Sense Or Nonsense

Whatever happened to good common sense? It seems to have largely departed from the scene. Make no mistake. When we depart from common sense, we will be left with nonsense. If the Supreme Court of the Land were to hand down a decision saying, "After long deliberation and much soul searching, it has been concluded that the law of gravity is hereby declared unconstitutional," many trusting souls, including some Republicans, would say, "Oh goodie! I will now climb a high building, flap my elbows, and float freely all over the county!"

"Ridiculous!" you say. "Everybody knows that the perpetrator would suddenly hit the ground with a loud splatt!" We could not repeal the law of gravity by judicial edict. But similar nonsense is solemnly pronounced with straight faces by courts high and low.

When did the moral law become unconstitutional, and with what results? The courts have decided that whatever laws are proposed, restricting the enjoyment of lifestyles which used to be considered immoral, are now pronounced unconstitutional. The result is that any speech decrying such lifestyles will be considered "hate speech" and will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.

Further, when did God's laws become unconstitutional, and with what results? The courts have decided that the separation of church and state means that Christians dare not intrude upon the sacred halls of government.

It is demonstrably true that the separation of church and state, as so interpreted, does not exist in the constitution. In fact, such an interpretation violates the other part of the First Amendment, which prohibits the government from interfering with the free exercise of religion.

The result of this piece of nonsense has been the elimination, in many cases, of the public display of the Ten Commandments and many other Christian symbols.

How has our beloved country come to this state of affairs? It is largely due to the fact that many so-called "Christians" have failed to insist upon good common sense. When will we wake up?

Roy Dettwiler
Avon Park