I am not talking about photographs. I am talking about forgiveness. When Christians forgive, even the most horrible of transgressions, it speaks volumes about our God and His church. It leaves the world speechless. It is better than a gospel track or a sermon.
Remember the massacre in the Amish community and the amazing forgiveness given. This also happened with the families of the victims in Colorado. Forgiveness. It is Christlikeness.
Remember that when someone tries to equate Christianity with any other religion, especially Islam. I don't think forgiveness is even on the radar of Islam. Vengeance is more their cup of tea.
See the contrast.
Friday, February 29, 2008
Thursday, February 28, 2008
More Saudi Fun & Games
A university professor allegedly caught in a Saudi-style honey trap has been sentenced to 180 lashes and eight months in jail — for having coffee with a girl.
The man, a prominent and well-respected Saudi teacher of psychology at Umm al-Qra University in the holy city of Mecca, was framed by the religious police after he angered some of their members at a training course, his lawyer said.
The academic has not been named by the local media, which have given his case wide coverage, but one senior Saudi journalist told The Times he was Dr. Abu Ruzaiz, a married man in his late 50s with children.
“He is highly respected and above-board. Nobody believes the religious police’s version of what happened. The whole of Jeddah (the main city near Mecca) is in uproar about this. Everyone believes he is innocent and was set up,” the journalist said.
Contact between unrelated men and women is strictly prohibited in the desert kingdom where religious police, commonly known as mutaween, patrol public places in teams to enforce their brand of ultra-conservative Islam.
Usually bearded and often wielding canes, they ensure women are not harassed, sexes do not mix and shops close for prayers. They are under the command of the Saudi Commission for Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice.
Abdullah Al-Sanousi, the academic’s lawyer, told local newspapers that his client had drawn the ire of some of the Commission’s staffers for speaking at length during a training session about how important it was for them to be polite to the public. Some of the trainees also wanted revenge because they had failed the course while others were not happy with their examination results.
Ruzaiz is said to have received a call from a girl purporting to be one of his students who asked to meet to discuss a problem that she did not want to talk about over the phone. The professor agreed to meet at a family cafe, provided she brought her brother along as a chaperone.
When he arrived, he was surprised to find the girl alone, and was promptly surrounded by religious policemen who handcuffed him and hauled him into custody. He was accused of being in a state of khulwa — seclusion — with an unrelated woman.
His lawyer insisted that because the two met in a public place frequented by hundreds of families, the question of khulwa, or illegal seclusion, never arose. The commission, however, insists that the family sections at coffee shops and restaurants are meant only for families and close relatives.
The professor is said to have taped a later conversation with the girl in which she admitted that she had been sent to the cafe by the religious police. The professor is relying on an appeals court to overturn the verdict. His lawyer has urged local human rights associations to back his plea for reviewing the case.
A spokesman for the Commission in Mecca denied that his officials had conspired against the professor. “They are honourable people and would not create such a trap for any kind of personal revenge,” Ahmad Kasim Al-Ghamdi, told Arab News, a local paper.
The controversial case is the latest of several involving the often over zealous religious police that brought widespread international coverage that has embarrassed the Saudi authorities.
Kim Howells, the British Minister for Middle East Affairs, raised the issue of human rights with the Saudi authorities during a visit to the Kingdom this week. “He also mentioned certain high profile cases that have made international headlines recently,” a British official told The Times.
A 37-year-old American businesswoman and mother-of-three was recently thrown in jail for sitting with a male colleague at a Starbucks coffee shop.
In another high-profile case, an illiterate Saudi woman is hoping that King Abdullah will spare her life after she was condemned to death for “witchcraft.” Her accusers included a man who claimed that the woman, Fawzi Falih, had made him impotent with her sorcery.
An international human rights group said Falih — who faces being publicly beheaded — was allegedly beaten by religious police and forced into fingerprinting a false confession.
Prosecutors are currently investigating 57 young men arrested last week for flirting with girls at shopping centres in Mecca. They were accused of wearing indecent clothes, playing loud music and dancing in order to catch the attention of girls. The men insisted they were just trying to “have fun” without “imposing themselves” on the women.
And a teenaged victim of a gang rape was sentenced last year to 200 lashes and six years in jail for having been in an unrelated man’s car at the time. She was pardoned by King Abdullah, although he maintained the sentence had been fair.
The man, a prominent and well-respected Saudi teacher of psychology at Umm al-Qra University in the holy city of Mecca, was framed by the religious police after he angered some of their members at a training course, his lawyer said.
The academic has not been named by the local media, which have given his case wide coverage, but one senior Saudi journalist told The Times he was Dr. Abu Ruzaiz, a married man in his late 50s with children.
“He is highly respected and above-board. Nobody believes the religious police’s version of what happened. The whole of Jeddah (the main city near Mecca) is in uproar about this. Everyone believes he is innocent and was set up,” the journalist said.
Contact between unrelated men and women is strictly prohibited in the desert kingdom where religious police, commonly known as mutaween, patrol public places in teams to enforce their brand of ultra-conservative Islam.
Usually bearded and often wielding canes, they ensure women are not harassed, sexes do not mix and shops close for prayers. They are under the command of the Saudi Commission for Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice.
Abdullah Al-Sanousi, the academic’s lawyer, told local newspapers that his client had drawn the ire of some of the Commission’s staffers for speaking at length during a training session about how important it was for them to be polite to the public. Some of the trainees also wanted revenge because they had failed the course while others were not happy with their examination results.
Ruzaiz is said to have received a call from a girl purporting to be one of his students who asked to meet to discuss a problem that she did not want to talk about over the phone. The professor agreed to meet at a family cafe, provided she brought her brother along as a chaperone.
When he arrived, he was surprised to find the girl alone, and was promptly surrounded by religious policemen who handcuffed him and hauled him into custody. He was accused of being in a state of khulwa — seclusion — with an unrelated woman.
His lawyer insisted that because the two met in a public place frequented by hundreds of families, the question of khulwa, or illegal seclusion, never arose. The commission, however, insists that the family sections at coffee shops and restaurants are meant only for families and close relatives.
The professor is said to have taped a later conversation with the girl in which she admitted that she had been sent to the cafe by the religious police. The professor is relying on an appeals court to overturn the verdict. His lawyer has urged local human rights associations to back his plea for reviewing the case.
A spokesman for the Commission in Mecca denied that his officials had conspired against the professor. “They are honourable people and would not create such a trap for any kind of personal revenge,” Ahmad Kasim Al-Ghamdi, told Arab News, a local paper.
The controversial case is the latest of several involving the often over zealous religious police that brought widespread international coverage that has embarrassed the Saudi authorities.
Kim Howells, the British Minister for Middle East Affairs, raised the issue of human rights with the Saudi authorities during a visit to the Kingdom this week. “He also mentioned certain high profile cases that have made international headlines recently,” a British official told The Times.
