Liberalism - A Mark Too Low A Price Too High
By Rev Michael Bresciani, Fri Dec 9th

The right wing elements of both religion and government havenever been as vociferous as in this last decade. Those on thefrontline of the right are now being viewed as belligerentquacks that are out of step with the times. Oh really? Let’slook at some of the effects of the liberal causes.

After the dance the piper must be paid. To help us calculate thecost of paying the piper we will borrow from the math ofphysics. In the laws of physics there resides an immutableprinciple whose exact formulations I do not know, but even anovice like me can know how it works. If you throw logs on aflame (cause), a roaring fire is what you get. (Effect) I knowit probably seems too dumb, bothering to explain something sosimple. But I for one believe it is the ability to see this thatmost people have as an ordinary function of the brain thatliberals may have been born without. To most of us it is what wecall common sense. It is what teenagers seem to lose for a whileand what liberals seem to have lost forever, if they ever had it.

The things mentioned in the following list may not be occurringas a direct result of some liberal bill passed in thelegislature. But in every case it is a concomitant to someliberal bill, attitude, concession or notion. Let’s do somecause and effect viewing.

Cause: Roe V. Wade the landmark ruling that brought in theabortion practices that exist today.

Effect: The slaughter of upwards of 450 million babies. Notice Ididn’t use the word “fetus.” I won’t dignify abortions by hidingthem behind a scientific word that is supposed to make it lessthan murder. My brother asked me a few years ago what I thoughtthe most dangerous place in this country would be. I ponderedhis question for a while. I thought of cities like Detroit orNew Orleans where the murder rate is high. I cannot rememberexactly what answer I finally gave him, but I will never forgetthe answer he finally gave me. He said…the most dangerous placeto be in this country right now is a mother’s womb.

Cause: Removal of prayers in the public school system.

Effect: It is now easier for a child to get guns, knives anddrugs into a school; than a prayer. The metal detectors, police,sniffing dogs, arrests, expulsions and stiffer punishments maybe suppressing this malady to some degree but the real questionis, why for the first time in history do children want to bringthese things to school. Let’s not let them look to a higherpower on the school grounds but watch as they suffer theconsequences of being left to lower powers and compunctions.Maybe we should send school kids to give testimony beforecongress to explain their feelings about these things. The 9/11commission would not have any more to say about terror than anyof our school children who after events like the ColumbineMassacre could write the definition for terror. They undoubtedlywould start their address to congress with a familiar expressionof youth, heard everywhere in our country today. Although I haveseveral degrees from institutions of higher learning I don’tthink I could find a more eloquent expression than the one ourkids would use…Duh!

Cause: The preoccupation with and the exploitation of sex inHollywood, TV and the media in general.

Effect: A rise in sexually transmitted diseases now down to theprimary school level. Millions of un-planned pregnanciesresulting in abortion or life shattering consequences thatchildren should never have to face, are prevalent countrywide.The hypocrisy of the stars and celebrities is a mockery that noone ever seems to call them out for. Celebrities regularly spewout the language and behavior of free and open sex in movies,sitcoms, and magazines, then appear as great benefactors ofyouth or those diseased with STDs. They host specials, providefree concerts and write big checks to hospitals and researchorganizations for the treatment of such diseases. They give newdefinition to the term …double standard.

Cause: The liberalizing of the media under the guise of thefirst amendment.

Effect: This is only an article…it would take a book to speak ofthe effects this farcical notion has produced. In the past fewweeks alone, announcements were made about a new channel alreadyup and running in the cable TV industry that is completelydevoted to the Gay or Lesbian lifestyle. A new program now inits first run produced by Showtime is called, “Weeds.” Itdepicts a mother played by actress Mary-Louise Parker, whorecently is widowed and sells pot (marijuana, not stoveutensils) to supplement her income. In one of the firstofferings, Mom not only sells pot to a city councilman but alsoto a fifteen year old child. She is not arrested or called outby anyone for this, and the show goes on. Americans can now sitwith a remote control and wade through from seventy five to twohundred choices provided by satellite or broadband cablecompanies. I have combed through these channels myself oftenenough to know that what isn’t geared to the mind of an eightyear is pretty much headed toward the toilette. Is this theresult of first amendment freedoms? If you really believe thatthen let me make you the offer I heard in an

old country song.Come on out to see the fine ocean front property I’ve got forsale in Arizona.

Cause: A grieving mom who has decided that the sacrifice of herson in Iraq is greater than any other mom’s loss.

Effect: Now a new Jane Fonda type movement is rearing its headcomplete with seven mouths all speaking, slander, discontent,cowardice, and other morale busting sentiments. I thank God mymother knew when to take her hands off my life enough to let memake my own decisions, and to face the consequences of the same.Haven’t these mistaken moms and their sympathizers been informedthat our servicemen are all volunteers? That means no one madethem sign up and no one could keep them from doing so…not evenmom!

Cause: The ordination of gays in one major protestantdenomination, and the call for it in other churches.

Effect: The effect has been no less than devastating. Thousandsof Christians are now roaming around to various churches lookingfor a new spiritual home. With broken hearts for the betrayal insome cases of a lifetime of loyalty, these believers are proofof the ability of liberal policy to touch virtually everyoneregardless of race, color or creed. I can remember asking a fewgays if they wanted to open their hearts to Christ, repent oftheir sins and receive him as their savior. But not once did Iinsist they make me a leader of one of their organizations,groups or clubs. How I wish they might extend the same courtesyto my fellow Christians in any denomination. I promise I wouldnot even think about charging them with discrimination.

The mark for civil discourse, child safety, moral resolve andcommon decency has been lowered to the point that we may have tocome in under the floor to make it through. Extreme, I think notand most Americans don’t either. Yet, whether we like it or notwe are all paying the price for this new lower standard, a pricelike gasoline which is rising faster than we can afford.

About the author:Rev Bresciani is from New Orleans La and the author of…Hook lineand Sinker or What Has Your Church Been Teaching You,PublishAmerica 2005 and…An American Prophet and His Message,Questions and Answers on the Second Coming of Christ, XulonPress 2005. His website is, http://americanprophet.org