Acting With Integrity

Radical Russ didn’t like my comments on Michelle Williams, the Kalispell native whose playing a role in Brokeback Mountains and several other immoral roles. Russ writes:

Yes, “Dawson’s Creek”, that vital cog in the breakdown of our culture. Nevermind your president torturing innocent people, bombing innocent children, lying to and spying on the American people, bankrupting the treasury, and getting DUIs, selling weed, and snortin’ blow as a young man.

Radical Russ Belville, proof that Basil isn’t exagerating when he posts a headline, “Swedish authorities report bird flu” with his comment below as “Bush blamed.” Indeed, I’d say that kids are going to pay more attention to parents and media stars than the President, unless he comes up with a “cool” “sex” that isn’t sex argument to be used by High Schoolers. Otherwise, unless there’s an epidemic of kids wiretapping suspected terrorists, I’d say this is kind of moot.

Actually, didn’t Abu Gharib remind you of the type of things you hear about in San Francisco. I actually took out time from the campaign in 2004 to comment on it.

The woman is an actress. Not every actress has to be Lisa Whelchel. Otherwise, who are you going to get to play all the less-than-Christlike figures in plays, TV, and movies? Or, are you advocating that all dramatic productions must be G-rated Mister-Rogers-like fluff?

No, I actually don’t advocate that people should be forbidden from making the type of movies Ms. Wood has starred in. My point had nothing to do with what the law ought to be, but rather the character of the actor.

Clearly, there’s a difference between playing a role that portrays the fact that there are bad guys who are immoral. There’s a fine line between portraying immorality and glorifying it, that’s the line that Ms. Williams has crossed throughout her career.

Second, I doubt you’d fine anyone who thought Jim Bakkar or Jerry Falwell where role models for the youth of America, or Christian youth in general. There’s also this thing called “Repentance” which Ms. Williams isn’t showing. She has no regrets about it, while Bakkar at the very least does. Unrepentant sin isn’t condusive with being a good Christian role model.

Somebody once said, “judge not, lest ye be judged,” but damned if I can remember the name…

Judgment is left to God. I’m just stating the obvious. God, in the end will decide her fate. Maybe, she’ll be one of those people who gets rights with God after the 2nd or 3rd broken marriage, or maybe she doesn’t at all. Maybe, when her child grows up and wants to start watching her movies, she’ll start making family friendlier stuff (ala Eddie Murphy.)

However, there’s a call to reprove the works of darkness. (Eph. 5:11) Jesus testified that the works of the world were evil. (John 7:7) In John 7:24, Jesus said to “judge righteous judgment.” Indeed, the passage on Judge Not (Matt. 7) then proceeds into a conversation on hypocrisy.

But, I’m sorry Russ, I know you don’t like the Bible in context.

All Things Work Together for Good

Over at Persecution Blog Stacy Harp has a video from the 700 Club showing how the Alabama Church fires have brught people together.

Weekend Open Trackbacks, March 3-5, 2006

I’ve been disturbed by the attempt of some to use marijuana to procure fraudulent voter registrations. Even if you’re not caught registering phony voters, the marijuana possession could have dire consequences. I recommend beer and cigarettes as payment in these cases. Also, to minimize costs, don’t be picky about the brands. Watered-down beer and cheap cigarettes work as well as a fine imports and expensive cigars.-Dave Screwtape in Screwtape #21, Your Fraud Matters

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The Business of America is Business

Liveblogging Wolf Blitzer Live in Dubai
CNN’s Wolf Blitzer is here in Dubai today doing interviews with several Dubai Ports World and government officials. He is currently broadcasting live from Madinat Jumeriah. Among his planned interviews is one with the Economics Minister, Sheikha Lubna …

Blue Star Chronicles:

Carnival of Blue Stars – #4
Welcome to the Fourth Carnival of Blue Stars. Our military men and women are our best and brightest!

And:

Me Lave
He was trying to use Mexican drivers license as an ID to purchase a couple hundred dollars worth of items from this hardware store.

