Missile Defence System for Europe

On the forum www.uspoliticsonline.com, forum member "Imperator" started a thread about the proposed missile defence system for Europe to protect against a potential Iranian attack, and how the Russian government feels about it. I felt it was worth re-posting my comments here. My response is below:

"This tiny missile defence system is pretty pointless, and for us (the United States) pushing so hard to put it in is ridiculous. We of course know that ten missiles would do nothing against the sheer numbers of a Russian missile attack. If Medvedev does not want this anti-missile system there then we should listen and not try to push to hard on this. The main thing that I think is ridiculous is that we are pushing for this at all. This is for the protection of Europe, and if they want it then they should be pushing for this. I don't want bad blood rising again between Russia and the United States.

On a different note, I see the reason for not putting the radar station in Azerbaijan. It's too close to Iran, and could possibly be taken out with a commando strike. Plus it would be in easy range of cruise missiles that the proposed radar station probably could not pick up.

The other strange thing is that the country that truly needs to worry about Iran is Israel. It's probably 100 times more likely that missiles would get launched against Israel instead of Europe."

Please leave your comments about this situation. Hopefully someone will see some sense and stop causing unnecessary tension.

Prayer in American Public Schools

I am a Christian, yet I believe that fighting for a set public prayer time in public schools is a waste of energy and resources. There are much greater battles that need to be fought (e.g. the forced teaching of all evolution as fact without allowing other viewpoints to be heard).

It is the responsibility of the parents to provide their children with the religious education they deem fit. Children can pray whenever they want on their own time, and adding extra time in school does not make sense. The time is unnecessary, and it gives the appearance that Christians are forcing their viewpoints on all others. If we do not want to have other people's doctrine forced on us then we should not force ours on them. The children are not being prevented from praying on their own, and if there are cases (other than the one I state below), then these type of situations should be fought for.

To all the people who are fighting for prayer in school, please spend your energy on changes that will be more effective. Spend this time fighting for free speech where teenagers are being told they can't pray before their high school football games. This is a serious affront and insult to Christians.

Public prayer time in school will not make better behaved Christian children, and it will not change the moral fabric of the United States. Public prayer should always be a personal decision and not mandated by the government. The government should never impose or prohibit a person's right to free speech, and this includes prayer.