The Apostate Church
- by Paul Proctor
A few years ago I told a minister friend of mine over lunch, who was
clearly upset over the Clinton sex scandals and issues of the day, that he
should "beware of the godless conservative". After I said that, he stared at me
as if I had just spoken in tongues. My friend, you see, had been so thoroughly
programmed by the conservative side of the media machine and all of its poll
cats and pundits that he couldn't see the big picture. He was convinced beyond
persuasion that "good" was synonymous with conservative and that evil's name was
spelled L-i-b-e-r-a-l. So much so that he couldn't digest the fact that BOTH
Democrats and Republicans were leading the nation into global tyranny. It's
really sad to see so many silly conservatives and liberals still dedicating
their lives to nothing more than throwing each other off a runaway train.
If you consider yourself a "Bush conservative" I would point out to you that the
term has long since become an oxymoron. My Webster's dictionary defines
"conservative" as: "Disposed to maintain the status quo" which, by the
way, has nothing to do with being a Christian unless the "status quo" involves
adhering to biblical precepts...something Mr. Bush clearly has not done...at
least not in public or political life.
With the exception of maybe his recent "World Court" rejection, pro-gun posture
and a small tax rebate (which may all yet prove to be cosmetic and therefore
temporary) the only real "status quo" Mr. Bush has maintained is that which was
established by the Clinton administration and all of the liberals before him.
(1) Stealing our privacy and freedom with a more expensive, expansive and
intrusive federal government.
(2) Constructing a surveillance society of neighborhood snitches, biometric
driver's licenses (National ID's) and a growing network of closed-circuit
cameras, federal data bases and satellite technology to monitor "suspicious"
activity and "potential" criminal/terrorists on every major city street and
corner in America.
(3) A feminized, downsized and demoralized military, trained specifically for
use against it's own citizenry.
(4) Public school pantheism.
(5) Advancing, promoting and protecting sexual deviancy.
(6) Black hole-funding of an anti-Christ educational system that was created
by Marxists.
(7) Incrementally nullifying the Constitution and our inalienable rights
through presidential directives and executive orders under the guise of
"national security" and an exploited "war on terrorism".
(8) Exporting jobs and importing aliens illegally by the millions.
(9) Tolerating abortion on demand...etc., etc., etc.
One of the more poignant examples of "compassionate conservatism" at work was
the recent Ozzy Osbourne spectacle in Washington D.C.
Ozzy Osbourne 'invited To White House'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/entertainment/tv_and_radio/newsid_1911000/1911033.stm
Although inviting Ozzy and his obscenities to the White House was, to say
the least, an exercise in poor judgement, (considering the fact that most
veterans and law-abiding citizens will never be blessed with such an honor), I
really have nothing against my president conversing with a burned-out rocker,
even of occult persuasion. After all, are we not, as Christians, called to be
the "Salt of the Earth"? However, in light of the many witnesses and reports
coming from the controversial meeting and all the surrounding events, I am
persuaded that it was little more than a Nixon/Elvis-style publicity stunt
designed to show all the MTV-ers that "BUSH ROCKS" rather than provide the
president with an opportunity to be a "faithful witness for Christ". What is
"compassionate conservatism"? Apparently, it's nothing more than bringing
together "good and evil" in public displays of "tolerance, diversity and unity"
for political gain. That's right...the Hegelian Dialectic...socialism's primary
tool for breaking down a free society in order to subdue and conquer it. Thesis
(Bush) + antithesis (Ozzy) = synthesis (global village)
Then, like a false prophet, former vice-president and "born-again conservative
Christian" Dan Quayle chimes in, completely betraying his past by showering Ozzy
and his dysfunctional family with praises galore as if Larry Flynt was waiting
in the wings with a stack of mysterious 8x10's. It's like a skit from Saturday
Night Live, folks! Read it for yourself.
Quayle Likes Ozzy...
http://www.newsmax.com/showinsidecover.shtml?a=2002/5/9/195211
After scanning the piece, I emailed a good friend to briefly comment on the
pathetic turn of events and vent a little frustration. I closed with something
of a rhetorical question, which I am compelled to share here:
"Are these guys spiritual frauds going INTO office or have they simply become
spiritually compromised BY the office itself?"
My conclusion is that it really doesn't matter. The end result is the same.
"Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour,
wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast
out, and to be trodden under foot of men." (Matthew 5:13)
Published in the May 10, 2002 issue of Ether Zone
Copyright © 1997 - 2002 Ether Zone.
Paul Proctor, a rural resident of the Volunteer state and
seasoned veteran of the country music industry, retired from showbiz in the late
1990's to dedicate himself to addressing important social issues from a
distinctly biblical perspective. Paul Proctor is a writer for the American Reformation
Project and a regular columnist for
Ether Zone.
Paul can be reached by email at watchman@usa.com