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GOD’S NOT REPUBLICAN! Nor Is He a Democrat!

BY PASTOR JERRY MASTON

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o, believe it or not, God does not belong to any political party. This may come as a shock to many, but God doesn’t belong to any religion or church denomination. The way some people seem to worship football you would think Jesus was born on draft day and God belonged to their favorite team. That’s not true either. Well!

What does He belong to? Whose side is He really on?

Maybe if we get the facts straight, we can figure this one out. God is Sovereign. This is why He is not afraid to

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give men the liberty to choose and to believe. Men rebelled before the great flood and God still had Noah build the ark. There was a great collusion when men tried to build a tower to the heavens. God confounded their languages and sent them back where they belonged. Pharisees and Romans both crucified Jesus, and guess what, God’s plan prevailed, and God raised His Anointed One from the tomb. Patrick Henry cried out; “Give me liberty or give me death!” Jesus said; “I’ll give you liberty through my death!”

So! Why doesn’t God ever take sides? Let’s just say, for the sake of SEE GOD’S NOT REPUBLICAN! | PAGE 5

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itting in the Senate chambers, my eyes filled with tears watching my son take the oath of office nearly caused my heart to burst.

Was I dreaming?

Only in America could the son of a Cuban immigrant who came to this great country with practically nothing and unable to speak the language be elected to the U.S. Senate and be an ex-candidate for the presidency of the United States. Six decades before, I had fought against oppression in my homeland to win the freedoms that Americans enjoy.

Jerry Maston, Senior Pastor River of Life Church, Eastland, TX

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Another Election Cycle Is Upon Us

BY GARY W. MOORE

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’m writing to you this morning during a beautiful Labor Day weekend. So many are lamenting the end of summer, but I love the beauty and crispness of Fall. It is my favorite of the four seasons. The leaves on some trees are already turning and I love it all.

For those of you who are dreading winter, allowing yourself to harbor bad feelings about what is to come will change nothing. It will not prevent the seasons from changing but only steals your enjoyment and peace. Instead, try to embrace and enjoy the change.

Look around … the colors, the aromas … enjoy it all. To do otherwise changes nothing but will siphon your happiness. Please join me in welcoming and enjoying the coming change of seasons!

Speaking of changing seasons, the election season is now upon us. Yesterday, Arlene and I traveled to a nearby lake and enjoyed a beautiful lunch at an outside table on the water. It was a gorgeous day, watching boats with brightly colored sails maneuver silently and gracefully across the blue water. As we sat in peace, enjoying the moment, a wedding party was assembling for pictures not far from our table. The party seemed celebratory and joyful, then it began.

“Did you hear what that rotten ‘bleep’ had to say last night? Election day can’t come fast enough. There’s a guy at work who supports him, so I unfriended him on Facebook and I do everything in my power to make his life at work miserable.”

I wasn’t shocked by the conversation but was saddened. Because of a difference in political choice, one person is working to make another’s life on the job miserable. You are not surprised.

We hear it from both sides all the time.

There are calls for boycotts against companies who advertise on television

and radio programs because we disagree with their point of view. Politicians are harassed in public in front of their families. When and where does it stop? We live in a country that claims to celebrate diversity unless its diversity of political thought. In the case of a difference of political opinion, all acts of tolerance and civility are tossed out the window. It is not just un-American … it is un-civilized and shameful.

Let’s call for a different kind of boycott. Let’s boycott the intense anger at those who disagree. Instead, let’s all pull together this election season, regardless of where you lean and not allow the anger and vitriol to pull us under.

Embrace those with a different opinion and you may learn something! As I have shared before, half of my friends lean left, and I love them. The other half lean right, and I love them too. I’m going to encourage you once again to love your friends and neighbors regardless of political leanings. Do not get into ideological arguments on social media, but if you do, please don’t unfriend your friend! Just ignore them until the dust clears. Remember, they are a friend for a reason … keep them as a friend after the election. Life is too short and true friends are too precious to do otherwise.

Don’t let an election cycle define you as a person.

Work hard for your candidate. Donate money if you wish. Root for them as the night unfolds but when a winner is

declared, accept the results of the will of your fellow citizens. The intelligence of our electorate has chosen candidates that have built the most successful nation in the history of mankind. Trust the will of the people. If a mistake is made, we’ll vote them out next time.

Don’t allow an election to determine your happiness.

As I keep sharing with you … regardless of who wins in 2020, the sun will rise the next morning. These United States of America will remain a beacon of democracy in a world looking to us for leadership. Rejoice in the fact we live in a country that allows “We the People,” the common citizen, to choose. I love my life in the greatest nation in the history of mankind. Please rejoice with me in the realization that no matter who wins or loses, the USA will continue to thrive.

May God help us through another election and continue to bless The United States of America.

