{"id":1952,"date":"2007-01-24T06:46:00","date_gmt":"2007-01-24T06:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2007\/01\/carter-our-country-has-no-reas.html"},"modified":"2007-01-24T06:46:00","modified_gmt":"2007-01-24T06:46:00","slug":"carter-our-country-has-no-reas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2007\/01\/carter-our-country-has-no-reas.html","title":{"rendered":"Carter: “our country has no reason to be afraid”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Terrorists targeting our country and plotting another 9-11, that is not a reason to fear. And I know that if the terrorists were Christian, I would like them better, how about you? Is it any wonder that this man<\/a> is considered one of the worst presidents in our nation’s history.<\/p>\n

With the zeal of a Baptist Sunday School teacher, Jimmy Carter ended a conference on his presidency Sunday morning by telling Americans they should not fear and they should not hate.
\nOn a weekend in which Carter celebrated the 30th anniversary of his inauguration and the 25th year since its abrupt conclusion, it was left to the former president to update his peace efforts in the Middle East to today’s world by talking about terrorism and about harsh feelings against people of other faiths.
\n“We are developing an ingrained hatred for people who aren’t Christians,” said Carter, a Sunday School teacher since he was 18 years old.
\nUnwarranted fear of terrorism is behind these feelings, he said.
\n“The distortion that we are about to be destroyed makes us suspicious of those who don’t worship the way we do,” he said. “And our country has no reason to be afraid.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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