“THEY CAME FIRST for the Communists,
and I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a Communist.
THEN THEY CAME for the Jews,
and I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a Jew.
THEN THEY CAME for the trade unionists,
and I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a trade unionist.
THEN THEY CAME for me
and by that time no one was left to speak up.” (is a famous statement attributed to Pastor Martin Niemöller (1892–1984) about the inactivity of German intellectuals following the Nazi rise to power and the purging of their chosen targets, group after group. The text expresses, in a condensed form, the understanding of history presented by Niemöller in a January 6, 1946 speech before representatives of the Confessing Church in Frankfurt.)
About John B
I was borne in 1945. I'm married to a wonderful lady named Jeannine. We have a son,Christopher, who is 14. We have two Boxers, Hans and Gretchen. We also have three cats.
We live in the Endless Mountains region of Pennsylvania, in an 1860's farm house.
We've spent quite a bit of time traveling, in our RV. We currently have a 1997 Southwind Storm motorhome. Two of our favorite destinations are Cape May, N.J. amd the Smokey Mountains.
We are dedicated Christians. We believe that the Holy Bible is God's word, and that Jesus Christ was the virgin-borne Son of the living and true God. We further believe, that Jesus died on the cross, was buried , and rose from the dead, on the third day. We further believe, that trusting in him saves us from hell, and gives us eternal life.
Our favorite music is Southern Gospel. We spend our Saturday evenings listening to the Homecoming videos, which are produced by Bill and Gloria Gaither.
The musings of John B 