I saw something that pretty much demonstrates and explains how the
Democratic Party operates today. During a news conference. Gov. Abbott, as well as other knowledgeable officials, was explaining to the nation on TV what had happened with regard to the horrendous shooting at the elementary school in Uvalde on May 24. Near the beginning of the news conference the Democratic candidate for governor of Texas, Robert Francis “Beto” O’Rourke, singularly and abruptly rushed forward toward the podium shouting loudly and very rudely his condemnations of the governor’s stance on gun control and his disagreement with such. By the way, everyone already knows he has publicly stated that he is all for gun control and confiscation. His loud, rude behavior demonstrated his total lack of respect for the solemnity of the occasion, respect for anyone on the podium, and especially respect for the parents and families of the slain children and teachers.
There is a time and place for everything and this was not the time nor place for the wannabe senator, wannabe president or wannabe governor to be espousing his political agenda. No doubt, within the Democratic Party and mainstream media he again will be elevated in stature to the heights of popularity he so richly desires.
Today, in the Democratic Party, anything goes. It’s either their way or no way because they know what’s good for everyone. Until November one should not expect to see nor hear much on the positive side related to right-wing politics and/or politicians. Rest assured though, a very positive spin will be on everything left-wingers and the current administration says or does. Even today, the president gets a sweetened pass on the negative things currently happening in the U.S. Not so ever with President Trump. Hopefully, things change in November. Vote common sense. Vote Republican.
Melvin L. Thompson
Mission
Where is
the church?
With Robb Elementary added to Buffalo Tops in a week’s time, we have a furious pair of examples of untreated lawlessness and violence in America. Where is the church in all of this?
The church has long preached on the importance of a higher law for its own members, but seems less interested in working to enforce even minimum standards for lawful order in the broader community.
The Christian Church is justifiably focused on easing the burdens of its own members, given its early and continuing history of mistreatment. But what good is peace and salvation for one’s own tribe in the chapel, if one’s neighbors and their children suffer in unmitigated violence in other local sacred spaces like schools?
Staying out of pressing community matters like gun violence is taking separation of church and state too far. That hallowed concept refers to preventing the state from running the church, and the church from running the state. That is not the problem here. It is clearly possible for good church members to be a force for lawful standards in the community as well.
Why is this not happening?
Kimball Shinkoskey
Woods Cross, Utah