Submitted by Gary W. Moore. Gary is a freelance columnist, speaker and author of three books including the award winning, critically acclaimed, “Playing with the Enemy.” Follow Gary on Twitter @GaryWMoore721 and at www.garywmoore.com

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Make No Mistake: The GOP is Losing Texas

BY JOSHUA FOXWORTH

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o date, five congressmen from Texas have resigned instead of seeking re-election in 2020.

Their resignations signal two things from GOP leadership. The first is the realization that Texas is now lost.

The second is that this loss is due entirely to the changing demographics resulting from legal and illegal immigration.

The five congressmen that have resigned are Bill Flores (17th), Will Hurd (23rd), Pete Olson (22nd), Kenny Marchant (24th), and Mike Conaway (11th). Of these five, Congressman Conaway is unique in that his district will likely remain red for some time.

He has not faced an opponent in numerous election cycles.

Congressman Hurd’s district 23 has always been very competitive with the victors winning the general elections by an average of about 1% in the last three elections. The district follows the border with Mexico, and it is a bit surprising that Republicans have been able to get elected at all considering it is 24% white and 69% Hispanic.

In 2012 and 2016, the Republican in district 23 was able to outspend opponents by a margin of 2 to 1. In 2018, the Democrats actually outspent the Republicans in that district by a slight margin of 6 to 5. The fact that the Republican was the incumbent was likely the sole deciding factor in the Republican victory. With that same Democratic candidate already raising close to $600,000 for 2020, the GOP leadership saw this district as not worth the $5 million they spent in 2018.

District 23 is now permanently blue.

Districts 17, 22, and 24 follow the pattern already seen in district 23.

With massive numbers of legal and illegal migrants, the demographics of those districts has caused a gradual and undeniable shift from Republican to Democrat. For the election cycles

in 2012, 2014, 2016, and 2018, the Republicans have won district 17 with percentages of 80%, 65%, 61%, and 57%. District 22 has been won with percentages of 64%, 67%, 60%, 51%.

District 24 has been won with percentages of 61%, 65%, 56%, and 51%.

These declining percentages mirror the demographic changes: district 17 is now 56% white and 26% Hispanic; district 22 is 42% white and 25% Hispanic; and district 24 is 50% white and 24% Hispanic. This makeup represents a tipping point where the base of the Republican party is simply outnumbered due to migrants that have entered the country recently or are coming of age to vote.

Looking at the financial data paints an even bleaker picture for Republicans. In district 24, there has been no serious effort by Democrats, and they have been outspent by a margin of 10:1 with the best Democratic effort mustering only $100,000 in 2018.

In district 22, the only serious effort

from Democrats came in 2018 where they spent $1.5 million compared to the incumbent Republican’s $1.9 million - and they nearly won. Mirroring district 23, that same Democratic candidate from 2018 has already raised close to $400,000 for 2020.

District 17 has shown similar numbers with no candidate on the Democratic side raising more than $85,000 compared to Republican spending of $1.3 million.

This tells us two things. The first is that serious candidates on the Democratic side can not only challenge Republicans such as Congressman Olson or Congressman Hurd, they can win. Make no mistake, had Congressman Olson and Congressman Hurd not resigned, they would have lost in 2020 (barring some Trump surge).

The second is that Republican share of the vote is steadily shrinking despite the lack of spending by Democrats and massive spending by Republicans.

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As noted, the reason for this is simple: demographics. For decades, the Republicans have told their voters that they were going to clamp down on illegal immigration and address the legal immigration policies that have facilitated this takeover. They have made excuse after excuse for not fulfilling those promises and now that lack of action is turning Texas blue one district at a time.

It won’t stop with these districts.

District 14 in Texas is to the south of district 22. It is currently 52% white and 25% Latino. Just as in other districts, Congressman Weber has seen no serious effort from Democrats since taking office. This will soon change.

Districts 22 and 23 will turn blue in 2020 and/or 2022. Districts 14, 27, and 10 will follow suit by 2026. After this, the dominoes will fall one by one.

What is truly stunning about this situation is that many of these same congressman, whose party is being replaced in Texas due solely to immigration, are actually voting for increased immigration. Congressmen Hurd, Olson, Flores, and Randy Weber all voted for HR 1044 - a bill to import almost unlimited amounts of H1B tech visa workers from India and Pakistan.

At the statewide level, it is possible for incumbent Republican Senator John Cornyn to win reelection to a final term in 2020, but if a good Democratic candidate emerges it will be a toss-up. After that, Senator Ted Cruz will have a tough road to get reelected in 2024. In the unlikely event that Senator Cruz is successful, he will be the last Republican Senator from Texas.

Make no mistake, the GOP’s time in Texas is limited to well under a decade.

The truly painful aspect of this is that had the elected Republicans carried through on their pledges on immigration, their hold on the state would be guaranteed for a generation.

By Joshua Foxworth, candidate for Congress in Texas District 14. Joshua is a contributor to AmericanThinker. com and this article has been printed with their permission.

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understanding, that God is the side, the top, the middle, above and beneath, and everywhere at the same time. He doesn’t change and mankind cannot persuade Him to change.

