Tag: "tyranny"
The insanity of Wal-Mart.
This is where it goes people. If you are in an animated conversation on your cell phone in a Wal-Mart parking lot, prepare to have a S.W.A.T. team descend on you, pull you out of your car, throw you to the ground and lock you up. After all, “We don’t take these things lightly.” Question is, when will “we the people” quit taking things like this lightly? This happened in my home state…
Report of armed man leads to lockdown at Wal-Mart
Kirksville Police filled the lanes of the Wal-Mart parking lot after responding to a report of an armed individual Wednesday afternoon.
A report of an armed man acting erratically in the Wal-Mart parking lot Wednesday led to the store being temporarily locked down before Kirksville Police responded to and defused the situation with no injuries.
According to Kirksville Police Chief Jim Hughes, a passerby stopped a Kirksville Police officer and said they had seen an individual acting erratically in a truck in the Wal-Mart parking lot shortly before 2:30 p.m. The passerby believed the individual had a gun to his head.
“We don’t take these things lightly,” Hughes said, “especially nowadays.”
Last Stop on the Freedom Train
You tell me what you agree with and what you don’t in this article. This is indicative of Gadsden thinking. You have to determine what you agree with and what you don’t. Tough question? It’s the tip of the iceberg. My apologies for the links at the bottom. Just don’t linger there.
Last Stop on the Freedom Train (full article)
It is clear from the rhetoric coming out of Washington DC, by the liberals/socialists/communists, that they think the repeal of PPACA, or Obamacare is a waste of time, ridiculous, silly politics, etc. What does this mean? They are scared to death of it. It terrifies them. Why? Because they know that if this is repealed, it proves two things: 1) that the people can reverse bad law (a thing they desperately refuse to acknowledge); 2) it would establish the power of the people.
See, the battle being fought is not between Obama and the Republicans, it is being fought between the government and the people. If Obamacare is repealed, the people win, a thing NEITHER of the political parties want to happen. Trust me, this is about power and NO ONE will ever relinquish power willingly.
View PostWhat does this say to you?
Listen to this. Understand that this is the thinking of the Progressive Socialists. The Constitution has “no binding power on anything.” The guy doesn’t even know that the Constitution is over TWO hundred years old. It reminds me of Pelosi’s response when asked if Obamacare was constitutional – “Are you kidding?”
Get ready for the battle
We are now officially entering into the next critical series of disruptions that will shape this nation’s future. The combination of political unrest and economic turmoil that is coming in the next 12 to 36 months will be of the kind that is unprecedented in modern times. There are only two other periods in this nation’s history that are comparable. Neither were times of peace.
There is a confluence of events occurring that, depending on the magnitude of each, will determine just how rocky our future path to liberty – or increased tyranny – will be.
They are:
1) Political turmoil. The Republican establishment has officially “lost it” over Christine O’Donnell’s victory in Delaware. They tolerated Rand Paul and Sharon Angle. But O’Donnell is too much for them. So far the Republican establishment refuses to acknowledge the Tea Party (which is really only made up of true, old style conservatives and libertarians) as a constituency that they need to include in their “big tent.” That is problematic enough.
However, if they join the Democrats in marginalizing the Tea Party patriots and demonizing them, they risk the wrath of the one group of Americans who are bent on restoring limited government and liberty once again to this nation – by any means necessary. While there is no talk of open revolt at this time within the mainstream Tea Party, it is being whispered in private by more people than they care to admit. If these people do not find the Republican party willing to give them a voice, in 2012 they will form a third party. If they are ruthlessly attacked in 2012 while simultaneously growing in membership by the month, then the whispers move to action. We pray it does not move to that outcome, however right now it looks more likely by the week.
2) The economy. It is only a matter of time before the sovereign debt crisis envelopes the globe. This may happen in 6 months or 2 years, but come it will. With an economy that is in deep depression, the Federal government will feel all the more emboldened to step in and control everything. This just when the Tea Party is dedicated to get government out of everything other than what the Constitution delegates. See the problem? Bad economy, government growing more tyrannical (for the nation’s good of course), and increasing push back from freedom loving patriots. We have a volatile mix.
