Letter to Grassfire.org
Grassfire.org
Herein you will see that Grassfire and other conservative activist groups are doing a good job addressing some of the important issues we face to preserve our nation as it was meant to be; however, none seem to be connecting the dots and taking a hard line to force liberal elitists in our congress and the mainstream news media to speak the plain truth and return America to all that has made it the most free and productive nation in the world.
First of all, the American citizenry should be educated and rallied to force conservative politicians to return to their Reagan conservatism or be voted out of office, however this will never happen as long as their legislators have unlimited numbers of terms to stay in power.
This is a serious flaw in our legislative system that needs to be rectified because elected congressional officials on both sides of the isle are chalking up a horrible record of disregarding the will of the majority of American people that have clearly stated their positions on issues that are paramount in the preservation of our country as we know it. Two current examples are the ongoing secretive formation of an American Union and the closing of our borders before any amnesty plan is worked out.
The only way I can see congressional members passing legislation to limit their own number of terms in office is if they are forced by the voters via issue-referendums to do so. To expect otherwise is like asking a bear to put his paws up so you can shoot him down! Does anyone have any ideas on how this could be accomplished?
We should not adopt or let go unchallenged the host of perverted terminologies liberals apply to truisms i.e. "undocumented" instead of "illegal". These subtle words are purposely invented by liberals to distort, deny truth, and confuse issues that are important to the survival of America as we know it. Every conservative and non-conservative including media personnel should be called every time they use such terms; "liberals" are still liberals and NOT "progressives"! This is important to remember because words have power with less educated and uninformed voters who can’t tell the difference.
The following are Issue-dots that are a part of a greater picture which must first be connected and then properly and forcefully addressed.
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Illegal immigration and the purposeful failure of the past two Administrations to properly and effectively defend our borders and enforce our immigration laws; that is one more dot toward the formation of an American Union at the demise of the citizens of the United States including loss of constitutional rights, and possibly the constitution itself if the elitists NWO bunch get their way with the replacement of the US Supreme Court with the World Court and absorption of our armed services by the United Nations! This is such an important issue to the preservation of the United States that I must state the alternative to the current socialistic pathway that is being forced on our citizenry: Why have conservatives become emasculated and lost the intestinal fortitude to fight as hard as liberals do for their agendas for all that has made America great? The liberals want to replace our democratic republic and capitalism with an all-powerful socialistic-fascist government that will surely destroy America as we have known it! Why don’t we continue doing what millions of brave Americans fought and died for which is to preserve our freedom and sovereignty and help other countries and peoples to do in their own countries what we have done here to attain the freedoms and standard of living that we enjoy? Why do we not help Mexicans to force their government that keeps them from exercising self-determination and excelling in attainment of what they come to the US to get? Why don’t our legislators take back the constitutional powers that the judicial system has usurped by legislating unattested from the bench?·
The insidious secret elitist agenda of the formation of the American Union combining Canada, Mexico, and the United States about which Fox News doesn’t even speak against! (See the Late Great USA by Jerome Corsi) These power-hungry people that ooze with what they say is empathy and concern for the less fortunate will in the end kill anyone who stands in their way! It is important to remember that history repeats itself and that Hitler began as a socialist using environmental concerns as a sidetracking maneuver.·
General denial of the unwavering Islamic threat to the world – "Radical Islam" is another politically connived term used to mask the horrendous agenda of ANY who embrace the Koran. If you haven’t read "Prophet of Doom" free on the internet, I strongly suggest that it become mandatory reading for all, including our legislators and news media, who want to spare the Western World, especially the United States from the Islamic wrathful agenda of what is clearly laid out in the Koran. The only thing that has changed since the sixth century is the wealth, technology, and weapons that Islamic Terrorists now possess! This is why we must fight Islamic Jihadist wherever we find them because they are ultimately aiming at the United States! I understand that there are millions of Muslims in America that are said to be peace loving, but unfortunately there is only one Koran, so how does any non-Muslim know which shun and which don't shun the pervasive preponderance of calls for Jihad including a command to "deceive the infidels"?·
Illegal drug trade that accounts for up to 80% of violent crime in the US. The solution is easy: clean up corruption in government and law enforcement, decriminalize drug usage, take the profit out of illegal drugs, apply laws similar to those for alcohol; spend the millions of dollars currently being spent fighting drug-related crime for drug use education and other services, and those who use drugs will reap the punishment that is built into drug use including death! Anyone providing illegal drugs to minors should be given a stiff prison term; and anyone providing illegal drugs resulting in death should be charged with homicide with stiff sentences according to law.·
Inability of common voters to hold government servants from the President down to the lowest government employee accountable for their acts of malfeasance and impunity especially when they violate the Constitution and their oath of allegiance to the United States and their office. This includes but is not limited to a president making pacts with foreign countries, including so-called simple trade agreements that are a steppingstone to the American Union and that undermine the continuance of US sovereignty and general welfare of hard-working the people.·
