tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post5324269022391219554..comments2024-03-26T12:19:52.801-04:00Comments on Tea at Trianon: Lack of Civilityelena maria vidalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17129629173535139807noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post-28540980119955105232009-12-17T15:24:37.751-05:002009-12-17T15:24:37.751-05:00Regarding the lack of influence of authority figur...Regarding the lack of influence of authority figures; I think it comes more from the public finding out about personal and private failings, ('transgressions',to quote Tiger Woods), that we were not privy to in the past. No one knew about John Kennedy's dalliances, or FDR's mistress. Knowing those things causes the public to lose respect for people they had once put on a pedestal. Personally, I do not believe in the<br />public's "right to know". I, myself, would rather NOT know.Julygirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08113475639726723076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post-81904159567954269822009-12-17T11:20:30.250-05:002009-12-17T11:20:30.250-05:00This is an interesting post. I met a pastor at an...This is an interesting post. I met a pastor at an airport recently (we were both waiting for the same delayed flight). I asked him what the most difficult part of his job is. He said that over the last 20 years he's witnessed his level of authority slide downhill. He can no longer speak with authority simply as the pastor the church; the congregation questions everything he says. I don't personally do this to the pastor of my own church, but can see how our society feeds this attitude.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com