tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51703876240979774682024-02-02T05:58:29.911-05:00A Voice For Moms©A conservative voice for moms in this ever changing world. I challenge all of you to pray daily about how your voice, gifts and talents can best be used. Also research and learn all you can about governmental policies and agendas on all levels. Your voice and ministry may not be the same as mine but we all have gifts and talents that God will use if we allow Him to.Melhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13682296763369964666noreply@blogger.comBlogger467125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5170387624097977468.post-22220145545081367622020-10-27T12:22:00.000-04:002020-10-27T12:22:51.767-04:00LIBERTY VS TYRANNY: WHICH WILL WE CHOOSE<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisQ7J25vMeYOHcwI0rXjgZJ6dOS4K3FJOs-SvOr_85oHhV_5ODQULHEqhkOC7bINva83WZs_2LeJE107ji49-WYLDODtzFV64gfQgbVyHgQU7G0-iJxBsERXg5_RVXCSv7ycLbHd4gbxQ/s293/LIBERTY+VS+TYRANNY.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="172" data-original-width="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisQ7J25vMeYOHcwI0rXjgZJ6dOS4K3FJOs-SvOr_85oHhV_5ODQULHEqhkOC7bINva83WZs_2LeJE107ji49-WYLDODtzFV64gfQgbVyHgQU7G0-iJxBsERXg5_RVXCSv7ycLbHd4gbxQ/s0/LIBERTY+VS+TYRANNY.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><b><i><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span class="text Prov-14-34" id="en-NASB-16807" style="background-color: white; position: relative;">"Righteousness exalts a nation, </span><span class="text Prov-14-34" style="background-color: white; position: relative;">But sin is a disgrace to any people." ~ Proverbs 14:34</span></span></i></b></p><b><i><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="background-color: white;">"</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #001320; text-align: justify;">For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to evil..." ~ Roman 13:3</span></span></i></b><div><b><i><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #001320; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b><i><span style="color: #073763; font-family: helvetica;">“If we lose freedom here, there is no place to escape to. This is the last stand on Earth. And this idea that government is beholden to the people, that it has no other source of power except to sovereign people, is still the newest and most unique idea in all the long history of man’s relation to man. This is the issue of this election. Whether we believe in our capacity for self-government or whether we abandon the American revolution and confess that a little intellectual elite in a far-distant capital can plan our lives for us better than we can plan them ourselves.” ~ President Ronald Reagan 40th President of the United States</span></i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b><i><span style="color: #073763; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>In one week We the People will </b><span style="color: red; font-weight: bold;">CHOOSE</span><b> if we will live under Liberty or Tyranny. It is crazy to me that in 2020 in America, the freest nation on earth, there is an actual debate about whether it is better to live in Freedom or be ruled by Tyranny, yet here we are. Barak Obama popularized the phrase, "Elections have consequences." and while much of what Obama espoused I vehemently disagreed with, on this he was correct: Elections Absolutely Have </b></span></span><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Consequences.</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Before I proceed I want to state that it was a joy to watch Justice Clarence Thomas administer the Oath to Justice Amy Coney Barrett last night. I cannot even imagine how awesomely surreal it was to her to be sworn in as the newest Supreme Court Justice. She is all the left says can't exist in one package, a woman of faith, reveres the Constitution as written, a wife, a mom to 7, first in her law school class, a legal scholar, a beloved law school professor, an appeals court judge, and now an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. It seems to me those on the left who believe they have cornered the market on women's rights would celebrate such a woman of accomplishment being confirmed to the highest court in the land. Yet they worked to the best of their ability to stop her confirmation, makes you wonder exactly what they stand for. So congratulations Justice Amy Coney Barrett!!</b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Now onto Election 2020 and what is at stake. It is my firm belief that Liberty vs Tyranny is what is on the ballot this election. The difference between President Trump/Republicans and former VP Biden/Democrats could not be any starker. We often go into elections on the left or right, however this time it is literally a contest between good and evil, liberty and tyranny, love of country and hate for ones nation. Below is what is on the ballot:</b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Sanctity of All Life vs Genocide - President Trump (much to the amazement of many on the right when he was elected in 2016) is truly the most Pro-Life President we have ever had in America. He is firmly on the side of life and he is unapologetic about it. Former VP Biden is on board with Abortion (murder) up until Birth and is against bills that protect babies born alive after a botched abortion. I want to state unequivocally all Pastors/Christians leaders who have done theological gymnastics to give cover to the Democrats for Genocide need to repent immediately. If your pastor has not spoken to this most basic human right or has given you the idea that it is ok to vote for Genocide you need to find a new church because your pastor is compromised.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>However, under Sanctity of All Life I also include things like President Trump pushing for and signing into the law the Right to Try legislation, cutting off taxpayer funding of abortion around the world, upholding Conscience Clauses that enable medical/pharmacy personnel to not participate in Abortion if it is against their beliefs and signing EOs and waging a war on Human and Sex Traffickers including those who traffick children. Former VP Biden spent 47 years in the US government and did none of the above. I have said it before but it bears repeating President Trump has led the ONLY administration in US history to tackle the scourge of human and sex trafficking, including the last administration when Biden was Vice President.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b style="font-family: helvetica;">Freedom of </b><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Religion</b></span><b style="font-family: helvetica;"> - President Trump has worked to uphold Religious Freedom not just in the US but around the world. Just like with his stand on Life, the President has been unapologetic in protecting Religious Freedom worldwide. He put the kibosh on the Johnson Amendment (where the church sold its soul to the government for tax exempt status if they would be silent on cultural/political issues). He has directed the AG to fight on the side of those who are persecuted for their Religious beliefs in this nation be it at a job or school. His administration has sanctioned governments for </b><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>religious</b></span><b style="font-family: helvetica;"> persecution. He has also fought for and had returned to America hostages from other countries that jailed them for their religious beliefs. </b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b style="font-family: helvetica;">Former VP Biden and the Democrats want to remove Freedom of </b><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Religion</b></span><b style="font-family: helvetica;"> (actually many states/cities that are run by Democrats have cracked down on </b><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>religious</b></span><b style="font-family: helvetica;"> </b><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>institutions</b></span><b style="font-family: helvetica;"> during COVID). The Democrats are intent on removing God from any place in public, they are happy to keep your church shutdown, they desire and are working on telling you who your religious </b><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>institution</b></span><b style="font-family: helvetica;"> must hire. The list is long of what the former VP Biden and the Democrats will do to the Church in America if they win in a week. Every Pastor/Church leader who believes otherwise needs to do a bit of research (start with 1930s Germany) on what happens when the State dictates what you can and cannot preach. Those Pastors/Church leaders who are giving cover to the Democrats or staying silent again need to repent of being willing to throw away a blessing from God that most around the world do not enjoy.</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b style="font-family: helvetica;">Freedom of Speech - President Trump has been seemingly the only one in the Federal Government who has fought against Big Tech and the media that are </b><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>suppressing</b></span><b style="font-family: helvetica;"> Free Speech. If Big Tech doesn't like what you say or post they ban you or put you into their form of jail until you comply. FYI this has happened to me, if it hasn't happened to you yet, it has likely happened to someone you know. It should terrify and tick everyone off that some person at a company can decide what you can and cannot say. </b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b style="font-family: helvetica;">Former VP Biden and the Democrats will not take on Big Tech and the Media and why would they these are their </b><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>propaganda</b></span><b style="font-family: helvetica;"> arms. President Trump has also taken on the quashing of free speech on college campuses around the US. Political Correctness ran amok long ago but now it is down right scary as to what speech is being banned. Pastors/Church leaders again I am calling you on the carpet if you are not addressing this or giving cover to the Democrats on removing Free Speech rights then you need to yes Repent. This idea that if you play nice or stay silent in the battle for Free Speech the alligators will eat you last is foolish. I again point you to 1930's Germany and to present day China run by the CCP to see what awaits the US including the church.</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b style="font-family: helvetica;">2nd Amendment - President Trump is unapologetically pro 2nd Amendment, the former VP and the Democrats are rubbing their hands together in glee for the chance to gut the 2nd Amendment. Their intentions are not a secret nor have they ever been. I also want to point out if the Democrats win they will continue their crusade to defund the police around the nation, our 2nd Amendment rights have never been more important than they are today. An armed populace is a polite populace. The right to protect your life, the lives of your family and your property will be removed with lightening speed should former VP Biden and the Democrats win.</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b style="font-family: helvetica;">10th Amendment/States Rights - Despite the lefts cries that President Trump would be an </b><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>authoritarian</b></span><b style="font-family: helvetica;"> dictator, COVID has shown that President Trump respects the 10th Amendment/States Rights. The President has allowed Governors and local </b><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>municipal</b></span><b style="font-family: helvetica;"> governments to deal with COVID while providing Federal assistance. While we have seen Democrat Governors and Democrat local </b><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>municipalities</b></span><b style="font-family: helvetica;"> act like mini-tyrants, the President has stayed in his Constitutional lane with respect to States rights. Former VP Biden and the Democrats as has been evidenced during COVID will be tyrannical because their belief has always been the Government is God. I want to add here that Election 2020 is not just for the Federal Government, it is also State and local governments, it is important to look at how your State and local government has handled your Constitutional Rights during COVID and then vote accordingly. We indeed get the government we deserve.</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b style="font-family: helvetica;">Taxes - Taxes matter to all of us and we have a bevy of taxes on all levels of government we pay. President Trump did champion and get passed the largest tax cut for all tax paying Americans on record. He has said he will champion another tax cut, personally I am all for tax cuts. However, Former VP Biden and the Democrats are stating not only will they roll back President Trump's tax cuts thus raising EVERYONE's taxes, they will add an additional $4 Trillion in taxes over 10 years. Former VP Biden is being far less than truthful when he states he will not tax anyone making under $400k, to roll back the existing tax cuts indeed does raise taxes on all tax paying Americans. There is not enough wealth in America to withstand an additional $4 Trillion in taxes on top of the current Tax Cut rollback. If you want to read about ALL of the additional taxes Biden and the Democrats are proposing go look at their <a href="https://democrats.org/where-we-stand/party-platform/" target="_blank">120 page platform</a> and read pages 40 through 70, yep 30 pages of shiny new taxes. I have asked this before and I will here again, what portion of someone else's money/wealth is your fair share as this is what the Democrats love to bang the drum about?</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b style="font-family: helvetica;">Regulations - President Trump has cut regulations quickly, the man was on a mission. We were before his election in 2016, Regulation Nation, it literally took at least 10 years for a new road to go through all the regulations to get a yay or nay, that time frame is now a year. While we don't think about Regulations as being a type of tax they are indeed and it does impact business and personal pocketbooks as well as quality of life. Former VP Biden and the Democrats are chomping at the bit to put those removed regulations back into place and add more. </b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b style="font-family: helvetica;">Economies function best without excessive taxes and regulations. Before COVID the economy was booming, the poverty rate had dropped and unemployment was the lowest level for all groups in 49 to 50 years. In fact in 2019 there were more jobs than people looking and the labor participation rate was at an all time high. The economy is turning around more quickly than economists believed it would, President Trump will continue that upward trend, Former VP Biden and the Democrats will bring it crashing down. Businesses cannot take new regulations and taxes and survive and the American population cannot take new taxes and higher prices.</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b style="font-family: helvetica;">Energy Independence - Every election year from the time I can remember I heard that America needs to be energy independent. We were beholden to nations that hated us for our energy needs. President Trump and his policies have made us not only energy independent but one of the largest energy suppliers in the world. Not only is America not beholden to countries that hate us for energy, countries around the world are also NOT beholden to those who want to those who hate them or who seek to weld power over them. Former VP Biden and the Democrats and their Green New Deal will </b><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>devastate</b></span><b style="font-family: helvetica;"> our energy sector, drive up our energy prices and once again make America beholden to those countries who hate her. I believe that given time private industry to find affordable renewable energy sources but like with most things this takes time.</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b style="font-family: helvetica;">Israel - President Trump did what every President in my life time has promised, he not only recognized Jerusalem as the undivided eternal capital of Israel, he moved our Embassy there and other nations followed. AND despite the cries this would start a war, it did not. Additionally, President Trump has done again what every administration in my lifetime has tried and failed at, there are now new peace agreements between Israel and moderate Arab Nations. In fact all of the "smart" people in DC said it could not happen, yet even today it is happening, Sudan is currently in process of signing onto the Abrahm Accords. </b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b style="font-family: helvetica;">Former VP Biden during his tenure as Vice President under the Obama/Biden administration treated Israel horribly and in fact kowtowed to her enemies including Iran. God has not changed His mind on Israel and His Word does not change, Scripture is specific about Nations blessing Israel (See Gen 12:1-3; Isaiah 62:1, Psalm 122 to name a few). So again Pastors/Church leaders you need to speak to this very vital issue with your congregations when talking about voting. While God does not need America to protect Israel, America most certainly needs to continue to bless Israel to keep God's blessings.</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b style="font-family: helvetica;">Speaking of War, President Trump has not entangled the US in any new foreign wars and in fact he has taken out some very bad terrorists, again unapologetically. Former VP Biden is a complete and utter disaster when it comes to dealing with foreign nations, his 47 years in DC have proven this including the current revelations that he through his son has taken money from Ukraine and China for favor while VP.</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Military and Veterans - President Trump has rebuilt and revamped America's military and he has I believe approved 3 pay raises for our military, one of which was the largest on record. He has also worked to fix the complete disaster that was the VA. Former VP Biden and former President Obama depleted our military unapologetically and he should not get another bite at the apple on this issue.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>School Choice - President Trump has championed School Choice. While I believe the federal government needs to get out of K-12 education completely, I believe this is a parental authority and local government issue, President Trump and his administration have worked to return education to parents and localities. All parents should be able to use the tax dollars set aside for education to choose the best education for their children, public, private, charter, virtual, or homeschool. I believe that given more time President Trump will help usher in true school choice. Former VP Biden and the Democrats despise school choice they believe the Government is the best one to decide your child's education. They seek to usurp Parental Authority not just in education but also with regards to sexuality and healthcare and cultural issues.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Healthcare/Health Insurance - I am in the minority in what I believe with regards to healthcare, I do not think the Federal Government has any business in healthcare. I also want to point out that health insurance IS NOT healthcare Be that as it may, Healthcare/Health Insurance is a huge issue for the American Electorate. President Trump in his tax law removed the Obamacare penalty which was a great thing, no one should have to pay a fine for not having health insurance. I also believe the Supreme Court will find that Obamacare is unconstitutional and it is and it will end up in the ash heap of history where it belongs. It is likely that President Trump and the Republicans will create a new health insurance law including being able to buy insurance across state lines and NOT fining people who choose not to get health insurance. I do believe Obamacare forever wrecked the health insurance industry so it will be interesting to see what happens. President Trump has stated he will continue to protect Pre-Existing conditions and I believe he will. President Trump has also taken on Big Pharma and helped dropped the price of things like Insulin, I believe it has gone from about $400 a month to $50 a month (I could be wrong but I think this is correct.)</b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Former VP Biden and the Democrats will create Biden CARE which includes a public option which will (and the President did not explain this well) destroy the insurance people get through their employers. So when the President stated during the last debate that 180 million people would lose their health insurance under Biden Care he meant that those who get their insurance through their employer will lose it. Former VP Biden stated during the debate that NO ONE lost their health insurance under Obamacare, he flat out lied, MILLIONS of Americans did and also premiums and deductibles went through the roof. Former VP Biden and the Democrats have already proven themselves inept and liars on the issue of health insurance in America, there is absolutely ZERO reason to give them another crack at wrecking Health Insurance in America. I will once again state, Health Insurance is NOT Health Care.