"These parents are just not on the same page." (Nanny Deb is my favorite) As Nancy Pelosi's House of Representatives has passed a resolution rejecting President Bush's plan for Iraq one must ask how this could possibly be productive as we attempt to bring stability not only to Iraq, but the greater global community? As children act out and behave badly when the parents contradict and undermine each others authority, so to the world when our President given the authority by the Constitution of Commander and Chief and sole decision maker in foreign policy is continually undermined by the Congress.
The baby boomer generation to which we owe much for our political quagmire built its reputation on its unabashed rejection of the society of their parents and its underlying structure. To much of that generation 'all you need is love' encapsulates their lives. But when Nanny Deb steps into the picture and sets up the ground rules, much more than the ability to express the inherent love in the family is being established. What she is providing is a structure in which the children can feel secure, boundaries in relationships that they could not understand otherwise and concepts of right and wrong by which to guide their actions. (Some might call that good and evil) To the baby boomers and their political manifestations on the left these realities are non existent including concepts of discipline, punishment or even sin. They idealize abortion for why would you want to bring an unwanted, unloved, child into the world, and embrace homosexuality and their supposed rights to marry and raise children for why would you deny anyone the opportunity to love. Yes, many on the left raised sound families that contained such structure and discipline, but try to get them to admit it and your in for an ear full.
Many of those we call our enemy have been raised in homes where women are objectified and the infidel, a child of the same God in my book, considered unworthy of life or idolize those who have been. These unruly children need to be given some structured discipline to guide them in their relations with the global community and we, being the most powerful nation of the world, have a responsibility to provide it and our President is the only one with the authority to decide how.
The fledgling Iraqi government itself needs to know it has consistent support to allow it to act with confidence and decisiveness. Our Middle East Christian communities and the Muslim community itself, of whom many complain that they don't speak out against terrorism, need the stability that the policy of President Bush has the potential of providing. Such sermons against terrorism carry great risk to the presenter's personal well being and family, and with the calls for withdrawal those who would protect them and their government could soon be no more.
As reports of captured communique of insurgent collapse become old news and we hear of all its leadership fleeing to Iran in the wake of the troop surge, why do they continue to fight? The Middle East could be transformed by one united voice from the United States. As they say, the family is the foundation of civilization and its time to practice what we've learned there.
Friday, February 16, 2007
Thursday, January 25, 2007
Education Offensives, or, Evil Is As Evil Does
The Taliban in Afghanistan has launched a new 'education offensive'. After destroying and terrorizing schools established by the new government, causing most parents to keep their children at home, the Taliban will open up ten new madrassas, Islamic seminaries for boys, in southern Afghanistan. Educating a new generation of jihadists by grabbing the minds of the youth is not a new tactic. The former communist block used the same tactics, still strongly entrenched in North Korea, not only to indoctrinate the youth from an early age but have them report on the activities of their parents.
Looking to North Korean textbooks as an example, urging the youth to "become the dictator's soldier", we can only imagine the content of Taliban sponsored textbooks. But this offensive to capture the hearts of the youth is alive and well in the United States itself. The Gay Straight Alliance and other homosexual agenda oriented groups are putting out their own literature targeting our young people from kindergarten and beyond. They intimidate administrations and students using the judicial system to force their agenda upon thousands of public schools across the country. Recruiting and presentations are being done without parental notification.
Teachers Unions and administrations themselves are becoming more agenda oriented openly supporting specific candidates. Children's work and speech are censored to support political agendas and teachers unions defiantly stand against the rights of parents to make education choices by opposing vouchers and alternative schooling. Hotly debate issues such as global warming are promoted Ala "An Inconvenient Truth" as well as a pro homosexual view only policy. Lawsuits are pursued against any opposition to homosexuality and any reference to Christianity condemned.
The common denominator in all these situations is the undermining of parental authority. "Did God say 'You shall not eat of any tree in the garden'?" Gen. 3:1. And so it began as God, our first or ultimate parent, became the first victim of character assassination. The Qur'an reveals a deeper characteristic, telling that when God asked Iblis why he did not bow down before Adam per His command "He said, 'I am better than he;...' Then Satan began to whisper suggestions to them..." Qur'an 7.11-27. Mankind has fought hard to build standards of goodness that have brought blessing and prosperity, namely through religion. Organizations such as Focus on the Family take a prominent position in the Christian faith to support family structure and values. Pope Benedict XVI has put out his Message for the World Day of Social Communications, May 20th, titled "Children and the Media; A Challenge for Education", upholding the authority of parents. The United States is one of the only nations in the world where home grown Muslims are not considered a threat and in fact support strong family structures, particularly in our black communities, that contribute to society.
These standards and values are ingrained into our law and social structure. The Founding Fathers of this great nation instilled the highest ideals of honoring God and our fellow man into documents such as the "Declaration of Independence" and "The Constitution of the United States". The title itself, 'Founding Fathers', advances the position of something to be revered and upheld. Yet revisionist history devitalizes all they held dear.
