Feb 22
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SHARPTON RESPONDS TO FRANKLIN GRAHAM WITH BIZARRE DEFINITION OF ‘REAL CHRISTIANS’ Let me begin with a news flash: In an inexplicable sort of irrational way, I like Al Sharpton. Seriously. The dude says and does the most ridiculous, outlandish things; he never misses an opportunity to make a fool out of himself – but he’s [...]
Feb 20
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The multiplicity of challenges that confront an American President animate Murphy’s Law, to wit, “anything that can go wrong will go wrong”. This adage should be indelibly ingrained in the Oval office ceiling a la Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel fresco. In fact I suggest an amendment to Article II, Section 4 of the Constitution to state, [...]
Feb 7
Like every other Sunday Mass attending Catholic, I was treated to a letter from my archbishop Sunday morning decrying the political maneuvers of the Obama administration in regards to human reproduction, the medical efforts to stymie it and the dictation that all employers, and medical facilities must finance and provide it. For a man as [...]
Feb 7
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OBAMA MEDIA GROUP BLACKOUT OF REGIME’S MANDATE AGAINST CATHOLICS CONTINUES The water carriers of the Obama Regime are working their Obama-tattooed asses off these days – doing nothing. “Doing nothing” that is, as it relates to their blackout of Obama’s full metal jacket assault on the Catholic Church. Nary a peep from the liberal media. The lapdogs [...]
Jan 29
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Can anyone alive recall an organized, formal, public defiance of Federal power by every Catholic Bishop in the country on the same day? That is what Obie has managed to bring about. In an election year, no less. Not much Hope in that, but lots of Change, right? Catholic Bishops Refuse to Follow Obama Admin Regulations tells [...]
Jan 28
Sometimes a simple question can become complicated. Perhaps the question should be, “Have we adjusted to the cultural change to the point that we are ready for a different form of government to control our new culture?” The culture sixty years ago was quite different from what is observed today. Why did it change so much [...]
Jan 20
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Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sibelius announced that the Feds will be enforcing the requirement for employers to provide free contraception and sterilization in health care programs; religious institutions included. Employers’ choices are to provide the coverage or face huge fines; alternatively, they can decide not to offer health benefits. Obama Administration Decides to [...]
Jan 15
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Interesting for a couple of reasons: Obie’s worker protection cops applied enforcement on a little church, telling it to jump through all the hoops of equal rights, racism and diversity in hiring a minister or face the usual bullying penalties. Thanks to some outside support, the little church was able to contest the attack clear [...]
Jan 8
One of the things that bugs me about being a “conservative” is the way my brethren behave when stories of “free lunch” surface. In an election year, the stories are going to start coming pretty quickly and in a truly bad economy, there are plenty of them. Maybe it’s time, as a movement, for a [...]
Jan 4
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There is a raging argument between secularists and atheists on one side and Christians and many conservatives on the other as to whether or not American can be considered a Christian nation. And not just now, but ever. This argument over whether the USA is a nation founded by Christians on Christian values and principles [...]
Dec 31
Todays New Atheists appear to hate religion with the desire to destroy and degrade it. An earlier man with the desire to destroy religion was Karl Marx. The Eastern European and Asian nations that rose to power in the Twentieth Century followed his design of communism and their master’s desire to suppress religion. The results [...]
Dec 24
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From the moment a child is born there is probably no greater “universal truth” pounded into their head by society and culture than of the existence of a fat jolly man dressed in red who brings good little boys and girls presents each year with his eight tiny reindeer. It is the one great myth [...]
Dec 23
Yesterday, an old and busy friend who just happens to be the mother of three active boys with a consulting business to keep them in parochial schools, posted on FaceBook, “Since Sunday is actually the first day of Christmas, people can get their Christmas cards next week, right?” I had to laugh because this year, [...]
Dec 19
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You have got to love the full range of emotions and responses a simple thing like a nativity scene provokes in people. A rather interesting and clever little experiment if I do say so myself. The Blaze has the full story so be sure to read it in addition to watching the video. It appears that the initial [...]
Dec 19
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PERHAPS A BIT MORE TOLERANCE ON ALL SIDES WOULDN’T HURT ANYONE I’ve written recently of the intolerance of atheists during the Christmas season. We hear it from public officials as well – as more and more of the symbols of Christmas seem to disappear from public view every year: We musn’t offend atheists. We musn’t [...]
