Guns, our children, and safety in schools...

First I would like to start off by wishing everyone a Happy and blessed New Year!  The flu has now passed through my house, and my bronchitis is gone, so I can now get back to work!  So, where were we? 

Ah yes, "gun control."  There has been a lot of heated debates about allowing guns to be carried in schools by someone other than the police. I for one am OK with that. No one can protect my children like I can, however, I would hope a properly trained school staff member could do the job if need be.  I am perfectly fine with a teacher who is trained with pistols and revolvers, be allowed to carry them on their bodies while in the classroom. There are a good deal of teachers who are former military, police, or security. I honestly believe that if the principal of Sandy Hook had been armed, that that morning might have went very differently. If she could have met the attacker with equal force instead of trying to lunge at him with only her body, she might've very well shot him dead right there, or at the very least wounded him enough to disable him. The only thing a "Gun Free Zone" does is tell the bad guys where they can go to kill a large amount of people in a short amount of time.

As a military vet, and an expert shooter, I refuse to feel like fish in a barrel, just sitting and hoping and praying that some fool isn't having a bad day and decides to shoot up a place where we can't defend ourselves.  As an aside, it only takes a few seconds for the enemy to eject a magazine, and slap another in its place, so to say, "Well we'll just limit the legal gun holders capacity to seven rounds," is dangerous and foolhardy.  Tell the mother who was recently defending herself and her children, that seven rounds is enough.  She had a six shooter. She missed him once, then proceeded to pump 5 rounds into the intruder of her home, and he still walked away.  If she would've needed a seventh round... well, I don't need to say what could've happened.

I have also heard the arguments for and against having only armed guards on campuses. I've actually heard people say that an armed guard or teacher may go crazy, and start shooting up the school.  Guess what folks, if they wanted to do that, there is nothing that can stop them.  However, I don't hear of stories of teachers or security guards walking into their classrooms and shooting up their students.  So let's set that argument aside shall we?  By the way, Columbine did have an armed guard, and unfortunately he wasn't able to hit either student that was firing on their fellow classmates.  To me the answer is for the bad guys not to know which classroom might have an armed teacher on the other side of the door willing to blow the head off of said attacker to protect the lives of their students.

The president using children in the background during the signing of his executive orders made me sick to my stomach today.  I can't take a man serious who let his Attorney General run the Justice Department into the ground with the scandal of Fast and Furious, try and tell us the importance of proper gun guidelines.  And enough with this "military style assault weapons" crap.  I could use a baseball bat and assault someone.  Are we going to rename bats, assault bats?  Of course not.  He has also accused republicans of politicizing the shooting, then he turns right around and politicizes it himself.  Keep children out of your photo op Mr. President.  I also don't agree with the NRA coming out with the ad that they did.  The Obama children are not pawns either.  Let them be children!!!

Personally, if I were someone wanting to kill people on a school campus, I might take a pause knowing that anyone in the building could be armed, and that I may not ever make it to my target.  Trying to limit law abiding gun owners, and trying to limit someone's ability to defend themselves and others just to make up for the atrocity committed by a mentally ill person, won't save anyone.  The only thing it will lead to is more bloodshed...

John Banzhaf sues Catholic University on behalf of non-complaining Muslim students

This story makes me angry. A man, John Banzhaf, a George Washington University professor and Catholic University basher, is claiming to represent a group of Muslim students going to Catholic University. He complained that there are no rooms for them to pray in. Specifically a room devoid of crosses. Although at last report, no file has been claimed by any students. Just this ignorant, arrogant professor. He claims it is a case of Human Rights discrimination. This is after he filed a sex discrimination lawsuit against the same university when they announced that they would go back to same sex dorms. Did I miss something here? What part of Catholic does he not understand? He claims, “Denying Muslim students the opportunity for form a student group on campus could hardly be based upon any fundamental Catholic doctrine since Georgetown University not only has such a Muslim student group, but also provides its Muslim students with a separate prayer room and even a Muslim chaplain.” Since when does a Catholic university need to remove crosses or crucifixes from any of the rooms to accommodate anyone? Why do some people think they can change what a Catholic school is supposed to be? As someone who has lived in a Muslim country, I can attest to the fact that they make no accommodations for Christians in any type of setting. If he tried this type of lawsuit in Turkey on behalf of Christians, he'd be lucky not to be arrested. If you go to a Catholic school, expect to see crosses or crucifixes.

Oh wait a minute, I forgot. Georgetown covered up its cross to accommodate the President of the United States when he decided to grace them with his presence. The reason: They didn't want to offend anyone, and wanted to be "inclusive". Then why did he pick a "Catholic" institution to do his speech? Or how about Notre Dame's shameful honorary degree given to the same President, who came on T.V. and scolded America about not coming to a "common ground", when it pertains to abortion. I have heard others using these two examples of "Catholic" universities as being more flexible and reasonable when it comes to being inclusive of everyone.

Well I have news for them. True Catholic institutions, whether it be elementary, middle, high schools, or colleges, have to follow the Magesterium of the Church. Which simply says these halls of learning will follow and promote the official teachings of the Catholic Church.

There has been a constant attack against truly Catholic institutions of learning. I spoke with Adam Wilson who is with the Cardinal Newman Society, and he verified that The Newman Guide, which they thoroughly research for each year, lists the universities that follow the Magesterium. For the list Click Here. This is the most current list, and for me in particular will be very helpful while getting my high school freshman daughter ready for upcoming college searches.

Another site, Catholic Colleges Online, lists approximately 163 Catholic colleges, (this number includes those in The Newman Guide.) That's a difference of 140. One hundred fourty colleges that claim to be Catholic, but if you look closer, the only thing Catholic about them might be their mission statements. This site does not list all of the universities that claim to be Catholic. Another overlooked fact is that many of these colleges not on the Newman list are run by Jesuit priests, many of whom have long stopped effectively defending the faith of the Catholic Church.

I know some may be offended by that statement, but look at their "Top" universities. Georgetown: which allows Vagina Monolouges, Notre Dame: honoring President Obama with a degree, and Boston College: a students group handed out condoms within the dorms. Or how about Loyola University of Chicago: hosted its 2011 "Advocate Annual Drag Show". I could keep going, but I'd prefer to let people do their own research.

The Church is under attack from all sides, and this lawsuit is just another arrow in the quiver. If the left and "progressives" can destroy the Catholic youth, from school age through college, they feel the rest of the Church will fall.

It's time for Christian parents to get involved, be aware of where you send you child to school, and be active within your church to keep your children wholesome. Catholic parents need to be even more aware if sending your child to a Catholic school, and make sure they follow the Magesterium. If they don't, then you and you money should walk away.