Pro-Smacking
Fundamentalism
The
online propaganda sheet for secularism, rabid Scottish nationalism, LGBTism etc,
the Herald, has sunk to new depths with its headline, “Revealed: Pro-smacking
lobbyists funded by Christian fundamentalists.”
In
its “exclusive” revelation it uncovers the fact that Christians are against
criminalising loving parents who occasionally physically chastise their children. Shock, horror, outrage!
The
language is interesting, It speaks of the “pro-smacking” lobby and does not
call them the “anti-criminalisation of parents” lobby. This gives the impression that Christians
spend their energy thinking of ways to abuse their children and traumatise them
by physical punishment and should be defined as pro-smackers. Of course when it comes to a similar issue,
say the protection of unborn lives, the Herald will not speak of the “pro-life”
movement, but use derogatory terms such as anti-abortion of anti-choice.
Then
again, why speak of "Christian opposition" when you can bring in the catch all scare
word, “fundamentalist. It seems that anyone now who is a Bible believing
Christian is a “fundamentalist”. (This
in contrast to the acceptable face of Christianity seen in the Church of
Scotland which is anti-smacking, pro-gay, and most definitely not Bible
thumping – good liberal values acceptable to the secular mafia)
Of
course, if you can castigate these fundamentalists, such as the Christian
Institute, as also showing their rabid fanaticism in opposing the draconian
State Named Person legislation - which seeks to appoint a state guardian for
every child in Scotland who will determining if the child’s well-being is being
furthered or hindered by parental care, instruction and example - so much the
better. You see these pro-smackers are
also anti-child protection, the very essence of evil, or so the Herald would
have us believe.
Any
opposition to the SNP’s support of criminalising loving parents is ipso facto
proof that the opponents are fundamentalists, who are daring to do the
unimaginable, namely, argue from the Bible as well as argue from common sense,
history and the consensus of popular opinion.
The gay marriage activist and anti Christian Green MSP, John Finnie, is
quoted as being very concerned with the view that
there may be a “theological basis” to arguments against a smacking ban. It
seems you are not permitted to argue from theological premises, but it is
perfectly acceptable to do so from anti-theological or atheistic premises.
This
is why Christian commentators who say that this is not an issue that the Church
should campaign on are mistaken. It is
simply yet another club that atheistic secularism will use to beat Christian
parents. If this passes, (and due to the
duplicity of the SNP who have renegaded on previous assurances that they will
not legislate on this matter but now support the Bill, it will pass), it does
not take a soothsayer to prophesy that among the first to be target will be
Christian parents. Just as the gays have
not targeted Muslim bakers, photographers and printers, so the secularists will
focus their anti-smacking enforcement on Christian families.
I
can imagine a Named Person, already appalled that little Johny’s parents have dared
to teach him that in God’s eyes marriage can only be between a man and a woman,
that homosexual conduct is sin and that we cannot change our gender just
because it feels right, interrogating the helpless child and asking, “Has Mummy
or Daddy ever smacked you or in any way threatened your well-being by sending
you to the naught-step or temporarily withdrawing TV privileges?” By coaxing
the hapless child to incriminate parents the secular State enforcement machine
will take another step in the battle against the destructive influence of
Christianity.
Write
to your local and regional MSP to express your opposition to this proposed legislation,
pray against it individually and corporately and STOP BUYING THE HERALD!