Dec 19
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THE IRONY, OF COURSE? IF ATHEISTS ARE RIGHT, THEY NEVER GET TO FIND OUT To all of our atheist pals – and various loons on the left: Consider this post as nothing more or nothing less than the ridiculous “nativity scene” placed in the Wisconsin State Capitol by the Freedom From Religion Foundation - and perhaps it will cause [...]
Dec 17
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PELOSI, ATHEISTS, JESSE JACKSON, OWS LOONS – CAN IT GET ANY BETTER? It’s that time again folks. While the Rat had a difficult time triaging liberal lunacies this week, when you have Nancy Pelosi talking jobs and atheists bursting into flames over Christmas, how can you miss? Do “Christmas atheists” warm the cockles of your [...]
Nov 11
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The Jews have always been tested and many have failed their test, especially in prosperity and peace. The testing of WWII led to a world-wide declaration of: “Never again!” and to the Allies’ conscience-assuaging (and treachery-laden) sponsorship of the nation of Israel in a leftover bit of the Ottoman Empire under British control. But “Never” is [...]
Oct 17
From the Gospel According to Luke, Chapter 10:38-42, Douay-Rheims, 1582 Anno Domini. Now it came to pass as they went, that he entered into a certain town: and a certain woman named Martha, received him into her house. And she had a sister called Mary, who sitting also at the Lord’s feet, heard his word. [...]
Oct 6
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Earlier this week, Ken Burns’ “Prohibition” premiered on every conservative’s least favorite network/channel – PBS. For a long time, this era has been an interesting period of our nation’s history for me and so I took the time to watch the three part mini-series (twice). What I did not realize, or at least had not [...]
Oct 5
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Yet Another Stunning Example of Dumb Atheist Scientists. In yet another example of the ENTIRE scientific community being wrong and ONE man being right, a Jewish scientist proves that ‘science was wrong.’ Just like one man thought the earth revolved around the sun, right? And yet, atheist scientists continue their historic arrogant march of ignorance- [...]
Oct 3
I’m done. I have tried to explain my belief in God, as well as the evidence that I believe supports my belief in God from the standpoint of science and philosophy, and it seems to me that all I get is nothing more than a patent dismissal. As a Christian, I am called to always [...]
Sep 30
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THAT SPECIAL DAY WHEN ATHEISTS FEEL A NEED TO GET MORE ATTENTION THAN USUAL Hopefully I’m not the first – nor the last – to wish all you blasphemers a VERY HAPPY INTERNATIONAL BLASPHEMY RIGHTS DAY! I hope it’s everything you want it to be – and nothing that you don’t want it to be. [...]
Sep 29
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Once, North America was enriched by skilled ex-European workers benefitting from cheap resources, energy and transport, unconstrained by government and freed of the limits imposed by the frozen-in-place societies they left behind. Government not only left them alone; it encouraged education, agriculture, mining and transportation with cheap land. Wealth was created like never before in [...]
Sep 28
Why Atheists Make the Worst Scientists I am offended. Not as a Christian, but as a scientist and mathematician. Probability & Statistics are my closest friends. Science is my lens to God. In my own intellectual quest to find God in this world, my emotions play only the role of admirer. They do not rule me, [...]
Sep 24
This morning, I opened my email to a digest posting from one of my favorite conspiracy theory/big bank blog and info web-sites, The Daily Bell. Usually, to get to the useful information you have to side-step some pretty out there assertions when it comes to the over-riding theme of the conspiracy. But, today an editorial [...]
Sep 23
The past few weeks in my life have been a series of life lessons in one of the great commandments of Christianity: “Love your neighbor as yourself” which plays out as the Golden Rule – do unto others as you would have them do unto you. In plain words, this is how one should always [...]
Sep 16
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‘FUNDAMENTALIST CHRISTIANITY’ AND RADICAL ISLAM: THEY WANT TO KILL US Our pals at American Atheists are in the news again; surprise, surprise. The hateful bigots just can’t seem to avoid controversy, although truth be told, I’m sure they know exactly what they’re doing. In a column that would make Bill Maher and Christopher Hitchens proud – entitled Taking [...]
Sep 14
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The New York based Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) wants the Pope and several Cardinals investigated by the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity…in this case, for covering up sexual predation on minors by Catholic clergy. CCR Wants Pope, Cardinals Investigated for Crimes Against Humanity gives details. It’s a publicity stunt of course, based on what CCR [...]
