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Thread #121706   Message #2662324
Posted By: Stilly River Sage
22-Jun-09 - 04:27 PM
Thread Name: Didn't know the Vicar of Bray
Subject: RE: Didn't know the Vicar of Bray
Billy Graham was no Vicar of Bray; he has spouted the same tired message for decades. He wants to bend the politicians to his way of thinking, not the other way around.

Changing with the times might not have been recognized as a good thing back when that song was conceived. A change of heart is not the same as the famous "flip flop" that conservative politicians like to try to hang on their opponents (probably not just in the U.S.)

In a time when changing politics meant keeping your head, I suppose the vicar in question had a good reason for changing, whether through expedience or enlightenment.

Like Bob and Don, I've known that song forever. But then, Bob and Don and John all probably sang it together, didn't they? ;-D

SRS