Most current facts and things that arise (since
2003)
January 22, 2008
Ok, alright, we now have
some information on the fast moving Democratic and Republican primaries
as things begin to sort out. Surprisingly, Sen. Thompson who had
everything going for him to win the Republican nomination, chose to drag
his feet and gave up what was his to lose. At the same time,
others have left including Tom Tancredo and Duncan Hunter. We now
are left with Sen. John McCain, Gov. Mike Huckabee, Gov. Mitt Romney,
Mayor Rudy Giuliani, Rep. Ron Paul, and Ambassador Alan Keyes.
It is disgusting watching FoxNews (supposedly fair and balanced) and
others falling all over themselves to ignore Ron Paul. The one
candidate gaining more contributors and took in $1.8 million yesterday.
The same candidate who had nearly twice the number of votes than
Giuliani and Thompson combined. Yet, the press ignores the most
incredible rise in popularity than we have seen in years. Ron Paul
understands limited government and constitutional limitation.
FoxNews is propping up Giuliani even though he is in terrible shape.
If they gave equal time to Paul who is way ahead of Giuliani, the
foundations of the Washington powerbrokers and the press would crumble.
And they know that. They are shameful.
Alan Keyes is also ignored but perhaps this reflects poor planning or
unrelenting, recurring marginalization by those who control the
Republican party and the press. He stands alone understanding the
importance of our nation's morality and the scourge and destruction of
our nation through abortion.
June 6, 2007
A short note. This site will be updated with
more frequency as the 2008 elections get closer. There simply has
not been sufficient reason to deal with the 2008 presidential election
as the probable Republican nominee, Fred Thompson, has not even
officially entered the race. This may also be true of the
Democrats, perhaps Al Gore will run. Currently, we have been
abandoned by both parties. Immigration 'reform' is a great example
of the people lacking representation. There is a simple answer,
enforce the law against employers who hire illegals and they will stop
that practice. The illegal aliens will go home and perhaps reform
their corrupt government.
Dr. Dobson's Focus on the Family has picked it up
as well. We must turn back. MacArthur through the Holy
Spirit is powerful in this message. Additionally, there is a
return to a biblical form of evangelizing that is getting some exposure.
Consider what is proposed by this ministry- The Way of the Master
(http://www.wayofthemaster.com)
Is it bleak out there? Yes. Is there
hope? Absolutely. Perhaps more than in a long time. We
must repent, pray and seek God's guidance. Time is extremely
short.
As much as the Amish are a great example of Christian love, consider
the other side of the same coin that is neglected by the pulpits today.
Matthew 6:
14 For if you forgive men when they sin against you, your
heavenly Father will also forgive you. 15 But if you do not
forgive men their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.
The Amish did right. They are awesome
examples of Christian forgiveness. They were right to forgive. Yet,
our purpose is to portray God to others in order to
save some and disciple followers. In the above scripture, it
makes it clear that the Amish, by forgiving the scum bag that did that,
will also be forgiven by Almighty God.
How many will believe that the man is now
forgiven and therefore may be in heaven? In all their faults, the
Pharisees did get a few things right. This is one example.
Mark 2:7 "Why does this fellow talk
like that? He's blaspheming! Who can forgive
sins but God alone?" 8 Immediately Jesus knew in his spirit
that this was what they were thinking in their hearts, and he said
to them, "Why are you thinking these things? 9 Which is easier: to
say to the paralytic, `Your sins are forgiven,' or to say, `Get up,
take your mat and walk'? 10 But that you may know that
the Son of Man has authority on earth to
forgive sins . . . ." He said to the paralytic,
Only God can give the ultimate forgiveness
and determine the man's place after life. Spoken
as to how we can affect others around us through love, there must be
another component.
We must warn of hell. The man is in hell. He wrote notes discussing
his hatred, his hatred of God, and his last act was of incredible evil.
Was this brought up in many pulpits after this
deviant, hateful action? No. What about copy-cats who are
contemplating similar deeds? Are they not missing the eternal picture
of damnation for such an act? Have we instilled an appropriate fear of
God? Who lovingly and unwaveringly warned them that forever they will
be in torment? No one.
Indeed, we comfortably sit when we should not be comfortable. We
have no understanding of the true God and therefore many will be
condemned. Copy cats have no concern. Why? Pulpits are silent
regarding the truth. Some may even think this
twisted man can be forgiven as he died
announcing his hatred for God, yet not even the Amish are
righteous enough to forgive such unrepentant evil.
Although I am the last one capable of deciding who should be in heaven
or not, according to the scriptures, this guy is in hell. When
we leave that out, we cause
others to be emboldened to perpetrate further evil. We do not salt the
population, we sugar coat the Gospel.
Yet, more school shootings will happen until individuals realize the
nature of hell and God's righteous wrath. The pulpits therefore, by
ignoring this truth of great significance, actually
bring on more school shootings that are in fact, judgment on our
nation, judgment on our churches as our own children are at risk and
evil triumphs for a period. The Church's failure is therefore
causing judgment on our nation!
The Pope and others have trouble saying that
Christ is the only way. As much as they say it, Hindus, Muslims, etc.,
are not going to heaven. If you want to lift up love, you point out
that people are perishing and warn of the danger ahead, even at the risk
of being unpopular or classified as hateful. Remember that greater love
has no man but to give his life for his brother. That means even if it
is unpopular and offensive to the brother. The only true love is with
truth. The whole truth.
Just trying a little balance. We need it. May
God direct us.
Pastors. Are you shocked by the evil all around
us? The great evil portrayed by
the scum bag who killed the Amish girls? What a coward. What a loser.
He will spend forever in torment in hell. Can
you see that even you will answer to God for the coward's horrible
actions.
Could you have prevented this? Believe it or not,
quite possibly. Pastors could have been teaching the fear of God
and the truth of eternity in hell for those not trusting Christ. Not
all but some would respond to such a message.
The message that God will be angry with people who hate His righteous
laws and serve themselves. God will avenge the evil. He has guaranteed
this in the scriptures with the meting out of true justice in our
afterlife.
Pastors have chosen to ignore this part of the scripture to emphasize
the love of God. Love is preeminent yet in our setting,
out of balance. There are a myriad of definitions of love and
this term means too many different things in our society for us to
comprehend even a part of His love for us.
Yet we have forgotten that the fear of God will keep us from
sinning. That hell is real and many are going there. That without this
scriptural teaching we will be further judged by despicable sorts like
the worst sort of person such as a cowardly school shooter, picking on
little kids and pretending to be a tough guy when he is
nothing more than a mealy mouthed insect.
Thank God for His righteous judgment to come.
The Amish speak of forgiveness to this man.
This is excellence in Christian charity and they will avoid
self-destructive growing hatred and bitterness with time. Yet, God
will call for justice.
Christians are to blame for failing to warn child predators they are
going to hell. Christians are to blame for failing to warn each of us
we are going to hell, unless we repent. Hell forever,
without end. But, no, without this teaching people will continue
to be copy cats and will foolishly think they are smart,
getting a little notoriety. It is the Christian's fault for not
telling them the truth.
Why are school shootings increasing? Men's
lack of love, lack of the fear of God. Going out with a bang, but
not considering the horrible place they will find themselves. It
is more torment than the momentary pain and suffering of the darling
little girls the monster shot like he was some kind of gangster.
What a wimp. Picking on babies.
Most people are going to hell. Are you one who can escape the wrath of
God? Only with Christ, seeking righteousness, and forgiveness can any
be saved. Seek Him and He will save you.
August 28, 2006
"Plan B" they call it.
It is another betrayal by a supposedly "pro-life"
president. But, then again, he never promised he would protect
life exactly in this way as we were led to believe by those who said
'trust us'. Plan B represents a 'morning after' abortifacient
birth control pill. These were President Bush's words when
questioned in a press conference August 21, 2006:
Q Thank you very much. Mr. President, some pro-life groups are
worried that your choice of FDA Commissioner will approve over the
counter sales of Plan B, a pill that, they say, essentially can
cause early-term abortions. Do you stand by this choice, and how do
you feel about Plan B in general?
THE PRESIDENT: I believe that Plan B ought to be -- ought to
require a prescription for minors, is what I believe. And I support
Andy's decision. (Dr.
