“Surely, he is the most politically incorrect leader on
earth. He calls abortion a sin against God and murder of the innocent. He calls
homosexuality unnatural and immoral. He opposes all extramarital sexual
relations. He is old, stooped and suffering from Parkinson’s, and slurs his
words. He is decried by elites as a hopeless reactionary. Yet he remains the
most beloved leader on earth…. What explains the extraordinary attraction Pope
John Paul II has, especially for the young? …Clearly, it must have to do with
the saintliness of the man and the strength of his message, a message at war
with what the secular world teaches about how to live. The young are something
this man has, and the world has not…. As the world has hated me, so also it
will hate you, Christ said. But in America, too many bishops and cardinals were
willing to yield to the demands of the world, because they could not endure
being hated by the world. But John Paul II was not among them. Apparently, he
never bothered reading The New York Times…. The Church needs more brave
orthodox bishops like the Bishop of Rome. Like the Marines, we need a few good
men.” –Pat Buchanan
“The judges [who want ‘under
God’ out of the Pledge of Allegiance] simply do not understand the First
Amendment. It does not bar religious expression in public settings or anywhere
else. In fact, it expressly PROHIBITS federal interference in the free
expression of religion. Far from mandating strict secularism in schools, it
instead bars the federal government from prohibiting the Pledge of Allegiance,
school prayer, or any other religious expression. The politicians and judges
pushing the removal of religion from public life are violating the First
Amendment, not upholding it.” –Rep. Ron Paul
These were taken from
todays Federalist
e-letter.
