[Vision2020] Living document

[Ted Moffett]

Visionaries:

Progressive legal theory is to blame for allowing the Christian born again 
fundamentalist G. Bush to possibly wage war against Iraq?

So we are to believe that fundamentalist Christian influences in our 
government and legal system have nothing to do with the justifications for 
waging war against an Islamic nation?

And the witch burnings in Salem were due to the evil influence of those 
Godless progressive relativistic savages who owned America before the 
European Christians stole this land with the divine right of the Christian 
God behind them.

If you don't see the connection here, it must be because we are living in 
different universes.

Of course, I understand, Douglas, that you have the true insights into God 
that give you the correct divine interpretations of the Bible and ethics and 
politics, and other Christian denominations and religions who disagree with 
you 180 degrees on important ethical and spiritual matters just don't have 
this supreme knowledge.  So who am I, a lost progressive relativist, to 
challenge your ultimate ethical system ?

It seems "progressives" can be blamed for most anything in your view of 
things.

Ted




>From: Douglas <dougwils@moscow.com>
>To: vision2020@moscow.com
>Subject: [Vision2020] Living document
>Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2002 14:17:46 -0800
>
>Dear visionaries,
>
>I agree with Ry that necessary amendments ought to be made openly and 
>honestly, by means of the amendment process.
>
>In response to Melynda's comments, I am afraid this just gives us a blank 
>screen on to which we may project our collective fantasies and desires. 
>Want affirmative action? Never mind the Constitution. Want gun control? 
>Never mind the Constitution. But there is a price tag. Want to take out 
>Iraq? Never mind the Constitution.
>
>George Bush is doing nothing except what several generations of progressive 
>legal theory have permitted him to do. But if you got off on a wrong road 
>twenty miles back, it will not help to curse the asphalt currently under 
>your car. (E.g. "No war in Iraq!"). You have to turn the car around. (E.g. 
>"What is the nature of constitutional federalism?").
>
>Cordially,
>
>Douglas Wilson
>
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