Inherit the Wind
by R.C. Sproul Jr.

Today, as I write, is election day. All across the country people are going to polls, and waiting in lines. Later in the day these same people will be waiting by their television sets, waiting to be told who the winners are, and who the losers. Everyone is telling us that a great deal is at stake, that just a few votes could tip the balance of power over from Tweedle-Dee over to Tweedle-Dum. Ho hum.

Do politics matter? Of course they do. God established the state. He instructs it to execute justice, to punish evildoers. For almost thirty years we have lived in a country where the state refuses to punish those evildoers who hire assassins to kill their babies, or the assassins themselves. Though the church lives this way, no one can actually argue that this is a matter of indifference. The trouble is when we make such a fuss about other petty differences. Who wins today may determine whether seniors have a co-pay of $5 or a co-pay of $7 when both parties agree on the drug version of Medicare. Who wins today may determine whether our children will be asked to repay another $1 50 billion in funny money, or another $200 billion in funny money.

One wag once suggested that the difference between the Democrats and the Republicans was that one was driving the country toward a cliff at 60 MPH, and the other wanted to slow down to 30 MPH. The wag was thinking wishfully. It's more like 120 MPH as opposed to 117 MPH. All across the county we are seeing "pro-choice" Republicans in close races with their "pro—choice" opponents. How did we end up with "pro-choice" Republicans? Simple—we voted for them. Every time we vote like Chicken Little, acting as if the world will end if we don't hold our nose and vote for the crummy Republican lest the Democrat get elected, we move the whole spectrum to the left. We reap what we sow.

The Last Castle
by Jonathan Daugherty

Speaking of a wife honoring her husband. Here's how my lovely wife handled a suppertime interruption the other day.

Telemarketer "Good Evening, you've been selected to receive a free ABC home security system. This is a home security alarm valued at $900."

Katie D "By whom?"

TM "Uh, all you have to do to receive this free home security system is place a small sign in your front yard. I'm sure you've seen them in other people's yards."

KD "Trust me you are wasting your time; nobody would see a sign in our front yard."

TM "NOBODY?"

KD "Well, maybe my husband and the steers in the neighboring pasture."

TM "Police and EMS are on call 24 hours a days to respond to your emergency."

KD "That's nice. But they couldn't get to our house."

TM "What?"

KD "Well, you haven't seen our driveway."

TM "You aren't worried about anyone breaking in'? Do you have anything of value in your home?"

KD "Not really. Only our children and they're always with us. God's in control and we just don't worry about things like that."

TM "So is this God a part-time God or an all the time God?"

KD "Uh, all the time."

TM "Hmm. So, you're saying that alarm systems are of the devil?"
KD (laughing) "No, I didn't say that. I'm saying that my husband would tell you he's not interested in an alarm system."

TM "You mean your husband is not interested in protecting his family?"

KD "Oh, he's interested in protecting his family, alright. He's just not interested in you protecting his family."

TM "OK, thank you for your (click)"

Hocking the Public Schools
by Steven Warhurst, who is saving his money and waiting for the right school to become available

There is a seasonal wrestling match scheduled for the beginning of every school year, orchestrated to keep evangelicals in the government schools. The contest looks something like this: The bell rings when a public school board makes a change in the curriculum concerning the teaching of evolution, sex education, or the homosexual agenda. The wrestlers then come out into the ring ready to slam each other to the mat. The Evangelical Super Chumps courageously try to tag-team the Dreaded ACLU in hope of saving the Public Schools, but it's all rigged (unlike the WWF). The Evangelical Super Chumps always lose, even when they win.

I recently read of one county in Georgia where the school board voted to teach creation views alongside the usual evolutionary view of man's origins. The ACLU threatened to sue, while the local Evangelicals did a victory dance. (Yahoo! Our kids will only be lied to half the time!) Sadly, they fail to realize that teaching the truth as though it is one of many options is still teaching a lie. They are in the sleeper hold, dreaming they've won the match! If, however, the tables were turned and the evangelicals were on their backs looking up at the lights, their defeat would only serve to strengthen their resolve and continue the fight. Thus, the educrats win and thousands of covenant children are led astray.

However, I am not here merely to condemn this folly. I have come to offer a solution. My solution will end these farcical wrestling matches forever and free us from this yearly debacle. Sell the public schools to the highest bidders! The buyers get to teach what they want. If some parents don't like it, they can buy their own school. At the next public school board meeting float my idea and see what kind of response you get.