Tag: French Revolution

Written by Edwin Sandy Jordan

Thin Veneer

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.  Psalm 111:10 The veneer of civilization that protects us from savagery is very thin.  Those ties that bond us together as a society of law abiding, rational human beings are extremely fragile.   French Revolution In the 1780s France was the leading nation of continental […]

Written by Edwin Sandy Jordan

The New Jacobins

The Assault on Notre Dame In a recent e-mail to a family member I described the Black Lives Matter movement of today as being somewhat akin to the Jacobins of the French Revolution.  In 1789 there were many groups seeking to reform the French monarchy and create a more equitable system of government. Progress was […]