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Last Point - During the 2nd and Final Debate President Trump and Former VP Biden each painted a picture of what they see for the future of America. Former VP Biden see a long hard black winter and President Trump sees a bright tomorrow. President Trump was elected in 2016 and no one knew how he would govern, yet the promises he made he has kept despite the House and the Senate not helping him much. I believe given another 4 years he will make good on more promises including draining the swamp. Former VP Biden has had 47 years to show what he will do in office and basically has mucked things up in those 47 years, I cannot imagine electing someone with a 47 year record of failure to the highest office in the land. </b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Elections have consequences and this election more so than any other in my lifetime. The choice before us is Stark and Clear, We the People will either vote for Liberty or Tyranny. Which will you choose?</b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Today</b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Pray for Election 2020 on the Federal Level</b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Pray for Election 2020 on the State Level</b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Pray for Election 2020 on the Local Level</b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>God's Promise for Today</b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><i><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; text-align: start;">Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; text-align: start;"> and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade. This inheritance is kept in heaven for you, 1 Peter 1:3-4</span></i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><i><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; text-align: start;"><br /></span></i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><i><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; text-align: start;">Blessings,</span></i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><i><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; text-align: start;"><br /></span></i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><i><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; text-align: start;">Mel</span></i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><br /></b></span></div>Melhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13682296763369964666noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5170387624097977468.post-59014454810455597552020-10-10T16:20:00.005-04:002020-10-10T16:29:25.119-04:00IT'S NOT FREE, IT IS THEFT<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQM5rnpGhUhvhSp4wEZ1psn2buqfoOiv_1ItyZm4oRS0mMOXWiV2TzR9DOVVUaW5BJviSbHJrSfjAuOR-2Snw3HpWEkosAdcf3ueMRIzOtTD-cT2A7feTcz-kWiSvgJXykUI4Ikr7wi_k/s237/FREE.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="212" data-original-width="237" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQM5rnpGhUhvhSp4wEZ1psn2buqfoOiv_1ItyZm4oRS0mMOXWiV2TzR9DOVVUaW5BJviSbHJrSfjAuOR-2Snw3HpWEkosAdcf3ueMRIzOtTD-cT2A7feTcz-kWiSvgJXykUI4Ikr7wi_k/s0/FREE.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><b><i><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span class="chapter-1"><span class="text Mic-2-1" style="position: relative;">Woe to those who scheme iniquity, </span></span><span class="text Mic-2-1" style="position: relative;">Who work out evil on their beds! </span></span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span class="text Mic-2-1" style="position: relative;">When </span></span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span class="text Mic-2-1" style="position: relative;">morning comes, they do it, </span><span class="text Mic-2-1" style="position: relative;">For it is in the power of their hands. </span></span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span class="text Mic-2-2" id="en-NASB-22598" style="position: relative;">They covet fields and then seize them, </span><span class="text Mic-2-2" style="position: relative;">And houses, and take them away. </span></span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span class="text Mic-2-2" style="position: relative;">They rob a man and his house, </span><span class="text Mic-2-2" style="position: relative;">A man and his inheritance. </span></span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">Therefore thus says the <span class="small-caps" style="font-variant-caps: small-caps; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;">Lord</span>, </span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span class="text Mic-2-3" style="position: relative;">“Behold, I am planning against this family a calamity </span></span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">From which you</span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">cannot remove your necks; </span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">And you will not walk</span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">haughtily, </span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">For it will be an</span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">evil time. ~ Micah 2:1-3</span></i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><b><i><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><br /></span></i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; text-align: left;">“When plunder becomes a way of life for a group of men in a society, over the course of time they create for themselves a legal system that authorizes it and a moral code that glorifies it.” ~ </span><span class="authorOrTitle" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; text-align: left;">Frédéric Bastiat</span></span></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="font-family: courier;"><span class="authorOrTitle" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; text-align: left;"><br /></span></span></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>Today I want to talk about the Republican & Democrat economic platforms. However, before I delve into the differing economic plans I want to address a serious issue that should be spoken about from the pulpit. When pastors are addressing their congregations about this upcoming election <i>(and if your pastor is not, then you probably need to find a new church)</i> they need to speak honestly about an area the church has gotten wrong for a long time. Scripture is written for the Body of Christ, it is NOT written for Government. </b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>When Scripture speaks about taking care of the poor, prisoner, orphaned, and widowed it is speaking directly to the Church, it is NOT now nor has it ever been addressed to any government. Many decades ago the Church sat on its hands and zipped its collective mouth when Government took over the welfare of society in this nation. Now pastors and church leaders, prominent and not prominent, complain and bellyache that the government is doing a terrible job regarding the welfare of society. Well of course they are because government is trying to do the job the Church is supposed to do!!</b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>Pastors/Preachers and Church Leaders it is time to correct the record, when you advocate higher taxation and more welfare you are literally advocating covetousness and theft. The last time I checked both Theft and Covetousness are big no-no's in Scripture. It is time the Body of Christ take an honest look at Scripture and realize exactly who God is speaking too. I keep saying this and I pray that pastors around the nation are listening, it is time the Body of Christ stopped playing at some weird corrupt form of church and actually BE THE CHURCH. </b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>The economic platforms for each party are vastly different, most elections there are some differences, this time they are NIGHT and DAY. The Republican platform is less regulation and less taxes which as we have seen leads to booming economic growth for all. The old adage is true the rising tide lifts all boats. The Democrat platform is literally Communism light (Socialism) and will destroy multiple private industries in this nation. We all need to remember there is NO SUCH thing as Free Money. Government DOES NOT produce anything, therefore anything it spends requires taking the money from its citizens, this is true no matter what level of government you are talking about. </b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>I also want to disabuse the ridiculous idea that business is going to be taxed higher to pay for the plethora of spending. Anytime the government raises taxes on private industry they raise prices, cut employees and benefits, move off shore or a combination. Businesses cannot stay in business unless they are making a profit. Before you jump on the bandwagon that successful businesses are not paying their fair share of taxes, i suggest you first look at the number and types of taxes/fees/regulatory expenses businesses must pay and then ask yourself how much of someone else's money is your fair share.</b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>Typically I have a bullet pointed list of the different policy proposals for any given topic in this section of the blog however, economic policy is not really a bullet point friendly topic as it includes many different facets. So today I want to point you to this <a href="https://www.investopedia.com/comparing-the-economic-plans-of-trump-and-biden-4843240" target="_blank">great overview</a> of this important issue. </b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>While I am aware that if China had not unleashed the CCP viral plague across the world the discussion about the economy would include different things, I still believe we are doing a great disservice to future generations by not CUTTING government spending exponentially. Currently every citizen no matter the age owes $81,839 or if it is measured by each tax payer, as not everyone pays taxes owes $216,771. If we do not get our Federal Debt under control our nation will collapse and we cannot spend our way out of debt and we cannot despite the Democrats claim tax the rich so much we are out of debt. We must CUT and CUT deeply government spending, the government does not have a revenue problem it has a SPENDING problem. I have stated before the Federal Government needs to hire Dave Ramsey, I will emphatically state it again. It is time for the Federal Government (CONGRESS) to cut up the credit cards.</b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>Before I close today I want to invite you to listen to a 2 hour commercial free one on one conversation between Rush Limbaugh and President Trump that happened yesterday (Friday 10/9/20). It was excellent and Rush has made it available to everyone.</b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/4XwwrLwbcTM" width="320" youtube-src-id="4XwwrLwbcTM"></iframe></div><br /><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>Today</b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>Pray for Amy Coney Barrett and her family as the Senate Confirmation process starts Monday.</b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>Pray for Pastors/Church Leadership across this nation to speak the unvarnished biblical truth.</b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>Pray for the Truth Tellers in America (Christian and Secular) and their families. </b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>Pray that the platforms of Truth Tellers in America will be expanded exponentially. </b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>Continue to pray for the President and VP and Cabinet and their families.</b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>God's Promise for Today</b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><i>The lions may grow weak and hungry, but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing. ~ Proverbs 34:10</i></b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><p></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Libre Franklin", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><p></p><div class="poetry" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; margin-top: 1em; min-width: 0px; padding-left: 2.6em; position: relative;"><p class="line" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 2.4rem; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; min-width: 0px;"><br /></p></div>Melhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13682296763369964666noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5170387624097977468.post-30119689975520642862020-10-06T10:45:00.005-04:002020-10-06T10:46:01.748-04:00BY WHOSE AUTHORITY?<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsixImuc2FNj5gMuMWl78zknC-cYHALcPFsfskbX1ADYstT69BaUgWnacPx_PGic1WJykW_yJMcDpInVYjMXMrr9cC17IElN9zTyiZH6wMbDos1bUqOGIFsaU1zeJBmZgo4YlZaRDs5kI/s275/parents+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="275" data-original-width="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsixImuc2FNj5gMuMWl78zknC-cYHALcPFsfskbX1ADYstT69BaUgWnacPx_PGic1WJykW_yJMcDpInVYjMXMrr9cC17IElN9zTyiZH6wMbDos1bUqOGIFsaU1zeJBmZgo4YlZaRDs5kI/s0/parents+1.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><span style="background-color: white;">Behold, children are a heritage from the </span><span class="sc" style="background-color: white; font-variant-caps: small-caps; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;">Lord</span><span style="background-color: white;">, the fruit of the womb a reward. Like arrows in the hand of a warrior are the children of one's youth. Blessed is the man who fills his quiver with them! He shall not be put to shame when he speaks with his enemies in the gate. ~ Psalm 127:3-5</span></i></span></b></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><i>"The nine most terrifying words in the English language are: I'm from the Government, and I'm here to help." ~ Ronald Reagan 40th President of the US</i></b></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>While the State exists, there can be no freedom. When there is freedom there will be no State. ~ Vladimir Lenin</i></span></b></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>First things first, a week ago today my first grandchild made his entrance into the world. Yes I am a grandma!! YAY! Such joy even amidst a crazy year. Parents and baby are all doing wonderfully! Maybe I will change my blog title to A Voice for Grandma's :)</b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Before I delve into my party platform comparisons today I want to talk about a serious issue in the body of Christ among Pastors/Preachers and Church leadership, the issue is cowardice. I keep seeing articles/sermons by pastors/preachers with national platforms equivocating on or dismissing the standards of the Almighty or not even addressing them. I even heard a pastor state it was above his pay grade to comment on social issues. SERIOUSLY? </b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>It seems many pastors/preachers and church leadership have decided they will capitulate to evil in hopes that the alligators will eat them last. Sadly by their actions/words they are leading many who trust them astray. Also I want to reiterate if as a pastor/preacher have not reopened your church yet you need to repent immediately and apologize to your </b></span><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>congregation.</b></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: times;">Dear Pastor/Preacher and Church Leadership, </span></i></b></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: times;">God has called you to Stand for Him and not Bow to worldly standards. God is immutable. He has not changed His mind nor His standards. Instead of trying to warp God into what you think He should be it is time to turn from your foolishness and ask Him to change you into who He created you to be. If The idea that you might offend the world or someone in your congregation by speaking the truth and calling evil out worries you or bothers you then you are not in the correct vocation. Pastors/Preachers and Church Leadership around the nation time to Stand and Lead! </span></i></b></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: times;">Signed</span></i></b></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: times;">The Body of Christ</span></i></b></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: helvetica;">Onward to Election 2020. </span></b></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: helvetica;">Today I am focusing in on parental authority including school choice. This is not the first time I have talked about the government usurping parental authority. In my mind parental authority is one of the greatest issues in any election. We have seen the creeping of governmental overreach for decades but now it is a snowball rolling downhill. We have seen government work hard to become the father in the home (welfare standards) and if you ever want to be shocked have a look at statistics on crime, abuse, drug abuse, and suicide of those from fatherless homes. We have seen the government decide when and how our children will be educated. We have seen the government decide that parents do not get to make medical decisions for their children. The list of infringement upon parental rights is long. This election it is time to take back Parental Authority because if we don't we won't get another opportunity.</span></b></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: georgia;">Republican Party Platform on Parental Authority:</span></b></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #272727; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Education</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #272727; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-top: 0px;"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Supports a constitutional amendment to protect parental rights “from interference by states, the federal government, or international bodies such as the United Nations.”</b></span></li><li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Supports school choice for all students. Proposes that the bulk of federal money through Title I for low-income children and “through IDEA for children with special needs should follow the child to whatever school the family thinks will work best for them.”</b></span></li><li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Opposes the imposition of national educational standards and assessments.</b></span></li><li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Supports state legislatures offering the Bible in a literature curriculum as an elective in America’s high schools.</b></span></li><li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Supports background checks for all personnel who interact with school children.</b></span></li><li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Supports options for learning, including home-schooling, career and technical education, private or parochial schools, magnet schools, charter schools, online learning, and early college high schools.</b></span></li><li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Supports replacing “family planning” programs for teens with sexual risk avoidance education that sets abstinence until marriage as the responsible and respected standard of behavior.</b></span></li><li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Opposes school-based clinics that provide referral or counseling for abortion and contraception and believes that “federal funds should not be used in mandatory or universal mental health, psychiatric, or socio-emotional screening programs.”</b></span></li><li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Supports states that oppose including gender identity and sexual orientation under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972.</b></span></li><li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Supports the prompt investigation by civil authorities and prosecution in a courtroom of sexual assault claims, rather than having them adjudicated in the “faculty lounge” of colleges. Those convicted of sexual assault should be punished to the full extent of the law.</b></span></li></ul><p></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #272727; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Marriage and Family Issues</b></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #272727; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-top: 0px;"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Supports traditional marriage and family, based on one man and one woman. “Every child deserves a married mom and dad, and our laws and government regulations should actively promote married family life as the basis of a stable and prosperous society.”</b></span></li><li><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Supports the removal of marriage penalties from the tax code and public assistance programs.</b></span></li><li><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Supports restructuring the tax code to increase adoptions and support families who adopt.</b></span></li><li><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Supports states and community groups attempts to help young adults who are aging out of the foster care system to become independent.