He is Sovereign.

OK! Maybe we’re sta r ti ng to get somewhere now. God is not a Democrat, nor is He a Republican.

He is never in a quandary trying to figure out whose side He needs to take. God, our Heavenly Father who loves us all, simply delegates all of the choices to women and men. What do you think about that? He lets you decide, and He is not intimidated by what you think or by what you don’t think.

The choice is yours. Do you take His side, the side of the One who created Heaven and Earth and all that is in it? The reason I found inspiration to write this article is because one presidential candidate, Pete Buttigieg, declares the Republicans are using religion as to say God belongs to their party. That is interesting because I have never heard anyone say that except for him, Buttigieg. Is it possible that Pete Buttigieg is upset because it is God who initiated and maintains that marriage is designed and commanded to be between one man and one woman? Has Pete decided he is the one who is sovereign?

Come on Pete! Pete and his husband have to decide who they will serve

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and obey. Just for the sake of explanation, for the sake of helping someone who can’t reason within themselves, you cannot be on God’s side if you blatantly disobey Him and lead others to disobey. So, Pete, the question is not about whose side God is on, it remains whose side are you on? Whose side are we on?

Denominational titles, as well as political titles, mean very little to me. I will not take a ride on the Democrat’s donkey, also, I may take a ride, but I will not kiss either end of the Republican’s elephant. This one thing I have done and will continue to do is to bow at the bloodstained feet of Jesus and follow Him. I would rather be defined

by God than by people around me.

There is one God, and it is not me.

There is one Sovereign, and that is not me. I know whose side I want to be on, what about you?

Believe it or not, God does not belong to your party.

The question remains, does your party belong to God? Submitted by Jerry Maston, Eastland, TX. Jerry is a devoted husband, father, and pastor. Jerry works tirelessly and enthusiastically trying to enlighten the people of this nation regarding their constitutional freedom of religion, freedom of speech and their obligation to make a difference in the world where they live. Jerry is CEO of Christion Values Coalition/Christian Values Summits.

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The Deadliest Drug

BY JOHNNY ROWLAND, CACTUS CHRONICLES

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ur country is stricken with the deadliest addiction known to society: fiat money! And if it is not dealt with soon, and with severity, it will destroy the greatest modern civilization. The current US deficit is around three-quarters of a TRILLION dollars and counting. Our policy of “phony” money is the root cause of our immigration crisis, the “entitlement” crisis, the endless war machine, and who knows how many other ills our country is suffering from. And it CANNOT last.

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different country as well as an entirely different group of elected officials, due to a citizens economic revolt! We would have had our troops, who are stationed around the world, come home long ago; we would not be suffering from the environmental extremist nonsense, nearly to the degree which we are now; we would have never had the forced busing debacle; and the various race-baiters would have had to get productive jobs.

Our national borders would not be so overrun, as the welfare state, which is the real cause of most of our illegal immigration difficulties, would have collapsed; because there would simply not have been the funds to pay for it! And if the economic nit-wits, who are running our political system and our government, insist on continuing to create or print money out of thin air, to finance any and every goofy progressive project, then just why are we, as citizens of the US, still paying taxes at all? The government could easily cover our so-called tax bills by just printing more money! But they are smart, or maybe crafty enough to know that this would not work! I am convinced that the real reason we, as citizens, still pay taxes is for our rulers to keep us convinced that our US paper dollars actually have some real value. If the government demands a large portion of what we think we earn, then these paper dollars must be worth something, right?

Our current American economic system is outright chicanery, smoke and mirrors, and fraud. And it has been for over 100 years when the criminal Federal Reserve was established by crooked bankers and lying and thieving politicians. To this point, our money is still being used and taken as a proper medium of exchange, but this charade can’t go on forever. And the corrupt attachment and addiction the ruling class has to the opiate of fiat money shows no sign of slowing down or

abating. Realize that a time of reckoning is ahead; maybe this is why the United States is not mentioned in the Christian Bible, as it may not even exist for much longer! Figuratively speaking, the fiat money addicts are in charge of the currency pharmacy and liquor store combined!

And speaking of addiction, I recently saw that the illegal drug business has surpassed the value and revenue of Wal-Mart. Just how is the so-called “War on Drugs” working out?! I suggest that the vast majority of illegal drugs are in fact, not being consumed by the addicts among us, but by huge numbers of regular folks who are so stressed and worried about their future, so beaten down and misled by major media, are having so much trouble sleeping and relaxing, and are so spiritually confused and emotionally discouraged, that they are more and more often turning to illegal drugs for relief. People take drugs because it makes them feel better, and this could be part of the New World Order’s plan for population reduction: “feeling better (via poison) to extinction!” This, along with massive promotion of the homosexual agenda and abortion, is the real goal of our would-be rulers: drastic depopulation of the planet. Now that robotics technology has reached the level of creating uncomplaining slave machines, there is no longer the need for great numbers of people to work.