A 37-year-old American businesswoman and mother-of-three was recently thrown in jail for sitting with a male colleague at a Starbucks coffee shop.
In another high-profile case, an illiterate Saudi woman is hoping that King Abdullah will spare her life after she was condemned to death for “witchcraft.” Her accusers included a man who claimed that the woman, Fawzi Falih, had made him impotent with her sorcery.
An international human rights group said Falih — who faces being publicly beheaded — was allegedly beaten by religious police and forced into fingerprinting a false confession.
Prosecutors are currently investigating 57 young men arrested last week for flirting with girls at shopping centres in Mecca. They were accused of wearing indecent clothes, playing loud music and dancing in order to catch the attention of girls. The men insisted they were just trying to “have fun” without “imposing themselves” on the women.
And a teenaged victim of a gang rape was sentenced last year to 200 lashes and six years in jail for having been in an unrelated man’s car at the time. She was pardoned by King Abdullah, although he maintained the sentence had been fair.
Using the "S" Word
It is time for good Christian people everywhere to start using the "S" word. I mean we need to call sin what it is. We have been such cowards going along with the culture and letting the media define our terms and our values. Stop it. Just stop it. Wake up and start using biblical terms to describe what we see in our neighborhoods, workplaces and homes. Take the flack that comes with it and be a man.
When you step back and think about it, we are letting a bunch of sissies (as we used to call them) intimidate us into silence. We are letting arrogant women dictate how things are going to be. We allow a runaway government take our money and waste it on bankrupt programs. We are so afraid of offending someone we create some mealy-mouthed language that does not mean anything.
Stop. The. Insanity.
Get over the idea that we need to be liked or even respected. In a hedonistic society the only thing that is respected is self indulgence. If you think that our message as Christians will be harmed by our boldness and rejection of cultural rot, you have not thought things through. It is our boldness and our resolve that will give us the platform to speak the truth. Imagine the shock to a numb society when the righteous lay aside their pleasantries and just say it like it is. I am tired of walking on eggshells so that sissies and reprobates can feel good about themselves. Who is going to recognize their need for a change or a savior when we line their path with pedals and perfume?
When you step back and think about it, we are letting a bunch of sissies (as we used to call them) intimidate us into silence. We are letting arrogant women dictate how things are going to be. We allow a runaway government take our money and waste it on bankrupt programs. We are so afraid of offending someone we create some mealy-mouthed language that does not mean anything.
Stop. The. Insanity.
Get over the idea that we need to be liked or even respected. In a hedonistic society the only thing that is respected is self indulgence. If you think that our message as Christians will be harmed by our boldness and rejection of cultural rot, you have not thought things through. It is our boldness and our resolve that will give us the platform to speak the truth. Imagine the shock to a numb society when the righteous lay aside their pleasantries and just say it like it is. I am tired of walking on eggshells so that sissies and reprobates can feel good about themselves. Who is going to recognize their need for a change or a savior when we line their path with pedals and perfume?
Fleeing the Indocrination
California pastor Ron Gleason is calling for parents to remove their children from public school after California lawmakers passed their version of affirmative action -- and he's asking churches to ease the discomfort in the process.
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger recently signed into law SB 777, making it unlawful to criticize homosexual, bi-sexual, and transsexual teachers. Dr. Ron Gleason, director of the group California Exodus, says the bill goes even further.
"Schools are not allowed to say 'mommy' and 'daddy' anymore," Gleason states. "Children will be taught that sexual orientation and gender are merely a matter of personal choice -- and they will be taught to find what is 'right' for them."
The website for Gleason's group argues SB 777 essentially makes it lawful for public schools to "indoctrinate" children as young as pre-kindergarten to accept as normal and morally acceptable homosexuality and "other sexually deviant lifestyles." In addition, says the group, the legislation represents a "complete reversal of 2,000 years of Christian moral teaching on human sexuality, family, and marriage."
In response to the legislation, California Exodus is calling for concerned parents to remove their children from the California public school system. But Gleason says the goal is not just to send children to safe schools, but to schools that are academically sound. According to Gleason, CaliforniaExodus.org offers resources for parents who wish to take this sort of action.
Dr. Gleason also acknowledges the financial impact that decision could have on some families, so he is calling on churches -- with a willing membership and facilities that are largely vacant during the week -- to rethink how they spend their money.
"For a million dollars you could do an awful lot to set up a cooperative school or even your own school," he suggests. "And I think that's going to take some rethinking ... some re-prioritizing [and] some recommitment. But these are the types of things that can be done, and I believe that it's worthwhile to do it."
Dr. Gleason says that parents should be seeking a unity between church, school, and home in order to take care of the children God has entrusted to their care.
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger recently signed into law SB 777, making it unlawful to criticize homosexual, bi-sexual, and transsexual teachers. Dr. Ron Gleason, director of the group California Exodus, says the bill goes even further.
"Schools are not allowed to say 'mommy' and 'daddy' anymore," Gleason states. "Children will be taught that sexual orientation and gender are merely a matter of personal choice -- and they will be taught to find what is 'right' for them."
The website for Gleason's group argues SB 777 essentially makes it lawful for public schools to "indoctrinate" children as young as pre-kindergarten to accept as normal and morally acceptable homosexuality and "other sexually deviant lifestyles." In addition, says the group, the legislation represents a "complete reversal of 2,000 years of Christian moral teaching on human sexuality, family, and marriage."
In response to the legislation, California Exodus is calling for concerned parents to remove their children from the California public school system. But Gleason says the goal is not just to send children to safe schools, but to schools that are academically sound. According to Gleason, CaliforniaExodus.org offers resources for parents who wish to take this sort of action.
Dr. Gleason also acknowledges the financial impact that decision could have on some families, so he is calling on churches -- with a willing membership and facilities that are largely vacant during the week -- to rethink how they spend their money.
"For a million dollars you could do an awful lot to set up a cooperative school or even your own school," he suggests. "And I think that's going to take some rethinking ... some re-prioritizing [and] some recommitment. But these are the types of things that can be done, and I believe that it's worthwhile to do it."
Dr. Gleason says that parents should be seeking a unity between church, school, and home in order to take care of the children God has entrusted to their care.
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Ok Ok I take it back
Earlier I posted that homosexuality was useless and pointless. I take it back. Homosexuality does have a purpose.
It is to show us just how depraved and wicked people are and to contrast that with how holy and good God is. It is like the old cliche that says you can't appreciate the light unless there is darkness, or appreciate the warmth without the cold or appreciate the food without the hunger.
And so I admit that homosexuality is important. It shows us what filth mankind will stoop to as they race away from God and His truth. It gives us a negative to appreciate the positive. For those who have a family, you can rejoice, for you could have fallen into such perversion that you would have never known the joy of raising children or having a spouse. Normal family life is something made more precious by those who seek to destroy it or who stand on the outside jeering.
It is to show us just how depraved and wicked people are and to contrast that with how holy and good God is. It is like the old cliche that says you can't appreciate the light unless there is darkness, or appreciate the warmth without the cold or appreciate the food without the hunger.
