Just had to share...

Because I could...

I used to think that Michael Moore - the Oscar Award winning documentarian - was thought-provoking and edgy. Even right in many of his assertions against Corporate America. This was back in the mid to late 80s and early 90s when his antics would garner a 30-second spot on some liberal comedy show. Back then, it appeared as though he was picking on big business because they were the bad guys - now that I'm older, and able to discern facts from fiction, he just comes off as hateful and dishonest...

So I thought I'd share a movie that seems to echo my conclusions. Someone else making the movie saved me a bunch of money, and the fact that HULU.com allowed me to embed it here, means I get to save again - win/win...

Enjoy...

Being pro-life with a pro-choice President...

The following letter / message was originally given at Bethlehem Baptist Church of Minneapolis Minnesota by Pastor John Piper all the way back in January of 1993 to then President-elect Bill Clinton. The words and points brought up within the text is as valid today as ever...

Mr. President:

We (Christians) will honor you under the Mighty Hand of God, according to 1 Peter 5:6, and acknowledging that we ourselves, pro-life Christians, are sinners, and in need of mercy and forgiveness from God. We are not infallible. We are open to new light on this and every issue. We are not the final judge of you, or anybody. God is... We stand on level ground with you before the Cross, supplicants of mercy, and longing to be obedient to the King, Jesus. We honor you, by humbling ourselves WITH you, under God, as fallible sinners who need salvation and forgiveness.

We honor you, Mr. President, by acknowledging that you are a man created in the image of God and distinct from all the other beings on the face of the Earth. (James 3:9) You are not a mere animal, you have the glorious potential, like all humans, of being a child of God, if you are not already. And shining like the sun in the kingdom of our Father, forever and ever. And we honor you as an utterly unique human-being - created in the image and likeness of the Living God, with untold potential.

We will acknowledge you by realizing that government is God's institution and God's creation. He wills that there be leaders like presidents and governors. You are in power by Divine Appointment, and we honor that. Romans 13:4 says, "[you are] God's servant for [our] good" - and it grieves us that you are NOT going to stand up for the good of the unborn - the most weak, innocent, helpless group of Americans. Nevertheless, we have seen from Somalia, that bad government is better than no government. And that the absence of some laws to protect some citizens, is better than the absence of all laws, which give protection to nobody. And therefore, we honor your stabilizing role, and in this sense, we count you, Mr. President, a blessing from God.

We will honor you by submitting to the laws of the land and of the state. Where ever they do not conflict with our higher allegiance to Jesus Christ, the King of Kings and Lord of Lords - (and President of Presidents).

We will submit...

-to laws that take away our right to choose to go 75 miles per hour...
-to laws that take away our right to choose to keep our lights OFF while our windshield wipers are ON...
-to laws that take away our right to choose to drive without a seatbelt...
-to laws that take away our right to choose to fish without a license...
-to laws that take away our right to choose to make loud noises in the middle of the night...
-to laws that take away our right to choose to keep our kids out of [public] schools...
-to laws that take away our right to choose to send them to school without [certain vaccinations]...
-to laws that take away our right to choose to use leaded gasoline...
-to laws that take away our right to choose not to pay taxes...
-to laws that take away our right to choose to smoke on the OTHER side of the restaurant...

...because we KNOW, Mr. President, that governments EXIST to take away the right to choose. We will submit to your laws... But Mr. President, according to 1 Peter 2:13, we do not submit for your sake... We submit for the Lord's sake. He created the government, He wills that it be stable and exist, and He wills that Christians be humble and submissive, not recalcitrant and stubborn. We will submit, not because you have power, but because our King Jesus says to go back in to this foreign and alien land, and submit where ever you can for My sake, and bring Me glory. Yet, our submission is in honor to you, because under God, and from God, you bear the authority to enforce these laws.

We will honor you by not withdrawing into little communes of disengaged isolation from American culture - though we admit we are tempted. But according to 1 Peter 2:15, we will honor you by trying to do as much good as we possibly can in America - for the cause of the unborn, for the cause of the unwanted born, and for the cause of women in distress. So that when we call upon you to join us in this, it will not be with hypocrisy. And it will not seem insolent to you that we have called upon you to join us in doing good to the unborn. The Bible says in [1 Peter 2:15], "it is the will of God, that by doing [good] you may silence the ignorance of foolish men." Mr. President, we want to honor you by joining you, in doing as much good as we can.

