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Friday, October 06, 2006
Rebecca Hagelin :: Townhall.com Columnist
Culture Warrior
by Rebecca Hagelin
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O’Reilly also pulls the curtain back on who funds the S-P movement, such as far-left multi-millionaire George Soros, who has showered hundreds of millions of dollars on American left-wing causes. Soros’ animosity toward traditional America seems endless, and he puts his money where his mouth is, making him “the prime financier of a number of operations on the Internet that consistently smear conservative and traditional Americans.”

A major example of the S-P’s anti-tradition agenda in action is the war over Christmas in the public square. (And if, like some well-meaning folks, you think this isn’t an important battle in the culture war, O’Reilly has some facts that will make you think twice.) What’s the big deal about whether it’s a school “winter concert” or a “Christmas” concert? Why should we care what the holiday is called? O’Reilly brilliantly explains:

“For the S-P agenda to succeed, religion in America must be deemphasized, just as it already has been in Western Europe and Canada, where secular-progressives have made huge gains. … [T]he American S-P generals have learned that goal number one is to secularize the American public school system in order to drive children away from religion and into the S-P camp. And what is the most wondrous display of religion worldwide? Why, Christmas, of course. Little kids seeing a manger display just might develop a curiosity about this baby Jesus person. … There is no danger of that happening with winter solstice or with a holiday tree.”

Other dangers lurk for ordinary Americans when the S-P agenda worms its way into everyday life. As O’Reilly shows, we have judges who buy into a legislative crock known as “restorative justice.” To them, no one -- even the most criminally depraved -- is really responsible for his actions. In one chilling case, ignored by the media until O’Reilly had the courage to expose it, Vermont Judge Edward Cashman had to sentence a man guilty of raping a girl repeatedly from the time she was six years old until she was 10. His sentence: a mere 60 days in jail. Why? Because Cashman buys the S-P line -- the man didn’t need “punishment,” he needed “treatment.” And many in the media elite actually defended Cashman and pummeled O’Reilly.

But that’s why America loves Bill. As he proves nightly on his number-one cable TV news show, he’s a tough but fair watchdog -- the kind of ever-vigilant eye on power that our founding fathers envisioned -- willing to take the hits to expose the lies. And we should be, too. As he told me, “You have to fight for your country. We can’t let the secular-progressives destroy us.” “Culture Warrior” will provide you with a rude but necessary awakening, arm you with facts, and inspire you to become a warrior, too.

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Rebecca Hagelin is a public speaker on the family and culture and the author of the new best seller, 30 Ways in 30 Days to Save Your Family.
 
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RE: "... Cashman buys the S-P line -- the man didn’t need “punishment,” he needed “treatment.” And many in the media elite actually defended Cashman and pummeled O’Reilly." That says about all that needs to be said about our leftist buddies. Let all of us real Americans and real Christians vow that, from now on, we will ignore and disobey any court decision or legislation passed that infringes upon, or makes us do something, contrary to our beliefs. In short, since the Left wants a fight, let's give it one.

reply to Jerubaal

Read any dozen or so posts on TH from conservatives and you'll find self-righteousness as a major attribute. You also seem to be unable to distinguish between human sinfulness, which, according to Christianity characterizes all of us, from the idea that people are "basically evil," which is not Christian teaching. The Pharisees criticized by Jesus were not "basically evil," they were sinful, in spite of their adherence to the goodness of the Law, even if that adherence is perfect.

You still don't really give me a good reason not to hold you guys to your own high standards. After all, we moral bottom-feeders on the left need to be judged by someone, and you are so eager to do so...
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