Voting Abroad and at Home
Reflections on Iraq's election and Oscar nominations.
by Greg Asimakoupoulos
January 27, 2005
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Democracy's First Breath A Prayer for the Iraqi Elections
Al-Zarqawi mocks the ballot box in terror-torn Iraq. But he can’t see that liberty won’t be denied by talk.
The fateful day is days away… democracy’s first breath. As they elect, O God protect the innocent from death.
We thought it bad with hanging chads. They hang the ones who vote. Each polling place is far from safe as freedom tries to float.
Keep it alive so it can thrive. Dear God, please hear this prayer. Derail the dreams and evil schemes of madmen over there.
The Passion of the Academy Why Oscar overlooked Jesus
They hung the Savior out to die without an Oscar nod. They nominated Hughes and Charles while overlooking God. Their passion's for a man who flew and one who made kids fly and friends joyriding tasting wine while looking for life's why. They voted for a boxing champ and one who sang the blues. But he who died to save the world did not make Headline News. The Gospel According to Mel was tops when measuring the take. But ticket sales are not the key to taking home the cake. It's what the voters see as "sweet." The 'cademy's the boss. So it's no shock that they ignored the man upon the cross.
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Sunday Rhymes & Reasons
Published June 4, 2009
Sunday Rhymes and Reasons is a compilation of inspirational poetry by America's pastor/poet laureate, Greg Asimakoupoulos. In this, his third volume of poetry, Pastor Greg paints word pictures that portray both the struggle and fulfillment that define a life of faith. His repertoire of rhymes celebrate rite-of-passage occasions like birth, baptism, marriage and death as well as the major holidays of the church and culture. It is a volume that illustrates the poet's love of words and of popular culture. The author dips his brush into a paint box of hubris, humor and honesty.
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