28. August 2010 by PawBill.

Picture this: The women of  “The View,” along with Katie and Diane of Network News fame strutting their stuff on TV dressed in full burqas (loose body covering, head covering, face-veil). Think of the flowing burqa dressed ladies as they glide across the floor on “Dancing with the Stars.” How about the ladies portrayed as “strong and macho” in the various detective dramas; that soon to be lesbian couple of “Rizzoli and Isles,” and Kyra of “The Closer” would certainly lose viewership. And dare we forget, Kelly, of the “Regis and Kelly” show fame. Burqa dress would certainly ruin TV and advertising, as it is presently viewed and sometimes even enjoyed. 

I can certainly understand why Moslem men are allowed to have four wives and an occasional “temporary” wife for sexual pleasure, if you know what I mean. If under Sharia law a husband was not able to see their bride’s “bodily flesh” until after marriage, it would be like buying a “pig in a poke.” (Check out the biblical story of Jacob, Leah, Rachael and a father-in-law’s (Laban) deception recorded in Genesis chapter twenty-nine regarding the full burqa.) Maybe by being allowed multiple wives they would be able to find one that was attractive to them physically.  Remember, beauty is in the eye of the beholder and there are other “beauties in women” than physical beauty.  And of course, there would not be a “trophy wife” syndrome plaguing aging senior executives in the corporate world if women were required to wear the burqa. 

But, enough already of this attempt at comedy and humor at the expense of another religion and its dress code: I have taken some liberty in assuming that Islamic women are never seen without their burqas and I realize this is not true.  The picture images imagined above, however, could be comical if they were only pictures.  But, Sharia is coming and it is coming faster than anyone could have ever dreamed, and it will not bring peace and respect for women. 

Yes, Ladies, the everyday Muslim woman who has submitted to Islam and Allah may be peaceful, but Muslim men who have both submitted and “believe in their hearts” the teaching of Islam and Allah, will follow the Qur’an and Sharia law as dictated by their Mosque leader or religious authority.  The tenets of Islam require, and cannot be satisfied, until Islam has conquered the world, either peacefully or by non-peaceful means, and forces all believers to declare, “Allah is God and Muhammad is his messenger” [emphasis and word order is mine].

Islam is at war against all nations and people who have not submitted. The United States is presumably at war (“Are we at war or not?” is the question.) with Islamic extremists, but we should also be at war with “true believers” of Islam because one of their goals is the conquest of the United States for Allah.  Muslims are allowed to lie if it advances their cause unlike the Christian religion that has a commandment, “You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor (Deuteronomy 5:20).” You cannot accept Muslims at their word; you judge them by their actions.

Islam is definitely not a religion of peace for women living under true Islam and Sharia law. Religious tolerance discussions that accept as truth a wrongly held belief that Islam is a peaceful religion are only politically correct stammerings of political leaders and “journalist (teleprompt readers).”  They delight in accepting and portraying as truth the lies of Islam, while belittling Americans of religious faith.  I find laughable the discussions of “religious tolerance” that have plagued the news almost 24/7 for the past week or so.   America is sinking and all we hear is chatter and name calling regarding the building of a Mosque in New York City.  America’s “religious liberty” discussion is all a charade orchestrated by the evil one to come. 

Should the news media types, most of whom are do-gooders, or enablers, as I like to call them, be criticized for having declared evil good and God bad, in the support of our current President and his Czars of Socialists/Communist distinction that are seeking to replace America’s Republic and its Constitution for a Godless system of government—the European model of Socialism.  Yes, but America’s problems cannot be laid solely at the feet of the media.

While news media “journalists” sat silently and read their scripts and Christian America sat silently and condoned, sanctioned and participated in immoralities, lust and greed, America’s political institutions were left to govern themself. By tossing God out of America, by discarding the morality code of the Ten Commandments and by allowing activist judges (with the aide of the ACLU) to systematically destroy what was once a great country, America is now about to embrace another god (Allah) in her ignorance to be a nation of religious tolerance.  But why not, as a pagan nation with a never satiated desire and lust for sexual immorality we have become a nation foolish enough to watch and believe the “news” that is reported nightly. Because of America’s newfound ignorance and politically correct adherence, America is deserving (as some would say) of the evil to come.