Liberal agendas and control within "government schools" and colleges that fail to teach true American History, forms of government, political science, patriotism, capitalism & free market enterprise, basic rules of wisdom for conduct without reference to religious affiliations, and behavior including conservative dress codes that are a prerequisite to discipline. Worst of all, they do not foster individual responsibility, entrepreneurship, and the American dream that is attainable by all that are not mentally or physically handicapped. They do not teach the difference between social entitlements to lazy unmotivated individuals who refuse to attain sufficient education and work to attain their desired standard of living Vs people who do or those that are legitimately mentally or physically unable to work.·
Unbridled access to violent and pornographic materials to our youth that have too much time on their hands because they are over indulged, undisciplined, and don’t understand that freedom isn’t free and nobody owes them a living! Although industries that cater to the detriment of our youth are free under the constitution to do anything that isn’t unlawful, some system must be created and enacted to make them take responsibility for the harm they do.·
As stated above: Unlimited number of terms of office for senators and representatives should be ended by a vote of the people who should rise up and demand that the issue be placed on ballots along with other self-serving issues that our elected servants refuse to change!·
The global warming hoax and resulting economic impact upon our country and the world that is another liberal ploy to curtail the American Dream and replace it with "big government" and loss of personal responsibility and liberties. Conservatives are too meek in addressing this and all the issues herein. There are an equal number of scientists on each side of the issue; however liberals continue to get their "Gore-ism" ways without public debate. I don’t hear conservatives boldly demanding that the issue be debated and ask how global warming can be the fault of carbon dioxide emissions from vehicles and other greenhouse gases when the polar caps are melting on Mars and there are no people operating combustion engines there. Additionally it was hotter during the 1930’s than it is now and people and animals probably exhale more carbon dioxide in a day than combustion engines generate in a year.·
High gasoline and food prices gone wild because of the socialistic liberal agenda that is destroying America and its ability to preserve all that has made America great and ability to be the "food basket" of the world while preventing the US from drilling its own oil, building refineries, and becoming an exporter of oil to China and other countries to recoup the money we have borrowed from them, while being independent of foreign oil including from the Saudis who are funding thousands of Islamic mosques throughout America with the money we pay them for oil – go figure! See how the dots connect? What sense and difference does it make to the environment for the US to import foreign oil that we burn anyway or produce our own while new more environmental friendly fuels are developed to replace oil?·
Degradation of our military forces by liberals that is weakening the United States defense and ability to protect ourselves, allies, and democracies throughout the world. To connect one of the fore-mentioned dots regarding the discipline of our youth, legislation should be enacted that will force every person who quits school before graduating high school to immediately be drafted into the armed forces or serve in the peace corps. All graduates who after graduation don’t secure and maintain gainful employment enroll in a vocational school or college must do likewise. The lack thereof is one of the main reasons that America’s culture, morality, patriotism, and sense of pride in the United States has drastically declined!·
Economic blunders by our government includes bad trade agreements that put the United States at a disadvantage (thanks to President Bush-whacker and other NWO globalists), borrowing money from China and Mexico to buy oil from countries that use our own money contrary to our best interests is just the beginning of a string of stupid and wrongful practices. When it comes to Mexico, instead of borrowing from the Mexican government, it should be reimbursing the US for the cost of the Mexicans that enter the US with its support and blessings! For an idea of the cost to the US taxpayers please go to the following link: www.immigrationcounters.com/·
Failure of conservative activists and Fox news to investigate and make public the purpose of "Halliburton’s Internment Camps" being constructed throughout the US. Are they to intern terrorists or conservative citizens at a point when we become too weak to defend ourselves from tyranny of an abusive government?·
Why isn’t Fox News, O’Reily, Rush L, Hannity, and other talk-show hosts publicizing these issues? Obviously, if a news media avoids tackling certain issues, they must either be intimidated by the government, or are a part of the conspiracy! I have contacted most of them about these issues and my efforts have fallen on deaf ears.·
Gang crime and violence in the US is unacceptable and something has to be done to stop them cold even if we have to outsource gang related violent criminals to North Vietnam; the death penalty must be universal for all convicted murderers in cases where forensic evidence is unquestionable. Our judicial system needs an overhaul over and above the continued wealth that lawyers reap by keeping it stagnated. I suggest adopting a system of three judges for each trial with one judge presiding over the trial and two others simultaneously performing the appeal process. Those found guilty of murder and other capital crimes that are given the death sentence should be executed by firing squad on public TV within thirty days! I suggest a new definition of "cruel and unusual punishment" which is: The punishment could only be considered cruel and unusual if the suffering in the process of killing the condemned person is greater than what he or she did to his victims! Why the hell should tax payers pay $30,000 per year in tax dollars to keep murderous monsters alive, many who will be released only to repeat their heinous crimes!Stan
Does God Attend Your Church?
