Thursday, May 28, 2015

Always Question Alleged Government Experts

Carolanne Wright writing for "Wake Up World" tells the story of a boy diagnosed at the age of two as autistic. He was never supposed to even be able to tie his shoes according to the state authorities, but his mother knew they were wrong. Brilliance comes in strange packages sometime and so at the age of 11, this young man is in college studying condensed matter physics at Purdue.

"In yet another example of how an out-of-control Goliath state system can cause more harm than good, a teenage boy who was diagnosed with autism at a young age has risen to stellar heights after quitting the special ed system with the help of his concerned mother.

State therapy specialists claimed Jacob Barnett would never tie his shoes, read or function normally in society. But the boy’s mother realized when Jacob was not in therapy, he was doing “spectacular things” completely on his own.

She decided to trust her instinct and disregard the advice of the professionals. Instead of following a standardized special needs educational protocol, she surrounded Jacob with all the things that inspired passion for him – and was astonished at the transformation that took place.

Don’t fix what’s not broken

Following a diagnosis of autism at age two, Jacob was subjected to a cookie cutter special education system that focused on correcting what he couldn’t do compared to normal children. For years, teachers attempted to convince Kristine Barnett that her son would only be able to learn the most basic of life skills.

When exposed to the state system of educational therapy, Kristine noticed Jacob would withdraw deeply and refuse to speak with anyone. Even though she found it “terrifying to fly against the advice of the professionals,” she knew in her heart “that if Jake stayed in special ed, he would slip away,” Kristine relates in her memoir, The Spark: A Mother’s Story of Nurturing Genius.

So began a journey for Jacob that would lead to such unexpected achievement that the whole premise of standardized therapy for this ‘special needs’ child would be blown to bits.

By the time Jacob reached the age of 11, he entered college and is currently studying condensed tter physics at Indiana University-Purdue University in Indianapolis.

Jacob also has an IQ of 170 — higher than that of Einstein. He is history’s youngest astrophysics researcher, has spoken at a New York TED (Technology, Entertainment & Design) conference, and appeared on a variety of news interviews, including 60 Minutes and the Time magazine website.

Not bad for someone who was classified by state experts as so severely disabled that he would never tie his own shoes or learn to read. If Jacob had stayed within the system, the prediction may very well have come true."

Left in the hands of the state, this child would have been institutionalized, helmet in place, with no where to express his genius. The idiots that are employed by the state as mental health and development experts are the ones that need the helmets. 

Never, ever trust the government with your children! If you can afford it, take them out of the public schools. They are not teaching your kids much of value these days anyway.

Tuesday, May 26, 2015

ISIS

So, what do you know about ISIS or ISIL or whatever they are calling themselves? Are they a threat to us in the US? What is their goal?

You might think that ISIS grew out of a desire by Muslims to reestablish the Muslim caliphate in the middle east. You might think that they have banded together to throw out the western dalliance in the political and petroleum policies of the region. You might think it was all designed to threaten the existence of Israel.

If you thought any of those things, you would be wrong.

Do you remember when western governments and regional governments in the middle east were all trying to bring down the Syrian regime in Damascus over the alleged gassing of their own people? I think that was back in September of 2013. The UN, NATO, Turkey, Saudi Arabia (and even Israel) were supporting an all out invasion. Everything was in place to make that happen and bring down Bashir Assad.

All that saber rattling failed. Vladimir Putin took the lead, put his foot down, and it never happened. Thanks Vlad for saving countless American lives from sure death in another oil war...because that is what it would have been.

Since the failure of that plan in 2013 however, the US, NATO, the Turks and the Saudis have gone with Plan B. The intelligence and military agencies of these countries have pooled their economic resources and military equipment and built The Islamic State (ISIS). They tell people they want to establish the Islamic caliphate, but their real purpose is to continue to pressure the Syrian government to the point of collapse and remove Bashir Assad from the area. They seem to be succeeding. Assad is very close to folding up his tent and going home. Partition of Syria is very close.

So why all this animus in the Arab world against Assad? Well, for one thing he is Shia Muslim and his opponents in the middle east are Sunni. The Sunni variety of Islam would like to maintain control of the middle east. They despise the Shias and the feeling is mutual. Beyond that, their Saudi cousins along with the Turks, would like to put a natural gas pipeline through Syria and run it north to Turkey and beyond to Europe. This would change the entire economy of the Mediterranean and Europe itself.

Currently, Europe and the Mediterranean are dependent on Russia for all their natural gas and petroleum products. With the advent of a Saudi pipeline, this would all begin to change. It would threaten the economy of the Russian Federation and maybe even bring collapse.

This is why the west is scrambling to bring down Assad with ISIS and why the Russians are scrambling to shore up their relationship with other Asian countries (China) and certain South American countries like Brazil and Venezuela. It also explains the recent outreach of the US to Cuba, a longtime Russian ally, and the mess in Ukraine.

One has to wonder....is it Syria that is the target here or is it really Russia?

Whatever the case, it is still not clear who is winning this imaginary war. What is also not clear is what will happen when Assad falls. Will ISIS continue to be a factor in the middle east or will they disappear back into the desert? Will Turkey then bring about the Sunni caliphate? Will they go to war with the Shia Muslims and Israel? Will they be used to threaten North Americans and will we hear new calls to ratchet up internal security and suspend more rights? We live in interesting times my friends and that can be a problem.

Please go here to read recent  (and here) US government documents exposing the West's support for ISIS. It is a tangled web. It seems that the World is balanced continually on the edge of a very sharp knife. The nations rage.        

Monday, May 25, 2015

Think About The Future...



