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Political Correctness By now a plethora of editorials have been written about the domestic terrorist incident at Fort Hood where fourteen people lost their lives (yes, I am including the unborn child). A significant number of these columnists have blamed political correctness as the primary culprit in the deaths of these innocents. I am in full agreement with the assessment but I have yet to see an exact definition of what this ideology actually is; consequently, I thought it timely to take a crack at Websterism myself. Political correctness is the submission to ideas or standards that have been put into motion by minorities to advance their agenda. It is cultural sensitivity gone amuck in the face of common sense with a blatant failure to recognize that the barometer of character is reflected in what a person does rather that where they came from. It is, in the final analysis, a religion that worships at the altar of the false god of diversity. It’s the psychological manipulation of the naïve to aid them in feeling better about themselves at the expense of a correct interpretation of Christ’s second commandment. It always comes down to an attack on the Word of God. The evidence continues to mount indicating that an entire avenue of red flags had been raised about Major Nidal Malik Hasan. His sympathies were clearly aligned with Islamic-inspired violence which consummated in his yelling “Allahu akbar” before he shot the unarmed. The majority of his associates had concerns regarding his sentiments but few complained because of fear of politically correct reprisals. How far down the wrong road has this hallucinosis taken us? Consider: Our president wouldn’t even consider criticizing Hasan’s religion or guns but felt free to disparage a huge segment of loyal Americans because of their love for both. Mr. Obama has cautioned the nation not to jump to conclusions concerning these murders but was quick to label a non-minority policeman stupid when he was simply operating within the confines of department policy. Political correctness invited the president of Iran, a man who denies the Holocaust and yet desires to perpetuate one, to speak at a prestigious American university. This national mental illness refuses to call the major a terrorist but chooses to relegate him to the category of deranged. A strong case could be made that all terrorists are crazy---why else would anyone strap a bomb on themselves and commit suicide for the express purpose of killing as many as possible? The stark reality is that being nuts doesn’t make them any less of a threat or a terrorist. What kind of lunatic determines to bring Gitmo terrorists, who have already pled guilty, to New York for a trial where they will have all of the advantages of an American citizen? These self-confessed combatants have not conformed to one line of the Geneva Convention yet they are afforded every possible assistance at the taxpayers’ expense. George Bush, water boarding and the CIA will be the central focus of the trial while the death of over 3000 Americans on 9/11 will be on the back of the bus. The question remains….what causes this kind of insanity? When a departure from sound reasoning goes this far overboard, one has to consider the possibility of a more insidious cancer than mankind is capable of introducing on his own. Even if one does not accept the Biblical assertion of a real live devil, the unbalanced thinking of the politically correct must at the very least make you wonder. Who else would have the ability to take intelligent, Ivy League graduates and turn them into wigged out looney toons. The apostle Paul declared that “the god of this world (Satan) hath blinded the minds of them which believe not…” (II Corinthians 4:4) He further warned, “Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices.” (II Corinthians 2:11) This not only carries a personal application but a national one as well. Political correctness many temporarily assuage the guild of tree hugging, technically advanced light bulb using, tire inflated, wind mill admiring, salmon saving, Al Gore worshipping environcrats. It may repress hostility toward our enemies and even lull some into an unconscious state of euphoria while they are mesmerized by the flames of Nero, but it helps not a wit at the cemetery. At the Fort Hood memorial service held for the victims, an Army general and the post chaplain both recited passages from the book of Isaiah. No readings from the Koran were submitted. Mr. President, contrary to your assertion, Americans still consider this a Christian nation. A soldier sang “Amazing Grace” which is a Christian hymn that confronts the depravity of man and the only possible solution for salvation. Thousands of military personnel knew that political correctness had killed their comrades. and their commanders understood that the only real source of comfort would come from the Word of God and a well known hymn. Frank Sinatra’s “I’ll Do It My Way” or John Denver’s “Rocky Mountain High” wouldn’t do. Something was needed that would reach to the very bottom of the human soul. In the darkest moments of life the book of Psalms will minister to you in a way that all the philosophies of the world cannot!
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