A couple of months ago, I had a great compassion for Gay people. I know God made them in His image and individually, they need to be respected as human beings. I have offered hope/help to people who are Gay and struggling with same-sex issues. God is powerful and able to save and deliver, no matter how strong the desire is for same-sex attractions. The church needs to be ready to help those who want out of the homosexual lifestyle.
But having said this, I realize now that there is more to this issue than struggling with same-sex attraction. I understand that Fred Phelps has done a lot of damage to the reputation of the church in representing who God is to the community. I am sorry for what this man has done, especially to the name of Christianity. Biblically speaking, this man did not have the fruit in his life that accompanies true believers. He appeared to have a different Bible than Christians have.
A couple of years ago, some Christians were standing in a line, praying. A homosexual came up and knocked one of them down. It was a woman. There is no reason this should have happened. Yet the LGBT marches on to promote their cause, and, TO TAKE AWAY THE FREEDOM OF OTHERS WHO DO NOT AGREE WITH THEM.
The law protects people from harming others. We have court systems set up for the protection of people when harmed by someone else. If a homosexual is harmed by another person, he or she can go to the court system if the case is serious enough, and be vindicated. But a homosexual is not harmed when a man who owns a company writes a statement saying that he holds to the traditional belief of marriage being made up of one man and one woman. He is NOT violating your rights, homosexual, and you don't have any right telling the world that he is harassing you and violating your rights.
I know people who believe that homosexuals are being 'bullied around'. I have to disagree. I think those who are not homosexuals are being 'bullied around' by those who are gay. You can't take someone to court for not marrying a gay couple. If it is against the person's conviction to marry gay people, then don't penalize them for their conviction. They could feel the same way toward you and want to penalize you, but they won't.
If you want to marry in a homosexual church, then go ahead. But don't be offended at me if I don't acknowledge your 'marriage' as a valid marriage. I am not going to take you to court or have you arrested, even though your convictions are entirely different than mine. Nor will I condone what you believe in. I will hold to what the Bible teaches and I will teach others what the Bible teaches about homosexual issues. But I will not take your 'right' away to be homosexual or to be in a homosexual 'marriage'.
If I speak what God says about homosexuality, you have no right to accuse me of being a bully. I am not speaking words I made up or want to say, or want others to believe, but God has already spoken on this subject. I am not going to cover what the Bible says on this, because I know every Gay person already knows what the Bible says on it, but is in rebellion against it and has twisted all the verses out to make them mean what they want to mean. (By the way, all people do this, not just gays).
I will not ever acknowledge homosexuality as right, nor will I change the Bible to make it say whatever I want it to say. I will not participate in homosexual marriages. But, I do believe in a person's right to believe in whatever he or she wants to believe in. We can know the truth, but it's God who changes the heart.
If you are a homosexual, I am not against you. I am really for you and want the best for you. Sometimes, the best is not what we think is best, but God always knows what is best. But this whole issue is way deeper than just homosexuality. It has to do with tyranny. It has to do with people taking the law into their own hands and using it against others.
We see this in the situation with the mayor of Houston, TX. Ms. Parker is demanding the sermons from 5 local pastors, and if she finds anything concerning homosexuality, she will try to penalize the pastors. This is absurd, nevertheless, it will happen if no one stops it. The pastors have a right to teach what the Bible says about homosexuality. Ms. Parker does not have the right to penalize pastors for teaching what the Bible says about homosexuality. If Ms. Parker doesn't like what the pastors are saying/teaching, then find a place that she does agree with. Don't take people's rights away because you don't like them or what they teach.
Finally, you homosexuals say that Christians and other people are bullying you around. Have you looked at the news lately? Who is doing the bullying? You talk about people having 'homophobia' but is seems like you are the ones who are obsessed with homosexual issues. I'm not afraid of Gay people. I have nothing against them personally. I don't know why they would think that we are homophobic.
Homosexuals are not a 'race' of people, so to speak. There is only one 'race' and that is the human race. Their claim about us being prejudiced against them is not valid. They are the bias ones.
I will repeat what I put above. If you are a struggling homosexual and want to be delivered from it, please find a church that can help you. This article is not about the problem of homosexuality, per se, but about the abuse that is going on legally because people have a political agenda and are taking away the freedoms of other American citizens.
Saturday, October 25, 2014
Wednesday, October 22, 2014
What Are The Real Issues We Are Dealing With At Present?