To live a good life we need to shun evil and live a life that benefits others. This alone demands utmost effort and a commitment to higher ideals that does not come easily. In the same way supporting the family requires constant vigilance and dedication to the values it embodies. The family is God's design in which we grow to reach the full potential He has envisioned for each of us as our parent. There is no mystery to the origins of those who would seek to subvert its sovereignty.
Looking to North Korean textbooks as an example, urging the youth to "become the dictator's soldier", we can only imagine the content of Taliban sponsored textbooks. But this offensive to capture the hearts of the youth is alive and well in the United States itself. The Gay Straight Alliance and other homosexual agenda oriented groups are putting out their own literature targeting our young people from kindergarten and beyond. They intimidate administrations and students using the judicial system to force their agenda upon thousands of public schools across the country. Recruiting and presentations are being done without parental notification.
Teachers Unions and administrations themselves are becoming more agenda oriented openly supporting specific candidates. Children's work and speech are censored to support political agendas and teachers unions defiantly stand against the rights of parents to make education choices by opposing vouchers and alternative schooling. Hotly debate issues such as global warming are promoted Ala "An Inconvenient Truth" as well as a pro homosexual view only policy. Lawsuits are pursued against any opposition to homosexuality and any reference to Christianity condemned.
The common denominator in all these situations is the undermining of parental authority. "Did God say 'You shall not eat of any tree in the garden'?" Gen. 3:1. And so it began as God, our first or ultimate parent, became the first victim of character assassination. The Qur'an reveals a deeper characteristic, telling that when God asked Iblis why he did not bow down before Adam per His command "He said, 'I am better than he;...' Then Satan began to whisper suggestions to them..." Qur'an 7.11-27. Mankind has fought hard to build standards of goodness that have brought blessing and prosperity, namely through religion. Organizations such as Focus on the Family take a prominent position in the Christian faith to support family structure and values. Pope Benedict XVI has put out his Message for the World Day of Social Communications, May 20th, titled "Children and the Media; A Challenge for Education", upholding the authority of parents. The United States is one of the only nations in the world where home grown Muslims are not considered a threat and in fact support strong family structures, particularly in our black communities, that contribute to society.
These standards and values are ingrained into our law and social structure. The Founding Fathers of this great nation instilled the highest ideals of honoring God and our fellow man into documents such as the "Declaration of Independence" and "The Constitution of the United States". The title itself, 'Founding Fathers', advances the position of something to be revered and upheld. Yet revisionist history devitalizes all they held dear.
To live a good life we need to shun evil and live a life that benefits others. This alone demands utmost effort and a commitment to higher ideals that does not come easily. In the same way supporting the family requires constant vigilance and dedication to the values it embodies. The family is God's design in which we grow to reach the full potential He has envisioned for each of us as our parent. There is no mystery to the origins of those who would seek to subvert its sovereignty.
Thursday, January 04, 2007
All Men Are Endowed
By Their Creator...
I felt a lingering sadness over the hanging of Saddam Hussein at the end of last year. It is not difficult to understand the sentence, and it was based on only a fraction of the actions he committed against humanity. The Wall Street Journal put forth a reasoned argument for execution and others rightfully pointed out that any nation responsible for his detention would become a target of terrorism. Ultimately the people of Iraq through their justice system decided his fate, and allows us all to rest easier that justice was done. Common practice dictates that those who violate the rights of others have their own rights taken away.
The Popes opposition to the execution recognizes a higher reality, that our founding fathers themselves submitted to, that human rights are given by God to all men and are inalienable. If we truly practice our belief in God can we ever justify the killing of others? The taking of an other's life is in a sense to claim an authority equal to that of God and carries an immense responsibility. It demands that those who were victimized accept the sentence as recompense for the violations against them and permit the loved ones of the accused to grieve. It demands that the loved ones of the accused accept that grave sins had been committed and not hold a grievance against others for the execution. Saddam's letter stated a realization that goodness exists on the side of his enemy. It is this ability to see beyond the man-made barriers we build between ourselves that enables us to recognize the inherent equality bestowed upon all men by God as our founding fathers did.
Islam had another chance to show its merits before the world, if not by showing clemency for Saddam, then by carrying out the execution with dignity followed by an appropriate response by all. The ensuing illicit execution video was not only a poor reflection on Islam in the Middle East but on all those who took delight in its images. The timely investigation and arrests of the perpetrators spoke well of Iraq's fledgling democracy.
I felt a lingering sadness over the hanging of Saddam Hussein at the end of last year. It is not difficult to understand the sentence, and it was based on only a fraction of the actions he committed against humanity. The Wall Street Journal put forth a reasoned argument for execution and others rightfully pointed out that any nation responsible for his detention would become a target of terrorism. Ultimately the people of Iraq through their justice system decided his fate, and allows us all to rest easier that justice was done. Common practice dictates that those who violate the rights of others have their own rights taken away.
