By Rev. Ted Pike
Last Thursday on the O’Reilly Factor, Bill O’Reilly and John Walsh (“America’s Most Wanted” host) rebuked Sen. Edward Kennedy for delaying a piece of legislation that would help protect America’s children from pedophiles. Kathie Lee Gifford has also spoken up, demanding speedy passage of this pro-family legislation.
For the past two sessions of the Senate, Kennedy has blocked this legislation, insisting that his homosexual-favoring “anti-hate” bill be attached to it.
O’Reilly, Walsh, and all sane Americans are right to be furious with Kennedy. His cold decision to put politics ahead of children is the work of a scumbag.
But, actually, the story gets a whole lot darker. What Kennedy’s critics don’t know is that he hasn’t just delayed the bill. To please his pedophile backers, Kennedy has already gutted and defanged this child-protecting legislation!
Good post, celtictexan. I wasn’t familiar with Rev. Pike, but in browsing his site, I noticed the he’s on the forefront of fighting so-called “hate crime” legislation (sometimes referred to as “anti-hate crime” legistlation).
I’m currently reading a book by Josh McDowell and Bob Hostetler called “The New Tolerance.” The book first came out back in 1998, but the concept they present is probably even more important than it was back then.
They point out that the postmodernist definition of “tolerance” is broader than the traditional meaning of the word. Not only are people expected to respect and protect the rights of people with differing opinions, beliefs and lifestyles, we’re supposed to celebrate and validate their views and actions as equal to our own. Understanding this helps to explain why some on the Left defend the “rights” of pedophiles and want to punish those who speak out against such “rights.”
I plan on writing a post or two about the “new tolerance” once I finish the book.
It’s a good, although disgusting project. It’s unbelievable that such things could ever be an issue at all.