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D-2 Opinion Wednesday, April 13, 2016 The Press-Dispatch An apology for my actions to give rights and privileges to others. The killing of the dis- abled and elderly is already a known secret in Europe. The sexualization of our children. As a culture, we have left "the faith of our fathers." Many Christians are wait- ing for the revealing of the anti-Christ, expecting him to walk onto the world stage with a placard around his neck; but they are missing the caustic anti-Christian spirit devouring the west - ern world. Paul wrote to the Gala- tians, ". . .we do not wres- tle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heaven- ly places." Since the Renaissance, Christian Europe has ex- perienced a "changing of the times and the seasons;" In our own nation we have seen this accelerate in our lifetime. Nations and people are told all aspects of human identity are illusions [fam- ily, gender, ethnicity, reli- gion, and nationality]. The end result is that the western world is merging in- to "oneness" where the uni- fying and distinct character of national peoplehood and religion is obliterated. Christian Zionists no lon- ger feel the need to reach out to Jews because they don't need Jesus because the Jews are God's people [ignoring Paul's affirmation there is no Jew, Greek, male, female, free, or bond but all are one in Christ]. Globalization demands na- tions bend to the economic and social agenda of the pow- erful. Hidden from those who cannot see is the develop- ment of a "One World Gov- ernment" which will use the weapon of economic warfare [sanctions] to make any "rogue" nation or individual submit or else! But be assured, the Apos- tle John in his Revelation already told those that can hear, "And no one could buy or sell anything with- out that mark, which was ei- ther the name of the beast or the number representing his name." Spiritual darkness is slow- ly enveloping the world and whether another revival can sweep the Christian world and shake all from their slumber is yet to be seen. Continue to disciple oth- ers while "looking up, for your salvation is close at hand." Think about it! ANTI-CHRIST Continued from page 1 boasts of the great things he will achieve. Those who dare to question are answered with cheap putdowns, often at a gutter level. A man in his 60s, who is still acting like a spoiled ado- lescent, is not going to grow up in the next four years. And, as President, he would have the lives of us all, and our loved ones, in his hands, as well as the fate of this great nation at a fateful time. There are signs that some people are belatedly waking up to the dangers that Don- ald Trump represents. We can only hope that the vot- ers in Wisconsin are among them – and that voters in New York, California and elsewhere wake up before it is too late. Thomas Sowell is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institu- tion, Stanford University. His website is www.tsowell.com. TRUMP Continued from page 1 Republican Party that want positive and creative change have been overpowered by the forces that are just angry and fearful. If the forces of anger and fear prevail, we will pay a dear price. Donald Trump, the cur- rent leader in the Republi- can field, has succeeded by channeling anger and fear. By being flip and provoca- tive, rather than delivering a thoughtful and comprehen- sive conservative vision that all Americans can buy into, he has simply ticked off and alienated the very voters es- sential for a Republican win in the general election. Recent polling shows Trump's negatives at 70 per- cent among women, 77 per- cent among Hispanics and 86 percent among blacks. You might argue that vot- ers are so repulsed by Hill- ary Clinton that Trump can still prevail despite these massive negatives. But cur- rent polling does not show this. And this is not thought- ful, rational analysis. Cold math and logic point to a wipeout if Trump is the Re- publican nominee. Put all this in context that Barack Obama's latest ap- proval rating, 53 percent, is the highest it has been in over three years, and that it is higher than where Presi- dent Reagan's approval rat- ing, 50 percent, stood at the same point in his presiden- cy. It should be clear that Republicans have challeng- es ahead. Abraham Lincoln said, "Whoever molds public sen- timent, goes deeper than he who enacts statutes, or pro- nounces judicial decisions." Let's recall that Reagan was known as the Great Communicator. He succeed- ed in winning over nontradi- tional Republican voters by successfully communicat- ing a conservative vision for America that they could be- lieve and buy into. This is the kind of leader Republicans need today. Star Parker is an author and president of CURE, the Center for Urban