Andrew von Eschenbach, Acting FDA
Commissioner)
The FDA's news release on August 24, 2006
said this:
The agency remains committed to a careful and rigorous scientific
process for resolving novel issues in order to fulfill its
responsibility to protect the health of all Americans.
von Eschenbach's reasoning claims that the age of
majority is 18 years old so he has decided that a prescription needs to
be used for females under that age. He does this despite the
untoward results from some who have had prescriptions for this medicine.
This is political pandering at its worse. It is quelling the
obnoxious noise from those who want to kill off the preborn when it is
inconvenient at the cost of the lives of Americans. The news
release above claims to 'protect the health of all Americans".
What about protecting the one you destroy?
What about the health of the mothers who choose to take the pills
incorrectly? What about exposing America to God's anger for our
arrogant, self centered nature above His own plan? This becomes
another costly decision. Our society is already damaged through
years of abortion. People have more anger and violence as the
value of life is denied. Nurturing offspring is forgotten.
God will be satisfied in His own time, however, perhaps soon.
August 11, 2006
There have not been any updates on this page for
some time. Much has happened. Much more to come. These
pages have not been silent, however. Current events are also
handled in some of the most recent pages (see these
here).
This afternoon, the UN Security Council agreed to
a plan to end the conflict in Lebanon and Israel's leader agreed to it.
This is to be confirmed by the Parliament of both nations in a couple of
days. Reportedly, the Lebanese army and a United Nations' force
will be in the buffer zone on the Israeli border, theoretically
protecting Israel from Hezbollah.
(If this UN plan starts) What will Israel do when
Hezbollah fires missles over the 'peacekeeping' forces and into Israel?
Reinvasion embroils the Lebanese and UN forces to be between the Israel
and Hezbollah fighters. Israel would legitimately attack this group who
was there to end the violence yet find themselves in the middle of a
mess. The Lebanese and UN troops are most friendly to Hezbollah.
If this happens, it will merely postpone greater bloodshed.
Pray for the peace in Jerusalem.
April 24, 2006
South Dakota! Thank you.
(overdue)
Our “pro-life” president hasn’t saved babies.
Stacking Congress with Republicans has saved no babies. Christians
campaigning hard for unworthy individuals have wasted well- meaning
efforts. President Bush’s Press Secretary commenting on the South
Dakota law making abortions illegal except for the life of the mother
made it clear that President Bush disagrees. Scott McClelland
reiterated that Bush still believes in the additional (irrational)
exceptions of abortions after rape and incest. Our “pro-life” president
wants to punish the child for the sins of the father.
Instead of welcoming the bold South Dakota law,
well known, entrenched “pro-life” groups are mealy mouthing their own
discontent with the first true assault against abortion on demand we
have seen in many years. President Bush plays this game with even more
fervor. He has distanced himself from ending abortion. He is not ‘like
us’. He uses us.
The courts will do their best to eviscerate this
law. They have no such jurisdiction.
Black's Law
Dictionary, 4th Edition says:
“The doctrine that a state, in the
exercise of its sovereignty, may reject a mandate of the
federal government deemed to be unconstitutional or to
exceed the powers delegated to the federal government…
Implementation of this doctrine may be peaceable, as by
resolution, remonstrance or legislation, or may proceed
ultimately to nullification with forcible resistance.”
Sir William
Blackstone in his Commentaries on the Laws of
England wrote:
“[Judges are] not delegated to
pronounce new law, but to maintain and expound the old one.
Yet this rule admits of exception, where the former
determination is most evidently contrary to reason; much
more, if it be clearly contrary to the Divine law. But,
even in such cases, the subsequent judges do not pretend to
make a new law, but to vindicate the old one from
misrepresentation. For, if it be found that the former
decision is manifestly absurd or unjust, it is declared not
that such a sentence was bad law, but that it was not law;…”
Dr. Alan Keyes said it right.
“You only keep the rights you stand on. If
you don’t defend them by refusing to surrender them when they are
unlawfully wrested from you, then you won’t have them.”
As this plays out, let us pray for success and that
each of us will stand firm and not be like our president who gives away
our rights for lack of fortitude and conviction. Only then will
babies be saved.
February 2, 2006
Samuel Alito took Justice Sandra Day O'Connor's seat on the court yesterday. His
first ruling, today, was flawed. He sided with the majority and broke with the
'conservative' justices, Roberts, Scalia and
Thomas.
Missouri was to execute inmate Michael Taylor at midnight tonight but an appeals court
placed a stay on the execution. The Supreme Court failed to lift the stay. The
report above says:
"The victim, 15-year-old Ann Harrison, was waiting for a school bus when Taylor
and an accomplice kidnapped her in 1989. Taylor, speaking from his holding cell at the
state prison in Bonne Terre, said Tuesday that he was high on crack cocaine at the time.
“I pled guilty, and I told the victim’s family. I let them know how sorry I
was,” Taylor said."
"Roderick Nunley and Michael Taylor abducted a fifteen-year-old girl waiting for
her school bus. Taylor raped her, and Nunley facilitated the rape. They stabbed her and
left her to die in a car trunk."
In State v. Nunley"
Let's look at some of those who had a seat in the East Room of the White House table
last night to celebrate Justice Samuel Alito's new position. They had a seat at the
table (one of hundreds), thanks to all of us who support their efforts for the Bush
administration. The Christians trusting them have another reason not to
trust them.
(Family Research Council)
Traditional Values Coalition Executive Director Andrea Lafferty holds binders of letters
to President Bush thanking him for keeping his promise to appoint judicial conservatives
to the Supreme Court.
Mrs. Lafferty is shown with Associate Justice of the Supreme Court Samuel Alito.
(above)
Supreme Gathering -Jan LaRue, CWA's Chief Counsel,
was present at the White House for the Swearing-In Ceremony of Associate Justice Samuel
Alito. CWA was honored to be part of this great celebration after months of hard work in
support of this great Justice. (Concerned Women for America)
Habbakuk 1:2 How long, O LORD, must I call for help,
but you do not listen? Or cry out to you, "Violence!" but you do not save? 3 Why
do you make me look at injustice? Why do you tolerate wrong? Destruction and violence are
before me; there is strife, and conflict abounds. 4 Therefore the law is paralyzed, and
justice never prevails. The wicked hem in the righteous, so that justice is perverted.
Judicial restraint, as Dr. James Dobson was fully expecting from Alito? Ha.
Not very funny. Wasn't this a state issue? Strict constructionist?
Give me a break. How gullible do you think Christians are?
There is hope, however. Dr. John MacArthur is
continuing to preach the Biblical Fear of God. Only with true repentance
may we possibly avoid God's wrath against our nation. We need more pastors like him.
Thank God for his work. Listen to this: The Furnace of Fire, Part 1,
today's broadcast.
It didn't take long to see our failure again. Fifteen year old Ann Harrison's
blood is crying out for justice. When will we learn?
January 18, 2006
The Alito hearing has ended, a new
page is pending. The simplest conclusion is that precedence (stare decisis) is again
considered more important than truly following the Constitution, which all justices have
sworn to uphold. Therefore the people suffer. Christians suffer. The
name of Christ is secondary to precedence in the erroneous name of separation of church
and state.
There is a great scandal
brewing. The Jack Abramoff illegal lobbying scandal is brewing and about to boil
some Republicans. Unfortunately, Christians and Christian political groups are mired
in the dirt. This will undoubtedly grow deeper with time and further revelations
emerge.
This article (House of Cards by Jamie Dean in World Magazine, January 14, 2006)
is a must read, exposing exactly the sort of Christian followers' duping that makes our
Lord's Name look foolish to those we are supposed to reach. In this article:
"While Mr. Reed worked to rally Christians for campaigns
that benefited Mr. Abramoff's clients, Mr. Abramoff's partner, Michael Scanlon, wrote an
e-mail to Kathryn Van Hoof, a former lawyer for the Coushatta Tribe, describing the plan
to use Christians: "Simply put we want to bring out the wackos to vote against
something and make sure the rest of the public lets the whole thing slip past them. The
wackos get their information [from] the Christian right, Christian radio, mail, the
internet, and telephone."
