The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things; That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children, To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed. (Titus 2)

With all due respect to our First Lady, we appeal to older women and women of influence to set the right example for our daughters by avoiding the type of coarse, sexually-immoral joking which Mrs. Laura Bush engaged in this week at the expense of her husband. Having survived the shame of the Clinton years, we also urge our First Lady to hold her vows to Christ above her desire to be humorous and culturally relevant. (By the way: Can you imagine the response if her husband had said about his wife the sort of things she said about him?)

Here are some additional insights from two faithful men:

• ”Our First Lady’s ‘Coarse Jesting’” by Scott Brown
• ”Mrs. Bush’s Remarks To Washington Press Corps Embarrassing, Lacking In Discernment” by Michael Peroutka