Unfortunately, there is no shortage of evil individuals who want to run and rule the world, and according to their own recorded statements, they want to eliminate 6/7ths of the Earth’s residents. Really! Of course, they intend to take care of their own families and parcel out the world to each other, so the rest of us have to go!

Points to ponder: The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) cannot defeat the cartels, even with untold billions of dollars and resources in their budget, as long as they adhere to their current way of operating. The DEA is pretty much a reactionary agency, orchestrated by self-serving permanent government officials and corrupt politicians.

Though there are many decent and hardworking individuals in the DEA, and certainly a fair number risking their lives, they still must abide by inefficient government protocols and red tape instituted by unqualified planners and administrators. In contrast, the cartels are guerrilla-like dictatorships which can adjust and pivot and change their own procedures on a dime, and they have the financial resources to purchase the best equipment and politicians that money can buy!

Submitted by Johnny Rowland who is a media professional and lives with his family in the Northern Sonoran Desert near Tombstone, Arizona. His email is: johnny460rowland@gmail.com

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Democrats are Coming for Our Guns

BY DONALD R MAY

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n addition to our Bibles and our free speech, Democrats are coming after our guns. Beto O’Rourke made his presidential plans crystal clear, “Hell yes, we’re going to take your AR-15!”

We realize that Beto, Bernie, Biden, Warren, and the other Democrats would not stop with our AR-15s. They would take all of our guns and then sadistically punish us for daring to love the United States of America and for daring to cling to our Bibles and guns.

Guns are the great equalizer. Many a woman and child have used guns to defend themselves and their families from dangerous criminals and have lived to tell about it. Such encounters happen many times each day across our nation.

Democrats are Socialist tyrant wannabes and realize they cannot enact a full dictatorial rule over the American people if the American people are armed and protected by the United States Constitution.

Before guns were readily available, the strong raped, robed, tortured, and murdered the defenseless and the unarmed. Farmers with hoes and pitchforks were no match for strong men on horseback with spears and swords.

The availability of guns gave pioneers the ability to settle the frontier. A colonial farm wife could protect her home and her family while her husband was working in the back forty and too far away to quickly respond to her cries of distress.

The British tried to disarm the American Colonists, but the British grossly underestimated the effectiveness and determination of armed Americans defending themselves against tyranny.

The rifles of the American Colonists were more advanced, higher powered, and much newer than the rifles of the British, making the Colonists highly effective and formidable fighters.

Until after World War II, most military small arms were modeled after existing civilian guns. It never occurred to the American people that they should not have military-grade small arms for their own protection.

No nation has dared to invade the United States since the War of 1812, as an invading enemy would not stand a chance against eighty million highly trained hunters and tens of millions of additional armed-for-protection men and women. Behind every tree and every wall, there would be a gun.

Only a tyrannical government in Washington would try to disarm the American people. First, they would claim that no citizen needs an “assault weapon” or a large capacity ammunition magazine.

Honest people would be characterized as “terrorists” and disarmed.

Democrats cannot explain how they are going to keep assault weapons out of the hands of criminals and madmen.

Criminals get breaks from Democrats. It is a lot safer for criminals to rob, terrorize, and intimidate unarmed citizens.

Thomas Jefferson wrote of the importance of the armed citizen, in his Proposal to the Virginia Constitution, “No freeman shall ever be debarred the

use of arms.”

“The said Constitution shall never be construed to authorize Congress to prevent the people of the United States who are peaceable citizens from keeping their own arms.” Samuel Adams Christians and Jews are still targets for elimination. Hitler, Stalin, Mao, Castro, Pol Pot, and other tyrants quickly disarmed and eliminated the SEE DEMOCRATS ARE COMING FOR OUR GUNS | PAGE 14

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Texas Public Education is a Mess!

BY ROBERT PRATT

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exas school district to close 12 schools to have money to fund Leftist re-education propaganda programs Take this report from Austin-based news outlet called the Austin Bureau: “Trustees and officials of the Austin Independent School District (AISD) are dreaming about how they could spend funds freed up by closing 12 schools…

“Enhanced “cultural proficiency training” would be one area targeted for reinvestment if plans move forward, according to staff presentations…

“Citing the “necessity for cultural proficiency and inclusion,” AISD Chief of Business and Operations Nicole Conley Johnson said that savings from the school closures would be invested in cultural proficiency training for more than 6,000 teachers, counselors, campus staff, and district staff. …“In remarks to the board, [Equity Officer Dr. Stephanie] Hawley cited the importance of “making sure

that every child is in the presence of somebody who understands what it is to be culturally proficient.”

“If you’re in a dominant culture, you have to understand how your culture and how your use of power impacts another person. I think that this is one of the boldest steps that we are taking. Because we are talking about the reeducation of an entire system,” she said.

Hawley sounds like your everyday Communist Party official extolling the false virtues of “re-education” prison camps still in use in China, North Korea and other communist outposts.

