Lincoln as secular saint

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(06-25-2015 11:52 PM)My Name Is Kate Wrote:  My questions are raised by the discussion in this thread concerning nonsecular saints canonized by the Catholic church. But I guess I'll take this opportunity to give my opinion about the canonization of secular saints by the media, popular opinion, or whatever. I don't think anyone should be given the label of saint. Besides, anyone who truly is "saintly" would not want to be called that. Same goes for celebrities and such, who are elevated above ordinary folks but hardly deserve such status, for the most part.

I agree Kate, and I think we should avoid so randomly describing many people as "heroes" for things that have nothing to do with true heroism.