02-17-2005, 07:54 AM
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Originally Posted by alansmithee
Maybe those were the wrong words, ill admit my phrasing could have been better. IFalwell's words shouldn't be ignored, but to compare Falwells comments to Bin Laden's actions is silly. They aren't on the same scale.
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Bin Laden can only dream of undermining the rule of law and the rights of
individuals as we enjoyed them in pre-9/11 America, compared to Falwell's
plans to attack America:
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<a href="http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=36750">http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=36750</a>
A plan for counteracting activist judges - by Jerry Falwell
Posted: January 24, 2004
1:00 a.m. Eastern
On Tuesday night, as I sat in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol during President Bush's speech, I was so proud of our president as he stood firm on many issues confronting the American family. He defended the sanctity of traditional marriage, pressed for young workers having the opportunity to save part of their Social Security taxes in personal retirement accounts, and urged that faith-based organizations be treated equally by the government in terms of social service grants and contracts.
I was so pleased to also hear the president challenge our nation's "activist judges" who have attempted to redefine marriage by court order, "without regard for the will of the people and their elected representatives."
It was at that moment that I realized the importance of Liberty University's decision to launch a Christian law school.
With our nation's landscape reportedly populated with more law-school graduates than at any time in history, it would seem appropriate to ask, "Is there really a need for another law school?"
My answer is a vigorous yes.
In fact, it may be more critical now than ever.
Consider President Bush's admonition to the scores of activist judges who habitually manipulate the law to reflect current (and ever-changing) social trends or to meet the demands of leftist political groups. Creating a "right to privacy" in order to safeguard abortion is the most notorious of these rulings. And last year's 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision to outlaw the phrase "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance is also an insulting decision that contradicts our Founders' frequent and unabashed pursuit of heavenly blessing amid the founding of our nation..........
<a href="http://www.pbs.org/now/commentary/moyers15.html"><b>(host's note: they were a reasonable lot, presided over by that giant war hero, Dwight Eisenhower, who was conservative by temperament and moderate in the use of power.
View the Commentary
That brand of Republican is gone. And for the first time in the memory of anyone alive, the entire federal government — the Congress, the Executive, the Judiciary — is united behind a right-wing agenda for which George W. Bush believes he now has a mandate.
That mandate includes the power of the state to force pregnant women to give up control over their own lives.
It includes using the taxing power to transfer wealth from working people to the rich.
It includes giving corporations a free hand to eviscerate the environment and control the regulatory agencies meant to hold them accountable.
And it includes secrecy on a scale you cannot imagine. Above all, it means judges with a political agenda appointed for life. If you liked the Supreme Court that put George W. Bush in the White House, you will swoon over what's coming.
And if you like God in government, get ready for the Rapture. These folks don't even mind you referring to the GOP as the party of God. Why else would the new House Majority Leader say that the Almighty is using him to promote 'a Biblical worldview' in American politics?
So it is a heady time in Washington — a heady time for piety, profits, and military power, all joined at the hip by ideology and money. - Bill Moyers)</b></a>
Mathew Staver, founder and general counsel of the Orlando, Fla.-based Liberty Counsel – an organization that is at the forefront of the religious freedom battlefield – is serving as chairman of the steering committee of the law school.
Mr. Staver said that while the Liberty University School of Law will be the birthplace of premier attorneys who will defend religious liberty and Christian values, there is another key expectation for our students: "They will become leaders – not followers – in all areas of the legal profession, politics, government, the corporate world, religious and pastoral ministry and indeed every profession."
Later this year, Liberty Counsel will expand by opening an office in Lynchburg, Va., at the new law school, while maintaining its headquarters in Orlando. Liberty University will also partner with Liberty Counsel to open the Center for Constitutional Litigation and Policy, an organization that will aggressively defend religious liberties in our nation..............
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.........Personally, I see the Liberty University School of Law as the greatest resource for future battles against the American Civil Liberties Union and other institutions that consistently attempt to completely secularize our nation.</h2>
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