We must hold firm to Christ's values. Do away with trusting
Republicans and 'Christian' groups and hold everyone accountable. Ralph Reed has now
sullied Dobson, Bauer, Schlafly and others including, of course, the Christian
Coalition. Worse, by making Christians appear stupid, he has implicated faith in
Christ as nothing more than a fairy tale. When will we learn?
October 27, 2005
Wilma. Twenty-two named storms this season, so far.
Is it coincidence that Katrina hit New Orleans on August 29, 2005, one day prior to the
"Southern Decadence XXXV" or known as the "Gay Mardi Gras" (August 30-
September 4)?
August 2005
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September 1-4 SDecadence
Or, in their own words:
"Southern Decadence started thirty-five years ago as a simple going-away party. As
a top gay Labor Day Weekend destination, it has evolved into one of our world's major
annual events. One of the largest annual celebrations in New Orleans, it has become known
as the "Gay Mardi Gras." People begin to arrive on the Wednesday before Labor
Day, and generally don't even think about stopping or going home until the following
Tuesday. With over 100,000 gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender participants last year,
the economic impact on the city was estimated to be in excess of $95 million. Mayor Ray
Nagin has recognized its importance with an Official Proclamation to welcome the event.
The city's wildest neighborhood gets even crazier as the French Quarter is packed for the
entire event; however, the big day is Sunday. That's when the Grand Marshal leads the
annual parade through the streets. Tradition dictates that the previous year's Grand
Marshal choose their successor, a well guarded secret until the annual coronation ceremony
in July. Grand Marshal honors for 2005 were shared by Lisa Beaumann and Regina Adams. The
theme was "Jazz and Jezebels" and the colors were red and purple."
http://www.southerndecadence.net/
How about Wilma hitting Key West on October 24, 2005, at the scheduled
time of "Fantasy Fest", October 21-30, an event dominated by homosexuals in gala
revelry?
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In their own words:
"The famous frivolty that embodies our island insanity once again beckons to all
devilishly dorky and dazzlingly devine beings with ten days of tantalizing temptations.
Happiness and hilarity abound in this freakish world of fantasy where nature's nerdiest,
outlandishly abnormal and gorgeous goddesses gather to star in their own fanciful
festival! Slip away from the day-to-day and grab a front row seat as we hit play on the
bewitching blockbuster that is Fantasy Fest® 2005!" http://www.fantasyfest.net/index.htm
Even more salacious details elsewhere in the web sites. Twenty-two named storms.
Two large homosexual, in your face, events. Three hundred sixty-five days in
a year. Is it coincidence that God prevented both from going off at the given times?
Could this be a wake up call?
As you can see from the above, it isn't just the homosexual community. All who
condone, ignore and sit back quietly are also at fault, if this isn't a coincidence.
The Mayor Nagin quoted above officially proclaimed the event our God considers
offensive. Where have Christians been for the last 35
years as this has been going on? Yes, we may have been on the gambling barges on
the Mississippi coast or partaking in our own favorite sins.
Ezekial 16: 46 Your older sister was Samaria, who
lived to the north of you with her daughters; and your younger sister, who lived to the
south of you with her daughters, was Sodom. 47 You not only walked in their ways and
copied their detestable practices, but in all your ways you soon became more depraved than
they. 48 As surely as I live, declares the Sovereign LORD, your sister Sodom and her
daughters never did what you and your daughters have done. 49 "`Now this was the sin
of your sister Sodom: She and her daughters were arrogant, overfed and unconcerned;
they did not help the poor and needy. 50 They were haughty and did detestable things
before me. Therefore I did away with them as you have seen. ..56 You would not even
mention your sister Sodom in the day of your pride , 57 before your wickedness was
uncovered. Even so, you are now scorned by the daughters of Edom and all her neighbors and
the daughters of the Philistines--all those around you who despise you. 58 You will bear
the consequences of your lewdness and your detestable practices, declares the LORD. 59
"`This is what the Sovereign LORD says: I will deal with you as you deserve, because
you have despised my oath by breaking the covenant.
On March 4, 1805, President Thomas Jefferson offered a National
Prayer for Peace:
Almighty God, Who has given us this good land for our heritage; We humbly beseech Thee
that we may always prove ourselves a peoplemindful of Thy favor
and glad to do Thy will. Bless our land with honorable ministry, sound learning, and pure
manners. Save us from violence, discord,and confusion, from pride and arrogance, and from
every evil way. Defend our liberties, and fashion into one united people the multitude
brought hitherout of many kindreds and tongues.
Endow with Thy spirit of wisdom those to whom in Thy Name we entrust the authority of
government, that there may be justice and peace athome, and
that through obedience to Thy law, we may show forth Thy praise among the nations of the
earth. In time of prosperity fill our hearts withthankfulness,
and in the day of trouble, suffer not our trust in Thee to fail; all of which we ask
through Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen. _________________________________________
United States
Congress (March 3, 1863), passed a resolution in the U.S. Senate calling upon the
President to proclaim a National Day of Prayer and Humiliation :
Resolved, That devoutly recognizing the supreme authority and just government of
Almighty God in all the affairs of men and nations, and
sincerely believing that no people, however great in numbers and resources, or however
strong in the justness of their cause, can prosper withoutHis
favor, and at the same time deploring the national offenses which have provoked His
righteous judgment, yet encouraged in this day of troubleby
the assurance of His Word, to seek Him for succor according to His appointed way, through
Jesus Christ, the Senate of the United States does hereby
request the President of the United States, by his proclamation, to designate and set
apart a day for national prayer and humiliation.
__________________________________________
Abraham Lincoln wrote (calling for a National Day of Prayer and Fasting in
1863):
...We have been the recipients of the choicest bounties of Heaven. We have been
preserved these many years in peace and prosperity. We have grown in numbers, wealth and
power as not other nation has ever grown.
But we have forgotten God. We have forgotten the gracious Hand which preserved us in
peace, and multiplied and enriched and strengthened us; and we have vainly imagined, in
the deceitfulness of our hearts, that all these blessings were produced by some superior
wisdom and virtue of our own.
Intoxicated with unbroken success, we have become too self-sufficient to feel the
necessity of redeeming and preserving grace, too proud to pray to the God that made us!
It behooves us then to humble ourselves before the offended Power, to confess our national
sins and to pray for clemency and forgiveness....
We all need a fear of God. He is speaking. Instead of
"gay pride", where is our brokenness and
humility? Where have the churches been? Unfortunately, either embracing the
homosexual sin despite clear Biblical teaching not to or passively allowing it to move
forward. We are burdened down in our own set of our preferred sins!
Will we listen or will we suffer more? Now we see more suffering with oil prices.
Even though we 'control' the 2nd largest oil producing country in the world, we
find ourselves supplying them with gasoline while our own citizens are wallowing in the
greed of oil companies and high prices. A form of judgment? Sure.
CNN IN THE MONEY Aired October 8, 2005 - 13:00 ET
..."YOUSSEF IBRAHIM,
STRATEGIC ENERGY INVESTMENT GROUP: Hi Jack.
CAFFERTY: What happened to all this oil we were supposed to be using to pay for the war by
now? Where is it?
IBRAHIM: Well regardless of whether you're pro war in Iraq or anti-war in Iraq,
one of the major things that happened is that we -- the insurgents have destroyed the oil
facilities. Before the war, Saddam Hussein was exporting and smuggling three and a half
million barrels of oil a day. Today, Iraq will be lucky if they don't blow pipelines here
and there, would be lucky on any day to export 1.5. So we've lost 2 million barrels of oil
a day from Iraq at a time when China and India alone are requiring another 2 million
barrels of oil a day.
So the hands -- the $70 price we're seeing. There is another consequence of what is
happening in Iraq, though. The insurgents who are coming from several countries are using
-- have discovered that the sabotage of oil facilities is the way to bring down a
government to create chaos and fight the United States. I am very worried that this
concept, the novel concept of fusing, attacking oil facilities is going to travel, because
we have Saudi insurgents and these guys are going back home to Saudi Arabia.
SERWER: Youssef let me jump in here, I think it's terrible ironic or a terrible
irony I guess I should say that there is less law and order in Iraq today than under
Saddam Hussein. What can we do about these insurgencies, though? Pipelines are virtually
impossible to protect, aren't they?
