Letters To The Editor: Parties show double standard

Posted: Tuesday, July 06, 2004

I must concede that Michael Moore's film "Fahrenheit 9/11" could truly be called a great "crack" hunt, if you omit the "hunt."

But really, I'm delighted Sen. Hillary Clinton's portrait hangs in the White House. It's a giant service to America; it is the ultimate "danger" sign.

But it's not just Democrats. I see where a Republican senatorial candidate, accused of sexual misconduct, dropped out of the race. Why?

To run as a Democrat for president?

Richard K. Van Galder


Keep rollin' rollin' rollin'

A few days ago, news services quoted North Korea's Kim Jong Il as saying he plans to test his first nuclear bomb soon. A couple of days later, news services reported that F-117 stealth bombers flew from their base in Alamagordo, N.M., heading for "an unknown destination in the Pacific."

On June 27, news services ran a story demonizing Kim Jong Il as "a communist leader who has 200 professionals working just to satisfy his immense hunger for food while starving his own people."

Connecting dots outlines two possibilities: Either these stories are aimed at Kim Jong Il with hopes of bluffing him out of testing his bomb, or U.S. war drums are rolling against Korea, a "hate Kim Jong Il" propaganda campaign is rolling to sell this new war to Americans, and U.S. bombers are rolling across the Pacific loaded with smart bombs.

Bombing a "mean monster" in North Korea would shift attention away from Iraq.

Stay tuned.

Dan True

Clovis, N.M.

Believers must heed flip side of 'good news'

I oppose James Hallmark's well-written June 26 column, "Convictions shouldn't dictate law."

According to Scripture, the laws of man should be obeyed as long as the authorities are in compliance with God's law. All authorities are appointed by God and must follow his requirements. Laws that do follow God's law must be obeyed, as they are for the good of society.

But many of man's laws are evil and must be disregarded and/or resisted. We must stand against adultery, fornication, homosexuality, witchcraft, idolatry, murder, abortion and the like because they are abominations in the sight of God.

Should our beliefs determine the law? Absolutely, or the nation will be judged by God.

If America doesn't change its path, we will face judgment through destruction or worse.

Followers of Christ are to love the sinner but hate the sin. Sin is to be resisted and, if possible, abolished.

But when people are allowed to make laws contrary to God's, we only can strive to be an example to others and warn them of the dangers of redefining marriage, removing barriers to truth and justice, and distorting what sin and its consequences are.

Jesus' grace was clearly portrayed in Hallmark's column, but the cost of disregarding Jesus' message of repentance was not.

JimBob Hirst


Same actions make Kerry hero, Bush villain

In the June 7 story, "Kerry rips Bush's Latin American record," John Kerry is reported to have harshly criticized the president about his policies in Latin America. According to the article, Bush did not intervene in Bolivia and Argentina when mobs drove the leaders out of office.

Also, Kerry says that he will defend democracy and the rule of law. And he wants especially to promote democracy in Cuba.

So if Kerry had been president, he would have sent in troops to Bolivia and Argentina. Would he have waited for U.N. approval to do this? If so, he still would be waiting today.

And what interests does the U.S. have in these countries? Why are we morally obligated to defend democracy there or in Cuba and not in Iraq?

Bush has put a murderer of millions out of power and in jail, but Kerry and liberals can find no good word for him. Bush is Hitler for giving Iraq an opportunity for freedom by sending an army, but Kerry would be a hero by doing the same in Latin America.

Kerry just sounds like an ambitious man who will do or say anything to get elected.

Gene Foster