Why do the heathen rage?

No doubt you’ve seen the news about the out-of-state group who plans to erect a monument to the pagan “goat demon” next to the Ten Commandment monument on the Capitol grounds. The strongest legal opposition to this action is that the “goat demon” has never been worshiped in these parts, whereas the Ten Commandments forms the basis of American Law. I’m no legal scholar, and it’s likely that in the end the Ten Commandments monument will have to come down, one more victim of liberal secularism.

But before the barristers meet to debate the subject, allow me to interject these observations. The goat demon was worshiped in the Near East, thousands of years ago. Images of it were found in an obscure Palestinian hillside, pitted with age, in a long-ruined shrine. In its day, there would have been well-traveled roads and a well-kept shrine. Now, there are only ruins that only a trained archaeologist could recognize.

By contrast, images of the Ten Commandments reside on the walls of the Supreme Court. It is still recognized as the best law ever written and all good laws since then have their basis on the Ten Commandments. Countries which have based their legal system on it have enjoyed prosperity and power. Societies that worshiped the goat demon languish in forgotten ruins.

If the courts are persuaded by the arguments set forth by eastern lawyers, just remember: The resulting site can only vividly illustrate the nature of two kingdoms: one that leads to peace and prosperity, the other, which leads to ruin and devastation.

—Bill Whaley