Temptations to sin will always be with us and around us so long as we live in this world. Parents today face threats to their children's innocence that earlier generations never knew. And they are rightly concerned about the availability of pornography to youngsters. But if we want kids to be protected, we should not send parents the message that the federal government will do the job. Not on the Internet, in movie theaters or on television.
Federal officials are unfit stewards for our young people.
With rare exceptions, they have exhibited no genuine interest in moral values. They, too, are stained with original sin. Look at the federal government's own record. It has foisted graphic sex education on children in public schools. It is itself the largest purveyor of pornography, in the form of magazine sales on military bases.