Renewal and Education. Contact her at www.urbancure.org. Continued from page 1 LEADERS civil liberties. In the wake of the Supreme Court's re- definition of marriage last year, that certainly seems reasonable. As religious freedom expert Ryan An- derson notes: "It's what Americans did after Roe v. Wade, too. Con- gress and the states have passed a variety of laws that protect pro-life con- science. [A]fter Roe legis- latures made clear that gov- ernment cannot require a pro-life doctor or nurse to perform an abortion — that they, too, had rights that re- quired specific protections from hostile judges and bu- reaucrats." Such protections are re- quired today in the mar- riage arena. Mississippi's law would protect freedom of conscience for people who believe that marriage is the union of husband and wife. "It doesn't say any- one has to believe these things," says Mr. Anderson, author of "Truth Overruled: The Future of Marriage and Religious Freedom." "It just says that if some- one does believe them, the government can't discrim- inate against them. So the bill takes nothing away from anyone, it simply pro- tects pluralism." That such a bedrock, common-sense provision, one rooted in the DNA of our country's founding principles, is controversial says a lot about how em- battled our most basic free- doms have become. When President Clinton signed the 1993 Religious Freedom Restoration Act, he decried "a climate in this country in which some peo- ple are embarrassed to say that they advocate a course of action simply because they believe it is dictated by their faith — by what they discern to be, with their best efforts, the will of God." The need to combat that climate is even greater to- day, when our religious lib- erties are under sharper and more vicious attacks. Will we stand up for what is right? Ed Feulner is the founder of the Heritage Foundation (heritage.org). Continued from page 1 FREEDOM Court Report CRIMINAL Pike Circuit Court James K. White charged with count I dealing in a look-a-like substance, a level 5 felony; count II dealing in a sub- stance represented to be a controlled substance; and count III dealing in a counterfeit substance. George E. Norrington, Jr., charged with count I incest, a level 5 felony; and count II neglect of a dependent. Ronald L. Tolliver charged with child solicitation, a level 5 felony. Danielle M. Wheatley charged with count I neglect of a dependent, a level 6 felony; and count II maintaining a com- mon nuisance. Joseph V. Haas charged with count I dealing in a substance represented to be a controlled substance, a level 6 felo- ny; and count II neglect of a dependent. Carla R. White charged with count I dealing in a substance represented to be a controlled substance, a level 6 fel- ony; and count II possession of a syn- thetic drug or synthetic drug look-a- like substance. John Paul Allen charged with count I possession of methamphetamine, a level 6 felony; count II maintaining a common nuisance; and count III pos- session of marijuana. Sara R. Morton charged with count I possession of methamphetamine, a level 6 felony; and count II possession of paraphernalia. Tyler G. Simmons charged with count I possession of methamphet- amine, a level 6 felony; and count II possession of marijuana. Sara R. Morton charged with assist- ing a criminal, a level 6 felony. TRAFFIC AND MISDEMEANOR Pike Circuit Court Aaron Scott Dehoose charged with possession of marijuana. Cody S. McCormick charged with count I possession of paraphernalia and count II possession of marijuana. Scott L. Brown charged with driv- ing while suspended. Jason T. Mortzfeldt charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated. Robert B. Isaacs charged with driv- ing while suspended. CIVIL DOCKET Pike Circuit Court Indiana Farm Bureau Ins. sues Dal- ton Meredith and Kristie Spalding on complaint. Destiney Warner sues Dee Warner for dissolution of marriage. Debra A. Talley sues Shawn M. Tal- ley for dissolution of marriage. SMALL CLAIMS Pike Circuit Court Personal Finance Company LLC sues Angela Loveless on complaint. Ryan Fears sues Ryan Lechner on complaint. Katiedid vs... by Katiedid Langrock The goon squad Letters to the Editor Wednesday, April 13 • Apollo 13 oxygen tank explodes (1970) • Tiger Woods wins his first Mas- ters (1997) Thursday, April 14 • Lincoln is shot (1865) • RMS Titanic hits iceberg (1912) Friday, April 15 • Lincoln dies (1865) • "Unsinkable" Titanic sinks (1912) Saturday, April 16 • Hallucinogenic effects of L SD discovered (1943) • Apollo 16 departs for the moon (1972) Sunday, April 17 • Apollo 13 returns to Earth (1970) • The Bay of Pigs invasion begins (1961) Monday, April 18 • The Great San Francisco Earth- quake (1906) • Revere and Dawes warn of Brit- ish attack (1775) Tuesday, April 19 • First