Recently my wife brought an article to my attention that was written in the weekly prayer guide of a local Baptist church. I thought it was true of so many churches today that I just had to include it in my blog:
One Sunday morning an old biker entered a church just before services were to begin. Although the old man and his clothes were spotlessly clean, he wore jeans, a denim shirt, and boots that were very worn and ragged. In his hand he carried a worn out bible.
The church he entered was in a very upscale and exclusive part of the city. It was the largest and most beautiful church he had ever seen. The people of the congregation were all dressed in expensive fashionable clothes. As the biker took a seat, folks nearby moved away from him; they were appalled at his appearance and did not attempt to hide it.
The preacher gave a long sermon about hell-fire and brimstone and a stern lecture on how much money the church needed to do God's work. As the old biker was leaving the church, the preacher approached him and asked him to do him a favor by not coming back again before first having a talk with God to ask Him what He thinks is the appropriate attire to wear to church.
The old biker had assured the preacher he would consult God but to the preachers amazement he showed up the following Sunday dressed as he had the prior Sunday and was again shunned and ignored.
After the service the preacher approached him and quizzed, "I thought I asked you to speak to God about your church attire before you came back to our church"? The old biker responded, I did and but God told me he didn't have a clue what was appropriate attire to wear in your church because He had never been in it!
Stan
Will The Supreme Court Pave the Way Toward Negation of Our 2nd Amendment Rights?
Joyous update June 2008!
The Supreme Court made the right ruling!
Our 2nd Amendment rights are safe for now with the recent five to four vote of the Supreme Court judges, but don't for a minute think that liberals are not going to continue to find ways to revisit the issue if they get a majority of leftist judges on the supreme court. Mean while however they will try every legislative trick possible to restrict 2nd Amendment rights. We may not have a conservative presidential candidate running in 08, but McCain has promised to nominate only conservative judges whereas Mr. "change" and "we can do it" (what and how - nobody knows) Marxist-Socialist Obama will certainly appoint liberal judges. Because there will likely be three Supreme Court Judges retiring during the next presidential administration, it is imperative that Obama NOT be the next president!
There should be no question that the court ruling is correct in what our forefathers meant when they formulated the 2nd Amendment.
George Washington clearly stated: "A free people ought not only to be armed and disciplined, but they should have sufficient arms and ammunition to maintain a status of independence from any who might attempt to abuse them, including their own government."
That being said, already liberals, predominately democrats, are trying to restrict ownership and possession of personal firearms by "we the people" to
single-shot revolvers and rifles as they call for bans on semi-automatic weapon ownership by private citizens. In the light of George Washington's statement and the political arena and time during which the 2nd Amendment was written, it is only logical to conclude that "we the people" have the right to own and have ammunition for the same sort of firearms that are available to the government! In George Washington's day equal weaponry would have been muskets and Gatling guns, both of which private citizens owned and used if necessary in defense of their lives and the lives of their loved ones as well as against "any who might attempt to abuse them including their own government". Theoretically then, today's private citizens, if they could afford to buy them, should be able to have machine-guns, grenade launchers, tanks and fighter planes parked in their front yards and battle ships in their swimming pools!