According to The Telegraph:

"Wealthy humans are likely become cyborgs within 200 years as they gradually merge with technology like computers and smart phones, a historian has claimed.
Yuval Noah Harari, a professor at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, said the amalgamation of man and machine will be the ‘biggest evolution in biology’ since the emergence of life four billion years ago.
Prof Harari, who has written a landmark book charting the history of humanity, said mankind would evolve to become like gods with the power over death, and be as different from humans of today as we are from chimpanzees.
He argued that humans as a race were driven by dissatisfaction and that we would not be able to resist the temptation to ‘upgrade’ ourselves, whether by genetic engineering or technology.
“We are programmed to be dissatisfied, “ said Prof Harari. “Even when humans gain pleasure and achievements it is not enough. They want more and more.
“I think it is likely in the next 200 years or so homo sapiens will upgrade themselves into some idea of a divine being, either through biological manipulation or genetic engineering of by the creation of cyborgs, part organic part non-organic.
“It will be the greatest evolution in biology since the appearance of life. Nothing really has changed in four billion years biologically speaking. But we will be as different from today’s humans as chimps are now from us."

The article goes on to say:

Prof Harari said humans had become such a dominant species because of our ability to invent ‘fictions’ which held society together, such as religion, money and the idea of fundamental human rights, which have no basis in nature.
“God is extremely important because without religious myth you can’t create society . Religion is the most important invention of humans. As long as humans believed they relied more and more on these gods they were controllable.
“But what we see in the last few centuries is humans becoming more powerful and they no longer need the crutches of the Gods. Now we are saying we do not need God just technology.
“The most interesting place in the world from a religious perspective is not the Middle East, it’s Silicon Valley where they are developing a techno-religion. They believe even death is just a technological problem to be solved."
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Well....could that indeed be the plan and not just something that will be possible? Imagine if you will an entire class of wealthy, educated citizens from various countries in the world opting for various cyber improvements to their human bodies that make them actual super men and women. These people would, no doubt, slowly separate themselves from the rest of us rabble and most likely create a break away civilization. They would either leave us here and move out into space or worse - decide to stay and genocide the rest of us out of existence. They could then run the world with servile robots and enjoy it free of the common folk that currently clutter the streets of the planet. It has been the dream of the wealthier classes of people for centuries. To have the earth without us and to themselves would be heaven and it would be eternal as long as replacement parts did not run out. And let's face it, only these people would consider giving up the very things that make them human to achieve this final purpose. They already think they are gods. This could just seal the deal for them.

I don't think it will work, but I'm all for letting them try. Anything that is computerized can be hacked and reprogrammed. Perhaps in the ensuing years of struggle before they reach their goal, we could program them all to give away everything they own and then self destruct. I am liking it already.

Imagine a world with no Rothchilds, no Gates, no Koch brothers, no Windsors, no Bushs, and no Clintons. It's easy if you try. Now that I think about it, why hasn't some terror group already started the eradication of this problematic myasmatic cabal? It's a question worth asking. If you really think you can change the world with such methods as terror, why not use it on the source of the problem and quit taking out innocent folks in Syria, Egypt, Libya, Yemen and Baltimore?

Just thinking out loud here with no real intention to do harm, but really...

Where does the blame for the world's injustice and economic disparity really lie? You tell me. But if Prof  Harai is right, we may be able to come up with a way to literally shut those folks off as they transition to their godlike machine status. Now is the time to start thinking about how. I suddenly feel so optimistic about the future. An "off" switch. What an excellent idea.

Friday, May 22, 2015

Pro Life and Pro Death Penalty...Do you see the Inconsistency Christian???

Once again I am driven to my the crayon box to scrawl my objections to yet another inconsistency I see in the Christian worldview. As a Christian myself, I know it depends on where you go to church much of the time, but the people I come from and that I love rise from a conservative mentality. There are few shades of gray and for the most part, I will agree with that, but it all has to be sorted out and thought through because the potential for error is high.

Let me say first, the death penalty for certain crimes against God and your neighbor is in the Bible. It is generally declared for things like murder, blasphemy, adultery and other unnatural sex acts according to the law given to Moses by God Himself. It was never given as a punishment though, unless there were at least two eyewitnesses to the crime. The death penalty was also carried out publicly and in the most gruesome ways. Stoning, beheading, crucifixion and hanging were all practiced in ancient times and more often than not, the public was required to attend. The purpose in all this was to prevent, to discourage, to deter others from behaving as the executed criminal behaved. Even children attended these public executions. The intent was to strike fear in the heart of the people.

Today in the West we reserve the death penalty for the most grievous crime of murder and in some places, kidnapping and rape can also bring the death penalty and maybe treason and sedition. Otherwise it is prohibited and in some states, it is prohibited completely and is not seen as a deterrent to the criminal behavior in question. The worst part of the continuing practice of capital punishment in the West that the accused can be sent to their death on circumstantial evidence. Production of actual eyewitnesses is not required. Further to the point, it always seems that the severity of the sentence can be greatly effected by the lawyer that you can afford. If you are stuck with a public defender, there is a good chance you will be convicted and executed for the crime of which you are accused. But if you have the money....if you can afford Johnny Cochran for instance, you will never see the sparky side of the electric chair or the three allegedly humane needles used in today's execution chambers.

I find this state of affairs appalling. No one should be executed on circumstantial evidence. No one should be stuck with a bad lawyer simply because they cannot afford a good one. It is not right. It is unjust and it must stop.

Beyond all that, there is the example of Jesus. Please read John 8 when you get an opportunity. A woman is allegedly caught in the act of adultery - a capital crime in Judea at the time. The Pharisees take her to Jesus. They want to stone her. They asked Jesus what should be done with her. He said something to the effect of, "who among you is without sin, let him cast the first stone." This indictment was enough to make them all walk away. When they had gone, Jesus counseled the woman, "there is no one here to condemn you. Neither do I. Go your way and sin no more."

Grace and mercy...a second chance...that's my Jesus!

Jesus also said on the occasion in the garden when Simon Peter sliced off the ear of Malchus, the High Priest's servant, "those who live by the sword shall die by the sword." This was an observation that we should never be quick to make judgements that may bring irreversible consequences.