Why don’t you get a cup of coffee first? I know I can’t really read something this long unless I have the time to settle in with a cup of coffee. In fact, I have one right now. Let me begin by saying that I have known God & Jesus all my life- thanks to my Korean mother who, though she was never really accepted in all the churches my family attended (not only was she ‘different’ in race, but she was, well, fierce- I still debate if it was in a good way), still insisted that we kids get on the purple Sunday School bus every Sunday in our small town in Virginia…. read on….
Sep 4
And now it’s time for the post I have been trying to avoid, but can’t since my colleague, The Rat, keeps posting images of socialists with less than colorful wardrobes. People, we are obsessed with the color black. Has anyone else noticed this, that half the country is dressed as if they are in mourning [...]
Sep 2
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Last weekend, as part of a family tradition, my mother and I trudged to a local all-purpose orchard and picked seventy-five pounds of peaches (due to the hot weather this year, they were absolutely gorgeous, too). Twenty-five pounds of sugar and a ten hour day later (it wasn’t the same day. We had to let [...]
Aug 29
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Greed had a tremendous amount to do with our current economic crisis, especially in certain areas. The love of money is the root of all evil… I am baffled by the propensity of many, including and especially some Republicans, who think greed and exploitation are good things. The concept of greed has caused an immense [...]
As is to be expected, the New York Times has its collective panties in a bunch over the religious beliefs of most of the GOP presidential candidates. Funny, I don’t remember the liberal media saying much about candidate Obama’s faith – other than defending him after the Jeremiah Wright controversy hit the fan.
These vanguards of secularism would have skewered any Republican candidate who had attended a church for 20 years – but claimed to know nothing of the hate speech that spewed from the pulpit on a regular basis; so it’s not surprising that they’re doing their level best to discredit conservative candidates they fear – by attacking their respective faiths. Of course, we should expect nothing “less” from the New York Times. (and every other left-wing news organization in the country.)
Aug 25
From the Gospel According to Saint Luke Chapter 10:25-28 (Douay-Rheims, 1582 Anno Domini) And behold a certain lawyer stood up, tempting him, and saying, Master, what must I do to possess eternal life? But he said to him: What is written in the law? how readest thou? He answering, said: Thou shalt love the Lord [...]
Prez also recognized Ramadan, Eid-ul-Fitr, Hajj, and Eid-ul-Adha in 2010
So, here we go again. The Obama White House has once again issued a “Best Wishes for Ramadan” statement. (In 2010, he not only recognized Ramadan, but Eid-ul-Fitr, Hajj, and Eid-ul-Adha as well.) In and of itself, this would normally be a non-story – particularly in light of the real goings-on in Washington these days. The problem, as many see it, is Obama failed to issue a similar statement acknowledging Easter, or wishing “Happy Easter” to the world’s Christians.
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Jul 25
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One of the Twitter accounts I’ve been following is Andrew Breitbart’s. Mr. Breitbart is really living the American dream. With a vision and a lot of hard work, he set out to create a conservative media outlet, and, quite frankly, he has done it in spades. Kudos. His Twitter account, on the other hand, is [...]
Jul 24
Let the Persecution Of Christians Begin: Oslo is Just the Beginning. – What truly amazes me is how quickly the socialists and left wing progressives are seizing the fact that a white guy who claims Christianity & conservatism might have perpetrated the Oslo attacks. Even though there is no proof that he even did it [...]
Jul 19
Want to See Atheist Relative Morality in Action?. My friend Lyn May, an avowed atheist, posted an article about a church protesting a sign that advocated the atheist lifestyle. He wrote that this was an outrage. Needless to say, the comment section became a dialog between conservative bloggers and atheist bloggers. While most of these [...]
Gentle Americans, It Is Time To Become A Big Mouth
My friends. I’m calling on all good & normal Americans to pay attention now. Things have gone too far. Our government has left us while we were working so hard to take care of our responsibilities at home. Our government has taken a life of its own- it no longer responds to our wishes. The usurpation of our natural ownership of Government has so deceitfully taken place while our eyes were bent to the plow. Our trust has been violated. No one wants the Government to continue spending our tax money with so much abandon- leaving a debt our children can never pay. No one wants the killing of 24 week old fetuses- or worse, the destruction of full term babies through partial birth abortion. No one wants the indoctrination of our children through our schools & universities. No one wants the crushing of the right to freedom of religious speech. No one wants Obamacare. No one wants our Government to continue forcing us to use expensive products we don’t want to use- as is the case with these new green vehicles and electicity that only they can afford. No one wants more war in the Middle East. No one wants our country to police the other countries.. Continue Reading..
