If you care about your kids and grandkids, pay attention to this. Way, way back in the twentieth century, I was able to go to college in the rural countryside of Kansas. Have you ever watched the episode of The Waltons about John boy’s first day in college? Well, watching him is practically like watching me show up for my first day. Because the halls of higher learning held that same mystique of hopeful anticipation for me, too.

Unfortunately for me, by the time I was in college, it was nothing like John boy’s experience. Universities had already become institutions for thought control. But thankfully it was happening slower at my college in the rural countryside of Kansas. Because that’s a part of the country where generations had grown up with a Christian conservative worldview.

However…

I noticed classes, like “Western Civilization” and “Sociology I & II, shared one-sided political views. Maybe I was surprised because I was raised with a Christian conservative worldview. And even my public high school had leaned heavily in that direction. No kidding.

But it didn’t take me years of college to figure out the so-called “enlightenment” in the halls of higher learning sounded like George Orwell wrote the script. And it wasn’t even 1984 yet.

The year I first attended college a crucial bill was put to the voters, in Kansas. It was about whether or not motorcyclists would be required to wear helmets. Gasp! Imagine the carnage and chaos of no motorcycle helmets.

My journalism professor gave us an assignment to present a pro or con view on a controversial topic. So, I chose the motorcycle helmet issue on the ballot.

I took the somewhat controversial “no helmets” side of the debate. And I wrote about how it would end up being another small step toward total government control of every corner of our lives. Boy, howdy, was I wrong! NOT!

Thankfully there were still plenty of others, back then, who agreed with my position on the topic. But I was surprised at how “passionate” others could be in their opposing opinions. They actually got mad about it.

Fast forward to now. Thank goodness you can go to college without a motorcycle helmet or big brother watching and/or listening to your every move. Right? Hello?

Uh…

Nowadays people don’t just present “passionate” opinions. Yeah, large groups of people have determined it’s perfectly fine to riot and loot and burn down businesses to “express their views.”

But here’s a key point.

And I predict we won’t vote our way out of it.

So I’ll leave this here for you to ponder…

Passion doesn’t make you right.

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You have a right to defend your livelihood. And this will come as a surprise to way too many people these days. But your right to do that doesn’t come from the government or the constitution. Nope. Rights don’t come from people.

And just because some guy named “Bill” mentioned rights doesn’t change that fact. Nope. Rights come from God.

Because your livelihood is your “means of securing the necessities for life,” according to the dictionary definition of the word. Even “Bill” acknowledges your right to life. So, there you go. Protect yours.

Now, here’s the reason I bring it up. Because I read a short news blurb, this morning, that talked about how politicians in California are trying to pass a law that makes it illegal to stop (or try to stop) a thief from looting a store. And the blurb added a subhead that said, “You could go to jail for defending your own business.”

Get that?

It could be against the law to defend your business from those who break the law. That’s a sign (one of so many) of how depraved and broken our governmental system is in America. And it’s difficult (although not impossible) to believe there were enough voters to elect politicians that stupid. Maybe those politicians didn’t/don’t need enough voters. Maybe they just need enough of a particular voting machine and system. Just sayin’…

Those politicians don’t work on laws like that because they care about those poor people just trying to make ends meet, as they load up bags of expensive cosmetics and iconic sportswear. No, they hate those people. But they hate hard-working (evil) business owners even more. Because entrepreneurs represent free and independent thinkers. And we sure as shootin’ can’t have that.

When I was a kid, I’d go to work with my Dad on Saturdays. He was a milkman for a long time, and this is when milkmen would have to get up at 3 in the morning to be sure to have the milk delivered in time for breakfast for most of their customers. I remember around daybreak we’d stop somewhere for a hearty breakfast of bacon, eggs, and toast. And I also remember seeing a sign in many places that said “We reserve the right to refuse service to anyone.”

And that absolutely should be a right of any business owner, for any type of business. Of course, there WILL be stupid business owners who shoot themselves in the foot by refusing service to someone based on skin color. And ethnicity and perceived status. But if they prefer to risk their livelihood by being that stupid, that’s their right.

It’s THEIR business. And it’s YOUR right with YOUR business. You should be able to defend your livelihood. And refuse service to anyone. Even if it’s just because they…

No one has the right to force someone else to run their business a certain way. Even when you passionately disagree with their methods, choices, or worldview, it’s still their business. Not yours. And vice versa. Protect yours.

I’ll always defend your right to life. But I’ll never defend your right to someone else’s life or freedoms.

So work hard and take time to pray

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