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--- Friday, November 14, 2003
Your Mother Shouldn't Wear Army Boots
Elaine Donnelly writes:
"We need brave women in the military, but no one's daughter should have to suffer an ordeal comparable to that experienced by Pfc. Jessica Lynch. Not in the name of other women's careers, military necessity, or anything else. Liberal feminists tried to turn the tragic Jessica Lynch story into the tale of the heroine who slaughtered both enemy attackers and the military gender gap. Not surprisingly, now that the ordeal has lost its novelty (and regardless of whether was captured a subdued victim or a reluctant warrior), I hope we call all step back and see how crazy it is to be sending our daughters, wives and mothers out to the front lines of combat.
Pardon me for being old-fashioned, but I have come to believe that God's precious daughters are meant to be fought for, not placed side by side with brothers on the battlefield. Knights are supposed to ride out valiantly to defend the fair maiden, not slap a sword in her hand and wish her good luck.
Maybe I really am living in a fairy-tale world to think that there are enough men left who would take a bullet (or worse) for the ladies in their lives, either during war or at home.
I'm sure a lot of women, no doubt including Miss Lynch, are wonderfully adept at knowing military strategy and operating weapons and could handle themselves just fine in many battlefield situations. And there are certainly plenty of roles in the armed forces where women are a valuable asset. But not in combat. It's past time to lay pride on the table and send the message to women, "We don't want you in combat situations. We don't want you to be shot at. We don't want you to be killed. We don't want you to be captured."
God forbid we feel anything but heartbrokenness whenever any soldier falls in battle. But there ought to be an added sense of horror when that soldier is a fair maiden.
More Ten Commandments
Finally, a court has upheld a display of a Ten Commandments monument for the right reasons. On the same day that Alabama ousted the judge who defended to the end a similar monument in an Alabama courthourse, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in Texas found that "even those who would see the Decalogue as wise counsel born of man's experience rather than as divinely inspired religious teaching cannot deny its influence upon the civil and criminal laws of this country."
Eureka! We've struck common sense! Like it or not, the United States was built as a Christian nation, a reality that was promoted by the Founders and has been upheld by all three branches of the federal government for most of the country's history. Not everyone in America is a follower of Christ, of course, but the nation itself identifies unapologetically with the God of Israel. May it ever be so.
--- Thursday, November 13, 2003
In and Out
While President Bush tries to get federal judges placed in the courts, Alabama has gone the other direction by removing its supreme court chief justice, Roy Moore.
Constitutional Tug-of-War
Following last night's slumber party, US Senators are now in Day Two of the big judicial-nomination debate. In the center ring is an argument over the constitutionality of the filibuster method and whether it is an impediment to democracy.
Says Texas Senator John Cornyn:
"It is wrong for a partisan minority of senators to treat good people like statistics; wrong to mistreat distinguished jurists with unprecedented filibusters and unconscionable character attacks; wrong to hijack the Constitution and seize control of the judicial-confirmation process from the president and a bipartisan majority of the Senate; wrong to deny up-or-down votes to judicial nominees simply because a partisan minority of senators cannot persuade the bipartisan majority to vote against a nominee; and wrong not to play fair, follow tradition, and allow a vote." And if you haven't yet had your fill of the conversation, it looks like the debate may now proceed until tomorrow morning.
--- Wednesday, November 12, 2003
As the Senate Turns
I've been watching, off and on, the C-SPAN soap opera that is the Senate's 30-hour debate session on judicial nominees. The rhetoric thus far has been fairly predictable (and moderately heated) on both sides of the aisle. But in the end, I see no major results other than continued angry politics.
Israeli-Palestinian War Over; And in Other News...
Upon installation of a new Palestinian Authority cabinet, Yasser Arafat announced today that "the time has come between us and you Israelis ... to get out of this cycle of destructive war."
