The Ignoble Piece Of The Prize
Monday, October 15, 2007 at 04:05PM Today is Blog Action Day and I signed up to write something about the environment. First let me point out that I am not an authority on either the environment or politics (you probably already knew that, heh heh). In fact, my blog is anything but political. I leave that sort of commentary to the experts: the prodigious minds and awesome God-given talents of the Rush Limbaughs and Sean Hannitys and Ann Coulters and Glenn Becks and Amy Proctors -- among many others -- of this world. Thank God for them and for the stellar collective voice they are for the conservative cause. While they do what they do best, I'll do the stream-of-consciousness thing, which I am well aware benefits no one! We can't all be agents of significant change; some of us just do what we can to provide a moment or two of diversion.
Be all of the above as it may, I'm not a tree-hugger and do not mind saying here that I would never want anyone to think I am. While we're on the subject (sort of), I'm not a feminist either. An unidentified feminist (Gloria Steinem, upon her marriage to a man, denied it was she) once asserted that "a woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle." While I am not qualified to speak to the perambulatory requirements of marine life, I need my man and he knows it. However, anyone who knows me knows I hate housework and believe my husband should do all of it. (I think those four trips to the delivery room earned me at least that much ... and while you're at it, peel me another grape, please, my darling.)
Also populating the long list of Things I Am Not would be "scientist" ... but then, lest we forget, neither is Al Gore a member of the scientific community. I don't know about the IPCC, but it doesn't really matter to me. The "Nobel Peace Prize" is obviously a joke of monstrous proportions if it was handed over to the likes of this profoundly overrated former sidekick of Slick Willie for the globalwarmingisms posited in that ridiculous movie ... which is nothing more than an over-hyped collection of half-truths and outright lies that have clearly turned out to be exceedingly convenient for the aforesaid Algore.
Apologies for mixing philosophic ideologies, but it has been my observation that many (though I am sure not all) tree-huggers are also proponents of wholesale slaughter of the unborn and tend to be sympathetic to the homosexual lifestyle -- all of which comes under the banner heading of the singularly degenerate strain of secular humanism unfortunately rife in present-day America. I would rather chew little bitty pieces of radioactive glass than be in league with these types on the subject of the environment -- or anything else. Supposedly the goal of the environmentalist wackos is to protect and preserve planet Earth for future generations. As an American, may I say that, on our shores at least, we seem dedicated to producing future generations who may not deserve to enjoy an Earth as wonderful as the one we already have ... much less a better one.
God made the Earth in six literal days (Genesis 1). He made the trees and plants on the literal third day, and having created these things, He knows all about them. In accordance with God's plan, the Earth will last until He decides we don't need it anymore. Instead of being so intent on teaching children that a kid can have two daddies or two mommies, that a woman is within her "rights" when she murders her own baby, and that children themselves are little gods who should be worshiped by their parents, what we really need to teach children is that we mock Almighty God at our peril.
Oh, sure ... conservatives are accused of sticking their heads in the sand with regard to the environment. Just because the libs accuse us of that, however, does not make it true. But even if it were, the sand we'd be sticking our heads into is rich with the blood of patriots who, even as they gave their lifeblood for our freedoms, could not have envisioned our beloved country in the sorry state it finds itself today.
Trees are not for hugging. Just like the animals, trees were put on our planet by God, in His wisdom, for our (wise) consumption. Besides their many practical uses, trees are for sitting under with someone (of the opposite sex) that you want to hug, and love, and marry, and with whom you might someday want to have children. Children who, through your nurturing and teaching and daily example, and with God's help, may grow up in turn to be patriotic, God-fearing people who love and appreciate -- and want to make a positive contribution to -- this country that great American heroes have defended (and continue to defend) with their lives. Children who know -- because they have been taught -- the serious consequences of worshiping creation rather than its Creator.
That will do more for the environment both at home and abroad than any number of specious environmento-films and ignoble gone-to-pieces prizes ever could.
Reader Comments (3)
Are you sure you're not in politics? That was bold and well said! I agree all the way down to thinking my husband should do all the housework. Too bad, he doesn't think so. I really wonder what kind of country this will be for our grandchildren. But God is in control and His plans are coming to pass.
Hi Jen - love your new place! I know little of American politics but I do know commonsense when I read it. Political correctness has driven commonsense underground, to the extent that no-one dare even think about correcting any one about any thing for fear of being called a fascist/racist/anythingyoucanthinkofist and all in the name of 'freedom'.
I agree about the housework. I only have one child - does that mean I just get one day off a week? Please?
Hey Lyn ... yep, I'm sure! But if going into politics could get me out of housework, I'd do it in a heartbeat!
And Depps ... all I can say is, thank God for that astute British judge!
Thanks for reading, y'all.