-> SNETNEWS Mailing List Bob's Note: Do you think it has come of time that Christians, those who truly believe that this wonderful piece of real estate called The United States of America was a divine gift to a people who wanted freedom and were to spread the word, to be a beacon to the people of this planet, to tell of the wonderful gift of redemption of the Blood of Our Lord Jesus, to stand and do something besides talk and look?? Do you think it's time has come to try to turn this nation around and look to the only way to save us - our Heavenly Father?? Do you think its time to stop frittering away our freedoms, freedoms that were God-given not only for us but to be passed on to our beloved offspring?? Do you think its time to stop killing babies just about to be born in the name of comfort and convenience?? YES!! you say?? Then what are YOU going to do?? Pray about it - its IMPORTANT!! Respectfully submitted, Bob Will you stand by and watch? http://orlandosentinel.com/automagic/columnists/2000-10-08/OPEDreese08100800.h tml By Charley Reese Commentary Published in The Orlando Sentinel on October 08, 2000 Traditional American society is being systematically deconstructed. The question is, do traditional Americans have the grit to defend it? The traditional family has been under fire for some decades by feminists and homosexual activists not to mention the government, which penalizes families with its tax code. Now it is being battered by the entertainment industry and public education. Yes, public education will undermine the religious faith of your children not to mention make it clear to children that they should not pay too much attention to their superstitious and out-of-date parents. Families in the prime of their lives are forced to pay not only for their own children's education and health care but are also taxed to provide education and health care for the poor and health care for the elderly. How do you suppose that, for example, Al Gore plans to finance his $240 billion prescription plan? It will come directly out of the paychecks of young and middle-aged working men and women. Now the attacks have been extended to the children. American children are bombarded with inducements to early and promiscuous sex by the entertainment and clothing industries and even some sex-education courses. They are bombarded with advertisements designed to make them mindless consumers of overpriced junk. Now that the homosexual lobby feels that it won its battle, there apparently is a move afoot by some psychologists to sell the public on the idea that pedophilia -- sex with children -- is OK, too. In a pig's eye it is, but pseudo-scientific articles, which support that notion, are making the rounds. An article by Harris Mirkin that appeared in the Journal of Homosexuality is an example of this sickness. Another component of traditional America -- its history -- is being rewritten to conform to current prejudices and myths that accompany the egalitarian philosophy. The Clinton administration recently has instructed the National Park Service that lectures and presentations at Civil War battle sites are to emphasize that the war was about slavery. Legitimate historians know that is not the truth. But history as propaganda is the order of the day. If Americans wish to preserve a country they will recognize, then the first step is to recognize the enemy. Public education is the enemy. The entertainment industry is the enemy. The corporate culture is the enemy. The advertising industry is the enemy. And most of the politicians in both parties are the enemy. An enemy is defined as anybody, or any organization, which is attacking the traditional beliefs of Americans. Withdraw your support. Take your kids out of public education. It's beyond reform. Let it collapse for want of public support. Get real tough on the kind of entertainment you allow into your home. Trash television and movies are not produced by inanimate forces. They are produced and distributed because particular human beings make particular decisions. These people are slimeballs, and it's time to call them what they are. Charlton Heston stopped Time Warner from distributing a cop-killer compact disc by some trashy rapper by standing up at a Time Warner stockholders meeting and reading the obscene lyrics, thus exposing the shabby morals of the corporate leaders who were clearly willing to sell anything, no matter how vulgar or vicious, if there were a buck to be made. Americans who want to preserve their traditions will have to emulate Heston's courage. And it did take courage. Silence in the presence of an attack is consent. So speak up. Take actions. As Stonewall Jackson said, "Fear God and no one else." -> To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___________________________________________________________ T O P I C A The Email You Want. http://www.topica.com/t/16 Newsletters, Tips and Discussions on Your Favorite Topics
