Good morning, and welcome to A Few of FR's Finest. Today we're looking at some memorable campaign ads from the past. You'll remember some of the more controversial ones, I'm sure!
Good morning, and welcome to A Few of FR's Finest. Today we're looking at some memorable campaign ads from the past. You'll remember some of the more controversial ones, I'm sure!
Read: Matthew 16:21-23
My peace I give you. —John 14:27
Bible In One Year: Proverbs 19-21; 2 Corinthians 7
On the eve of the execution of Christian martyr Nicholas Ridley (1500-1555), his brother offered to stay with him in the prison to be of comfort. Ridley declined, saying that he planned to sleep as soundly as usual. Because he knew the peace of Jesus, he could rest in his Lord.
The next morning, Ridley told a fellow Christian who was also being executed, "Be of good heart, brother, for God will either assuage the fury of the flame, or else strengthen us to abide it." Then they knelt and prayed by the stake and, after a brief conversation, were burned to death for their faith.
Jesus had given Nicholas Ridley His peace (John 14:27). But what kind of peace did Jesus have? In Matthew 16:21-23, we see His peace in His determination to go to Jerusalem even though He knew He would suffer and die (see Luke 9:51). Peter rebuked Him, but Jesus trusted His Father and went to the cross. His purpose for living was to die.
Amy Carmichael said, "The peace of Jesus stood every sort of test, every strain, and it never broke. It is this, His very own peace, which He says 'I give.'"
No matter how big or small our trials may be, we can trust Jesus to give us His very own peace in the midst of them. —Anne Cetas
Good morning...fascinating thread.
"Daisy Girl" became the most talked-about political ad ever made - even though Johnson only paid to run it once.
I remember that one!! (I was very young, LOL). It sure did cause a commotion. Like the majority of people, I thought it was despicable and I agree, no one has come close to topping that one. Even though "Daisy Girl" was pulled, I think it was that ad that set the tone for future campaigns playing on voter's fears. Makes sense. You can't depend on being able to appeal to people on a moral or intellectual level, but the "fear factor" is a sure fired way to get people not to vote for the "scary guy".
Of course, in the case of most Democrats, and especially in Kerry's case, the Republicans don't even have to try make him look scary.....he just IS!