Sunday, August 19, 2012

PIGS IN THE TEMPLE

The Book of Revelation talks about pigs in the temple. Some literalists think this will be in a rebuilt temple in Jerusalem. Maybe so, but it also means that we need to run when we see what doesn't belong on the pulpit. On some pulpits it is justification for murdering the preborn. On others it is celebrating homosexuality. On still others it is trying to use God to gain wealth, fame, and a life of ease. For the really egregious, it is flat out calling Christ a liar by allowing for other ways to God than through Jesus Christ.
This morning, I went to a local church where the people were going nuts worshiping God. Then the pastor got into politics. It may surprise you to know that I don't like pastors talking politics even those that I might agree with! I do love politics and have been writing about the subject since a teenager. Further, I believe our politics really DO matter. I devote a fair about of time to assist people in Avoiding Political Deception.  Many Christians are in political deception, but I must say that I have met NOT ONE PERSON who is deceived politically who was not FIRST deceived spiritually!  So it is not for lack of passion on the subject!
However,  the church is God's house and is reserved for worshiping HIM. It is not campaign headquarters for either side. The IRS agrees. After stating that one should not vote for president because of the color of his skin, but only because of VALUES, he went on celebrating the policies of the incumbent and praising welfare as a great blessing, and then taking an ill advised stand on voter ID laws and ignoring so many other issues that God and thankfully many Christians do find abhorrent.

Obviously, welfare is needed for those who cannot provide for themselves, but the Bible has a set of rules about even SENIORS receiving it that would make the most conservative politician today look like a flaming liberal. If someone WON"T work, they must not eat is God's position. Bill Clinton courageously reformed welfare and the rolls were cut in half. There was no disaster that the Chicken Little folks always predict. Instead,. people got jobs, self-respect, and a far better life. They got homes and cars, and crime dropped precipitously. Now some of those folks have slipped back because of insane economic policies attacking the very job creators that blessed these folks. The current administration is actually encouraging people to get food stamps and get welfare without ever having to look for work, all in the name of getting votes. 

When Christian leaders talk about politics, they had better be in agreement with the Word. However, even if they ARE, church is not the place to electioneer. And in case you think I am just picking on liberals, I wrote a bruising letter to TRUTH IN ACTION, a conservative group as well. They were blindly supporting David Barton, a self-styled historian whom I never thought was very accurate.  Many Christians have swallowed a number of his mythologies. We can no more rewrite history than the liberals can. 

We really need to be informed, and we really need to reserve the church as a place where people of all political persuasions can come together to worship God. Church is not a cheerleader organization for politicians who really do not share our faith. It is a holy place, and I believe if Christ had been there this morning, he would have taken his whip out.

Friday, August 17, 2012

OUR BROTHER'S KEEPER

I AGREE WITH BARACK OBAMA when he says we are our brother’s keeper. This is one of the core beliefs that should order our lives. However, as with so many liberal politicians, it is simply words and not a reality. The Prez’ brother George lives in deep poverty in Kenya.  When his child was in the hospital, George KNEW not to ask his brother Barack for anything. The multi-millionaire in the White House who lectures us and you daily trashes his opponent (who regularly gives 15% of his income to charity) doesn’t help his physical brother at all.   

George Obama instead called Dinesh D’Souza, who produced the movie 2016 - Obama’s America, and asked for $1,000 to help his child.  D’Souza is no relation to George Obama, but he promptly wired him $1,000 to cover the bill.   George said he was like a BROTHER to him. When will the vast majority of Americans realize that the Prez is no better than Joe Biden, Al Gore, and the rest of them who are skinflints when it comes to charity?  Barack and Michelle gave an embarrassing pittance to charity UNTIL he ran for Senate.  The Biblical mandate is not a part of Obama’s life. What he does is to simply avoid being embarrassed.  It will likely revert back after his defeat.  It is words, just words. 
Aside from the magnificent giving many Jewish people do to sustain hospitals, you will find it is the Conservatives who give the lion’s share to help others.  I found it deeply ironic that the man who explains Obama’s vision for America in the theaters is the one who actually helped George Obama.  Do not be deceived.  Liberals simply want to tax you to provide services at about 6 times the cost of private charity while thinking their words make up for the depravity of their reality.

Friday, August 03, 2012

LEARNING FROM GABBY

Do you think Gabby Douglas would have had that huge smile and received universal acclaim for her stupendous accomplishment IF:
1) She were given .2 to .5 additional on each score because of her ethnicity?
2) If she were let into the Olympics because of ethnicity and not skill?
3) If the scores were based simply on effort, and not upon results?
4) She doubted whether it was her effort or those additional points that enabled her to win?

OF COURSE NOT!   She is happy and we all are thrilled for her because she competed on the world stage with no built in advantages or being graded simply on effort.  We all applaud her results.  The same is the case for EVERYONE who competes fairly and shows they are superb (or in her case THE BEST) at what they do.  This is the best way to heal our nation and to give people the self respect and unadulterated credit they deserve.  So many liberals think all minorities and women need an unfair advantage to succeed. Athletics, music, the military, and the church have shown that to be a fallacy. God judges based upon what we do with what we have, and we must do likewise.