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March 19, 2018
Title: Should America Be a World Leader
Topic: Should America Be a World Leader
Discussed by Mark Tooley
with Institute on Religion and Democracy www.theIRD.org
Part 1 of 2
Mark Tooley, President of the Institute on Religion and
Democracy, discusses Reverend Edward Welles’ sermon from New Year’s Day,
1942. The sermon, “Pardon, Power, and Peace”, urged repentance for America’s longtime pre-Pearl Harbor isolationism.
Questions/Issues Discussed:
The Reverend Edward Welles once spoke this phrase: “By far our greatest sin is the sin of international irresponsibility.” Were these words indirectly targeted toward Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt?
Did the Reverend Welles equate American isolationists to the Priest and Levite of the Good Samaritan story who shunned the assaulted traveler?
After his sermon on New Year’s Day, 1942, why did the church sing: “The Battle Hymn of the Republic”? Was this against tradition for a Southern congregation to sing a Northern song?
In his sermon, the Reverend Welles chastised a sinful America for neglecting global duties inherent to a powerful nation. Can power and prestige be sustained without accepting “international responsibility that those privileges impose”?
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Title: Part 2 of 2 - Should America Be a World Leader
Topic: Should America Be a World Leader
Discussed by Mark Tooley
with Institute on Religion and Democracy www.theIRD.org
Questions/Issues Discussed:
Do most Christian pastors only preach isolationism today?
Did Jesus exemplify power in a godly way?
Someday, all will bow before Him, whether they want to or not. Is this the
ultimate display of power?
Are there many prominent Christians today who are willingly speak so boldly of
God’s justice and mercy operating among nations?
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