If I were the Devil... | Eastern NC Now

RANDOM SHOTS  MAY 10, 2023

If I were the Devil.

Paul Harvey wrote this years ago and I have taken the liberty of taking part of his presentation to offer a parallel to our present time.

If I were the Prince of Darkness, I would want ingulf the whole earth in darkness.

I would begin with a campaign of whispers.

To the young I would whisper "The Bible is a myth." I would convince them that "man created God," instead of the other way around. I would confide that"what is bad is good and what is good is square."

I'd educate authors in how to make lurid literature exciting so that anything else would appear dull, uninteresting.

 I'd threaten TV with dirtier movies, and vice-versa.

I'd peddle narcotics to whom I could, I'd sell alcohol to ladies and gentlemen of distinction, I'd tranquilize the rest with pills.

 If I were the Devil, I would encourage schools to refine young intellects, but neglect to discipline emotions; let those run wild.

 I'd designate an atheist to front for me before the highest courts and I'd get preachers to say, "She's right."

 With flattery and promises of power I would get the courts to vote against God and in favor of pornography.

Thus, I would evict God from the courthouse, then from the schoolhouse, then from the Houses of Congress.

Then in his own churches I'd substitute psychology for religion and deify science.

If I were Satan I'd just keep doing what I'm doing and the whole world go to hell as sure as the Devil.

I could not help but reflect on this as I have read some of the articles in the Washington Daily News, “My Turn”.   When the CRT debacle first started there was an article by Culpepper saying its origin was East Carolina University.  What nonsense.   Now we have a recent “MY Turn” by NC Newsline reporter Greg Childress headlined, “House Dumps Item Bill Allowing Beaufort County Schools To Use Controversial History Curriculum”. 

Not correct.  Hillsdale College History Curriculum is only controversial to the wokey Left loonies that wish to continue to rewrite history and further divide our nation.  Because this college does not take any federal funds it is able to publish and promote fact-based history that is not colored with the division of race or nationality.  Apparently, this is not what Mr. Childress wants to hear.

Then the article goes on to have Superintendent Mathew Cheeseman chime in to cover his tracks with staying in the middle by saying that the district never requested legislation to allow it to use the curriculum.  That part is correct.  It was not requested by the district.  It was requested by the constituents of Keith Kidwell.  Cheeseman would never rock the boat with the DPI or DPE or the Teachers Union. 

Keith Kidwell has been a much-needed patriot in Raleigh fighting abortion and advocating for school choice and parent’s rights.  This is part of the liberal agenda that the left continues to fight.  His amendment to the Airport Bill was a local bill, not a district bill, to allow the Beaufort County Board of Education to vote on adopting the Hilldale curriculum.  This was not really necessary as the school board has the right to set the curriculum and it does not have to be one offered by the DPI or DPE.  It was really just a comfort addition for our weak school board.

I cannot find where the Hillsdale Curriculum teaches that civil rights laws outlaw discrimination in public places may violate the US Constitution.  Wonder if Mr. Childress has even read the course?

“My Turn” needs to be writing about how to improve 8 out of our 13 schools rated a “D” by the DPE and find out why only 35% of our children are at grade level for reading and math. 

I guess Paul Harvey was right.  If I were the Devil I would just keep on publishing and promoting the failed Woke and liberal agenda we now have until we all go to hell.