And so I admit that homosexuality is important. It shows us what filth mankind will stoop to as they race away from God and His truth. It gives us a negative to appreciate the positive. For those who have a family, you can rejoice, for you could have fallen into such perversion that you would have never known the joy of raising children or having a spouse. Normal family life is something made more precious by those who seek to destroy it or who stand on the outside jeering.
Monday, February 25, 2008
Sunday, February 24, 2008
More Sharia Nonsense
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Saudi Arabia began interrogating 57 men Saturday who were arrested after allegedly flirting with women in front of a shopping mall in the holy city of Mecca, a local newspaper reported.
The country's religious police arrested the men Thursday night, alleging behavior that included dancing to pop music blaring from their cars and wearing improper clothing, according to the Okaz newspaper, which is deemed close to the government.
The Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice runs the religious police, who are charged with enforcing Saudi Arabia's strict Islamic lifestyle.
Its members patrol public places to make sure women are covered and not wearing make up, the sexes don't mingle, shops close five times a day for Muslim prayers and men go to the mosque and worship.
The police — informally known as the muttawa, literally "enforcer" — don't wear uniforms. But they are recognizable by their long beards and their robes, shorter than the ones normally worn by Saudi men. They also shun the black cord that sits atop the headdress worn by most Saudi men.
Women in Saudi Arabia are required to wear a long, enveloping black cloak called an abaya and to cover their hair with a headscarf.
The newspaper report said the men who were arrested Thursday could be released if they could prove they did not flirt with any women. Otherwise, they will be transferred to court and stand trial, the paper added.
The country's religious police arrested the men Thursday night, alleging behavior that included dancing to pop music blaring from their cars and wearing improper clothing, according to the Okaz newspaper, which is deemed close to the government.
The Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice runs the religious police, who are charged with enforcing Saudi Arabia's strict Islamic lifestyle.
Its members patrol public places to make sure women are covered and not wearing make up, the sexes don't mingle, shops close five times a day for Muslim prayers and men go to the mosque and worship.
The police — informally known as the muttawa, literally "enforcer" — don't wear uniforms. But they are recognizable by their long beards and their robes, shorter than the ones normally worn by Saudi men. They also shun the black cord that sits atop the headdress worn by most Saudi men.
Women in Saudi Arabia are required to wear a long, enveloping black cloak called an abaya and to cover their hair with a headscarf.
The newspaper report said the men who were arrested Thursday could be released if they could prove they did not flirt with any women. Otherwise, they will be transferred to court and stand trial, the paper added.
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Religion of Freedom
Saudi Arabia's religious police have issued a rare public statement defending their arrest of an American woman living in Riyadh, jailed for sitting with a male colleague at Starbucks.
Yara, a businesswoman and married mother of three, said she was strip-searched, forced to sign false confessions and told by a judge she would "burn in hell" before she was released on Feb. 4.
Late Monday night, The Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice publicly denounced her with a statement posted on the Internet, saying her actions violated the country's Shariah law.
"It's not allowed for any woman to travel alone and sit with a strange man and talk and laugh and drink coffee together like they are married," it said.
"All of these are against the law and it's clear it's against the law. First, for a woman to work with men is against the law and against religion. Second, the family sections at coffee shops and restaurants are meant for families and close relatives," it continued.
The Commission contested Yara's version of events, saying she was never strip-searched or forced to sign confessions.
It accused her of wearing makeup, not covering her hair and "moving around suspiciously" while sitting with her Syrian colleague, who was also arrested, but later released.
Speaking from the family's home in Jeddah where they have lived for eight years, Yara's husband, who did not wish to be named for safety concerns said: "We are afraid for our lives, for our family and from further harassment."
"The things that they are suggesting about my wife, of course it isn't true. She's a professional businesswoman and she was at a café, not at a bar. They are coming up with ways to justify their actions."
Yara's story captured international attention and has fuelled fierce debate within Saudi society, where reformers and human rights groups are pressuring the government to liberalize.
The powerful religious police have launched a crackdown on the local press for its criticism of the religious police and its handling of the incident.
The "Mutaween" has vowed to sue two newspaper columnists who have written in Yara's defense, saying: "The Commission has the right to sue the writers because of the lies they are spreading. It gives the wrong idea of Saudi Arabia."
Yara, a managing partner in a finance company, has meanwhile returned to work in Jeddah, though she no longer travels to her company's offices in Riyadh where the incident took place.
Her family is contemplating a return to America, saying they feel caught in the middle of a greater debate in Saudi society between conservatives and reformers.
"There are a lot of Saudis who are angry and they are using Yara's story to say 'Enough of these people in our country.' Regardless of whether we agree or disagree, we don't want to get further punished for this," Yara's husband said.
Yara, a businesswoman and married mother of three, said she was strip-searched, forced to sign false confessions and told by a judge she would "burn in hell" before she was released on Feb. 4.
Late Monday night, The Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice publicly denounced her with a statement posted on the Internet, saying her actions violated the country's Shariah law.
"It's not allowed for any woman to travel alone and sit with a strange man and talk and laugh and drink coffee together like they are married," it said.
"All of these are against the law and it's clear it's against the law. First, for a woman to work with men is against the law and against religion. Second, the family sections at coffee shops and restaurants are meant for families and close relatives," it continued.
The Commission contested Yara's version of events, saying she was never strip-searched or forced to sign confessions.
It accused her of wearing makeup, not covering her hair and "moving around suspiciously" while sitting with her Syrian colleague, who was also arrested, but later released.
Speaking from the family's home in Jeddah where they have lived for eight years, Yara's husband, who did not wish to be named for safety concerns said: "We are afraid for our lives, for our family and from further harassment."
"The things that they are suggesting about my wife, of course it isn't true. She's a professional businesswoman and she was at a café, not at a bar. They are coming up with ways to justify their actions."
Yara's story captured international attention and has fuelled fierce debate within Saudi society, where reformers and human rights groups are pressuring the government to liberalize.
The powerful religious police have launched a crackdown on the local press for its criticism of the religious police and its handling of the incident.
The "Mutaween" has vowed to sue two newspaper columnists who have written in Yara's defense, saying: "The Commission has the right to sue the writers because of the lies they are spreading. It gives the wrong idea of Saudi Arabia."
Yara, a managing partner in a finance company, has meanwhile returned to work in Jeddah, though she no longer travels to her company's offices in Riyadh where the incident took place.
Her family is contemplating a return to America, saying they feel caught in the middle of a greater debate in Saudi society between conservatives and reformers.
"There are a lot of Saudis who are angry and they are using Yara's story to say 'Enough of these people in our country.' Regardless of whether we agree or disagree, we don't want to get further punished for this," Yara's husband said.
Mrs. Obama — Ashamed of America
You may have seen the reports that Mrs. Obama said, "for the first time in my adult lifetime, I'm proud of my country." So clearly she has been ashamed of America. I don't care what your feelings are about the Iraq war, you still should take pride in your country. Politics should never cause you to waver in your pride and commitment to your country.
