This is not a Happy Fourth of July
In pursuit of the truth - cinops be gone - July 3rd,
2013
For our nation this is not a Happy Fourth of July. There
are serious consequences to recent Supreme Court decisions and the death culture
overwhelming our society. False causes are on the move. However, "We recognize
our duty - to defend innocent life - to uphold natural marriage - to maintain
religious freedom. It is a duty, so help us God, we will
fulfill."
In America, political correctness has evolved into the
promotion of a culture of death values which I will list in other
letters. Political correctness has become a two-faced monster promoting the
philosophy of secular progressivism, a false national secular religion
which is also unconstitutional.
Sadly, if you want to change the definition of marriage,
it follows that you can change the definition of everything; the 10
commandments, truth, common sense and natural law.
Today's meditation in Benedict XVI's book "Co-Workers of
the Truth" hits the nail on the head.
"In his Letter to the Romans, the Apostle Paul found
himself confronted with precisely this question. The Apostle's answer to the
metaphysical and moral cynicism of a decadent society ruled only by the law
of power is astounding. He asserts that in reality they know about God: "...
What can be known about God is plain to them" (Rom 1:19)
"He supports his statement by pointing out that "Ever
since the creation of the world his [God's] eternal power and divine nature,
invisible though they are, have been understood and seen through the things he
has made" (" (Rom 1:20). Paul concludes from this that they are therefore
"without excuse" (ibid.)
"The truth was available to them - demands such
as the worship of God and the giving of thanks (Rom 1:21) The moral
corruption of society is for is for Paul but the logical consequence and the
exact mirror-image of its fundamental perversion.
"When we place our own will, our own pride, our own
comfort above the demands of truth, it is inevitable that everything will fall
ultimately into decay. God, to whom worship is due, will no longer be
worshipped: instead, images, appearances, the prevailing point of view will hold
humanity in thrall.
"What is contrary to nature will become the norm; the
individual who lives contrary to truth, lives contrary to nature. His ingenuity
will no longer be at the service of what is good, but will be used instead to
devise original and artful forms of wickedness.
"The relationship between husband and wife, between
parents and children, will be dissolved and the source of life will consequently
be thwarted. It will no longer be life that has dominion, but death; a
civilization of death will be established (Rom 1:21-32)." GEORGE H. KUBECK