Ladies, do not worry about aging.  In the coming years you will be shielded by your burqas.  It is unpleasant to think of the innocent little grandchildren of our generation who will suffer the humiliation and abuse inflicted by Islam and Sharia law. America is now but a nation too lustful to stand for morality and too weak and fearful to defend its own borders and laws.

Thought questions of the day:

·        In a lesbian relationship, will the “woman” partner have to wear a burqa?

·        Do political women and newswomen have their heads buried in the sand? Do they understand the full   implications of Sharia law? Would they willingly wear the burqa?

·        Is America just stupid, or what?

The God of the Bible can forgive you of the sin of sexual immorality. The god of Islam, Allah, requires that the sexual immoral (a lesbian, for example) be stoned to death.  So, which one is the peaceful religion.  I will let you and your God or god decide.  As for me, I am going with the God of the Bible—the God of Abraham, Isaacs and Jacob.

Wouldn’t it be nice to have an honest discussion of Christianity and Islam? Maybe on the morning talk shows.  Maybe hell will freeze over.

“What me worry,” remarked Alfred E. Neuman of Mad Magazine fame.  “Hell yes we worry,” screamed America’s remaining Christians.

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24. August 2010 by PawBill.

I just don’t get it.  Do the “Obamacrats” not see their leader, President Barrack Hussein Obama, and his leadership team of radicals for what they represent?  History tells us that Socialism, Communism, Progressivism, Fascism, and any other form of government that stifles and enslaves its citizens will not work.  But, neither does Capitalism when greed and government intervention distort the playing field of the free market system and hinders entrepreneurial innovation, incentive and initiative. 

America has become a nation of consumers too lazy to care and too busy to fight for their countries future. “In God We Trust” should be replaced with “In Government We Trust.” The sixties crowd of youthful drug and sexually liberated “know it alls” abdicated their responsibilities, denied the faith, and allowed themselves to be seduced by the force of darkness that masquerades as light and freedom.  Under their watch godlessness was allowed to craw from beneath the darkness of shame into the light of respectability.

Why did so-called “Godly Christians” sit quietly for so long and accept political correctness and atheism as wholesome and enlightened thought. Is society better off now that Americans find the following acceptable:  

• Same sex marriages are honorable and “God” ordained
• Marriage vows are easily forsaken or broken without shame
• Homes and children’s lives are corrupted by false teachings
• Christian churches are casting out their messiah
• Schools are harbingers of unruly students defended by parents too busy to care, teachers too afraid to speak up, and school boards ignorant of curriculum teaching requirements and student learning differences and abilities
• Television programming continually promotes and teaches disrespect for authority, parents, and institutions of morality? 

 Today we find our country and many, if not all, of its political leaders caught up in unending acts of stupidity.  The current debate regarding “Ground Zero” and religious tolerance is enough to drive one batty—maybe we are all already insane and just don’t realize it.  No wonder so many Americans turn to drugs and sexual immorality to temporarily stop the insanity inundating their minds.  The current rhetoric is but just another distracter, which is being deployed by the forces of evil to wear down and divide the citizenry of the United States and to hide the real change being readied for America.  Look at America’s leadership: 

• President Obama is trying to “straddle the middle of the fence,” proclaiming to be Christian while acting Islamic (his early childhood development is ingrained and more and more people say he is a follower of Islam and Allah), and hiding his true identity trying to appease (read as deceive) the gullible. Did President Obama suddenly have an epiphany and realize religion is important and a Constitutional right.

• Nancy Pelosi’s, America’s most favored Speaker of the United States House of Representatives and one of California’s “darlings,” favorite word is the “Word” as she so eloquently explained to the cameras. I will not question her religious beliefs.  She will have to give an accounting to the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob for her despicable conduct if she truly believes in the Word.  For those with interest please read the book of John found in the Christian Bible. John wrote (John 1: 1-5 NKJV), “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life; and the life was the light of men. And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.”