If Mrs. Obama has been unable to stand to her feet, place her hand on her heart and acknowledge her pride during the star-spangled banner; then you have to question her patriotism. America is not Washington, D.C. America is not the Iraq war. America is not the bickering of polititions. But apparently she got confused.
If Mrs. Obama has been unable to stand to her feet, place her hand on her heart and acknowledge her pride during the star-spangled banner; then you have to question her patriotism. America is not Washington, D.C. America is not the Iraq war. America is not the bickering of polititions. But apparently she got confused.
'Evolution as fact' among Florida's new proposed education standards
Pete Chagnon - OneNewsNow - 2/18/2008 2:30:00 PM
The Florida State Board of Education will be voting on new educations standards on Tuesday, but one of the more than a dozen "big ideas" being proposed has parents across the state up in arms.
The Board of Education has proposed 18 "big ideas" in an attempt to raise educational standards across the Sunshine State. But one of the supposedly major ideas mandates that evolution be taught as fact, and that it be taught as the "fundamental concept underlying all of biology."
According to the Orlando Sentinel, parents across the state have flooded the Florida Department of Education's website, denouncing the new science standard. Many parents have threatened to pull their children from public schools if the new evolution standard passes, and others have called for evolution to be taught as theory alongside creation and intelligent design. However, officials are rejecting those ideas as religious indoctrination.
But Attorney David Gibbs with the Florida-based Christian Law Association says that the evolutionists are the ones who are indoctrinating. "It's an [attitude of] arrogance. It's almost got a religious-like ferocity to it that any notion that there is a God, any notion that there was intelligent design, any notion that evolution is not true will not be tolerated."
State Representative Marti Coley reports she has heard a large outcry from her constituents on the new evolution standard. In response she is drafting legislation that would require evolution to be taught as theory rather than fact.
"When you look at national publications like from [groups like] the National Academy of Sciences, they even acknowledge that it is impossible to prove with absolute certainty a given explanation," she points out. "I think it would be irresponsible to teach it as a fact rather than what it is -- evolution is a theory [and] it should be taught as a theory."
The Florida State Board of Education is set to debate the vote throughout the day on Tuesday with a decision expected later in the afternoon. Gibbs says he is hopeful that this element of the new education standards will be eliminated in that vote. But if the standards pass as-is, Gibbs says some form of legal challenge by a teacher or parent could be filed.
The Board of Education has refused to comment.
The Florida State Board of Education will be voting on new educations standards on Tuesday, but one of the more than a dozen "big ideas" being proposed has parents across the state up in arms.
The Board of Education has proposed 18 "big ideas" in an attempt to raise educational standards across the Sunshine State. But one of the supposedly major ideas mandates that evolution be taught as fact, and that it be taught as the "fundamental concept underlying all of biology."
According to the Orlando Sentinel, parents across the state have flooded the Florida Department of Education's website, denouncing the new science standard. Many parents have threatened to pull their children from public schools if the new evolution standard passes, and others have called for evolution to be taught as theory alongside creation and intelligent design. However, officials are rejecting those ideas as religious indoctrination.
But Attorney David Gibbs with the Florida-based Christian Law Association says that the evolutionists are the ones who are indoctrinating. "It's an [attitude of] arrogance. It's almost got a religious-like ferocity to it that any notion that there is a God, any notion that there was intelligent design, any notion that evolution is not true will not be tolerated."
State Representative Marti Coley reports she has heard a large outcry from her constituents on the new evolution standard. In response she is drafting legislation that would require evolution to be taught as theory rather than fact.
"When you look at national publications like from [groups like] the National Academy of Sciences, they even acknowledge that it is impossible to prove with absolute certainty a given explanation," she points out. "I think it would be irresponsible to teach it as a fact rather than what it is -- evolution is a theory [and] it should be taught as a theory."
The Florida State Board of Education is set to debate the vote throughout the day on Tuesday with a decision expected later in the afternoon. Gibbs says he is hopeful that this element of the new education standards will be eliminated in that vote. But if the standards pass as-is, Gibbs says some form of legal challenge by a teacher or parent could be filed.
The Board of Education has refused to comment.
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Abnormal Reproduction
I am so thankful that homosexuals cannot reproduce naturally. But how do they continue to grow in number when they should become extinct?
Homosexuals reproduce using three methods.
1. Propaganda — In the schools and through the media homosexuals spread their twisted ideas of what is normal and healthy. You dare not disagree or challenge their weak logic. They were born that way, a creature that cannot reproduce nor raise healthy offspring. Though small in number, homosexuals seem like a larger group because of their infiltration of the arts and entertainment industries.
2. Indocrination — After the initial message goes out, then there is the monotonous drumbeat of doctrines that homosexuals have to remind themselves of, in spite of science, morality, religion and common sense.
3. Molestation — Children are brought into the "lifestyle" with the sickest of abuses. Then the children feel guilty or scared, are told it's normal, threatened...blah blah blah. It's hard to grow up normal when you are victimized repeatedly by sickos.
All three methods involve desensitizing people to the obvious perversion of the lifestyle and the emptiness and uselessness of it. If you see enough "cool" or "funny" homosexuals on prime time tv, you may begin to imagine that they are normal and that their passions are just like your own. Their relationships are presented as just the same as heterosexuals, and equal in value to other relationships. However, the homosexual lifestyle is INCAPABLE of producing children, incapable of raising them properly and completely out of touch with the "preparing for future generations" mindset that governs normal family life. Thus homosexuality is inherantly selfish and short sited.
But something in the heart of us all longs to have children. Therefore homosexuals are adopting kids. This is their attempt at being normal and connecting with the future, and producing a generation that has no clue that their filthy lifestyle is abnormal and sick. After they have conquered marriage and made it meaningless, they will focus all their efforts on guaranteeing their right to adopt children. I predict that not only will they demand equality with normal married couples, but they will demand preferencial treatment when it comes to adoption. And our confused society will consider or even grant them that treatment. It is the very opposite of common sense and decency.
Our children will increasingly become the roadkill on the highway of homosexual activism.
Homosexuals reproduce using three methods.
1. Propaganda — In the schools and through the media homosexuals spread their twisted ideas of what is normal and healthy. You dare not disagree or challenge their weak logic. They were born that way, a creature that cannot reproduce nor raise healthy offspring. Though small in number, homosexuals seem like a larger group because of their infiltration of the arts and entertainment industries.
2. Indocrination — After the initial message goes out, then there is the monotonous drumbeat of doctrines that homosexuals have to remind themselves of, in spite of science, morality, religion and common sense.
3. Molestation — Children are brought into the "lifestyle" with the sickest of abuses. Then the children feel guilty or scared, are told it's normal, threatened...blah blah blah. It's hard to grow up normal when you are victimized repeatedly by sickos.
