Ravenwood - 12/30/04 07:15 AM
Walter Williams says that the anti-Christmas movement is not just anti-Christian, but pro-nanny state government tyranny.
The vision held by the framers is that our rights come not from government but from a "Creator" or "the laws of nature and of nature's God." That means the purpose and power of government is rightfully limited to protecting our natural God-given rights.So where do we go from here? Well, the attacks will spread from religious displays on public property to simply religious displays in public.The idea that government doesn't grant rights is offensive to those who wish to control our lives. Therefore, to gain greater control, the idea of natural rights, God-given rights and Christian values must be suppressed. [...]
The attack on Christian ideas and Christian public displays is part and parcel of the leftist control agenda in another way. Certain components of the leftist agenda require that our primary allegiance be with government. As such, there must be an attack on allegiances to the teachings of the church and family.
Emboldened by their successes in the courts and intimidation of public officials, leftists will no doubt make other demands; there's no logical end point except complete Christian capitulation. There are Christian symbols and exhibits in many Washington, D.C., government buildings that will come down, such as: Moses with the Ten Commandments inside the U.S. Supreme Court, George Washington praying in the Capitol Building, Abraham Lincoln's speech mentioning God carved inside the Lincoln Memorial.Religious programming on the radio and television will come under attack. After all, there's Federal Communications Commission permission to use the "public airwaves." If leftists say they have no such intention to go after television, radio and other public expressions of Christianity, what they really mean is that they haven't softened us up enough yet.
"The idea that government doesn't grant rights is offensive to those who wish to control our lives."
Isn't that the absolute truth? And that's why people are taught that government is the source of our rights, rather than just the protector of them.
I sense another essay coming on....
Posted by: Kevin Baker at December 30, 2004 10:00 AM(c) Ravenwood and Associates, 1990 - 2014