June 10, 2005 by s.z.

Shocking Jane Hathaway Revelations! My Friday American Street post is up.  It's about the explosive TV Land expose of the Homosexual Agenda.  Here's a link.   Check it out, if you have time. 8:35:07 AM

From AMERICAN STREET:

The Secret Paul Lynde Agenda The American Family Association warns us about a TV special that blows the lid off the Homosexual Agenda. TV Land is touting the “Tickled Pink” as the first program to look at how and why certain classic television shows “have hit the funny bone for generations of gay viewers.” The show promises to celebrate a variety of TV shows and situation comedies that have commanded huge homosexual fan bases, and will “get the inside scoop from the talented people that created them.” Ed Vitagliano, a media researcher for the American Family Association, says although “Tickled Pink” does not promote the latest political issues of the pro-homosexual movement, the one-hour special does appear to have some disturbing objectives. One thing the show seems to do, he observes, is to hint that Hollywood has somehow “outsmarted” mainstream culture for decades by “sneaking” homosexual characters and motifs into television programs. All this “underscores the fact that there really is an agenda in Hollywood amongst those who are homosexual,” Vitagliano says. And its chief aim, he asserts, has apparently been “to kind of broach the subject [of homosexuality] to straight America in as subtle a way as possible with the hopes that they’ll be more accepting of the political movement.” Upon watching “Tickled Pink,” Vitagliano says it was “disturbing” to have Hollywood’s homosexual agenda so solidly confirmed. “In some ways it was worse than I expected it to be,” he notes, “because it really celebrated the fact that there were people in Hollywood who were trying to get a message across without the viewer really knowing it — at least if they were straight.” You know how Paul Lynde used to deliver those suggestive lines on “Hollywood Squares” and how he seemed kind of fey on “Bewitched”? Well, it turns out that he may have been gay! And apparently the gays all knew this, and laughed at us straight people who were never clued in to their little inside joke. And the subversive goal behind Paul Lynde was to make us and our children think that gays were people too. No wonder we are now having to discuss “gay marriage” in this country! And then the gays tried to claim that Batman and Robin, Starsky and Hutch, and even Laverne and Shirley are, if not homosexual, at least good friends — how dare they despoil our heroes! “Even in TV shows that have nothing to do with homosexuality,” Vitagliano notes, “apparently gays and lesbians have often latched onto any hint of a close relationship or spiritual intimacy between characters of the same sex and have read a homosexual subtext into it, desperate to find something — anything — that will give them a sense of normalcy.” Or, in other cases, he adds, indications are that homosexuals often view shows about characters with supernatural powers and hidden abilities, such as “Bewitched” and “I Dream of Jeannie,” and see characters who must keep secrets or lead hidden lives as somehow paralleling the “closeted” homosexual existence. “I watched the show with a deep sense of sadness,” Vitagliano notes. “It made me realize all the more how much Christians need to reach out to gays and lesbians, who are often extremely lonely people.” Yes, anybody who would read all kinds of stuff that isn’t there into fictional characters must be really pathetic. But wait, isn’t Ed Vitagliano the author of “Somthing Swishy About Shark Tail”, the review that claimed the cartoon vegetarian shark in the film was obviously gay, and that the movie was trying to indocrinate kids into accepting homosexuality? But back to his pity for homosexuals, who are so lonely that they have to make up fantasies about how everybody is gay. Not that homosexuals are to be pitied, he adds, “any more than we are all to be pitied by God.” But although many homosexuals may feel they are lacking intimacy and a sense of connection with people of their same sex, the AFA spokesman says, “What they really need is a relationship with Jesus.” Say, that would make a good TV action show: “Gay Starsky and Jesus!” They’re cops who don’t play by the rules! Anyway, I haven’t seen “Tickled Pink,” but it sounds like fun. Brian Moylan of the Houson Voice said of it: Insightful, entertaining and thorough, the show is mostly a primer for straight people about gay culture, but trust me: You�€™ll think it�€™s a hoot �€” and informative. And maybe it will reveal more about their secret Bea Arthur agenda. By S. Z.   7:03 am     Comedy & Satire A Stroll Down the Patriarch's Path Today I thought we could take a look at a few of the articles available at The Patriach's Path, a Christian Reconstructionism/Dominionism  website Let's start with a few articles on Spiritual Headship. Spiritual Headship  Articles especially for men. The focus of many of these articles is how to lead your family to take dominion of the earth. To start with, here's a piece which not only explains Christian Reconstructionism, it also advises you not to let your home schooled boys waste all their time reading uplifting literature and learning Latin (which don't lead to good paying jobs).  Yes, it's The New Christian Counterculture by Rev. Larry E. Ball. It is clear that Christianity had influenced American culture greatly since the days of the Puritans. A shift in power has occurred, and we lost our influence in the public square. We now live in a society that has unofficially declared Christianity irrelevant (and may soon declare us wicked). Or, more likely, wingnutty.  