When I served in the military back in the 70's the idea of homosexuals in the ranks was not even debatable. It wasn't even considered. My brother now serves. He has told me that the idea of sodomites in the military is still rejected. In fact, I won't mention what most of the troops think about it.

I grew up in a world of strict discipline. This included spankings. I did not become an aggressive adult. My brothers did not become aggressive adults. Our many friends did not become aggressive adults. We DID, however, become respected people in our communities because of the discipline we received as children. My own childen received their share of spankings when it was necessary. They have not grown up to become aggressive adults. They are, in fact, doing very well for themselves and their families.

Teaching that spanking, properly done, is wrong defies God's Word. The Bible clearly and plainly commands it. I personally know of rough, tough boys who were spared a life of trouble from the discipline they received. This included spankings. I have also known brats who became trouble-makers and finally inmates in prison because they never had a good, hard spanking in their lives. I can assure you that they ARE getting worse than spanked now.

The worst thing about it all is the influence that modern TV has on children. Parents allow it to entertain their kids with no concern as to what is seen or heard. I believe there is a direct link between much television viewing and the problems many of our children have.

Most people avoid reality because the truth might erase their preconceived ideas about someone. In this case, Bush. So, not having any real desire for facts they load up on information from sources that hate Bush. It matters not that these sources twist the truth and tell lies. All that matters is that it sounds good and so it is blindly accepted. Therefore, massive conclusions are built upon things that do not even exist. There is no reality.

Reality is being in a combat hell-hole with possible death inches or seconds away. The next day you do it all over again. And the next week. And the next month. It's called being a soldier. These are the ONLY people who had ANY right to blame Bush for any problems with the war effort. What did they do? They supported him...they trusted him...they voted for him...they reenlisted. Of course, the liberal news media that hated Bush with a passion covered these things up until the truth was finally exposed. They reluctantly had to admit that things were not really as they had pretended they were.

The problem lies with the inability of the American people to use all available resources and form a logical conclusion about things. No, they would rather educate themselves by way of gossip tabloids, idiotic talk shows, Hollywood celebrities and the liberal news media. I wonder how many of these people ever served in the military...studied military history...searched for unbiased, reliable information...talked with soldiers that had been in any war, especially Iraq or Afghanistan?? I have done all these things. I don't form my conclusions about anything lightly.

Soldiers that have served in Iraq have told me that they HATED the false information that CNN and other sources were making up. The truth, they said, was not being told. Of course, the Bush haters and the "anything for peace" liberals finally had to admit (to their disgust) that things weren't actually as they had reported. In fact, they had to shut up about it.

I've read and seen interviews about things that went on behind the scenes during Pres. Bush's terms in office. His primary focus was always the war against terrorism. He was completely involved in protecting America from the enemy. The end result was that tens of thousands of the enemy were killed by our troops, several attempts to strike America again were stopped and some father/sons thugs were removed in Iraq. Besides these things, our military discovered and removed 500 tons of uranium ore that the news media "forgot" to report. Our troops knew about these things. That's why so many of them reenlisted.

No, I don't use a Scofield Bible. I prefer a plain text King James Bible with nothing else in it. However, I do know about Scofield. The vast majority of the stories about him have been greatly taken out of context for the benefit of those who dislike him. Did he have problems? Yes. Did he sin? Of course. So did David. So did the apostle Paul. Scofield did the same thing David and Paul did - he asked the Lord to forgive him. God can and will use anyone who so desires it. Even those who have failed.