On September 23, the Florida Supreme Court struck down Terri’s Law – which allowed Governor Jeb Bush to prevent Terri Schiavo from being starved to death. In 2000, her husband (who’s had two children with another woman) got a court order to have Terri’s feeding tubes removed.

With the courts determined to end the life of this brain-damaged woman – over the objections of her parents, who argue that their daughter is alert, responds to stimuli and could be helped with rehabilitation – the governor persuaded the legislature to give him the authority to prevent an act of medical murder.

The Florida court ruled that the law was a violation of the separation of powers – in other words, that the governor and legislature had usurped the authority of the judiciary. But judges themselves violate this principle morning, noon and night – by, in effect, legislating from the bench.

It seems separation of powers is a red light to the legislative and executive branches, but a green light to the judiciary.

If elected, John Kerry would be the most gay-friendly president in history – more even than Bill Clinton. On September 24^th, The Washington Blade, a gay newspaper in the nation’s capital, published an extensive interview in which the Democratic nominee (whose record the homosexual Human Rights Campaign describes as “stellar”) voiced enthusiastic support for the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) and adding “sexual orientation” to federal Hate Crimes laws.

ENDA would force churches and Christian bookstores to hire open homosexuals. The Hate Crimes legislation gays are pushing could be used to persecute Christians for citing Biblical injunctions against homosexual conduct, on the grounds that this “hate speech” promotes acts of violence against gays.

The only point where Kerry departs from the radical homosexual agenda is in his refusal to endorse same-sex marriage. How serious he is here (as opposed to being politically expedient) may be seen in his vote against the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act and his opposition Federal Marriage Amendment, when the latter was before the Senate in June. Kerry’s strategy is to pay lip service to traditional marriage, but oppose anything that would keep the courts from imposing same-sex marriage.

Senator Kerry not only flouts the teachings of his Church, but over 3,300 years of Judeo-Christian civilization. The interview can be read online at http://www.washblade.com.

Jay Power, who raises cattle and grain on his 1,000-acre farm southeast of Cleveland, recently decided to raise awareness of The Ten Commandments. With the help of friends, Power painted the Decalogue in giant letters on the side of his barn, 500 feet off State Highway 542.

Power, who describes himself as a nondenominational Christian, said the display is intended to increase knowledge of America’s spiritual heritage. “This is the most blessed nation there is,” Powell declared. “Look at what we’ve accomplished in only 200 years. It’s not because we’re more intelligent than other people; it’s because we were set up ‘Under God.’ That’s why we’re such a blessed nation.”

With that observation, Powell demonstrated that he’s more intelligent that the ACLU, Americans United for the Separation of Church and State, and many federal judges – who believe an acknowledgement of America’s spiritual roots (by such modest affirmations as the phrase “one nation under God” in the Pledge of Allegiance) is somehow tantamount to the establishment of a state church.

Farmer Power is fulfilling his obligation to be “salt and light.”

Late last week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Pledge Protection Act (H.R. 2028), which would block federal courts – including the Supreme Court – from ruling on the constitutionality of the ‘one nation under God” in The Pledge of Allegiance.

The measure was in response to the 2002 ruling of the 9^th. Circuit Court of Appeals, that these words violate the First Amendment’s establishment clause. On appeal, the Supreme Court dismissed the case on a technicality –but declining to rule on the constitutional issue.

The House is to be commended for this action – though it should be noted that while 94% of House Republicans supported the measure, only 19% of Democrats voted for it.

It’s a closely guarded secret that, under the Constitution, Congress has the authority to withdraw jurisdiction from the federal courts on any issue, including marriage and public affirmation of God. Unlike a constitutional amendment, all it takes is a majority vote – and the will to brave the wrath of the liberal elite. On to the Senate!