Dare we dream that peace could finally be in the midst in one of the most volatile regions on earth? Pardon me if I don't purchase party favors in advance. Arafat has called for "peace" on a fairly routine basis, but he is just as consistent about declaring his seething and undying hatred for the people and nation of Israel. Are we to believe that the Palestinian terrorist suddenly had an epiphany of compassion for his enemy? Doubtful. Certainly we should continue to pray for and work toward peace in Jerusalem, but don't be fooled: As long as Yasser Arafat has breath to give, he will work -- overtly or covertly -- toward the destruction of Israel.
A Right-to-Lie Case?
Gina Dalfonzo picks apart the mainstream media's coverage of the Terri Schiavo case.
In a life-and-death case like that, you'd think media professionals would be EXTRA careful to collect facts and statements from all possible perspectives. Yet it seems that the majority of publications and programs have instead blurred the real issues of the case, namely what constitutes a "life worth living."
Holiday Cheer Begins
Also from WorldNetDaily:
"In a dispute over display of holiday symbols, New York City schools are allowing Jewish menorahs and Islamic crescents but barring Christian nativity scenes, alleging the depiction of the birth of Christ does not represent a historical event."
Oh for the Sake of Politics
According to a WND report, President Bush seems once again willing to appease and "tolerate" a group that stands contrary to his stated Christian worldview. Bush's office apparently sent a letter of congratulations to the Metropolitan Community Church upon its 35th anniversary. This organization was founded as a meeting place for homosexuals, and its founder recently participated in a "marriage" ceremony in Canada with his "partner."
Now, I certainly understand the game of politics -- seeking to alienate as few members of the voting base as possible. But the MCC calls itself a church when its foundation is an immoral, God-defying act. So I'm not sure congrats are in order.
--- Tuesday, November 11, 2003
Land of the Free
Rebecca Hagelin thanks veterans for their sacrifices on behalf of liberty, noting that "America must never forget that Rome fell not at the hands of her enemies, but from within. We are no less vulnerable to decay and destruction if we attempt to deny our citizens with inalienable rights or the God who blessed us with them."
Yet if we, as a nation, rebuke the God under whom it was founded, then that implosion is inevitable. Thanks to those serving in the military, indeed, for their contribution to protecting the freedoms given to us by God alone.
Keeping Marriage in Suspense
Lost in the shuffle of other same-sex marriage issues was a court case in Massachusetts that could have taken the debate to a new level. But the Supreme Judicial Court has been silent on the case all summer. Citizen magazine sheds some light on the still-pending decision.
What's at stake in this decision, for Massachusetts and for the country, is the definition of marriage. The seven homosexual couples that filed suit against the state want the word "marriage" applied to their relationships. They don't want civil unions, they want marriage.
--- Monday, November 10, 2003
Al-Qaeda Strikes Back
The world is a bit on edge this week as US military officials express their expectation of continued hostility from terrorists in Iraq. Meanwhile, yesterday's attack against a Saudi residential complex has been credited to terrorism by al-Qaeda. And the US is closing its embassy offices in Sudan this week out of concerns of further violence there.
On top of all that -- somebody thought it would be a good time to do a fly-over of the White House.
--- Sunday, November 09, 2003
The Threat-to-Peace of Jerusalem
So the people of Europe have spoken. Forget the Axis of Evil, they say. Al-Qaeda? No big deal. Nope, the biggest threat to world peace, according to an EU poll, is Israel. Don't worry -- the United States fared well in the standings, but Israel is deemed to be the real apple spoiling the barrel.
In a way, this is true, of course. For if Israel were wiped off the map -- ba-da-bing, it's peace in our time! Right?
It's easy to see the supernatural blinders at work, though.
As Hudson Institute president Herbert London writes,
It is astonishing that the spilling of Jewish blood receives almost no attention in European press organs, but when Israel retaliates and Palestinians are killed, it is a front page story. Part of this biased reporting can be attributed to a widely held belief that Israel is a surrogate of the United States and merely an active arm of American foreign policy. Try disabusing an European intellectual of this conviction.
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