And as if all of that is not enough, another item Austin ISD will use the money for that was discussed by staff is “new and expanded opportunities in… social justice.”

This Austin ISD example should be enough evidence for you to reconsider, if you are a doubter, that public education is fundamentally a mess.

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Democrats Propose Rejecting Constitution in Electing President HAROLD PEASE, PH. D

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ll leading Democratic presidential candidates reject present constitutional language in electing future presidents of the United States. Opponents of the Electoral College seek to alter a process that has worked for well over two hundred years. Fueled by Clinton’s winning the popular vote yet denied the White House and unable to get two-thirds of the states as constitutionally required to consider altering this part of the Constitution, some seek to reject the Constitution instead.

They call their plan the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact (NPVIC). In it participating states would allocate their electoral votes to the winner of the national popular vote rather than the winner of the state popular vote, thus potentially disenfranchising the popular vote in your state, perhaps even in a majority of states.

There exists no language in the Constitution authorizing a popular vote for the executive branch of government. Such came about in 1824 after the Electoral College denied the presidency to highly temperamental Andrew Jackson, the most popular man in America due to his success in the Battle of New Orleans in the War of 1812. His supporters, believing the denial to be an injustice, created a straw vote so that the people could participate in the election although this vote had no power.

Over time the media empowered it by treating it as the “legitimate” vote for the president belittling the College process as unfair and undemocratic. Seldom do they remind us that it works because we are not a democracy, but a republic, and that none of the branches of government are democratic; most especially the Senate and Supreme Court. Andrew Jackson had to wait until he could

convince the seasoned citizen voters of the Electoral College that he was not too emotional for the office. He did so four years later in 1828. Moreover, today the media seldom cover the real election of the president in December, such is their disdain for it.

Those unable to get a two-thirds vote to remove the Electoral College,

as required in Article V of the Constitution, have conceived a brilliant but subversive plan to do just that without the constitutional amendment required. When enough state legislatures have committed their electoral votes to the winner of the national popular vote, and that number is 270 or above, remaining states will be required to

support as well. Wham!! Almost without any public debate outside state legislatures, and seemingly overnight, the popular vote will replace the Electoral College as the means by which a president is elected. A few highly populated states would decide for the rest of the country—something decidedly opposed by our Founders.

Ironically proponents ignorantly use a small portion of the Constitution to destroy a larger portion. They cite Article II, Section 1 which reads, “Each State shall appoint, in such manner as the legislature thereof may direct, a number of electors, equal to the whole number of Senators and Representatives to which the State may be entitled in the Congress.” This, they say, gives state legislatures the right to award their electors as they see fit. Actually, the phrase allows the state legislatures appointing powers only. To suggest that they should have influence over their voting once selected nullifies the reason for their existence. The Electoral College was to be a non-governmental body completely separate and unaccountable to the State Legislature once appointed, as per the rest of the section. Certainly, the phrase did not authorize states to simply alter or dump Article II, Section 1 and Amendment 12 of the Constitution which is the effect.

Moreover, the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact also violates Article I, Section 10. This prohibits states from entering into “alliances,” (compacts) with other states unless Congress gives its consent. Certainly, conspiring states have entered into an alliance to nullify the Electoral College, which mandates the right of individual states, to choose the president.

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No Matter Who Wins in 2020, There Will Be Blood

BY WILLIAM L. GENSERT

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he machinations of an illiberal left, on display in its ever-increasing violence accompanied by the ululations of a propagandist media in contravention of an imaginary “white supremacist” right, have driven the nation into diametrically opposed camps.

The right will never accept socialism, while the left will accept nothing less.

TRUMP WINS Those on the left will not allow a Trump victory, even should he win the popular vote and the Electoral College. They are used to getting what they want and like spoiled brats, have learned that tantrums work.

Should Donald Trump prevail in his bid for a second term, the left will go insane, deploying every “insurance policy” weapon at their disposal to negate four more years of the Orange Man. What Obama, Comey, and Brennan et al. did to Trump in his first term will seem mild in comparison to what the left is planning should he win.

Antifa, the military arm of the Democratic Party, has not spent the last three years practicing and organizing merely to sit on the sidelines. They have used the interregnum to mobilize

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and learn tactics, while probing to find what government will allow, media will trumpet, and the public will endure.

T he skirling “resistance” has morphed from pajama-boy blobs of perpetually offended little dictators and pussy-hat sporting shriekers into balaclava-wearing avengers who crave the opportunity to put deplorables in their place and give them the government they deserve good and hard. They will flood the streets after a Trump victory in their Antifa costumes looking to bust the heads of anyone near enough to become part of their 15 minutes of YouTube fame.

It will start in the cities -- the Democrat-run cities, of course -where the political leadership will provide them a measure of protection against identification and arrest. Seattle, Portland, LA, San Francisco, NYC, Chicago, Atlanta, Boston, and Baltimore, among others, will become flashpoints of unrest.

