"...Don’t let this go by without wonder and gratitude. Here is the most powerful leader in the world standing in public in the middle of Europe and saying for the whole world to hear that some of his decisions are nullified and his authority is curtailed and that he will submit to it.Imagine such a thing in Myanmar or North Korea or China or Vietnam or in a half a dozen African regimes. Unthinkable.
What an incredible privilege we have to live in a land where human power is checked...."
John Piper's Response to the SCOTUS Decision
It seems a lot is being said in response to the SCOTUS' recent decision. I have left it untouched because of this. However, I came across John Piper's response and was encouraged. He finds the good even in a potentially harmful decision. Thanks for pointing my thoughts this way:
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