IBRAHIM: Totally. The northern pipeline, which is -- was shipping a million and
a half to Turkey, hasn't operated, practically speaking a single day. They keep blowing it
up every day. We've discovered one thing from this war, that we cannot secure oil
by military power so when trouble starts happening in Saudi Arabia, our troops in the
region will not be able to protect Saudi supplies.
LISOVICZ: So you said we're paying more for oil because we're not able to get the three
and a half million barrels that Saddam was pumping out. But also, we, Americans, are
paying for the rebuilding -- we shoulder more of that responsibility because the oil can
facilitate that, yes?
IBRAHIM: The big irony is this is the country that has the second largest oil
reserves in the world after Saudi Arabia. And we are supplying them with gasoline. Because
all their refineries have been destroyed during the -- during the invasion while our
troops were sitting there watching insurgents burning them down. The other reason
of course for the high oil prices, is we are entering a new paradigm on oil. There simply
isn't enough oil to go around and the big oil lakes like the North Sea are peaking. Alaska
is practically dry. So really it's a new oil tsunami heading our way.
I don't mean to be an alarmist, but I think in the winter, we're going to be seeing prices
that are closer to $90. And this is not going away. We just don't have enough oil in the
world.
How about this for judgment? In multiple examples in the
scriptures, God has thrown people into 'confusion' when it suits His purposes. Shut
down terminals translate into suffering for folks wanting or needing to go
somewhere. God is warning us.
Toy, Cookie Are Mistaken for Bomb Parts
Oct 25 1:36 PM US/Eastern
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SAN DIEGO
A terminal at San Diego International Airport was evacuated Tuesday after luggage
screeners mistook a child's toy and a cookie for bomb- making components, officials
said...
It is past time. For those of you who have
"W" stickers on your cars, remove them, turn them upside down and reattach so
you can make a point that we have been "M"islead.
October 3, 2005
Pat Buchanan said it well.
'President Bush punted on first down' with his nomination of Harriet Miers for Justice of
the Supreme Court today, or so it seems, caving in to the Democrats. The assumption
is that President Bush cares about abortion and judicial tyranny as other
Christians.
Incorrect. He simply cannot.
No one who cares so much about the
slaughter of the unborn would play that game. Bush asks for trust. He has
proven untrustworthy. He is like other Republicans such as portrayed by Senator
Charles Grassley on Hardball, September 29,2005, seen here.
They don't care very much. And as Grassley points out, we don't care much.
God knows we care less about His
principles than do the ungodly for their own. We continue to support such
Republicans time and time again. We are pitiful as Christians. What will we
say on the other side when we see folks who have been martyred for their faith and we fold
without a stand. We have been used. Christian 'leaders' have led us to
slaughter. Oh, yeah, we are under judgment.
Former Chief Justice Roy Moore
(illegally removed) announced today his intention to run for Governor of Alabama. A
man of principle. What a novel idea! God speed Chief!
September 9, 2005
We must repent.
We offend God.
How much longer?
We have heard much praise for John Roberts from the Republicans. We hear similar
(if not identical) praise from Christian organizations. Is this appropriate?
Why would Christian 'leaders' support this decision without reservations when it is a
candidate who we know so little about? Do we really want Christ's name associated
with someone who said:
"If confirmed as a circuit judge, I would be bound by Supreme Court precedent
recognizing the constitutional right to privacy. Nothing in my personal views or beliefs
would prevent me from applying that precedent fully and faithfully." (2003
testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee)
"Now, that’s not judging, I understand that, but it is the same skill,
setting aside personal views, taking the precedents and applying them either as an
advocate or as a judge." (April 30, 2003)
"My practice has not been ideological in any sense. My clients and their positions
are liberal and conservative across the board. I have argued in favor of environmental
restrictions and against takings claims. I have argued in favor of affirmative action.
I’ve argued in favor of prisoners’ rights under the 8th Amendment. I’ve
argued in favor of antitrust enforcement." (April 30, 2003)
This is evidence that Roberts cares less about what he is arguing than that he can
argue effectively. Are there not people who care enough to make a strong statement
on that subject? How can a 50 year old man high in the government be so quiet about
his beliefs? Isn't that part of witnessing?
Coulter continues: It means nothing that Roberts wrote briefs arguing for
the repeal of Roe v. Wade when he worked for Republican administrations. He was
arguing on behalf of his client, the United States of America. Roberts has
specifically disassociated himself from those cases, dropping a footnote to a 1994 law
review article that said:
“In the interest of full disclosure, the author would
like to point out that as Deputy Solicitor General for a portion of the 1992-93 Term, he
was involved in many of the cases discussed below. In the interest of even fuller
disclosure, he would also like to point out that his views as a commentator on those cases
do not necessarily reflect his views as an advocate for his former client, the United
States.”
This would have been the legal equivalent, after O.J.'s acquittal, of Johnnie Cochran
saying, "hey, I never said the guy was innocent. I was just doing my job."
Now, is this in the interest of God's will for us? Shouldn't we follow Biblical
examples and be BOLD? Do we really believe we are on the right
side? If so, then there is absolutely no reason to be stealthy. The 'evil'
Democrats ask the tough questions when Roberts was nominated to the U.S. Court of Appeals
in D.C., the Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee did not. Shouldn't
they do the same?
There is no, absolutely no, legitimate reason a candidate cannot be asked and no reason
they should be allowed not to answer just what are their personal beliefs and disqualify
them if they are seriously out of sink with those charged with that role of consent.
We cannot change the hearts of our countrymen without leading them through an unwavering
strength in belief in our faith in Christ and His will. This will only occur when
Christians' witness is genuine, not stealthy. When people must hear why we believe
what we believe. Not to trick our adversaries.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg did not hide her views on abortion. Republicans are
embarassed for their belief, if they really do believe it. So far, Roberts is no
different.
"It’s a woman’s body and a
woman’s choice." (Jul 1993)
Roberts, like Bush, is likely a nice fellow. Similarly, they both want to please too
many people. They show the fear of man when a true leader should show the fear of
God. Any of us who support them demonstrate the same failure. Too many of us
are in similar shoes. May God have mercy on us.
On another note, Senator Bill Frist has made headlines regarding his speech on embryonic
stem cell research. An analogy that may be useful is this:
Suppose I was a taxi driver. I pick up a man who just robbed a bank and I knew that he had
just committed the crime. I had nothing to do with
the original robbery but yet I chose to pick him up and to profit from his fare to donate
to a needy charity to do great good with the money.
I have become an accomplice and now I too can be punished for the crime.
Similarly, President Bush's plan for limited embryonic stem cell research took known ill
gotten embryonic stem cell lines and chose to use them for supposedly the greater good
that could be derived from research. Of course, he has become an accomplice, as is anyone
who supports this action. There is a penalty for posession of stolen property.
Senator Frist's speech increases the guilt for additional failures. After reading your
thoughtful reasoning for your recent decision, I find that I have a couple of concerns.
The assumption of ethical conduct by the donors of the egg and sperm is mistaken. As
parents, their morality is as flawed as other individuals, not necessarily better, and
perhaps their understanding is less than those of us who have studied such things.
the 'parents' do not make life. The physicians do not make life.
Only God makes life. Ultimately, He is the maker of the sperm and
the egg. He made the parents. Only He has the right to dispose
of it. The parents are merely trustees or custodians of the new
life that they had a part in. Could they take the chemicals and
make a human life denovo? No. Their role is limited.
the idea that the ethical decision should be left to the parents
is mistaken, since using this reasoning the same error could be
obvious in someone who chooses to rob a bank, in which the state
has a legitimate interest to deter and to punish.
if God is the ultimate judge of morality, why don't we remember
George Washington's words:
"The propitious smiles of Heaven can never be expected on a
nation that disregards the eternal rules of order and right
which Heaven itself has ordained."
Such a decision will affect the entire nation beyond simply the
blastocysts that are to be 'discarded'.
the ends do not justify the means which is the ultimate conclusion
from your recent stand.
that same money (even though arguably it is illegitimate for the
government to spend it on these things) could have been earmarked
for more promising stem cell research.
such frozen embryos should never be "discarded"
July 6, 2005
Filibusters. No nuclear option.
