Feb. 04, 2000

When anyone gets involved with a specific cause or ism, this question always pops up-- where are you coming from?

Maybe I should first relate to you where I came from.

Being born in Stark County, Ohio and completing grade school and high school during the 1940's and 50's, I became aware of the beginning of the falling away from our American moral and patriotic values during the mid-1960's and on through the 70's, 80,'s, and continuing through the present decade.

Although the Massillon/Canton, Ohio area is, and always was, the hot-bed of high school football, and has been accounted as the oldest and biggest high school rivalry in the U.S., there was no doubt when I was growing up that our first allegiance was to God and country.

Both towns were deeply committed to their football programs, which was evident by the school flags and banners displayed on all store fronts. The rallies and parades that preceded the "big game" rivaled a modern Disney production, but come Sunday, you would find those same football fans and team members in church.

Back in those days, when a Soldier, Sailor, Airman, or Marine was home on leave, they were treated as heros. Then came the 60's and the Vietnam war. Suddenly, the sub-culture of the left appeared as the "flower children" and "love children" and "hippies." The college campuses soon were overwhelmed with war protestors and socialist organizers. Many maintained their student status until their local draft board caught up with them. Then, a great number of them fled the country to avoid serving in the Military. Those who remained on campus continued to parade before the news cameras with their protest signs-- with keywords such as "make love, not war" and "peace."

But how hypocritical were their accusations against our fighting men and women when the hippy culture branded them as "baby killers." Imagine that-- those same communist activists who proclaimed love and peace in the 1960's, and accused our military personnel of being baby killers, are now the pro- abortionists of the 1990's, who are responsible for millions of deaths of unborn children!

During my active duty in the Air Force, reserve duty in the Air National Guard, and through several career fields covering a broad range of vocations, I have learned something about responsibility and citizenship that coincides with, rather than contradicts the Judeo/Christian teachings our nation was founded upon.

The "new morality," with its feel-good, environmentalist, socialist, itinerary is backed with an abundance of lobby groups, with the American Civil Liberties Union and a whole company of liberal lawyers and judges leading their charge.

It appears that their pretense that absolute values of right and wrong are now obsolete has taken hold of our entire society.

I, for one don't buy it. I resent and object to the way [our] so called "Moral Majority" has rolled over and played dead, permitting the enemies of our society to institute their falsehoods and vile morals into our schools, churches, and our government. I also resent the fact that I have been lied to by our elected officials of both major political parties.

I feel betrayed by those politicians who campaigned on a conservative platform, only to cave-in to the pressure from the left-biased news media and a morally corrupt resident of the White House.

We have had pro-choice and gun control agendas forced down our throats for the past two decades. The party majority of the U.S. Senate and House seems to have very little effect on the outcome of legislation. The fact that our basic moral principals based upon the Bible and Torah, of which our nation was founded, have been abandoned can no longer be ignored. It has become apparent that both the Republicans and Democrats we have elected have chosen to yield to the slanted surveys and polls rather than listen to "We The People" who have put them in power.

It is on this axiom that we present this Web site. Whether or not it will grow into a new conservative lobby group is not our primary concern. What we hope to accomplish is the inspiration for others who share in our perception of the current political situation, and to encourage them to continue to do whatever they can to pass along the truth to as many neighbors and friends as they can.

All of us could write a few more letters to our elected officials, newspapers, radio, and TV stations just to let them know that "We The People" are still alive and well.

We are always open to comments and suggestions as to how we can better serve our God and our nation. It is also our intent to publish many of the E-mail responses and letters from our viewers, and we would like to hear from our elected officials as well.

Our Web page is offered purely as a sounding board for those who want to present their views on current events or just want to vent some steam about proposed or enacted legislation.

However, let it be known that in keeping with our core objective to promote Judeo/Christian family values, we will not reply to or post any communications containing obscene or lewd language. Neither will we accept rhetoric that maligns or ridicules a person because of their race, gender, or religious affiliation.

In the service of God and the United States of America.


Gary Miller