In today’s mealy-mouthed “tolerant” culture, stating that someone or some thing is wrong is probably the worst “crime” or “immoral act” that a person can commit. Right on its heels, the second-worst thing you can do in such a milquetoast society is calling something or someone “a name.”

There is a right and wrong, and it requires judgment (the anathema to liberal thought) to be exercised. Despite liberal claims to the contrary, there are certain behaviors that should not be tolerated! Freedom requires self-limits to avoid trampling on the freedoms of others. Rights are always…ALWAYS!… accompanied by responsibilities: if you don’t exercise one, you end up losing the other.

Christianity, whether practiced actively and consciously or ignored but played out in the behavioral standards internalized from parents, grandparents, teachers, peers, etc., is what made “domestic tranquility” possible in this nation, so people could live securely in their homes and daily lives and concentrate on building homes and families, ultimately maintaining a nation of liberty and opportunity.

New details of the 14 dead in San Bernardino are emerging, and there are some heartbreaking ironies, as well as stories of heroism and courage. For example, Bennetta Betbadal, 46, was a Catholic who fled Islamic extremism in Iran, only to be killed by an Islamic extremist in the United States.” But is it extremism?

Americans, instead of protesting the corrupt establishment, corrupt media, and corrupt “representatives,” simply stand down, give it a pass, only to be deceived on another day. Then they complain about what it is that they tolerate. Sorry to say, it seems that the Americans would “have it so”.

The physical representation of God’s glory is today the cross of Christ, a representation now disdained, destroyed, and generally ignored by America. Does that mean that the glory of God has already departed from this once blessed nation?

When you look at the typical understanding of Social justice, it is essentially the redistribution of wealth and has as its goal a so called equality of outcomes. I would understand that to mean everyone has exactly the same income, the same possessions, no one has more than any other in any way.

It is absolutely astounding to me that if the average American were to stand in front of an apple tree and were then told by these politicians (diplomatic magicians) that it were an orange tree, they would be sure to fall in line and agree with them. This is exactly what is happening when we listen to their words, but their actions reflect the actual fruit seen hanging on their tree.

Compromise is the fuse that has been lit by the progressives, as collectively we are killing the culture. America is lost, and the prospect for recovery is faint. Despite the bleak prognosis, surrender is not an option.

Realism ignores the blather of both the pessimist and the optimist. The realist does not ask if the glass is half full or half empty. When an eight-ounce glass is half gone the realist says there is four ounces of fluid in the glass. It is a statement of fact, not a positive or a negative statement.