"Moderate" Senators 'compromising'. The U.S. Supreme Court, largely
appointed by Republicans, refuse to protect the Ten Commandments and remove all property
rights of all citizens. Sandra Day O'Connor retires, thank goodness, or so it seems.
President Bush will appoint a "conservative, strict constructionist" nominee,
using his own useful, expedient definition. The Democrats will jump up and
down and holler about how this is an awful nominee. There may be an extended battle
in the Senate and we will be foolishly believing that the nominee will make a difference,
especially since the Democrats clearly hated him or her. If this one is allowed on
the bench by the Senate, we will find ourselves watching poor decisions continue, by this
new nominee as well. It is merely a fantasy to imagine that things will improve
without the fear of God in our leaders (and in ourselves).
Christianity is being more equated with the Republican party, and more particularly
President Bush. This brings on unexpected consequences. At the same time those
who consider Christianity as foolishness see our nation marching toward less and less
freedom and toward increasing governmental control, as we see additional deaths and
serious injuries and ambiguous reasons for the war in Iraq, and as we find our financial
situation deteriorate, we find Christians will be blamed for the failures of this episode
in our nation's history. Even the current 'conservative' Supreme Court (according to
Democrats who still say Bush stole the election from Gore because of the 'conservative'
court) largely appointed by Republicans, has trampled on everyone's property rights.
Christians will be blamed. Christianity shold not be equated with decisions
outside the strict moral issues as laid out in the Bible. Despite this, Christian
leaders proudly claim that we were the ones who put President Bush in the
presidency. We will be blamed for their decisions, many of
which are not Christian concepts.
Our supposed increase in power in the government will lead to increased persecution in
the future. Increasing economic difficulties with increasing unrest will help turn
those who do not understand Christianity toward hatred for us because of the failed
economic policies of the Bush administration. We will find ourselves hated for what
neoconservatives have done in the name of Christianity and 'conservatism'. Yet, for
many Christians, he (Bush) is 'our man'.
Billy Graham,
as great a man as he is, has another failed approach. Instead of taking the
opportunity to make a statement against the agenda of evil perpetrated by the Clintons,
similar to that of Mother Teresa refusing to shake President Clinton's hand, Graham, at
his last evangelistic preaching event, chose to tell ex-President Clinton he 'should be an
evangelist' and he should 'leave running the country to his wife'. Have we anyone
in protestant Christianity who has the guts to stand as the prophets did in the
past? As the Disciples did? As John the Baptist? The impact of exposing
the twice vetoed partial birth abortion ban by the ex-President in such a setting would be
therapeutic to a nation dying for a lack of strong medicine.
March 31, 2005
Now the discussion begins to call out for euthanasia. Wouldn't it have been
'better' if Terri wasn't starved to death but to be put down after they took her organs
that were obviously in great shape? Wow! We could have made her death
something of great value to 2 dialysis patients, transplant the heart and the liver too!
The evil continues and worsens. This is the worst kind of evil. She
wasn't dead. She is now. She is either in heaven or hell, depending on her
relationship with God. Our selfishness has killed her.
What happened to her and happens to others treated this way is unconscionable.
Terri is dead. Shame on us. How many of us will pay for this foolishness in
the future?
The determined interest in cremation is troubling.
The Florida statute (XI. CREMATION APPROVAL (Florida Statutes 406.11(1)(c)) says:
A. All requests for cremation must be approved by the Medical Examiner prior to the actual
cremation.
1. Before authorizing the irretrievable disposal of a body by cremation, the Medical
Examiner must be assured that no future question will arise about the cause or
circumstances of the death of the individual.
The medical examiner has the authority. A complete, thorough autopsy is needed to
answer the inevitable questions, perhaps clearing the husband from wrongdoing.
How could we end up at this point in the discussion? May God have mercy on Terri
and most importantly, us.
January 19, 2005
Tomorrow is the Inauguration. Already, President Bush said Sunday that he will
not press the Senate to pass a constitutional amendment to ban sodomites from getting
married. The change in position comes just days after Democrats called on the President to
abandon his push for an amendment (see second story below).
Does he not fear God? Unfortunately, about as much as the rest of most
well-meaning American Christians today who elected him to pass such an amendment. We
should have predicted this stance by his call in favor for homosexual civil unions prior
to the election.
SAYS HE WILL NOT PUSH GAY MARRIAGE AMENDMENT
By Jim VandeHei And Michael A. Fletcher
THE WASHINGTON POST
Posted on Sun, Jan. 16, 2005
WASHINGTON - President Bush said the public's decision to re-elect him was a ratification
of his approach toward Iraq and that there was no reason to hold any administration
officials accountable for
mistakes or misjudgments in pre-war planning or managing the violent aftermath.
"We had an accountability moment, and that's called the 2004 elections," Bush
said in an interview with The Washington Post. "The American people listened to
different assessments made about what was
taking place in Iraq, and they looked at the two candidates and chose me."
With the Iraq elections two weeks away and no signs of the deadly insurgency abating, Bush
set no timetable for withdrawing U.S. troops and twice declined to endorse Secretary of
State Colin Powell's
recent statement that the number of Americans serving in Iraq could be reduced by year's
end. Bush said he will not ask Congress to expand the size of the National Guard or
regular Army, as some lawmakers and military experts propose.
In a wide-ranging, 35-minute interview aboard Air Force One on Friday, Bush also laid out
new details of his second-term plans for both foreign and domestic policy. For the first
time, Bush said he will not press senators to pass a Constitutional amendment banning gay
marriage, the top priority for many social conservative groups.
And he said he has no plans to cut benefits for the roughly 40percent of Social Security
recipients who collect monthly disability and survivors payments as he prepares his plan
for partial privatization.
But it will be Iraq that dominates White House deliberations offstage. Over the next few
weeks, Bush will be monitoring closely Iraq's plan to hold elections for a 275-member
national assembly. He must deliver his State of the Union address with a message of
resolve on Iraq, and he will need to seek congressional approval for roughly $100 billion
in emergency spending, much of it for the war.
In the interview, the president urged Americans to show patience in coming months as Iraq
moves slowly toward creating a democratic nation where a brutal dictatorship once stood.
Dems Tell Bush To Lay Off Gays
by Doreen Brandt 365Gay.com Washington Bureau
Posted: January 14, 2005 2:08 pm. ET
(Washington) The Democratic Party launched a petition Friday telling the White House not
to push for a Constitutional amendment banning gay marriage.
The DNC in its Pride at the Polls newsletter to more than 100,000 party supporters calls
on President Bush to abandon his call for the amendment and to tell House Majority Leader
Tom Delay to " stop discriminating against Americans."
DeLay (R-Texas) has made it clear that it's at the top of the Republican legislative
agenda, warning, "We will come back and come back until this is passed." (story)
In an interview on Good Morning America one week before the election, (story) Bush said
that he didn't think "we should deny people rights to a civil union [or] a legal
arrangement if that's what a state chooses to do." Bush then went on to call
"wrong" and disagree with the portion of the Republican platform that opposed
extending to gay and lesbian families "legal recognition and the accompanying
benefits."
"But Bush can't have it both ways, supporting an amendment that takes away our rights
while saying he wants to leave it up to the states," the DNC newsletter says.
"It is time for Bush to move America forward and come out publicly against this
amendment."
Eric Stern, Director of GLBT Outreach told 365Gay.com that the petition will be delivered
to the White House just before the State of the Union Address.
"We are not going to stand by and let the Republicans in Washington discriminate
against GLBT Americans, who have always been an integral part of our party and our
country," Stern said.
"Democrats are ready to fight back for the rights of GLBT Americans."
"The American people are overwhelmingly opposed to the Republican's Federal Marriage
Amendment and this petition is an opportunity for us to make sure our voices are heard in
Washington and across the country."
One week before the election, here we go. We have thousands (tens of thousands,
reportedly) of attorneys who will be at the polling places carefully monitoring for any irregularities.
Wow! How irregular is that! Do you think they might find
something? Maybe a couple of irregularities? The DNC has instructed their
representatives in this matter to at least claim 'voter intimidation', even if they do not
witness it.
