Charles Colson's Sin--and Salvation

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<"In the end it was his misdeeds that pointed him in the direction of his greatest accomplishments. In a sense the sin was a necessary prerequisite for the salvation, which may not be biblical but appears to be the case here. Colson's work reminds us of the potential for good in all of us.">
I'm not so sure that may not be biblical, the bible seems to be full of those who were not very good people but God made them great. Paul and Peter are just two.
"But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. "
1 Peter 2:9
Praise God and RIP Mr. Colson!

cristine of IL 2:42PM April 26, 2012

Colson was just another crooked republican.

Givemeabreak of CO 12:49PM April 24, 2012

This is a prime example of the right praising the right, no matter the wrongs they do. Once a liar always a liar. Once a thief, always a thief. Oh, they change their clothes, their propaganda, and their mission, which fools the right wing propagandists and religious folk, who are trained to focus on the trivial and ignore reality.
Colson's prison work was exactly the same as his political work - not simply utterly worthless, but utterly dangerous, fraudulent, and all about him and his power. He lied about everything, manipulated the facts, and couldn't have given a stuff about the prisoners. His "successes" are all manufactured, they don't exist. He did nothing for the prison population. He did much for himself, pocketing government read taxpayer money in his fraudulent schemes. This is a man who sucked off the taxpayer his entire life, a classic case of the rich on welfare.
Praising this man is evidence of the hypocrisy and bankruptcy of the right - so long as he did it to further the cause of Goldwater-Reaganism, namely to make the 1% rich and everyone else poor (the latter being more important), the ends justify the means. Jesus is just another excuse to justify crime. Nixon was the worst kind of American, a crooked con who destroyed America every chance he got, but he was a wonderful Republican, and so was Colson.

Oneye of AZ 9:24AM April 24, 2012

bruce b of NV _ You spent all that time looking up 2 links. I spent ALL THAT TIME to read both and respond to your comment. Saved my response awaiting your comment...
In “Ted Nugent, Hilary Rosen Sheltering Obama from Scrutiny” you wrote “In fact average workers during that period,lost ground, due to stagnant wage increases,and reduced purchasing power". Did not find proof of that in your two links. Prehaps you can quote as I do... For sure, your earlier quote “the economic growth,of which he speakes, benefited, by a wide margin,those on the upper rungs of the income ladder. very little ,if any, trickled down to the folks on main st” __ is NOT substantiated __ ... What he spoke has nothing to do with your two articles...
In the first link it says “Experts point to some of the usual suspects -- like technology and globalization -- to explain the widening gap between the haves and have-nots”
Also says “One major pull on the working man was the decline of unions and other labor protections, said Bill Rodgers, a former chief economist for the Labor Department, now a professor at Rutgers University”
Also says “International competition is another factor. While globalization has lifted millions out of poverty in developing nations, it hasn't exactly been a win for middle class workers in the U.S.”
Also says “While average folks were losing ground in the economy, the wealthiest were capitalizing on some of those same factors, and driving an even bigger wedge between themselves and the rest of America”
http://money.cnn.com/2011/02/16/news/economy/middle_class/index.htm
YOUR SECOND ARTICLE SAID ___ Second says “The latest census data depict a middle class that's shrinking as unemployment stays high and the government's safety net frays. The new numbers follow years of stagnating wages for the middle class that have hurt millions of workers and families
http://www.newsobserver.com/2011/12/16/1713834/census-1-in-2-americans-are-poor.html#storylink=cpy”
YOU WROTE __ Don’t see how this, as you wrote, “In fact average workers during that period,lost ground, due to stagnant wage increases,and reduced purchasing power" MATCH UP as proof.
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As I have quoted before (Reason for recession and high unemployment. Nothing to do with tax cuts for rich):
"It’s important to keep in mind that the recession had nothing to do with the tax cuts. The recession was brought on by destructive federal intervention in the subprime mortgage market, irresponsible funding and securitization of subprime loans by Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, unsound Federal Reserve monetary policy, a lack of oversight by the Securities and Exchange Commission, greed and fraud committed by certain large banks and investment firms, and consumers who bought homes they really couldn’t afford."
http://www.mtgriffith.com/web_documents/taxcutfacts.htm

Bill Hedges of MO 6:14PM April 23, 2012

Mr. Roff is at it again.this time he;s out,trying to put a patina on the image ,of a man Joe Colson, who was part of the most vile presidential administration in the country's history.It;s interesting that Mr. Colson needed prison to find God and the path to righteousness.
Who will be next ? G.Gordon Liddy.

bruce b of NV 1:21PM April 23, 2012