Boston Marathon held (1897) • The American Revolution be- gins (1775) Source: History.com Growing up is scary. There are so many urban legends to learn, so many new creatures to fear. The boogeyman. Medusa. Ghosts. Vampires. Brooding vampires. Robert Pattinsons. There seem to be monsters every- where. Monsters in the closet. Mon- sters under the bed. "Monsters, Inc." As if learning about all of these fear- some foes weren't enough, your peers play into the fright. For my little brother, the scariest scare of all came when he learned of Bloody Mary. To summon Bloody Mary, you must turn off the lights, stand in front of a mirror and say her name as you spin three times. On the third time, the spirit will leap out of the mirror and murder you - - or at least that is how the urban legend was told to me. And that was how I told it to my little brother when he was a mere kindergar- tener. To play into the fun (torture?) of spreading the word of the ghost, I made my little brother hold my hand and go through the act of spinning and saying her name. Bloody Mary never jumped out of the mirror. I knew she wouldn't. I was in fifth grade, after all. But I needed to sell the idea, so every time I turned on the lights, I pointed out a new cut or scar on my body - - ones I had earned playing on the jungle gym - - and claimed they were wounds at the hands of the ghost. For years after this day in the bathroom, my little brother was terrified of the dark. And mirrors. Kids are jerks. And having been one of those jerk kids myself, I knew it was only a matter of time until some- one told my son of the evil that lurks beneath his bed or in the dark. Every kid has that first mon- ster that makes him question his own safe- ty in the world. For my brother, it was Bloody Mary. For some kids, it is werewolves or witch- es. For other kids, it's ghosts and goblins. For my 3-year-old son, it was Little Bunny Foo Foo. Yes, Little Bunny Foo Foo, that rascally rabbit most known for scooping up field mice and bopping them on the head. In the story, Little Bunny Foo Foo is turned into a goon after refusing to lis- ten and continuing to knock rodents on the noggin. A fter being read the bunny book for the first time in his preschool class, my son fell into a frenzied crying fit, terrified that he would be turned into a goon. Kids aren't the only ones who can be jerks. Apparently, feeding into the fear, the teacher told my son that if he didn't listen to her, he, too, would be goon-ified. Having the track record he does in the listening depart- ment, my kid was rightfully terrified. For the next few nights, he talked incessantly and obsessively about not wanting to be turned into a goon. The mention of Little Bunny Foo Foo had him running for cover. No matter how many times I assured him that no such goon-ification could befall him, my son was certain that a magic wand would be his undoing. So in a moment of des- peration, I told him that if his teach- er or anyone else were to use a magic wand to turn him into any- thing other than my sweet boy, I would grab my mag- ic wand and turn him right back. To which my son said, "You have a magic wand? " I did not. But I did have Amazon Prime. Two-day shipping and a wand could be mine. My son was not thrilled with the idea of waiting. He was tired from not sleeping the past few nights, as was I. There would have to be another way to procure a mag- ic wand. I called a friend who studies all things mystical and magical. "The wand chooses you," she said. "What does that mean? " "It means find a stick and hot-glue some rhinestones on it." Done! My son and I took a walk down a street we'd never ventured on before and found a downed tree. He broke off a branch, covered it in glitter and clutched it as he slept soundly that night. The world can be a scary place, but now that my son has a wand to com- bat goon-makers and Little Bunny Foo Foo, his world is a little safer. Like Katiedid Langrock on Facebook, at http://www.facebook.com/katiedid- humor. To The Editor: I owe the parents of the students of WES, the faculty, staff and teachers of WES an apology for my actions on Sept. 21, 2015. Upon mindful reflec- tion, I have come to realize that I over- reacted. I have had the intentions of be- having the way I did, losing my tem- per and acting in a disrespectful man- ner. I can assure you that I will control my anger and will not repeat such in- cidents in the future. I make no excus- es for my behavior. It was uncalled for and I am truly sorry. Ciji Lough *By enrolling in the Birthday Club, you agree to have your name, town and birthday, or the person's name and town and birthday of whom you are enrolling, printed in the e Press-Dispatch on the week in which the birthday occurs. 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