Charlie
Fuqua an Arkansas legislative candidate endorsed the idea of stoning
disobedient children to death. While his
view may seem shocking to some, it is completely consistent with biblical
law. The Ten Commandments, as delivered
by Moses directly from God, are not requests.
They’re commandments. The
violation of any one of them, including honor thy father and thy mother, are
considered by god to be offenses worthy of death. If we are a Judeo-Christian nation, bound by
these beliefs, then stoning an unruly child to death should not be considered abhorrent
but merely a manifestation of God’s will.
When
would-be Senators Todd Akin and Richard Mourdock made their statements
concerning rape they too were being consistent. If a mother carries a baby created from rape
to term she has no right to kill it because of the way he or she was conceived.
If life begins at the moment of
conception then there is truly no legitimate reason to kill that life because
it was created from a rape.
JFK also came from the 1%, but took on Big Steel.
Both FDR & JFK walked head-on into confrontation and weren’t afraid to make waves.
FDR connected with the people like few presidents since. JFK didn’t live long enough, but his connection to the American people and helping them dream is unquestioned and resounds today.