Secretary of State, Colin Powell also, unconstitutionally, to his shame, has invited in
international monitors to make sure our elections are fair. This is in absolute
violation of our Constitution. In a nutshell, 13 Democratic Representatives asked
Kofi Annan of the U.N. to monitor our election (this violation of the Constitution begs
for the removal of each). He would not without State Department backing. Colin
Powell was then asked to invite the U.N. observers. His response is 'no' but he has
invited the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) to oversee our
election process.
The OSCE has a definite leftist political agenda with the effort here to be headed up
by Alcee Hastings, an impeached federal justice for accepting a $150,000 bribe, impeached
overwhelmingly by a Democratic House of Representatives some time ago. He is from
Florida, Broward County, no less. He is on record claiming that George Bush is going
to steal the election. See this most important article!
Additionally, Colorado has a ballot initiative that a federal judge will rule on today
that would allow Colorado to split its 9 electoral votes proportionally for the
candidates. This changes rules in the middle of the game.
Well, one week to go. The good news is that God is in control and He appoints and
deposes our rulers.
Daniel 2:21 He changes times and seasons; he sets up
kings and deposes them. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the discerning.
The outcome is in the hands of God, ultimately in the best interest of the elect.
Our job is to be faithful in how we vote and conduct our lives. A vote for Peroutka, is a faithful decision, not that we
expect God to necessarily perform a miracle for us but rather that we stand firm for Him.
Pray, ask for forgiveness.
October 14, 2004
We are closing in on the
election. Debates are ridiculous. Thank goodness they are over. Who
would really vote for a fellow who voted in favor of partial birth abortion and wants
marriage for homosexuals? Who would vote for a treasonous fellow who caused
additional torture to fellow soldiers who were POW's because of Kerry's self-serving,
libelous testimony against the Vietnam war to Congress?
President Bush has put other gods
before God. He came out in favor of homosexual unions. Would a Christian
really vote for him? (see http://dutyisours.com/whosside.htm)
Thank God we have a great choice, though.
Interesting but quite disappointing. The first morning invocation at the
Republican National Convention on Monday, August 30, 2004 was given by Sheri Dew
of Salt Lake City, UT, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Director of
Publishing. The evening invocation was given by a Muslim chaplin to the New York
Fire Department, Imam Pasha, New York, NY.
Now, just who are we praying to at this time of need? Should Christians still
support Republicans? We will answer to God for our failure. Are we so blind?
Jeremiah 10: 5 Like a scarecrow in a
melon patch, their idols cannot speak; they must be carried because they cannot walk. Do
not fear them; they can do no harm nor can they do any good." 6 No one is like you ,
O LORD; you are great, and your name is mighty in power. 7 Who should not revere you , O
King of the nations? This is your due. Among all the wise men of the nations and in all
their kingdoms, there is no one like you.
August 30, 2004
We now have both a president and a vice-president (see August 25 below) that
are officially supporting the homosexual agenda without fear of reprisal. In other
words, they are openly offending Almighty God. So is anyone who chooses to vote for
someone who does just this. God told us not to do this sort of thing and we ask for His
punishment. The American pseudochurch deserves His judgment as much, if not
more, than those who are lost. Why are we testing God? If you really
care, consider Michael Peroutka, at least you
will not have to answer to God for having been complicit against Him.
The current Republican Convention in New York will highlight (primetime) keynote
speakers who are almost all pro-abortion.
Romans 1: 32 Although they know God's righteous
decree that those who do such things deserve death, they not only continue to do these
very things but also approve of those who practice them.
This convention requires 2 policemen for every delegate. Doesn't this say
something about the cost of not following God's direction? His direction is to stand
firm and not to compromise, in love. We must wake up.
G. BUSH: Well, because I'm worried that the laws on the books that basically define
marriage as between a man -- not basically, do define marriage between a man and a woman
will be ruled unconstitutional, and then judges will make the decision as to the
definition of marriage. And I think it's too important an issue for judges to make that
decision. And I think that one way to guarantee that traditional marriage is defined as
between a man and a woman is through the constitutional process...
KING: What about the union of gays? G. BUSH: Well, that's up to states, you know. If states choose to do that, in other words, if they want to provide
legal protections for gays, that's great. That's fine. But I do not want to
change the definition of marriage. I don't think our country should, from the traditional
definition of marriage that's between a man or a woman.
The other thing about the constitutional process, it will get states involved. In other
words, the people ought to be involved in this decision. And so that's why I took the
stand I took.
KING: You do think...
(CROSSTALK)
G. BUSH: Well, listen, I...
KING: You don't amend easily.
G. BUSH: Yeah.
L. BUSH: That's right. It's a debate. I mean...
G. BUSH: Absolutely. But it's an important debate, Larry, and it's a debate that the
people need to be involved with, and not courts. And that's what you're beginning to see.
There was a decision here in California, it was a court decision. In other words, it's --
and it ruled that marriages in San Francisco were illegal according to California law. But
the point is that this ought to be decided by people, and I just happen to believe and
know that if you believe that traditional marriage ought to be the law of the land, that
the way to guarantee that is through the constitutional process.
And I want to say something about this debate. It is a debate that must be conducted with
the greatest respect for people. And that my judgment, I think our society is great because
people are able to live their lifestyles, you know, as they choose or as they're oriented.
KING: Gay people would honestly say they want the benefits of a marriage.
G. BUSH: Well, you can do that through the legal process. You know, people have said to
me, well, if you're gay, you can't inherit because -- and you don't get the exemption from
income tax. Well, my answer there is get rid of the inheritance tax forever, the death
tax, which I'm trying to do. And there are ways to make sure gays have got rights. And you
can do so in the law.
KING: Back with our remaining moments. Don't go away.
August 25, 2004
We find ourselves marginalized as we hold fast to the truth of God's Word.
Compromise, pragmatism, and consensus are the esteemed characteristics of the day.
The Swift Boat veterans have attacked the leadership ability of Sen. John Kerry.
Despite the exposure of clear lies brought forth when he was protesting (such as
committing atrocities and entering Cambodia), too many are giving him a pass.
Could we possibly expect such a man to appropriately lead our country?
We hear our Vice President Cheney, when asked by a woman in a rally- "What do you
think about homosexual marriage?", reply:
"Lynne and I have a gay daughter, so it's an issue our family is very familiar
with. With the respect to the question of relationships, my general view is freedom means
freedom for everyone... People ought to be free to enter
into any kind of relationship they want to."
"The question that comes up with the issue of marriage is what kind of official
sanction or approval is going to be granted by government? Historically, that's been a
relationship that has been handled by the states. The states have made that fundamental
decision of what constitutes a marriage."
He is a heart beat away from President. How can a Christian use their vote for
such a man (or one who chose him), knowing that it displeases God and that our acceptance
of such thinking only leads to the further moral demise of our country. The moral
issues are most important to our well being as a nation and as individuals. We must
show love to those who make these wrong decisions yet we must stand firm. We will be
accountable to Almighty God for our choices. May He show us mercy and not give us
what we deserve.
July 15, 2004
On June 25, 2004, Michael A. Peroutka was named the official Presidential candidate of
the Constitution Party and the next day, Dr. Chuck Baldwin (Pastor of Crossroads Baptist
Church in Pensacola, FL) accepted the nomination for Vice-President. These are both
quality men who have great conviction, vision and persevering spirits. Both consider
the Constitution as composed by the founders as the rule of law. Both place God
first.
It is inconceivable that any Christian could vote for a lesser candidate when it comes
to God's issues. Consider Michael Peroutka's acceptance speech here. Chuck
Baldwin's acceptance speech is here.
Michael A. Peroutka (left) and Dr. Chuck Baldwin (right)
There will be additional pages added to this site soon. Once more
echoing the same reasoning and faithfulness promoted during the last presidential
election.
On another note, the Federal Marriage Amendment failed to receive enough
Senator's votes yesterday to gain cloture and therefore it is currently dead, likely to be
revived at some opportune time in the future for further political gain.
It is reminiscent of grade school tactics. Remember when one
child would dare another to 'cross that line' in the dirt? After he would cross the
line the first child then draws another line, and so on, always threatening but never
pulling through with his threats of physical harm.
The Republican and Christian organizations have been drawing line after
line in the dirt which the tyrannical justices keep stepping over.