The riots will be portrayed by the media and the Democrats as a groundswell of support for deposing a racist president. They will bemoan the necessity of the violence, destruction, and loss of life, but remind Americans that “the people have spoken.” Some among the Antifa will be championed.

In lockstep, both the New York Times and the Washington Post will run headlines calling them: “The New Founding Fathers.” People who fight back will quickly grow in number -even as the media label them “white

supremacists.” Blood will be spilled.

China, Iran, Russia, and Venezuela will plead for calm and offer to mediate the evolving humanitarian crisis…

TRUMP LOSES The right will never believe the Democrats didn’t cheat their way to victory; in addition to understanding that a Democratic President will undemocratically implement policies by executive order that are inimical to their interests and desires.

Many on the right are weary of leaders who prioritize good press over good policy, and who prefer losing gracefully over winning ugly. They believe they did build that and that they have not yet made enough money and are fed up with being portrayed as ignorant and evil just because of political disagreements. Eight years of Obama and three years of watching his slow-motion coup have made them angry.

Tone-deaf to this silent majority and emboldened by victory, the new president will borrow Barry’s “pen and phone” and start issuing executive orders throwing open our borders, banning fossil fuels, and of course, implementing “common sense” gun control. Buoyed by media, the new president will start with universal background checks and a gun registry.

Eventually, the president will overreach, signing an order for gun confiscation, euphemistically called, “mandatory buybacks.” Antifa and their ilk will flood the streets in support of seizing these “weapons of war.” Media

will declare, “It’s the will of the people.”

And for the right, that will be the last straw (plastic or paper).

The left doesn’t understand that every gun owner is a single-issue-voter; millions will refuse to give up their guns. And, many gun owners in this country will not go “meekly into the night,” there will be “rage” against what they will see as a usurpation of their constitutional rights.

Confiscation will go well at first, with gun owners in the cities acquiescing to the knock on the door in the middle of the night and the intimidation of, “Papers please.”

But in flyover country, a different scenario will play out. Most gun owners will hide their weapons and most local police departments will accept that, not wanting to jail their neighbors. Resistance will be broad, perhaps encompassing hundreds of millions of Americans.

Barack Obama, for once in the dismal history of his efforts to kill the America we love, will be proven correct. Americans do “cling to their guns.”

The media will call it “white supremacy,” but a still unregulated internet will be rife with videos of an out of control government battling its own citizens.

The president will call for mobilizing the National Guard. Some governors will refuse, and army units now overseas will be sent home to deal with the growing unrest. Mistakes will be made and there will be gunfire in the streets; people will die on both sides.

The president will desperately call for martial law.

Many Army, National Guard, and police will defect, or desert, or simply refuse orders.

What will happen after that is anybody’s guess.

Submitted by William L. Gensert. William is a contributor to AmericanThinker.com and this article has been printed with their permission.

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am probably totally wrong but then I am 76 as of Oct. 4, 2019, and I have had a stroke. I do believe I have all my faculties and a good measure of common sense, but I could be wrong.

In my entry hallway, there is a copy of the Constitution and I have read that document, along with the Federalist Papers and some of our Founders letters. As I understand the powers assigned to each branch, the president is responsible for the nation’s safety, not the court, and our Constitutional protections do not extend to other nation’s citizens. That being true, how can our courts block the president from keeping foreign dangerous people out of our country? Even if he “thinks” they may be a problem because he has access to information the court does not have, the court has no power to legally stop him… but they did.

The court said, those who are here must have Constitutional protection, even if here illegally. To show how stupid that is, look at rulings against organized crime, where the court said, “Any ‘ill-gotten gain’ is subject to being taken away because it was acquired illegally.” But that does not apply to babies born to illegal aliens here illegally, then giving birth. Also, when liberals talk about “diversity” being great, they forget we “assimilate into one from our diversity,” and THAT makes us great. “E Pluribus Unum” means “From many, one” and is on the United States seal……not “Press 1 for English”.

We the People are sovereign and have the power over the branches of government, and I read the Constitution to say it can be changed only by We the People, with the amendment process.

I must be very mistaken about the power of the court, or it has stolen power it was never granted. It seems Trump has been stymied by judges at every move he takes to protect us

from illegal aliens. Liberals can’t get their crazy ideas into law using the Constitution, so they use the court to bypass Constitutional requirements.

Roe v Wade is a great example. Liberals say, “Abortion is settled law because of Roe v Wade,” but courts can’t make law Constitutionally. So how does this twisting of law happen?

Easy answer…liberal judges who lie when taking their oath to uphold the Constitution. We are supposed to hold them in very high esteem, and I once did… but no longer. Some should be removed for their bad behavior of not honoring their oath.

The IRS is another good example of stolen power. Citizens can’t be forced to testify against themselves Constitutionally, but the IRS has a separate court that forces taxpayers to do exactly that. When asked, the IRS says, Congress gave them that power.

However, nowhere in the Constitution does Congress have power to remove any right or give such power to any organization… but they did.