I will grant you that neither of these instances rules out the use of capital punishment for high crimes against people or the government of the state. It's just that death is so permanent and everyone, in my mind, should be allowed every last chance possible to repent. It's true that, if they are guilty, they have sinned a grave sin by taking the life of another, but we need to be sure. We cannot take a life based on the circumstantial and possibly arranged evidence. Police departments and district attorneys sometimes have more of an interest in keeping conviction rates up for political reasons and they do not care who has to pay for it. Justice is a secondary issue to those driven by such things. Perhaps we should make political corruption punishable by death. If the death penalty is a deterrent, that should work right?  

So here is what I suggest. Enforce the death penalty only on crimes where there are at least two eyewitnesses. Make sure, in capital crime, that the accused always has a good lawyer. Never execute a child, a mentally disabled person or a mentally ill person. Let mercy reign.

So what about the Boston bombers of this world? What do we do with them? Give them life in prison without hope of parole. Why kill them and make them martyrs? In the case of this one, serve him pork chops for the rest of his life. That should teach him.

My point here is that the grace and mercy of Jesus Christ is for everyone. It is for the innocent unborn and it is for sinners - adulterers, fornicators, liars, thieves and the chronically grouchy. We all need one last chance.

Do you still want the death penalty? OK, here is the deal. The jury that convicts also executes. Simple really. If you were on a jury, I think you would want to be sure. Also...how about public executions? Sound awful? Good. That would be the idea. If you really believe it's justice, it should not bother you to witness it...right?

How does taking the life of a murderer bring back the murdered party? How is that justice? It's fair, but is it justice. Does it actually make anyone feel better about the situation? If it does, I would say you need to see a doctor. Vengeance is for God alone, just as it is written, "Vengeance is Mine, I will repay".

As for me, I will always err on the side of grace.             

Monday, May 18, 2015

Human Being...It's What's For Dinner....apparently

This just in from Lagos, Nigeria as reported by the Daily Mail,

A Nigerian restaurant has reportedly been shut down for cooking human flesh and serving it to customers.
The police were tipped off by locals who suspected something horrific was taking place inside the kitchen.
They raided the hotel restaurant to discover human heads which were still dripping with blood in plastic bags.

 Disgusting: Nigerian restaurant has reportedly been shut down for cooking human flesh and serving it to customers (file photo of pork chops)

A local priest who ate at the restaurant - in the south-eastern province of Anambra - was alarmed at the price of meals there, let alone where the meat came from,BBC Swahili reported.
He was presented with a bill of 700 Naira - around £2.20 - when the daily wage for tens of millions of Nigerians is approximately 60p. 
The priest said: 'The attendant noticed my reaction and told me it was the small piece of meat I had eaten that made the bill scale that high.
'I did not know I had been served with human meat, and that it was that expensive.'

There was also apparently a large cache of arms found by police in the same establishment. The only time you regularly see severed human heads and guns together is at a ISIS meeting. I suppose you have to do something with the heads, so why not eat the evidence. Sort of gives new meaning to head cheese.

I feel so jaded. I am NOT hungry though.

Thursday, May 14, 2015

Some Things to Think About....

What if I told you that the majority of daily events that you see or hear about in the news every day are not real. By 'not real', I mean they were created and directed as if they were for entertainment purposes, intended to generate an underlying emotion like fear or envy or sexual desire or hunger or complacency or something else.

I am serious here. Think about events like the Oklahoma City bombing, 9/11, the London subway bombings (was that 7/07?). Or how about on a smaller scale like Sandy Hook or the drought in California or the earthquakes in Fukishima and Katmandu?

These were all real events in that people died and much property was destroyed, but could they have been deliberately caused to generate fear, political backlash and control where it did not exist before?

Governments, corporations and multi-national banks have considerable power in our world. To maintain that power they must attempt to control the will of the populace. That is best done by creating environments of need - for security or for relief or for financial help. The primary motivators for humans rise from our emotional state. Fear of death is a primary motivator. It also helps if we are ignorant and uniformed or more importantly disinformed. This makes us easily manipulated.

Example: How do we prevent another 9/11? Pass laws eliminating our civil rights so we will be able to after the bad guys. (Patriot Act)

Example: How do we prevent another Sandy Hook? Ban all guns.

Example: How do we eliminate financial insecurity? Eliminate cash. Charge people for their deposits.

I could go on. The fact is that we are being manipulated daily by the news media monopoly, politicians and bad advertising. I also believe we are also being manipulated by planned disasters and tragedies. And yes, I think that everything I mentioned above were planned events - false flags if you will - designed to manipulate us all.

Someone might ask how you can plan an earthquake. It can be done. On a small scale, simple fracking for oil can cause minor earthquakes. Larger, more deadly quakes can be created with the use of ultra low frequency radio waves bounced off the ionosphere. These have been used already in undeclared wars that have been going on for decades. They have also been used to punish governments that do not tow the line for the Empire. Properly placed atomic weapons can also induce major quakes. Used under water or deep under ground the actual explosions would seem to be part of the tectonic shift and would go unnoticed for the most part along with the radiation.

I also have come to the conclusion that we are being sprayed from the air. I don't know what it is, but attempts to analyze it show high counts of barium, nano aluminum-coated fiberglass [known as CHAFF], radioactive thorium, cadmium, chromium, nickel, desiccated blood, mold spores, yellow fungal mycotoxins, ethylene dibromide, and polymer fiber. This may merely be attempts to control and manipulate the weather, but you have to wonder, whatever the purpose is, what is it doing to us? Have you noticed the great quantities of contrails in the air? How they some times criss-cross the sky like checker boards? And the hang time of these contrails is incredible. When I was a kid I would see contrails in the sky and they would quickly dissipate. Today they hang in the air and turn the whole sky a milky white...usually followed by storms of some sort the next day. How long has it been since you've seen a truly blue sky? I remember them fondly, but I have not seen one in awhile...maybe January.  