• And then we have good old Harry Reid, who as the Senate Majority Leader of the United States Senate is orchestrating America’s financial recovery to a comparable level—high unemployment, housing foreclosures and poverty— with that of his home State of Nevada.  Harry is a beacon of hope for Nevadans, who if reelected in November’s election, will give what the people of Nevada apparently want—continued high unemployment, housing foreclosures and poverty.  Even Harry has religion, but not a religion he would willing share less he be identified as a zealot.

 America has now become the laughing stock of the whole world. Where has common sense gone?  Where do you find truth?  Can you name a trusted source of information that does not seek to distort, hype, mislead, all for the sake of entertainment, ratings and political “one up man ship?”

Hope?  What is America’s hope?  Without God, America has no hope; hope is now only a dream of the past that is being flaunted to a godless people.  America is being flushed, to use a “bathroom term,” and as the flush gains in speed around and down “the great white bowl” the rhetoric will only get worse, violence will only increase, and eventually anarchy will usher in the fundamental change promised.  America the Beautiful will soon be flushed down the sewer, as previous civilizations were who refused to say no to immorality, greed and lust and who allowed themselves to become enthralled with their own “humanity,” believe they could become gods and be as an equal with God. 

President Obama and his handlers are deliberately destroying America, and the Democratic and Republican Parties in their ignorance and greed are helping them.  We have become a Nation of liars, whiners, cheats and scoundrels too weak to stand and defend its founder’s principles and religious values.  America’s current leadership can’t and won’t defend it countries’ own borders. Soon most of America’s citizenry will willingly accept a one-world government if promised perpetual care and protection in a utopia of bliss and harmony. But maybe, that is what many in America deserve and what needs to happen. 

An ever-increasing uneducated citizenry of ignorant and lazy proponents of government handouts and bailouts are incapable of voting for the good of their country and fellow man. Citizens and Illegal Aliens who voted for fundamental change deserve what they get, but the young children of America do not. And yet, no one seems to care as long as they do not have to miss their upcoming television sitcom program. 

Mother, is the buttery Orville Redenbacher’s popcorn ready yet? 

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11. August 2010 by PawBill.

It is entertainment for me to write about the Progressive Democrats and Republicans who are hell bent on destroying the “old ways” of America. Trying to change minds on political issues, however, is like “spitting (or pissing for those more liberal minded) into the wind” as the saying goes.  It is a waste of one’s time, but something has to be said. Sometimes you get splattered, but venting or prodding temporarily makes one feel better. Hopefully your words will tick off the intended recipient, but in reality it only stokes the fires of bitterness.  In the end, only physical action (such as a Tea Party gathering), not the art of a wordsmith, is the only activity that will bring about real change.

Just as many religious zealots pronounced judgment on the music and dance style of Elvis Presley in the late nineteen fifties and sought to retain the “old way” (of music), many of today’s religious and nonreligious of moral persuasion seek to retain the status quo or bring back the “old ways” of America’s founders by casting damnation on the “new ways” of President Obama and his horde.

I hear the young and unenlightened crying out, “ Why don’t you give Obama a chance to try his “new ways”?  I say, “President Obama seems to be having his way (although in a very divisive and non transparent way), but his vision for the future, while grandiose and noble, will only lead to higher and higher taxation and ultimately financial ruin for the most productive citizens (and the government and nation as well) unless government spending is brought under control.” 

With President Obama’s goal to “Fundamentally Change America” his new way is not new but simply a replay of old ways that have always failed—look at Europe to see a failed old way system called Socialism; a failed political/ideology that America’s current government is trying to emulate. Ask yourself why? In the end, it is never about achieving utopia for everyone, but is simply a power grab by intellectuals who think they have the knowledge and truth.

In reality the Progressive politicians are perhaps correct in their actions.  A large portion (at least 25-30 percent and increasing) of the American population is incapable, unwilling or unable to provide for their own welfare, security and survival, but they will be the first to riot in the streets if the “government dole” is suddenly not available. Progressives see themselves as benevolent leaders who will ultimately seize control of the United States government for the good of its citizens.  And unfortunately, many will welcome this new government as long as they can continue to “draw”; that’s a code word that is used by those who receive a welfare check for those of you who are unenlightened about government handouts.