But yes, the "Christian Counterculture" is a movement that would like to return America the days of the Puritans, a time when the town elders could beat their fellow citizens for not attending church, and could stone witches.  (Interesting that our friend Dave Shiflett didn't mention the Reconstructionalists in his essay about why we have nothing to fear from evangelical Christians, who are "live and let live" folks just like me and you.) In reaction to the rise of this pagan culture in America (essentially the same as the counterculture in the Garden of Eden), there is a growing New Christian Counterculture movement. It can be identified by a return to the Scriptures as the only infallible rule of faith and practice. [...] It is the belief that through the gospel of Jesus Christ, everything under heaven must be brought captive to the Lordship of Jesus Christ. The Bible is our guide in all areas of life as it speaks to the church, politics, education, and science to everything. There is no neutrality, only antithesis.    And the Reconstructionalists "are the vessels He has chosen to establish His kingdom."  And these vessels believe that have been commanded to get involved in government, so they can help to make it righteous by using the Bible as the basis of all governance.  And once Jesus rules the the country through them and the scriptures, then non-Christians (except maybe for Jews) and homosexuals will be dealt with as the Old Testament teaches: with stones. Anyway, now for the vocational advice from Rev. Ball: It is interesting how many parents want their children to be part of a godly self-supporting covenant home. Yet because we are producing young male adults who have not learned to conquer the world of math and science (including such disciplines as the field of accounting), we are not raising potential heads of households who will be able to provide a living for our covenant daughters. [...] Accomplishment in the fields of math and science still pays a sufficient salary that will allow a man's wife to fulfill her calling (in raising a dozen children?), because her husband can afford to feed them. Yes, unless you homeschool your sons in some skills that are actually valuable in the market place (such as computer science, or, say, accounting), then they will be living in your basement for the rest of their lives, and your daughters won't be able to fufill their calling to have a dozen children.  This message was brought to you by Rev. Ball, "pastor of Bridwell Heights Presbyterian Church, Kingsport, Tennessee. He is also a CPA. " Now, here's an article that sounds intriguing: Be Careful Little Eyes by Philip Lancaster.  It's about how to keep women from leading you into adultery -- and all of Pastor Lancaster's tips boil down to the advice in song that Paul Anka and Lisa Simpson gave for dealing with the Attack of the Giant Advertising Mascots: "Just Don't Look." He suggests that you go so far as to make a covenant with your eyes that you will never look at women (except maybe their faces, but only if they are homely). And what about swimming pools? These days mixed bathing situations, especially public pools are guaranteed to provide temptations by the bucketful. A man with an eye promise will almost have to don dark glasses and a white cane at such a place. He'll be so constantly diverting his gaze, he'll be visually impaired! To help avoid temptation, one thing we men need to do is to talk openly in our churches about proper attire for our wives and daughters. Wouldn't it be a lot easier if we could just make all women cover themselves from head to toe, so they wouldn't be able to entice men? In A New Family Lifestyle by Dr. Samuel L. Blumenfeld, we learn about the blessings of homeschooling.  One of those blessings is freedom from government oppression.. The family, not the state, decides how to spend its time. It can actually be spent learning and developing one's intellect. Thus, the emotional and psychological benefits of declaring one's own independence from the state school gives the family an understanding of what freedom is all about. Freedom means being free of government coercion. That is the freedom that the Founding Fathers fought to obtain for all Americans. Of course, we're not talking about freedom for children to get to decide how to spend their time, we're talking about freedom for parents to do with their children whatever they damn well feel like. But most importantly, there are the social benefits of homeschooling (i.e., that your kids won't have any friends). Kids can get into a great deal of trouble because of peer pressure in the school, and parents are often kept in the dark about what their children are really up to with their friends. Many children begin to develop intense friendships, some creating their own secret language in order to hide from their parents what they are doing with their friends, particularly of the opposite sex. Dating can lead to premarital sex, which may lead to unwanted pregnancies, diseases, abortions, unwed teenage motherhood, emotional traumas, jealousies, and physical abuse. The parents are usually the last to know that their son or daughter is in deep trouble. Children may get involved with drugs or gangs, which is the kind of desperate social life that has claimed the lives and souls of many youngsters. In contrast, the social life of the home schooling family is positive and delightful. So, unless you WANT your kids to have abortions and/or die from gang violence, you should free them from government coercion, and subject them to parental coercion instead. And, in the Headship section, we find an article we've discussed previously (and which still gives us nightmares): The