In the 1960s, liberals changed tactics to getting things done in court, INSTEAD of through Congress. That is totally un-Constitutional, but they did it. Homosexual marriage, abortion, special treatment for minorities with Affirmative Action, which extends to low-interest loans, job hiring preferences, education preference, and the ability to take white people to court, if thought wronged. As a white male, I am required to stay quiet as I am told, “I can’t hire you because you are not a distinguishable minority.”

I don’t blame minorities; I blame our politicians pandering for votes. This last presidential election Van Jones, a rabid liberal democrat said Trump’s win was a “White-lash”, referencing white men voting for him. It appears common sense is a missing commodity in DC because they seem to think to discriminate against minorities is wrong but to do it white males is

perfectly okay. Could that be why so many white males stopped applying to major universities? Our numbers are way down compared to women and minorities. No doubt blacks and minorities were discriminated against, but to make it LEGAL to discriminate against white males because of skin color, seems just as wrong.

But then, I am an old white Christian male veteran who is not “Politically Correct”... and I proudly vote conservative.

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again, but thankful to live in the land of the free and the home of the brave.

Stories about the American patriots fighting for independence from England came to mind. They had sacrificed their lives for the cause of freedom—and now I was about to freely enjoy the liberties they had bestowed upon future generations. What a remarkable legacy!

The US government was duped. The American people were duped. I was duped. When people ask me why I supported Castro in overthrowing the Cuban government, I readily admit that I didn’t realize he was a Communist.

But his true colors were revealed when he came to power.

Castro accused the wealthy of oppressing the people, so he confiscated their businesses, factories, and farms, eliminating the ownership of private property. All in the name of redistributing the wealth. The government then became the de-facto owner of all confiscated businesses. Let freedom ring!

A great misconception about Communism (or Socialism) is that everyone is “equal” under that system. Nothing could be farther from the truth.

Students in many American universities have heard this definition from their Marxist professors: “Socialism is the control of the means of production by the people.”

But that is a lie! Socialism is the control of the means of production by the almighty government. The people have no say!

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But our freedoms are eroding. Americans are trading liberty for the oppression and control I once knew in Cuba.

We desperately need true patriots who love America—uncommon men and women committed to rescuing this nation from economic, moral, and spiritual collapse. Men and women with the resolve to abide by the Constitution without hesitation. Our country yearns for leaders who will awaken the sleeping giant and call us to the greatness of our founding fathers.

But we cannot do this without God’s help. Without it, our nation and our way of life will no longer exist. Former President John Adams once said, “Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.”

In the summer of 1957, I arrived in America. After being imprisoned and tortured in my native Cuba for my involvement in the revolution against the Batista government, I knew that if I didn’t escape, I would be killed.

With very little money and unable to speak English, I paid my way through school at the University of Texas by working first as a dishwasher and later as a cook.

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To his surprise, he finds an old brass lamp and decides to take it home with him.

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ice cold Dr Pepper!” Poof! He gets it. Then he tells the genie his second wish. “I wish to be on a beautiful tropical island!”. Poof! Suddenly is on an exotic island. He tells the genie his third wish. “I wish I got paid but never had to work again!”

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T he latest Fake News springs from an anonymous US intelligence operative in Ukraine. His ‘whistle

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blowing’ amounted to nothing and it has already been discredited. The individual apparently doesn’t like the President. Trump called him a partisan. His whistle blowing has already been determined to be a baseless accusation. It’s not actionable under the law.

It has become clear the Democrats will not let the president do his job without their endless harassment.

They can’t come up with legitimate reasons to impeach him, so they invent reasons.

They don’t need facts or the law on their side. They’re leaving a lot of broken whistles in their wake.

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educated and financially successful before they could challenge their power.

The 21st Century brought in the elimination of the unproductive disabled and elderly, with Terri Schiavo as the high profile test case.

Liberals in the United States have suggested the execution of Conservatives as a part of their reform movement.

FBI Informant Larry Grathwohl infiltrated the Weather Underground. He was shocked to hear plans to reeducate [indoctrinate] US citizens after a successful radical revolution. The leadership, presumably including William Ayers, planned to execute as many as 25 million resistant U.S. citizens so their radical plan of Socialism/Communism could take over the United States.

During the Obama Administration, members of the Occupy Wall Street movement called for the beheading of bankers and other “rich” people

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Democrats pose dangers no different from the Communist Left of Mao, Stalin, Pol Pot, and Castro or the Fascist Left of Hitler and Mussolini. Killing people who cannot defend themselves is a very steep and slippery slope, and the understanding is that unarmed Conservatives should not be able to defend themselves.

Mass murders are more likely to occur in designated gun-free zones. Large numbers of people are not shot in gun stores and at shooting ranges.

In some public areas, it is necessary to keep weapons out of the hands of everyone other than highly vetted persons employed to maintain security. Airports, certain government facilities, and airliners are places where it is not possible to quickly and efficiently screen the good guys with guns from the bad guys. Security keeps out

unauthorized weapons, and armed personnel are there for protection.