Every time I ask "WHY", the only answer that I come up with is control. It's also what Common Core is about and I have not even touched that yet. Google it if you want to get really frustrated. And there is vaccines (that don't work or kill) and GMO's and and and...you get my drift.

I know by now 90% of you are thinking I need a dose of lithium and one of those white jackets with the weird sleeves. I understand. Ya'll can go back to sleep and let the new world order sweep over you. The dreams should be good and better than the reality.

I am not going to have to live in this new world, at least not for long, but the rest of you better buckle your seat belt. I'm thinking they are only getting started. Trouble is afoot on a grand scale. They are practicing for the final lock down now. The US population is the only real variable. There are still some among us that think like the freedmen or our ancestor's day. How will the Empire deal with a local uprising in their own back yard? Check out Jade Helm 15 for at least a partial answer to that.

Freedom is not free people and soon it will be unavailable to everyone, but don't you worry. You will still be able to get you big mac, you recreational pot and your abortion. If you want to die, no one will stand in your way.

But if you want to live...well, that might be a problem. Back to work slave...that is what you are you know. You are either a wage slave or you are living off of a wage slave. Ever think about that?

Ya, even if you're retired...you probably collect social security right? See what I mean. And I suspect there will come a day where we will all be expected as an act of good citizenship to expire by the time we are 75 years old. That could even be accomplished without you knowing it with aerosols sprayed from a high altitude, with nanites in your flu shot or with an implant in your new knee that the government (us) paid for.

Well, I'm going to bed now. It would be interesting if, when I woke up, I was 23 again and all of this last 34 years had been a dream. It would be like taking the blue pill. I'm beginning to wish I had. Sleep tight America. Your time is about up.       

More Very Talented Evian Babies

If I had known babies could do stuff like this, I might have made one. Who knew?

Evian Commercial

I've obviously not been watching enough TV. These Evian commercials are hilarious. Someone from my Sunday school class sent me this one. Babies are funny, but these babies just make you happy.

Kefir and Almond Milk

I am not what you would call health food nut.  I am not vegan or vegetarian (and I am told there is a difference). I do not spend my spare time sprouting seeds and worrying about whether a food source is organic, though it may eventually come to that. Having said that, when they make it easy for me to eat healthy, I do participate. I just like it when healthy food is as convenient as a Egg McMuffin if you know what I mean...and I do like me some that kind of stuff.  

There are many healthy choices on today's grocery store shelves if you just look. Many organic items and many stores with strictly healthy food sections. Hy Vee here in Iowa is an example of this. Hy Vee is wonderful, though kind of expensive. In Altoona Iowa, the Hy Vee has a sushi bar....yes, a sushi bar. Those farmers line up for their sushi. I think maybe it's an excuse to buy a bottle of sa'ke to wash down the raw fish, but I digress. I do not yet eat sushi, but I do not rule it out either.

What I wanted to talk about were two healthy items that are also convenient. The first one is Kefir. Kefir is an interesting item - a dairy product that is also good for you. It's basically fermented cows milk. If that puts you off, I am sorry. I know you are probably thinking of sour milk, but really, it's more like a liquid yogurt that you can drink and it comes in flavors or can be used to make fruit smoothies which are delicious. I personally am a yogurt lover so I transitioned quickly to Kefir. I like the red raspberry flavor produced by Lifeway. It is delicious.

 Image result for kefir

The nutritional thing about Kefir is that it is packed with probiotic bacteria and calcium and protein, but it has no more than 10% of the lactose of regular whole milk products and it's low in fat. I think it's delicious and it's full of stuff that us senior citizens may be lacking in our diets. Pick up jug today and try it. Be sure to give the bottle a good shake each and every time before opening.

The other item I wanted to discuss is almond milk. This product fascinates me. I bought a half gallon jug of it at Hy Vee (it's in the regular dairy case). It was the chocolate almond milk and I could not tell that it was not a dairy product. It tasted just like the chocolate milk I am accustomed to, but here is the healthy kicker. Almond milk contains no fat, no cholesterol and no lactose. And while it does not have as much calcium as cows milk, it is still loaded with vital vitamins and minerals. The only drawback that I see is that it contains Carrageenan which is a controversial food additive that is illegal in some countries. I will let you make the determination about that. I can tell you that it's most likely in your diet anyway.

Couldn't hurt to try some.


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A third thing that I would like to give honorable mention to is something that I just love - unroasted nuts and dried fruit. This can be an expensive habit, but it is also very good for you. I buy unroasted, unsalted cashews, almonds, and shelled pistachios and mix them with dried cherries and cranberries. The mix is delicious. They make for a great snack that is high in protein and EFA's (essential fatty acids) that are undisturbed by the roasting process. Very heart healthy, anti inflamatory and I find, memory enhancing.  

Tuesday, May 12, 2015

What Do Atrazine, Soy Beans, BPA, Pthalates, Beer and Birth Control Pills All Have in Common???

Do you know the answer? They are all endocrine disruptors. All of these items can interfere in some way with the natural flow of hormones in a human body that are produced by the glands in the endocrine system.

The endocrine system of the human body consists of a number of different glands situated in different places in your body that produce different kinds of hormones. All of these hormone's are released into the body at different times of life directing and prompting the other systems of the body to do things or perform specific functions. The major glands of the endocrine system are these

1 Pineal gland 2 Pituitary gland 3 Thyroid gland 4 Thymus 5 Adrenal gland 6 Pancreas 7 Ovary (female)
8 Testis (male)

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Please note the androgynous nature of the illustration above because that is what I want to talk about. The endocrine disruptors that I mentioned earlier, in addition to many other I have not mentioned are proving to be responsible for the feminization of men worldwide and also the masculinization of women. When these products or derivatives of these products are used or consumed by women of child bearing age, the effect on any children born to them can be devastating.

It is being theorized that when endocrine disruptors are allowed to enter the systems of unborn fetuses via the mother's womb, they can have a feminizing effect on unborn baby boys and a masculinizing effect on unborn baby girls. The result is short penises with poorly formed urethras, small testes and low sperm count in boys and early onset of menses and breast development in girls.