We will honor you by opposing your position as long as we can. With non-violence, instead of violence. With reasoning, instead of rocks. With rational passion, instead of screaming. With honorable speech, instead of obscenities. With forthright clarity of language, instead of dodging the tough realities and tough words. With evidence, instead of authority. With scientific portrayals of life, instead of authoritarian black-outs. We will honor you, by a relentless effort to put truth, and not mere emotion before you in the White House, as long as you are there.

We will honor you by expecting FROM you, straightforward answers to straightforward questions. We would not expect this from a hypocrite or a con-man or a chimp. We expect it from an honorable man.

For example, are you willing to explain why a babyÕs right not to be killed is less important than a womanÕs right not to be pregnant? Explain it to us Mr. President. Or, are you willing to explain why most cities have laws forbidding cruelty to animals, [while] you OPPOSE laws forbidding cruelty to human fetuses. Are they not AT LEAST animals??? Explain it to us... ...with forthright, open, public words... Or are you willing to explain why government is UNwilling to take away the so-called right to abortion on demand, even though it harms the unborn child - yet government is INCREASINGLY willing to take away the right to smoke, precisely because it harms innocent non-smokers, killing 30,000 of them a year, by cancer - and 40,000 a year by cardiac and other diseases. Isn't it remarkable that we are moving toward such remarkable control in removing the rights to choose in some areas - [yet] we will not TOUCH the right to choose, [which] kills...

If you say, Mr. President, "of course, everything hangs on the fetus being a human child or not." Are you willing to go before national television with [an aborted fetus] in your hand, and hold it up to the camera, in the Oval [Office], and explain to us why this is not a baby? Are you willing to unfold the legs so that we can see the exact length and hold it up and let the camera zoom in on the face and the eyes and the ears? Are you willing to even show it in the womb with the contemporary scientific truthful data we have about it's life, and the way it responds to being touched, and the way it responds to sound? And then explain to us why all of that is irrelevant to us, and this baby can have his head chopped off and squished, his legs pulled off, and that is not a problem?

Or worse, Mr. President, are you willing to [go] to Minneapolis and go to the hospital with [Pastor John Piper] where [a] baby is being held in the arms of it's mother after the miscarriage, look her in the eye and say, "This is not now, nor ever was it a child."?

Perhaps you have good answers for all of these, and we [Christians] will honor you by expecting you to defend your position forthrightly in the public eye. You have immense power as President of the United States. To wield it against the protection of the unborn, without giving a public accounting, we regard as a dishonorable thing to do, and therefore, we expect more.

And finally, Mr. President, we will honor you by trusting that the purpose of our sovereign and loving God, to defend the fatherless, and contend for the defenseless, and exalt the meek, will triumph through your presidency. And to that end, we are going to pray for you, day by day...

For more information on the TRUTH about Abortion and its effects on women, and the children involved in the process, visit: www.Abort73.com

A famous atheist demonstrates a bit of common sense...

While I have been saddened by some of the comments Mr Gillette has made regarding Christianity in the past, it seems that he has a bit of understanding after all...

One more reason to continue to pray for the salvation of his soul - that God might open his eyes and ears to His truth...

Why are YOU voting Democrat?

Why I'm voting Democrat. . .:



. . . because Barbara Walters is my idol and so is P.Diddy.


. . . because it's the COOL thing to do. I'm hip and in the majority.



. . . because English has no place being the official language in America.


. . . because I want America to be Europe's prosthetic limb.


. . . because I think we all should be equal...equally unhappy and unsuccessful.


. . . because the government knows how to raise children better than parents do.

. . . because Barack Obama is better than you, and he knows it!

. . . because skin color and good oratory skills are more important than judgment and experience.



. . . because I'd rather pay $4 for a gallon of gas than allow drilling for oil off the coasts of America.

. . . because oil companies' 5% profit on a gallon of gas are obscene, but government taxes of 18% on the same gallon of gas are just fine.



. . . because I think the government will do a better job of spending my money than I could.



. . . because when we pull out of Afghanistan and Iraq, I know the Islamic terrorists will stop trying to kill us because they'll think we're a good and decent country.



