R & R

Is it just me or have we just about gone over the ever-lovin' edge in this country? Again...lemme 'splain. We are in dire need of a dose of R & R here in America...and I'm not talking rest and relaxation. I'm talking Rights AND Responsibilities! The founding fathers of these United States have a firm belief that rights are God-given and that we all have those. Somewhere along the lines we began to believe that the government, not God, gave us our inalienable human rights. WRONG! The government is here (by God's design, I might add) to protect the rights we already have...BUT (and you just knew it was coming), we seem to have taken the whole misguided notion of rights even further down this path. At some point, we decided that responsibility was no longer necessary as well! The Apostle Paul wrote a great statement in his letter to the Corinthians that "all things were permissible, but not everything was beneficial" or helpful. AMEN! When are the politicians, the press and anybody else out there waving a "it's my right" sign going to realize that just because you can doesn't always mean you should?!?!

Here are few recent news stories that sparked this rant -- do you see what I'm saying?

Ky. Student Dies in 'Car Surfing' Stunt -- note the father's response at the very end of the article...

Allstate fires manager for Christian beliefs concerning homosexuality -- so much for diversity and tolerance!

Chuck Shepherd's News of the Weird -- check out the LEAD STORY...that's pushing the whole "inner child" thing a bit too far.