</b></span></li></ul><div style="font-family: Charter; font-size: 22.6321px;"><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Democrat Party Platform on Parental Authority:</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><div>Education</div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><div>Supports universal preschool for all 3- and 4-year-olds and expansion of Head Start and Early Head Start.</div></b></span></li><li><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><div>Supports K-12 instruction in civics and climate literacy.</div></b></span></li><li><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><div>Supports tripling Title I funding.</div></b></span></li><li><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><div>Supports banning for-profit private charter businesses from receiving federal funding.</div></b></span></li><li><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><div>Supports measures to increase accountability for charter schools, including by requiring all charter schools to meet the same standards of transparency as traditional public schools, including with regard to civil rights protections, racial equity, admissions practices, disciplinary procedures, and school finances.</div></b></span></li><li><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><div>Opposes private school vouchers and allowing public-funded scholarships to be used at private schools.</div></b></span></li><li><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><div>Supports “protect[ing] the rights of transgender students.”</div></b></span></li><li><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><div>Supports appointing judges who will enforce the Civil Rights Act in schools.</div></b></span></li><li><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><div>Supports making community colleges and trade schools tuition-free for all students, including DACA recipients.</div></b></span></li><li><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><div>Supports increasing federal support for services like child care on college campuses.</div></b></span></li><li><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><div>Supports increased funding for wraparound services, including covering the cost of textbooks and fees for low-income students and establishing programs to address campus food insecurity.</div></b></span></li><li><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><div>Supports forgiving all undergraduate tuition-related federal student debt for those earning less than $125,000 who graduated from two- and four-year public colleges and universities, and we will also apply this benefit to individuals holding federal student loans for tuition from private HBCUs and MSIs.</div></b></span></li><li><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><div>Supports increased public investment in rural, urban, and Tribal broadband infrastructure, and subsidies to offer low-income Americans subsidies for accessing high-speed internet, and invest in digital literacy training programs, so “children and families and people with disabilities can fully participate in school, work, and life from their homes.”</div></b></span></li></ul></div></b></span></div><p></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #272727; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Family Policy</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #272727; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-top: 0px;"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Supports increasing the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit.</b></span></li><li><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Supports funding for grants to states to help low-income and middle-class families afford child care.</b></span></li></ul><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Today</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Pray for the continued recovery of President Trump and First Lady Melania from the CCP virus.</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Pray for our elderly in LTC, many are still not able to receive regular visitors and by extension they have lost their advocates. Pray specifically that officials will remedy this situation quickly.</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Pray for those in hospitals where they are not allowed visitors, again like with LTC patients have lost their advocates.</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Pray that our country continues reopening quickly.</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Pray for Amy Coney Barrett and her family and they continue the SCOTUS confirmation process.</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>God's Promise for Today:</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><i>The righteous person may have many troubles, but the LORD delivers him from them all; ~ Psalm 34:19</i></b></span></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><br /></b></span></p>Melhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13682296763369964666noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5170387624097977468.post-39705474261100870922020-09-26T16:43:00.004-04:002020-09-26T16:43:53.187-04:00HOW CLOSE ARE WE TO AN AMERICA WITHOUT GOD?<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhflQ9p8XTnHRfrDOrKzf7IZi7uYjW_8lr3LmnWpy7y79W3hOrh4lms7cdU9W4EOIdVPzVDnrEJPi1NquER4lJCMw108nJy3Ai_jQoywjM-hQQhZhSLa23zpQ3iR6DuZ9P1sQuM-zqx3Vw/s500/persecution.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="420" data-original-width="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhflQ9p8XTnHRfrDOrKzf7IZi7uYjW_8lr3LmnWpy7y79W3hOrh4lms7cdU9W4EOIdVPzVDnrEJPi1NquER4lJCMw108nJy3Ai_jQoywjM-hQQhZhSLa23zpQ3iR6DuZ9P1sQuM-zqx3Vw/s320/persecution.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #001320; text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="font-family: georgia;">Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, The people whom He has chosen for His own inheritance. ~ Psalm 33:12</span></i></b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;"><b><i><span style="font-family: georgia;">"The Religion then of every man must be left to the conviction and conscience of every man: and it is the right of every man to exercise it as these may dictate." —James Madison, 1785.</span></i></b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>Today in Washington DC Franklin Graham's Prayer March and The Return led by Jonathon Cahn have been going on. First I want to say I am so so thankful to God above to live in America where these events are still legal. These last 6 months have seen a curtailing of religious freedom in America. We have seen pastors arrested and threatened with arrest for holding services, we have seen churches fined thousands upon thousands of dollars by tyrannical government officials for opening, we have seen parishioners/congregants fined and threatened with fines for going to church, and we have seen government officials like Mayor Bill DeBlasio in NYC threaten, harass, and persecute the Jewish community for practicing their faith as they see fit. In each and every case harassment/persecution has taken place the government has been on the wrong side of the law. Freedom of Religion protected by the 1st Amendment, as is Freedom of Assembly. </b></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>During The Return event I listened to pastors and congregants from around the world pray for an end to Religious persecution in their lands and also thank God for the fact that America has stood as a beacon of Freedom around the world. As I listened to people from around the world it struck me that the American church/pastors/congregants who are still closed/not full blown open should be ashamed of themselves. Plague or no plague the Freedom to go to church and worship God without restrictions of any kind is protected in this nation. We have seen even today courts all over the nation uphold this right. We have seen tyrannical officials back down once they knew they would have to answer to the courts. While pastors like John McArthur are still battling in the courts we have seen those battling keep meeting. However, there are churches that remain closed or allowing the government to decide how/when/and how many can worship, those pastors/church leadership should hit their knees in repentance for turning their back on God and the blessing of being in this nation.</b></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>There are millions of Christians around the world who would give anything/everything to worship as they see fit, perhaps we in America should take a good hard look at how we dismiss such a blessing bestowed on us. Cowardice has no place in the body of Christ or its leadership/pastors.</b></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>Religious Freedom for America and around the world is on the ballot in 2020. One party will uphold and fight for our Freedom of Religion, we have seen that in the last 4 years. The other party has already shown their disdain for God and God's statues and for Freedom of Religion, the last 6 months have emboldened their disdain and mockery. </b></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>We also must keep in mind that it is not just America's Freedom of Religion on the ballot this year it is also Religious Freedom worldwide. Consider Christians in places like Nigeria and North Korea and Pakistan. Consider the Falun Gong and Uigher Muslims in China. Consider any minority religion in places like Iran and Saudi Arabia. What we often forget is that all religions or those with no religion have the same Constitutional protections in America, that is NOT the case for the majority of world.</b></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>Here are the Democrat and Republican Party Platform Planks on Religious Freedom:</b></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>Democrat Party Position on Religious Freedom:</b></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #272727; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-top: 0px;"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Supports making it a “policy of the Democratic Administration to advocate for religious freedom throughout the world.”</span></b></li><li><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Opposes “broad religious exemptions to allow businesses, medical providers, social service agencies, and others to discriminate.”</span></b></li><li><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Supports increased funding and support for security investments and protection at houses of worship.</span></b></li></ul><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Republican Party Position on Religious Freedom:</b></span></div><p></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #272727; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-top: 0px;"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Opposes government discrimination against businesses or entities that decline to sell items or services to individuals for activities that go against their religious views about such activities.</b></span></li><li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Opposes any efforts to tax religious organizations.</b></span></li><li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Supports the right of “America’s religious leaders to preach, and Americans to speak freely, according to their faith.” Says that the federal government, specifically the IRS, is constitutionally prohibited from policing or censoring speech based on religious convictions or beliefs, and “therefore we urge the repeal of the Johnson Amendment.”</b></span></li><li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Supports efforts to “defend the religious beliefs and rights of conscience of all Americans and to safeguard religious institutions against government control.”</b></span></li><li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Supports the First Amendment Defense Act, legislation in the House and Senate that would bar government discrimination against individuals and businesses for acting on the belief that marriage is the union of one man and one woman: “This Act would protect the non-profit tax status of faith-based adoption agencies, the accreditation of religious educational institutions, the grants and contracts of faith-based charities and small businesses, and the licensing of religious professions—all of which are under assault by elements of the Democratic Party.”</b></span></li><li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Supports every state to pass similar legislation to the First Amendment Defense Act.</b></span></li><li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Supports the efforts of Republican state legislators and governors who have “defied intimidation from corporations and the media in defending religious liberty.”</b></span></li><li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Supports laws to confirm the “longstanding American tradition that religious individuals and institutions can educate young people, receive government benefits, and participate in public debates without having to check their religious beliefs at the door.”</b></span></li><li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Supports the freedom of Americans to act in accordance with their religious beliefs, not only in their houses of worship, but also in their everyday lives.</b></span></li><li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Supports the right of the people to conduct their businesses in accordance with their religious beliefs and condemns public officials who have proposed boycotts against businesses that support traditional marriage, and pledges to protect those business owners who have been “subjected to hate campaigns, threats of violence, and other attempts to deny their civil rights.”</b></span></li><li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Supports the public display of the Ten Commandments as a reflection of our history and our country’s “Judeo-Christian heritage.”</b></span></li><li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Supports the rights of religious students to engage in voluntary prayer at public school events and to have equal access to school facilities.</b></span></li><li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Supports the First Amendment right of freedom of association for religious, private, service, and youth organizations to set their own membership standards.</b></span></li><li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Supports the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, and calls for the United States to “stand with leaders” who has protect the rights of Coptic Christians in Egypt, and calls on other leaders across the region to ensure that all religious minorities, “whether Yazidi, Bahai, Orthodox, Catholic, or Protestant Christians” are free to practice their religion without fear of persecution.</b></span></li><li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Supports restoring “advocacy of religious liberty” to its “central place” in diplomacy.</b></span></li><li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Supports the designation of the systematic killing of religious and ethnic minorities as genocide, and “will work with the leaders of other nations to condemn and combat genocidal acts.”</b></span></li><li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Supports “standing up for repressed religious groups, prisoners of conscience, women trafficked into sexual slavery, and those suffering from disease or starvation.”</b></span></li><li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Supports the adoption of a “whole of government” approach to protect fundamental freedoms globally, “one where pressing human rights and rule of law issues are integrated at every appropriate level of our bilateral relationships and strategic decision making.”</b></span></li></ul><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Today</b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Pray for an Awakening in this nation.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Pray for those pastors/church leaderships who have not reopened their churches in this nation.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Pray for persecuted Christians and religious minorities around the world.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Pray for the new Supreme Court nominee the President will announce later today. Pray for her and her family and friends. Pray for quick Senate confirmation.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Thank God that while battered America still stands and that we still have Religious Liberty in America.</b></span></div><p></p>Melhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13682296763369964666noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5170387624097977468.post-28690755456360346312020-09-23T17:11:00.000-04:002020-09-23T17:11:34.658-04:00LAWFULNESS OR LAWLESSNESS: WHICH DO YOU PREFER?<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJwUAEKvg8Vj6vEMAYCY7b_h-ThlPcaajlKgsepdxB1KY33b33Id-XbDUbQGuX0ff_Y6X91OGR7GZEFBb7D3Tmyh8zK486NPhlXl7IzCbCEeG7s0z2CY1VckZsR0OA_OFuvL0VmKuTigM/s215/THIN+BLUE+LINE.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="155" data-original-width="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJwUAEKvg8Vj6vEMAYCY7b_h-ThlPcaajlKgsepdxB1KY33b33Id-XbDUbQGuX0ff_Y6X91OGR7GZEFBb7D3Tmyh8zK486NPhlXl7IzCbCEeG7s0z2CY1VckZsR0OA_OFuvL0VmKuTigM/s0/THIN+BLUE+LINE.png" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Because lawlessness is increased, most people’s love will grow cold. ~ Matthew 24:12</span></i></b></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #101010;"><b><i><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The clearest way to show what the rule of law means to us in everyday life is to recall what has happened when there is no rule of law. ~ Dwight D. Eisenhower</span></i></b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #101010; font-family: helvetica;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>Have you ever seen any of the Purge movies? I have seen two of them and it seems we are getting closer and closer to experiencing the Purge plot everyday. September 11, 2001 this nation celebrated those who walk the Thin Blue Line. A short 19 years later we have seen the ever increasing move to denigrate, demoralize, and demonize those who daily selflessly protect society. </b></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #101010; font-family: helvetica;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>While Scripture tells us in depth that the last days will be full of lawlessness I never imagined a major political party in America would have a plank of its platform that celebrates the killing/maiming of law enforcement and the dismantling/defunding of law enforcement. While the previous administration got the ball rolling on popularizing the hate of law enforcement, what we see today is heartbreaking and terrifying.</b></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #101010; font-family: helvetica;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>While every profession has bad apples the Democrats led by Biden and Harris and cheered on by the media would have us believe that ALL Law Enforcement are bad. A fraction of 1% of law enforcement on any level conducts itself badly, which I will point out is less than doctors and teachers who conduct themselves badly. This election is about so much that impacts not just us but the future and how we view/treat law enforcement and the law causes huge ripples.</b></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #101010; font-family: helvetica;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>Defunding police removes police protection from the most vulnerable among us. Americans have watched cities being looted and burned down during riots. These cities have one thing in common and it is not bad law enforcement, it is the fact they are Democratically run, at the city and state level. I have yet to hear Biden/Harris/Pelosi/Schumer condemn the rioting, looting and arson. Mayors and Governors of these lawless places will not ask for federal help in quelling the violence. The Democrats as a whole want nothing more than chaos and anarchy, they are celebrating the lawlessness. </b></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #101010; font-family: helvetica;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>Here is the link to the <a href="https://democrats.org/where-we-stand/party-platform/protecting-communities-and-building-trust-by-reforming-our-criminal-justice-system/" target="_blank">Democrat platform</a> on police/criminal justice reform (it is too long to copy and paste). One thing that stands out in this plank of the platform is that no where is the criminal held accountable for their actions, it is apparently anyone but the criminals fault. </b></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #101010; font-family: helvetica;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>Republican Criminal Justice Reform Platform (it is important to mention that President Trump did advocate and sign into law the First Step Act which has help alleviate the disaster of the 1994 Crime Bill authored in large part by Joe Biden that caused mass incarceration.) If you get a chance search the internet for the testimonies of those who have benefited from the First Step Act.