Jesus taught that there would always be the poor (see Mark 14:7); He knows the truth because He is the TRUTH (see John 14:6), but it is easier for humanity to believe a lie (see 2 Thessalonians 2:11) rather than the TRUTH because of man’s freedom (his self will) to choose.  Humanity always prefers sexuality of pleasure, lust and greed to the love and freedom taught by Jesus Christ.  It is a Lucifer thing, but I guess most would not know or care about Lucifer’s ways unless they had studied the Bible and had been enlightened by God.

The old lyric, “Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me” ring true today as they did in yesteryears but only for those who know the “whole truth and nothing but the truth so help me God.”  One-sided or half-truth is not the real truth but repeated ad infinitum can become “almost truth” for those whose “itchy ears” (see 2 Timothy 4:3) listen only for words to justify their own lifestyle.

The Holy Spirit of God reveals the TRUTH (Jesus Christ).  You can never have this TRUTH if God does not choose for you to hear the TRUTH.  Have you heard the TRUTH or have your ears been blocked from hearing the TRUTH by the Antichrist?

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31. July 2010 by PawBill.

I just completed a rather lengthy blog that I have posted on the right side (just above the calendar) of this Web page.  I called it, “God left America and No One Noticed.”  There are frightening times ahead, and the most important preparation that you can make is to “get right with God.”If you call yourself a Christian, that’s great; however, be certain it is the Holy Spirit of God leading you and not a deceptive spirit of the Antichrist.

For those who do not confess Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior, I would ask that you examine your life for completeness. That is, do you have peace within your heart and soul?If not and you are searching for that peace, the Holy Spirit of God may be leading you to an understanding and belief in the Gospel Message of Jesus Christ.  My blog post includes a simple prayer you may pray in the privacy of your own home that if prayed in sincerity and belief will open the door for your salvation and forgiveness.

Only through the grace of God (the Trinity)—God the Father, God the Son (manifested in Jesus Christ) and God the Holy Spirit—can save you from the cataclysmic wrath to come.  God, the Biblical God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, is the God the founders of America chose to accept as the one true God and in whom they placed their faith and trust.  It is a documented fact!

God no longer protects America, but He can protect and save you.  However, YOU must acknowledge Him, repent of your transgressions (sins) and disbelief, and accept His grace and forgiveness.

There is one last hope for America.  See Blog post dated July 5, 2010, “Prayer Requested for the United States.”

Are you willing to accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior?   If so, do it today before it is too late.  Let me know what you decide by emailing me at the address below.

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20. July 2010 by PawBill.

I watched the movie 2012 this past weekend at my brother-in-law’s home.  You just can’t beat good barbeque ribs and a movie.  It was an OK movie but reminiscent of other Hollywood end time movies if you know what I mean.  There is always an extended family, and the deadbeat dad just happens to be keeping the kids for the weekend.  You do not find a lot of originality coming out of Hollywood.

It was a stretch to believe pole shifts and earth crust displacement would result only in the continent of Africa being “elevated” and saved.  An end time scenario is prophesied that will parallel the movie in terms of devastation; there will be catastrophic events and untold human suffering but only for those who were “left behind.”  If you have an interest, read the true story of the end time events in the book of Revelation. Wikipedia “pole shifts” and “earth crust” and search around for some interesting reading.  It is fascinating reading if you are into scientific stuff as I am. 

The movie ending reminded me of the Biblical story of Noah and the Ark (Genesis 6-8) and also rekindled my interest in the colonization of America.  In the Noah account of the flood, only eight people were saved and a whole boat load of animals.  I theorize that the ARK was really a floating lab that housed the DNA/genetics of different species of animals.  Once dry land reappeared, live animals that were taken would be used in the cloning process of other animal species.  God does have His ways, but sometimes He must explain history to man in simplistic stories. 

The colonization of America is a story of conquest, but also a story of God’s direct interaction with our founding fathers in the American Revolution. What God helped established for good, man ultimately corrupted when they asked God to leave.  When men of integrity and faith are followed by godless men who seek power and wealth, a society begins its slow decay as we are now witnessing in the downfall our beloved United States.  But, let’s get back to the movie. 

