Sunday, March 07, 2004
"Alas that I spoke the truth, Gandalf! For without you, there is no hope." --Aragorn, from "The Fellowship of the Ring."
No hope. This would seem to be the cry of doom and gloom conservatives and pandering liberals alike. There is no hope for this marriage amendment. Therefore, it is useless to fight for it. A liberal professor on this campus and Cal Thomas have both said so. The very fact that the amendment is being discussed means the battle is lost. Therefore, we must not fight for this thing. Or in liberal terminology, which says one thing and means another, the constitution is not the place to protect marriage and declare its sanctity.
First of all, what can government do? According to Saint Paul, government is an institution of God, "to do good and punish evil." In today's liberalspeak, they define that as "an institution established by the Supreme Court to house the homeless and ignore evil." If a government is not actively punishing evil and promoting good, it has ceased to have a reason to exist. It is illegitimate. Pseudo-conservatives may try to say they're not in favor of government taking control but this is what government must do when the people themselves are out of line. The ideal scenario would be for the people to be controlled by the spirit of God and the law of God. This is what James Madison had in mind when he said we did not stake the future of American civilization on the power of government. What these "conservatives" are actually advocating is anarchy and it plays right into the hands of the liberals, who like nothing better.
Secondly, what if the battle is lost? I don't recollect anything in Scripture about only fighting when you know you can win. We are called to live holy and blameless lives. Period. We are called to fight injustice in this world. Does it matter if there is any hope for victory? No. God did not call us to be successful but to be obedient. Perhaps the battle is lost. Perhaps the soul of America and all other western nations is gone. It does not matter. It is the right thing to do and that is the only question to ask.
No hope. This would seem to be the cry of doom and gloom conservatives and pandering liberals alike. There is no hope for this marriage amendment. Therefore, it is useless to fight for it. A liberal professor on this campus and Cal Thomas have both said so. The very fact that the amendment is being discussed means the battle is lost. Therefore, we must not fight for this thing. Or in liberal terminology, which says one thing and means another, the constitution is not the place to protect marriage and declare its sanctity.
First of all, what can government do? According to Saint Paul, government is an institution of God, "to do good and punish evil." In today's liberalspeak, they define that as "an institution established by the Supreme Court to house the homeless and ignore evil." If a government is not actively punishing evil and promoting good, it has ceased to have a reason to exist. It is illegitimate. Pseudo-conservatives may try to say they're not in favor of government taking control but this is what government must do when the people themselves are out of line. The ideal scenario would be for the people to be controlled by the spirit of God and the law of God. This is what James Madison had in mind when he said we did not stake the future of American civilization on the power of government. What these "conservatives" are actually advocating is anarchy and it plays right into the hands of the liberals, who like nothing better.
Secondly, what if the battle is lost? I don't recollect anything in Scripture about only fighting when you know you can win. We are called to live holy and blameless lives. Period. We are called to fight injustice in this world. Does it matter if there is any hope for victory? No. God did not call us to be successful but to be obedient. Perhaps the battle is lost. Perhaps the soul of America and all other western nations is gone. It does not matter. It is the right thing to do and that is the only question to ask.
// posted by The Pendragon @ 10:02 PM 