All three methods involve desensitizing people to the obvious perversion of the lifestyle and the emptiness and uselessness of it. If you see enough "cool" or "funny" homosexuals on prime time tv, you may begin to imagine that they are normal and that their passions are just like your own. Their relationships are presented as just the same as heterosexuals, and equal in value to other relationships. However, the homosexual lifestyle is INCAPABLE of producing children, incapable of raising them properly and completely out of touch with the "preparing for future generations" mindset that governs normal family life. Thus homosexuality is inherantly selfish and short sited.
But something in the heart of us all longs to have children. Therefore homosexuals are adopting kids. This is their attempt at being normal and connecting with the future, and producing a generation that has no clue that their filthy lifestyle is abnormal and sick. After they have conquered marriage and made it meaningless, they will focus all their efforts on guaranteeing their right to adopt children. I predict that not only will they demand equality with normal married couples, but they will demand preferencial treatment when it comes to adoption. And our confused society will consider or even grant them that treatment. It is the very opposite of common sense and decency.
Our children will increasingly become the roadkill on the highway of homosexual activism.
More Perverted Blog Postings
In my effort to offend as many freaks as possible, I will now turn my attention to homosexuality.
It is my sincere belief that homosexuality cannot survive in a struggling, warrior society. It is too weak and frail, useless and pointless. It only thrives where there is luxury and laziness, excess and gluttony. And it only thrives where people forget the importance of family and child rearing. You know, where society forgets the important stuff, things that make society strong and vibrant.
In America, we have let the government become the caregivers of our women and children, releasing men to contemplate their navals and fall in love with each other. Women, likewise, broadsided by confusion and emptiness turn to twisted passions that can produce no offspring and no real happiness. Children do without strong fathers and nurturing mothers, but they have drug infected Hollywood and sports to keep them passified. They are trained from an early age not to criticize or challenge the downward spiral of sick perversion in society. They need not speak out about not having a father in the home, or about mommy's new friend who spends the night. They must go to school and learn that all this is normal and healthy. That way they can be truly happy. Sooner or later there will be a generation of children that simply never saw a normal home life and wouldn't recognize the classic family unit if it stood up and slapped them in the face. This is already reality in some communities. Tell me if you don't have a sense of wonder and appreciation when you see a black man actually involved with his kids. What a rarity these days in some communities.
In all this negative soup, we have to remember that God is still on the throne and He can send revival at any time, rescuing us from the filth of ourselves and our society.
It is my sincere belief that homosexuality cannot survive in a struggling, warrior society. It is too weak and frail, useless and pointless. It only thrives where there is luxury and laziness, excess and gluttony. And it only thrives where people forget the importance of family and child rearing. You know, where society forgets the important stuff, things that make society strong and vibrant.
In America, we have let the government become the caregivers of our women and children, releasing men to contemplate their navals and fall in love with each other. Women, likewise, broadsided by confusion and emptiness turn to twisted passions that can produce no offspring and no real happiness. Children do without strong fathers and nurturing mothers, but they have drug infected Hollywood and sports to keep them passified. They are trained from an early age not to criticize or challenge the downward spiral of sick perversion in society. They need not speak out about not having a father in the home, or about mommy's new friend who spends the night. They must go to school and learn that all this is normal and healthy. That way they can be truly happy. Sooner or later there will be a generation of children that simply never saw a normal home life and wouldn't recognize the classic family unit if it stood up and slapped them in the face. This is already reality in some communities. Tell me if you don't have a sense of wonder and appreciation when you see a black man actually involved with his kids. What a rarity these days in some communities.
In all this negative soup, we have to remember that God is still on the throne and He can send revival at any time, rescuing us from the filth of ourselves and our society.
Monday, February 11, 2008
Islamic Prayer Causes Uproar
An Iowa lawmaker says it's not appropriate for an Islamic religious leader to give a prayer on the floor of the State House which calls for "victory over disbelievers."
It has been a common practice in the Iowa State House for individual members of the Legislature to invite religious leaders to open each day of legislative business. But in January, on the opening day of the 2008 session, Democratic State Representative Ako Abdul-Samad, the only Muslim member of the Iowa Legislature, invited a Muslim cleric to give the prayer.
During his speech, the cleric included the phrase "victory over disbelievers" -- words that prompted reaction from some of the lawmakers, including Republican Gary Worthan. "The way the Jihadists interpret that phrase -- 'victory over disbelievers' -- there are only two ways to attain that, and that is either convert them to Islam or kill them," says the lawmaker. "That's the literal interpretation that the Jihadists use -- and so that struck right at my heart."
Worthan says in the weeks since the controversial comment, many lawmakers have received calls from people criticizing the prayer. But he says Abdul-Samad sees nothing wrong with the cleric's words, insisting they are simply a doctrinal part of the Islamic faith.
The Republican state representative says he hopes any future Islamic speakers will be sensitive to the feelings of non-Muslims. "Tolerance has to be a two-way street," says Worthan. "We're tolerant of their religion and beliefs .... They also need to be tolerant of our perceptions."
It has been a common practice in the Iowa State House for individual members of the Legislature to invite religious leaders to open each day of legislative business. But in January, on the opening day of the 2008 session, Democratic State Representative Ako Abdul-Samad, the only Muslim member of the Iowa Legislature, invited a Muslim cleric to give the prayer.
During his speech, the cleric included the phrase "victory over disbelievers" -- words that prompted reaction from some of the lawmakers, including Republican Gary Worthan. "The way the Jihadists interpret that phrase -- 'victory over disbelievers' -- there are only two ways to attain that, and that is either convert them to Islam or kill them," says the lawmaker. "That's the literal interpretation that the Jihadists use -- and so that struck right at my heart."
Worthan says in the weeks since the controversial comment, many lawmakers have received calls from people criticizing the prayer. But he says Abdul-Samad sees nothing wrong with the cleric's words, insisting they are simply a doctrinal part of the Islamic faith.
The Republican state representative says he hopes any future Islamic speakers will be sensitive to the feelings of non-Muslims. "Tolerance has to be a two-way street," says Worthan. "We're tolerant of their religion and beliefs .... They also need to be tolerant of our perceptions."
Trying to Appease the Viper
As seen in the last post, appeasement and cooperation is not really possible with Islam. They don't want to fit in, or have equality. They want everyone to convert to Islam or face the consequences. A partial acceptance or tolerance of Sharia law cannot accomplish anything but whet their appetite for more influence and control of the legal system and society as a whole.
Once Sharia law is implemented, we will see the end of religious freedom.
I am not a prophet, just a person looking at the obvious. Ask yourself, in nations where Sharia law is supreme, do you find religious freedom? Do you find ideas, political discussion encouraged? Do you see open and healthy discussions about the person and nature of God and government? Can you find, in that society, the government taking a hands-off approach to religion and expression? Can a person criticize the government and culture with impunity?