In the movie, the intelligentsia of society and the rich who could afford to buy a ticket were the only people identified as worthy to be saved from the coming doom; a few “undesirables” were thrown in for political correctness and, of course, were the heroines.  As I recall, seven ships were specifically prepared by the Chinese to harbor the “anointed ones” until the catastrophic events occurring on the earth ended.  Apparently only three ships survived. As they set a course to the continent of Africa, which was the only continent to survive, what crossed my mind was, “well here we go again.”

The rich and intelligent of society would set their sights on the conquest of Africa.  What do you want to bet that this godless bunch will marginalize the native populace in much the same way the American Indian was subdued. By instituting their own form of slavery and eugenics they will conquer Africa, assuming there were people left on the continent that did survive; after all there might be undesirables and selective breeding will be the order of the day.  With only the rich and intelligent surviving, who is going to do all the mundane work?  They will have to have household servants.  During the movie the power was interrupted several times by a thunderstorm so I might have missed some of the more revealing insights.

The Progressive-Socialist-Marxist-Communist (PSMC) movements (an appropriate description, I think) of the past unfortunately have a history of racism and ethnic cleansing atrocities. These godless men and their man made values and moralities are prone to all types of evil all done in the name of humanity and progress; history bears this out.  They think of themselves as the intelligent and the deserving.  After all, they would maintain, the uneducated and unmotivated are incapable of caring and governing themselves.

The PSMC see African-Americans only as pawns in their power grab for dominance. For Germany it was the Jew who was vilified. Why African-Americans continue to support the Democratic Party mystifies me.  Democrats stood in the way of integration in the sixties, have been prominent KKK members, are supporters of abortion for “betterment of society (eugenics for better breeding),” they deny the sanctity of marriage and traditional family values by promoting and supporting the Gay right initiatives, and they are strong promoters of welfare as a means of keeping minorities in slavery. 

Until Black Americans, who do not typically support the Democratic Party agenda, can convince their African-American brothers that the Democratic Party is not their friend, African-Americans will remain in their plight.  President Obama was thought to be their savior.  It is a shame he and most of his political machine organizers and workers (PSMC proponents) only care for their vote and not their need for education, family values and jobs. 

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20. July 2010 by PawBill.

“The fool (the morally deficient) says in his heart, ‘There is no God.’ They (the fool) are corrupt, their deeds are vile, there is no one who does good.” Psalm 14:1 NIV.

 There is a divide—a political and racial divide in America that has reached epic proportions.  This divide cannot be resolved unless God, the divine creator of the universe, is invited to return to the American shores and to the hearts of its people. 

Regardless of any man’s attempt either in the past or in the future to create a utopian Progressive-Socialist-Marxist-Communist society all efforts have failed. In the remaining days of man’s rule on earth even President Obama will not be successful; catastrophic events culminating in the second coming of Jesus Christ will prevent him from achieving his ultimately objective of obtaining a leadership position in the coming one world government.  You can read all about it in the book of Revelation. 

Man’s inept attempts to care for and maintain the earth as he was originally instructed (Genesis 1:28) have always been thwarted by man’s greed and lust for power.  While coming events were prophesized thousands of years ago, the “intelligent man” has refused to believe these prophesies and has followed the evil desires of his heart rather than following the creators laws and commandments. 

Words are not going to change our divide.  President Obama and his entourage (czars, cabinet members and etc.), the Democratic Party, and many Democratic Party voters are using racism, the homosexual agenda, legalized abortions (baby killing to be more specific), redistribution of wealth, a Godless society and a Progressive Socialist-Marxist-Communist agenda platform that promises to “fundamentally change America.”  This is not God’s plan, but it is man’s plan and in the end will fail. 

For many years godlessness has been accepted as the politically correct agenda for America. Ever so slowly its righteous people have been resting comfortably in the frying pan, and the heat has gradually been turned up.  America and its people will soon be fried.  It is almost too late now to escape the frying pan, but there are still a few months left until the November elections. 

If God fearing Americans are willing to stand up against the Progressive Socialist-Marxist Communist leaning Democrats and Republicans (yes, there are godless and immoral Republicans) and are successful in electing political representatives who are people of integrity and who will uphold the “old American morality, integrity and belief in God,” then America can be changed.  That is, returned to its founding structure as designed by its Revolutionary Founders. 

