If you say “men give birth‚” we all know your position on Hamas. Now‚ why is that? Why‚ if a person says “men give birth” or says that men who say they are women should be allowed to compete in women’s sports‚ can we be virtually certain that the person sides with Hamas in its war to eradicate Israel? Theoretically‚ the two claims—that men as well as women give birth and Israel is the villain in its war against Hamas—have absolutely no connection. But they do—for two reasons. Reason No. 1: When people have a distorted moral value system‚ that distortion applies to just about every issue. Just as a broken compass will almost always point in the wrong direction‚ a broken moral compass will do the same. However‚ to be more precise‚ people who say “men give birth” and who side with Hamas‚ i.e.‚ progressives and leftists—liberals don’t believe men give birth or side with Hamas—do not merely have a broken moral compass. They have a moral compass that works in the way progressives and leftists have configured it: North always points south and east always points west. Some examples of how the progressive compass works: Women who object to men who say they are women competing in women’s sports—even in weightlifting—are haters and bigots (“transphobes”). The men who compete against them are heroes. Adults who object to schools’ sponsoring drag queen performances for 6-year-olds are haters and bigots (“transphobes”). The teachers who take children to drag queen events are progressive‚ compassionate and open-minded. If a 9-year-old girl says she is a boy‚ the only therapists she is allowed to see are those who engage in “gender affirmation‚” which is‚ of course‚ a left-wing Orwellian term. The one thing these therapists do not do is affirm the actual gender of the child. All-black dorms on college campuses are anti-racist. Objecting to racially segregated dorms is racist. Those who want to build walls or fences to prevent millions of people from illegally entering the country are xenophobic. Those who oppose building such barriers and declare their cities “sanctuary cities” are humanitarians. Demanding that citizens show a voter ID before being allowed to vote—the norm in virtually every democracy in the world—constitutes “voter suppression.” If we have fewer police officers‚ we will have safer cities. Marriage is a product of patriarchal misogyny. It wasn’t created to protect and honor women‚ but to exploit them. Anyway‚ a woman needs a man as much as a fish needs a bicycle. Scientists who express skepticism about catastrophic man-made global warming are “science deniers.” These are some of the morally and factually perverse positions of the Left. Just about every individual who holds these positions also holds the morally perverse position that Israel is the villain and Hamas and its Palestinian supporters are the moral party. The converse is also true: With the exception of Muslims‚ those who are anti-Israel also tend to believe that men give birth and the other examples of left-wing moral chaos. Few Muslims—certainly no religious ones—believe that men give birth or that children should be taken to drag queen shows. They just want Israel destroyed. Reason No. 2: People who say that men give birth also say that Israel is the villain because these positions emanate from the same aim; namely‚ the destruction of Western civilization‚ beginning with the destruction of the West’s moral and social norms. When people say that men give birth and that men can compete in women’s sports‚ they are seeking to undo the bases of Western civilization—truth‚ science and the belief that we live in an ordered universe. That is why the Left is so adamant about denying that sex (“gender”) is binary. The fact that there are only two sexes represents order—natural and‚ worse‚ divine. Those on the Left unwittingly acknowledge the connection between their anti-Western positions and their Israel-hatred. They routinely attack Israel for being an “outpost of Western civilization.” That is precisely what Israel is‚ which tells you a great deal about both of Israel’s enemies—the Left and much of the Muslim world. COPYRIGHT 2024 CREATORS.COM The Daily Signal publishes a variety of perspectives. Nothing written here is to be construed as representing the views of The Heritage Foundation. Have an opinion about this article? To sound off‚ please email letters@DailySignal.com and we’ll consider publishing your edited remarks in our regular “We Hear You” feature. Remember to include the url or headline of the article plus your name and town and/or state. The post If You Insist Men Can Give Birth‚ We Likely Know What You Think About Hamas appeared first on The Daily Signal.

Speaking Jan. 5 in Blue Bell‚ Pennsylvania‚ President Joe Biden said that the 2024 election is about whether “democracy” is “still America’s sacred cause.” But is democracy “sacred”? Is the process by which we make choices “sacred‚” or is what we choose “sacred”? This is the time of year we think about the sanctity of life. Although Roe v. Wade is no longer law of the land‚ the abortion issue is still very much before us as the Congress and states across the nation work to crystallize what the next chapter will look like regarding abortion policy in our country. March for Life events will take place across the nation‚ as every year‚ noting the Supreme Court’s decision Jan. 22‚ 1973‚ in Roe v. Wade that opened the door for more than 63 million unborn children destroyed decisionin the womb. The abortion policy debate is defined by those who call themselves “pro-choice” and those who define their view as “pro-life.” “Pro-choice” basically says that what is most important is the process—that women are free to choose whether to abort. What is most important‚ in this view‚ is not what is chosen‚ but that there is choice. Those who are “pro-life” focus on what is chosen as the key. The issue is sanctity of life. Life is what is sacred. I often note the parallel to slavery. Sen. Stephen Douglas of Illinois‚ in the 1850s‚ championed democracy as the answer to how the nation would deal with the issue of slavery for new states entering the union. New states would decide whether slavery would be permitted in their state by voting. Again‚ the importance was given to process—how the choice is made—and not to what is chosen. Abraham Lincoln’s response to Douglas’ proposition was this: “God did not place good and evil before man‚ telling him to make his choice. On the contrary‚ he did tell him there was one tree‚ of the fruit of which he should not eat‚ upon pain of certain death. I should scarcely wish so strong a prohibition against slavery in Nebraska.” For Lincoln‚ the focus of importance was on what is chosen—that good be chosen over evil. And‚ for Lincoln‚ slavery was clearly evil. Democracy was not the answer. Making the correct moral choice was the answer. In Biden’s remarks Jan. 5‚ he cited Gen. George Washington’s leadership during the American War of Independence‚ and Washington’s calling the values for which they were struggling “sacred.” Was Washington talking about a struggle for a political process or a struggle for sacred truths? We can answer this by noting Washington’s famous remarks in his farewell address to the nation in 1796: It is substantially true that virtue or morality is a necessary spring of popular government. Where is the security for property‚ for reputation‚ for life‚ if the sense of religious obligation desert the oaths‚ which are the instruments of investigation in courts of justice? And let us with caution indulge the supposition that morality can be maintained without religion. The latest Gallup polling says 28% are satisfied with the way democracy is working in our country—an all-time low. Only 22% are satisfied with the direction of the country. I think what is really bothering Americans is not the state of our political processes but that we have lost touch with the core principles and truths that define our country. Slow economic growth‚ inflation‚ breakdown of the American family‚ massive government spending‚ and debt all point to a breakdown of sacred truths‚ not political processes. It’s not about how we choose but what we choose. And to return to the abortion issue‚ I don’t see how a nation can see itself as free‚ with control over its destiny‚ without appreciation for the sanctity of life. COPYRIGHT 2024 CREATORS.COM The Daily Signal publishes a variety of perspectives. Nothing written here is to be construed as representing the views of The Heritage Foundation. Have an opinion about this article? To sound off‚ please email letters@DailySignal.com‚ and we’ll consider publishing your edited remarks in our regular “We Hear You” feature. Remember to include the URL or headline of the article plus your name and town and/or state. The post Abortion‚ Sacred Truths‚ and Politics appeared first on The Daily Signal.

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