Customer Reviews

On My Honor The Beliefs That Shape My Life

5 star:		(3)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(5)

 

 

John Ashcroft, by sharing his journey, puts into words a picture of integrity in times when this has become a dirty word in our country. His story reveals a man of convictions, not preferences, and how his character lead us through some of the most terrible times in our history. Anyone who still understands and values the beliefs of our founding fathers will find this an inspiring story.

"On My Honor" is really about the values and the wisdom that was imparted to John Ashcroft through his earthly father's love and affection and teaching through how he lived and shared his life with his family and with others. I have been inspired through the reading of this book. Oh for more and more men to come forth who are full of integrity and desire to do the will of God. This world needs the true strength of godly men (and women). Those who value eternal truths and live their lives by these solid beliefs are who we desperately need to lead our families... our communities... our states... our country.

Wonderful, encouraging book.

The Attorney General is honest in sharing his Christian worldview and how it shapes his decisions. He takes readers through a chronology of his life, however he doesn't spend a lot of time on details. What he does is highlight the major impact his dad had on his life. A significant amount of the book discusses the principles he learned from his dad and how he applied them to his own life. This intangible legacy, the legacy of Christian faith is one that has cause him to say he cares more about his eternal reputation rather than his place in history (which is temporal). There are some mundane matters his dad passed on to him as well, such as suggesting that he always dress for a position above the one he currently held to create the proper image. Overall this book provides an insight into the thinking of the author.

On the first day of his Senate confirmation hearings, John Ashcroft raised his right hand and vowed, "I swear to unhold the laws of the United States of America, so help me God".

On the second day, after confirmation, he broke that oath...

So goes the life of John "trustworthy" Ashcroft.

I could not put this book down! I found this book to be a fascinating insight into the U.S. Attorney General.

The book lets the reader see how John Ashcroft's life was shaped by his father and his own personal faith. In light of the United State's war on terrorism, I found it very comforting to learn that Ashcroft, one of America's leaders in that war, is grounded on a foundation of ethics, morals, and integrity.

While pretending to praise the ideals which he claims have shaped his life, Ashcroft transparently seeks, more diligently, to glorify himself by association with such ideals, while failing to convince the reader that he, in fact, believes they apply to his friends as well as his enemies. No real insights here, though the bit about his father making the young boy think he had caused them to nearly crash to their deaths in while learning to pilot a plane, does, perhaps, give insight into his fear-based approach to public policy. If you must buy it, get the paperback, which is overpriced at $.01 (plus the inevitable shipping.)

This is a good primer on how to lie to the public and still try to look good.

I probably shouldn't publicly criticize the neo-J Edgar Hoover, but what the heck, I'm feeling brave! (kinda, since I clicked the anonymous button on my review!) This purpose of this review is to spark debate about the fusion of Jerry Falwell and J Edgar Hoover (as Julian Bond so eloquently put it), aka John Ashcroft. Scientists have successfully bonded religious fanaticism with Orwellian tactics. The result is our attny. general. A man who speaks at Bob Jones University, praising their "values" (segregation, racism, and general intolerance). Now don't get me wrong, he is allowed to believe whatever he wants to believe, he has that right as a citizen of the United States. But, his beliefs make him extremely bias, therefore should not be allowed to hold a position that requires TOTAL neutrality. (I know, Reno wasn't a star either in regards to Waco and Ruby Ridge, and the other Clinton DoJ foul ups). But the new DoJ is 10x worse. One of the most important (if not the most important) positions of power is that of Attorney General. This person holds OUR civil liberties in their hands, they are entrusted not to abuse the power given to them. Ashcroft has abused those powers. It may not seem like it right now, but history will look back on Ashcroft's actions and label him as a tyrant. What is scary is that he thinks he is right, that he has direct contact with God, and that he does God's bidding ... . Keep in mind that Ashcroft and Bin Laden are one in the same, both give their respective religions a bad name. Some non-Christian may hear Ashcroft spitting gross intolerances towards other cultures and think that all Christians are like him. Just as we see Bin Laden murder innocent civilians in the name of Islam, we think all Muslims are blood thirsty psychos. To those who share Ashcroft's beliefs, sorry to offend you, but people with your beliefs have no place in public service. As a free country we must keep zealots out of government. People with extreme (be it left of right) views have no right to dictate extreme policy to a public that is mostly moderate. That is called tyranny of the minority. Democracy rests on the principal of tyranny of the majority.

Just the title of this book made me laugh.

I'm surprised that they didn't use the words "tradition", "values", etc. or other meaningless buzzwords of the loony right.