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Where were you? John Chowning was in 7th Grade class 'I was sitting in my seventh grade classroom at Cumberland County School (all grades were in one building), and our class was interrupted by our principal's voice on the intercom. What a shock it was. President Kennedy, who was the essence of youth and vigor (even though we now know that he was dealing with very serious health issues), was dead.' - JOHN CHOWNING By John Chowning, Pastor, Saloma Baptist Church For most of us who are baby boomers and older, we clearly recall where we were early Friday afternoon, November 22, 1963 - a day that lives in history. Our parents and grandparents recalled December 7, 1941 - and we and our children will long remember September 11, 2001. However, I think there is something particularly unique about the images we hold in our hearts and minds of the senseless assassination of President John F. Kennedy in Dallas, TX 50 years ago today. With this 50th anniversary of his tragic and violent death, many of us have recalled exactly where we were that day. I was sitting in my seventh grade classroom at Cumberland County School (all grades were in one building), and our class was interrupted by our principal's voice on the intercom. What a shock it was. President Kennedy, who was the essence of youth and vigor (even though we now know that he was dealing with very serious health issues), was dead. Regardless of party affiliation or ideology, we were in a state of shock. President Kennedy was the first "media savvy" president, the first to understand the use of television and image making, and his youthful image was appealing. One of his greatest contributions, in my opinion, was overcoming the so-called "religious test" for the presidency - since there is no such qualification in the Constitution. As the first Catholic president, John F. Kennedy helped move our nation forward on many fronts. We can debate - as we should with any president or leader - his policies - whether he was strong enough in dealing with the Soviet Union prior to the Cuban missle crisis, whether he should have been more bold in pushing forward the cause of Civil Rights, whether he was too liberal or too conservative (there were charges of both), whether he would have continued the escalation of the Vietnam War, and whether his own personal moral flaws would disqualify him politically for the presidency in today's multimedia environment. But the point here is that the president of the United States had been assassinated - a violent act in any country and certainly one in our nation - a young leader violently taken down in the prime of his life - and a president who in death became a national hero. This is the legacy and mystique of President John F. Kennedy. And this anniversary raises the ongoing debate of whether Lee Harvey Oswald was a lone gunman or whether there was a conspiracy in which Oswald was the "front man" with other shooter(s) on the "grassy knoll." Take time today to reflect upon where you were, what you were doing, and how this event has impacted our nation's psche, political system, and position in the world. You may want to reflect also on what would be your legacy if you were to pass from this world today - what would people say about your life - and where your eternal destination would be. There is One even greater than any U.S. President or super hero - Jesus Christ! He lived a short life as well, and there's one major difference - He arose from the dead and sits at the right hand of God this day - and He will return for His people some day. Where would you be this day - should He call you home, or should he return for His people? In Christ, John Chowning This story was posted on 2013-11-25 15:28:14
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