As expected, the press is ignoring yet another massive gathering of Americans in Washington D.C. Judging from capacity estimates of the area it looks like at least 600,000 people are attending the Restoring Honor Rally. Here are a few screen captures of the event to give everyone an idea of the scope of this rally. It is NOT a protest, it is a RALLY. Let’s see how the leftward press reports it later today. Feel free to share and distribute this images to help educate Americans to the truth!
Fox is acting stupidly.
Glenn Beck is the one loud voice that conservatives (NOT Republicans) can depend on to provide new content that other networks and hosts simply will not cover. Glenn and his team are helping to shine a light into the deep dark corners of this Administration where no reporters will go. And, Glenn is more than willing to call out the corruption and lies that are out there in the open, plain as day for all to see. And Glenn regularly asks his viewers to Tivo his shows and share them with others. Doing so will help get the message out to the politically apathetic or unaware.
But why is Fox News throwing down the copyright hammer so forcefully?
There have been several web sites that offered replays of The Glenn Beck Program. And all of them are disappearing. The most recent casualty has been www.newsyoucanbelieve.com.
For the past couple of months Glenn has changed his approach from the “we’re all gonna die” panic presentations to a calmer and more informative approach. But what I have really come to appreciate is just how well-researched his presentations are. He makes connections and then displays them all to see in a usually understandable format.
But once the show is over, you can’t find the content anywhere. Newer Tivo’s prevent shows from being transferred to computers for archival. And now Fox News is strictly enforcing its copyright protections. So, I ask all of you, including those on the left: “If Fox News is so conservative, why isn’t it letting all of this content remain online for the world to see?”
Glenn, here’s a nice capitalist idea: Make all of your television shows available to premium/extreme insiders. Or charge more for a Super Duper Extreme option, and include pictures of all of your chalk board diagrams so we can use them to educate the “80″ part of the 10-80-10 ratio you talked about in April. I’m just sayin’…
Hate Glenn Beck? Think he’s nothing more than an entertainer trying to make a buck? I think you are wrong, but that’s just my opinion. I would like you to consider for just a moment suspending your dislike of him to ask yourself “what if he is right?” What if even 1/10th of what he says is true? I happen to think that he’s right nine times out of ten, and I’ve reached that conclusion by doing my own research.
The problem I have with so many liberals is that many of them fail to consider alternative viewpoints. They assume if a story was on Fox News that it was a lie. (If you honestly think about that for a moment you should realize just how stupid that viewpoint really is.) They assume if Glenn Beck said it that it was a lie. They don’t bother checking the fact because they just know that they are correct.
So Einstein, what if you’re wrong? Glenn outed ACORN. Glenn exposed Van Jones. Glenn has called out politician after politician and has been right almost every time. But most liberals just ignore the facts because of the source. Why? Because when you can’t win on facts its easier to ignore them. Its easier to make fun of Glenn Beck. Its easier to blame it all on George W. Bush.
For example: Many liberals love to puff out their chests and claim that the founding fathers were not religious and/or America was not founded on Judeo/Christian values. Why do they think this? Because that is what they were taught in school, or especially in college. Well, here’s a video that dispels many of the falsehoods propagated by liberal professors and factually inaccurate history books. This is a ten minute highlight reel from the April 8, 2010 Glenn Beck television show titled “Faith of our Founders.” Enjoy, and let me know if you find any errors in the content.
The Left says that The Right is the violent side of the political spectrum. Yet I seem to recall that there are dozens of examples of the Left’s physical angst and find it very hard to find conservative examples of violence toward their political opponents.
Did you know that during his CPAC speech Glenn Beck had to wear a bulletproof vest?
I was there. I saw how security was during the entire event. Vice President Dick Cheney was there. Senators and Representatives were there. Even the evil hated Ann Coulter was there. There were no security policy changes when they were on stage. But when we approached the time for Glenn Beck to appear, things got a little tighter. No access to this hallway, nobody in this room without a proper badge. How sad is it that the compassionate left has to resort to death threats to get its way?
I’m a huge Glenn Beck fan. I’ve met him several times and have made it on the air as a caller a few times. I agree with most of what he says. But his comments about leaving any church that preaches “social justice” are misguided. While I agree with his concern, I think he is suggesting the wrong approach.
His request hits home for me because last Sunday my priest brought up social justice and indirectly mocked Glenn for suggesting that priests be reported to their bishops for teaching social justice. He said “I guess we need to report the bishops to the pope and then the pope to God. How can you not believe in social justice” I’ll tell you how.
Social Justice comes in two forms. One is based on religious values, the other is based on economic or political status. The Catholic Church has been teaching social justice since the late 1800s and this is certainly the version that father was referring too. But, father is most likely not aware of the hijacking and distorting of this noble concept by the political left. And, if I may quote our president, “let me be clear.” The main difference between the two versions is not the end result, it is the method used to achieve it.
