Well, it is official.  Our current presidential administration has publicly stated that the American public is being exposed to too much news and information.  Fox News has reported that, while addressing the graduating class of Virginia’s Hampton University, the president told the 2010 class that they were “coming of age in a 24/7 media environment that bombards us with all kinds of content and exposes us to all kinds of arguments, some of which don’t always rank that high on the truth meter.”  He further stated that, “information becomes a distraction, a diversion” and is “pressure on our country and on our democracy.”

Of course, this philosophy is nothing new.  One of Adolf Hitler’s aids, Joseph Goebbels, stated that if the state tells a big enough lie often enough, it will be believed.  He also stated that “truth is the enemy of the state.”  Lenin added, “A lie told often enough becomes truth.” Thus, in the mind of those who would enslave America, the public must not have open and free access to information and truth.

This is a dangerous position for our administration to embrace.  Such pronouncements place our country on the road that leads to the restrictive access of nations like China and North Korea.  In those countries, the people are only permitted to see and hear what the government wants them to hear.  Thus, they are easier controlled.

We must follow the biblical admonition and pray for those in authority.  Pray for their conversion.  Pray for them to become Godly men and women who lead in righteousness.

[*Source: Foxnews.com http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/05/11/obama-swipes-media-questions-accuracy-content-environment]

As you may have heard, Rick Warren hosted a “forum” for discussion between the two presidential contenders, McCain and Obama.  What a sad state that Warren would degrade his platform to be a host for men who spurn God’s Word and will not take a firm stand for truth.  Warren’s place would be better named “Saddleback Community Club” rather than “church.”  A church is to be known as the “pillar and ground of the truth” (First Timothy 3:15c).  It is to be a stalwart of biblical faith and never a battleground for politicians.  It is to promote truth, and truth is absolute and fixed.  A genuine church will never promote the idea that truth is fluid and unfixed.  Warren has again communicated a false idea of truth and the church.  A sad day indeed.