Right Winged:

FLASHBACK: President’s Comments On Justification For Military Action In Iraq
Just thought we all could use a reminder of what the President said in his justification for taking military action against Iraq: WASHINGTON (CNN) — From the Oval Office (The President) told the nation Wednesday evening why he ordered new…

Tel Chai Nation:

Terrorist attack at Chapel Hill University
There’s a possibility that the following crime was committed in retaliation to the United American Committee’s conference at the Irvine University in California, which was being held to discuss the Mohammad cartoons from Denmark: In North Carolina, a…

Church and State:

Senate Liberals Are “Acluistic”
Acluistic – adj, one or group who is without a clue.

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More Anti Bush Teachers in Colorado
I’ve been told all about the comparisons between Ancient Rome and the US and how the US will collapse as a result. I’ve been told all about how China will conquer the US tomorrow afternoon and we’ll all die and its all the stupid Americans’ faults. T…

Third World County:

Another re-run: How can you detect an islamofascist terrorist?

Mark My Words:

Leaving a dump in public is rather obscene…
Many should be familiar with the concept of lawyers “dumping” large quantities of paperwork on their opposition in response to requests for documents. The goal is to overwhelm their opponents and delay the discovery of damaging information.

Freedom Folks
Our Future?
I’m sure we’ve all heard of Mr. Bennish, the Colorado teacher caught on tape comparing the president to Hitler.

The Uncooperative Blogger
NJ School Puts on Mock Trial of President Bush
This is interesting…
From The Daily Record:
President Bush is being tried for “crimes against civilian populations” and “inhumane treatment of prisoners” at Parsippany High School, with students arguing both sides before a…

The Crazy Rants of Samantha Burns:

Moron Revealed #22
Okay, Dave D. from The Waterglass, don’t have a heart attack now like you almost did with your correct guess for Janeane Garofalo, but you have dethroned Holstein Grove for being correct again… it is Hillary Clinton. Congratulations to The…

Votes Wagon

Did Bush Give Us Up To Nuclear India?
Is this what it has come to, we are selling our nuclear technology to India because we are afraid of Chinas economic influence in the world? How about just making America more competitive rather than making other countries more competitive? Why are we …

and

Islam : Is Bush Wrong On Muslim Civil War In Iraq?
President Bush says we have not brought Iraq to the brink of civil war. Will someone please take away the Presidents T-Vo, he needs to be watching live television not last months recordings. In case no one has noticed, the death rate in Iraq has gro…

Starboard:

Bush Says No Deal to Pakistan
Not that this was a surprise, but this was a surprise. I thought that the President might treat India and Pakistan the way my in-laws treat my wife and sister-in-law. They are close enough in age and have basically the same weaponry, so my in-laws ma…

and:

Vail Opens Arms, Slopes, to Wounded Troops
Did this appear in the NYTimes or The Davis Enterprise? Nope. DOD reports that the good, and well-heeled, folks of Vail Colorado have opened their very expensive doors to those who have made the ultimate sacrifice in the name of freedom.

TMH Bacon Bits:

Good Grief! Ice Is Melting, Ice Is Melting
In this season of death by snow burdened roofs collapsing in Germany and now in Russia, we are being barraged with enviro-panic headlines, not of record cold in Europe or across much of America (even CA), but of melting ice and surging ocean level.

And:

Moving Past Roe — Really?
Slightly palitable logic from pro-abortion activists? Now, if we can only get these folks to recognize that human life – as inconvenient as it is for some to admit – exists during the first trimester as well.

Open Trackbacks

Housekeeping Post

I’ve got a few orders of business. First of all, let me recognize Carnivals where my work has appeared:

The Carnival of Liberal Wrongs, The Carnival of the Clueless, The Christian Carnival, and The Carnival of the Vanities

I was tagged with a Meme by Random Yak:

Name the book or books you are currently reading or about to start, by title and genre.

1) The Bible-Truth.

2) My Utmost for His Highest-Oswald Chambers-Devotional

3) Power of a Praying Husband-Prayer/Self-help book.

I’ve got to start reading more, but I find myself reading blogs more than anything else. Feel free to post your responses in the comments or trackback.

Unhinged Liberal Idaho Hat Trick: God Hates Larry Craig and Michael Crapo

Seraphin wraps up our hat trick of liberalism in Idaho with this post where she reacts to Judge Alito sending a thank you note to Focus on the Family:

In the future, when women in the United States of America once again die in back-alley abortions due to the decisions of soulless cretins like Samuel Alito, be sure to thank Sen. Larry Craig and Sen. Mike Crapo for their votes to confirm him.