Oh, I have already heard the faulty logic even on Fox News when a panel member exposed his reasoning for forcing firearm restrictions on the American people; he cited Columbine! Somehow the idiot thinks that by restricting law-abiding citizens including faculty members and senior students that have concealed weapons permits from carrying them on campus would decrease the number of shootings! Not only are people that have that think like him mistaken, they obviously don't know or are ignoring the facts: Some may sound trite, but they are: (1) If guns were outlawed, only bad guys would have them. (2) People that have concealed weapons permits are extremely unlikely to use a firearm in the commission of a felony and nationwide records prove it! (3) If some of the faculty members and senior students had been armed during the Columbine massacre, the shooter may have been stopped before killing anyone or more than one or two people! (4) If the "bad guys" knew that the "good guys" didn't have guns, they'd have nothing to fear and be more brazen in their crimes than they already are. (5) Law enforcement cannot be everywhere at once and usually arrive on scene too late to prevent bloodshed! Finally, as history has proven, governments that know that its people are armed are not likely to attempt to rob them of their constitutional rights and freedoms; that's why the motives of any in government are suspect when they attempt to restrict private possession of firearms, and that includes supreme court judges that the congress should stop from legislating from the bench!
The bigger picture as I see it is that this anti-gun issue is just one more step in the movement toward establishing an American Union. Washington needs to be more concerned about the drug trafficking and related surge in violent crimes being committed by Mexicans that have been purposely allowed to flood our country through open borders - another planned step toward the formation of an American Union.
Note: I do not have anything against Mexicans or any other ethnic group immigrating to the United States LEGALLY, nor do I have a prejudice bone in my body toward any person based upon his race or creed. Personally I see every human being as soul and it doesn't matter what wrapper each soul is wearing when it comes into the world. What does matter is how each person impacts the quality of my life, my security, my wellbeing, and how he or she contributes or detracts from me, my family, my neighbors, my city, my state, or my country!
Stan
Global Warming - The Facts and Future
They have no shame, only a quest for unbridled governmental power and control of the masses with ongoing erosion of “the peoples” constitutional rights and self-determination.
Their goal is to eradicate individual incentive and responsibility and replace it with a nation of dumb and happy idiots that will be completely at the mercy of big government for their very existence and every need that no government can provide, nor could such people financially support and they know it!
Their mechanism is to play on the fears of people on every front and every issue that individuals face in the course of their lives. If the fears are not real enough, they lie, cheat, distort, deceive, manipulate, ignore good news, and do anything else it takes to destroy personal incentive and responsibility, however it is interesting to note that such leaders will never give up their riches, perks, or costly private benefits and accept as their lot what they propose for their commoner constituents.
Now to the primary subject of global warming:
Facts:
The ice caps on Mars are melting but there are no people there.
Records show that the earth was hotter during the 1930’s than it is today.
The earth has always produced more greenhouse gases naturally that have soared in concentrations from volcanic eruptions throughout geological history than man could ever produce by carbon emissions.
It is shortsighted and ignorant to ignore geological history and periods of time relative to global heating and cooling knowing that humans are relatively new arrivals on earth with it being approximately 6.5 billion years old! Divide that into the average lifespan of a man and figure just how inconsequential mans’ emergence upon the earth really is to the fluctuating heating and cooling cycles of the earth.
I can see it now: the year is 2200, Islam has taken over the earth and liberals have been martyred for paving the way, but Gore-ism is fast spreading upon the earth with the study of its holy book of “Global Warming According to Gore” that closes with the book of “Global Warming Revelation”; Saint Theresa has been replaced by Hillary Clinton and Bill Clinton is now a heavenly overseer of sixty nine virgins.
Stan
Issues That Must Be Addressed to Maintain a Great and Sovereign U.S.
The following is my answer to a good friend who asked me in the face of the impending presidential elections and ongoing battle between conservatives and liberals to tell him what I see as the most pressing issue that must be addressed to preserve a great, prosperous, and free United States:
1. Addressing threats to our national security and sovereignty as they really are - without watered-down political correctness crap that's destroying our country. That of course especially includes Islamic-fascist terrorism and their goals plus Iran and other countries that want to diminish or destroy America and our western culture. The cancer within and abroad that is also destroying the United States as we know it are those who are conspiring to control the world's riches and power above "Country, Mother, Chevrolet, and Apple Pie!". We must bring both under control!
2. "Speak softly and carry a big stick when it comes to our military, but as long as human nature reigns inherently warring as history bares out, it must remain the best in the world and ready to mobilize if peaceful means fail to work.
