William Barr: Preservation of Hierarchy
William Barr wrote that the US government is "predicated precisely" on the Judeo-Christian system. This is an attempt to join church and state, which religious conservatives have always wanted to do. He also said that Catholic education should be promoted through tax breaks. William Barr is a product of Catholic education which above all else teaches the faithful not to question authority. And if misdeeds by authority are discovered, like in the Church, they are to be quickly covered up. Barr insisted that those involved in the Iran-Contra scandal be pardoned. The structure, the hierarchy, had to be defended. Truth is simply what the hierarchy tells the people. The Pope is never wrong. The hierarchy is never wrong. The individual must be subservient to authority. The only purpose of the individual is to protect and preserve the hierarchical structure. Barr has been described as having a "self-deprecating wit." That fits, for a man who serves the hierarchy. Wh...