Of Binaries & Boundaries

     This week the movie: "Dark Shadows" was released. It is rated PG-13 so all your 8th-     graders may attend. They can watch all sorts of demonic, satanic, violence and homo-erotica they want without parental presence or permission.          

    
    For younger parents, who have grown up in our permissive society, the Lesson is: what parents permit or reward they get more of. The only thing worse than allowing your children to absorb dangerous and/or destructive images is if you were to sit with them, while they watch. Being there and NOT challenging what's being presented is tacit approval and more.

    In less than 45 years we have gone from being outraged to having a sitting President who endorses sodomy. Newsweek hailed him as our First Homosexual President. Only those who are now 55 years of age, or older noticed. The rest have grown up with this issue and see it as a logical social evolution.

    While we slept the "Equal Rights Activists" have identified the harmful 'binaries' of our society and systematically destroyed them, at least in the minds of our young people.

    What's a Binary? The tensions between Right & Wrong, Good & Evil, Love & Hate, Spirit & spirituality, Life & Death, God & Satan.

    The Fundamental Binary is Creator & Creature! Destroy this distinction and the rest fall like a house-of-cards! Of course that is exactly what has happened over the last 45 years  [since 1968].  No longer is there a reason to label a particular action, attitude or desire evil. It may not be right for me, but that doesn't mean it isn't right for you.

    The psychological community has led the way, with the elimination of 'oughts' and 'shoulds.' [Sigmund Freud]. All sorts of behaviors are now labeled 'disorders' rather than problems or worse: sins. None of these are our fault! None of these can be fixed, in fact we should not even try since it would destroy our uniqueness.

    The educational system has followed. And why not since noted psychologist and head of Columbia University's Teachers' School, John Dewey, is known as The Father of American Education. He set up our educational system as a psychological experiment, calling the classroom a laboratory for indoctrination.

    The political system followed, since the children of the 1940's and 50's were products of Dewey's experiment. We saw the result in the late 1960's when 'students' were burning libraries and seeking to tear down The Establishment. It even shocked the professors who were advocating for these ideals.

    Next it found its way into churches. It is amazing how many people, calling themselves Christian, believe it bigotry to resist the slide of society into social and sexual depravity. Many [a majority?] see no distinction between telling a lie or taking a pencil that doesn't belong to you and a homosexual lifestyle. "Sin is sin," they say. God forgives sin.

    God forgives confessed sin. God forgives sin which is forsaken. God works in His children to give them a Desire for Righteousness and the Power to implement those attitudes and behaviors  [Phil. 2:13]. God does NOT look the other way, knowing that 'we're only human.'

    A Christian is a New Creature In Christ! He is not a renovated sinner. All things have become new, the old things are passed away. Yes, he still has the habits of a lifetime, but he begins overcoming those destructive / sinful habits. Yes, he has a physical tendency that Paul characterizes as a 'law in my members that wars against the law of my mind.' But the implication is it's a War not a cease-fire. The 'law in my mind' is my commitment to Righteousness which is fueled by "The God which is IN us both to will and to do according to His good pleasure."

    Christianity is about CHANGE! It's not the changing the rules / standards so my behaviors are deemed acceptable but the changing of ME so as to be conformed to the image of Christ. You do know: folks have tried to make Jesus into a homosexual for decades! Others have made Him a fornicator with Mary. Destroy the Binaries!

    The Battle is not over! However, if The Bible prophecies are true [and they are], this battle will only be won by the return of the Lord Jesus Christ to establish a Righteous Kingdom.  Hang On!  Make sure your soul is rooted deep in the promises of God!  Double your efforts to proclaim The Truth of The Gospel.

Re-Defining Shame

The world does not makes sense! It doesn't matter what you say, only what your spokesperson said you said. We are not supposed to be ashamed of anything we do, but the enemies of all things decent seek at every opportunity to shame those of us who stand for traditional values [read Decency]. 

The current battle in the U.S. Supreme Court is a case in point: The Federal Government [read: Obama and his cronies] wants to strip States of the power to protect both themselves and the Nation from criminals who may vote for them. Arizona law does not abrogate "probable cause" in permitting police officers from inquiring as to someone's citizenship. 

However, this is exactly what the Government lawyers are arguing. North Carolina's 'Defense of Marriage Act' [currently on the Primary Ballot] does not strip people of their Rights, unless fornication and sodomy are now rights. Of course, they are, under the New Moral Code! Most folks consider it a shame to speak of the things these people do but we're finding that it is more of a shame to suggest they are not contributing to the strength of The Family and of our Society. Of course, according to any objective evaluation, they are Not! 

