*Opinions expressed in Letters to the Editor are not necessarily those of The Messenger
MINNESOTA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
DISTRICT 19A
His name is Joe Biden. As the President of the United States of America, he claims to have been inspired by a simple 'proposition' that his father made to him when he was just a boy. He said, “When given half a chance, ordinary people can do extraordinary things.” If so, let us take a look at some of the things this extraordinary person has come to accomplish in his lifetime. They are as follows:
• He claims to be a devout Catholic and, yet, he purposely violates the teachings of the Church with absolutely no sign of repentance in view.
• He claims to save lives and, yet, he promotes the worldwide killing of the unborn.
• He claims to support our children and, yet, he has played a key role in shutting down our public schools at the expense of their futures.
• He claims to support the American family and, yet, he has spent the past two years bringing them to their knees.
• He claims to support our American soldiers and, yet, he left them to die on an Afghanistan airport tarmac.
• He and the party he represents have become the purveyors of hate and lies. For them, good has become evil, race has become the great divider, and under his administration, socialism and Marxism have become their calling card.
As I look at this man who happens to be the same age as I am, it saddens me to think that he somehow missed the message that his father once gave to him. Rather than embracing his Church's teachings, he has turned his back on the sanctity of life (it begins at conception), what God identifies as marriage (between a man and a woman), and the price he will pay when his life on earth comes to an end (Romans 6:23a).
This leads me to a recent letter in the Kenyon Messenger. In this particular case, it is in reference to an article written by Carolyn Treadway. As a DFL candidate for the newly formed Minnesota House of Representative, District 19A, her background includes living, working, and worshiping in Faribault for the past 45 years. Moreover, she is married and the mother of one adult daughter and the grandmother of four “amazing” teenagers. And finally, her background includes being a former teacher, youth-service director, Faribault School Board member, and a “passionate community volunteer who believes that each of us is called to live our lives to our values.” For her, that means “caring for my neighbors and our communities.”
As I look at her brief biography, I am impressed. With experience as a mother, a teacher, and a school board member, there would have been a time in my career in education when I could have considered supporting her candidacy. You see, there was a time when the mothers, teachers, and school board members I knew were predominantly pro-life. Unfortunately, that time has long since passed.
When one looks at her candidacy, it becomes essential that you look at the overall party platform she is running on. In this case, you can be absolutely certain that the Democrat Party leaves no room for people who believe that they can cut a course based on their own values. As a matter of fact, her priorities have to coincide with the party's priorities. For lack of a better vernacular, the DFL has become a party of “clones” who are expected to live in the world that Joe Biden lives in. Whether she is a mother (see Nancy Pelosi), a teacher (see the American Federation of Teachers and the National Education Association's relationship with the DFL), or the Minnesota School Board Association (see their endorsement of the Minnesota Education Association's radical views), she wants to be part of a team that is not exactly the kind of neighbor that public education needs. Trust me!
This leads us to the crux of the problem: LIFE and the caring for our children beginning in the womb. Therefore, if you are a Christian who believes in the Biblical teachings of the Holy Bible, you will vote NO on this candidate. Voting YES means you support the behavior of our current President. Don't be part of his team!
Dr. James Russell Lehman
Kenyon, Minnesota
