I was thinking about President Obama and his negotiating style with the GOP because of the latest manufactured crisis by the GOP--the alleged "fiscal cliff". In the end, it probably would just mean the Bush tax cuts that helped to destroy the US economy would be increased and there would be some kind of financial stabilization.
Yet, it seems once again that President Obama conceded or caved to the GOP. But, I am starting to think differently of the President. He is not the usual Washington DC politician and does things that appear to be unusual. But, if you look, it appears Obama always bends not just to the GOP but to help the poor and unemployed. In this deal, the unemployed will get another year long extension in benefits while low income tax credits are extended for five years.
Of course, the GOP and some Democrats got their wealthy benefactors some goodies, too. And, I am sure the math is accurate that it is a lot more money than what was done for the poor and unemployed. However, I think many are missing the big picture and that is how does God view what happened? And I think we can get a good sense from Matthew 25:31-46.
31 “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his glorious throne. 32 All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. 33 He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left.
34 “Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. 35 For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, 36 I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.’
37 “Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? 38 When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? 39 When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?’
40 “The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’
41 “Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. 42 For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, 43 I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me.’
44 “They also will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?’
45 “He will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.’
46 “Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life.”
I view what President Obama is doing and has done is relevant to Matthew 25:31-40 and what the GOP and some Democrats have done is relevant to Matthew 25:41-46. And I think it is rather clear cut that the GOP and some Dems are truly working to benefit and support the extremely and obscenely rich in this country--and they are rewarded by their patrons quite handsomely. While Obama is trying to help out those who truly need it.
Tuesday, January 1, 2013
Friday, December 28, 2012
A Continuing Struggle
This may happen in other nations, but I find here in the United States of America a continuing struggle between the charlatans who claim they are Christians and the atheists. It's as if there is no place for people who truly are Christians and are trying to follow Christ. Now, this is not true, however, if you read the media, go on social media sites, etc., typically there are two audiences pitted against each other--the fake Christians and the atheists.
So, who are the fake Christians? Franklin Graham, Bryan Fischer, James Dobson (all men, so far, lol), David Barton, Focus on the Family, Family Research Council, Don Wildman, American Family Association, Pat Robertson and his 700 Club, the Moral Majority or what's left of it. So, you get my drift. Also, include on this list any personality from FOX News. You can add Glenn Beck to the list in a way that he is trying to recruit these alleged Christians to become Mormons and uses a lot of Christianity in an attempt to do just that.
We have these lunatics on TV, radio and Internet just spouting hatred and division, falsely claiming they are Christians and then we have the atheists as the alternative in "pushing back" on these nutcases. Now, I don't mind the pushback, what I do mind is the fix that you either have rightwing grifters and liars as "Christians" or you have atheists as the Two Options promoted in American media.
Rarely do you see a Jim Wallis or Frank Schaeffer. You don't even see a John MacArthur or John Piper or Beth Moore or Eric Mason or Francis Chen or the many other Christian "leaders" who give a truly Christian viewpoint and not a political viewpoint disguised with Christianease.
This is a continuing struggle because throughout the ages, the economic and political elite took over religion (prior to Jesus--Pharisees and Saducees) and have resumed control after Jesus. Their goals have always been the same, power and control. We have that same issue today as was back in Jesus day and age. It has not gone away.
I guess this is nothing new--that you have always had fakers use Christianity as a way to become rich and powerful. But, it still makes my blood boil when I see and read these idolaters use the name of Christ to promote their agendas and to raise money. They are the main reason people are driven away from Christ.
So, who are the fake Christians? Franklin Graham, Bryan Fischer, James Dobson (all men, so far, lol), David Barton, Focus on the Family, Family Research Council, Don Wildman, American Family Association, Pat Robertson and his 700 Club, the Moral Majority or what's left of it. So, you get my drift. Also, include on this list any personality from FOX News. You can add Glenn Beck to the list in a way that he is trying to recruit these alleged Christians to become Mormons and uses a lot of Christianity in an attempt to do just that.
We have these lunatics on TV, radio and Internet just spouting hatred and division, falsely claiming they are Christians and then we have the atheists as the alternative in "pushing back" on these nutcases. Now, I don't mind the pushback, what I do mind is the fix that you either have rightwing grifters and liars as "Christians" or you have atheists as the Two Options promoted in American media.