3. Get religion out of politics or at least have "religious debates between the factions" of pro-religion in public and those who think otherwise. I guarantee it will never happen because most religion is based on myth and hear-say that is historically and scientifically disputable; and "people of faith" don't want to hear anything that challenges their cherished beliefs and spiritual security blanket.
Note: I’m not saying that there isn’t truth and spiritual power within each religion and their holly books that uplifts mind, body, and soul through prayer, meditation, or contemplation that focuses ones attention on the divine universal power or creator to which all religions ultimately call upon as God in times of need. The main dividing lines between most religions is the belief or disbelief in reincarnation and lines of masters, saviors, or prophets.
My point is to stress that no one religion has a patent on continuation of souls' spiritual development including those that do not hold to the same holy book, savior, master, or prophet as they do. Many religions teach that God has many manifestations of itself stationed as overseers or Lords of the mansions within His fathomless house on various planes of existence from physical worlds to levels within the spiritual realms.
Is it not conceivable that hell may not be an eternal form of horrible suffering and punishment of souls but rather be levels of temporal punishment and retraining of souls with every soul eventually rising above the morass of all that is considered evil in the flesh?
I have witnessed the power of Christian prayer just as Jesus stated would occur when two or more believers join together in prayer; I have seen horrible pain be prayed away and replaced with peace and wellbeing and I have personally been spared severe injury or death by my faith in a supreme God as taught in a popular new age religion that evolved from ancient spiritual pathways taught in Tibet and elsewhere.
Finally, I might add that anything spoken or otherwise revealed by God to a human being that is repeated or written down is contaminated and eludes total truth.
4. Decriminalize all illegal substances and drugs and let nature deal with those stupid enough to ingest them. Such will take the profit out of them; curb drug-related crime and save money that is used to finance drug-busting cops. The savings and redirection of resources and our law enforcement agencies could be better used for extensive drug use education and general law enforcement. Let’s face it; the vast majority of violent crimes committed in America are drug-related.
Note: decriminalization does NOT mean that law enforcement officers will discontinue vigorous pursuit and arrest of anyone providing drugs to minors and all laws relevant to alcoholic beverages and tobacco would be applied to decrimialized drugs.
5. Make prison a living hell with inmates being forced to work to sustain their meager existence; possibly outsource murders, rapists and other career criminals to North Vietnam or China. Law abiding people are paying the bill for millions of lifers that still operate criminal gangs in and outside of their prisons. I'd even consider putting all those that should have been given the death penalty on several thousand acres of land in the middle of the country somewhere, fence it, mine it, use drones, shoot-to-kill perimeter guards, whatever it takes to keep them corralled and let them fend for themselves; kind of like the movie "Escape from New York"! Why should hard working, law abiding citizens, support such people at the cost of $30,000 or more EACH per year?
6. If illegal drugs remain illegal then the U.S. should declare war on the sources in countries where it is propagated: The governments of countries exporting drugs should be forced to stop it through whatever means makes it too expensive for them to resist including economic sanctions, blockades, and / or military intervention. Agent Orange should be sprayed from aircraft to destroy the drug crops.
7. The U.S. should send a strong message to the UN declaring that the US will NEVER subjugate our constitution, armed services, or judicial system to any “world body” or “world court"! The UN is comprised of self-serving, corrupt, spineless elitist world-class bureaucrats that talk & talk but accomplish little or nothing that best serves the interests of the United States.
Maybe France or Germany should begin footing the bill to house the UN! The World Court also does not serve the spirit and interests of the United States.
8. Our schools do not foster respect for authority, capitalism, or patriotism. They have become a liberal medium that misinforms them about their heritage and brainwashes them with leftist propaganda; it must change if America the Great is to survive as such.
I am NOT an atheist, however, unlike Christian activists, I don't think that religion has any place in our schools or government and that precludes observance of or teaching of any specific or secular religion in state sponsored "government" schools; that's a job for their parents and clergy. However, I would agree to an unbiased course being taught about the origins of and historically documented comparative studies of all religions with the course focusing on how organized religions have and continue to influence world-wide politics. Yah- right - never happen! I get really disgusted when anyone says that this or that holy book was written without error by God! The statement itself is a thoughtless suspension of modern science, reason, and logic since every written word was by the hands of men, many who thought the world was flat and that the sun revolves around the earth!
Schools are failing to foster appreciation of basic civil and criminal behavior that can't be accomplished without rules and a conservative uniform dress code.