According to a popular Catholic web site:
“Social service is giving direct aid to someone in need. It usually involves performing one or more of the corporal works of mercy. That is, giving alms to the poor, feeding the hungry, clothing the naked, visiting the sick or imprisoned, taking care of orphans and widows, visiting the shut-ins etc. Another name for it is charity. The concept of correcting the structures that perpetuate this need is called social justice.”
I’ve paraphrased the following example from the same site: A person visits a food bank and explains that he has no food because he has been unemployed for a long time. A food bank worker knows of an employer with an entry-level/unskilled position available and (a) gives the person some food and (b) places that person in touch with the employer. This solves both problems for that person. (a) the immediate need of food through an act of charity/social service, and (b) it eliminates the unemployment problem that created and perpetuated the need, therefore creating social justice.
What needs to be pointed out in the example above is that the person providing assistance is doing so by his/her own choice. It is not mandated or forced. It is not provided by the government or even the church. The actions taken to solve a problem were performed via the free will of an individual. This is how religious social justice differs from political social justice.
There are many different principles within the religious practice of “social justice.” Among them:
- Human Dignity: each member of the human family is equal in dignity and has equal rights because we are all children of the one God.
- Solidarity: working for change so that everyone will be able to reach their potential
- The Common Good: social conditions that make it possible for each social group and all of their individual members to achieve their potential.
- Participation: Because of intelligence and free will, people have both a right and a duty to participate in those decisions that most directly affect them. They are actively to shape their own destiny rather than simply accept the decisions of others.
- Distributism: social and economic structures should promote wide ownership of corporations and is the basis for anti-trust laws and economic cooperatives.
In my opinion, the principles above are sound, just and worthy of promoting. They clearly state that individuals are freely responsible for shaping their own futures. Now let’s rephrase the list for clarity:
- Human Dignity: each member of the human family is equal in dignity and has equal rights… Not equal results. Equal rights. Does “the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness” ring a bell?
- Solidarity: …everyone will be able to reach their potential. Not given. Not handed out. Enabling people to reach, as in work for.
- The Common Good: social conditions that make it possible for each social group and all of their individual members to achieve their potential. Enabling people to achieve, as in work for.
- Participation: people are actively to shape their own destiny rather than simply accept the decisions of others. Accountability for ones own actions. Using your brain instead of listening to others that tell you its not your fault.
- Distributism: social and economic structures should promote wide ownership of corporations… Promote, not mandate. There is a a huge difference.
Barack Obama and his team of radical liberals wants to mandate the redistribution of wealth through excessive taxation on the wealthy and on corporations. He openly supports the Copenhagen Treaty and various amendments that are nothing more than the direct political and financial attack on wealthy nations by less developed ones. He has surrounded himself with powerful appointees willing to express and act upon the most liberal of policies on behalf of the president. And they have commandeered the term “social justice” and are spreading it around with the same vigor as “hope and change” were during the election. Sadly they have been very successful, so much so that churches and many Americans are confused about the concept. So let me help bring clarity to the subject.
Pope Pius XI wrote in 1891 “It is a fundamental principle of social philosophy, fixed and unchangeable, that one should not withdraw from individuals and commit to the community what they can accomplish by their own enterprise and industry.” (Quadragesimo Anno, p79)
THIS is the difference between religious social justice and political social justice. Conservatives think people should work for their supper while Liberals think they have a right to supper. Conservatives think that government programs to help those in need are useful but should be temporary. Liberals think that these programs are a right and should be extended indefinitely because aftert all, it’s not the victim’s fault they are unemployed or unskilled or living in a bad neighborhood.
Now back to Glenn Beck. He said:
“I beg you, look for the words ’social justice’ or ‘economic justice’ on your church Web site. If you find it, run as fast as you can. Social justice and economic justice, they are code words. Now, am I advising people to leave their church? Yes!”
I disagree with Beck’s statement 100%. It is my firm belief that we need to educate our religious leaders to the differences between the two forms of social justice and request that they clarify their positions during church.
I plan on emailing our priest a link to this article as well as a sincere request for public clarification. In fact, I emailed father the first time the term appeared in a sermon and he responded with the explanation that “I don’t have the time to research and understand the many issues our political leaders deal with.” Given the schedule and day-to-day activities of a priest, this is certainly understandable. Therefore I consider it my civic and religious duty to serve my community by offering clarity.
I love Glenn Beck. He is a rare voice of dissension and counterpoint in a country full of kool-aid drinking talking heads, liberal media entities and willfully ignorant voters. But allow me to offer a current analogy. Are we asking people to leave the Republican Party because they have done or said stupid things? No. Do we recommend the formation of a third party that actually practices and legislates conservative behavior? No. Smart conservatives are trying to reclaim the party. Smart believers should try to reclaim their churches. I’m just sayin’.