But wait. That's not all....do I sound like Ron Popeel?

There is a possibility that these endocrine disruptors with their feminizing and masculinizing effects are actually creating more gay, lesbian and transgendered people because of their effect in the womb on the unborn. It is a logical assumption and one that cannot be ignored. It also leads one to consider that this may be more than just a coincidence. It could have been the plan on along. The powers that be have been more than concerned for a number of years about population growth throughout the world. We are coming up on 7 billion people on the planet. And even though, by the UN's own projections, world population is supposed to level off by 2050, it has always been desired by the One Worlders not to have more than 2 billion people on the planet. One way to do that is to load consumer products with hormone disruptors that will derail normal human development and normal family development worldwide.

There is a great interview on Radio3Fourteen with Dr Curtis Duncan about all of this.

Consider Atrazine. It is the second most popular pesticide in the world. It is effective and it has been found in 84% of the world's water supply. It has also been shown to alter the sex of both fish and frogs, making them androgynous or even same sex attracted and virtually sterile. This is actually happening now in the fresh waterways of North America. If it's happening to fish and frogs, can it be happening to us? Why not?

Consider Bisphenol A (BPA). It is used to line plastic bottles and cans that are used in food production. According to endalldisease.com,

"This class of chemical known as a Xenoestrogen is feminizing the world’s population by mimmicing estrogen in the human body. The chemical companies produce around 700 billion pounds of this poison each year and it leeches from cans, bottles and packaging into the food and water supplies.
Statistics taken from urine samples indicate over 93% of American’s currently have BPA in their bodies.  Dr. Hugh S. Taylor, M.D. of Yale University revealed at a press briefing that male mice exposed to BPA showed reduced sperm production and increased prostate size."

Infertility and prostate enlargement. You expect that at 60, but it's showing up more now in 30 something men. Not good.

What about pthalates? From the same article:
 
"While BPA mimics estrogen, phthalates block testosterone action. So not only do we have abundant chemicals in our food supply that act in the same manner as estrogen, but now we have a chemical that inhibits the bodys use of what little testosterone we have left.
Studies in male animals exposed to pthalates have found reduced sperm production, undescended testes, hypospadias, and decreased testosterone production.
Sources of Pthalates to avoid:
Shampoos, Colognes/Perfume, Deodorant, Hair Spray, Body Lotion, Makeup, Glade Plug-ins and other Air Fresheners."

Beer...well guys...it's loaded with estrogen. It comes from the hops. It will give you manboobs. Seriously. And then there's soy bean products; also loaded with testosterone stopping estrogen.

And ladies...I cannot find the study right now, but there is one that shows females on birth control pills tend to gravitate toward more feminine men. And while that's great for all the gamma type guys out there, it spells disaster for well adjusted families.

So while Al Gore is out there yelling about climate change and Rush Limbaugh types are screaming about gay marriage, the real problem might just be what we are consuming.

I would urge you to check it out. It does not take much of a search to uncover and research this issue on the internet. It is a serious problem that is more threatening to the human race than any other. The PTB are messing with the very essence of what it means to be human men and women. I am not sure how to stop it or if it can be stopped, but it is a problem that will not be going away any time soon. Turns out that Bruce Jenner may be a product of his/her environment. Who would have thunk it? Which reminds me - I best be getting a PSA soon. My prostate is not getting any smaller (:^)))

23%

23% of anything is very substantial wouldn't you say? If you lost 23% of your right leg, that could be a problem. If you lost 23% of your nest egg, unless you are Bill Gates or Warren Buffet, that would be a problem.

So what if a nation has 23% of it's population that believes in nothing? They have no faith. They identify with no religion. They are either atheist or agnostic or they just never thought about it?

That is exactly what a recent study by the Pew Research Center released today has revealed about America. According to World Net Daily :

"Christianity is still the dominant religion in America, with seven in 10 claiming affiliation with the belief, but those touting no particular religion – the “nones” – are rapidly taking over the country.
The number of “nones” has grown to 56 million, a Pew Research Center study released Tuesday found.
 Pew conducted two surveys between 2007 and 2014 on religion in America and discovered the number of Americans who claim atheism, agnosticism, or no particular faith grew from 16 percent to 23 percent. During that time frame, the number of Americans laying claim to Christianity fell from 78 percent to 71 percent."

Brethren, we are losing ground. I would imagine that this is not going to get better anytime soon. One has to wonder where the numbers will be by 2050.

We also need to ask ourselves why this is happening, especially given that the church is growing exponentially in countries where it is illegal to be a Christian or heavily discouraged by the state. Perhaps this is what needs to happen here?

My thought is that faith begins to grow when there is trouble. Perhaps some repression or outright persecution would be in order...or maybe...

There are two things going on here at least...I think. For one thing, the American church lives in the lap of luxury. We are mostly middle class. We are mostly employed. We are mostly insulated from the real problems of the world. We whine about abortion and gay marriage and we push Republicans to do something, though they do nothing and never have, but mostly, we all live well. We have not missed many meals, we have roofs over our heads and money to spend on mission trips and Christian conventions. We are comfortable with who we are in Christ's church.

And that is problem number one. Don't you think so? We are comfortable. Should this be so? Is it right for a Christian to be comfortable when 23% of his or her nation believes nothing?

Problem number two is...when we do become active in the world, and I have already mentioned this, it is to complain about the behavior of the people that most need the help of Jesus Christ and His church. You know what I'm talking about! We are so busy trying to recreate the Christian culture of our long dead past by pushing politicians and judges to manipulate law, that we forget to offer salvation to the very people that can help bring that about. We have the cart before the horse. Why don't we offer them Jesus and the gospel first? We can let Jesus change them. Or is that too New Testament?

You ask, "but Ghog, what if they do not accept Jesus and the Gospel?"

You won't like my answer.