No, Sharia law belongs in the desert regions of the middle east, among the oil fields and palaces of tyrants. It does not belong in any western culture. Can you see the clash, the unavoidable conflict? Yet we continue to play with fire.
Once Sharia law is implemented, we will see the end of religious freedom.
I am not a prophet, just a person looking at the obvious. Ask yourself, in nations where Sharia law is supreme, do you find religious freedom? Do you find ideas, political discussion encouraged? Do you see open and healthy discussions about the person and nature of God and government? Can you find, in that society, the government taking a hands-off approach to religion and expression? Can a person criticize the government and culture with impunity?
No, Sharia law belongs in the desert regions of the middle east, among the oil fields and palaces of tyrants. It does not belong in any western culture. Can you see the clash, the unavoidable conflict? Yet we continue to play with fire.
Not So Fast You Idiot – It's All or Nothing with Sharia Law
A spokesman for the Anglican Communion Network says he's shocked that the Archbishop of Canterbury is calling for the adoption of some aspects of Islamic Sharia law in the United Kingdom.
During an interview with the BBC, Rowan Williams, spiritual leader of the world's 77 million Anglicans, said introduction of Sharia law in the U.K. was unavoidable because some citizens do not relate to the British legal system. "On the one hand," stated Williams, "Sharia depends for its legitimacy not on any human decision, not on votes or preferences, but on the conviction that it represents the mind of god." He also said Muslims should not have to choose between cultural loyalty and state loyalty.
Although Dr. Williams said some aspects of Sharia law, which include beheadings for drug traffickers and its attitudes to women, could not be permitted, public outcry throughout Great Britain and the world about his comments was swift.
Peter Frank is a spokesman for Bishop Robert Duncan, who oversees the Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh, a member of the Anglican Communion Network. Frank says Dr. Williams' comments are not realistic because those who favor Sharia law typically want it implemented for everyone.
"What he seems to be hoping for is that there could be some aspects of this legal system accepted or put in place, but not others," Frank observes. "However, for those parts of Islam that are campaigning for this, they very naturally want all of Sharia law."
Frank points to northern Nigeria as an example, noting Sharia law has been instituted there. "And the goal is always to institute [Sharia] for everyone; and not just for limited parts of it to those who voluntarily opt in, but for the whole community."
The archbishop, he concludes, is "not putting something forward that's going to satisfy and thereby integrate the people that he's hoping would be integrated by it."
British government officials said Sharia law could not be used in the country's legal system. In addition, officials in the British government -- liberals, moderates, and conservatives -- were quick to criticize Williams' comments.
During an interview with the BBC, Rowan Williams, spiritual leader of the world's 77 million Anglicans, said introduction of Sharia law in the U.K. was unavoidable because some citizens do not relate to the British legal system. "On the one hand," stated Williams, "Sharia depends for its legitimacy not on any human decision, not on votes or preferences, but on the conviction that it represents the mind of god." He also said Muslims should not have to choose between cultural loyalty and state loyalty.
Although Dr. Williams said some aspects of Sharia law, which include beheadings for drug traffickers and its attitudes to women, could not be permitted, public outcry throughout Great Britain and the world about his comments was swift.
Peter Frank is a spokesman for Bishop Robert Duncan, who oversees the Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh, a member of the Anglican Communion Network. Frank says Dr. Williams' comments are not realistic because those who favor Sharia law typically want it implemented for everyone.
"What he seems to be hoping for is that there could be some aspects of this legal system accepted or put in place, but not others," Frank observes. "However, for those parts of Islam that are campaigning for this, they very naturally want all of Sharia law."
Frank points to northern Nigeria as an example, noting Sharia law has been instituted there. "And the goal is always to institute [Sharia] for everyone; and not just for limited parts of it to those who voluntarily opt in, but for the whole community."
The archbishop, he concludes, is "not putting something forward that's going to satisfy and thereby integrate the people that he's hoping would be integrated by it."
British government officials said Sharia law could not be used in the country's legal system. In addition, officials in the British government -- liberals, moderates, and conservatives -- were quick to criticize Williams' comments.
Saturday, February 9, 2008
Statistics
Let us guess that a minimum of 85% of terrorism is Islamic. More realisticly, it would be more like 95%. In any event the link it undeniable and, if it weren't for our politically correct environment, shocking. If such statistics were true of a religion such as Christianity, the media would be quick to focus on that and make it a major headline. Yet we are told that the terrorist are "extremists" or "radicals." No, they are Muslims. Koran believing, Imam following, prayer saying devoted Muslims.
What percentage of Muslims are terrorists, or terrorists sympathizers? That is a harder question. Certainly there are non-terrorist Muslims, but are they typical or unusual? I would say that the majority of Muslims would not strap a bomb on themselves or fly a plane into a building. But a shocking number would, and have. And a shocking number praise those actions, or at least don't oppose it. In fact, there has been little outcry from the Muslim community condemning terrorism, especially from the leadership. This speaks volumes. I suppose the attack upon America and its ideals is just too popular among the Muslims. Rather than just repeating the refrain "religion of peace" they should use their platform to say "this is evil and it must stop."
What percentage of Muslims are terrorists, or terrorists sympathizers? That is a harder question. Certainly there are non-terrorist Muslims, but are they typical or unusual? I would say that the majority of Muslims would not strap a bomb on themselves or fly a plane into a building. But a shocking number would, and have. And a shocking number praise those actions, or at least don't oppose it. In fact, there has been little outcry from the Muslim community condemning terrorism, especially from the leadership. This speaks volumes. I suppose the attack upon America and its ideals is just too popular among the Muslims. Rather than just repeating the refrain "religion of peace" they should use their platform to say "this is evil and it must stop."
It's Beginning
Sharia law begins to take root in the UK.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7232661.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7232661.stm
Friday, February 8, 2008
Admit the Truth but Cease to Care
As science and technology march on to reveal more and more about life in the womb, it becomes more difficult to deny that there really is life in the womb. Ultrasound has given us a view into a hidden world and now surgery on unborn children is becoming more common. Even secular sources, known for preaching the party line on abortion and women's rights, are now giving statistics about when the heart begins to beat and when a child in the womb begins to move and react to various stimuli. It seems incredible that these media outlets that were so pro-abortion are now stating the obvious: that the child in the womb experiences and reacts with real feeling and emotion.
On the other hand, in our society we see a much darker shift also taking place. Even as we, as a society, begin to accept the reality in the once dark womb, we at the same time have ceased to believe that the existence of life is anything special or worthy of protection. Life has become cheap even outside the womb and therefore we see heinous acts against people of all ages. People shoot each other over the most trivial things. Children beat one another to death just for the heck of it. Parents torture and kill their own children without remorse. Is it a morbid focus on these things in society by the media, or are we seeing a terrible outbreak of senseless killing in society? Perhaps it is a mixture of both.
