After a week or so of nothing but gibberish and nonsense flowing from this media forum, it is time for me to once again introduce profundity into this page.
I'm sure that most people appreciate the depth of perspective that I offer with such columns as these, so I shall continue in my repertoire.
Now that I've dispensed with the pleasantries, let's move on to the topic of the day.
I was recently flipping through TV channels one night when I came across one of those late-night talk shows.
The reason it caught my attention is that Jerry Falwell was a guest on the panel of that particular night's show. Obviously, the heart of the discussion was Falwell's statement on the "sexual orientation" of Tinky Winky.
I decided to watch what was going on. As Falwell defended the Christian faith and stance on a variety of issues — particularly homosexuality — there was another fellow on the panel who, thinking he was quite the wit, jibed him by making inane comments and assertions about Falwell.
At one point, he thought he was really clever and asked Falwell, "Are you a communist?"
Of course, the crowd burst into laughter, and Falwell denied the accusation. However, I got to thinking, "Boy howdy! Jerry Falwell a communist? The claim is absurd!"
You see, had the witster done some research, he would have known that communism and Christianity mix about as well as oil and water.
Seriously, think about Russia in its communist days. Do you realize that Christians were persecuted and sometimes even killed during the communist reign in USSR?
Tell me, how can Christianity and communism be associated when being a Christian in a communist setting such as China or the former Soviet Union was considered a felony?
What this assertion clearly demonstrates is the public's forgetfulness, mindlessness and willingness to believe the loudest voice.
For example, liberals today scream at the top of their lungs, "The 80s was the decade of greed! Ronald Reagan's administration epitomized selfishness!"
Not surprisingly, most people today believe that claim without even bothering to remember the decade.
Although I was too young to understand the implications of the Reagan administration, I can draw on my family as an example.
My dad was a lower-middle class school administrator and my mom was a nurse.
Now, imagine them trying to raise five children. Growing up, money was tight around my household and my dad obviously wasn't among the "rich getting richer."
Nevertheless, to this day, he believes that Reagan was the best president in his lifetime, if not the entire century.
Why would he think that if he weren't a member of the rich getting richer? The '80s was not, in fact, a decade of greed, but of prosperity and good living.
The point of this illustration is that if we take the time and effort to remember something, rather than listening to loud-mouthed spin doctors, we'd realize what falsehoods were being fed to us.
The implications of the witster's comments are more profound than realized.
After all, what could be the outcome if people soon caught on to the notion of comparing Christians and communists?
Should this occur, I dare say that although this may be a free country, the Christians of this nation may not feel so free.
Where once they were free to share the good news of Jesus Christ, they may soon shudder silently in fear lest they lose everything they've worked for and become as felons.
Does this sound outlandish? Maybe not.
Look around today and see that already Christians are ridiculed and scorned on the big screen.
Whereas mysticism, Islam, and Eastern religions are treated with respect in Hollywood, Christians are portrayed as uncool and mocked as being simpletons with no original thought process.
How much longer will it be until being a Christian is considered "untolerable?" It's already being associated with being a communist.
Jerry Falwell is not a communist. He is just a Christian standing up for what he believes is right — something that more people need to do — despite the scorn that the media gives him.
Is he right about the gay infiltration into the minds of our children through Teletubbies? I don't know.
However, he must have some reason for making his claim, and we would be foolhardy to dismiss him just because his claim was not "politically correct."
We would be wise to meticulously ponder his words before casting them off.
If we are too eager to tell Falwell to "get a life," then perhaps we should step back and analyze ourselves.
Why? Because we are probably spineless, and we may have just swallowed a line of mainstream media garbage. That's not using our God-given brains, is it?