3) Energy crisis. Simultaneously we have a looming energy crisis. China knows it. Germany knows it (their military published a paper outlining concerns over a depleting global energy supply). The United States may know it, but refuses to deal with it. Make no mistake, wars will be fought over energy if it becomes either scarce (Peak Oil) or more expensive (geopolitical crisis – Israel/Iran war).
4) The next Great Awakening. this is probably the most significant of all. The Christian community is waking up. Slowly. More slowly than I’d like to see, however, they are. I have heard more messages of repentance, standing against tyranny, standing for God’s truth, and education of our Christian heritage, being preached in the last 6 months than at any time in my lifetime. If there is another Great Awakening, we only need to look at history to see what followed.
As the light pushes into the darkness, the darkness does not give up easily. Increasing persecution will accompany Christians who dare to speak against the pop culture and re-assert “no King but King Jesus.” The result of such proclamations in the past was nothing short of war. First the Revolutionary War, then the Southern States’ War for Independence (aka the Civil War). Along the way, Christians will make mistakes. Burning the Koran is one in particular that may serve to move the conflicts we are dealing with now from a nation vs. nation conflict to a religious one. Many would argue that the war on terror has always been a religious war. I’ll refrain from my thoughts on the justification for this war and say that while that assertion may be true, it is more manageable if it is framed as a conflict among nations. It makes the conflict much less emotional than if it is openly declared a religious war. The latter would bring very unpredictable consequences.
Americans refusing to acknowledge this set of realities and prepare for some very difficult times will be caught in a vortex of exploding reality. The current world view of most Americans, that being a U.S. dominated global community, is going to be shattered within three years, possibly much sooner. In the wake of that explosion, God’s Word will be the only guide that will take us through the resulting turmoil.
I do hold out hope that, by God’s grace, we have the only government whereby we can transition from today’s paradigm to the new one without going through the worst case scenario. However, I am also a realist. God’s judgment is overdue on this nation, and we may have to endure it in order to be purified from the horrendous national sin we have fallen into.
Give all you can to the effort to avoid the kind of conflict history shows us is around the corner. At the same time, make your final preparations to go through it. We have no guarantee, or even likelihood that it can be avoided.
Just that quickly – it happened
Threats in Georgia just outlined last week have now been upheld by Federal Court in Michigan case. This is an outrage.
Unless this is overturned in the courts, Christians will now be expelled by public universities around the nation for holding a viewpoint that does not agree with the secular/humanist agenda on any subject – period. This is one of the final objectives of the progressive/socialists – drive Christians completely out of society. We need to be on our knees. We also need to become much more active.
Christians by the millions should be in the streets over this. But instead we sit and lament and say “God is in control.” May He instead have mercy on our cowardly souls.
Court Upholds Expulsion of Counseling Student Who Opposes Homosexuality
Already at a college near you.
Do you understand? They will not stop here. They have bullied, pushed, threatened and intimidated Christians as they prepare for nearly every profession. We fight back now. We don’t just stand and defend, we stand and fight. Because what starts and universities, makes it to the government schools, then is enforced on the home. It is the way of the world. Deal with it.
‘Lose Christianity or face expulsion’
Georgia student told to read ‘gay’ lit, attend ‘pride parade,’ change beliefs
Posted: July 22, 2010, 10:25 pm Eastern By Bob Unruh, © 2010 WorldNetDaily
A lawsuit against Augusta State University in Georgia alleges school officials essentially gave a graduate student in counseling the choice of giving up her Christian beliefs or being expelled from the graduate program.
School officials Mary Jane Anderson-Wiley, Paulette Schenck and Richard Deaner demanded student Jen Keeton, 24, go through a “remediation” program after she asserted homosexuality is a behavioral choice, not a “state of being” as a professor said, according to the complaint.
Also named as defendants in the case that developed in May and June are other administrators and the university system’s board of regents.
The remediation program was to include “sensitivity training” on homosexual issues, additional outside study on literature promoting homosexuality and the plan that she attend a “gay pride parade” and report on it.
Where has higher education in America gone? Find out in “Freefall of the American University”
The lawsuit, filed by attorneys working with the Alliance Defense Fund, asserted the school cannot violate the Constitution by demanding that a person’s beliefs be changed.
DC Declares War on States
Two questions from me: 1) Do you agree with Dr. Baldwin? 2) If so, do you understand what this means for the United States?