</b></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-top: 0px;"></p><ul style="color: #272727; text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Supports a bipartisan presidential commission to purge the code and the body of regulations of old “crimes.”</b></span></li><li><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Supports adding <em style="box-sizing: border-box;">mens rea</em> elements in the definition of any new crimes to protect Americans who, in violating a law, act unknowingly or without criminal intent.</b></span></li><li><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Supports Congress codification of the Common Law’s Rule of Lenity, which requires courts to interpret unclear statutes in favor of a defendant.</b></span></li><li><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Supports mandatory prison time for all assaults involving serious injury to law enforcement officers.</b></span></li><li><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Supports protecting the rights of victims and their families by allowing them to be told all relevant information about their case, allowed to be present for its trial, assured a voice in sentencing and parole hearings, given access to social and legal services, and benefit from the Crime Victims Fund.</b></span></li><li><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Supports protecting prisoners against cruel or degrading treatment by other inmates.</b></span></li><li><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Supports states offering opportunities for literacy and vocational education to prepare prisoners for release to the community.</b></span></li></ul><div style="color: #272727;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>America cannot be free if our communities are not safe from crime. One only needs to do a quick internet search in places like Portland, Seattle, and NYC to name a few to see the uptick in all sorts of crime since this lunacy started. Law and Order cannot be compromised, we should remove bad law enforcement members but in order for this to happen there needs to be a serious change with unions (FYI this holds true in Education as well.</b></span></div><div style="color: #272727;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="color: #272727;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>I want to close today with Paul Harvey on Police Officers:</b></span></div><div style="color: #272727;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/KQ1YsyZMaaU" width="320" youtube-src-id="KQ1YsyZMaaU"></iframe></div><br /><b>Today</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b style="color: #272727;">Pray for Law Enforcement on all levels. Pray Protection and </b><span style="color: #272727;"><b>Encouragement</b></span><b style="color: #272727;"> for them and their </b></span><span style="color: #272727; font-family: helvetica;"><b>families</b></span><b style="color: #272727; font-family: helvetica;">, bless them if you can in your community.</b></div><div style="color: #272727;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Pray for the upcoming Return Prayer event in DC on Saturday.</b></span></div><div style="color: #272727;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Pray for Franklin Grahams DC Prayer event in DC on Saturday.</b></span></div><div style="color: #272727;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Pray that churches around America will meet on Saturday for our National Day of Repentance and Prayer!</b></span></div><div style="color: #272727;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="color: #272727;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>God's Promise for Today:</b></span></div><div style="color: #272727;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><i>But the Lord is faithful, and he will strengthen you and protect you from the evil one. ~ 2 Thessalonians 3:3</i></b></span></span></div><div style="color: #272727;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></span></div><div style="color: #272727;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Blessings,</b></span></span></div><div style="color: #272727;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div style="color: #272727;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Mel</b></span></span></div><div style="color: #272727;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><br /></b></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #101010; font-family: helvetica;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b><br /></b></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #101010; font-family: helvetica;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b><br /></b></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #101010; font-family: helvetica;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b><br /></b></span></span></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Melhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13682296763369964666noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5170387624097977468.post-17431209366098715592020-09-22T14:46:00.003-04:002020-09-22T14:49:24.570-04:00WAKE UP CHURCH!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2QeJJ_Lt4nv4ycUgd32a10gIXwZDj1Id9hWKvJToOF8WJ4OVu-bkcNux18LRpvlFkJ852yJ4rYyh3wco6A9aoVc23_EZX66H0WDMpN84CFi6MY4va2F_b10BqBFi6pd6IngL_bf-4hAs/s299/WAKE+UP.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="168" data-original-width="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2QeJJ_Lt4nv4ycUgd32a10gIXwZDj1Id9hWKvJToOF8WJ4OVu-bkcNux18LRpvlFkJ852yJ4rYyh3wco6A9aoVc23_EZX66H0WDMpN84CFi6MY4va2F_b10BqBFi6pd6IngL_bf-4hAs/s0/WAKE+UP.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Besides this you know the time, that the hour has come for you to wake from sleep. For salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed. The night is far gone; the day is at hand. So then let us cast off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light. ~ Romans 13:11-12</span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">“...when someone asked Bonhoeffer whether he shouldn't join the German Christians in order to work against them from within, he answered that he couldn't. 'If you board the wrong train,' he said, 'it is no use running along the corridor in the opposite direction.” (Eric Metaxas, Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy)</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia;"><b>This blog is a small detour from my blogs on Republican and Democrat policy positions for Election 2020, I will be back tomorrow with a new polcy position. However, I believe as I have stated a few times recently that the importance of Election 2020 cannot be overstated. I believe the body of Christ must step up and vote </b></span></span><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia;"><b>biblical values, today I am going to tell you what is at stake if we do not and it should be noted that at least 54 million Christians did not vote 4 years ago.</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia;"><b>Ecclesiastes</b></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"> 1:9 says: </span></b></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: left;">That which has been is that which will be, </span><span style="background-color: white; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: left;">And that which has been done is that which will be done. </span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><i style="font-weight: bold;">So there is nothing new under the sun. </i><b>I believe this statement is very true, history always repeats itself. America stands on the precipice of voting in full blown tyranny on November 3, 2020. I also believe that the body of Christ must in en masse vote biblical values or this country is sunk.</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>Many times around each election we tend to hear pastors/preachers if they mention the election, say things like it does not matter who wins the election God is still on the throne. While this statement is true, it is also one of the biggest cooked spaghetti spine cop outs ever spoken. We are accountable to God for how we vote and any pastor who states otherwise is being disingenuous at best.</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>In the early 1930s many/most pastors/preachers in Germany likely stated that it did not matter which party won the federal parliamentarian elections that God was still on the Throne. Bonhoffer warned and warned about the dangers of Nazism and Hitler, but the 1930s German church was much like the 2020 American church. We often wonder how Hitler came to power in a country like Germany. He was elected and the German Church as a whole allowed it to happen.</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>Today in America we have watchmen on the wall warning and we do have some Pastors/Preachers speaking the truth about what is at stake, however, by and large many pastors/preachers are silent or making spineless statements. There are also pastors/preachers buying into the WOKE/Marxist/Communist/Cancel Culture. Before you think I am being too harsh please note a quick internet search will give you a list of Christians who support the genocide of babies and actual marxism and the destruction of the family.</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>In recent history there has not been much light between the GOP and Democrats during elections and after them. I will not go into the long list of issues I have with the standard GOPers. Additionally, most elections the Democrats are not so in your face about what they plan to do to Liberty and Freedom if they win majorities and the White House. However, Praise God, their intent is not hidden at all this time. So you can do an internet search of any of the things I am writing to check their accuracy.</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>If the Democrats win (please note they already hold the House) the Senate and the White House here are their plans:</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>In the Senate:</b></span></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"> </b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><ul><li><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>They will get rid of the filibuster which means the minority party will have no recourse to stop bills.</b></span></span></li><li><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>They will make all votes a simple majority, currently only judical nominees are a simple majority, everything else requires 60 votes.</b></span></span></li><li><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>They will vote for Statehood for Puerto Rico and Washington D.C., giving the Democrats 4 new Democrat Senators basically in perpetuity. </b></span></span></li><li><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>They will vote to increase the number of SCOTUS justices (please note the number of SCOTUS justices are set by Congress, not the Constitution) so it will be liberal again in perpetuity. </b></span></span></li><li><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>We will see a gutting of the 2nd Amendment</b></span></span></li><li><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>We will see open borders</b></span></span></li><li><b style="font-family: georgia;">We will see a crack down/gutting on Freedom of Religion</b></li><li><b style="font-family: georgia;">There are many other things as well, basically they will be a rubber stamp for the white house policies.</b></li><li><b style="font-family: georgia;">The above Senate changes will make America a one party rule nation (think California).</b></li><li><b style="font-family: georgia;">I will continue to go through policy positions for the party platforms in future blogs.</b></li></ul><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Constitutional protections will be gutted, so the Freedom we now enjoy (although 2020 has seen some of it curtailed) will evaporate and likely quickly, and with an expansion on SCOTUS court protections for the Constitution will be gone. Look at how quickly rights have been stripped in the era of the CCP virus and many places are still in lockdown. </b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>We have seen the rise of every vile group you can imagine coming together and rioting, looting, and burning down cities while mayors and governors do nothing. This type of lawlessness will become the norm and yes they will defund the police and take away your gun rights.</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>The above seems dark and dystopian, many think this cannot or would not happen, this is America after all. Honestly before the era of CCP virus I felt pretty much the same way, this is America freedom will always reign. However, look at what happened in the early 1930s in Germany and how quickly. Germans elected their own doom and demise.</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>It is time for the body of Christ to take her place in America, we have slept for far too long. Pastors/Preachers open your churches and speak the truth loudly, it is your job to shepherd the sheep and God's standards have not changed since the beginning of time. The choice this election is literally between Freedom & Liberty and Tyranny. </b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>I want to close this blog with the following from Paul Harvey (recording from 1963) and Alexander Tytler in 1787, both are relevant for the 2020 election:</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>From Freedom to Chains - Paul Harvey 1963</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/JovMMcSnkp8" width="320" youtube-src-id="JovMMcSnkp8"></iframe></div><br />Cycle of Freedom - Alexander Tytler 1787</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Open Sans", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.05rem; text-align: left;">A democracy is always temporary in nature; it simply cannot exist as a permanent form of government. A democracy will continue to exist up until the time that voters discover they can vote themselves generous gifts from the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidates who promise the most benefits from the public treasury, with the result that every democracy will finally collapse due to loose fiscal policy, which is always followed by a dictatorship.</span></div></div><p></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: "Open Sans", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.05rem !important; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0px 0px 25px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: start; vertical-align: baseline;">The average age of the world’s greatest civilizations has been about 200 years. These nations always progressed through this sequence:</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: "Open Sans", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.05rem !important; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0px 0px 25px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: start; vertical-align: baseline;">From Bondage to Moral Certitude;</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: "Open Sans", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.05rem !important; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0px 0px 25px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: start; vertical-align: baseline;">from Moral Certitude to Great Courage;</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: "Open Sans", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.05rem !important; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0px 0px 25px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: start; vertical-align: baseline;">from Great Courage to Liberty;</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: "Open Sans", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.05rem !important; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0px 0px 25px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: start; vertical-align: baseline;">from Liberty to Abundance;</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: "Open Sans", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.05rem !important; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0px 0px 25px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: start; vertical-align: baseline;">from Abundance to Selfishness;</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: "Open Sans", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.05rem !important; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0px 0px 25px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: start; vertical-align: baseline;">from Selfishness to Complacency;</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: "Open Sans", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.05rem !important; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0px 0px 25px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: start; vertical-align: baseline;">from Complacency to Apathy;</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: "Open Sans", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.05rem !important; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0px 0px 25px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: start; vertical-align: baseline;">from Apathy to Dependency;</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: "Open Sans", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.05rem !important; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0px 0px 25px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: start; vertical-align: baseline;">from Dependency to Bondage.</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: "Open Sans", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.05rem !important; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0px 0px 25px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: start; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: "Open Sans", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.05rem !important; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0px 0px 25px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: start; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></p><div><br /></div></div>Melhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13682296763369964666noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5170387624097977468.post-64369848366139523712020-09-21T13:44:00.001-04:002020-09-21T13:44:32.225-04:00SPEAKING FOR THOSE IN ENSLAVED #SaveOurChildren<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRv2lYZVTvNO5BHdJWFi1MdpuxvN46exZ-napFEulaYbIw-BHFUFJhWYfY-nRWiH2OfgwfGh9W0S5qgJYFcGsIoUlYcy1NeIqlOF7d2oyA3dDGecDKpneP87YI8laMsVoM2UrczIkwXbg/s571/trafficking.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="310" data-original-width="571" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRv2lYZVTvNO5BHdJWFi1MdpuxvN46exZ-napFEulaYbIw-BHFUFJhWYfY-nRWiH2OfgwfGh9W0S5qgJYFcGsIoUlYcy1NeIqlOF7d2oyA3dDGecDKpneP87YI8laMsVoM2UrczIkwXbg/s320/trafficking.png" width="320" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #3a3a3a;"><p style="font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #3a3a3a; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><i>Do not withhold good from those who deserve it, when it is in your power to act. ~ Proverbs 3:27</i></b></span></div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #403c37;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><i>“You may choose to look the other way but you can never again say you did not know.” —William Wilberforce</i></b></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b style="color: #403c37; font-family: georgia;">Last blog I wrote about the Sanctity of All Life and Election 2020, this blog is also about standing for the voiceless. We tend to think that slavery no longer exists, however that is sadly not true. Human Trafficking and Child Sex Trafficking are both forms of slavery and the victims need We the People to stand and fight for them.</b></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #403c37; font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>The current administration is the 1st Administration to take on Human Trafficking with EOs and legislation as well as shining a light on this scourge on our society. I will point out that Ivanka Trump has led the charge on this. Our southern border has been a wide open door to human trafficking for decades and this administration has worked diligently on this issue. However there is still much to do. In 2020 NO one should live in slavery in America, it should repulse us all. It is also imperative that the US government continue to pressure and sanction nations that engage in human slavery.