Rarely do you see a Jim Wallis or Frank Schaeffer. You don't even see a John MacArthur or John Piper or Beth Moore or Eric Mason or Francis Chen or the many other Christian "leaders" who give a truly Christian viewpoint and not a political viewpoint disguised with Christianease.
This is a continuing struggle because throughout the ages, the economic and political elite took over religion (prior to Jesus--Pharisees and Saducees) and have resumed control after Jesus. Their goals have always been the same, power and control. We have that same issue today as was back in Jesus day and age. It has not gone away.
I guess this is nothing new--that you have always had fakers use Christianity as a way to become rich and powerful. But, it still makes my blood boil when I see and read these idolaters use the name of Christ to promote their agendas and to raise money. They are the main reason people are driven away from Christ.
Tuesday, December 25, 2012
What's wrong with Conservative Christians?
Well, they get both the terms "conservative" and "Christian" wrong. They think it is OK to hate people who are not like themselves (when you are actually supposed to love your neighbor). From Mark 12:31--The second is this: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.” I guess if all your neighbors are rich, elderly, white and cranky, you don't really have a problem, right? Wrong. This doesn't give people license to hate.
So, the Christian part is wrong, but what about conservative? Not really sure, they seem to follow the trends of what is called conservative ideology. But, the problem with today's alleged conservatives is they don't want any change unless it is change moving backwards and not forwards. So, really they are not true conservatives because they don't mind change, they want slow change. They are really reactionaries. These people want to return us to a time that didn't exist (it only exists in the fantasies of their minds which are propagated by the rightwing reactionary media that they watch and listen). So, no they are not conservatives.
A good example of how they are not both is this article from the NY Magazine about the Conservative Caribbean cruise. A cruise of righwing nutcases who believe liberals are fascists. The irony here being that these people truly are on the road to fascism as they meet all 14 defining characteristics of it. Yet, many of them are also mentally ill or disturbed and don't understand that they are projecting their characteristics onto others.
Anyway, read the NY Magazine article and you'll find that these people, many who would claim they are Christian, hate others, won't work to include minorities in their party, believe President Obama was sent to destroy America (yes, the guy who saved it from economic ruin actually was sent to "destroy America") and much more. And these are the nuts who will go crazy if you don't say "Merry Christmas".
Merry Christmas everyone!
So, the Christian part is wrong, but what about conservative? Not really sure, they seem to follow the trends of what is called conservative ideology. But, the problem with today's alleged conservatives is they don't want any change unless it is change moving backwards and not forwards. So, really they are not true conservatives because they don't mind change, they want slow change. They are really reactionaries. These people want to return us to a time that didn't exist (it only exists in the fantasies of their minds which are propagated by the rightwing reactionary media that they watch and listen). So, no they are not conservatives.
A good example of how they are not both is this article from the NY Magazine about the Conservative Caribbean cruise. A cruise of righwing nutcases who believe liberals are fascists. The irony here being that these people truly are on the road to fascism as they meet all 14 defining characteristics of it. Yet, many of them are also mentally ill or disturbed and don't understand that they are projecting their characteristics onto others.
Anyway, read the NY Magazine article and you'll find that these people, many who would claim they are Christian, hate others, won't work to include minorities in their party, believe President Obama was sent to destroy America (yes, the guy who saved it from economic ruin actually was sent to "destroy America") and much more. And these are the nuts who will go crazy if you don't say "Merry Christmas".
Merry Christmas everyone!
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Larry Pratt--using God for cover to murder
Larry Pratt is leader of the crazy rightwing Gun Owners of America. Pratt and his organization believe that the National Rifle Association has sold out the gun rights movement. The NRA, who has successfully lobbied against gun control and for semi and automatic weapons. Due to their political clout, there have been numerous mass shootings in America. And according to Pratt and the GOA, the NRA has sold out the gun rights movement. I can't make this stuff up.
However, I wanted to focus on Pratt's alleged Christianity. He has a long, rambling piece on how God wants us to be armed. Pratt does the usual, takes the Bible out of context, equates the USA and the Constitution with the Bible and uses the Old Testament verses when people where under attack by other nations as legitimacy that we should be able to have any kind of weapon we want. Pratt reminds me of the verse in Proverbs 12:15 about fools. He is doing backflips to promote his pro-gun agenda and will use anything, including God to promote his viewpoint.