Suppose we had enough decent Senators to claim that marriage is
only between a man and a woman? If they, the House and the President all passed the
Federal Marriage Amendment and also enough states signed on to the measure to make it part
of the Constitution, what should we expect? Judging simply from past actions, the
justices would find a way to interpret the Amendment to suit their whims or perhaps other
ways to destroy the intent of the people. This has happened with the First
Amendment, and multiple others. We would still have the original problem.
No, the Federal Marriage Amendment is nothing more than another line in
the sand. The only way to fix the problem is by the Constitutional means of ridding
ourselves of activist judges with their own agendas. We already have the means to
absolutely, positively, stop these judges if our elected representatives would use the
Constitution. They refuse. That would be too strong a step, to either limit
their jurisdiction or to impeach the scoundrels. Why do we keep putting these people
back in there?
We are most likely going to see President Bush's
choice for Chairman of the Judicial Committee in the Senate to be pro-abortion,
Senator Arlen Specter, if Bush is re-elected. Christians should never be part of
this evil. Indeed, we were to be 'wise as serpents' when we have shown ourselves to
be co-opted by a party that will never stand for what we believe. The last 4 years
have proven it beyond question. We make God look bad, as His
representatives here on earth, when we are so foolish.
June 11, 2004
President Ronald Reagan was laid to rest today. His sense of
conviction was strange to elites at that time as it is today when a leader dares to say
something that defies those who see right and wrong as gray and leadership as compromise.
In Reagan's greatest moments, he is best known for doing that which drew great
criticism by the press, college faculty, and those who have determined that there is no
absolute truth and good and evil are anything but opposites in a continuum.
The elites, even the elites in the Republican party who lobbied hard that he should not
make the speech at the Berlin wall, the most defining moment of his presidency, stand in
the way of true progress.
Romans 1: 21 For although they knew God, they neither
glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and their
foolish hearts were darkened. 22 Although they claimed to be wise , they became fools .
G.W. Bush will be known for some strong statements that also irks the liberal elites
but unfortunately, these are generally not followed up by equally bold actions. He,
too, will be known for leadership against the grain, when it occurs. One thing of
utmost importance and quite troubling came up in President Bush's speech, identifying the
root problem with our thinking today. President Bush positivily claims that
President Reagan believed (like he does): "He believed that people were
basically good... ".
Although this sounds good, it is 180 degrees from Biblical teaching. From this
simple statement, we find those who see things in this fashion having a world view which
condemns us to making many mistakes as we deal with evil. Mistakes mean people
perish. Evil exists, as became even more obvious, September 11,1991. It
lurks in all of us, kept in check by the power of the law and by the goodness and
direction of the Holy Spirit. Neither were feared by the terrorists, allowing them
to hurt us, yet believing they are good. Unfortunately, our lack of clear thinking
has other great dangers with virtually every issue in which the government is involved.
With the idea that man is essentially good, we raise man up to be capable of saving
himself. A 'good person' would never be condemned by a Holy God to Hell.
Therefore, if we are "basically good", we have no need of a Savior. Many
would be welcomed into heaven. This mindset allows for foolish ideas of
rehabilitation of certain criminals, treaties with pagan governments and the idea that
democracy will eventually thrive in an Islamic nation. If, however, the leader
realizes that man is inherently sinful and in desperate need for a Savior, the choices
become clearer and do great good for the people. The people have greater protection.
The world would be safer.
May 17, 2004
Today, thanks to the courts in Massachusetts and the refusal of the Supreme Court to
hear the appeal, for the first time the state issued marriage licenses to same sex
couples. Much will be written about this and this will be discussed ad nauseum.
The problem no one discusses, on either side, is that this is an offensive affront to
Almighty God and that when his children stray, He says He will punish them (because He
loves them). Many of us claim to be His children yet we choose poorly, considering
this issue merely a difference of opinion and not another straw weighing down the already
bent camel's back of God's wrath. Christians who have been silent deserve blame too.
Congratulations all ye who are proud of this new opportunity. Your new found joy
will be turned into great disappointment as we find ourselves under increasing pain and
suffering as has occurred over and over again in the Scriptures. Yes, when we ignore
God, He knows how to get our attention. Are we so foolish that we refuse His power?
It is simply a matter of when, not if.
How long do you think we will enjoy this new 'right'? Coupled with our myriad of
other sinful offenses to God, we are on very thin ice. We are struggling in
virtually everything we do with war, oil prices, sexually transmitted diseases, broken
marriages, costs rising with decreasing pay, and suicidal children, to name a few.
Is this judgment?
What was so wrong with the days when we didn't need to worry about locking our doors or
children being abducted? It seems we are progressing, right?
Pray for the pulpits to once again teach the fear of God. Pray He will send the
Spirit, convict us and forgive us soon.
Remember, our President GW Bush has (late in the game) called for a Constitutional
Amendment against homosexual marriage. Unfortunately, he has also invited the states
to choose civil unions. With marriage, the sinful act becomes more likely to be
performed among the same pair. With a civil union, the sinful act is less likely
(less commitment) among a pair. From a public health standpoint, boy that is
foolish. Is Bush's choice appropriate from God's standpoint?
Michael Peroutka has chosen a running mate, Dr. Chuck Baldwin, pastor of Crossroads
Baptist Church in Pensacola, FL. Both refuse such foolhardy decisions as made by our
president. How could we ignore this ticket? How could anyone vote for
President Bush or Sen. John Kerry?
It isn't reasonable to simply complain. We have a personal need for repentance and to
call our nation to do the same. As before, we need depend on the Republicans and the
Democrats to choose our president. We have a candidate from the Constitution Party, Michael Peroutka, whose web site has the right values from the start.
In this order, God, Family, Republic.Check it out. Also check
out the Constitution Party's site as well.
Addendum: March 13, 2004
It is early in the election cycle but things are on a fast pace.
More will come in the future.
Compare and contrast the above web sites with the Official Bush reelection
web site.
Take a nice stroll through President Bush's agenda items here. Where is the life of the unborn?
Where are the moral stands? The sad truth is, he has chosen things that would
best get him elected. That means we accept his values on the moral issues,
considered less important than the other items. What we must ask ourselves is- 'what
does this say to our God?'. If we are honest and know scripture at all, it is
obvious that we are wrong by supporting the wrong agenda. We are offending Almighty
God when we put anything ahead of Him. How many more sins must we commit before we
taste his punishment? We must repent.
March 4, 2004
Many Christian groups have chosen to support the constitutional amendment against gay
marriage. To quote from our rather deified president on this subject:
"The amendment should fully protect marriage, while leaving the state legislatures
free to make their own choices in defining legal arrangements other than marriage."
From God's eyes, we have condoned the homosexual sin whether it is encased
in the marriage folder or any other label we may want to call it.
We are fools to try to reason with the gay activists regarding the effect on society, etc.
Why am I against it? One reason. It is an offense to Almighty God. We will not win at
saving souls or fixing our nation if we do not witness to those who are perishing. How?
Level with them. When we choose to spit in God's eye, since He loves us, He will chastise
us. Pain, suffering and death.
Our president through the statement above has taken the homosexual agenda further
than any president has ever gone. Even Bill Clinton. By such an amendment we
inadvertently condone, encourage and legalize gay relationships. So, if we foolishly fight
for this amendment that still allows for great offense against our Creator, in the name of
doing His will, we become complicit in this great sin and we will be included in His
correction. How could you support Bush's call for an amendment like this?
We are at a "red" level for homeland security since God Himself, our great
protector, is not on our side. Do we have to go through God's punishment? Tell President
Bush and other Christians that this so-called fix is wrong. God is the one to fear.
Pull your support from Bush's call for such an amendment. Someone must stand against this
or we will receive our deserved punishment as God has shown over and over again to do in
the past, to ultimately draw us back to Him.