</b></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #403c37;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>Child sex trafficking is an issue that has grown exponentially over time. More than 1 in 7 missing children in the US are known to be sold into sexual slavery (this is 2018 Stats, latest on record). The Centers for Missing and Exploited Children reported the following for 2019: </b></span></span><i style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: left;">According to the National Center for </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: left;">Missing</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: left;"> and Exploited </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: left;">Children</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: left;">, which handles cases of </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: left;">sex trafficking</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: left;"> and abuse, there were 421,394 entries for </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: left;">missing children</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: left;"> filed with the FBI's National Crime Information Center in 2019</span></i></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Child sex abuse and trafficking sadly does not just happen to missing children. Pedophilia is an issue that we as a society must stamp out with malice. Like abortion I believe the Church should be leading the charge on this issue and should not be silent until it is ended permanently, sadly they are not. When Netflix released Cuties (child pornography) a couple of weeks ago many pastors said nothing and even today many Christians still have Netflix accounts. I will again state we should always ask ourselves when looking at issues if we are OK being complicit in something. If your pastor/preacher is not talking about Human and Child Sex Trafficking they should resign immediately. It is crucial to point out that the pornography industry is the main money source of human/sex trafficking (including children) around the world.</b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Republican Platform on Human Trafficking/Child Sex Trafficking</b></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #272727; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"></p><ul><li><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Supports using the full force of the law against those who engage in commercial sexual exploitation and forced or bonded labor of men, women, or children; involuntary domestic servitude; trafficking in persons for the purpose of organ removal; and the illegal recruitment and use of child soldiers.</b></span></li><li><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Supports increased diplomatic efforts and accountability for foreign governments to prosecute traffickers, including “penalties for any public officials who may be complicit in this devastating crime.” Calls for the need to stop slave labor by “taking steps to prevent overseas labor contractors who exploit foreign workers from supporting military bases abroad or exporting goods to the United States.” Calls for working at home and abroad to “ensure that trafficking victims are identified among migrants, refugees, and our own citizens so they receive the rehabilitative care needed to heal and thrive.”</b></span></li><li><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Supports the goal of our domestic anti-trafficking programs being the “rescue and safe return of victims to their homes, not creating a long-term dependency upon public support.”</b></span></li><li><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Supports states fighting against pornography and pledges a commitment to children’s safety and well-being.</b></span></li><li><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Supports “energetic prosecution” of child pornography, which is “closely linked to human trafficking.”</b></span></li></ul><div><b style="color: black; font-family: georgia;">Democrat Platform on Human Trafficking/Child Sex Trafficking</b></div><div><ul><li><span style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Supports increasing the annual visa cap for victims of human trafficking.</span></b></span></li><li><span style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Supports federal and state legislative efforts to make “revenge porn” and other unauthorized disclosures of intimate images a civil and criminal offense.</span></b></span></li></ul><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>It is past time to end Human and Child Sex Trafficking! If you want more information on organizations who are working on this issue here is a list:</b></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><a href="https://humantraffickinghotline.org/" target="_blank">National Human Trafficking Hotline</a><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://www.savethechildren.org/us/charity-stories/child-trafficking-awareness" target="_blank">Save the Children</a><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.thorn.org/blog/5-ways-you-can-help-to-defend-children-from-sex-trafficking-right-now/" target="_blank">THORN</a><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://theexodusroad.com/" target="_blank">The Exodus Road</a><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Today Pray</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Pray that Human and Child Sex Trafficking is ended forever.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Pray for the new SCOTUS nominee and his/her family.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Pray for law enforcement in your town.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Pray for the 2020 Election.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #403c37; font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b><br /></b></span></span></p>Melhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13682296763369964666noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5170387624097977468.post-72243795259168425772020-09-19T16:23:00.000-04:002020-09-19T16:23:10.655-04:00WHERE DO YOU STAND ON LIFE?<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtUVWm98Rpi5YYFkQNr92AR9pnIy9FiLbAVz5uwda3DqqZCn_qDwcgfD-UHYHhzIp2cvSDaFynRohNiaSOI0HPZj-1BSHt_n0mRaJyEaTkoMM3qwJvnUx-zFUowUG0CMEcgcaNFleUges/s275/life.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtUVWm98Rpi5YYFkQNr92AR9pnIy9FiLbAVz5uwda3DqqZCn_qDwcgfD-UHYHhzIp2cvSDaFynRohNiaSOI0HPZj-1BSHt_n0mRaJyEaTkoMM3qwJvnUx-zFUowUG0CMEcgcaNFleUges/s0/life.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><b><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">“These six </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">things the Lord hates</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">, yes, seven are an abomination to Him: A proud look, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked plans, feet that are swift in running to evil, a false witness who speaks lies, and one who sows discord among brethren" ~ Proverbs 6:16-19</span></b></i></span></p><h1 class="quoteText" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;"><i>“Silence in the face of evil is itself evil: God will not hold us guiltless. Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to act.” ~ Dietrich Bonhoeffer</i></span></h1><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">We are now 45 days from Election Day 2020. Often we hear this is the most important election of our lifetime, I believe with all that I am such a statement is an understatement. Over the next several blogs I am going to show a side by side comparison between the Republican Platform and Democrat Platform on various issues. I know it is difficult and time consuming to cull through all the information out there to find the various stances on issues so hopefully this will help. </span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">When deciding who to vote for I believe we each have to ask ourselves the following question, "What am I willing to be complicit in?" We have a Representative form of government, so whomever we vote for we are giving permission to act in our stead and to speak for us. </span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">I believe we are blessed beyond measure with our form of government and the right to vote. I also firmly believe that before we vote for someone it is imperative on us to do our due diligence on their stance on issues. I do believe we are accountable for how we vote and whom we allow to speak in our name in government. While it is impossible to foresee every single vote someone will make if we look at the platform they are running on we will have a good idea of their beliefs and how they will vote on any given issue. </span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">We either approve of someone's stance on issues by voting for them or we stand in opposition to those stances by voting for the other person. Never in my lifetime has there been such a clear difference in the party platforms and stances on issues. I would also like to point out that not voting is still making a choice for one stance or the other, to not act is to act. </span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">The first issue I want to show the platform stances on is the Sanctity of All Life. I believe we have paid and continue to pay a heavy price in the country because we do not honor the Sanctity of All Life (conception to natural death). </span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="font-family: georgia;">Please note that if a particular issue is not listed or has less detail on one of the platforms it is because either the Republican or Democrat party did not address it.</span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Democrat Position on Sanctity of Life</span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #272727; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"></p><ul><li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Opposes all federal and state laws that prohibit or restrict abortion.</span></span></li><li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Supports restoring taxpayer funding of Planned Parenthood.</span></span></li><li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Supports the repeal of the Hyde Amendment, which prohibits federal funds from being used for abortion services.</span></span></li><li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Opposes restrictions on medication (i.e., non-surgical) abortions that are “inconsistent with the most recent medical and scientific evidence and that do not protect public health.”</span></span></li><li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Opposes conscience-based exemptions that would allow medical providers, employers, and others to refuse to provide contraceptives and abortifacients.</span></span></li><li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Supports a prohibition on the rationing of health care that refuses or diverts hospitalization, treatment, or supplies based on a patient’s disability.</span></span></li></ul><div><b style="color: black; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b style="color: black; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Republican Position on Sanctity of Life</span></b></div><div><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #272727; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Supports the sanctity of human life and affirms that the “unborn child has a fundamental right to life which cannot be infringed.”</span></li><li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Supports a human life amendment to the Constitution and legislation to make clear that the Fourteenth Amendment’s protections apply to children before birth.</span></li><li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Opposes taxpayer funding of abortion. Calls for a permanent ban on federal funding and subsidies for abortion and health-care plans that include abortion coverage. Opposes the use of public funds to perform or promote abortion or to fund organizations, like Planned Parenthood, so long as they “provide or refer for elective abortions or sell fetal body parts rather than provide healthcare.”</span></li><li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Supports codifying the Hyde Amendment and its application across the government.</span></li><li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Supports a ban on human cloning for research or reproduction, and a ban on the creation of, or experimentation on, human embryos for research.</span></li><li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Supports Congress’ ban on the FDA approval of research involving three-parent embryos.</span></li><li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Opposes the FDA’s approval of Mifeprex, the abortifacient formerly known as RU-486. This drug “threatens women’s health, as does the agency’s endorsement of over-the-counter sales of powerful contraceptives without a physician’s recommendation.”</span></li><li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Supports cutting federal and state funding for entities that endanger women’s health by performing abortions in a manner inconsistent with federal or state law.</span></li><li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Opposes the non-consensual withholding of care or treatment from people with disabilities, including newborns, the elderly, and infirm.</span></li><li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Opposes euthanasia and assisted suicide.</span></li><li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Supports a restoration of a ban from the Drug Enforcement Administration on the use of controlled substances for physician-assisted suicide.</span></li><li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Supports the right of parents to consent to medical treatment for their minor children and urges enactment of legislation that would require parental consent for their daughter to be transported across state lines for an abortion.</span></li><li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Opposes health-care providers being permitted to “unilaterally withhold services because a patient’s life is deemed not worth living,” and urges all states and Congress to make it a crime to acquire, transfer, or sell fetal tissues from elective abortions for research.</span></li><li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Supports a Congressional ban on any sale of fetal body parts and calls on Congress to ban the practice of misleading women on so-called fetal harvesting consent forms.</span></li><li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Supports our “moral obligation to assist, rather than penalize, women who face an unplanned pregnancy.”</span></li><li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Supports legislation that requires financial responsibility for the child be “equally borne by both the mother and father upon conception until the child reaches adulthood.” Supports funding for ultrasounds and adoption assistance.</span></li><li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Supports states protecting women and girls through laws requiring informed consent, parental consent, waiting periods, and clinic regulation, and condemns the Supreme Court’s “activist decision in <em style="box-sizing: border-box;">Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt</em> striking down commonsense Texas laws providing for basic health and safety standards in abortion clinics.”</span></li><li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Opposes infanticide and calls on Congress to pass a federal Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Acts prohibiting abortion after 20 weeks, the “point at which current medical research shows that unborn babies can feel excruciating pain during abortions.”</span></li><li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Supports state and federal efforts “against the cruelest forms of abortion, especially dismemberment abortion procedures, in which unborn babies are literally torn apart limb from limb.”</span></li><li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Supports a federal ban on sex-selection abortions and abortions based on disabilities. Opposes embryonic stem-cell research and federal funding of such research. Supports adult stem-cell research and urges the restoration of the national placental stem-cell bank.</span></li><li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Supports the ability of all organizations to “provide, purchase, or enroll in healthcare coverage consistent with their religious, moral, or ethical convictions without discrimination or penalty.”</span></li><li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Supports the right of parents to determine the proper medical treatment and therapy for their minor children.</span></li></ul><p></p></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-top: 0px;"><b style="color: #272727;">The issue of the Sanctity of Life is one of great importance and it is in my opinion a black and white issue for Christians, there are no gray areas. <i>(Any pastor/preacher who does not speak to what God says regarding the Sanctity of All Life from the pulpit this Election needs to resign immediately.) </i></b></p></span><b style="background-color: white; color: #272727; text-align: left;">Each and every life </b><span style="background-color: white; color: #272727; text-align: left;"><b>conceived</b></span><b style="background-color: white; color: #272727; text-align: left;"> is precious and it is incumbent upon each of us to stand for those who are voiceless and </b><span style="background-color: white; color: #272727; text-align: left;"><b>vulnerable.</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #272727; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #272727; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Today </span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #272727; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-top: 0px;"><b style="color: #272727;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Pray for the family of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg. While I disagreed with almost every decision she handed down, hers was a remarkable life.</span></b></p></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #272727; font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>Pray for the new justice and their family that the President will nominate. While most recent SCOTUS nominations have been contentious (to say the least) this one is likely to be explosive.</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #272727; font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #272727; font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>Pray the nomination and confirmation process will be swift, many justices are confirmed in about 35-40 days. With the contention of this election we will need 9 sitting justices (imagine a 4-4 SCOTUS decision on the 2020 election).</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #272727; font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #272727; font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>Pray that those threatening violence over the nomination of a new SCOTUS justice come to their senses.</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #272727; font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #272727; font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #272727; font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>God's Promise for Today</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #272727; font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><em style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">“But he said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.’ Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest on me.” 2 Corinthians 12:9</span></b></em></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #272727; font-family: helvetica;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #272727; font-family: helvetica;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><b><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #272727; font-weight: 400; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: helvetica;"></b></p></b></div><p></p></div>Melhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13682296763369964666noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5170387624097977468.post-32578858469959556262020-07-31T14:07:00.001-04:002020-07-31T14:07:06.021-04:00THE HEIGHT OF HYPOCRISY <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>One thing we see so much of these days is what can best be termed "Woke" CEOs and business leaders. However, when you take a step back what you see is a lack of integrity in business and virtue-signaling hypocrites. You may be wondering what on earth I am referring too, so let me explain.</b></div>
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<b>I am unapologetically capitalist and a huge supporter of business. So this is not a business/capitalist bashing blog. With that said I do believe that many corporations have moved far past moral corporate governance and are being run by virtue signaling hypocritical CEOs.</b></div>
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<b>I want to look at companies likes NIKE, GOOGLE, STARBUCKS, MCDONALDS and the National Sports Leagues. Each of these listed has taken great pleasure in ripping the United States. These CEOs and league owners have jumped on the bandwagon to denigrating the very nation which has made them wealthy, Sports stars have also jumped on the bandwagon to again denigrate the very nation and fans that have made them multimillionaires. Before you say it is their right to state their opinions, I agree, and I defend their right. Even CEOs and Sports Stars have the right to their opinions. However, as an American who spends money I have the right to call out their abject hypocrisy and to not purchase from them or watch sports.</b></div>