One 'Church' website boasts a Flyer to help folks sort out the issues regarding this Amendment. It says 'voting against this amendment is NOT a vote to legalize same-gender marriage,' but rather to 'limit business and tourism in this State,' and to 'strip public entities of their authority to provide benefits to same-sex AND opposite-sex domestic partners.' Well, there you have it! When a segment of society wants to wallow in degradation, create social instability and deliberately degrade their health, the rest of us must be willing to pay for it or be what? Bigots? Homophobes? Religious Fanatics? Fear-mongers? 

This reasoning is based on the idea that men and women living together, without satisfying the reasonable requirements of law and public decency, are entitled to all the same benefits as the those who do. All we're doing is adding same-sex unions. 

No one, outside the cultural context of the last 50 years would accept this premise. In fact, they would be laughing at it if it were not so foolish and destructive! "Marriage" is about two-becoming-one. This oneness is physical, emotional and spiritual. That mankind would seek marriage outside these parameters is a testimony to his depravity. 

 The conversation has forever changed! No longer do we speak of what is inherently right or good. Now it's all about what makes us happy or feeds our desires. We believe we can live anyway we choose and the results will be the same. This is how God characterized such an attitude: When they knew God [absolute right], they glorified Him not as God [objective arbiter of right], neither were they thankful [to Him, for their life], but became vain [empty] in their imaginations [free thinking], and their foolish [lacking in understanding] heart was darkened [further], professing to be wise they became fools [simpletons]. [Romans 1:21,22] What they did [do] is take what they know about right / wrong and then live as though it doesn't matter. [Rom. 1:18]. 

The Bible says this is what brings God's wrath! Not just on those who do such things but on those who support this kind of thinking. 

The Battle Lines Are Drawn. They came after the men: debasing them with Free Sex. Then they came after the women: making them willing pawns in mens' sexual fantasies. Then they came after the children: killing them in the womb. Now they're coming after The Family: The Basic Building Block of Society. 

The Motto of the State of North Carolina is: To Be, Rather Than To Seem. Look for the day when we are forced to change that to read: To Seem, Rather Than To Be. 

American Exceptionalism

Jim Wallis is a Liberal, Progressive, Humanist, masquerading as a Christian. His theological views decry his pedigree: that of a Christian Pastor.

Jim Wallis founded and edits the leftwing "Christian" magazine: Sojourners. He is a Democratic Party Operative, an apologist for communist atrocities in Cambodia and Vietnam, a dedicated foe of capitalism and uses The Bible to call for large central government aid to the poor, according to www.discoverthenetworks.org.

Jim Wallis embraces the Occupy Wall Street crowd, insisting they are the 99% who stand with Jesus. In a recent speech Wallis said 'American exceptionalism is a heresy. It's not true and it's very dangerous." [Lifetree Cafe]

American exceptionalism is the notion and worldview that the U.S., as a nation, is unique in its creation and accomplishments.

So the question is: Who's Right? Who's Wrong?

Consider these realities and tell me what nation in the history of mankind compares favorably with the U.S.

Settled by men and women escaping from religious persecution, seeking a land where they could worship in peace.

Settlers, many of whom, came with the expressed purpose of evangelizing the native inhabitants.

Establishing a government respective of the individual rights of it's citizens.

Establishing a nation where The Law is King -- no one is above the law.

A currency established upon the biblical principle of a 'just weight and measure.'

Judges who wear clerical garb

Laws rooted in The Bible and English Common Law: Marriage, Divorce, Fornication, Sodomy and 'Blue Laws'

Legal oaths taken on the Bible

A preamble to the Constitution that recognizes our God-given existence and rights

A Bill of Rights that first establishes the right of religious speech and gatherings

Chaplains and prayers offered in the Halls of Congress

Bibles distributed to soldiers during the Revolutionary War, BY THE CONGRESS!

Reverence for the dead -- rather than burning their bodies

Tax exemption for Churches and religious organizations.

Where in all the world do you find such a country? Where in all the world do you find a country that has accomplished as much and given as much to the world and to mankind than these United States of America?

Exceptional? Look up the word in your dictionary. It will show you a picture of this country!

The Progressives have hijacked our culture and want to throw our history down the 'memory hole.' They use hyberbole and caricatures to do it. Is / Was America a Christian Nation? No! Was America founded on biblical principles? Yes! Is our exceptionalism rooted in our founding principles? Yes!

The Jim Wallis's of this world consider American Exceptionalism racist and intolerant. Americans consider it our heritage and we're proud of it!

That we are not what we once were. That we have a lot to answer for. That we didn't always do right or do it in the right way, is a testimony to mans' natural tendencies. But history will record that Americans tried.

Don't let the Jim Wallis's of this world take that away from us.