Certainly there have always been sick and horrible crimes commited. Some are unknown while others make headlines. Recently there seems to be no lack of brutality reported in every media outlet. But whether this indicates an epidemic of violence or just a morbid focus on these crimes by the media, still, life is cheapened and we slowly grow numb to the horrors of sick and brutal behavior. A few generations ago these reports would have created such an outcry that the perpetrators would certainly fear for their lives. Today they can expect short sentences and quick parole.
So in the coming years we may face a day when even the most pro-abortion person has to admit that life begins at conception. However, with the same breath, they will say that it no longer matters. The value of life depends upon whether a person is wanted, attractive, healthy or appears in our lives at a convenient time. If you are in the womb or out, your life's worth is a matter of social whim and societal fickleness. And when a society forsakes God and the understanding of the value of all human life, lock your doors, watch your back and hope that you do not fall ill or lose favor with your neighbors. Don't rock the boat. Don't be controversial. Don't speak out against the evil of the day. Just protect yourself by fitting in and, for God's sake, be payed up on your life insurance.
On the other hand, in our society we see a much darker shift also taking place. Even as we, as a society, begin to accept the reality in the once dark womb, we at the same time have ceased to believe that the existence of life is anything special or worthy of protection. Life has become cheap even outside the womb and therefore we see heinous acts against people of all ages. People shoot each other over the most trivial things. Children beat one another to death just for the heck of it. Parents torture and kill their own children without remorse. Is it a morbid focus on these things in society by the media, or are we seeing a terrible outbreak of senseless killing in society? Perhaps it is a mixture of both.
Certainly there have always been sick and horrible crimes commited. Some are unknown while others make headlines. Recently there seems to be no lack of brutality reported in every media outlet. But whether this indicates an epidemic of violence or just a morbid focus on these crimes by the media, still, life is cheapened and we slowly grow numb to the horrors of sick and brutal behavior. A few generations ago these reports would have created such an outcry that the perpetrators would certainly fear for their lives. Today they can expect short sentences and quick parole.
So in the coming years we may face a day when even the most pro-abortion person has to admit that life begins at conception. However, with the same breath, they will say that it no longer matters. The value of life depends upon whether a person is wanted, attractive, healthy or appears in our lives at a convenient time. If you are in the womb or out, your life's worth is a matter of social whim and societal fickleness. And when a society forsakes God and the understanding of the value of all human life, lock your doors, watch your back and hope that you do not fall ill or lose favor with your neighbors. Don't rock the boat. Don't be controversial. Don't speak out against the evil of the day. Just protect yourself by fitting in and, for God's sake, be payed up on your life insurance.
Thursday, February 7, 2008
Same Old Same Old
The article I posted last time is just one of so many that are too easy to find online. If you want to continue droning out the old rhetoric about Islam being a religion of peace, please do. Just realize that the evidence against your rhetoric is a huge pile of facts and growing everyday. I won't bore you with the truth or confuse you with the facts. If you believe the rhetoric, you won't be swayed by any amount of evidence or common sense. Ideas and ideology are harmless...really. Please sit back and do nothing.
Just keep believing.
Just keep believing.
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
A Religion of Peace
recent report:
WASHINGTON — Al Qaeda propaganda tapes released by Multinational Forces-Iraq reveal a possible new trend in the group's terror strategy in Iraq.
The tapes, obtained by FOX News and later released to the media, are training videos showing black-masked Iraqi children between 6 and 14 being taught how to hold AK-47s, stop a car and carry out a kidnapping, break into a house and break into a courtyard and terrorize the individuals living there.
Footage aired for reporters showed an apparent training operation in which the boys are seen storming a house and holding guns to the heads of mock residents. Another tape showed a young boy wearing a suicide vest and posing with automatic weapons.
They also are shown being taught to use rocket-propelled grenade launchers.
"These were young boys all masked and hooded, all outfitted with weapons; adults were doing the training," said Rear Adm. Greg Smith, a spokesman for Multinational Forces-Iraq.
"Al Qaeda is clearly using children to exploit other children to get the interest of Jihad spread among teenagers far and wide. They use this footage on the Internet to encourage other young boys to join the jihad movement."
And at a U.S. military briefing on Wednesday in Baghdad's heavily guarded Green Zone, he added: "Al Qaeda in Iraq wants to poison the next generation of Iraqis. It is offering children as the new generation of mujahedeen," he said, using the Arabic term for holy warriors.
The five videotapes found included raw footage that the U.S. military believes was to be used in future propaganda tapes. They obtained the material in a Dec. 4 raid in Khan Bani Sad — about halfway between Baghdad and Baquba.
Other scenes from the Khan Bani Saad video showed masked boys forcing a man off his bicycle at gunpoint and stopping a car and kidnapping its driver along a dusty country road. At one point the boys — wearing soccer jerseys with ammunition slung across their chests — sit in a circle on the floor, chanting slogans in support of Al Qaeda.
WASHINGTON — Al Qaeda propaganda tapes released by Multinational Forces-Iraq reveal a possible new trend in the group's terror strategy in Iraq.
The tapes, obtained by FOX News and later released to the media, are training videos showing black-masked Iraqi children between 6 and 14 being taught how to hold AK-47s, stop a car and carry out a kidnapping, break into a house and break into a courtyard and terrorize the individuals living there.
Footage aired for reporters showed an apparent training operation in which the boys are seen storming a house and holding guns to the heads of mock residents. Another tape showed a young boy wearing a suicide vest and posing with automatic weapons.
They also are shown being taught to use rocket-propelled grenade launchers.
"These were young boys all masked and hooded, all outfitted with weapons; adults were doing the training," said Rear Adm. Greg Smith, a spokesman for Multinational Forces-Iraq.
"Al Qaeda is clearly using children to exploit other children to get the interest of Jihad spread among teenagers far and wide. They use this footage on the Internet to encourage other young boys to join the jihad movement."
And at a U.S. military briefing on Wednesday in Baghdad's heavily guarded Green Zone, he added: "Al Qaeda in Iraq wants to poison the next generation of Iraqis. It is offering children as the new generation of mujahedeen," he said, using the Arabic term for holy warriors.
The five videotapes found included raw footage that the U.S. military believes was to be used in future propaganda tapes. They obtained the material in a Dec. 4 raid in Khan Bani Sad — about halfway between Baghdad and Baquba.
Other scenes from the Khan Bani Saad video showed masked boys forcing a man off his bicycle at gunpoint and stopping a car and kidnapping its driver along a dusty country road. At one point the boys — wearing soccer jerseys with ammunition slung across their chests — sit in a circle on the floor, chanting slogans in support of Al Qaeda.
A Cultist for President
Will we have a mormon in the whitehouse? Man, that is a thing I don't want to think about, but we must look at the possibility. Mormonism is a cult. Romney is a mormon.
This is a sure sign that our nation has forgotten the importance of truth. Mormonism is built on lies. These lies have been exposed by many over the years and I won't go into details here. But let us just say that this is one weird belief system. And they want you to believe that they are mainstream; just another Christian denomination. Nothing could be further from the truth.