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<b>The hypocrisy that we are seeing from the CEOs, sport team owners, the Lebron James', and the Shaquille O'Neils et al...is that they are denigrating America and Americans while turning a blind eye to the daily grotesque human rights violations of the Chinese Communist Party. I specifically chose Companies for this blog that have financial interests in, factories in and thriving businesses in China. The Chinese Communist Party which runs China with an iron fist has dictated to these CEOs and Sports Leagues and Sports Stars what is acceptable for them to say and not say. This is the height of hypocrisy.</b></div>
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<b>The CCP routinely and brutally puts the <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/business-53481253#:~:text=It%20linked%20those%20factories%20to,as%20job%20training%20and%20education." target="_blank">Uighur Muslims in concentration camps</a>/interment camps. Currently their are over 1 million Uighurs in concentration camps in China. Despite urging from various world governments and human rights organizations for companies like Apple and Nike and GAP to move operations out of these concentration camp areas, Nike, et al is only too happy to stay and give its tacit support to the CCPs brutality and inhumanity. </b></div>
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<b>The CCP has now crushed Freedom in Hong Kong, as a matter of fact Bejing has decided to <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-53563090" target="_blank">postpone the election</a> in Hong Kong (where Pro-Democracy was expected to win the majority). Christians in China are being imprisoned and having their lives destroyed once again by the CCP. It is important to note that Google, Microsoft (Zoom), and Apple all keep the great firewall of China in place that prevents free speech in China.</b></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span class="text Ps-127-3" id="en-NIV-16125" style="background-color: white; position: relative;">Children are a heritage from the <span class="small-caps" style="font-variant-caps: small-caps; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;">Lord</span>,</span><span class="indent-1" style="background-color: white;"><span class="indent-1-breaks" style="line-height: 0;"> </span><span class="text Ps-127-3" style="position: relative;">offspring a reward from Him. ~ Psalm 127:3 NIV</span></span></span></i></b></div>
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<span style="text-align: start;"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">During election years we hear the statement "For the children." repeated ad nauseam. People love to throw this term around, especially those running for office. In my opinion this is a statement we should talk about frequently but talk about it honestly. Our children and grandchildren are indeed the future. As a mom and now a Grandma (who is anxiously awaiting the birth of my first grandchild) I want to talk about building a future for our children and grandchildren.</span></b></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I start this blog with the fact that each and every child conceived is a blessing. One thing that we have moved far away from in this country is the Sanctity of ALL life including unborn children. We as a society have bought into the idea that the unborn life is a only valuable or sacred if someone chooses to believe that. We call abortion women's healthcare in total disregard of the baby. I stated a few blogs ago that since 1973 children have grown up to believe that instead of being a blessing, that their lives exist at the mercy of someone else's choice. The medical care of the unborn is not called women's healthcare it is called Pre-Natal care. The cascade from children growing up believing their lives started not as a blessing but as someone's choice has had devastating impacts on our country. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We throw around terms like choice, wanted, unwanted, planned and unplanned about children. It is time to stop allowing our children to believe they are anything other than a blessing. It is also time to have a real conversation about the damage that abortion does to women, emotionally, mentally and physically. Many girls and women are deeply and permanently wounded by having abortions, these women need to not be shamed but they need to be ministered to.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The next area we should be focused on when we state For the Children, is the return of parental authority. We should not only champion this concept we must demand it. Parents have been taught they are inept and not capable. Many movies and televisions portray parents as buffoons. This must stop. Parenting is hard and parents need to be encouraged and exhorted, not torn down. We need to stop mom and dad shaming in this country. Every statistic shows that children raised in a two parent home have an advantage in life. Statistics on crime, addiction, prison population, and suicide become worse when dads are removed from the home/life of the child. We as a society denigrated dads and discouraged the nuclear family. It is also time for our society to come along side single parents and help when and where we can. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Along with parental authority comes educational choices. I hear teacher unions and politicians talk all the time about how we must spend more money on education while at the same time being against school choice. The public school system is by and large an abject failure, not all public schools of course there are always exceptions, however as a whole government run education is a disaster. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Ask yourself why most if not all charter schools around the nation have waiting lists and have yearly admission lotteries as do private schools that take vouchers? Ask yourself why anyone would be against Parents having the right and authority to decide which type of education is best for their child? Why as a society would we NOT want the tax dollars to follow the child to ensure they receive the best education? Why as a society would we NOT empower parents who know their children best to be able to choose which type of education is best? When we are talking about education being FOR THE CHILDREN why on earth would we NOT ensure that each child is matched to the best learning environment for them? </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Every parent knows that each child matures at different rates and learns in different ways, so why would we as a society remove from parents the ability to determine what is in the best interest of their child? Another thing I would like to point out regarding charter schools, homeschools, online schools, and many private schools that make these successful choices for children is that parental participation is REQUIRED. Public schools do not require parental participation and many now discourage it. If we as a society truly are FOR THE CHILDREN it is time to return Parental Authority and demand TRUE school choice.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The next area I want to address is the EPIDEMIC of child sexual abuse and child sex trafficking. This is a heinous and evil reality of our society and it is rampant. We have allowed the grooming of our children by television shows, movies, commercials, music and every other form of media. We have allowed the sexualization of our children to the point that they easily fall prey to sexual predators and many people are not horrified by this. Public schools teach sex to children as young as kindergarten and many school districts DO NOT ALLOW parents to opt their children out of this. Child sex trafficking hit the headlines, then quickly went away with Jeffery Epstein, just as quickly as it did with Anthony Weiner. It has now come back with the arrest of Ghislane Maxwell. It is time as a society that we DEMAND that any and all of those who traffick children for sexual abuse and prey on children and sexually abuse them be held to account and put away where they can never harm another child. IT should not matter WHO the perpetrator is, how famous, how rich, how powerful, and what profession they are in, they should be held to account. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">As a society WE must protect the innocence of children, let them be children and enjoy childhood, adulthood comes soon enough. As a society we cannot continue to put our heads in the sand about this absolute evil and we cannot ever allow Pedophilia to become normalized. We must understand there is an agenda that is pushing Pedophila to be normal. The damage it causes to children impacts every area of their lives and is not a TRAUMA easy to recover from. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The final area I want to address in my FOR THE CHILDREN blog is the insanity of defunding the police. This dangerous idea has gained a foothold in various cities/towns. If we defund the police, those who are charged with protecting the public, who do you think will be the first to fall victim to crime? We have already seen during the riots and defunding of police that multiple children have been hurt and murdered by the mob. Every child and it does not matter what neighborhood they are growing up in DESERVE to be safe and protected. Children should not have to stay inside because their neighborhood is a war zone. Children should not be shot playing outside or sitting at home on the couch watching tv/playing a game or while their parents are taking them through the drive through of McDonald's. Children should not have to walk through drug deals to go to the corner store. </span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #212529;"><b>"Almighty God; We make our earnest prayer that Thou wilt keep the United States in Thy holy protection; that Thou wilt incline the hearts of the citizens to cultivate a spirit of subordination and obedience to government; and entertain a brotherly affection and love for one another and for their fellow citizens of the United States at large. </b></span><b style="color: #212529;">And finally that Thou wilt most graciously be pleased to dispose us all to do justice, to love mercy, and to demean ourselves with that charity, humility, and pacific temper of mind which were the characteristics of the Divine Author of our blessed religion, and without a humble imitation of whose example in these things we can never hope to be a happy nation. Grant our supplication, we beseech Thee, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen." President George Washington's </b><span style="color: #212529;"><b>Inaugural</b></span><b style="color: #212529;"> </b><span style="color: #212529;"><b>Prayer</b></span><b style="color: #212529;">.</b></i></span></div>
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<b><span class="text Isa-54-17" id="en-NKJV-18741" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; position: relative; text-align: start;">No weapon formed against you shall <span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-NKJV-18741A" data-link="(<a href="#cen-NKJV-18741A" title="See cross-reference A">A</a>)" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.625em; font-size: 0.625em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span>prosper, </span></b><b><span class="text Isa-54-17" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; position: relative; text-align: start;">And every tongue <span style="box-sizing: border-box;">which</span> rises against you in judgment </span></b><b style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><span class="text Isa-54-17" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; position: relative; text-align: start;">You shall condemn. </span></b><b style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><span class="text Isa-54-17" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; position: relative; text-align: start;">This <span style="box-sizing: border-box;">is</span> the heritage of the servants of the <span class="small-caps divine-name" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; font-variant-caps: small-caps; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;">Lord</span>, </span></b><b style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><span class="text Isa-54-17" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; position: relative; text-align: start;">And their righteousness <span style="box-sizing: border-box;">is</span> from Me,” </span></b><b style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 0.625em;"><span class="text Isa-54-17" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; position: relative; text-align: start;">Says the <span class="small-caps divine-name" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; font-variant-caps: small-caps; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;">Lord</span>.</span></b></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><i><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. ~ Galatians 3:28</span></b></i></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; letter-spacing: 0.85px; word-spacing: 2px;"><b><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”</span></i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b style="letter-spacing: 0.85px; word-spacing: 2px;">I keep hearing the narrative that equality has never existed in America. However, if you research what is meant by that statement you will quickly discover, it is not equality itself people are talking about but equal outcomes. First of all no nation anywhere has ever existed on earth where there were equal outcomes for people. This is not a realistic or </b><span style="letter-spacing: 0.85px; word-spacing: 2px;"><b>achievable</b></span><b style="letter-spacing: 0.85px; word-spacing: 2px;"> goal. Each of us is created unique, with different gifts and talents and we all have free will. Our personal choices throughout our lives impact the direction our life takes. </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b style="letter-spacing: 0.85px; word-spacing: 2px;">What this country does guarantee is that the Creator created each of us equal and endowed each of us with the unalienable rights of Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness. That is the promise of America. I want to take each of the above rights one by one.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b style="letter-spacing: 0.85px; word-spacing: 2px;">Life - Life is the first Right enshrined in the Declaration. Our country has gone far away from upholding the Sanctity of ALL Life. We have dehumanized the unborn and are legally able to murder the unborn in this nation. When you dehumanize any group, you have gone far from the Right to Life. Since Roe v. Wade in 1973 all children have grown up in a country knowing that Life is not a right but a choice. We have taught generations that Life does not matter if you are the smallest and most </b><b style="letter-spacing: 0.85px; word-spacing: 2px;">vulnerable in America. Instead of Standing for Life we have decided Convenience is more important. </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b style="letter-spacing: 0.85px; word-spacing: 2px;">We also hold this same view of the Elderly. We have seen that again the so many of the most </b><span style="letter-spacing: 0.85px; word-spacing: 2px;"><b>vulnerable</b></span><b style="letter-spacing: 0.85px; word-spacing: 2px;"> among us are not cared for. During this season of the virus we have seen Governors of 5 states, Cuomo of NY, Murphy of NJ, Whitmer of MI, Newsom of CA, and Wolf of PA order virus patients into Long Term Care facilities. These Governors made this deadly choice knowing that those who live in LTCs were in the highest risk group. This choice has not raised many eyebrows at all and certainly not led to protests nor calls for better care. </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b style="letter-spacing: 0.85px; word-spacing: 2px;">We have seen over the few couple of weeks several children murdered in the chaos and anarchy roaming the streets of our nations. We have seen Mayors and Governors encourage and allow the chaos and anarchy. Again I see no ONE protesting or marching for the children been slaughtered in the streets and few if any news stories on this travesty.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b style="letter-spacing: 0.85px; word-spacing: 2px;">Perhaps as we are marching and protesting we should take a step back and understand that the Sanctity of EVERY SINGLE Life matters EQUALLY.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b style="letter-spacing: 0.85px; word-spacing: 2px;">Liberty - Liberty is another right that we have been endowed by our Creator. Our Constitution also enshrines the limitations of our government from infringing on our Liberty. However this season of virus has proved that much of government on EVERY Level believes that Liberty is not endowed to each of us by our Creator, instead our Liberty has now become PERMISSIONS that our government bestows if they are feeling benevolent and will quickly take away if they feel like it. Our Liberty is up to each of us to preserve and protect. It is up to each of us to ensure the government DOES NOT infringe on our Liberty. </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b style="letter-spacing: 0.85px; word-spacing: 2px;">Pursuit of Happiness - This right endowed by our Creator is one that holds different meanings for each person. However like with Life and Liberty our government is NOT supposed to impeded this pursuit. While laws are necessary our government on all levels now defines what we are allowed to pursue and how we are allowed to pursue it and in many cases whether we can even speak about it. </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b style="letter-spacing: 0.85px; word-spacing: 2px;">The promise of America has never been equal outcomes, again this is not a realistic or achievable goal. It is time to push back on that narrative. The promise of America has always been that each of us from the smallest and most </b><span style="letter-spacing: 0.85px; word-spacing: 2px;"><b>vulnerable</b></span><b style="letter-spacing: 0.85px; word-spacing: 2px;"> to the oldest among us would have the right to Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness. The promise has always been that government would NOT impede any of these rights granted by our Creator. The promise of America has always been that we would as a self governing people have primacy over the government. It is time for ALL Americans to return to our foundation.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b style="letter-spacing: 0.85px; word-spacing: 2px;">Pray for parents in your community as they make educational decisions for their children this coming fall. I am so happy to see that the rate of homeschooling parents increasing </b><span style="letter-spacing: 0.85px; word-spacing: 2px;"><b>exponentially</b></span><b style="letter-spacing: 0.85px; word-spacing: 2px;"> for the fall. </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you. ~ James 1:5</i></b></span></span></div>