Then let them be. Let them live in their disbelief. Your job, Christian, is to plant seeds. When they take root, then praise the Lord. But if they do not germinate, shake the dust from your feet and move on.

"But what about our Christian culture Ghog? How will we get that back?"

Again, you will not like my answer.

You never had a Christian culture you silly rabbit. Look at the history of your country. It's strewn with slavery, lynchings, Native American genocide, war, and political and financial corruption.

"But Ghog", you moo, "it says In God We Trust on our money."

Ya right. It ain't money. Those are Federal Reserve Notes issued by a private corporation that represent nothing but debt. They are backed by nothing and the "God" on those notes is not your God you silly cow. The "God" on the paper in your pocket and on the pot metal coinage in your piggy bank is the "God" of a secret society - The Masons. They call him the Great Architect of the Universe and he has more in common with the serpent of Genesis 3 than He does with Yahweh.

My advice Brother is to give up your current plan. It ain't working. There will never again be (as if there ever was) a Christian culture in this nation. Let's get a new plan. Take them one by one. We may end up in a minority before it's over. We may be persecuted for our belief. We may actually have to suffer for our faith, but we have to do something different. Church per the usual ain't workin...just sayin. Let's move forward in faith.

Paul knew what it was like to live as a Christian in a world that was not.  

II Corinthians 12:23b-29

I have worked much harder, been in prison more frequently, been flogged more severely, and been exposed to death again and again. 24 Five times I received from the Jews the forty lashes minus one. 25 Three times I was beaten with rods, once I was pelted with stones, three times I was shipwrecked, I spent a night and a day in the open sea, 26 I have been constantly on the move. I have been in danger from rivers, in danger from bandits, in danger from my fellow Jews, in danger from Gentiles; in danger in the city, in danger in the country, in danger at sea; and in danger from false believers. 27 I have labored and toiled and have often gone without sleep; I have known hunger and thirst and have often gone without food; I have been cold and naked. 28 Besides everything else, I face daily the pressure of my concern for all the churches. 29 Who is weak, and I do not feel weak? Who is led into sin, and I do not inwardly burn?

When you have lived like that Christian, you might have reason to whine about the world you live in, but my advice is "don't". Just keep pushing forward, planting your seeds and tending to those that take root. Let Jesus sort it all out.

America may well self destruct. You will not be able to prevent that and you know what? It does not matter. You may well love your country as I do, but let me tell you this...Your first citizenship lies in another kingdom, one not made with hands. It is your first duty to support that eternal kingdom because you will spend eternity there. America is not heaven. You will not go there when you die and neither will your kids. Prepare yourself and them for the spiritual war that is upon us and move forward in faith. Quit your whining. Jesus died on a cross for us and He rose from the dead so that one day we could be with Him in Paradise and America ain't it. So uncouple your faith from this nation that you love and take hold of your Citizenship in the Kingdom that matters. Prepare ye the way of the Lord.

Saturday, May 9, 2015

Growing Young - Rich Mullins


My favorite Rich Mullins song. It's about Fathers and sons. The video is not great, but listen to the words of the song. It has been truth for so many of us.


Luke 15:11-32

11 Jesus continued: “There was a man who had two sons. 12 The younger one said to his father, ‘Father, give me my share of the estate.’ So he divided his property between them.
13 “Not long after that, the younger son got together all he had, set off for a distant country and there squandered his wealth in wild living. 14 After he had spent everything, there was a severe famine in that whole country, and he began to be in need. 15 So he went and hired himself out to a citizen of that country, who sent him to his fields to feed pigs. 16 He longed to fill his stomach with the pods that the pigs were eating, but no one gave him anything.
17 “When he came to his senses, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have food to spare, and here I am starving to death! 18 I will set out and go back to my father and say to him: Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. 19 I am no longer worthy to be called your son; make me like one of your hired servants.’ 20 So he got up and went to his father.

“But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him.

21 “The son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’
22 “But the father said to his servants, ‘Quick! Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet. 23 Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let’s have a feast and celebrate. 24 For this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’ So they began to celebrate.
25 “Meanwhile, the older son was in the field. When he came near the house, he heard music and dancing. 26 So he called one of the servants and asked him what was going on. 27 ‘Your brother has come,’ he replied, ‘and your father has killed the fattened calf because he has him back safe and sound.’
28 “The older brother became angry and refused to go in. So his father went out and pleaded with him. 29 But he answered his father, ‘Look! All these years I’ve been slaving for you and never disobeyed your orders. Yet you never gave me even a young goat so I could celebrate with my friends. 30 But when this son of yours who has squandered your property with prostitutes comes home, you kill the fattened calf for him!’
31 “‘My son,’ the father said, ‘you are always with me, and everything I have is yours. 32 But we had to celebrate and be glad, because this brother of yours was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’”

Thursday, May 7, 2015

Trust

The lack of trust among people and nations in our present world has to be at an all time high. Whether you are talking about politicians or pastors, it has become increasingly difficult to trust other people - even people that you want to trust.

I am a man that has had trust issues throughout life and for reasons I will not discuss here. Even so, there have been and are people in my life that I have trusted with the full knowledge of who I am. I can count those people on one hand. There is one that I have known for a good share of my life. We are no longer close. We do not speak, write to or see each other, but strangely, I still trust that she will keep my secrets and even take them to the grave. That may be unfounded. I do not know what her behavior has been since last we spoke. Even so, I feel a sense of trust.

There is, of course, One that we can all trust - The Lord, Jesus Christ. He already knows me inside and out and so there is no reason for me to pretend before Him, the way I might with others.

But what about others - other Christians - people at church. Should the Lord's church membership be able to trust, not only in Him, but also each other?

I believe the answer is yes, but my heart tell me to be wary and I do not believe we should live our Christian lives feeling like that about each other.

Here is why.

As we have discussed previously, God is Truth. When we accept His truth and become Christians, we develop faith and love for Him. He has made us righteous though we are not.  We are grateful. We become part of His church.

