'Ya can't cure stupid!'

And you can't legislate stupid either.  I think way too many Americans cry for change but yet don't know what kind of change they want.  Kind of like "well this is bad so let's change it." 

"Well what shall we change to?"

"Uh, I don't know let's just change."  

"Ok."

It is not that change is bad or good, but it can be horrifying unless it change we want.  I'm not against change but, if I got to choose change then I want to be able to choose with a degree of certainty what this change will result in.  Yeah you are right I procrastinate and I'm very skeptical.

But today in America too many Americans want our elected leaders to decide change for us and decide for us what is good or bad.  Some Americans think that if something is legal then it must be good or right.

Abortion, legal in many states but, does that make right?

Death penalty, although legal and used but is it right or good?

Homosexual unions or marriages.  Becoming legal in a few states but is it right?

Amnesty for illegal aliens.  Is it right  or even fair to all the immigrants that entered legally?

Segregation was once an accepted practice in America.  But why did it take legislative action to tell us it was wrong?

My point is that we Americans are loosing touch with with is morally right or wrong.  We are seeing and electing lawmakers using laws to determine what is morally right.  When this should be the other way around.  Christ gave us some very distinct "rules" to follow over 2000 years ago.  He empowered and created our Church to interpret the "rules" for us and guide us.  Sure the "rules" He gave us aren't easy.  But they aren't impossible either.  The moral path He gave us and Church He gave us to lead us along this path, along  with words of wisdom and love to comfort us on our journey are "tools" we need to use to elect our lawmakers.

Our weak moral fiber in many cases allows us to be 'stupid'.  The sad part is that we don't always realize it.  But, we can correct this.  All Christians have the the Holy Scriptures as a guide.  We have the grace and love of Christ to lead us.  And we Catholics are fortunate that not only do we have Christ and the Holy Scriptures, we have the Magisterium and the Pope to interpret them for us so we can fully understand and enjoy the true meaning.  And we get additional help from our Mother Mary (or as Father Lito says "Mama Mary") and powerful Saints.  And the fact that we are all members of Christ's Church that he built should be remembered also.

Tarheel (Dave)