For God fearing Americans, it is time to “Hunker Down” to borrow a sport call made by Larry Munson, sports announcer for the University of Georgia, during an Auburn vs. University of Georgia football game.  Are you willing to Hunker Down and assume a peaceful but powerful stance of resistance against the political, religious and social ideology of the radical left and its leaders? 

I don’t mean just forwarding emails.  Will you write your Representatives and Senators challenging them to defend America against a Progressive Socialist-Marxist-Communist take over?  Will you vote in the coming elections? Are you a supporter of the Tea Party members who seek only to limit the size of government and to restore government integrity or do you support the new Black Panther group’s ideology of reparation and liberation theology?  Just where do you stand on the issues of today? 

Stand firm now and become vocal in your support to bring God back to America. Demand integrity of your elected official, reject immorality, support family values, reject biased liberal network news and return to the values that can once again make America the envy of the world.

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20. July 2010 by PawBill.

I am somewhat amused by the protestors in Arizona who are concerned that illegal aliens might be wrongly and intentionally targeted by the police and immigration authorities; amused in the sense that one day these same people who are protesting will gladly accept an implant or a mark on their body (Revelation 13:16) that will be used for identification and to track their every movement. President Obama and his entourage have sided with the illegal aliens for political reasons rather than to uphold the existing laws of the land, and they will be proponents of this identification system. 

America’s illegal alien problems can be laid at the feet of the governing authorities, both Democrats and Republicans, and to individuals who blindly ignored the laws for their own personal benefit.  I consider myself one of those since I allowed undocumented workers to cut my grass, clean my house and do building maintenance and repair work on my property. 

At first they were inexpensive and “underground.” Now they are mainstream. Their job pricing or work pricing is pure capitalistic.  In other words, their prices have gone up based upon the nasty old capitalistic supply and demand theory. Their quality of work and work ethic was and still is exceptional; at least that has been my experience.  You too may have also turned a blind eye, but even if you did not you certainly benefited from lower grocery pricing, faster fast food service and numerous other services that have been provided by illegal alien workers. 

The problems are now so many that sending these people home is no longer a viable option.  Illegal aliens who have integrated themselves into neighborhoods, local schools, business ventures and who have become contributing members of society cannot simply be deported to their home of origin. Our economy would suffer, as there would be no one to do the work they perform.  Sure, we have unemployed citizens, but they are not willing to do what they consider menial work.

Gang members and other criminal elements of the illegal society can most certainly, and should be, rounded up and deported. Why are we as a nation not doing this? 

The illegal alien problem cannot be resolved as long as divisive individuals and organizations—President Obama, Nancy Pelosi,  major network news and perhaps the new NAACP—refer to the Tea Party members and supporters of Arizona’s immigration law as racially motivated in an attempt to discredit and marginalize these individuals for political reasons only.  Give law-abiding citizens of the United States a break!  We want honesty and integrity restored to our government. 

That’s my simplistic view of the illegal alien situation America finds itself in.  Name-calling, protesting and other acts of hostility should cease, and the Legislative Branch of our government should debate this issue and find a solution.  In the mean time, close the borders and stop the political bickering. 

I have heard it suggested that a law is needed that will prevent illegal aliens from ever obtaining the right to vote (no amnesty granting citizenship and voting rights) as long as they did not enter the United States under existing immigration laws as they are written today?  No voting status, no problem. 

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5. July 2010 by PawBill.

I was pleased to see Dr. Charles Stanley in his latest address to his congregation specifically identify his concerns regarding the financial, political and religious direction the United States of America is headed.  More pastors should be doing the same.

It will be interesting to see if our government escalates its future plans to silence those who are attempting to awaken both the “silent majority” and the professing Christians who have not stood and spoken the truths that they confess.

