Anti-Christ Loses

Over the past few days I have heard and read some very sad things. Gloria Steinam and Annette Benning, columnists such as Ellen Goodman, NPR and hundreds of internet commenters have attacked Gov. Palin, not so much because of her policy positions but because of her motherhood (and her daughter's motherhood). It is as though they see her 5 children and their conciences feel the heat of their self-made anti-human hells. It is remeniscent of the pagan Romans' hatred of Christians because of the Christians' practice of rescuing babies left on the outskirts of Rome to die of exposure. These people who hate Palin for her embrace of life (I am not saying she is above criticism. I, for example, think she is wrong about solving our energy problems through drilling.) do so because they have sided with the ancient enemy of mankind. They hate babies and they hate mothers because they hate the Giver of Life. Like Tolkien's Southrons were captives of Sauron, and like Lewis's Calormenes were captives of Tash, Steinem, Goodman, Dowd, and other haters of humanity need liberation from their lord more than they need defeating at the ballot box. Evangelism trumps politics. Love always defeats hate. The light of Christ dispells the shadows of anti-Christ.