By DEXTER DUGGAN PHOENIX — After the December 14 Newtown, Conn., school massacre, liberally inclined Washington Post writer Melinda Henneberger, a Catholic, said the left is correct that guns kill people. But who of any persuasion would doubt that? Guns, that is, plus human evil intent.
However, she added in a December 18 blog post, “the right has a point, too, about the ‘Culture of Death,’ in the language of John Paul II’s Gospel of Life.”
Henneberger wrote, “If gunsalone — or even guns plus lousy treatment options — were the entire problem, why were no little red schoolhouses fired on in the Wild West, where everyone was armed and mental illness completely untreated?”
Moral codes have been ejected faster than spent cartridges.
“The tyranny of tolerance trumps everything else; and it will have its way over all of us,” so states Regis Martin. Without societal norms we all feel more insecure. We wonder whether our neighbor knows right from wrong, truth from error, and acceptable from UN-acceptable. Can we have a reasonable and rational discussion with a foul mouthed, ill tempered, gang member that breaks into our home? Or just turn the other cheek? No, I think I’ll choose to arm myself and my guardian angel with a new bandolier.
Hi Servus!
Sorry I have not been around in a while (holidays, travel, trying to stay healthy). I just wanted to let you know that I nominated you for the Blog of the year award.
Now, I know that you decided not to pick up any new awards, and I understand that, but I could not at least give you the honorable mention as one of my favorite blogs. So please don’t feel like you need to post anything on the award. This is just my way of saying thank you. But if you are interested, you can pick up the details at http://biltrix.com/2013/01/18/5-stars-thank-you/ ).
God bless!
Many thanks Biltrix. I too, have way too many actives away from blogging lately. Hoping to get back to it again soon. Thanks.