We could learn much from the Japanese: I was stationed in Japan for three years and observed the conduct and behavior of Japanese students: They wear uniforms, they are neat and tidy, they behave like young ladies and gentlemen, and they are respectful of their parents and teachers. Parents and teachers don't spare the rod either. Minors in Japan are not over indulged, do not eat unhealthy foods, and don’t need a host of mind-altering prescription drugs to function in and tolerate life because physical education and participation in martial arts and sports is mandatory.
Monday through Friday they go to school from 7 AM - 4 or 5 PM; the last two hours are for physical education and exercise. They also go to school 7 AM - Noon on Saturdays and they don't have time to get in trouble! The crime rate in Japan is non-existent compared to the U.S. AND, it’s not because they don’t have 2nd Amendment rights. If they had readily available guns, they wouldn’t bring them to school.
Prior to the decline of patriotism and pride in America that was apparent in the first sixty years of the 20th century, the American education system was superior in its approach to education: I remember growing up in that system that worked well teaching patriotism, loyalty, respect for parents and authority all while teaching students the purpose of school and giving them the knowledge and tools to successfully begin a career in industry using trade skills, business, homemaking & parenting, or professional vocations according to each students abilities and aspirations.
9. Declare English as our national Language and close our borders and enforce our immigration laws. Revise the fourteenth amendment to abolish the "anchor baby" loophole in our immigration policies. Use every resource including all levels of law enforcement, national guard units, bank records, employment records, social security operations, and immigration authorities to arrest and dispense all illegal's according to the following categories:
(Category #1): those gainfully employed for more than three years that came into the country legally but who's visas have expired - do a background investigation revealing no criminal activity in the United States, fingerprint them and collect DNA as a condition of being properly documented providing that they fulfill normal immigration procedures during the next five years including learning to read, write, and speak English.
(Category #2): deport all those whose background investigation discloses a criminal or other situation that would make the person an "undesirable" citizen that would probably become a burden to U.S. society or enemy of the U.S.
(Category #3): deport all illegal’s who possess fraudulent identification credentials and / or have obtained false Social Security numbers and / or have failed to pay taxes.
(Category #4: deport all those who have entered the U.S. illegally after January 1, 2007 but allow them to re-apply for legal entrance into the U.S. at a later date. Second illegal entry offenders should never be allowed to remain in the U.S.
(Category #5): Allow those to stay who have entered the U.S. illegally but do not have a criminal record and who's current employment by U.S. business is declared on an individual verifiable basis to be critical to U.S. commerce providing they submit to the same criteria as those that fall into Category #1 with the exception of having entered the U.S. after January 1, 2007. Those who have been operating a small business who haven't obtained required State, County, City permits or, if required, filed for a fictitious business name or who have not paid taxes must make tax payments restitution for back taxes over a reasonably manageable period of time without penalties or interest and secure the proper documentation. Deport those who do not do so within 90 days.
General conditions that must apply to all those who are allowed to remain in the U.S.: They will be punished accordingly and deported if they commit a felony prior to becoming a citizen, fail to remain self-supporting or dependent of a self supporting person for more than a period of six months with certain exceptional conditions, and / or if they aid any illegal's to remain hidden from the authorities or help them gain illegal access into the U.S.
Finally, the Mexican government that has been providing training, encouraging, and aiding its citizens to enter the U.S. illegally, should be billed for all those currently or that will be incarcerated in a U.S. penal institution for committing a felony in the United States.
There are others, but the above are good for starters!
Stan
Physical and Spirtual Equality
Being born equal is a subject that I could write about in great length. In a nut shell, in some ways groups of us are born relatively equal, but there's a vast chasm between some of the groups and individuals within groups. Just think about it: If you had been born a female in Saudi-Arabia, China, or North Korea, would you consider yourself as having been born equal? If you had been born on the "wrong side of the tracks", possibly into a one parent minority home with limited income, would you feel that you had been born equal?
Which came first, the chicken or the egg - which is the real self, the body, or soul? Does each soul have only one chance for salvation as Christians believe regardless of what time period into which they were born with its governmental, social statuses, economic stage, sex, physical body type, race, mental condition and many other factors, or is reincarnation the ultimate truism with a lifetime only being a single play on the stage of planet Earth? Shakespeare stated amply: "The world is a stage and all (souls) upon it are actors.
What did Albert Einstein mean when he said, "Science without religion is lame; religion without science is blind"? What is the true meaning of Jesus saying "In my father's house there are many mansions"?
