1.0Our America - Essays on Politics and American Lifehttps://dahlman.onlineMarty Dahlmanhttps://dahlman.online/index.php/author/mdahlman/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="WqHg2t2CA0"><a href="https://dahlman.online/index.php/2017/10/18/take-increased-devotion/">Take Increased Devotion</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://dahlman.online/index.php/2017/10/18/take-increased-devotion/embed/#?secret=WqHg2t2CA0" width="600" height="338" title="“Take Increased Devotion” — Our America - Essays on Politics and American Life" data-secret="WqHg2t2CA0" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://dahlman.online/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> Take Increased Devotion There are, or should be, actions and symbols in America that are beyond the crassness of politics. The sacrifice of those who died in battle, the loss felt by their loved ones, the suffering of captivity and of injury: all are too important to make part of the common rhetoric. Yes, politicians … Continue reading ""https://i0.wp.com/dahlman.online/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/IMG_3564-e1488996194684.jpg?fit=480%2C640&ssl=1480640