Lots of difficult situations are happening around the country today. A kindergartener is rebuked for praying. A teacher is told by the principal to remove her pin that says 'I love Jesus'. Students are reprimanded for bringing a Bible to school. A teenage daughter is taken away from her parents and given over to a medical team as her guardians. A mom is threatened to have her baby taken away because she gives him goat's milk. Clearly something is wrong here.
New situations come up every day, and these situations are all a threat to our freedoms. What are the real issues though and why are they so upsetting to us? Can we do anything about them?
The latest news is about a mayor in Texas, who is a lesbian, has ordered the pastors in that area to turn over their sermons to her, so they can be analyzed to see if there is anything that was taught concerning homosexuality.
What is wrong with all of these situations is that those who are ordering the steps that are limiting the freedom of people, are violating the Constitution. Yet, they claim that those they are reprimanding are violating the Constitution. So, who is correct?
What does the First Amendment say? It clearly says that Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.
So, how does the First Amendment tie in with the situation in Houston? Believe me, these people who are so aggressive will come up with a way to address this. But if you take it at face value, it is the pastors whose rights are being violated, not the mayor's.
But aside from all that, what can we do? If you recall, in the 1960s and 70s, Madeline Murray O'Hair took a bold step and made up a case based on a bogus belief supposedly in our Constitution, and brought her case to the Supreme Court and won. How could she have won? That is easy to answer. She won because no one challenged her. Ever since that time, people believed that there was something called 'Separation of church and state' which has become a bogus, man made law, made to keep God out of our schools, and eventually out of all of our government.
We have just bought into it. We assume, without even asking or thinking about it, that there is such a thing in the Constitution about 'separation of church and state' but I challenge you to try to find it if you believe it is there. This thing is so serious because it is actually taught as fact in law schools, so all our future attorneys also assume this is true. But it is bogus. I'll explain why.
In 1620, a group of people came over to America from England. The reason they came over was to escape the church/government relationship in England. Instead of having churches run by pastors and bishops, the church was run by the king. Not a good set up. The Pilgrims were tired of this and came over to what we now call 'America'. Others joined later on, and in 1776, America was begun. The big goal of American was freedom. No one wanted to have a church run by a king!
A document was written to help us understand the goals of our nation. We now have the Constitution, The Declaration of Independence, and the bill of rights. The words written on these documents/articles help us understand better the hearts of those who founded our country.
Now, back to the situation at hand. When Madeline Murray O'Hair did her thing, no one challenged her. By what she did, the laws, although unwritten, were changed. What Annisse Parker is doing is the same thing. She is acting out of a law that she made, and is enacting it, as if we are stupid enough to believe her. What she is doing is illegal. But here is the cruncher; are we going to respond to it? Are we going to challenge her on her man made law?
This is not an issue of gay rights versus straight rights. This is the same type of issue that we faced (and failed to respond to) when Madeline Murray O'Hair made her venture to the Supreme Court. I can get all mad at people in that generation because they sat back and did nothing. But we have to go on, and when we see History repeat itself, we have to act. We must act. This has nothing to do with bullying gay people around. If Ms Parker gets away with creating a law that will be in effect (even though it is against the Constitution) what will the next perverted person in a leadership position come up with?
It's time to 'pray for the church and pray for the country'.
New situations come up every day, and these situations are all a threat to our freedoms. What are the real issues though and why are they so upsetting to us? Can we do anything about them?
The latest news is about a mayor in Texas, who is a lesbian, has ordered the pastors in that area to turn over their sermons to her, so they can be analyzed to see if there is anything that was taught concerning homosexuality.
What is wrong with all of these situations is that those who are ordering the steps that are limiting the freedom of people, are violating the Constitution. Yet, they claim that those they are reprimanding are violating the Constitution. So, who is correct?
What does the First Amendment say? It clearly says that Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.
So, how does the First Amendment tie in with the situation in Houston? Believe me, these people who are so aggressive will come up with a way to address this. But if you take it at face value, it is the pastors whose rights are being violated, not the mayor's.
But aside from all that, what can we do? If you recall, in the 1960s and 70s, Madeline Murray O'Hair took a bold step and made up a case based on a bogus belief supposedly in our Constitution, and brought her case to the Supreme Court and won. How could she have won? That is easy to answer. She won because no one challenged her. Ever since that time, people believed that there was something called 'Separation of church and state' which has become a bogus, man made law, made to keep God out of our schools, and eventually out of all of our government.
