Posted by
Bob Beers on Wednesday, October 22, 2008 10:03:28 AM
It seems that the mere act of a Christian expressing an opinion that disagrees with the atheistic orthodoxy of the liberal left or the anti-God Ron Paul right is enough to send some of those folks into a typing frenzy. They will swallow, hook, line and sinker, any pseudo-intellectual claptrap that anyone puts up onto a site and declare it as truth as long as it supports their contention that this universe is nothing more than a happy accident.
According to them the idea of a vast eternal omnipresent intelligence is nonsense and anyone who ventures over into possibly believing otherwise is, at best, deluded and at worst, a danger to society.
CS Lewis used to believe in the absolute preeminence of the human mind. He was an atheist of the highest caliber, convinced that Darwin was right and that Darwin’s theory was not a mere theory but an established fact. Then his logic got in the way. Mere Christianity (1952) is an interesting read on that subject. What the atheist elite forget is that evolution as they use the word is only a theory and that theory has yet to be proven. I am sure I will be inundated with web links about that, but the fact remains that no link between humanity and the lower primates has ever been found. That is why they have the phrase “the missing link”. While there is a form of evolution within species, the teaching of extraspecies evolution, including human evolution as a fact is a lie. It is as much a lie as teaching Islam as a peaceful religion or teaching socialism as a path to prosperity. Or even worse, teaching global warming as being caused primarily by human development.
Whether or not they choose to believe it, Christians, even evangelical Christians have a right to express their opinion. To my mind they have even more of a right to do so than the so-called shock comics who deluge their audiences with grossly detailed profanity. The idea that this universe has a creator is not a danger to anyone’s life style. If Sarah Palin becomes the Vice President, no one is going to begin purging the strip clubs and bars. School curriculums will not change and daily life in America will continue to go on. So what if some of us choose to believe differently than you? Apparently, to some, that difference should not be allowed to be expressed.
Well, this is one politician who is going to express it and do so proudly, because this country was built on the idea of freedom of expression, and if homosexuals can march proudly down the streets of San Francisco, than I also have the right to proudly declare my opinions, even if they make someone uncomfortable. I believe this universe was created and I believe that the evidence is there to prove it. I also believe that the vast majority of the scientific community is too self-deluded to notice. I believe in the idea of American sovereignty and the freedom of expression being there for every individual regardless of their race, sex, age, or creed, and that does include evangelicals. I believe this country is our country and not a suburb of Mexico or a subordinate of the UN. Whether or not the Supreme Court agrees, the Constitution of the United States is the highest law in this land and the rights in that constitution apply to every legal citizen, and it ends there. If you want those rights, become a citizen…legally. Those rights include self expression and self defense…even in New York and California. The one right I do not have is the right to not be offended, but I do have the right to tell the one who offended me what I think of them.
It looks like America is racing headlong into a time where those rights will be taken away. The liberal elite in both parties are pushing into power a man who does not agree with the rights I just expressed. The pursuit of happiness should be left up to the government. Freedom of expression is all right, as long as he agrees with that expression. Freedom of religion is ok too, just as long as you leave God out of it.