Jul 5
This week, the 235th anniversary of our Declaration of Independence from the Crown of England, a truly repugnant thought is stuck in my head: American Liberals, for all their feminist protestations, really don’t know, understand, appreciate or respect women – and smart, capable, beautiful and creative women get the worst of it (and I’m not [...]
ANOTHER ‘BRILLIANT’ CAMPAIGN FROM OUR DISINGENUOUS FRIENDS
This Fourth of July, people in 27 states will have the “opportunity” to look up in the sky and catch airplanes flying “patriotic” banners “celebrating” Independence Day.
God Bless America? Happy Birthday America? America the Beautiful?
Hurray for the Red White and Blue? Home of the Free and the Brave?
None of the above. The banner campaign, which was organized by our hypocritical pals at American Atheists, will feature the following “patriotic” messages:
GodLESS America! Atheism is Patriotic!
Brings a patriotic tear to your patriotic eye, doesn’t it?
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Jul 2
Not too long ago, I was watching an evening news story where a number of dead bodies resulting from a disaster were placed in a mass grave and covered with soil by an earth-mover. The reporter said, “Twenty souls buried.” Twenty souls? How can a dead body be a soul? A soul is spirit, the [...]
Someday, When Jesus Returns, We Will Do Wonderful Things.
Author, Susan Shannon, gives a slide show of the world’s newest wonder: Singapore’s “Sky Park”. “Look what Man can Do. If we can do this, then why do small problems like politics, hunger, energy and war exist?” she ponders. see images & article..
Jun 28
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Allow me to humbly submit to you that conservatism, or at least the major principles that we incorporate and define as conservatism, certainly didn’t originate in 1776. It does predate the U.S. Constitution and its core principles go back throughout history for thousands of years to the dawn of man. If conservativism can be compared [...]
Jun 27
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As the folk song says, “Times are a changing.” Anthony Weiner is going in for psychological therapy for what? What mental problem does he have? Sixty percent of the voters in his district say they will vote for him after all this. On TV news, one of his constituents implied that as long as it [...]
Jun 21
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IT’S TIME TO END THE “POLITICALLY CORRECT” NONSENSE – The atheists are back, folks. Prayer has been removed from public schools. Manger scenes have been banned from public squares. Hell, NBC removed “under God” from the Pledge of Allegiance, and these thin- skinned fools still have their panties in a knot. Too bad. As you’ve [...]
This post is to address my friend, Lyn May’s, question, “Why do we worship God?”
We worship God because we need to. Evolution simply can’t address this human need. Every culture that has ever existed arose simultaneously, out of contact with one another, with a deep belief in a God or gods. There is a deep spiritual knowledge that is INHERENT in the condition of man. You can reject it, resulting in personal agony, or you can embrace it, resulting in ecstasy. These are the only choices.
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Jun 17
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PRINCIPAL SAYS PART OF ADDRESS WAS “PROSELYTIZING” – Does a high school valedictorian’s commencement address explanation of how God has changed his life violate separation of church and state? Yes. At least that’s the way Fair Haven Union High School in Fair Haven, Vermont sees it. Why? Proselytizing, of course. Kyle Gearwar, the valedictorian of [...]
GROUP ATTACKS CONSERVATIVES – TAKES MONEY FROM GEORGE SOROS
Let’s begin with a simple question: Should churches, mosques, temples, or the various religious organizations who openly support political agendas be eligible for tax-exempt status under the Internal Revenue Code? Before you answer, here’s what the IRS says:
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A VERITABLE CORNUCOPIA OF SILLINESS FROM THE LEFT
It’s once again time for another episode of Liberal Looney Tunes, folks. So kick back – pop a squat – and, as always, wait for your head to explode. It’s only a matter of time.
Let’s check in with our left-wing pals and see what sorts of nonsense they’ve been up to recently, shall we:
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Jun 10
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Having some time kill this week and being a bit of a bookworm, I splurged and bought Ann Coulter’s latest offering, Demonic: How the Liberal Mob is Endangering America, and devoured it between various chores. Being a good conservative, Ms. Coulter’s work is always on the radar, but not always as easily digested and appreciated [...]