As the process moves forward, we should learn to love each other, serving each other and working together within the church for the common purpose - expansion of the kingdom.

Our faith and love for God and our brethren should next logically lead us to trust in God and each other. The trust would then lead to unity and unity to joy, grace and peace. All of this is bound together by obedience to His Word.

The ultimate product is a healthy church that is appealing to it's membership and attractive to those in the world contemplating the faith. This kind of church, based on these truths will be successful and be held in God's favor.

Sounds good right?

But none of this - none of this will work without the element of trust. I will go so far as to say that without trust, true Christian obedience is not possible. We will never be successful as a church if we cannot trust each other. Without trust, love falls to the ground. Without trust, we will never truly know each other. Without trust in God, we will never be able to fully know or obey Him. Without trust, there is no joy....no peace.

Trust is the ticket to a happy Christian existence in Christ's church, so why do I feel that I cannot be completely honest with my brethren about who I am in Christ? Why do I fear the self righteous, unremitting hand of condemnation from people that are supposed to love me as God loves us? That hand is probably not even there. It may only be the fear. Fear destroys trust.

This should not be. So what do we do to develop trust?

I think we have to be willing to risk hurt feelings and bruised egos and step out in trust when others will not. We need to be honest with others in the church about where we are at in the faith and push to get the same from them. We have to let the fear die and let Christ live through us in our dealings with others, both inside and outside the Church.  Trust will not develop if we are not willing to step out and take risks to our personal well being and feel the pain of someone else or even endure our own.

Trust will cost you something if you do it right; even possibly betrayal. Jesus could tell you about that. So let's take a leaf from His page. Let our love extend to trust - for Him and for each other.   

Wednesday, May 6, 2015

The Fall Of Western Civilization

From World Net Daily:

"Dr. James Dobson, who founded the highly influential groups Focus on the Family and Family Research Council and now runs Family Talk Radio, is warning that if the U.S. Supreme Court redefines marriage as analysts predict, the ruling will presage the “fall of Western civilization.”
“I do not recall a time when the institutions of marriage and the family have faced such peril, or when the forces arrayed against them were more formidable or determined,” he writes in a letter distributed to his hundreds of thousands of supporters.
“Barring a miracle, the family that has existed since antiquity will likely crumble, presaging the fall of Western civilization itself. This is a time for concerted prayer, divine wisdom and greater courage than we have ever been called upon to exercise,” he writes."

Dr. Dobson, I have a lot of respect for you and for your work. I do not doubt your sincerity. But with all due respect sir, western civilization has already fallen. To be sure, it went down the tubes in Eurpoe some time ago and it is just finishing up here, but the West is finished as Christian culture.

The problem is the nation you live in and the church's support of government policy since the end of world war II. When the United States government chose the path of empire after that war, that is when your trouble began sir. The US could have disarmed at the end of the war, but instead we decided to create socialist governments in Europe and Japan and rebuild those nations. The Marshall plan in Europe and the work of McArthur in the Pacific created an amazing economic engine, but it also lead to the state of affairs we have today. The Church in America supported these plans and the work of our government in these areas as the Christian thing to do. We thought we were keeping godless communism out of western Europe and Japan. We did succeed in that, but we created socialist amoral nightmares instead. We sent no missionaries. We did not spread the gospel in these areas. The result was freedom from both communism and God. Europe is a post Christian wasteland. Japan has a moral society, but it is not a Christian one.

Now that America is adopting the same socialist policies and using government authority to redefine marriage and family, you seem surprised. Brother Dobson, the Church surrendered years ago to this government and the evil growing within. We stood by as the socialists captured American universities. We stood by while Eisenhower, a Republican president and WWII hero, appointed socialist judges to the Supreme Court. We watched as LBJ and Nixon did the same thing. We watched while Nixon disengaged us from the gold standard and expanded the scope and power of the federal government more than FDR or any Democrat in history. We lent our support to a government bent on waging unwinnable wars in Asia and the middle east for the enrichment of corporations.

Dr Dobson you baffle me. How can you cry out about the fall of the West when our churches and families are in much the same condition as the nation they live in? I assume you pay your taxes sir? You realize of course that when you do that you are paying for someone else's abortions and cluster bombs that will annihilate families half way across the globe. This is the government that you have supported for so long.

Why is it only now that you recognize the fallen state of our nation? Is it merely the last straw or what is it? Could it be the specter of same sex couples having families? Is that it? Is it their invasion into the Church? What is it Dr Dobson?

All empires fall. The same thing will happen to the United States. It may not be now, but it will happen. Whenever it happens Dr Dobson, you will be powerless to stop it.

Civilized Christian behavior in the west is disappearing. The culture is overwhelmingly nihilist. We must now work in that godless vacuum.

The problem Dr. Dobson is that we have been wasting all that time telling people how they should behave in our Christian world when they were not Christians. They saw us as bitter, angry, hateful, controlling and self righteous. We did not present the love and grace of Jesus Christ to them. We did not offer them His salvation. We only gave them rules to live by. Is it any wonder they hate us and are turning against our way of life?

This cannot be fixed now. It's too late. Instead of screaming that you will be civilly disobedient, you need to begin preparation. Preparation for Christian persecution. Do not waste time protesting. The time to get ready is now Dr Dobson.

The West has Fallen.  

Tuesday, May 5, 2015

Do You Want To Live Forever? Drink Coffee

I don't think I would call it the nectar of the gods, but I like me some coffee. As of late, I have had a particular fondness for large cappuccinos with an extra shot of espresso. For the neophytes out there, that's five shots of espresso and some foaming milk...mostly foam though. I like it dry. Occasionally I will drink two of those in a day, in addition to the obligatory morning wake up cup of coffee from my French press, but I digress.

I never really believed that drinking a lot of coffee was good for me, but I really wasn't all that concerned either. I like Egg McMuffin too and have little concern for the damage done by these delightful little breakfast sandwiches.

