| There is little doubt that America is riding the | | | | standing up for the rights of Gays and Lesbians |
| wave. She is at the peak of her power and at | | | | while beating down manger scenes at Christmas |
| the top of her game. Trying to get her attention | | | | and Ten Commandment plaques in public buildings. |
| would be a lot like trying to stop a train with a | | | | It makes me wonder if even common heroism |
| handkerchief. Every similarity to previous world | | | | has fallen victim to perversion. Are these acts |
| powers notwithstanding our collective national | | | | heroic, are they really protecting our freedoms?In |
| behavior is so close to ancient Rome that all that | | | | Pennsylvania a law was recently rammed through |
| is missing is the togas. The land of the mighty | | | | the legislature that makes it illegal for a minister of |
| Caesars made a noise heard round the world for | | | | the gospel to quote passages of the Bible from |
| a season then died alone in a protracted | | | | the pulpit that cite homosexual behavior as a sin. |
| whimpering that went largely unnoticed as the | | | | That law has been challenged by people with a bit |
| world entered the modern era. What can we | | | | of common sense still left to them in that state.In |
| learn from this? Leaving this question unanswered | | | | Iraq and Afghanistan we are kept from entering |
| might normally imply that the answer is | | | | and searching mosques that are known centers |
| understood, however, it is apparent that for | | | | for Islamic jihad groups or where weapons are |
| Americans nothing at all is understood.The dangers | | | | stockpiled and cached. They are considered |
| are ignored, the warnings go unheeded, and the | | | | cultural centers and thus are placed off limits. |
| party goes on. Contrasts of our lifestyle and that | | | | Contrast this to the latest effort to keep military |
| of other nations make us all the more pompous | | | | chaplains from praying in the name of Jesus Christ |
| and less willing to question our own indulgence. We | | | | with those who they are sheparding. Chaplains are |
| have been all to willing to conclude that there | | | | guarding the spiritual welfare of our own soldier |
| must be something wrong with those guys over | | | | citizens, is that any less important than the cultural |
| there. The prophet, bard and poet must now curb | | | | traditions of foreigners?On a recent ride through a |
| their urgency and put out a more entertaining | | | | rural district of Arkansas I noticed that there was |
| message in keeping with the tone of the party | | | | a church building about every one and a half miles |
| spirit. We are only one step away from jailing, | | | | on the road I was on. There were Pentecostal, |
| hurting or killing the messengers who provide us | | | | Full Gospel, Baptist, Methodist, Presbyterian, |
| with a call to conscience. Or have we already | | | | Episcopal, Nazarene, Catholic and some unheard of |
| taken our first few baby steps in that | | | | varieties of churches stretched out in profusion |
| direction.Like a mangy little dog scampering behind | | | | for well over two hundred miles. |
| us and nipping at our heals comes the ACLU | | | | |