This will get interesting.
Bryan Fischer, Executive Director
ACLU BULLIES NAMPA LIBRARY INTO RESTOCKING PORNOGRAPHIC BOOKS
As the press release I sent earlier indicates, the ACLU once again has used merely the threat of an expensive lawsuit to intimidate a community into cowering in meek submission to its bullying tactics.The ACLU, of course, cites the First Amendment, as if the Founders intended to protect pornography rather than political speech.
Some things are worth fighting for, and one of them is protecting the sexual innocence of young children. It’s unfortunate that Nampa city officials apparently do not have the stomach for that fight, afraid that an activist judge will deprive them of their right to govern themselves. But by capitulating without firing a shot, they have already forfeited their right to govern themselves and have succumbed to a form of tyranny.
The policy enacted by the Nampa Library Board was a classic case of the republican form of government in action. Concerned citizen and father Randy Jackson worked diligently over the course of two years to persuade the board to remove pornographic books from library shelves in order to make the library a kid- and family- friendly place.
That all of it can be undone with just a letter and a 42 cent stamp is surely an indication of the way in which judicial activism is trashing liberty, community standards, and our democratic form of government.
According to a member of the IVA network, the Nampa librarian, who has resisted all efforts to remove these pornographic books from library shelves, is a member in good standing at College Church of the Nazarene in Nampa. Barry Myers, a Nampa Library Board member who has voted every time to keep these books within reach of young children, is on the faculty of Northwest Nazarene University.
Note the use of words, "bullies", "bullying", "intimidate", and my favorite; "tyranny". It was Jackson, Fischer and their ilk that were the ones "bullying" and "intimidating" the library and the library board members. Sending threatening emails, trying to get people to withhold donations for the new library, etc… etc.
And now… in his last paragraph, Fischer is clearly setting his sights on Nampa’s head librarian — which is extremely disturbing.
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: If there’s one thing I truly enjoy watching, it’s zealots (regardless of what faith or affiliation) eating their own kind and attacking those who share the same beliefs (more or less). Delicious.
Isn’t he something? He uses language like:
“Some things are worth fighting for…” and “Nampa city officials apparently do not have the stomach for that fight” and that they capitulated “without firing a shot.” Doesn’t that language suggest a bullying approach?
He suggests that Randy Jackson “worked diligently over the course of two years to persuade the board” to remove the books. In my book, that kind of “diligent work” is a prime example of bullying. The use of inflammatory language to make an ill-conceived point is bullying.
Is there any social problem Fischer doesn’t blame on “activist judges?” I wonder if Sarah Palin’s daughter is pregnant because of activist judges? It would be laughable but for the sad fact that he influences far too many people.
Hooray for the ACLU!
Obviously the librarian and board member Myers are Christians, but not zealots. At least not zealots in a class with Fisher. They seem more like zealots for the First Amendment by their actions and Chris is right to worry about Fisher bullying them. I hope the Nazarene’s as a whole stand up to Fisher and his ilk who give a bad name to Christianity and support their own in this internal cultural war.
That’s very true, the Myers and Ganske are anything but zealots, but communities like the Nazarene church have found themselves walking an extremely fine line when dealing with wingnuts like Fischer — if anything, the Nazarene community is probably evenly divided on the issue. Its very difficult for most evangelical churches not to play the part of an appeaser or apologist to their more extreme counterparts. Personally, I wouldn’t hold my breath for any kind of effort to “stand up to” the IVA.