We have just bought into it. We assume, without even asking or thinking about it, that there is such a thing in the Constitution about 'separation of church and state' but I challenge you to try to find it if you believe it is there. This thing is so serious because it is actually taught as fact in law schools, so all our future attorneys also assume this is true. But it is bogus. I'll explain why.
In 1620, a group of people came over to America from England. The reason they came over was to escape the church/government relationship in England. Instead of having churches run by pastors and bishops, the church was run by the king. Not a good set up. The Pilgrims were tired of this and came over to what we now call 'America'. Others joined later on, and in 1776, America was begun. The big goal of American was freedom. No one wanted to have a church run by a king!
A document was written to help us understand the goals of our nation. We now have the Constitution, The Declaration of Independence, and the bill of rights. The words written on these documents/articles help us understand better the hearts of those who founded our country.
Now, back to the situation at hand. When Madeline Murray O'Hair did her thing, no one challenged her. By what she did, the laws, although unwritten, were changed. What Annisse Parker is doing is the same thing. She is acting out of a law that she made, and is enacting it, as if we are stupid enough to believe her. What she is doing is illegal. But here is the cruncher; are we going to respond to it? Are we going to challenge her on her man made law?
This is not an issue of gay rights versus straight rights. This is the same type of issue that we faced (and failed to respond to) when Madeline Murray O'Hair made her venture to the Supreme Court. I can get all mad at people in that generation because they sat back and did nothing. But we have to go on, and when we see History repeat itself, we have to act. We must act. This has nothing to do with bullying gay people around. If Ms Parker gets away with creating a law that will be in effect (even though it is against the Constitution) what will the next perverted person in a leadership position come up with?
It's time to 'pray for the church and pray for the country'.
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.
Wednesday, October 8, 2014
The Ball is in Our Courts, But, We Are Sitting On The Sidelines Instead While The World Goes To Hell
I see it. I see it. I see it. I finally see what is happening in the world. Actually, I don't see the whole big picture yet, but every once in a while, I get a piece or two of the puzzle, and I put the pieces into the puzzle and get a little big bigger idea of what the big picture is supposed to look like.
My question has been, for ages, why is evil making progress in society? A bigger question I have is, why isn't anyone stopping this evil from progressing, especially since we have the tools to do so?
A partial answer to these questions is explained in two words; apathy and indifference. I think if we knew that God was going to destroy the world tomorrow by allowing a meteor to hit, we wouldn't even pay attention to the message. We would make our plans for Disney, the beach, the mall, or whatever the vacation is that strikes our fancy.
So, here's what's going on in our country. Are you paying attention? We have people out there who are making up cases that sound very plausible, but some of them sound silly to us. But what is happening, is that these 'cases' are becoming statutes. Let me give some examples.
In the 1970s, Madeline Murray O'Hair went to the Supreme Court and was able to somehow legally get prayer taken out of our school systems. The supposed law that somehow went into effect, was something to do with the 'Separation of church and state' which ironically is nowhere in the Constitution. Yet, I bet if you ask those who are studying to become attorneys if the term 'separation of church and state' is in the Constitution, you will get a resounding 'yes'.
The ball is in our courts, so to speak. What I mean by that is simply that we have the power to stop these kinds of things from being acted upon. Since there really is no place in the Constitution where there is a 'separation of church and state' clause, it would have been easy to disprove. But, do you know what Christians were doing when this was happening? Nothing. No one cared, really. I remember talking with one, and the attitude was, well, this will just help people to talk more at home together. NO, we needed to go to the court system and oppose Madeline Murray O'Hair with her supposed law that she made up and brought in to the court system. Obviously, those in the Supreme Court did not oppose her either. Their hearts were saying the same thing. 'Get prayer out of the school system'.
So, some territory was taken away from us. Are we concerned yet? Do you realize how many people today believe that the Constitution guarantees separation of church and state? Do you realize how many people are acting upon this as if it were true? And this is just one of many examples of things that are going on today, yet, we never challenge these things when they go to court. Why?