DC Declares War On States
Among the limited duties of the US Government enumerated in the federal Constitution is Article. IV. Section. 4. “The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government, and shall protect each of them against Invasion.” However, for several decades now, the federal government in Washington, D.C., has shown great ambition and propensity to engage in activities to which it was never authorized, and to ignore those responsibilities with which it is specifically charged. The responsibility of the federal government to protect each State against invasion is a classic example of the latter.
Can anyone deny that the states on the US southern border (California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas) are being invaded by an ongoing onslaught of illegal aliens (many of whom are violent and dangerous criminals)? Somewhere between 12 and 30 million illegals now reside in the US. The entire country is feeling the effects of this invasion, but the Border States are literally under siege. And not only does the federal government do nothing to protect the states against this invasion, it actively wars against states such as Arizona when they attempt to protect themselves. Yes, I am saying it: the Washington, D.C., lawsuit against the State of Arizona’s immigration laws should be regarded as an act of war against the State of Arizona in particular, and against the states general in principle.
Please consider what Arizona and the other Border States are dealing with. According to published reports:
Should Christians Observe Memorial Day?
Just over a week ago, this nation (at least some Americans) observed Memorial Day, our nation’s tribute to those in our country who fought and died for the cause of liberty. There were speeches given. The name of God was invoked as a grantor and protector of freedom that these people died for.
Memorial Day is a tradition, put in place by man. As with all traditions, they should be examined through the lens of Scripture in order to determine if they are supported by Scripture. The central question is we ask Scripture is, should men die for the cause of freedom? Is there something in being free that enables man to live a more righteous life?
These are important questions, for it would be a waste if not an outright sin to pay tribute for someone who died for an unrighteous cause.
We begin by looking at times where bondage and freedom were at issue in biblical and post biblical history to see if we can determine any patterns. As we do this, we must remember the doctrine of God’s immutability. He is unchanging. If we see consistent patterns throughout history, we can use those to help us understand which principles from God’s word are being emphasized in similar circumstances.
One obvious place to look is at the time of the Judges. There we see several instances where Israel was taken into captivity – into bondage. Why? In general, each instance of bondage was preceded by a weakened spiritual condition of the nation. They had fallen into idol worship, were living for themselves and fulfilling the lusts of the flesh and had abandon the teachings of Scripture.
When taken into captive, were the Israelites concerned about their state? Yes of course! Why should they be though? Because they knew they needed to turn their hearts FULLY back to God in order to be released from their bondage. There were several problems however. When under the rule of ungodly kings, limitations were often placed on if and how they could worship God. Also, we see in Scripture where ungodly kings would mock God, bringing further judgment on the land they were dwelling in. (1st and 2nd Kings & 1st and 2nd Chronicles.) And finally, the wickedness of the culture under ungodly kings meant that there was a constant temptation to fall back into the same sins that caused God to allow them to be taken into bondage in the first place!
The result was they had to fight for their freedom. And fight they did. Normally, their freedom came by the sword – God required that they fight their oppressors to regain their freedom. This is no surprise, as ungodly rulers will not generally say “Oh we were wrong. Sorry, go and be warm and well fed!” More on this point later.
Now let’s look at more recent history, specifically that of our nation.
The Great Awakening in 1730’s preceded the Revolutionary War. The idea that personal freedom was a prerequisite to living a life for Christ gained a foothold among Christians. This awakened Christians to the fact that the freedom that their forefathers enjoyed in the new world was coming under threat from the Crown in England. Thus many (not all) supported the war for independence and many pastors preached a message of freedom and liberty. It was these messages that gave motivation and support to the troops to continue the fight against what was seemingly insurmountable odds. By God’s grace, they prevailed.
The Second Great Awakening in the 1800’s – 1840’s preceded the Civil War. Now I don’t wish to pick a fight with anyone, however Christians must also become aware of their history – not the watered down revisionist history taught in our public schools, but what really happened and why.The term “civil war” as applied to the war fought in the United States in the early 1860’s is a misnomer. A civil war is war fought for control of a national government. The south had no desire to control the north. They simply wanted to secede from the union because they felt the north was in control of the Federal government and the Federal government was engaged in tyranny. The “Civil War” thus was in fact a war for freedom from tyranny, just as the Revolutionary War was.