A small Christian college in Goshen, Indiana with ties to the Mennonite Church will no longer play “The Star-Spangled Banner” at sporting events after receiving complaints that the song’s images of war and the military undermined the school’s pacifist message. Read the rest of this entry
Why Evolution Makes No Sense Today- Article 3: The Slippery Slope.
Atheists are working in conjunction with the greedy to slip by new laws and regulations that will eventually be used to not only enrich themselves, but to make those who disagree with them criminals. This article is an intellectual exercise that will present a very near future where the Church can be called a terrorist organization and uncooperative Christians, ‘enemy combatants’. And all under valid laws. Put your seat belts on…read on..
Nina Shea posts on the evil circus that is Pakistan. Simpletons from the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam now consider the Holy Bible to be a pornographic blasphemy, threatening to punish people who own one. We should pull out of Pakistan, finish whatever business we have in the area, and be done with them. There will come a day when the monstrous mullahs infesting the country will pay for their hideous behavior against Christians and others. Until that day comes, it is best to let them stew in their own juices.
Jun 5
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IT’S JUDGEMENT DAY BABYLONIA AMERICA! Calypso Louie Farrakhan is back in the news – with another message from God. God is really ticked off this time – and he’s ticked off at YOU, America – ticked off at your “filthy, abominable ways.” The consequences? Floods, tornadoes, and other natural disasters – all for the evil things you do. That’s [...]
"I Am"
Yep, I’ve gone and done it. I proved the existence of God… continue reading..
Jun 4
NEW MUSLIM PUBLIC RELATIONS ADS APPEAR IN AUSTRALIA – As CNS News reports, “roadside billboards in the metropolitan Sydney area carry one of four simple slogans: ‘Jesus: A Prophet of Islam,‘ ’Holy Qur’an: The Final Testament,‘ ’Muhammad: Mercy to Mankind‘ and ’Islam: Got Questions? Get Answers.’ (‘Islam: the Final Solution’ didn’t make the cut.) Wow. Mohammed [...]
Jun 3
Federal judge Fred Biery has ordered the Medina Valley Independent School District in Texas to prohibit the mention of any religious words during their graduation ceremony on Saturday. Specific words and phrases not allowed to be mentioned are: amen benediction (replace with “opening remarks”) bow their heads in [a diety's name] we pray invocation (replace [...]
May 23
We are told that what happens in privacy between two consenting adults won’t affect us in any way. This is of course yet another malevolent lie propagated by the sodomite community and their political agenda. One of the victims of the homosexual agenda is Catholic Charities, a benevolent religious organization that endeavors to reduce poverty, [...]
May 22
My first contact with a Jewish person came when I was in my thirties. The vastness of west Texas can be isolating, so I must confess to being rather uneducated about Jews, with most of what I knew taken from their Biblical history. However, when you move into a neighborhood where a number of Jewish [...]
Why God, Creation of Life & Evolution Are So Often Linked (By BOTH sides!)
This is the first promised article in a series classified under “Why Evolution Makes No Sense Today” . This article specifically deals with how unscientifically the so-called Western, White scientists treat the notion of God, creation, and evolution. It brings to light not only their limited knowledge base, their repeated failures of history and their hypocritical methodology, but also their arrogance & insecurity. It debunks the idea that we need to discuss creation on their terms: the scientific jargon wars. It shows how they have assumed the mantle of ‘Truth-Finders’ based on their own rules, and desires. It sheds a harsh light on the very unscientific MOTIVES, methods and mindset of atheist scientists today. Read on..
Why Evolution Makes No Sense Today.
This is the beginning of an 8 subject area discussion. See the outline of topics to be covered in the coming days. I will prove, through fact and logic, that not only is the Theory of Evolution unproven, but that it makes more sense, mathematically speaking, to believe in God than to believe Evolution is the sole method of creation.
May 17
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A NEW RALLYING CRY FROM THE “FREETHINKERS” In a May 4th article entitled Why do Atheists Ridicule Christianity?, I wrote about the underbelly of atheism – the Bill Mahers and Christopher Hitchenses of the non-believing world – and their condescending denigration of all things Christian. In today’s episode, we look at the kinder, misleading side of [...]