Today, in some schools, a teacher is not allowed to wear a pin that says I love Jesus. In some schools, students are not allowed to read Bibles. In some textbooks, the authors have a Muslim slant to what is taught in the book, giving Islam credit for things that Islam is not credible for. One kindergarten girl was praying and she was reprimanded by the teacher. These kinds of things are happening all over our country. The amazing part is, no one cares. No one is challenging these people. We are the moms and dads at the PTA meetings? Do they know what is going on? Do they realize that their children are required to read books like, 'Heather Has Two Moms"? Do they realize that their children could be suspended from school if they carry a Bible with them? Do you see what is happening? Are you concerned? Do you realize that it is in your power to change the course of all of this?
Here is how these things happen and take root: Listen carefully please. Someone makes a case out of something. It could be a simple thing, and out of that case comes a belief system relating to the law. An unwritten law comes about. For example, I could make up a law, and tell others about it as if it were true, and people would believe me. I could say, every dog that is loose is required to have a collar on and a name tag. I could tell all my friends about this 'law' and they would assume it is true. No one would probably research what I say to find out if it is really a true statute or not. The same is happening all over America today. People are spreading rumors of what they want to be true, or what they think should be true, and we assume it is true.
I was just looking at an article describing how a Kentucky Fried Chicken place is not going to use their hand wipes any more, simply because someone believes the hand wipes will offend Muslims. The hand wipes have alcohol in them, and I guess Muslims are resistant to using alcohol?
I guess if we want to be careful of not offending people, we pretty much would have to go into our homes and find a closet to live in and never come out. But, my question is, is there an agenda behind all this? Could it be that subtly, those who embrace Islam are behind a lot of these supposed and man made laws? Could it be a form of infiltration based on Muslim thinking and scheming?
I think Islam is behind a lot of what we are doing and believing in our legal system today. I also think that Liberals are doing the same thing to promote their cause. If Liberals get their way, they will take more and more freedom away from the people. They will gain power for themselves.
So, the point is simple. Don't assume something is legal or illegal simply because someone promotes it. Also, don't stop at that, but when the principles laid down in Scripture are being violated, let's challenge those who are lowering or changing the standard.
God is still God and never changes. But God does want us to be responsible citizens. Instead of being apathetic and indifferent when people go to the Supreme Court to bring a case that will break God's standard, let's challenge them. Let's challenge those who are creating new cases that will eventually turn into laws for people to use to promote their evil agendas.
If we would have challenged Roe vs. Wade, perhaps we wouldn't have to spend so much time arguing with people about abortion. Perhaps people would have a clearer understanding of what is right and what is wrong.
Where did this idea come from which states that a woman has a right to her own body? This 'law' makes no sense. First of all, none of us has 'rights' to our own bodies. If we did, then taking drugs would be ok. Having sex in whatever we way want would be ok. Pedophiles would be doing what is right for their bodies. How far are we going to take these laws, and why are they going unchallenged?
They are going unchallenged because we do not have eyes that are seeing God. Go to Isaiah 6, and you will see a man who was changed because he got a glimpse of God. The world is in darkness, and they will not see God. But why do so many Christians not see God?
We live out and talk about what we love. I am around Christians all the time. Much of what they talk about and live out has nothing to do with God. But they are enjoying vacations, cruises, beach trips, music, TV, movies, books, food, entertainment, parties, Disney, clothes, sports, games, videos, internet, Facebook, dating, social events, gambling, and a ton of other things. Where is God in all this? Where is love for people in all this? Where is love for church? What has happened to us?
My question has been, for ages, why is evil making progress in society? A bigger question I have is, why isn't anyone stopping this evil from progressing, especially since we have the tools to do so?
A partial answer to these questions is explained in two words; apathy and indifference. I think if we knew that God was going to destroy the world tomorrow by allowing a meteor to hit, we wouldn't even pay attention to the message. We would make our plans for Disney, the beach, the mall, or whatever the vacation is that strikes our fancy.
So, here's what's going on in our country. Are you paying attention? We have people out there who are making up cases that sound very plausible, but some of them sound silly to us. But what is happening, is that these 'cases' are becoming statutes. Let me give some examples.
In the 1970s, Madeline Murray O'Hair went to the Supreme Court and was able to somehow legally get prayer taken out of our school systems. The supposed law that somehow went into effect, was something to do with the 'Separation of church and state' which ironically is nowhere in the Constitution. Yet, I bet if you ask those who are studying to become attorneys if the term 'separation of church and state' is in the Constitution, you will get a resounding 'yes'.