Does heaven and hell really exist? If so, are they physical or spiritual places? Are they temporal or permanent? Do intelligent forms of life equal to or greater than man exist on planets that circle innumerable billions of stars? Are there as many variations of worlds in the spiritual worlds as there are in the physical ones? Did Jesus have to die upon each of the physical worlds for the sins of entities residing on them?
If God created the universe and possibly countless universes, could he have not bothered to put intelligent beings on other planets? Or, could it be that we are all particles of God itself at play throughout all time, space, and beyond? Is Jesus the only son of God, or are all men sons of God?
Did God put his words in the minds of men, or did men put their words into God's mouth or maybe both?
I have contemplated the possible answers to these questions all my life and have drawn my own conclusions with which I'm stuck until I gain more knowledge and wisdom. Having graduated from a Christian College, studied and applied spiritual laws of new age religions and studied all the religions of the world and actually practiced hypnosis including pre-natal or regressive hypnosis I continue to be a seeker of truth.
I think that the religions of the world may contain some of God's will, but just enough to add some degree of believability to diabolical agendas of the human creators of religions, forms of government, and satisfaction of the passions of their minds being anger, greed, lust, attachment to materialism, power and control over others, and finally, vanity.
I have concluded that Christianity is a fear based spiritual welfare program that allows people to avoid taking responsibility for their actions. The tenants of goodness and righteousness are very appealing, but the concept of sin and salvation may be wishful thinking.
On the other hand, Islam lends itself to committing horrible atrocities against mankind in the name of Allah. Islam is also fear based but with a questionable and insidious beginning and horrible agenda that enslaves the minds and souls of its followers.
Comparing Christianity with Islam brings one great difference to mind: Christians will die for their faith whereas Muslims will kill both themselves and others for theirs.
However, Christianity is not without historical atrocities that were committed in the name of their Christian God. Pious priests and followers will state that no true Christian ever took part in the murder, plunder, and conquest of the American Indians, South American Peoples, and Hawaiians. Christopher Columbus, an extremely faithful Christain, and many that followed to the new world were such men.
Compare the Christian "great commission" with Islamic instructions found throughout the Koran: A Christian is told according to the bible to go out and preach; to spread the word, but if one does not have ears to hear and eyes to see, shake the dust off his feet and go to the next house. On the other hand, Muslims are told in the Koran to convert, enslave, tax, or kill all those who refuse to convert to their beliefs, and they have and continue to do so to this day.
Could it be that every soul gets to try on all the shoes in God's closet throughout various lifetimes? Is it possible that every soul in its trek back to God through the stage plays of life gets to play the part of alternating birth situations i.e. sex, race, cultural and economical status, body type, degree of physical and mental capacity, etc.? That sure makes more sense to me than the once to live and once to die theory. That would be like being limited to a part in only one play upon which one's entire future existence would depend with the play writer and director indiscriminately stacking the deck against the play actors.
It's not my intent to get them to think as I do but rather to entice souls to peer out from beneath their security blankets, if they dare, so they may find answers to questions that linger in their minds that are repeatedly suppressed by their chosen spiritual pathway and clergy that pride themselves in their endeavor to keep them in their fold, not to mention that religion has become a profitable business and means of making a living.
Once more, when religion is coupled with politics, that's a hoot - the ultimate ruse to control and manipulate the masses! However, that's a subject for another thesis.
Those who understand what I have said may find the following books interesting, if not enlightening:
• Journey of Souls & Destiny of Souls, Dr. Michael Newton
• The World's Sixteen Crucified Saviors, Graves (free on the internet)
• The Lost Teachings of Jesus, Mark & Elizabeth Prophet
• Prophet of Doom, by Craig Winn (free on the internet)
My personal religious beliefs can at this stage of my search for truth be summed up as follows: "I am a spiritual being temporarily embodied in a biological machine made from the elements of the cosmos to which they will return upon the death of my body, but I "soul" will awaken in greater consciousness and be re-united with my spirit guide and souls with which I have interplayed for countless generations in an effort to learn to overcome the passions of the mind and love as God loves before I can move into the higher realms of the God worlds".
Out of respect for my readers, I believe that everything seems true from a point of view of anything as would be the case if many people formed a circle to view a multi-sided shaped object. Each would see it differently and swear that what he saw with his own eyes is true. The question remains however, are you willing to move around the circle?
