ORIGIN OF LEFT AND RIGHT?

As part of my daily routine emails that appear in my IN basket are reviewed. Permit me to reprint a copy of one that is worthy of your contemplation.

“LEFT OR RIGHT??

I have often wondered why it is that Conservatives are called the “right” and Liberals are called the “left”. By chance I stumbled upon this verse in the Bible:

‘The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left.’ Ecclesiastes 10.2 (NIV)

Thus sayeth the Lord. Amen! Can’t get any simpler than that.”

For those who are not biblical scripture scholars or simply Doubting Thomases I went to Google, and entered Ecclesiastes 10.2, and came up with the attached verification.

http://www.blueletterbible.org/Bible.cfm?b=Ecc&c=10

Now that I have stirred up most liberals, left-winged zealots, liberal environmentalist whackos, socialists, and some Democrats, I hope they have a good day.

Your Commander still remembers what his old Sunday School teacher said, “It must be true, because the Bible tells me so.”

COMMANDER GRANGER