Loving Art of Spanking by Philip Lancaster. For now, let's just reiterate part of Pastor Lancaster's advice about what kind of a rod to use on your children when they are disobediant, slow to obey your commands, or just seem like they need to be put in their place: I have used a dowel rod purchased at the hardware store, about 5/16th of an inch by 18-24 inches, seems about the right balance of heft and flexibility. Along the same lines as Pastor Lancaster, here's Rev. William Einwechter with Stoning Disobedient Children. In his exploration of Biblical case law, he concludes that you can't stone your bratty kids while they're in their "formative years," but can take this biblical action against young adult children who have "rebelled against the authority of [their] parents, and and will not profit from any of their discipline nor obey their voice in any thing."    Those who consider death as a horrible punishment here must realize that in such a case as described in Deuteronomy 21:18-21, "death" is inescapable. Contempt of parental authority, if left unchecked, is the death of the family, law, and order. The question then is: Who or what should die? The rebel, or family and society? Yeah, it's them or us!  We can't have a society where James Deans are allowed to sneer at their elders, or law and order dies (and, even though it's getting pretty formulaic, and probably deserves to die, it is keeping Fred Thompson out of politics).  But anyway, society MUST be repressive if it is going to survive.  Oh, and in the footnotes, Rev. Einwechter provides a caveat:  The family does not have the power of the sword. Only the state has the authority to execute those who are worthy of death. Therefore, if a state refuses to follow the law of Deuteronomy 21:18-21, parents are left only with the option of covenantal death (i.e., disinheritance by the family and, where applicable, excommunication by the church). Yeah, since we're stuck with this wicked unbiblical state which refuses to follow the law of Deuteronomy, then I guess all we can do to a disobediant offspring is cut him off without a cent, and declare, "I haff no son!" Well, that's probably enough Headship advice for today.  Next time we'll consider some of the articles in the Godly Womanhood section ("There are a number of great works on many tough issues such as modesty, submission, feminism and how to be Keepers at Home." But until then, ladies, here's a book from the Patriach's Path bookshop that you might want to consider purchasing. In My Father's House By Tamara and Naomi Valine Since the earliest days of our Judeo-Christian culture, it has been understood that the period between girlhood and marriage is a crucial time of preparation for a young woman's role as wife and mother. Our modern society has forgotten this. Yes, since we no longer live in the culture of the Middle East, circa 33 AD, our culture has forgotten that women should go directly from their fathers to their husbands, like the chattel they are. Today, after graduating from high school, many a young lady will be consumed pursuing empty promises and vain careers, wasting this precious time focused on herself, instead of serving others. By visiting the writings of authors who lived in a day when men's and women's roles were more biblically defined, Tamara and her maiden daughter, Naomi, have compiled a treasure--a tool for training our daughters to be godly wives and mothers under the biblical assumption that serving our families is a wise and noble calling. Hey, shouldn't the maiden daughter Naomi be serving her family instead of pursuing the vain career of writing a book? Oh, and I discovered that Naomi has a blog.  Here's part of a recent musing on the commandment from God to homeschool, and on how God is now calling Naomi to be a "living at home, refraining from working or attending college" martyr: The call we received was that of following Christ, of living a life of self-sacrifice, of loving others as we have been loved, of being Christ to the world. To do this required homeschooling, because we realized the importance of the family in God’s plan for the world. Families are the basic units of society and to so dismantle one as to have its most vulnerable members in the hands of the government for hours a day was not profitable. So now what? We’re done? We graduate from high school and leave? We start supporting the vision of a university or a company instead of the God-given vision of our family that we were born to carry out? We think we have fulfilled the call because we have finished high school. But we haven’t.  The problem in this time of life is that we are once again in uncharted territory. No one sane stays home after high school. No one sane is unemployed. No one sane is left without a satisfactory answer to “And what are you doing now that you have graduated?” Or so we tell ourselves. Criticism? Forget it, I’m leaving. Pressure? I’ll give in. The problem is that we have forgotten how to fight. Homeschooling became too easy and too popular, so we forgot how to lay our lives down for truth simply because it is right. Glory is a concept difficult to define, but I believe necessary to survival in the present age. It is something martyrs, soldiers, pioneers, and apostles all understand. Glory requires a cause bigger than one’s self. It requires a truth so overpowering that we lay down our lives to see it spread. It’s what makes patriots. Hey, if Naomi is happy in her life choice, then more power to her. But she doesn't sound all that happy (just kind of fanatical). And I'm not sure God wants people to lay down their lives for the cause of women remaining under the control of their fathers until marriage. 7:32:12 AM