There is another issue with Pratt in that he apparently has no issue with courting extremists--from Wikipedia-
'In October 1992, at Estes Park, Colorado, Pratt addressed a three-day meeting of neo-Nazis and Christian Identity adherents organized by Pete Peters in the wake of the Ruby Ridge incident.[3][4][5] Pratt shared the stage with Richard Butler and Louis Beam. In 1994, Pratt unsuccessfully ran for a seat in the Nevada State Assembly as a Libertarian, winning 27% of the vote.[6] In the 1996 U.S. presidential election, Pratt served as a co-chairman of Pat Buchanan's campaign. In February 1996, the liberal Center for Public Integrity issued a report that claimed Pratt spoke at meetings organized by white supremacist and militia leaders. Pratt denied any tie to racism, calling the report a smear aimed at hurting Buchanan before the New Hampshire primary election. However, Pratt was forced to resign his position with the Buchanan campaign.[7][8][9] Pratt also addressed delegates at the 1996 national convention of the U.S. Taxpayers Party[10] (renamed the Constitution Party in 1999). In Northern Ireland in 2004, Pratt accompanied loyalist and paramilitary sympathizer Willie Frazer on a tour of South Armagh whilst calling for the Protestant population to be routinely armed.[11]"
Pratt hangs out with extreme rightwing pro-gun extremists. Surprising that he is one himself. Pratt feels that people should be armed to threaten and intimidate elected officials. This seems in contradiction to Romans 13 in which we are told to obey our government and pay taxes! So, threatening politicians because you don't like their positions would be un-Biblical.
And, instead of re-evaluating themselves or going to the Lord in prayer, Pratt and the Gun Owners of America use the "blame the victim response" in the wake of the latest mass shooting spree. The paraniod fantasy that if someone would have been armed, less or no people would have been killed may make for great movies, but just isn't true.
I just love this picture from GOA:
This just shows the lack of logic (or stupidity) in the organization. Because all you need to add to each sentence is "people with guns...kill people"... and people with pencils misspell words and drunk people in cars cause drunk driving and Rosie O'Donnell eating too much mad her fat. The GOA acts as if there is no trigger, so to speak, for any of these things to happen. There is a cause and effect and all of them include human interaction. It's not as if guns hang out by themselves, minding their own business and then one gun decides to go on a tirade. It's due to allowing basically any unstable person to be armed to the teeth by organizations such as Pratt's GOA.
In the end, we should realize what Pratt truly is and that is the Biblical version of a fool.
However, I wanted to focus on Pratt's alleged Christianity. He has a long, rambling piece on how God wants us to be armed. Pratt does the usual, takes the Bible out of context, equates the USA and the Constitution with the Bible and uses the Old Testament verses when people where under attack by other nations as legitimacy that we should be able to have any kind of weapon we want. Pratt reminds me of the verse in Proverbs 12:15 about fools. He is doing backflips to promote his pro-gun agenda and will use anything, including God to promote his viewpoint.
There is another issue with Pratt in that he apparently has no issue with courting extremists--from Wikipedia-
'In October 1992, at Estes Park, Colorado, Pratt addressed a three-day meeting of neo-Nazis and Christian Identity adherents organized by Pete Peters in the wake of the Ruby Ridge incident.[3][4][5] Pratt shared the stage with Richard Butler and Louis Beam. In 1994, Pratt unsuccessfully ran for a seat in the Nevada State Assembly as a Libertarian, winning 27% of the vote.[6] In the 1996 U.S. presidential election, Pratt served as a co-chairman of Pat Buchanan's campaign. In February 1996, the liberal Center for Public Integrity issued a report that claimed Pratt spoke at meetings organized by white supremacist and militia leaders. Pratt denied any tie to racism, calling the report a smear aimed at hurting Buchanan before the New Hampshire primary election. However, Pratt was forced to resign his position with the Buchanan campaign.[7][8][9] Pratt also addressed delegates at the 1996 national convention of the U.S. Taxpayers Party[10] (renamed the Constitution Party in 1999). In Northern Ireland in 2004, Pratt accompanied loyalist and paramilitary sympathizer Willie Frazer on a tour of South Armagh whilst calling for the Protestant population to be routinely armed.[11]"
Pratt hangs out with extreme rightwing pro-gun extremists. Surprising that he is one himself. Pratt feels that people should be armed to threaten and intimidate elected officials. This seems in contradiction to Romans 13 in which we are told to obey our government and pay taxes! So, threatening politicians because you don't like their positions would be un-Biblical.