May 4
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“RELIGION SHOULD BE TREATED WITH RIDICULE, HATRED AND CONTEMPT” Atheism, or “antitheism,” which was once considered taboo in America, has become mainstream in today’s society; books like Christopher Hitchens’s God Is Not Great, Richard Dawkins’s The God Delusion, and Sam Harris’s The End of Faith have all become New York Times bestsellers. Faith-bashing films, such as Bill Maher’s Religulous and Ricky [...]
Apr 23
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The Foundation “The Hand of providence has been so conspicuous in all this, that he must be worse than an infidel that lacks faith, and more than wicked, that has not gratitude enough to acknowledge his obligations.” –George Washington Publisher’s Note In observance of Good Friday and in celebration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, [...]
Apr 11
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STATE DEPARTMENT BLASTS AMBASSADOR FOR “OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES” Douglas Kmiec, the U.S. Ambassador to Malta has been rebuked by the State Department for spending too much time on “outside activities.” An internal government audit accuses the Ambassador of spending too much time writing and speaking about his religious beliefs. According to the 41-page report released by [...]
Mar 17
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A heart-felt thanks to John Gfoeller for his wonderful article, reprinted in full. Today (17 March) is the feast day of St. Patrick of Ireland. He was born in Roman-Britain. His name, “Patrick,” comes from the Latin word for “patrician” or a member of the upper classes. He was presumably a son of an upper-middle [...]
Mar 10
Oedipus’ problem is our problem. Oedipus did not know who he was. Neither do we. The essence of any culture is contained in its religion. But what happens when a country turns its back on God. What happens when they kill their Father? Generally, those who stop worshipping at the altar of God, start worshipping [...]
Torrey Honors Institute Director and fellow Eastern Orthodox Christian John Mark Reynolds provides a rather nice defense of Mike Huckabee after the Arkansas governor was criticized for rightfully attacking the “Religon of Peace™”. Cross-posted at Apocatastasis.
As the controversy over gay marriage “rights” continues, we see the distinction between the two groups becoming more and more defined–with the pro-gay and the “religious right.” But what is happening is that many religious people are trying to span the chasm between the two by watering down the Word of God in the name of tolerance. People try to paint Jesus as a tolerant man. But the raw truth is that He wasn’t. Here are some things that Jesus said that aren’t very tolerant:
“I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father but by me” (empasis mine). As you see this is not very tolerant to all the other religions, is it?
“Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword. For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law. And a man’s foes shall be they of his own household.” Not very tolerant again. What Jesus is saying is that when people stand for holiness, that it will cause a division between them and those who do not believe. The Truth will naturally divide the Christians from the non-Christians. Actually, pretty much the whole chapter of Matthew 10 isn’t showing Christ in a very tolerant light.
But God doesn’t restrict His intolerance on just the unbeliever. 1st Peter 4:17 says “For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God? And if the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear?” So God will also judge those who claim to be Christian who are disobedient.
The Book of Revelation is full of Jesus’ intolerance for both the faux-Christian and the unbeliever. So please don’t bore me with your new-age, humanistic, relativistic, screw-ball beliefs on Jesus and God. The only people you are fooling are those who are walking the fence who wouldn’t know the Word of God from a quote in a fortune cookie.
But what about God’s unconditional, eternal love? God wouldn’t be that way! He indeed loves all of mankind with all His heart. Just as a Father loves his children, even the ones that go astray. But when men become disobedient they shun God’s discipline and correction. And because of this they alienate themselves from God. Just like the prodigal son did. But what people do today is rebel against God, and then blame Him when things go wrong. When the prodigal son went and did what he did and ended up eating with pigs, did he blame his father? No. He had more brains than most people do. At least he took responsibility for his action. People today are lazy and unaccountable. Everyone else is responsible for the way they are, not them. It’s always someone else’s fault. All the while, our God of eternal, unconditional love waits for them to return home.
There are many who hold to the morals of man rather than God. This, in itself is a tragedy. What creates a bigger tragedy is when one who claims to be a Christian does that. A person proclaims he is a Christian, but screams for laws that clearly go against God’s Word is double-minded. I would suspect that they are not a Christian, in the true sense of the word. Rather, they have created their own religion and god in their own image. They want a god who fits into their convenient lifestyle; a god who requires nothing of them. Who loves them just the way they are (by the way, God doesn’t love us “just the way we are”–He loves us despite the way we are). I know that the Scriptures say that we are to obey our government. I do not debate that. Many Christians use that as their cause for promoting certain laws. But when our government turns ungodly and promotes sin, what are Christians to do? Which is more important? God or government? The Creator or His creation? What do Christians do when we are no longer allowed to speak freely? You say “It won’t happen! Free speech is our constitutional right!” As we have learned from the past, our constitution is an ever evolving and changing document that bends with every change in man’s moral compass.