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Melhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13682296763369964666noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5170387624097977468.post-62708874162304381282020-07-04T11:04:00.002-04:002020-07-04T11:12:47.926-04:00FREEDOM <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><i>Listen to Me children: All Prejudice raging across the land is a Principality that operates as a Generational Curse. It's goal is to Bind, Divide, and Destroy.</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><i>My Son bled and died so that you would NOT ever walk bound by these spirits. It is time to break the chains. My Son came to deliver you. Let Him.</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><i>I am taking an AX to the Root of all of this.</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px;"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">If you give a mouse a cookie, after all, he's bound to ask for a glass of milk, for which he'll certainly need a straw, not to mention a napkin, and a mirror to check for a milk mustache, which will only lead to him noticing that he needs a haircut...Laura J. Numeroff</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px;"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Most parents I know have read the book If You Give A Mouse A Cookie to their children. It is a great series and fun to read. However, as much as I love the book and will buy it for my soon to be born grandson, this is not a book review. When I look at two issues today I see the premise behind this book playing out in our daily lives.</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="font-size: 16px;">The mobs and anarchists and their backers are filled with so much hate they cannot see straight. They cannot be appeased as we have seen. They rampage on and some people are cheering them on without stopping to realize, that just like in the book no matter what you do or concede it will never be enough. Hate fuels the rampage, there are not enough statues or historical sites or laws being changed that will </b><b>satisfy</b><b style="font-size: 16px;"> them. There are not enough people to be cancelled to make them happy. They are not looking for </b><b>dialogue</b><b style="font-size: 16px;"> nor are their backers, they will not stop because hate is never </b><b>satisfied</b><b style="font-size: 16px;">. </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="font-size: 16px;">Governments (Federal, State, and Local), Churches/Pastors, Businesses, and Citizens who think if they stay silent or bow just a little it will be enough. Yet it won't be, it never will be, it never can be. When you are driven by the dark side and fueled by visceral </b><b>hatred</b><b style="font-size: 16px;"> of this Nation nothing will fill that gaping void inside. It is time that EVERYONE wake up and see what is happening and see what is driving this. Time is short and the soul of this nation is at stake.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="font-size: 16px;">My second example is the power grab by government. Never in my life have I seen such a </b><b>blatant</b><b style="font-size: 16px;"> power grab. Like hate that drives the above group, the thirst for power from government is also insatiable. Government, all levels of government, are like the mouse, no matter what rights you concede it will never be enough. I do believe in submitting to authority, however I also know that we are not called to submit to authority that exceeds what is in its </b><b>purview, governments are not supposed to be a terror to its citizenry</b><b style="font-size: 16px;">. Our form of government LIMITS government, all government, it does not limit citizens. However our government on all levels just skip that part.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>During this season in America we have witnessed how much power government is willing to take from We the People. How much of the power that government grabbed has been returned to We the People? This is a question we should all look at carefully, because from my view rights are not being returned, there are just more mandates and edicts being handed out. </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>Are any edicts and mandates handed down from various elected governmental entities actual laws, did they go through the legislative process? </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>In the beginning of this season some of what happened, while I stringently disagreed, was understandable. However, we are far removed from the beginning and again what I see is that the edicts and mandates have not stopped, in fact the edict and mandate givers are emboldened.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>Government like the Mob will never be satisfied no matter how many concessions you make. Power and Hate are equally powerfully and equally destructive. It is time to decide if We the People are willing to give the mice any more cookies.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>The first step in liquidating a people is to erase its memory. Destroy its books, its culture, its history. Then have somebody write new books, manufacture a new culture, invent a new history. Before long that nation will begin to forget what it is and what it was... The struggle of man against power is the struggle of memory against forgetting. ~ Milan Kundara</i></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am a lover and student of history. I have always found it fascinating despite the fact that many find it boring. What I have learned is that history does not exist for me to like or dislike, to change or to sanitize, history exists to learn from.</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><b><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">America is a miracle created by the Almighty and our history is the story of an imperfect people working towards a better nation. Our Founders knew history and they determined that America would be a Constitutional Republic, something never tried before in human history. The government would be limited and the people would be self governing. While We the People abdicated much of our responsibility to the government, America is still the only Constitutional Republic in the world. There are other democracies but not like ours. Our Founders also ensured there were mechanisms in place to make changes to laws and the Constitution as needed. Yet we are watching evil try to rip her apart.</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><b><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For many decades there has been a move of revisionist history in this nation and we are now reaping what was sown with that movement. History is like Scripture in the fact that you do not get to pick and choose what you like and discount or change what you don't like. What is happening in America is a disgrace and foolish. Even if every statue in America was torn down, every historical site vandalized, and everything revised and sanitized it would not change American history. It would however remove the ability to learn from those who came before us. The old adage that those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it is true.</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;"><b>Riots, looting, anarchy and chaos abound and is being driven by those who are truly enemies of America. These enemies of this country are not from the outside they are homegrown. The money behind these groups is deep and are grounded in Marxism. The ultimate goal is to destroy America, our history, our economy, and most importantly our freedom. Satan must be clapping his demonic hands in glee that every vile group has banded together to achieve one of his goals.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>What's worse however than the Marxists and other vile groups is the absolute cowardice on display by almost every person with a platform large enough to call this nonsense out. Instead of standing up to the mob most in power are bowing to the mob. There are very few willing to stand and tell the truth.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Most of the church and its leaders are cowering in fear, the compromise and carnality in the American church is so great. Those who do have courage and are not compromised are being shouted down by the church community. The rampage we see running across America falls squarely at the feet of Carnal American Church. Very few pastors are willing to call out the evil and sin and they most certainly do not preach that hell is hot and eternal. Instead of influencing society most pastors and church leadership have caved to society. They fear man much more than the Almighty.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Most political leaders and I am speaking of the Lindsey Grahams, the Mitch McConnells, the the Mike Lees, the Kevin McCarthys, and the Steve Scalises are so busy hiding under their desks or bowing to the mob they are useless. There is NOT a spine among them. Meanwhile the left is cheering right along with Satan and the Marxists. </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>CEO's are also willing to watch America burn. They too are bowing to the mob in droves. Why jump on the very bandwagon that will destroy the business that pays them and their shareholders? This includes American sports which are also businesses, they do not care about fans, you know the ones who pay their bills.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>The Marxist Mob will not grow tired nor stop until they have destroyed America. Perhaps every single coward should take the time to research who is funding the anarchy and chaos so they know exactly who they are bowing to.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>It is the height of Cowardice to bow to the mob. It takes courage to stand, to tell the truth, and to take the slings and arrows. May the Almighty protect the courageous and truth tellers in America because the list of those is dwindling rapidly. </b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>If we continue to demonize all police then there will no longer be police. Why would any sane person accept low pay, run into danger, and put their life on the line repeatedly if the outcome is derision by the very people you are trying to protect and being charged with felonies because of mob rule? Would you do that to yourself and your family? Would I? The answer is NO we would not.</b></span></span></div>
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Melhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13682296763369964666noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5170387624097977468.post-33322671052940730882020-06-16T14:15:00.001-04:002020-06-16T14:15:36.740-04:00BROKENNESS NOT WOKENESS<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>"Almighty God; We make our earnest prayer that Thou wilt keep the United States in Thy holy protection; that Thou wilt incline the hearts of the citizens to cultivate a spirit of subordination and obedience to government; and entertain a brotherly affection and love for one another and for their fellow citizens of the United States at large. </i></b></span></span><i style="background-color: white; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><b>And finally that Thou wilt most graciously be pleased to dispose us all to do justice, to love mercy, and to demean ourselves with that charity, humility, and pacific temper of mind which were the characteristics of the Divine Author of our blessed religion, and without a humble imitation of whose example in these things we can never hope to be a happy nation. Grant our supplication, we beseech Thee, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen." ~ </b><b>Inaugural</b><b> Prayer of George Washington</b></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>As I look at all that is going on in America I am consistently astounded at what is transpiring. It can be dismaying to say the least. I do know that America is undergoing a great shaking and based on the fact we have kicked the Almighty right out of our country, it stands to reason He would either smite us (which we richly deserve) or in His great mercy do all that is possible to wake us up. He is shaking us awake, the question remains are we waking up?</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>Multiple times I have written about how the Church in America have ceded our influence in society. Our nation was created by God with the covenant that He would be our Center Point. However, we have broken that covenant. We have even in many cases kicked God out of churches, instead of the church influencing our society, the church has been influenced by society to the point of carnal corruption. Pastors have stopped shepherding the flock. Pastors are not doing the job they are mandated by Scripture to do. </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>God is telling His church in America that we must wake up. He is looking for brokenness from His people, not wokeness. He seeks Restoration and Reconciliation in America, that is His heart. His heart is grieved by injustice in our country, ALL injustice and He has called His church to address it and His Word tells us how. He is calling His church to holiness and righteousness, His holiness and righteousness. There is no doubt that the American church has gone seriously astray when pastors are called out on the Rush Limbaugh show as they were yesterday. When the world sees and calls out our carnality, it is time for deep repentance.</b></span></span></div>
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<b>In 1978 President Carter signed into law the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). The intent of this law was likely very noble, it was after all supposed to protect National Security while protecting the rights of Americans from being illegally spied upon by America's various spy agencies. A secret court the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court was established that was charged with ensuring that American Citizens were not targeted by the Government when wiretapping foreign agents in America.</b></div>
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<b>This law came about because of a Congressional Investigation that showed malfeasance by various agencies in the US that were spying on Americans. So again the goal of the law was noble, however it has morphed and has been abused badly by Government.</b></div>
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<b>In 2008 Congress amended FISA to include Section 702, in the wake of 9/11 the government wanted the ability to surveil communications of those overseas, again noble and in the defense of the homeland. However, during the debate of Section 702, which has to be renewed periodically, the fact that Americans would be caught up in the surveillance and their 4th Amendment rights would become null and void. It was decided that Americans would be masked and that the FISC would diligently protect the 4th Amendment rights of Americans. (This is Mel paraphrase)</b></div>
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<b>Fast forward to the present. Section 702 is up for renewal. Based on everything we have learned about the illegal spying by the previous administration of the current administration during the 2016 campaign and beyond. The violation of General Flynn's 4th Amendment protections and illegal prosecution. Abuse by the FISC. The revelations of people like Edward Snowden that indeed the American Government illegally spies on Americans regularly, it is time to allow Section 702 in its current form to expire.</b></div>
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<b>Section 702 re-authorization was passed in the US House, it then went to the Senate where the Senate decided hey let's tack on the fact we can view American's browser history with no warrant. This nonsense passed the Senate. Because of the change the bill then went back to the House for another vote. However, President Trump told the House and Senate he would VETO the provisions, so it was pulled from the House floor before the vote. This is now in Conference between the House and Senate.</b></div>
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<b>I have talked several times about the Spirit of Tyranny that is running across this land and the renewal of Section 702 in its current form is another form of Tyranny. Tyranny exists when the government gives itself the power to violate your rights. Remember the Bill of Rights limits what the government can do, not what citizens can do. We the People have allowed the government to become so powerful they keep infringing on our rights.</b></div>
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<b>While I do believe that National Security matters a great deal, I also believe the House and Senate MUST change Section 702 to ENSURE that the 4th Amendment Rights of Americans are protected at all costs. Warrentless Surveillance of Americans is Unconstitutional. We have also seen that Government CANNOT ever be trusted with that type of power. </b></div>
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<b>It is time to melt the phones of the US House and Senate members and tell them that Section 702 must not be renewed in its current form. While I believe President Trump will veto it if it is not changed, we also must let the White House know we support the President's stand on the 4th Amendment and that he should VETO Section 702 in its current form.</b></div>
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<b>In the last 24 hours I heard two profound statements from two very different people in the discussion of all that is happening in America. The first statement was, "Our society has forgotten the sanctity of life." The second statement was, "Humanity is lost." Both of these statements jumped out of me for different reasons. As I pondered them, I realized that both of these people were correct for different reasons but that both of these profound statements do explain why America is where she is today.</b></div>
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<b>The statement, "Our society has forgotten the sanctity of life.", has led to the statement "Humanity is lost". Our society as a whole has forgotten the sanctity of life, we murder our unborn, we hand our children over to others to raise for our convenience, there is wanton murder, gang violence and rampant addiction, we allow human and sex trafficking, we forget our elderly, the list is endless of what is now permissible in society. The above list and the fact it is only a partial list does make it seem that humanity is lost.</b></div>
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<b>If you look just over the last few months we see how we have forgotten the sanctity of life. During the virus lock downs, abortion clinics, pot shops and liquor stores remained open all over this country. Governors sent virus patients </b><span style="color: red; font-weight: bold;"><u>deliberately</u></span><b> into long term care facilities where many elderly reside with the full knowledge that the elderly in long term care facilities were the ones at highest risk of death from the virus (Where is the outrage for these murders?). Most of us saw the wanton murder and brutality in the case of George Floyd, although during the last few months the wanton murder around the nation has been horrible, especially in places like Chicago and Baltimore (Where is the outrage for these murders?). We have seen and heard of the rise in abuse cases, overdoses and suicides (Where is the outrage for these injustices?) . We now see the rioters, looters, arsonists, and anarchists running wild, with the approval of elected officials. So YES we have forgotten the sanctity of life and it does appear humanity is lost. </b></div>
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<b>However, as a Christian I know without a doubt that the Almighty has not forgotten the Sanctity of life, all life and because He has not Forgotten, humanity is only lost if it chooses to be lost. What we are witnessing in America can seem overwhelming and it can seem hopeless. It is not. America is only doomed if we do not open our eyes and return to the principles this nation was founded on and to the One who founded it. The hour is late and the time is short, but We the People can and must stand up and engage. If we fail to act now, we have seen what the future of America will be. The choice is ours.</b></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;">Blessed is the nation whose God is the </span><span class="sc" style="background-color: white; font-variant-caps: small-caps; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-align: start;">Lord</span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;">, the people whom he has chosen as his heritage! ~ Psalm 33:12</span></span></i></b></div>
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Melhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13682296763369964666noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5170387624097977468.post-42064669457394288672020-05-30T13:54:00.001-04:002020-05-30T13:54:16.161-04:00SEEING THE DIFFERENCE<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I am a big believer in the right of Americans to protest. Protests include 3 of the 5 rights enshrined in the 1st Amendment. The 1st Amendment of the Constitution guarantees that all Americans have the right to speak freely, have the right to peacefully assemble, and the right to let the government know our grievances. These rights are held dear as they should be and the government is prohibited from taking them away. Over the years the government has put in place (in my opinion unconstitutionally) conditions, like permitting and security, under which we can protest but that is a blog for another day. However, the right to Protest remains a bedrock freedom in America, unlike many other places in the world, we are blessed beyond measure with this God given right.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I applaud anyone who takes a stand in protest, even if I disagree with what they are protesting about, I support and defend their right to protest. When George Floyd was killed by the police officer protests rightly sprang up and if I had been in Minneapolis I would have been right there. What happened to George Floyd was an act of evil. Protesting injustice (evil) is important, we should stand in the gap for those who cannot. However, what is happening now is not protesting, it is rioting. Communities are being destroyed, not in honor of George Floyd but in anarchy, chaos, and barbarism.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Rioting is never acceptable in society, it causes great pain and destruction. It brings about nothing but pain and those communities that are destroyed are often times left in that state of destruction. In riots the innocent and weak are hurt. The rioting taking place across this nation is not justice, it is lawlessness. Lawlessness does not bring people together to make changes it drowns out the message and often times feeds on itself. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Another thing that this situation has illustrated is the rank hypocrisy of many elected officials and the media. For weeks those who protested the lock downs were painted as horrible, terrible, and awful people. Media even called these Americans terrorists. People who only wanted to open their businesses to support their families were targeted, fined, and jailed. Parents who took their kids to park were harassed. People who wanted to go to parks or beaches were arrested or fined. Elected officials have taken steps to destroy anyone who took a stand against the lock downs. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Now we see elected officials cower under their desks and let communities burn, hurting the very people they have sworn to protect. The police who were forced to harass and traumatize and arrest Americans during the lock down, have been told to stand down against the rioters. The media has been reluctant to call out the rioters even as they have destroyed communities. The media has offered up excuses for those who are rioting. <span style="color: red;">It has actually become permissible to burn down a restaurant but a crime to open a restaurant and let people dine in.</span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We as a society need to take a step back and see the truth of what is happening to our country. America will be what We the People determine her to be, but time is short for us to make that determination. Our society is close to collapsing in on itself. We need to turn off the media, they are a large part of the problems our society is facing. The Agenda driving the media is anti-American and any illusion they are unbiased and truth tellers has long since evaporated. </span></b></div>
