Quite naturally one does not expect to hear the flutter of angels’ wings in the halls of Congress; but flutter of bat wings? Well, those do come to mind since having “bats in the belfry, he’s batty, have you gone bats” have long denoted someone not of sound mind and this pretty well describes my own opinion of Obama and those of Congress. Have these all gone batty; are We the People at the mercy of a bunch of lunatics? Quite possibly we are. I know how extreme such a thought is, but what is going on defies any rational explanation, goes beyond even the rampant greed and corruption we associate with politicians; it is in a word batty, though to avoid slang bizarre would be quite accurate. Our government has actually become quite bizarre! And for most, that’s a pretty scary thought especially if you associate politicians with vampire bats.

A favorite and classic SciFi film “Forbidden Planet” has it “monsters of the Id” were to blame for destroying the entire population of the planet overnight. As scholars puzzle over many ancient mysteries like the pyramids and other monolithic structures of the distant past, one has to wonder why so many pictures, stone carvings and figures are so grotesquely diabolical? Were such things the result of monsters existing in the minds of those that did such works? And if so, where did the idea of such monsters originate? Just what was at work that caused such horrors as human sacrifice to gods? Jesus declared there were indeed children of God and children of the Devil. In my opinion, the diabolical ancient pictures and artifacts have a basis in real entities.

As a believer in God, I take the Biblical view that the world is Satan’s domain and orchestrates our government and will continue to do so until God declares an end to the Devil’s system of evil, a web of evil intrigue that spreads throughout the world. I’m satisfied with this explanation for the bizarre behavior of those in our government that seem intent on destroying America; but then those that want power and authority over others for personal benefit, politicians being of this class, are not of a healthy mind Devil or not.

Those monsters of the Id certainly come to the fore when it comes to the brutal savagery we see too often against women and children, in the monstrous atrocities committed by religious fanatics and others in various parts of the world. And what but monsters would actually enjoy the wars that have killed so many untold millions?

Yes, I believe there are both angels and demons. But the ancient artifacts seem to favor depictions of demons. The casting out of demons and unclean spirits was a part of the ministry of Jesus and carried on by the Apostles. There are, I believe, spirits both clean and unclean. It does strike me as odd the ancients seemed more preoccupied with grotesque representations of such spirits and gods than those beautiful. If you were asked to draw a picture of an angel or a demon which would you prefer, which would come easier for you to draw? I suppose most people would say they would prefer to draw a picture of an angel, but they might be lying. How about viewing a nice film of angels with a happy ending or some demoniacal, blood-splattering slasher film? How about video games? Which do people prefer; angels or demons and destruction? Is it a matter of “boring” when it comes to angels or is it something far more than this, perhaps those monsters of the Id demanding satisfaction?

I have to suppose ancient races of people had similar choices but for the most part came down on the side of horrors. Were they simply more superstitious than we “moderns” or perhaps more knowledgeable? It seems the same evils were present for ancient people as they are for us, but they tried to put a face to these evils. Ah, along with increasing civilization comes something called “sophistication.” I have to suppose Satan and his demons are capable of changing with the times and know how to be sophisticated when necessary otherwise the universities of America would not be Public Enemy Number One!

Over a very long period of time with increasing civilization and life for some became less brutal beauty began to be represented more frequently, but the diabolically grotesque continued to hold sway. Hollywood has certainly focused on the grotesque in far too many instances. Change does occur and the innocent films like “Gidget,” the great Broadway musicals gave way to the grotesque, to blood and gore. Not that these were not represented by films from the very beginning, but they were not predominate. However, behind all the monstrosities from the beginning of the most ancient times has been Satan; the master choreographer of horror, savagery and brutality.

In too many cases it doesn’t take that much to strip the veneer of civilized behavior and a return to savagery for survival. But the children of God have no such “veneer” to be stripped of and regardless the circumstances will behave accordingly. In the very worst of circumstances this may be the bellwether for the statement of Jesus that very few are going to be saved out of this evil world system, that few enter the straight gate to the path of eternal life.

Here and now, it is far more likely we are going to continue hearing the flutter of batwings than the wings of angels out of D. C. What is lacking is the kind of editorial cartoons showing close-ups of the bats, putting a grotesque face to evil like the ancients did. Have you ever seen the face of a bat close up? You won’t confuse it with the face of an angel of God. Oh, but bats are real you might say and angels… well, maybe yes, maybe no. Yes, the bats are real enough; but for me the angels are real as well. As for this last presidential campaign, the players, the winners and losers, the words batty and bizarre still fit and I doubt anyone has a better explanation than I have offered by way of Satan orchestrating events like the chaos in our government until God calls a halt to it. But the manner in which God will do so, well, whatever your personal beliefs may be I would prefer to be on the side of the angels rather than the bats when this happens.