There’s not a Hell hot enough for you all, boys. Not hot enough by half.

Hold on! I thought it was just intolerant right wingers who thought people actually went to Hell. Or would even wish that on someone? The ironic thing is that liberals will be the ones, all in a tizzy if the Catholic Church restricts Communion to politicians who commit a mortal sin.

Apparently, the only mortal sin is being pro-life. I wonder if they’ll get together a funeral protest when one of the good Senators pass away? They can even get help from Fred Phelps with the signs. I’m sure Phelps or his descendants will agree that God hated Larry Craig and Michael Crapo (even if the Phelps’ don’t know who the Senators are, I’m sure they’ll agree that God hates them.)

The funny thing here is that liberals in Idaho complain that Conservaties don’t want to listen to them, don’t want to engage them in conversation. We’re beginning to understand why. Idaho liberals have a gross amount of fear, paranoia, and downright unhingedness about them. They view the majority of the state as a bunch of evil cretins. Arrogance doesn’t win friends or elections. With the blogosphere propelling these people farther to the left, Republicans should nominate Idaho for the rest of my lifetime.

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The Unhinged Liberals of Idaho: Tonight, We’re Gonna Party Like Its 1789

Over at 43rd State Blues, Serephin listed her quote of the week from a Firedoglake commenter:

Jeezus! With every passing day the French Revolution seems more and more reasonable.

Now, many of you don’t know what the commenter (who bravely maintains his anonymity) was saying, but its vitally important to understand the nature of the French Revolution. What did it do? In 1789, proclaiming liberty, fraternity, and equality, led by well-meaning liberals, Revolution was declared. The Revolution brought Napoleon to Power in a Decade. So, you see how it seems reasonable?

Of course, they came to power making great swelling promises of liberty, fraternity, and equality. They had a well-intended human rights plan. Of course, they went ahead and declared war on religious faith:

Of gravest consequence were the Assembly’s antireligious measures. Church lands were nationalized (1789), religious orders suppressed (1790), and the clergy required (July, 1790) to swear to adhere to the state-controlled Civil Constitution of the Clergy.

I guess to the liberals that would make sense. Of course, there was a second Revolution and we got a guy in office named Robespierre who in 1793 started The Reign of Terror:

Reign of Terror lasted from September 1793 until the fall of Robespierre in 1794. Its purpose was to purge France of enemies of the Revolution and protect the country from foreign invaders. From January 1793-July 1794, France was governed by the Committee of Public Safety, in which Danton and Robespierre were influential members. In the course of nine months, 16, 000 people were guillotined, but executions of those labeled “internal enemies” of France took place throughout the country.

It got so bad that Thomas Paine, the deist who later wrote “The Age of Reason” which challenged the divinity of Christ was imprisoned during this time by the French revolutionaries he came to help.

So, lets summarize, what this comment was saying, “Every day, the idea of repressing religion through law and rounding up your opponents and executing them sounds more and more reasonable.” This ends up listed by a 43rd State Blues diarist as “the quote of the week.” Quotes of the week are generally used when:

1) You strongly agree with the quote.
2) You think the quote is stupid.

The second is clearly not the case. Of course, some may say that they simply don’t know their history. So, the excuse then would be that liberals are stupid, but I’m not buying that for its far too simplistic.

As I perused the thread on Fire Dog lake, I saw no one who said, “Whoa, Mister, you’ve taken that a step too far.” Imagine the outrage if on a thread discussing a liberal Jew, someone on a Conservative blog said, “With every passing day, the Holacaust seems more and more reasonable.” There’d be a firestorm from the moderator and the Conservatives condemning. Talking about a Revolution where the result was thousands of bodies piled upon each other as a reasonable idea gets no condemnation.

In the end, it does serve as a reminder. Modern day liberalism is just a continuation of the French Revolution. The French Revolution promised liberty, yet it brought only subjugation to the almighty state. It promised fraternity, yet turned citizens upon each other in murderous rampages. It promised equality, but like animal farm, we found out that some animals are far more equal than others. It promised peace, but brought only an ocean of blood.

These are the stakes of our political debates. Don’t fool yourself, the French Revolution continues to this day. The players may have changed, but the game plan’s still the same.

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