If you are at all concerned about the future of America for your children and grandchildren, I would encourage you to watch his July the Fourth sermon entitled, “Turning the Tide “ and his request for all who would to join him in his crusade for prayer entitled “Turning the Tide of Our Nation Through Prayer, 140 days of Intercession For America. “ 

Go to www.intouch.org, click on BROADCAST in the header and in the next screen click on the “This Week on TV, watch now” link.  We only have a short time left until the November elections.  If we fail to act, our country’s downward spiral into the godless pit of sexual immorality, political chaos, greed and corruption, and a continuation of our environmental disaster will only continue at an ever increasing acceleration until the country as we once knew it is destroyed.

Several months ago I wrote my Senators and Representative and ask that they publicly declare whom their Lord and Savior really was that they confess and worship (I have seen them in their “religious clothing” at my local church).  They have not responded.  Apparently, like many, they are “closet Christians” and only choose to be religious in church.  It is time for them to stand!

I have made the commitment, will you? 

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11. June 2010 by PawBill.

Do you have your place picked out at “the government feed trough?” Will you “slop” from the left, the right or the middle?  Maybe you are one of those who prefer making your own meals, so to speak; you budget, plan, purchase and prepare for your own.  Freedom or servitude is the question.  Which would you chose? 

Ask yourself this question: Am I my brother’s keeper or is the government my brother’s keeper?  Many have worked hard for every dime they have.  Why should they give up what they have earned to someone who has not worked as hard or who has not worked at all?  Should it be as Paul wrote in Second Thessalonians 3:10, “…If a man will not work, he shall not eat.” 

“Let those who are able to work but who will not work do without” could be a mantra for many. But, you say, “what about the starving children?”  As a close friend of mine use to reply when I asked, “Name one of the starving children if you are so concerned.”  Somewhere in between government charity and individual charity is the answer

Have you ever slopped hogs?  Back in the early fifties our neighbor kept hogs.  The smell was quite odorous but not unique at the time. There were other smells not too far from the old home place, the county dump and water sewage treatment plant come to mind, which produced delightful aromas during the hot summer months when the wind was blowing just right. Oh, to have air conditioning would have been ideal at the time.  

Reminiscing if fun, but now back to the hogs.  Our neighbor collected food scraps in fifty-five gallon drum containers from local school cafeterias (now no longer permitted by law).  It was usually late in the afternoon when he returned from his collecting and headed down to the hog pin.  When I heard him coming up his drive, I would often run out and follow along  as he drove to the pen and dumped the drums into the feed troughs.  As the hogs gathered and began eating there was a lot of nudging, grunting and squealing as each hog tried to get its share. After their feeding frenzy, the hogs returned to their mud.  The fenced area had been deforested of any greenery or plant life as the hogs went about doing hog stuff—only hard packed Georgia clay and mud puddles remained.

As I think about the new direction of our country, a direction of government control and equal distribution of wealth, I have to ask myself, “Do freedom loving Americans want to give up individual freedoms to eat at the government trough?”  Apparently many do, especially among the young college age group and even many baby boomers that did not adequately plan for their retirement years.  Many view freedom only in light of what their government will give them in return for their vote.  Big government does not work to promote individual freedoms and in the end only leads to servitude and a “pig trough.”  Look to history and the present state of Europe to see the damnation that is to come if America goes down the road to a socialist form of government. 

As Solomon wrote in Ecclesiastes, “There is nothing new under the sun.”  All generations have faced the same problems since creation.  So what is the right or Christian thing to do about his or her possessions?  Share, horde or is there some middle ground.

A friend posed this question, “If you have prepared for a possible time of economic hardship by storing up food, water and other necessities of life, would you be willing to share your supplies with a neighbor, friend or even a stranger if such a hardship occurred?”  To be honest, I do not know what I would do.  What about you? 

God told Joseph a famine would occur in Egypt. Joseph in turn told pharaoh, and a plan to store “grain” for the future was implemented.  When the famine actually occurred as prophesied, Joseph sold grain to those who were unprepared and were now without food. Pharaoh’s government (maybe a lesson here for America) took possession of all the land, livestock, and possessions of those who came to buy.  Some even indentured themselves for food. The Bible does not say that anyone was given grain for free. 

Families today, as in the past,  have children who have their hands out.  Should they be told to make it on their own or starve?  Is it fair to the children who have always done right by working, staying free from drugs, alcohol, debt, and laziness to be given money or lodging continuously for their entire life until there is no inheritance left by parents who cannot say no, enough is enough?