The ball is in our courts, so to speak. What I mean by that is simply that we have the power to stop these kinds of things from being acted upon. Since there really is no place in the Constitution where there is a 'separation of church and state' clause, it would have been easy to disprove. But, do you know what Christians were doing when this was happening? Nothing. No one cared, really. I remember talking with one, and the attitude was, well, this will just help people to talk more at home together. NO, we needed to go to the court system and oppose Madeline Murray O'Hair with her supposed law that she made up and brought in to the court system. Obviously, those in the Supreme Court did not oppose her either. Their hearts were saying the same thing. 'Get prayer out of the school system'.
So, some territory was taken away from us. Are we concerned yet? Do you realize how many people today believe that the Constitution guarantees separation of church and state? Do you realize how many people are acting upon this as if it were true? And this is just one of many examples of things that are going on today, yet, we never challenge these things when they go to court. Why?
Today, in some schools, a teacher is not allowed to wear a pin that says I love Jesus. In some schools, students are not allowed to read Bibles. In some textbooks, the authors have a Muslim slant to what is taught in the book, giving Islam credit for things that Islam is not credible for. One kindergarten girl was praying and she was reprimanded by the teacher. These kinds of things are happening all over our country. The amazing part is, no one cares. No one is challenging these people. We are the moms and dads at the PTA meetings? Do they know what is going on? Do they realize that their children are required to read books like, 'Heather Has Two Moms"? Do they realize that their children could be suspended from school if they carry a Bible with them? Do you see what is happening? Are you concerned? Do you realize that it is in your power to change the course of all of this?
Here is how these things happen and take root: Listen carefully please. Someone makes a case out of something. It could be a simple thing, and out of that case comes a belief system relating to the law. An unwritten law comes about. For example, I could make up a law, and tell others about it as if it were true, and people would believe me. I could say, every dog that is loose is required to have a collar on and a name tag. I could tell all my friends about this 'law' and they would assume it is true. No one would probably research what I say to find out if it is really a true statute or not. The same is happening all over America today. People are spreading rumors of what they want to be true, or what they think should be true, and we assume it is true.
I was just looking at an article describing how a Kentucky Fried Chicken place is not going to use their hand wipes any more, simply because someone believes the hand wipes will offend Muslims. The hand wipes have alcohol in them, and I guess Muslims are resistant to using alcohol?
I guess if we want to be careful of not offending people, we pretty much would have to go into our homes and find a closet to live in and never come out. But, my question is, is there an agenda behind all this? Could it be that subtly, those who embrace Islam are behind a lot of these supposed and man made laws? Could it be a form of infiltration based on Muslim thinking and scheming?
I think Islam is behind a lot of what we are doing and believing in our legal system today. I also think that Liberals are doing the same thing to promote their cause. If Liberals get their way, they will take more and more freedom away from the people. They will gain power for themselves.
So, the point is simple. Don't assume something is legal or illegal simply because someone promotes it. Also, don't stop at that, but when the principles laid down in Scripture are being violated, let's challenge those who are lowering or changing the standard.
God is still God and never changes. But God does want us to be responsible citizens. Instead of being apathetic and indifferent when people go to the Supreme Court to bring a case that will break God's standard, let's challenge them. Let's challenge those who are creating new cases that will eventually turn into laws for people to use to promote their evil agendas.
If we would have challenged Roe vs. Wade, perhaps we wouldn't have to spend so much time arguing with people about abortion. Perhaps people would have a clearer understanding of what is right and what is wrong.
Where did this idea come from which states that a woman has a right to her own body? This 'law' makes no sense. First of all, none of us has 'rights' to our own bodies. If we did, then taking drugs would be ok. Having sex in whatever we way want would be ok. Pedophiles would be doing what is right for their bodies. How far are we going to take these laws, and why are they going unchallenged?
They are going unchallenged because we do not have eyes that are seeing God. Go to Isaiah 6, and you will see a man who was changed because he got a glimpse of God. The world is in darkness, and they will not see God. But why do so many Christians not see God?
We live out and talk about what we love. I am around Christians all the time. Much of what they talk about and live out has nothing to do with God. But they are enjoying vacations, cruises, beach trips, music, TV, movies, books, food, entertainment, parties, Disney, clothes, sports, games, videos, internet, Facebook, dating, social events, gambling, and a ton of other things. Where is God in all this? Where is love for people in all this? Where is love for church? What has happened to us?
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