. . . because I believe people who can't tell us if it will rain in two or three days, can now tell us the polar ice caps will disappear in ten years if I don't start riding a bicycle, build a windmill or inflate my tires to proper levels.



. . . because it's alright to kill millions of babies as long as we keep violent, convicted murderers on death row alive.



. . . because I believe businesses in America should not be allowed to make profits. Businesses should just break even and give the rest to the government so politicians and bureaucrats can redistribute the money the way they think it should be redistributed.



. . . because I believe guns, and not the people misusing them, are the cause of crimes and killings.



. . . because when someone with a weapon threatens my family or me, I know the government can respond faster through a call to 911 than I can with a gun in my hand.



. . . because I believe three or four elitist liberals should rewrite the Constitution every few months to suit some fringe element that could never get their agenda past voters.



. . . because illegal aliens are not criminals, are not sucking up resources through government aid, hospital services, education, or social services, but are just people trying to make a better life by coming to America illegally. We can't blame them for that, can we?



. . . because the same teacher that didn't teach my child to read can reasonably educate them about sex.



. . . because my trial lawyer's crippling multi-million dollar lawsuits against doctors, hospitals, drug companies, and HMO's will make health insurance and medicine much more affordable.



. . . because Al Sharpton, Louis Farrakhan, and Jesse Jackson will end racism once and for all.



. . . because Christians in the Republican Party are intolerant, theocratic warmongers and atheists like William Ayers have never hurt anybody.



. . . so that no family member of mine will die in a hospital bed. They will still be waiting in line for Obama's socialized medicine, so they will never actually make it into a hospital bed.



. . . because I like eminent domain and big business and government kicking me out of my home and taking my land.



. . . because everyone knows that raising taxes at the top won't hurt people at the bottom.



. . . because protecting barren wasteland is more important than energy indepedence.



. . . because my college professor told me that America is evil and should give up its place in the world.



. . . because I believe that Cuba, Russia, and China should be on the United Nations Human Rights Council.



. . . because I believe that everyone is essentially good -- even people like Ahmadinejad who call for the destruction of Israel. He just needs a little understanding.



. . . because we should all be forced to drive ugly cars with the horsepower of a riding lawnmower.



. . . because I believe in change; although I don't know WHAT the change will be, or HOW it will happen, AND I am pretty sure that I won't WANT to actually change anything I do, but still....I believe in change.



. . . because I want the rich to work harder, give me their money, and pay for my services so I don't have to.



. . . because I don't give to charity or do volunteer work and then I complain about how selfish everyone else is.



. . . because I've seen welfare help so many poor people become self-sufficient and upwardly mobile.



. . . because I'm not driven enough to realize my dreams without the government holding my hand the entire way.



. . . because life just isn't fair and I deserve what other people have without working for it.

. . . because for some reason "change, change, change"..is the mantra for the obama camp... even though he won't explain what 'change' is...



. . . because I like hearing the word "Change" 50 million times in presidential debate, seeing the word on celebrities' t-shirts and bags, on signs outside of million dollar houses, and know that the only change that is going to happen is that the big white house in Washington D.C. is going to say good-bye to one politician, and hello to another... And you know what they say... "how can you tell if a politician is lying?"



. . . because I like how democrats can cause financial crises' like Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and have the temerity to blame them on Republicans.



. . . because Obama was endorsed by Hamas and terrorists endorsements are a must to achieve world peace.



. . . because I listen to and believe all the celebrities/actors who so passionately want Obama to win because I can't think for myself at all. The same celebrities who WE make rich because we GO SEE their movies and watch their T.V. shows put millions of dollars into their pockets! but...these multi-million dollar celebs are so disheartened by AMERICAN ways and the capitalistic economy we have and the world will come to and end if another Republican comes into office...hmmmmm...



. . . because "Hillary said I should still vote Democrat no matter whose on the ticket."

. . . because of the War on Terror. We have not been attacked once since Sept. 11, 2001, but I still don't feel safe.



. . . because communist economics always work. Look how well off the Soviet Union is right now. That wall in Berlin has never looked better.



. . . because I agree with Joe Biden, that it really is patriotic to pay more taxes. So I'm going to pay a "direct tax." Instead of wasting time giving it to the government for redistribution, I will give my money to derelicts who loiter outside of liquor stores and methadone clinics. That's where it ends up anyway. 