The Popes opposition to the execution recognizes a higher reality, that our founding fathers themselves submitted to, that human rights are given by God to all men and are inalienable. If we truly practice our belief in God can we ever justify the killing of others? The taking of an other's life is in a sense to claim an authority equal to that of God and carries an immense responsibility. It demands that those who were victimized accept the sentence as recompense for the violations against them and permit the loved ones of the accused to grieve. It demands that the loved ones of the accused accept that grave sins had been committed and not hold a grievance against others for the execution. Saddam's letter stated a realization that goodness exists on the side of his enemy. It is this ability to see beyond the man-made barriers we build between ourselves that enables us to recognize the inherent equality bestowed upon all men by God as our founding fathers did.
Islam had another chance to show its merits before the world, if not by showing clemency for Saddam, then by carrying out the execution with dignity followed by an appropriate response by all. The ensuing illicit execution video was not only a poor reflection on Islam in the Middle East but on all those who took delight in its images. The timely investigation and arrests of the perpetrators spoke well of Iraq's fledgling democracy.
Wednesday, December 06, 2006
For Crying Out Loud
The students of the University of Wisconsin Madison are paying "Sex Out Loud" $90,000 a year in student fees to give workshops on sexual pleasure. This includes how to use sex toys and play out fantasies. The organization began some ten years ago to inform students of the dangers of HIV and other STD's. The group claims to include abstinence and 'other' safe sex practices in its education. How teaching perversion is safe sex or healthy escapes me. It must go hand and hand with one of the other major vices of college life; binge drinking, especially the safe part. The rise in prominence of sex columnist in campus newspapers, and other programs such as these, work to erode the family unit and portray ones partner only as an object to serve one's own sexual desires. I would think that women would find this especially vile.
Unfortunately the only models of sexual life for our young people are the likes of Madonna, Paris Hilton and Bill Clinton. Perhaps parents need to be more vocal in their own homes during the raising of their children rather than keeping sex a mystery. Yes you young college men and women, your parents do have sex. A lot of sex, and they find it very pleasurable. We are a far cry from the days of one room homes.
Unfortunately the only models of sexual life for our young people are the likes of Madonna, Paris Hilton and Bill Clinton. Perhaps parents need to be more vocal in their own homes during the raising of their children rather than keeping sex a mystery. Yes you young college men and women, your parents do have sex. A lot of sex, and they find it very pleasurable. We are a far cry from the days of one room homes.
Monday, December 04, 2006
Let Them Eat Cake!
Cake, referring to the build up of soot and creosote cleaned from chimneys.
And this is just what the democrats and other anti-war forces, including the mainstream media, have said to the Iraqi people. The constant barrage of demanding timetables, claiming civil war, that we are losing and should pull out, all for political gain, are influencing policy. To pullout of Iraq is to send Iraq and the surrounding area into turmoil, causing untold death and suffering. To stay the course, new or otherwise, is to suffer more casualties but overall save more lives and bring stability to the region and world. Like Vietnam, the left is tempting us to think of our own short term interests over the interests of the Iraqi people or the long term interests of the Unite States or the world.
Whether the announcement of Iraq's readiness to take control over its security by June was in response to the lefts accusations or not, does not make it necessarily bad. The pressure I'm sure drove Iraq to act more quickly than otherwise and can relieve our burden.
But what happens next? The news media announces that we can now pull out of Iraq, while the Bush administration states our troops will be pulled back to bases in Iraq. This is where our politicians and media need to break their alliance with Islamo-fascists. To continue to call for withdrawal will bring an end to hostility as a strategy by the terrorist to get our troops out. And as soon as we leave a relentless attack will ensue against the new government. To commit to the well being of the Iraqi people, we need to support our troops and their mission and not call for withdrawal.
And this is just what the democrats and other anti-war forces, including the mainstream media, have said to the Iraqi people. The constant barrage of demanding timetables, claiming civil war, that we are losing and should pull out, all for political gain, are influencing policy. To pullout of Iraq is to send Iraq and the surrounding area into turmoil, causing untold death and suffering. To stay the course, new or otherwise, is to suffer more casualties but overall save more lives and bring stability to the region and world. Like Vietnam, the left is tempting us to think of our own short term interests over the interests of the Iraqi people or the long term interests of the Unite States or the world.
Whether the announcement of Iraq's readiness to take control over its security by June was in response to the lefts accusations or not, does not make it necessarily bad. The pressure I'm sure drove Iraq to act more quickly than otherwise and can relieve our burden.
But what happens next? The news media announces that we can now pull out of Iraq, while the Bush administration states our troops will be pulled back to bases in Iraq. This is where our politicians and media need to break their alliance with Islamo-fascists. To continue to call for withdrawal will bring an end to hostility as a strategy by the terrorist to get our troops out. And as soon as we leave a relentless attack will ensue against the new government. To commit to the well being of the Iraqi people, we need to support our troops and their mission and not call for withdrawal.
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