And, instead of re-evaluating themselves or going to the Lord in prayer, Pratt and the Gun Owners of America use the "blame the victim response" in the wake of the latest mass shooting spree. The paraniod fantasy that if someone would have been armed, less or no people would have been killed may make for great movies, but just isn't true.
I just love this picture from GOA:
This just shows the lack of logic (or stupidity) in the organization. Because all you need to add to each sentence is "people with guns...kill people"... and people with pencils misspell words and drunk people in cars cause drunk driving and Rosie O'Donnell eating too much mad her fat. The GOA acts as if there is no trigger, so to speak, for any of these things to happen. There is a cause and effect and all of them include human interaction. It's not as if guns hang out by themselves, minding their own business and then one gun decides to go on a tirade. It's due to allowing basically any unstable person to be armed to the teeth by organizations such as Pratt's GOA.
In the end, we should realize what Pratt truly is and that is the Biblical version of a fool.
Saturday, December 15, 2012
Mike Huckabee makes Bigger Ass out of self--as if it's possible
So, I am watching Media Matters piece on Mike Huckabee allegedly "walking back" his lunacy from Neil Cavuto's show the prior day. Watch the piece. He is neither walking back his comments and makes attempts at blaming "the culture" and he "had guns when he was a kid". WTF! Yes, WTF!
When the lady co-host talked about how the culture was really good in Newton, Connecticut and Huckabee was off base, he made a lame claim that it wasn't Newton, it was the rest of society. WTF? The mass shootings happened in Newton, Connecticut, you moron!
Huckabee then digressed to how when he was a kid they "brought guns to school" (I don't believe it) and that it was basically a normal thing to do. Let's see, Huckabee is 67 years old. So, he would have "brought guns to school" during the late 60's and early 1970's? I find it hard to believe. But, lets say it was for hunting--which would probably be the only reason and during hunting season. Huckabee wasn't bringing in automatic or semi-automatic assault weapons to school.
If Huckabee was truly a Christian as he claims, he would repent. Say he made a mistake, this was a tragedy, he feels for the people of Newton, Connecticut and quietly get out of the spotlight. Instead, Huckabee is doubling down on his lies and stupidity--all for media attention. This is why many people don't like "Christians" and don't believe in Christianity. Because we have power and money grubbing media whores and blowhards who claim they are Christian and are put on the TV, radio and Internet and all they do is disgrace God.
I think I was wrong in my earlier piece on Huckabee, he isn't morally retarded he is MORTALLY retarded.
Mike Huckabee--Morally Retarded
It didn't take long for the fake Christian leaders in America to start criticizing schools and gun control as reasons behind the deadly shooting in Connecticut. It is also interesting how Mike Huckabee, self confessed gun idolater tried immediately to switch the subject about this terrible shooting massacre from guns being freely sold and available to any lunatic in society to since we don't have prayer in schools--this is what happens.
Really? Then why isn't it happening every day all day long? The reason, Mike Huckabee is an ass and shill for the NRA. But is it true you can't pray in school? No, once again "Christian" leader, Mike Huckabee is lying. You can pray in public schools. You just can't have a State enforced prayer or religion. That is called Separation of Church and State and is part of the First Amendment to the US Constitution.
What Mike Huckabee is about is Christofascism and does not care about you, me or Democracy. That is one of the reasons he will lie, cheat and shill for any organization he believes will help him get and keep power. That is why he has a show on Fox. But really, people need to rely on the words of the Bible and in this case, the Gospel when trying to deal with Huckabee on his alleged spiritual level. From Luke 13--
"13 Now there were some present at that time who told Jesus about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices. 2 Jesus answered, “Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans because they suffered this way? 3 I tell you, no! But unless you repent, you too will all perish. 4 Or those eighteen who died when the tower in Siloam fell on them—do you think they were more guilty than all the others living in Jerusalem? 5 I tell you, no! But unless you repent, you too will all perish.”
The point of these verses is that people are trying to claim others are worse sinners and Jesus reminds them that they are just as bad. Huckabee should remember that. He needs to repent or spend eternity without God.