But in America today, we don't want our lives interupted by the truth. After all, aren't all religions the same and equally valid? It is nonsensical statements like that that have paved the way for a cultist in the Whitehouse. Oh, he's not elected yet and he may yet be defeated in the primary, but still there is a sadness in me that he stands or falls not because of his cultists leanings but because of economics or politics or some poorly chosen words in a debate.
I guess I want a president who values the truth, and true history, not made up, unverifiable fairytales created by unreliable sources.
Before someone says that Christianity is no better, let us remember that Christ always had at least three eye witnesses to his miracles and teachings. There were over 500 eye witnesses to his being alive after a very public execution. In ancient palistine, two witnesses were enough to confirm any fact in a court of law. Jesus more than fulfilled the standard of his day and ours.
This is a sure sign that our nation has forgotten the importance of truth. Mormonism is built on lies. These lies have been exposed by many over the years and I won't go into details here. But let us just say that this is one weird belief system. And they want you to believe that they are mainstream; just another Christian denomination. Nothing could be further from the truth.
But in America today, we don't want our lives interupted by the truth. After all, aren't all religions the same and equally valid? It is nonsensical statements like that that have paved the way for a cultist in the Whitehouse. Oh, he's not elected yet and he may yet be defeated in the primary, but still there is a sadness in me that he stands or falls not because of his cultists leanings but because of economics or politics or some poorly chosen words in a debate.
I guess I want a president who values the truth, and true history, not made up, unverifiable fairytales created by unreliable sources.
Before someone says that Christianity is no better, let us remember that Christ always had at least three eye witnesses to his miracles and teachings. There were over 500 eye witnesses to his being alive after a very public execution. In ancient palistine, two witnesses were enough to confirm any fact in a court of law. Jesus more than fulfilled the standard of his day and ours.
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Monday, February 4, 2008
A Growing Threat
Back on the subject of Islam, it is important to note that to a Christian, Islam is evil even apart from terrorism. Any religion that claims to speak the truth while disregarding the life and teachings of Christ is a false religion that is evil to the core. The culture outside the church doesn't understand this. They have a "if it does not interfere with my life, you can do whatever you please" mentality. Christians, on the other hand, understand the importance of truth and the affect that false religions have on culture, law and every part of life.
If Islam continues to grow and increase in influence, cultures will suffer and freedom will be lost.
In America, it could happen like this:
2012 politicians begin to consider the Muslim vote, talk of opposing terrorism weakens, relationship with Isreal weakens
2024 Muslim votes becomes important in all elections, some Muslims elected to Congress
2036 Muslim vote becomes critical in all elections, nobody can be elected without pandering to the Muslim communities, many Muslims elected to Congress, Israel is attacked and America does nothing
2048 No one can be elected without the endorsement of the Islamic leaders in America or abroad, more Muslims elected to congress, Muslims run for president but are defeated
2060 Muslims hold majority of Congress and Muslim narrowly defeated in presidential race
2064 Muslim wins presidency be wide margin, foreign and American Muslims call for rewrite of constitution and instituting sharia law, nation becomes weak in opposing worldwide terrorism, begins to rationalize it
2068 Rewrite of constitution narrowly defeated
2072 New constitution featuring some elimants of sharia law becomes the law of the land, relations with radical Islamic nations becomes strong, Israel declared an enemy of America
2076 Constitutional amendments continue to favor sharia law, majority of justices now sympathetic to or submissive to sharia law, America makes alliances with terroristic Islamic nations, Latin America and parts of Asia condemn America
2080 Civil war breaks America into smaller independent nations, continous skirmishes throughout nation
2084 Sections of America become sponsors of terrorism worldwide
2096 Parts of America begin to bully and attack the few non-Islamic nations left in the world
2100 More civil wars lead to further segmenting of nation, smaller nations split by different brands of Islam
2104 The former nation of America ceases to be a world power and focuses on internal turmoil
Obviously, this is pure conjecture and is only one possible path that America could go down. This scenario does not factor in the possibility of nuclear attack by Iran, world war, a miraculous intervention by God and spiritual revival.
What do you think about this time frame and list of possible events?
If Islam continues to grow and increase in influence, cultures will suffer and freedom will be lost.
In America, it could happen like this:
2012 politicians begin to consider the Muslim vote, talk of opposing terrorism weakens, relationship with Isreal weakens
2024 Muslim votes becomes important in all elections, some Muslims elected to Congress
2036 Muslim vote becomes critical in all elections, nobody can be elected without pandering to the Muslim communities, many Muslims elected to Congress, Israel is attacked and America does nothing
2048 No one can be elected without the endorsement of the Islamic leaders in America or abroad, more Muslims elected to congress, Muslims run for president but are defeated
2060 Muslims hold majority of Congress and Muslim narrowly defeated in presidential race
2064 Muslim wins presidency be wide margin, foreign and American Muslims call for rewrite of constitution and instituting sharia law, nation becomes weak in opposing worldwide terrorism, begins to rationalize it
2068 Rewrite of constitution narrowly defeated
2072 New constitution featuring some elimants of sharia law becomes the law of the land, relations with radical Islamic nations becomes strong, Israel declared an enemy of America
2076 Constitutional amendments continue to favor sharia law, majority of justices now sympathetic to or submissive to sharia law, America makes alliances with terroristic Islamic nations, Latin America and parts of Asia condemn America
2080 Civil war breaks America into smaller independent nations, continous skirmishes throughout nation
2084 Sections of America become sponsors of terrorism worldwide
2096 Parts of America begin to bully and attack the few non-Islamic nations left in the world
2100 More civil wars lead to further segmenting of nation, smaller nations split by different brands of Islam
2104 The former nation of America ceases to be a world power and focuses on internal turmoil
Obviously, this is pure conjecture and is only one possible path that America could go down. This scenario does not factor in the possibility of nuclear attack by Iran, world war, a miraculous intervention by God and spiritual revival.
What do you think about this time frame and list of possible events?
Saturday, February 2, 2008
Healthcare – Thinking out loud
As I have been wrestling with the healthcare issues in my head, I think that small changes in the current model are the wrong path. I think that the answer may be to take a leap forward. I think the insurance model is old and needs to be done away with.
I am considering alternatives to insurance and how to implement them.
Insurance is a bad deal because it best serves the insurance companies and not the policy holder. I am a relatively healthy person and having my money go to an insurance company really bothers me. I think most people spend more on insurance payments than they would on medical expenses. But the whole industry is focused on keeping people's money.
Also, there are many limitations and insurance companies are looking for ways to avoid paying up.
Alternatives? Few.
I am considering alternatives to insurance and how to implement them.
Insurance is a bad deal because it best serves the insurance companies and not the policy holder. I am a relatively healthy person and having my money go to an insurance company really bothers me. I think most people spend more on insurance payments than they would on medical expenses. But the whole industry is focused on keeping people's money.
Also, there are many limitations and insurance companies are looking for ways to avoid paying up.
Alternatives? Few.
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