Power and the lust for it will destroy even the best-meaning souls. If you want the throne and you believe your audience can put your back-side on it, wouldn’t you say whatever they wanted to hear in order to ascend to your desired place?
This is a re-post of an article I wrote years ago on Mardi Gras and Lent. H0w familiar are you with the histories of these “holidays?” Today being Mardi Gras, why not refresh your memory of the who, what, when, where and why?