was long. There were so many graduates that the processional took what, 25-30 minutes? That's my guess. I think LU will have to go to two graduation ceremonies, Fall and Spring, soon. I am just glad that the rain mainly held off. People were told not to bring their umbrellas inside the stadium and most followed the rules. But when the rain started, I saw several pop out. Uh-uh, we've got sin in the camp.
In Jindal's case, I view him as a smart, sincere Christian leader (Catholic) who happens to hold public office. I don't doubt his altruistic motives for wanting to do elected public service. I want to see more like him in politics, not fewer.
I think for many Christian leaders that speaking at Liberty's graduation and receiving an honorary doctorate is truly an honor. Liberty's heritage, mission, vision and success make it a distinctive and attractive place for conservative leaders to come and share their values and concerns without the constraints they would find on most campuses.
Actually, Jeb Bush's speech this year will have more significance in a political sense than anything from last year. He is another Catholic convert, like Jindal, and needs Christian conservatives to help elect him after he announces his candidacy. He will speak on education, of course, but I will be interested to hear what other themes he includes in his remarks.