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<em style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><span style="color: #384156;">And the Lord, He is the One who goes before you. </span><span style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #384156;">He will be with you, He will not leave you nor forsake you</span><span style="color: #384156;">; do not fear nor be dismayed. ~ Deuteronomy 31:8</span></b></span></em></div>
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Melhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13682296763369964666noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5170387624097977468.post-88297109182895859062020-05-28T18:41:00.000-04:002020-05-28T18:41:07.217-04:00LEVELING THE PLAYING FIELD WITH BIG TECH<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>By and large I believe government is much too big and there is a tendency to regulate every industry to death in America. Government rules and regulations tend to put business in a choke hold and increases operating costs exponentially. Before the 2016 Election we were a Regulation Nation, Slashing government rules and regulations is something I appreciate about President Trump, he has spent much of the last 3 plus years cutting as many regulations as possible and he is still doing so. On May 19th the President signed an extensive <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/executive-order-regulatory-relief-support-economic-recovery/" target="_blank">Executive Order</a> on repealing more business choking regulations. Due to my stance on governmental regulating industries into the ground I had to stop and think very seriously about the <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/executive-order-preventing-online-censorship/" target="_blank">Executive Order</a> the President signed today regarding Big Tech.</b></div>
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<b>On May 26th I wrote about the </b><a href="https://avoiceformoms.blogspot.com/2020/04/uncovering-schemes-of-enemy-media.html?view=classic" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">censorship issues</a><b> with Big Tech. Big Tech which includes Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and You Tube, have been notorious in the last several years for censoring anyone and everyone who did not fall into line with whatever they perceived the truth to be, this has impacted conservatives the most but it has also happened on the other side of the aisle. Here in lies the issue, private businesses are not bound by 1st Amendment protections. The Constitution prevents the government from infringing on citizens rights, but a business is not bound by the 1st Amendment.</b></div>
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<b>However while the 1st Amendment does not apply to private businesses, Big Tech has had a special carve out in US Law. It is called Section 230, which in January of this year former <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2020/1/17/21070403/joe-biden-president-election-section-230-communications-decency-act-revoke" target="_blank">VP Biden</a> came out against, he stated it should be revoked. When the President and former VP Biden agree on something you can see censorship by Big Tech is not a partisan issue. Section 230 has applied to Social Media because when it first started it was what was considered a platform only. Regulatory exemption was granted on the basis that as a platform only Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and You Tube were only providing a place for 3 party content, they were not responsible for the content posted.</b></div>
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<b>Fast forward to where we are today. Twitter has suspended I don't know how many people because they (those who run Twitter) disagree/dislike what is said and now they have entered (although disastrously) into the fact checking business. Most if not all of us know people who have been tossed into Facebook jail for various and sundry arbitrary rules, if we have not ourselves been tossed in there. Facebook also (although hilariously and badly) fact checks stuff. Facebook also shuts down groups and people they (those who run FB) don't agree with. You Tube also censors and bans people, again people they do not agree with like Prager University to name but one, You Tube has gotten so bad that even Joe Rogin who is not a conservative is moving his show off of the platform. </b></div>
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<b>Twitter, Facebook, You Tube and Instagram have all stopped being unbiased platforms for 3rd party content to become publishers. There is absolutely nothing wrong with them becoming publishers if that is what they want to be, but they also no longer qualify for Section 230 protection. Big Tech can cry foul, however the truth is that these companies by virtue of their own actions and business decisions have changed what type of business they are. They no longer qualify for a special carve out in American law and should now be subject to the same rules and regulations other publishers and media companies must abide by.</b></div>
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<b>Fairness in business matters, all companies in a specific industry must play by the same rules. Google another Big Tech company is now facing Anti-Trust issues for not playing by the rules. Microsoft has also faced issues for not playing by the rules. In this case the President has done the right thing and I believe that the House and the Senate should modify or revoke Section 230, it is outdated. In 2020 Social Media is no longer just an internet fad and based on their own actions and business models they have moved from just a platform to actual publishers of content like all other media in America. It is time to reclassify Big Tech as such and hold them to the same laws, rules and regulations that all other media in America must abide by.</b></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">Behold, children are a heritage from the </span><span class="sc" style="background-color: white; font-variant-caps: small-caps; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;">Lord</span><span style="background-color: white;">, the fruit of the womb a reward. ~ Psalms 127:3</span></span></i></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>During this season one thing I have seen is that families have refocused on being together without all of the busyness of life. Parents have been returned to their proper place in society, as the head of the home. For a long time parents were told and conditioned that they could not possibly be capable of being responsible for and actually parenting their children. Media, books, articles, movies, and television portrayed parents as inept. Government grabbed onto that message long ago and worked furiously to remove parental rights. Then came the virus and the lock downs and viola families became a unit again. Parents rediscovered or learned the joys and yes the difficulty of parenting. Families have refocused on the importance of being together. </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Parents have long been led to believe that they were not capable or responsible for educating their children. The idea of school choice has long been knocked down by those who desire to indoctrinate and control the next generation, it has been insidious. The public school system has been failing for decades because the state is not in the business of education it is in the business of control.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>I read a story the other day the headline was </b></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><b><a href="https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/poll-40-percent-of-americans-more-likely-to-home-school-enroll-children-in-virtual-schools/article_5fd3578c-96ac-11ea-92b0-97ff4de081e9.html" style="color: #232323;" target="_blank">Poll: 40 percent of Americans more likely to home-school, enroll children in virtual schools after lockdown</a><span style="color: #232323;"> </span>This stood out to me in many ways. One Parents have realized that our public education system is not capable of educating their children. Two Parents have realized that they are more than capable of educating their own children, the resources are plentiful to do so. Three Parents have discovered that they and they alone are responsible for their children. </b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><b style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">One thing that I appreciate about President Trump is he and his cabinet have worked hard to bring about school choice. The fight for true school choice is an ongoing battle, not because it would hurt children but because it would remove the state's control over our children. Lest anyone say I am anti-teacher, please know that is non-sense. All of the teachers I know, love their students and work hard but within the public school system they are forced into a one size fit all system and have ZERO say over </b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>curriculum</b></span><b style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">. I will also point out that the teachers I know love their students so much that they are parenting them, this is another benefit of the shutdown of the schools, Parents have discovered that they and they alone are the parents and that teachers cannot teach if they are acting as parents too. Parents have discovered that many of them have not done a great job parenting and that teachers were not being mean to their children at all.</b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><b style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">It is past time for true school choice in America. In our society we use tax dollars to pay for education. It is time to allow the allotted tax dollars to follow the child. Parents and parents alone know what type of education system will work best for their children. If the tax dollars follow the child, then the parents can choose public, private, </b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>parochial</b></span><b style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">, charter, online, alternate or home school for their child. There are so many options out there. Our children all learn in different ways, they are each unique and therefore their educational needs are unique.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>It is past time to restore Parental Rights in America. Parents are much more capable than the state to raise and educate their children. Parents are the ones who stand responsible for their children. I believe that during this lockdown many parents have found joy in the refocusing on building strong families. Societies that do not have strong family units will crumble. The next generation matters more than we know.</b></span></span></div>
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Melhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13682296763369964666noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5170387624097977468.post-49729110183855031302020-05-25T11:26:00.000-04:002020-05-25T11:26:17.280-04:00THIS MEMORIAL DAY LET US REMEMBER THE PRICE OF FREEDOM<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span class="text John-15-12" id="en-NIV-26712" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; text-align: start;"><span class="woj" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you.<span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-NIV-26712A" data-link="(<a href="#cen-NIV-26712A" title="See cross-reference A">A</a>)" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;"> </span><span class="text John-15-13" id="en-NIV-26713" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; text-align: start;"><span class="woj" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.<span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-NIV-26713B" data-link="(<a href="#cen-NIV-26713B" title="See cross-reference B">B</a>)" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;"> </span><span class="text John-15-14" id="en-NIV-26714" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; text-align: start;"><span class="woj" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">You are my friends<span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-NIV-26714C" data-link="(<a href="#cen-NIV-26714C" title="See cross-reference C">C</a>)" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span> if you do what I command. ~ John 15:12-14</span></span></span></i></div>
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<span style="color: #101010; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>Today I am truly humbled that from the fight against the British Empire through today, the sons and daughters of America have selflessly and willingly laid down their lives in the cause of Freedom and Liberty. They have stood and fought against Tyranny and Evil not just for the people of this nation, but for other nations and people around the world. They have never hesitated to answer the call with the full knowledge they may pay the ultimate price. Today we honor each of those who willingly and selflessly gave all.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #101010; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>Today as we honor those who gave all for our liberty and freedom, may We the People realize the precious gift they fought and died for on our behalf. They did not hesitate to stand and fight, they did not cower or run away, they bled and died for each of us and for each generation after us. </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #101010; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>As we look at our nation today and the tyranny that has swept over our land, each of us must ask ourselves, Are We the People really willing to allow their ultimate sacrifice of life to be in vain? </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #101010; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>Another lesson I have taken away from this momentous day as a Christian, is when called upon to lay down their lives for Freedom and Liberty in the fight against Tyranny and Evil, America's sons and daughters acted in obedience to those who drew up the battle plans. God has called each of us to stand and fight against evil, will I answer His call? Will I act in obedience? Will I act with courage? Am I willing to lay down my life if necessary?</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #101010; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>Today may each of us stop and reflect on the magnitude of this day. May we be thankful beyond measure for America's sons and daughters who gave all. May we recognize and be thankful for the sacrifice of Gold Star Families and hold them up in prayer daily.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me, because the Lord has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners. Isaiah 61:1</span></i></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">When I sit down to write about politics and culture and their impact on America my one goal has been to use my gifts and talents for God's glory. When I write it is because my spirit has been prompted on a particular subject or policy. Yesterday I was prompted very strongly to write what I am writing today, why the delay? Well sometimes I am thick headed and can talk myself out of things. However, in my delay the prompting has grown to a deafening roar. Over the last several days I felt deep conviction about my complicity as a Christian in not standing against evil. This blog is not meant to bring about guilt or recrimination at all so I pray that as you read this you will see my heart to inform only.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I wrote a few days ago about gaining a new perspective on government, how We the People should view all government employees, elected and non-elected as our employees because indeed they are. Today I want to take that perspective a step further as we look at public policy and how it impacts our Nation. The question that has hit me slap in the face over the last few days is what is my complicity in policies and their fallout? Has my complicity come by not speaking out, by who I vote for, who I don't vote for, not being engaged? Is my church family complicit, my pastor for not speaking out and engaging? These are tough questions to ask but they are important.</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>So how did I get to the question of complicity? Earlier in the week I read a book entitled A</b><u style="font-weight: bold;"> COMPASSIONATE CALL TO COUNTER CULTURE</u><b> by David Platt. This is an excellent book and one I recommend as it challenges how we view policy and culture, one thing he talks in depth about is human trafficking, which is a subject not often broached. Later in the week I watched the movie </b><u style="font-weight: bold;">UNPLANNED</u><b>, if you have not seen it I recommend watching it. The movie is the story of Abby Johnson who was at one time the youngest clinic director of Planned Parenthood in America, who now fights for the rights of the unborn. The movie is compelling in many ways, it is also uncomfortable to watch. So as I was watching this movie there is a scene in Abby Johnson's living room, late at night, her husband finds her on the floor crying, she is wrecked and he asks her what is wrong and she says the burden I bear is I am complicit in the deaths of 22,000 babies (my paraphrase). Then yesterday I saw this headline, </b><a href="https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2020/05/21/donald-trump-shuts-huge-migrant-pipeline-run-by-coyotes-federal-agencies/" style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration-line: underline;" target="_blank">"Trump Shuts Huge Migrant Pipeline Run by Coyotes"</a><b> As I read the story it talked about how US policies allowed the rise of the Unaccompanied Alien Child (UAC) pipeline and had made the US partners with the coyotes and human traffickers including child sex trafficking. </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>All of these unrelated events came together to make me look at what I am complicit in policy wise. Do I look at politics and public policy from the view point of my own complicity? What has been done in my name that I have not thought about, realized or cared about? Do I look at a policy platform of a candidate and look deeply at what that means for the Constitution? Freedom? Liberty? Are the policy positions evil or will they lead to evil? Do I take the time to research the issues and policies and pray about them and their impact, not just in the short term but over time? Do I consider the law of unintended consequences? Have I engaged in politics on every level, and if not, why haven't I? Has my pastor talked about policy and its impact on society? Why are we silent and not engaged? Why have we become complicit in evil?</b></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">America is at a huge fork in the road, one way will lead to Freedom and Liberty and the other way will lead to Tyranny in ways we cannot even imagine. We must change our perspective on our view of government and policy issues. We must ask the hard questions without fear. Those in our pulpits must speak the truth and engage, the church has been silent and un-engaged for far too long. We must stand for that which is right and not cower and sit on our hands. We must engage with policy makers on every level and not be afraid to ask the hard questions of them and hold them to account. The stewardship of America is granted by God to We the People and we can no longer be on defense. We the People are blessed with the ability engage in policy like no other people on earth, it is time we do just that. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Continue to pray for the immediate reopening of America.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Pray for our economy.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Praise God for every blessing you have, we get so used to life we don't stop and realize just how very blessed we are.</span></b></div>
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<em style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; text-align: start;"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">“But he said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.’ Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest on me.” 2 Corinthians 12:9</span></b></em></div>
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