Stan
Possible Solution to Labor Disputes
When it comes to municipal, state, and federal public services, unions should not be allowed on the playing field at all. There would be no need for them providing that employment contracts mandate pay scales with cost of living increases built in along with benefit packages like G.S. ratings used in state and government.
Each employee from entry level to the top levels must agree at time of employment not to join any union contrary to their contract. However, when it is believed that the governmental agency responsible for the administration of the system fails to act in good faith and / or the lawmakers fail to appropriate and budget funds as needed, the employees would be guaranteed the right to petition the appropriate legislature to include requested raises and benefits on a referendum ballot providing all the relevant information in regard to the raises and / or benefits being requested, the cost to the tax payers, and the manner the taxes are to be appropriated and administrated are listed in the referendum.
The idea of unions demanding guaranteed level wages and benefits that go up with inflation regardless of how well their employer is fairing is illogical and ridiculous. If employees what to have more of the pie, then they must be willing to accept part of the risk of doing business including the acceptance of pay cuts and lay-offs without any recourse whatsoever.
On the flip side however, if the business owners and executive officers accept such a proposal, they must also limit their pay, bonuses, and benefits accordingly so as to not be allowed to skim from their gross profits before establishing the net profits. They would also be prohibited from accepting or giving themselves or others, including campaign contibutions, gifts or any other form of gratuities from the gross profits of the business or claim such as an expense to the business.
If setup fairly and equitably, such a system could benefit both employers and employees because the employers would get better quality work from their employees, and the employees would have a vested interest in the business.
As for the labor union officials, I guess they will be looking for another job or part-time work because they will no longer be needed on a full time basis and the employees will be able to keep more of their money in their pockets.
The Real Reason That US Borders Remain Open and Inforcement of Our Immigration Laws Has Been Suppressed
It doesn’t take a brain surgeon to figure out that the underlying reason that George Bush and other powerful world and big-business folks have mandated for years that US immigration laws be ignored and our borders left unsecured. The reason is that it is just one of many ongoing steps to create an American Union.
The conspirators are on both sides of the political isle in congress and in their selection of presidential candidates that will continue the trend.
Please withhold judgment until you have read the book: The Late Great U.S.A. by Jerome R. Corsi, PH.D. You will be amazed at the truthful, verifiable documentation he has amassed.
After watching the first Republican debate that was held in New Hampshire on Wednesday, 9/5/07 it was apparent that no mention was made of one of the most important issues facing the sovereignty of the United States, that of each presidential candidate’s position regarding the powerful and relentless on-going formation of an American Union that would combine Mexico and Canada with the United States.
Conservative voters must demand that the following questions be asked of, and candidly answered, by each candidate regarding this and other issues that are paramount to their selection as a viable conservative president. Answers i.e. the politically evasive one given by prior Major Giuliani when asked if he would in effect make a contract with America by swearing that he would do this or that if elected stated that the only thing he would swear to is that he would uphold the Constitution.
Question #1: Have you read Jerome R. Corsi’s book, The Late Great USA that should be a pre-requisite for every presidential candidate before running for president?
Question #2: Have you ever been in league with, or intend to conspire with any people or organizations that promote the creation of an AU?
Question #3: Will you directly or indirectly support or oppose the ongoing movement to create an AU?
Question #4: If, and only “if” such a proposal was proposed openly to the citizenry, what pre-qualifications or conditions would you mandate must be met before such a proposal would be enacted relevant to the abolishment of the oppressive and corrupt Mexican government and the related poverty of their people and the drug trade?
Question #5: Will you defend the second amendment rights of every citizen that is not a convicted felon or deemed mentally incompetent by a jury of peers to possess firearms and ammunition and have them readily available to protect themselves from personal criminal attacks upon their person and from home invasions including the right to be lawfully licensed to carry concealed weapons for such cause under the laws i.e. as those enacted in the State of Florida? If not, will you guarantee and take legal and civil responsibility, including financial payment and other restitution for the safety and protection of all those who are the victims of crime that may have been prevented if their 2nd amendment rights had been preserved?
Question #6: If elected, will you demand that the United States be put on equal footing in trade practices with foreign countries including China by enacting a U.S. value added tax (VAT) on all U.S. Exports which all other countries do at the demise to the United States with the loss of billions of dollars and U.S. jobs annually?
It's up to "we the people" to demand that our so-called representatives, and talk-radio step up to the plate and let "we the people" decide what they want for America.
Please get involved in making it happen or don't complain when it's too late.
Stan