Rush Is Right

This week, Rush Limbaugh went after the young law student at Georgetown University for arguing for government healthcare coverage that includes contraception. Sandra Fluke was the only witness called by the House Policy Committee to testify. Some called this a 'Pretend Committee,' because it seemed to be an excuse simply to have her testify. Rep. Pelosi, Chairwoman of the Committee, called Ms. Fluke to testify because she was not permitted to testify before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, last week. Those who did testify were all men!


Ms Fluke identified herself as a Reproductive Rights Advocate and proceeded to complain that Georgetown University's Health Care Policy did not include contraception and how this puts a strain on female students. She indicated that during her term as a law student, she will have to spend 3 thousand dollars on contraception. In her economy, this is not health care.


Rush proceeded to denounce Ms. Fluke and equate coverage for contraception with pimping. To say that his statements / tirades were over the top, is quite an understatement! It is the reason some of us are not listening as often or as closely as perhaps we once did. There doesn't seem to be much of a limitation to what Rush says, anymore.


Rush is right, of course! Not that the public is pimping for women who get contraceptive coverage from government healthcare, but that the idea of contraceptive coverage as an inalienable right. The issue is whether or not the public is responsible to make it safe for people to enjoy recreational sex.


Keep in mind the idea of 'contraception' includes not only the 'morning after pill' but abortion. Of course, it hasn't actually reached that point, yet, but we all know that's where it's going. The President changed the debate, a few weeks ago, from abortion to contraception in order to stimulate just this sort of controversy. He called Ms. Fluke the day after her testimony to encourage her.


Sandra Fluke is an Activist. She admitted to enrolling in Georgetown University BECAUSE the Healthcare Policy did NOT include contraception coverage. Her goal is to change that policy, for Georgetown and for the country if she can. With Rush's crude commentary and consequent defense, Ms Fluke wins! She is a sympathetic figure, being picked on by a bully.


I believe Thomas Sowell's commentary, this week, sums it up: "The election in November will not be just another election, the stakes add up to far more than the sum of the individual issues." The issue is the survival of this country as a Democratic Republic, based on Individual Rights / Responsibilities and a Market-Based Economy.


It is the Judeo-Christian ethic that gave birth to this nation and has sustained it for over 230 years. That we now have a President and Administration that routinely ignores the Constitution and Legal Constraint, in order to fashion their own vision of America, while little or nothing is done to stop them, surely must show us how delicate the balance has become.


That more and more Americans reject this last paragraph as ludicrous and representative of a false view of history, is testimony to the success of Modern American Education and The Liberal Media, over the last 80 years. Our Anglo-saxon, Christian way of life is under serious attack.


A political solution, however, is NOT the answer, although it would slow things down. God is apparently not withholding the evil He once did. Even within Christianity, error is now unassailable truth. This can only mean The End is near. [I Tim. 4]


Watch the Middle East. Watch the Eastern Sky. Our Redemption Draweth Nigh.

The Most Important Question You Can Ask

Last week on the MSNBC program: Morning Joe, noted Theologian Willie Geist asked Franklin Graham whether he thought Mitt Romney was a Christian. He went on to ask about Rick Santorum, Newt Gingrich and President Obama. Then he assailed Graham with outrage at his presumption.


Christians line up on both sides of this issue. Most taking the same position that Willie does: We should not be judging whether or not someone is a Christian!


What's your opinion? Keep in mind Graham did not come on the show to state his opinion about anyone's salvation. He was asked a pointed, specific question: Do you think Mitt Romney is a Christian? It was in answering this question that the fireworks began. It is a clear 'set-up' in order to discredit anyone who makes a determination. The same thing is done with the issue of homosexuality.


Can I suggest to you that, while we should not go around pointing out who is or who isn't a Christian [in our view], the question is probably the most important question you could ask.


What's more important than a person's eternal destiny? It may be judgmental to assault people with our opinion on this issue, but it is certainly NOT a wrong question to ask or answer. Too many are masquerading as Christians while the rest of us are cowering in the bushes because of the Willie Geists or the Laurence O'Donnells of this world [He delivered a hateful commentary on Franklin Graham, last week. as well].


I want to know if my family is saved, don't you? I want to know who in my church is saved and who isn't, don't you? I want to know my friends and neighbors are going to be in heaven, don't you? How will you know if you don't ask? How will you make your determination if you don't watch and judge?


You see someone in church or someone claiming to be a Christian, but nothing about their public life agrees with their claim. Do you ignore it? Do you assume their heart is right when their mouth isn't? The reality is: we ALL make judgments about people, everyday. We know people we don't trust. We know people we avoid because they are hateful. We just don't go around telling them they're untrustworthy, etc.?


However, if one of your children were interested in purchasing a car from someone you know to be untrustworthy, would you not warn them? In so doing, would you be concerned that this is judgmental?