Really? Then why isn't it happening every day all day long? The reason, Mike Huckabee is an ass and shill for the NRA. But is it true you can't pray in school? No, once again "Christian" leader, Mike Huckabee is lying. You can pray in public schools. You just can't have a State enforced prayer or religion. That is called Separation of Church and State and is part of the First Amendment to the US Constitution.
What Mike Huckabee is about is Christofascism and does not care about you, me or Democracy. That is one of the reasons he will lie, cheat and shill for any organization he believes will help him get and keep power. That is why he has a show on Fox. But really, people need to rely on the words of the Bible and in this case, the Gospel when trying to deal with Huckabee on his alleged spiritual level. From Luke 13--
"13 Now there were some present at that time who told Jesus about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices. 2 Jesus answered, “Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans because they suffered this way? 3 I tell you, no! But unless you repent, you too will all perish. 4 Or those eighteen who died when the tower in Siloam fell on them—do you think they were more guilty than all the others living in Jerusalem? 5 I tell you, no! But unless you repent, you too will all perish.”
The point of these verses is that people are trying to claim others are worse sinners and Jesus reminds them that they are just as bad. Huckabee should remember that. He needs to repent or spend eternity without God.
Thursday, December 13, 2012
GOP is running out of "White Christian Americans"
Oh boy, nothing says fascism more than the current GOP. Yes, the current GOP has for years solely seeked out the White (allegedly Christian) American for its source of strength. They did this by constantly lying to the public, through its mouthpiece Fox News which culminated on the embarrassing election night loss. It was embarrassing to them, not to America because not only did they lie so much, but also because their people want to believe in these lies.
Now, the GOP has finally figured out they have "run out of white voters". So, for years the GOP has lied and spewed hatred to get that White "Christian" vote so they could run America--not lead America--run America into the ground for the wealthy ruling class at the expense of everyone else--including the working class fools who believe in the rightwing propaganda.
So, now the GOP has to come up with a "strategy" to try to include some of these others (non-white and definitely non-Christian others) to vote for their party of hatred. This should be fascinating to watch and it will be interesting to see Roger (Joseph Goebbels) Ailes twist this into how all you "White Christian loving Americans" who we convinced you to hate these other terrible "non-Christian others" to "All you White Christian loving Americans need to love and embrace or at least tolerate these non-Christian others".
It will be a great experiment in social psychology. Fox and their ilk have been successful in their modern day Milgram Experiment and their classical conditioning of their viewers using the ideas of Ivan Pavlov and his Pavlov's Dog Experiment. So, what kind of social psychology will the rightwing propagandists use to try to brainwash this time?
Since most of them are doing Satan's work, I would suspect any and all options are open. It's really hard when you have been living a lie and promoting a lie to get out of your behavior. The door is always open to come to Christ. I suspect their love of the world is more important than their love of Jesus or their fellow man. Stay tuned, the mental gymnastics should get to Olympic sized level in due time.
Now, the GOP has finally figured out they have "run out of white voters". So, for years the GOP has lied and spewed hatred to get that White "Christian" vote so they could run America--not lead America--run America into the ground for the wealthy ruling class at the expense of everyone else--including the working class fools who believe in the rightwing propaganda.
So, now the GOP has to come up with a "strategy" to try to include some of these others (non-white and definitely non-Christian others) to vote for their party of hatred. This should be fascinating to watch and it will be interesting to see Roger (Joseph Goebbels) Ailes twist this into how all you "White Christian loving Americans" who we convinced you to hate these other terrible "non-Christian others" to "All you White Christian loving Americans need to love and embrace or at least tolerate these non-Christian others".
It will be a great experiment in social psychology. Fox and their ilk have been successful in their modern day Milgram Experiment and their classical conditioning of their viewers using the ideas of Ivan Pavlov and his Pavlov's Dog Experiment. So, what kind of social psychology will the rightwing propagandists use to try to brainwash this time?
Since most of them are doing Satan's work, I would suspect any and all options are open. It's really hard when you have been living a lie and promoting a lie to get out of your behavior. The door is always open to come to Christ. I suspect their love of the world is more important than their love of Jesus or their fellow man. Stay tuned, the mental gymnastics should get to Olympic sized level in due time.
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