ACLU's Hang Up On Public Display Of Religious Symbols

I know, this fixation that the ACLU has over public display of faith and its symbols has gotten very tiresome. For some imagined reason they fear the end of civilization once a set of commandments, which includes "You shall not murder" and "You shall not steal," is displayed publicly. Never mind that the very same laws they claim to uphold are based on the very same commandments.

In John Gibson's May 13, 2005 Interview Archive feature at Foxnews titled, "Battle Over Cross in Cemetery," the same pattern continues.

Here are some excerpts:

JOHN GIBSON, HOST: An Ohio chapter of the ACLU taking issue with a cross in a cemetery. The group says the monument amounts to an illegal endorsement of Christianity by the government. Now the son of the man who put up the cross is fighting back to make sure this memorial stays put.

STEVE KARNS, ADVOCATE FOR CROSS...: Well, we got a monument dedicated to the Korean War men that died out of Vinton County.

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The social system we live in thrives in a delicate balance arrived at through the tension generated by opposing views. When only one side is allowed to prevail, that side tends to go overboard on its ideals, creating a lopsided status quo that eventually makes life miserable overall.

At least that, I'll give to the ACLU. Man after all is fallen in nature. His very imperfection guarantees the nightmare the ACLU dreads, whether their side or the other prevails.

The ACLU's ideals share the same ignominious places as communism and socialism in the "dustbins of history." Still, credit them for vigorously pursuing their myopic vision. They provide weight to a side that opens up opportunity to build towards a balance-producing tension.

The task of those who will understand is to just as vigorously provide the needed counterweight. Contentious, I know, but necessary.

Where is the believer in all this? The believer follows his conscience, abides by the Word of God in conducting himself in society, and prays so that God will intervene whenever one side or another threatens to overturn the balance achieved by the forces built into our social fabric known as checks and balances.

The believer is to live as though the LORD is to return at any instant. It is only at Jesus' reign that the believer will realize the justice, truth, peace, and happiness he longs for in social life.