Welcome. My name is Ray W. Rowney, Jr., author of License to Steal. I’m so happy to have you as a visitor to my blog about my book.
I’m using this blog to expand on some of its topics using current day issues, in the hope that together we can stop the declining values in America.
Monthly Archives: June 2017
While all of us have heard from a parent, or a coach, or a friend, “It’s not about winning, but how we play the game,” today, I fear many do not subscribe to this ethic. I see and hear of more and more examples of “me first” or “What’s in it for me?” Sadly, it appears too many of us humans see the world as revolving around us, rather than we being just small players in a huge worldly…..
In America, we have no one to blame but ourselves for our future destiny. With absolute freedom comes absolute responsibility. We can’t have one without the other. It defies common sense (which today is no longer “common”) that in America we apparently have forgotten that if we want our citizens to act responsibly, we must clearly set forth and teach what is required. All of history confirms that human values are tainted, and only God and His values are…..
President Trump revealed himself to be a man of character and truth when he rejected the Paris Climate Accord, which had received much acclaim throughout the world according to the news media. A so-called Agreement with no penalties for parties who don’t perform, no equal treatment for all participants, and requiring America to provide huge sums of money with no direct benefit, should be rejected outright as simply a political redistribution of wealth. I pray that this uncommon demonstration…..