Let me make one thing clear. I am not condoning the actions of the south based on any desire they had to hold onto the practice of slavery. We must however, examine their Constitutional right for the south to secede and their motivation for attempting to leave the union.
John B. Gordon, Maj. Gen. Confederate States of America summed it up best in the book entitled Reminiscences of the Civil War, where he is quoted as saying “I apprehend that if all living Union soldiers were summoned to the witness stand, every one of them would testify that it was the preservation of the American Union and not the destruction of Southern slavery that induced him to volunteer at the call of his Country. As for the South, it is enough to say that perhaps eighty percent of her armies were neither slave-holders, nor had the remotest interest in the institution…both sides fought and suffered for liberty as bequeathed by the Fathers–the one for liberty in the union of the States, the other for liberty in the independence of the States.”
I believe that regardless of man’s motives for fighting the Civil War, God’s main purpose was indeed to bring slavery to an end, as it was a blemish on an otherwise blessed nation.
Now, we will come back to the point of this article. There is a distinction between the United States’ history of war and biblical Israeli history of war that must be made. In this nation, war has been waged primarily to maintain liberty and freedom. With biblical Israel, it was to regain their freedom after they were taken into bondage. In both circumstances, we see that God has granted favor to those who fight for freedom, when the result of victory will be to allow the people to serve Him.
Why? Because only free men can serve Christ and Christ alone.
With Israel, when God took their freedom from them, it was His way of igniting a “Great Awakening” in them. “We’ve strayed from God’s ways! Let us repent and be free to return to living according to them!” It was only when they wanted to return to God’s ways that they truly valued their freedom. With the United States, freedom was placed on the hearts of men and women to keep them from being taken into bondage and prohibited or restricted from serving Christ.
As we continue to examine Scripture, we begin to formulate some significant implications related to these observations.
Galatians 5:1 says “Stand fast therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and do not be entangled again with a yoke of bondage.”
Paul is taking about the “bondage” of the Mosaic law. The previous chapter gives us the context of that statement. “Even so we, when we were children, were in bondage under the elements of the world. But when the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law, that we might receive the adoption as sons.” Galatians 4:3-5
If Christ died to free us from the requirements (i.e. the bondage) of the Mosaic law, which is a demonstration of God’s righteousness and holiness, how much more should we not subject ourselves to the bondage of man’s laws when they are of man and contrary to our ability to serve Him?
Romans 13:1-7 is the secular/humanist state’s favorite Scripture. In fact, the way Romans 13 is preached in most churches today is heresy. The implications of Galatians 4 and 5 along with 2 Samuel 23:1-5, 2 Samuel 24: 10-14 among others set the context of Romans 13. Let’s examine those Scriptures.
Now these are the last words of David. Thus says David the son of Jesse; Thus says the man raised up on high, The anointed of the God of Jacob, And the sweet psalmist of Israel: “The Spirit of the LORD spoke by me, And His word was on my tongue.The God of Israel said, The Rock of Israel spoke to me: “He who rules over men must be just, Ruling in the fear of God.” 2 Samuel 23:1-5
Throughout his life, David had learned many lessons well. And of all the life lessons that David learned, God chose to highlight this as one of his last admonitions. ‘He who rules over men must be just, Ruling in the fear of God.
This truth was important to David as was demonstrated in Chapter 24. David numbered Israel and angered God. God gave him a choice of three judgments. 1) Shall seven years of famine come to you in your land? 2) Shall you flee three months before your enemies, while they pursue you? or 3) Shall there be three days’ plague in your land?
Pay attention to David’s response.
“I am in great distress. Please let us fall into the hand of the LORD, for His mercies are great; but do not let me fall into the hand of man.” 2 Samuel 24:14.
More than anything, David wanted his people to be spared the suffering that comes from being under the rule of ungodly men.
Summary
While this is not an exhaustive examination of Scripture on the subject of freedom, it does represent God’s heart for His people to be free. It is important! Individual freedom and liberty is God’s preferred state of the Christian in order that they are unencumbered to proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ to the world. It removes from God’s people the threat of punishment by ungodly men for obeying God rather than them (Acts 5:29), which by the way, we are called to do if faced with that choice.
It is right then for Christians to pay tribute to those who have fought for freedom. These men gave themselves for us. We enjoy the benefits of their death without having to suffer it ourselves, just as we benefit from the death of Christ without having to suffer the cross ourselves. What greater love can a man have?
