Things Have Changed
I am captivated by this song by Bob Dylan. Here’s the chorus:
People are crazy and times are strange
I’m locked in tight, I’m out of range
I used to care, but things have changedIt was released in May of 2000, and Dylan actually got an Oscar for it for “Best Original Song”.
Readers here can well imagine why this song, now almost a quarter century old, rings true today.
There are better examples than my current focus that exemplify what Dylan was saying, like the whole SCOTUS/POTUS thing, but bear with me.
On June 19th, Louisiana Republican governor Jeff Landry signed into law Louisiana House Bill 71, making it mandatory that The Ten Commandments (Exodus 20:1-17) be displayed in every K-12 classroom in the state.
That was news enough, but tomorrow, July 4th, marks another day in Louisiana state history: Conceal-carry is legal in the State of Louisiana.
Isn’t that strange? A state that perceives itself as a land of law abiding Christian faithful also needs a law that allows firearms to be carried in concealment?
Never mind that it forbids convicted felons from carrying concealed weapons (so sorry, TFG), and never mind that they’re still trying to keep the law unenforced in The French Quarter, what is up with this?
Can things get any stranger in this country?
Don’t answer that.