YES WE CAN ... screw up this country like never before.

Tomorrow Night...

This is just a taste of the new movie Fireproof, coming out September 26th.

Have you ever had a "conversation" like this with your spouse?

For my atheist friends...

Dr. Will Provine...  Featured in Ben Stein's new movie, eXpelled released in April of this year, is a name that I have not often heard in evolutionary circles...  Though, I am not an evolutionist, and I don't study evolution to the extent that some do...

However, the name Richard Dawkins is prominent, and some guy named Higgins, not to mention Charles Darwin who, as it turns out, is going to have an 18-month celebration carried out in his honor in good old England from the 200th Anniversary of his birth, until the 150th Anniversary of the publication of the Origin of the Species...

So, as I was reading through Ray Comfort's Blog I referenced Dr. Provine several times in comment posts, therefore, I thought I would share a video snippet that I will no doubt be accused of taking out of context...  

However, I want to bring your attention to the final 15-30 seconds of the video where he lists his views of what "modern evolutionary biology tells us" which he asserts are, "basically Darwin's views..."

Now, I've spoken to many, many atheists who claim that atheism has ethical foundations, and that the meaning of life is to "enjoy it now, 'cause it's all you've got."  And invariably, when attempting to share the Truth with an atheist, they will invoke the idea that man has free will to make whatever choices they want with their lives.

In my opinion, those statements, like the assertions that "there is no god or purposive forces" and "there is no life after death" would be, as in a Summary of Biblical Understanding, considered essential beliefs of those truly committed to the cause...  Yet evolutionist and atheists disagree...  Why?

Shame on you Fox News 6

In the fashion of Mrs. Clinton, I thought I would comment on a recent "news" story I overheard on Fox 6 San Diego, regarding the Vanity Fair photo shoot with Annie Leibovitz. I don't feel its necessary to link the photos, or the article / news story. For the three of you who haven't yet seen/heard about this sad affair of bad parenting and poor judgment, I've included a censored copy of the offending image below.

And in case you think I'm over reacting, or blowing this out of proportion, consider that on the one hand, the Cyrus' claimed to be Christians the last time I checked - and on the other, I have a daughter, and would not want her displayed in this way for ANY amount of money or publicity... I welcome your comments...

Regarding your reporting on Miley Cyrus' photographs - first off, in my personal opinion it was unnecessary to show the photo of a minor without her clothes on...  

Your anchor's opinions that the photo didn't look all that "scandalous" to them was also unnecessary.  

Exploitation like this should neither be propagated or dismissed as innocent. It's indecent - plain and simple. Everyone gasps when a teenage girl is kidnapped, raped then brutally murdered.  

I make the connection because this type of reporting only causes viewers to change their opinions on subjects such as these. As long as we don't see anything wrong with portraying teens half-naked in magazines, television and the web, we shouldn't be all that surprised when a pervert capitalizes on a moment of opportunity to abduct and have his way with her...

eXpelled...

A good friend of mine... er, a guy I know... wait, this actor... now that's not exactly accurate either.  Hmmm; let me try it this way...  A man who used to write speeches for President Nixon, then played a bit part in a cult-classic 80's teeny bopper movie and coined a cultural phrase that will live on in infamy, went on to host a very popular quiz-game show where he gave away his own money, only to end up hocking eye drops...  has decided to make a movie...

Ben Stein asks the question, 'if, in the United States of America, we are guaranteed the Freedom of Speech in our Bill of Rights - why does that not extend into the arena of asking

 questions?'

You'll have to see the movie for yourself because my explanation of the movie could never do it justice.  Ben simply asks Evolutionists what is wrong with admitting that they might be wrong - and he interviews University Professors and Scientific Scholars who have asserted that the human body, plants, animals, the Universe, etc... are much too complex in their design and function to be the result of "billions of years of incremental changes."

For the record, as far as I know at this point - and after having seen the movie all the way through, Mr. Stein is neither a Christian, nor a Creationist in his scientific point of view.  He is, from everything I can gather, a Jewish intellectual who simply wants to know the Truth...  Not the most popular opinion...

If you see the movie, please leave a comment - I'd love to know what you thought.

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