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People kill people
Let’s begin with a reminder. Guns don’t kill people. People kill people.
If politicians and anti-gunners will accept this, we can move on to address the core issue: why certain people intentionally harm others. We should agree that guns or knives or clubs are merely tools in the hands of people with moral deficiencies.
Sure, mental problems can be relevant; but a person’s shortage of moral substance makes harm feasible. More laws to curb access to weapons will not stop the violence. Only changing the moral climate in America will.
Over the past half-century, liberal/progressives, feminists, media, the American Civil Liberties Union and fellow travelers have degraded the nation’s morality. One by one, they have succeeded in eliminating practices that remind us of our moral obligations: opening a school day or public meeting with a prayer; removing religious symbols from public places; denigrating organizations that subscribe to moral standards.
The courts have been complicit.
As a result, America has a large part of the population who have no respect for others; whose personal comfort is objective number one; and who will hurt anyone who stands in the way of their satisfaction.
Changing this culture won’t happen quickly. The present nihilist mindset has been instilled over two generations; and will likely take another two to rectify. But such change must occur; otherwise, America will take a place among such countries as Nazi Germany or Zimbabwe.
I have a message for our church pastors. You are looked to as moral leaders. You cannot be just reciters of Scripture. When appropriate, take time during a sermon to weigh a current event – good or bad – against moral standards. That’s the kind of teaching you can do most effectively.
You can also reach beyond your congregations by speaking publicly. One good way is to offer a prayer at local government meetings. Because of legal advice that prayer should not be an official part of meetings, public comment is the venue for now. The Rev. Todd Bertani has become a regular at Fairfield City Council meetings.
Who’s next? Contact the top elected official – mayor, chairman – and volunteer. Lead!
America’s future depends on citizens controlling government. Remember the old challenge: If not us, who? If not now, when?
John Takeuchi
Fairfield
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CD BrooksJanuary 22, 2013 - 6:08 am
Right. So convenient for a "True Conservative" to lay the nations problems on Liberals. You will never get it.
Reply |Mike KirchubelJanuary 22, 2013 - 4:14 pm
CD, I tried to help him "get it" but, apparently, my comments were a bit too honest to make it to this forum. The article says 8 comments, but I only see 5.
Reply |TJ BairdJanuary 22, 2013 - 8:01 am
The old saying is true: "You can't legislate moriality." Doing the right thing is based on core convictions, it is not something that our government or anyone else's can enforce my sheer might or money.
Reply |pornacJanuary 22, 2013 - 8:50 am
I read recently about some priests with high morals that enjoyed the sexual company of children. They must have been liberal priests.
Reply |Liberty BellJanuary 22, 2013 - 12:20 pm
pornac, grow up.
Reply |pornacJanuary 22, 2013 - 1:01 pm
Hi liberty. Not sure what you mean, but I don't think I'm gonna change anytime soon. Life's too short and I'm too old. Have a great day but keep your kids away from liberal priests.
Reply |Mike kirchubelJanuary 22, 2013 - 10:03 am
Now Obama is a right wing, corporatist Nazi? I thought all you guys called him a socialist. Im glad you called out those darned feminists with their commie, equal pay for equal work, mumbo jumbo. Talk about ruining a good thing for those living in the 1950's! Also, women should cover their bodies in black cloth from head to toe to stop inciting men to rape them. I also like your idea about eliminating those pesky courts. Perhaps a group of religous elders could sit in judgement. Let's see, what else does the Taliban do to limit crime?? Oh, maybe if we cut off body parts, shoplifters wouldn't eventually turn into killers. Let's ask the elders.
Reply |Mike KirchubelJanuary 22, 2013 - 10:37 am
Gosh, john, like you, I'd hate to see this country continue on your described path to Obama's Naziism. You are right about the courts being too liberal, but so is the legislative branch. Let's get rid of them all and have a council of religous elders to decide everything. They would have to be the correct religion, though. None of those liberal ones. The first thing they should do is get rid of the feminists and their commie, equal pay for equal work mantra. Maybe they should all wear black cloth from head to toe to stop enticing the men. You missed the part about burning books with liberal thoughts, closing libraries, and shutting off the internet, TVs, and, of course, burning down Hollywood. Much too liberal. Like you say, schools should be religious institutions too, teaching prayer and pre-enlightenment science. Next, we should get rid of anybody that thinks progressively. We would need a gulag system for that and then we could return this country back to what it never was, Taliban Afghanistan. I'm sure you and your friends would be very happy.
Reply |rlw895January 22, 2013 - 7:42 pm
Was Timothy McVeigh a liberal/progressive ACLU type? This letter makes almost no sense, except that there is something wrong with our culture, where the combination of people and guns results in so many killings.
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