Leviticus 26:1 "`Do not make idols
or set up an image or a sacred stone for yourselves, and do not place a carved stone in
your land to bow down before it. I am the LORD your God. 2 "`Observe my Sabbaths and
have reverence for my sanctuary. I am the LORD. 3 "`If you follow my decrees and are careful
to obey my commands, 4 I will send you rain in its season, and the ground will yield its
crops and the trees of the field their fruit. 5 Your threshing will continue until grape
harvest and the grape harvest will continue until planting, and you will eat all the food
you want and live in safety in your land. 6 "`I will grant peace in the land, and you
will lie down and no one will make you afraid. I will remove savage beasts from the land,
and the sword will not pass through your country. 7 You will pursue your enemies, and they
will fall by the sword before you. 8 Five of you will chase a hundred, and a hundred of
you will chase ten thousand, and your enemies will fall by the sword before you. 9
"`I will look on you with favor and make you fruitful and increase your numbers, and
I will keep my covenant with you. 10 You will still be eating last year's harvest when you
will have to move it out to make room for the new...14 "`But if you will not listen to me and carry
out all these commands, 15 and if you reject my decrees and abhor my laws and fail to
carry out all my commands and so violate my covenant, 16 then I will do this to you: I
will bring upon you sudden terror, wasting diseases and fever that will destroy your sight
and drain away your life. You will plant seed in vain, because your enemies will eat it.
17 I will set my face against you so that you will be defeated by your enemies; those who
hate you will rule over you, and you will flee even when no one is pursuing you. 18
"`If after all this you will not listen to me, I will punish you for your sins seven
times over. 19 I will break down your stubborn pride and make the sky above you like iron
and the ground beneath you like bronze. 20 Your strength will be spent in vain, because
your soil will not yield its crops, nor will the trees of the land yield their fruit. 21
"`If you remain hostile toward me and refuse to listen to me, I will multiply your
afflictions seven times over, as your sins deserve...
On Friday, March 23, 1798, President John Adams
issued a Proclamation of a National Day of Humiliation, Fasting, and Prayer:
As the safety and prosperity of nations
ultimately and essentially depend on the protection and the blessing of Almighty God, and
the national acknowledgement of this truth is not only an indispensable duty which the
people owe to Him, but a duty whose natural influence is favorable to the promotion of
that morality and piety without which social happiness can not exist nor the blessings of
a free government be enjoyed;
And as this duty, at all times incumbent, is so especially in seasons of difficulty or of
danger, when existing or threatening calamities, the just judgements of God against
prevalent iniquity, are a loud call to repentance and reformation;...
President George Washington in his Inaugural Address to
both Houses of Congress:
We ought to be no less persuaded that the
propitious smiles of Heaven can never be expected on a nation that disregards the eternal
rules of order and right which Heaven itself has ordained; and since the preservation of
the sacred fire of liberty and the destiny of the republican model of government are
justly considered as deeply, perhaps finally, staked of the experiment intrusted to the
hands of the American people....
February 27, 2004
President Bush's back is up against the wall. He has courted the log cabin
Republicans. He has refused to support a constitutional amendment to define marriage
(although this is admittedly worthless - just another attempt to fix immorality without a
change of the hearts- Congress continues to fail to put the courts in their right place,
again Republicans) until the pressure by largely Christian groups have pushed with illegal
marriages being offered in San Francisco. Ask yourself, if it is illegal, as it is,
why is it that the mayor and whoever else deserves to be arrested, are not? Why is
it the judges refuse to stop what is patently illegal? As with the Super Bowl, the
streaker at halftime got arrested but Janet Jackson did not.
So, how well did President Bush do with calling for such an amendment? Terrible.
May I quote his press release?
"Today I call upon the Congress to promptly pass, and to send to the states for
ratification, an amendment to our Constitution defining and protecting marriage as a union
of man and woman as husband and wife. The amendment should fully protect marriage, while leaving the state legislatures free to make their own
choices in defining legal arrangements other than marriage. "
From God's standpoint, does it really matter whether homosexual acts are performed with
the name "marriage" or "civil union" or whatever? Bush misses
another chance to do right. Remember, even Bill Clinton signed the Defense of
Marriage Act. This shows that the 'Christian's choice', GW Bush has once again taken
all of us down further than even Bill Clinton. Shame on us. Christian
'leaders' will ballyhoo Bush's great stand for marriage when in fact he has solidified the
pro-homosexual agenda, spitting in the eye of Almighty God.
In addition, President Bush's release makes the case for Chief Justice Roy Moore's
reason to do what he has done yet he failed to support Moore as he should.
Republicans are good at complaining and at the same time refuse to fix the problems.
To borrow from Martin Luther, 'circumstances should be carrying us beyond the confines of
moderation'. Yet we still support those who are a large part of the problem, we are
accountable.
If we were outraged enough, like with the Super Bowl fiasco, our representatives would
be forced into action, otherwise it will not happen. Take away their vote to help
wake them up, the Constitution Party deserves support.
Here is a great synopsis of President Bush's term.
Attorney General Pryor was one of just a handful of federal justice nominees
'filibustered' by the Democrats. There has been great consternation by the pro-life
community leaders implying that nearly all of our president's nominees are being
blocked by the '(evil) Democrats' when in fact over 150 other nominees flew right through
the Senate process, each meeting the 'litmus tests' of the Democrats.
That isn't the only sad news. Attorney General Pryor, when being grilled by the
Senate Judiciary Committee many months ago, was incredibly forthright regarding the wrong
of Roe vs. Wade. Sad news? Of course not. It was welcome,
excellent, and needed comments by what appeared to be a courageous individual.
Incredible words, especially in that setting:
Sen. Arlen Specter, of Pennsylvania, asked Pryor if a quote attributed to Pryor having
him saying "the worst abomination in the history of constitutional law" was
accurate.
Yes, Pryor said, the quote was accurate.
"I stand by that comment," Pryor said. "I believe that not only is [Roe]
unsupported by the text and structure of the Constitution, but it has led to a morally
wrong result. It has led to the slaughter of millions of innocent unborn children."
Here is the sad part. According to the Ex-Governor of Alabama, Fob James, when he
was initially appointing Bill Pryor to the Attorney General (to fill the vacated office
from a newly elected senator from Alabama, once Attorney General Jeff Sessions), James
discussed the Judge Roy Moore situation. At that time, Bill Pryor said he agreed
with Judge Moore regarding the Ten Commandments and the monument and would do everything
in his power (if appointed Atty. General) to stand fully with Judge Moore. After
that, two important things happened. Pryor was nominated by President Bush for this
federal court position and the lawsuit against Chief Justice Roy Moore was playing through
the courts.
Atty. General Pryor became a blocked nominee after his great stand above. After
this, 11th Circuit Judge Myron Thompson ordered the removal of the Ten Commandments
monument from the State of Alabama courthouse for the Supreme Court. Rallys occurred
in Montgomery on the steps of the Capitol and the Supreme Court building. Before the
monument was removed, in August of 2003, Howard Phillips predicted that Atty. General
Pryor would remove the monument. Pryor held the power to remove the monument at the
behest of the federal court, or he could follow the Constitution and refuse to follow such
orders (as he had guaranteed to Gov. James some years before, and had agreed to the
constitutionality of such a decision to the governor).
Despite the great stand in the Senate, Atty. Gen. Pryor, according to Phillips, was
taking care of this problem and in return, would get a recess appointment to the job he
sought. Could this be right? At first, I didn't believe Phillips was giving
Pryor enough credit but because Phillips is generally right, I witheld judgment.
That is until Pryor removed the monument ( an act he said would be wrong to do in the past
and that he would have no part of). He followed that up by prosecuting Chief Justice
Moore in the Court of the Judiciary and showed his true colors as he questioned
Moore.
Here is an exchange between Pryor and Moore taken from
the official transcript of the trial (November 12, 2003):
Pryor: Mr. Chief Justice? And your understanding is that the
Federal court ordered that you could not acknowledge God; isn't
that right?
Moore: Yes.
Pryor: And if you resume your duties as Chief Justice after this
proceeding, you will continue to acknowledge God as you have
testified that you would today---
Moore: That's right.
Pryor: ---no matter what any other official says?
Moore: Absolutely. (Chief Justice Moore then elaborated.)
Pryor: The only point I am trying to clarify, Mr. Chief Justice, is
not why, but only that, in fact, if you do resume your duties as
Chief Justice, you will continue to do that [acknowledge God]
without regard to what any other offici
Supreme Gathering -Jan LaRue, CWA's Chief Counsel,
was present at the White House for the Swearing-In Ceremony of Associate Justice Samuel
Alito. CWA was honored to be part of this great celebration after months of hard work in
support of this great Justice. (Concerned Women for America)