Why, then, is it so wrong in Christian circles? How do you pray for someone if you assume they're saved, but in reality there is nothing in their life or manner that supports your assumption? Church membership is based on salvation. Prayer is based on salvation. Marriages are based on salvation. But we can't make any judgments?

What Point Did John Boehner Miss?

Those on the Left, as well as those who are simply selfish, constantly harp on the idea that America was never founded on Christian principles, let alone established a 'Christian Nation.'

They are myopic and selective in their view of history. They assume the designator "Christian Nation" means we adopted some sort of Theocracy, when all it really means is we based our laws, government and social institutions on biblical principles.

Was it a Christian thing to just take land away from Native Americans, even though they insisted the land belonged to no one?

Was it a Christian thing to annex Texas, simply because there were so many non-Mexicans living there and the Mexican government was corrupt?

Was it a Christian thing to institute a National Income Tax? Or a National Social Security Administration? Or the Keynesian economic policy that allowed FDR to create the Works Project Administration? Or a Federal Education System, based on the ideas and goals of a Humanistic Psychologist who wanted to indoctrinate our children with anti-Christian, anti-God concepts? Or taking us off the gold standard so the value of money could be floated to meet whatever need might arise?

Was it a Christian thing to take this country to war without the approval of Congress, not once, but five (5) times -- conservatively speaking -- ? Or to create, out of thin air, all sorts of agencies and 'czars' to make sure the pet goals of one President or another might be met? Or to flaunt the laws of the land for political gain?

NO! But men are prone to wanting their own way and often find ways to circumvent law in order to accomplish it. The shame is on those who let them do it.

Those who seek to restore America to her biblical roots are not trying to establish a rigid Theocracy. We simply want to restore the values, principles and laws upon which this nation was built and by which she became the strongest and most productive nation the world has ever seen.

The forces of evil in this world want to destroy The Family, Our Children, The Moral Fiber of our citizens, Our Laws and our Economic Base. Just look at what gets funded or supported and what gets pushed to the side and ridiculed.

The Budget Negotiations of the last week, in Congress, spells it all out.
We can't touch Planned Parenthood -- the poster child for abortion
We can't touch Obamacare -- the Socialist Agenda
We can't touch The Welfare Program -- the Short-track to Guaranteed Poverty
We can't touch the EPA -- the Short-track to destruction of the Middle Class
And we can't touch the deficit -- the Short-track to Globalism
Even if it means the financial ruin of the entire country!

Politics and Religion. They are intertwined at the core level. It's not the State v. the Church, it's Evil v. Righteousness.

Abortion, Marriage, Liberty, Justice, Oppressive Government, Private Property, a Just Weight and Measure, National Security, Rights of every sort and more.

The principle enshrined in our Founding Documents had been preached in our churches for more than 100 years before the Liberty Bell rang. That's why there are so many references to God and to His Favor.

The Republican Leadership in Washington could take a Lesson!

What's In It For Me? The Result of Four Generations of Self

If I'm a young person in America:

I have tremendous financial freedom: I don't have to work all day, just to eat
I have constant sensual stimulation: Music, Internet, Facebook, Youtube, etc.
I have a world of opportunity: I'm not limited in what I do or where I do it.
I have time for entertainment and relaxation: leisure time; time for Me

What I don't have is a stable, secure and constructive family life.
I don't have the pressure of survival to make me strong.
I don't have to live with the character building consequences of my actions.
I don't have to get along with people.
I don't have to take an active part in my community. I can hone my selfishness.
I don't have to learn from history. My success is not dependent upon it.

In the end, I am over-stimulated, sensually and under-motivated, spiritually. Everything about life is physical or social, not about strengthening the 'inner man.'

Of course, none of this is new! However, in recent years, it has reached new heights due to the invasion of destructive philosophies, largely in our own homes!

Home used to be a safe haven. We protected our children from outside influences. Now, if I try shielding my children from the destructive images of decadence and profanity dominating the media, I'm "The Problem!"

We've had several generations of people who have adopted the greedy, self-centered worldview offered up 24 hours a day, by every digital delivery system known to mankind. Now we're surprised at the suicide rate among young people [which is higher than any other demographic].

Or...the destructive nature of their 'play?' Something the Bible calls 'uncleanness.'
Or...the failure of so many to "launch?"
Or...the dismal way they handle their finances or raise their children?

Life, for the average young person, is artificial. Nothing about it is real. It's a house of cards just waiting for a stiff breeze to blow it down.

So, what are WE doing to counter this destructive cultural pattern? Sadly, with the majority of Americans under the age of 50, we are like 'Pogo.' A Cartoon character who once opined: "we have met the enemy, and he is us!"