And let me ask you this. What about the countries that don’t share our constitution? The ones that suppress the same rights that we hold true? Those citizens cannot claim that they have the right to do what we do. Christians in other countries told they can’t preach the Gospel, as we are allowed (for now) to do. There’s nothing we can do for them. They are under that country’s law. But, then, if the law in those countries say that we cannot preach the Gospel, why are Christians usurping that authority by covertly preaching? If we are to respect our government, as God commands, are they not sinning? No! Because they know that God and His Word are above the government; that there is a higher Authority.
So then I hear people say “That’s why we’re trying to spread democracy throughout the world.” Those are the same people who condemn Christians by saying “Why are you trying to force others to live like you? Why can’t you just let people live the way they want?” So then I respond by saying “The same reason why you’re trying to get people to live the way you do.” The intolerant preaching tolerance is idiotic at best. Do you know who the truly tolerant people are? They’re the ones that don’t say anything! They’re the ones not boycotting Chik-Fil-A! They’re the ones not on blogs like this posting their opinions. And do you know what people who preach tolerance call them? Spineless. Because they won’t take a stand. So then you have the people peddling tolerance condemning those who are practicing it! Common sense is not their strong point.
And there’s nothing at all wrong with being intolerant. I am intolerant. God is intolerant. Jesus is intolerant. What’s wrong is people who are intolerant preaching tolerance. I don’t care if you don’t tolerate me! I had one gentleman who said “I am tolerant! I just don’t tolerate people like you!” A few minutes later, after I stopped laughing, I said “Oh, so you tolerate people who agree with you.” He didn’t have much to say after that. That’s not tolerance.
I agree that theocracy, by man’s design, is a bad thing. But one day there will be a true theocracy ruled by God. And those who despise the idea of a theocracy shouldn’t worry about it. The only citizens of this theocracy are those who want to be there. It is the ultimate right and freedom to choose. And if you don’t want to be there, then you will not be forced to be there.
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What more can one add to this? God bless the Copts and those Muslims who love their neighbors more than the murderous swine who share their religion hate them.
Cross-posted at Apocatastasis.
Happy Birthday to the King James Version of the Holy Bible, which celebrates its fourth century of existence today. I grew up with this and the Douay-Rheims versions, and though Biblical scholarship has improved (and I possess an Orthodox Study Bible which I find superior), I have a soft spot for the KJV.
The Protestant blog The Seven Churches mentions more here.
Cross-posted at Apocatastasis.
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Our friends at The Orthodox Church have collected an impressive array of photos depicting Christians celebrating the birth of our Lord, Jesus Christ. A Merry Christmas to you, whether you be Old Calendar or New Calendar! Christ is born! Glorify Him!
Cross-posted at Apocatastasis.
Blessed be the name of the Lord! He has come to save us! Axios! Axios! Axios! A Merry Christmas to all.
*applause*
We need more *Ewald Stadlers in elected office here in the USA. The closest I’ve seen in recent years is Gov. Chris Christie, who’s unafraid to tell it like it is.
And we have an inordinate amount of wusses in Congress.
H/T: Polipundit.
*That said, he may do well to up his PSD, as no doubt a fatwa will be issued against him.
December is usually a stressful month in this household, and especially so since I’ve been out of work for 15 solid months now. As much as I curse and rail against the situation, I am then sent a reminder from the Heavens in order to remember what period of the year we’re in. My friend jexplosive posted this video with the following commentary, and I damn near choked up after reading it:
From Peanuts-A Charlie Brown Christmas.
Linus tells us "what Christmas is all about".A little symbolism:
The ONLY time Linus ever lets go of his security blanket is this scene (well, and when he wraps it around the tree at the end; some good symbolism there, as well). I’m sure that’s no accident; we must turn loose of our earthly attempts to secure ourselves to have faith in Christ…. ?
For your viewing enjoyment, here’s Charles Schultz’s masterpiece:
Cross-posted at Apocatastasis.
For those on the Gregorian Calendar, I wish to you, all readers and friends, a wonderful St. Nicholas Day.
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