There is a problem however today. Christianity has always been despised throughout the world by secular/humanist governments. They want to be king and rule over man. Yet anyone who would echo the words written in Committees of Correspondence in 1773 “No king but King Jesus” is a threat to their rule. Thus like all other secular/humanist governments in history, ours is beginning to draw battle lines against Christians.
It is vital that we understand the legacy of freedom in this nation, for we too are now being faced with the need to fight for it. By God’s grace, we may avoid the need to take up the sword to fight for freedom. We have the one form of government in the world that gives us that chance – a republic – even though over the past few decades it has been run more like a democracy (which is nothing more than mob rule) and is what our current president means when he arrogantly says “I won.” Because of the gift of a republic, given to us by our Founding Fathers, “we he people” have the opportunity to see a peaceful deliverance from tyranny such as Israel was granted in Egypt from the hand of Pharaoh. Or as was seen when the Berlin wall crumbled in Eastern Europe due to the heart felt prayers and petitioning of the many churches in that region.
May God grant us mercy that we may not be required to add to the number of those we pay tribute to on Memorial Day. But history is clear. That will only happen if we understand what we are facing, repent of our own national sins, pray fervently, and fight with the peaceful fight with all the tools we have available – before it is too late.
Could the US really break up?
Those who ignore history are condemned to repeat it. Those who ignore trends that parallel history are sticking their heads in the sand and “hoping” (praying) the outcome will be different.
I’m not going to make a big deal out of this, but will put it out there as “food for thought.” What is happening now politically in the United States is not without precedent in the nation’s history. Yet nobody wants to face the fact that the time in history we are developing a parallel to is one of the most difficult periods in the history of our nation – the civil war.
Prior to the civil war, there was a growing distrust between the southern states and the northern states. These tensions were bubbling under the surface for years, as the economically dominate north was gaining in political influence, the south was concerned they would use that influence to oppress the more agrarian south. While the issue of slavery was the catalyst that brought the distrust to a head, in the Federal government’s eyes, the issue of state’s rights vs. the power of the Federal government was the main issue.
Most people believe that the civil war was fought over slavery. That was a secondary issue. The primary issue was whether or not states had a right to leave the union. Could the south seceded and escape the threat of tyranny from the north? Now that I’ve opened that can of worms, let me tell you how that parallels what is developing today.
Fast forward to 2010. We have a growing distrust between Americans based on the fundamental structure of our government at all levels and its role in citizens lives. This distrust has been bubbling under the surface for years, if not decades. It has finally surfaced in the form of the Tea Party and is gaining momentum. As this move toward ideological confrontation intensifies, it is beginning to effect the relationship between states. The catalyst this time appears to be immigration. Interestingly enough, an issue that deals with “human rights.”
Arizona’s passage of tough immigration laws is drawing sharp criticism from Washington. It is also beginning to cause states to divide on the issue. Seventeen more states have legislation proposed that is similar to Arizona’s law. Yet in California the government officials loath the law so much they have called for a boycott of Arizona. Other scattered organizations around the country have done the same. In retaliation, Arizona threatens to cut off power to California. Does anyone else recognize how serious this is becoming?
The Federal government once again is asserting the IT has the right to enforce laws that will supposedly keep all states law on immigration uniform, and by their twisted logic, all American citizens happy. The Federal government does not care for the assertion by states such as Arizona that they have the right to govern their people according to their own standards and the Federal government has little or no say in it. With a growing backlash against Federal government overreach, many who do not necessarily like Arizona’s immigration law are none-the-less supporting its right to do what it has. This intensifies the fact that the main issue today isn’t immigration, it’s state’s rights – again. Immigration, like slavery before it, is simply the catalyst.
The parallels are unmistakable and history tells us these two opposing positions will not coexist. If one believes that another major conflict within the United States is not possible, then one ignores history at their peril. If we could learn from our past, then the real debate – that of states rights vs. Federal government’s rights – would be the central issue debated in the upcoming elections. Instead it appears as though history could repeat itself as the immigration issue (among others) muddies the waters and distracts the politicians from talking about the real issue at hand. Doing so could lead to another very troubling period in American history and a major test of state’s vs. the Federal government.
Agenda – Grinding America Down (5 star!)
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