A publishing outfit called Wilder Publications has put a "parental advisory" on what its compilation of "classic works" called Foundations of Freedom. The advisory can be read on page 3 of this Amazon preview. Note that these works are "products of their times and do not reflect the same values as it would if it were written today. Parents may wish to discuss with their children how views..have changed..before allowing them to read this classic work."
And what, pray tell, might be these nefarious, subversive "classic works"? They are:
The Declaration of Independence
The United States Constitution
The Articles of Confederation
The Federalist Papers
Common Sense
A reader is quoted in this Fox News account as saying that Wilder Publications "is trying to protect children from dangerous ideas" such as "limited government, checks and balances, constrained judicial review, dual sovereignty of states and federal government, and deliberative democracy." That reader may be spot-on. Here's a smattering of other reader comments. In addition, Facebook users, there is a Boycott Wilder Page; I for one will visit and "like" it.
I understand that the new Congress will be holding readings of the United States Constitution. Will the TV stations start putting up warnings before these sessions are broadcast?
My fellow blogger at An Archdiocese of Washington Catholic comments on the second time that the Messiah Most Miserable omitted the word "Creator" from his quote of the Declaration of Independence. Yes, he did it again! I agree with him and Fr. Z's Blog that this is no coincidence. This omission is done with deliberation. Now think about it. There really is quite a logical reason why Obama (and other progressives) might want to erase awareness of the true origins of our rights. If they are not given to us by our Creator, then who gives them to us? Why, the government, of course! And then our rights become quite alienable. These folks know what they are doing, and it is quite sinister. Those who deny it are either accomplices to the malfeasance or inexcuably naive.
Another fellow blogger, Les Femmes - The Truth, posted a piece today concerning Cooperation with Evil. I urge you to read it. Scroll all the way to the bottom to access a piece written by the late Archbishop Fulton Sheen called "Love Is Not Tolerance". How often do we hear that word "tolerance" bandied about today? Clearly its main use is to inhibit the telling of truth about acts inherently sinful, such as abortion, sodomy, contraception, etc.
Both these blogs can be found to the right of your screen. I encourage you to browse through them and the others as well.
I would like to preface my comments with a quote from the Declaration of Independence: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are the rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed."
One of the questions I had asked was whether or not Knowles would support a human life amendment. To be fair, I could have quoted some of the language that pro-life circles have been advocating for years. Actually a number of bills have been floated over the years; all of them can be found at the website of the National Committee for a Human Life Amendment. One such amendment, authored by the late Senator Jesse Helms in 1981, reads: Section 1 The right to life is the paramount and most fundamental right of the human person. Section 2 With respect to the right to life guaranteed to persons by the fifth and fourteenth articles of amendment to the Constitution, the word "person" applies to all human beings, irrespective of age, health, function, or condition of dependency, including their unborn offspring at every stage of their biological development including fertilization.
This happened during the Congressional Hispanic Gala last week. The correct pertinent line in the Declaration is, "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed." Listen very closely at around the 22:30 mark.
A key phrase did he omit: "by their Creator". No, that's not just a minor slip-up. He has been omitting the Creator throughout his entire chequered career.
I didn't listen to the entire drivvel. I did take note how he complained about the Republicans blocking his "work". Oh, really? Last time I checked, the Dems controlled both houses of Congress. How is it that things are slowing a tad? Could it be some of the Dems doing that? Perhaps they see that Obama's policies are toxic to their political hides and are scurrying away from association with him like cockroaches scurry from light. It won't work, though, judging from recent events.
