18 February 2008
Three things to think about
Posted by Roy Bischoff under: Humor .
Thanks to Ed Elsberry for passing this along to us:
Three Things to Ponder:
1. Cows
2. The Constitution
3. The Ten Commandments
Cows
Is it just me, or does anyone else find it amazing that during the mad cow epidemic our government could track a single cow, born in Canada almost three years ago, right to the stall where she slept in the state of Washington? And, they tracked her calves to their stalls. But they are unable to locate 11 million illegal aliens wandering around our country. Maybe we should give each of them a cow.
The Constitution
They keep talking about drafting a Constitution for Iraq. Why don’t we just give them ours? It was written by a lot of really smart guys, it has worked for over 200 years, and we’re not using it anymore.
The 10 Commandments
The real reason that we can’t have the Ten Commandments posted in a courthouse is this:
You cannot post:
- “Thou Shalt Not Steal,”
- “Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery,” and
- “Thou Shall Not Lie”
in a building full of lawyers, judges and politicians…It creates a hostile work environment.
8 Comments so far...
Matt Says:
18 February 2008 at 11:36 am.
Keep this kind of thing coming. We need a reason to smile.
Mac Says:
18 February 2008 at 11:59 am.
I second that. I’m feeling a lot better after coming here today.
Pickles Says:
18 February 2008 at 2:05 pm.
I love it, “why don’t we just give them ours…we’re not using it any more”. This was hilarious.
Cavetrollhead Says:
18 February 2008 at 2:13 pm.
I just got that in an email, Roy. It is good quipping but the thing about our constitution won’t work for Iraq because it would be seen as us installing a government. It would provide too much fodder for rebellion.
But giving illegals a cow? Now that is a good idea!! 
Joy Bischoff Says:
18 February 2008 at 5:30 pm.
Cave, Roy thought this was funny but neither of us have ever believed we could bring democracy to Iraq. I came to learn too much about them in my Middle Eastern Studies at BYU. They believe in a government based on Sharia, their law that is derived from Islam. Their culture is so different from ours that most people just don’t grasp the deep psychological difference. You do seem to though. Democracy has to come from the inside out to work, not forced from the outside in. It grows in and then from the heart. It takes work to uphold democracy and this is why the Iraqi government is struggling to move forward. Even if they rise on shaky legs and walk, it will not be for long. We should have worked with their clerics along with their politicians and allowed them to at least blend the sharia into their new government. I wrote about this before we went to war and how I wish I had been wrong.
Many people believe this will end like Japan and Germany but it won’t. The differences are too sharply divisive. Biblical prophecies also underscore the deep divide and do not bode well until after Armageddon. For those Mormons who disagree with me, and I have heard from plenty that do, they should read The Millennial Messiah by Bruce R. McConkie. As a group they will not be ready to accept Christ until after Armageddon.
Cavetrollhead Says:
18 February 2008 at 7:56 pm.
Well I see what you are saying, Joy and I didn’t really think that you were serious, but some might think it is feasible to install democracy there.
I think the main barrier to democracy is that the concept that freedom (or free will or free agency,) is not a high value for Islam (at least not int he middle east.) We Christians know that without freedom, there is no such thing as righteousness, because if we are acted upon instead of acting, we are not good or evil.
On the other hand, in Mid Eastern Islam doing the right thing seems to be paramount, even if you are forced without a choice. Not Christ’s plan if you know what I mean. To a Christian’s thinking, if you are forced, you haven’t done the right thing- it has been done to you, and it is counted neither as righteousness, nor as wickedness. But the one who does the forcing is wicked- even if he forced righteousness.
However, THERE IS CONSTITUTIONAL DEMOCRACY in the Middle East- in Qatar. So it does not seem like a complete impossibility. Maybe it just can’t be installed by the US of any other Christian country because of the animus that exists toward the western, Christian societies. Maybe we take for granted the fact that even the west wasn’t ready for democracy until it actually happened, by the providence of God.
Joy Bischoff Says:
18 February 2008 at 11:11 pm.
Interesting thoughts, Cave. Yes, Qatar has a form of democracy but you are right. If Muslims think something is being forced on them they do not like it. And you have it right about free agency. They do not value it as we do. Of course there are acceptions to this, especially here in America. But their culture with the tribal system still being alive and well is authoritarian.
tony Says:
6 March 2008 at 3:41 am.
i really like the cow idea….. except where would they keep them?? the govmnt would prob give them our houses and garages along with the social security and welfare stuff that they are already giving them……
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