Who’s Going to Stand Up?

November 7, 2011

This blog really has my drawers in a wad.  After reading, I hope it wads yours up too.

Shot down: Operation Christmas Child
 
Talk about bullying - Mikey Weinstein has them all beat. He has now played Grinch to thousands of needy children around the world.  How?  The outspoken anti-Christian activist has browbeaten the U.S. Air Force Academy into dropping Franklin Graham's "Operation Christmas Child."  Why?  Because the long-time project of Rev. Graham's Samaritan's Purse ministry provides shoeboxes to hundreds of thousands of needy children around the world including Scripture messages.  The shoeboxes contain toys, toiletries, and messages of hope. These messages note that the boxes are sent with the love of Christ.  The charity effort had been spearheaded by compassionate Air Force cadets.  The Christian cadets wanted to share from the bounty we enjoy in America.  All that was enough to raise Mikey Weinstein's hackles.  Mr. Weinstein runs something called the Military Religious Freedom Foundation.  They're all for "religious freedom"-- unless it happens to be Christian.  A secular toy drive would be OK, Weinstein said.

The Air Force Academy backed down and dropped the charity but has allowed the institution's chaplains to continue to collect contributions -- for now.  This is a part of Weinstein's long-running crusade against evangelicals at the Air Force Academy.  Unfortunately, military leaders are all too ready to retreat in this brave new anti-Christian, anti-American environment created by President Obama and his Administration.

No More Crosses

Sometimes no decision is the worst decision of all.  As you may have heard, the U.S. Supreme Court recently refused to intervene at a defining moment for religious freedom in America.  The Court chose to leave six states completely defenseless in the face of an aggressive campaign by atheists to sterilize the public square of any expression of faith.  For 13 years, Utah's fallen highway patrolmen have been honored with roadside crosses as a way to honor the troopers' sacrifice and to comfort their families.  American Atheists, Inc. took the state to court for allowing a private association to memorialize the officers with its own dollars.

The Court's refusal to hear the case has severe implications.  Every state in the 10th Circuit's jurisdiction -- which includes Utah, Kansas, Colorado, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Wyoming-- is officially on notice.  None of their crosses on public property will be tolerated either.  This decision could have future implications for Arlington National Cemetery and other landmarks across the country.  Of course, the irony is that these roadside crosses are not only constitutional, but they also represent the very values that our Constitution celebrates.

Where in the heck can we find a genuine Christian President and Congress who will stick up for Christian and constitutional values?  It is obvious that we don't have anyone in the White House or Congress at the moment.  Lord help us!

That's my side, what's yours?

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