Who Starts This Stuff, Anyway?

Posted by: Brent James on January 23, 2008 Biblical Values •

Growing up, I believed that if an adult was on television, especially a polished news anchor, he was perfectly truthful. After all, he was telling us the news. What would he be lying about? Honestly, that is what I thought and I doubt you could’ve convinced me otherwise. My parents didn’t lie to me and I trusted them, so by extension, I afforded their broadcasting counterparts the same allegiance. As Wally Cleaver used to say, “Gee! What a goof!”

Today we call it ‘spinning’ because it gives us all an equal chance of adding our particular ‘slant’ without having to feel that we’ve done anything wrong. But, as believers, we know that some things are wrong even if they are not specifically referred to as such. We call it an ‘absolute’ or ‘law.’ But what happens when, by the whim of some official say, a law (or the enforcement of it) is temporarily suspended? The history of the Israelites is replete with such consequences. Lawlessness abounds.

Matthew 24:12 states, “Because lawlessness is increased, most people’s love will grow cold.” I don’t know about you, but that is not the society I want for my kids or me. Despite my wishes, it is already apparent in our nation.

When cities such as San Francisco or Boston host homosexual pride marches, their mayors waive enforcement of indecency laws and the participants joyfully violate them at will. How can law enforcement NOT enforce laws of that nature? I can understand suspending a handful of traffic laws to ease congestion, but nudity, public urination and lewdness? Would you vote for someone running for office that told you he would not enforce laws he did not like? How about someone believing that public indecency is sometimes acceptable?

Then there’s the police SWAT team in western Colorado that invaded a family’s home with guns drawn, demanding that the 11-year-old son, who had had an accidental fall, accompany them to the hospital. Talk about officials running amok with their authority.

In Wichita, Kansas, pastor Mark Holick was arrested for showing up at a homosexual festival to share Christ with the attendees. His church has also been threatened by the Internal Revenue Service for posting messages on its marquee dealing with the value of human life, based on dozens of Bible references.
Who starts this stuff anyway? Public officials that we elect to serve us, that’s who. This abuse comes from the top, down. If we are going to have a meaningful impact on this blatant disregard for the law then we must start at the ballot box.

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Comments

Using WND as your only news source won’t get you many facts on a story. Be careful what you hear should include being careful of your source.

Posted by on March 6, 2008.