But it turns out that coffee is, in fact, good for you. It will actually extend your life in addition to keeping you awake for it. Science is a wonderful thing.

" There are several studies showing that when people drink coffee, they have a lower risk of dying from a range of serious diseases. A groundbreaking study, the largest of its kind, was published in the New England Journal of Medicine in 2012: In this study, 402,260 individuals between 50 and 71 years of age were asked about their coffee consumption. The results were fairly remarkable… after following the people for 12-13 years, those who drank the most coffee were significantly less likely to have died."

But wait....I have a chart

So you see, at the rate I am consuming coffee, I should live to be at least 200 years old. I hope coffee also acts as a preservative and hair growth tonic because I am already on the road to looking like a wrinkled boiled egg. Not that there is anything wrong with that.

So drink up. Don't feel bad about that extra cup of Joe. It's good for you. Just get yourself up past the 4 to 5 cup daily and you will be set. We will be the wonders of the nursing home. See you there.

Monday, May 4, 2015

May The 4th Be With You...

Today is Star Wars Day. Wow. It has it's own day. I can remember when the Star Wars saga began. I was but a young Jedi, not wise to the ways of the Force and still checking my options on the Dark Side. May 25th, 1977 was when the first movie hit the theaters. We were bedazzled. Until then, special effects in science fiction film had been awful. But now, the whole spectacle seemed all too real and light sabers....well I guess I still want one. Star Wars was cool.

Adding to my initial 20 year old awe struck and cannabis enhanced Star Wars experience was the theater itself. Here in my hometown, we had what was called a Cinerama theater. It was nothing like the domed experience of the IMAX theaters of today, but it was incredible for it's time. The screen was 120 feet long and curved. It was made out of thousands of thin white vertical strips stretched from the ceiling to the floor. The reason for this was the speakers behind the screen. It allowed the sound of the action on the screen to emit from it's location on the screen. Working in tandem with the wall mounted and floor mounted speakers, it was a sight and sound experience that was top of the line for it's day. You felt like you were there gliding though space in the Millennium Falcon with Luke, Han, Chewy and the Princess. And Vader...well, I was never more impressed with the portrayal of evil.

Star Wars was an opera. It was a western. It was science fiction. It was what American films should be about...destruction of evil.  That was then...1977.

I wonder what a politically correct version of Star Wars would be like today? I'm sure it would be neutered of it's otherwise magnificent potency.

But it's all lost on me now.

I have no interest in the franchise. I do not even have the desire to view the original 3 films. Looking back, all I can think about is bad acting and bad script writing, Some of Harrison Ford's worst work is in those films. Have you seen Mark Hamil or Carrie Fisher lately? They are nursing home material....kind of like me. 

It was fun back in the Day, but I would not care to relive it. I have become ancient like Obi Wan. I use the Force for good. And while that can be boring and uneventful, it can also be peaceful and joyful.

May the Force be with You!

 

Darth Vader: "Mine's Bigger"   
Obi Wan: "Darth, size is irrelevant. Mine is of higher quality and my skill is superior"

Friday, May 1, 2015

Same Sex Marriage Addendum - Freedom to Associate

There are some follow up issues from yesterday's post that I would like to address from a Christian Libertarian point of view. They are political and rights oriented issues that should have been addressed yesterday, but I failed to do it. They are also faith oriented.

First, I do not think that anyone should be forced to serve or associate with anyone else that they do not want to serve or associate with. This means that if a Christian business person, say a baker, does not want to make a "gay wedding cake" based on their Christian beliefs, they should not have too. Neither should a gay baker have to make a "straight wedding cake" if it violates their personal principles. I would say it's the same with pizza, cars, and even houses.

People should be able to associate and do business with whomever they like.

I know this sticks in the craw of egalitarians. That is exactly what I intended it to do.

We are not all the same. We are not all equal. We are all different and differently enabled. We have different belief systems. We have different notions of what is right and what is wrong. I think that my Truth is the Truth....and it is. But if I want others to join me in that Truth, I have to be willing to engage them and not club them over the head with laws aimed specifically at their beliefs and behavior.

As a Christian, I know what is right and wrong in the eyes of God. It, many times, clashes with what other people that are not Christian might think is right and wrong. I can choose not to associate with those people or choose not to do business with them and I should be left to make that choice without the judgement or interference of society or the present culture.

On the other hand, I could purposely choose to associate with people that disagree with me in hope of convincing them of my Truth. I could engage them in business and in life and try to persuade them of my Christian point of view. If it does not work, then I would need to leave them to their own destruction and let God deal with them.

Whatever happens, I need to be willing to leave it when there is no hope of convincing them and let them live as they choose as long as the way they live harms no one but themselves.

The Lord God has always allowed human choice. He is not happy when we do not choose Him, but He does allow us to make that decision. It is unfortunate on a number of levels when that happens, but the bottom line is that God does not want to see anyone perish in their sin. 

Secondly, we as Christians need to admit to ourselves that we have lost the culture war in North America. Instead of fighting with each other and fighting with non-Christians over how our country should be run, we need to come up with another plan. We need to be evangelical. The great commission was not to create a Christian culture where even non-Christians have to bend the knee to Christ. That day is coming, but it is not now.

We need to teach and preach the gospel everyday in the way we live. We need to love each other and we need to present the love and the grace of Christ to an unbelieving world. That does not happen by trying to manipulate supreme court decisions or congressional legislation or presidential elections. Our hope is not in the Republican party. If we are looking to the world and it's mechanisms to create for us a perfect Christian society, it will fail every time.

Only Jesus can change hearts. Expressing your love and obedience for Jesus by hating is not what He had in mind.

Get your Bible out brethren. Do you see anywhere in there where the apostles or the early Christians wasted their time lobbying the Roman senate or the emperor to change ancient culture?

You will not find it. What you will find is that they preached the gospel. It was simple but effective and it changed society in the places where it was successful. It can work again.