In Biblical times a disobedient child that a parent could not control could be taken to the “gate of the city.”  There the elders would pronounce judgment, and the child would be stoned to death.  I am sure some parents of today would be supportive of this method of punishment. Many others would not. At what point have you done too much for a wayward child or for that matter, a wayward citizenry?  I do not know the answer, but I believe there is an answer that can be found in the person of Jesus.

Read the story of the Prodigal Son recorded in the book of Luke, chapter 15 verses11 through 32.  A father gives a son his inheritance at an early age, and the son squanders it on wine and women.  One day the son finds himself in a pigsty, repents of his sinful acts and decides to return home.  His father welcomes him home and “kills the fatted cow” and celebrates by welcoming his son back into the family.  An older son is resentful because he feels the younger son is being treated better than he since he has stayed and worked.   The father tells the older son that all he has is his, and they should be grateful to have the younger son back. Read the story for yourself if you have an interest because the real intent is for the lost soul who finds his way to Jesus and is forgiven of his transgressions. 

The future of medical care in the United States has now been debated, if you want to call it a debate. Soon other “fundamental changes” will likewise be debated. In my opinion there is so much greed, corruption and self interest on the part of our political and business leaders that no sensible solutions will be found.  As the new saying goes, “it is what it is.”  In America’s case, it is a screwed up mess that only a national disaster in which hundreds of thousands of people will be left dead and at which time maybe enough men and women of integrity will be left to recapture the spirit of America.

I wish I could offer hope but unfortunately America is in a cesspool of evil– An evil brought upon itself by the abandonment of God.  Only God can restore America, but I am afraid that God has been cast out.  There is little hope left for a peaceful solution to be found.

In the mean time, what is the solution for the parents of a lost son or daughter? Better still, what will be the outcome for those who have not planned for self-sufficiency and have eaten at the government trough so long that they know nothing else. 

Who will survive?  Will you?  

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16. April 2010 by PawBill.

Beck, beck, beck, the debt is rising, employment is rising, the president is failing, the socialist are coming, beck, beck, beck.  (Think of the image of a rooster strutting, cackling and pecking [“becking”] in a barnyard.)

Glenn Beck and the almost mass hysteria he is whipping non-democrat, Tea Party participants into is somewhat reminiscent of the fable/tale, “Chicken Little,” I enjoyed as a child in the late 1940’s.  Chicken Little’s cry of “The sky is falling, the sky is falling” and his character portrayal have been unintentionally assumed by the modern day Beck.

But alas, where do you find truth in America today?  Perhaps, Glenn Beck and Rush Limbaugh have the truth or President Obama and the House and Senate Democrats have the truth.  Or, maybe the House and Senate Republicans have the truth.  But wait; maybe the American people who believe that God was instrumental in the establishment of the United States and its Republic have the truth; I believe they are right, and I am going to side with them on this one.

“The stock market is up and the economy is improving crowd” have the network media’s attention this week. But as for me, I am going to stick with Glenn Beck (Becky Wacky) and his prognostications until the “Red Phone” rings. For those of you who do not know what the red phone is about, watch the Glenn Beck show.  For those who cannot because of party affiliations, the red phone is a direct line to the White House; a Presidential adviser can call Glenn directly if he misstates or lies about a “truth.” 

If you think about it with a conspiracy theory mentality, surely some back room code writer can find a way to make the phone ring. Wouldn’t that be a hoot!  It can’t be that complicated and might get a few laughs or at least let us know that the phone works.

Glenn’s history lessons, facts and figures and his guess all appear to be true or speakers of the truth. However, he appears to be out on a limb all by himself. Well, almost by himself if you believe other network news organizations.  My only concern is, which side of the limb is he on? I believe he is on the side next to the tree trunk. What about you; which side of the limb are you on? 

The only real truth I know can be found in the Bible.  God told us the end from the beginning (Isaiah 46:10), and the end is about to come into fruition.  What other god could do that?  As for me, I believe in the gospel message—Jesus Christ’s death, burial and resurrection.  What about you?  What do you believe? 

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