Post Offices, schools, churches, and numerous other public and private places ban law-abiding citizens from carrying firearms but provide little or no security to prevent the deranged from bringing in weapons. Evil people intent on committing capital offenses are not deterred by laws and are emboldened with the knowledge their mayhem will likely go unchallenged for many minutes. The research of John Lott and William Landes has shown “that the only policy factor to influence multiple victim public shootings is the passage of concealed handgun laws.”

Some Post Office and school employees should be armed and permitted to carry concealed weapons. Federal and state policies should reflect the determined intent to kill armed perpetrators at the first opportunity. When armed terrorists and armed criminals are taken alive, sentencing and removal from public view should be swift to prevent copycats.

Past news media blitzes following Post Office and school shootings pushed lawmakers to increase the numbers of laws restricting everyone’s rights. Rather than improving safety, such laws further endangered shoppers, workers, students, worshipers, customers, and all who frequent gun-free zones. With fewer legal guns present, they become soft targets inviting the deranged. How many of us would post signs on our own homes announcing that we allow no guns on

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the premises?

In countries where citizens have been disarmed and prevented from defending themselves, violence has escalated. Increased death and destruction have come from the ruling elite and from criminals. Within the first year of disarming the Australian public, firearm homicide increased by 300% in the state of Victoria.

Canada’s overall crime rate is 50% higher than that of the United States.

Violent crime rates in Canada, including sexual assault, are double that of the United States.

An armed citizenry is the best deterrence to violence. Public places where law-abiding citizens are not permitted to bear arms should be rare and few. Wherever legal guns are banned, screening and armed security should be present to prevent the entry of illegal weapons and to protect from terrorist and criminal violence.

Thomas Jefferson warned us, “The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government.” Thomas Jefferson anticipated tyrant wannabes like Beto and AOC would arise in every generation. We are warned by the angry and vicious actions of Democrats that the American people must never disarm.

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of the minimum 270 electoral votes needed to impose this upon the rest of the country and nullify a long-standing pillar of the Constitution. Oregon, June 12, 2019, is the most recent state to join the unconstitutional alliance voting to change the Constitution without amending it as required by the document.

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the popular vote of but a single state, disfavored by all others. How is that just, balanced or even democratic?

Granted the Electoral College is the most difficult part of the Constitution to understand and is easy to oppose because it is undemocratic. Spend some time to understand it. A patriot and constitutionalist will see through the scheme to destroy it without the debate and transparency required in Article V. No end run around the Constitution should ever be permitted.

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People who have tasted Communism firsthand can readily identify it—more than people who have spent their lives enjoying the fruits of freedom and democracy. After seeing how it ravaged my homeland, I decided to do everything within my power to prevent history from repeating itself in America.

Another obstacle that stands in the way of the government enforcing godlike power over its people is the family. Socialist governments work hard to systematically sabotage the allegiance of their children and youth to the family—and the public-school system is their primary tool in this effort.

The people are influenced by secular humanism, and if they don’t believe in God, they cannot rely on God. Individual responsibility has been destroyed by the collectivistic concept of social justice, so they no longer feel a sense of self-reliance. If they cannot rely on God and lack self-reliance, the only option they have left is to rely upon the “almighty government.”

The way to reverse this destructive situation is to reawaken the American dream. The greatness of America has always been based on the proposition that with hard work and perseverance, anyone can achieve his or her dreams, even in the face of adversity!

Proverbs 24:16 tells us: “A righteous man may fall seven times and rise again.”

We all stumble and fall. That’s life!

But when you fall, you have two options: you can either stay down on the ground, feeling sorry for yourself, or you can get up with twice the determination and continue moving forward. I encourage you to choose the second option. You haven’t given in to defeat until you choose to stay down and stop trying. As Winston Churchill said: “Never, never, never give up!”

The gospel of socialism tells us, “Government is your god.” Note the contrast with the preamble of the US

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But if your rights come from government, and not from God, then it follows that the government can take them away!

A message for the American people burns deep inside me, and I cannot keep silent. Stop complaining about our political woes and do something about it!

The only way we can dig out of our political hole is by involving ourselves in the civic society and restoring the Judeo-Christian principles that have undergirded America, the driving force behind American exceptionalism.

I feel compelled to “shout it from the housetops,” as Jesus exhorts us to do in Matthew 10:27, which is why I constantly crisscross the country, speaking at churches, pastors’ conferences, and anyone else who will listen. In person or through radio and television interviews, I will tirelessly share the message of restoration for America.

But we can only accomplish this as we all work together, with no one lagging behind. The future of America is at stake, the future of our children and our children’s children. It is for them that we must fight with all our might. Remember President Ronald Reagan’s words: “Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn’t pass it on to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our children’s children what it was once like in the United States when men were free.”

I hope that you will say with me “I am not willing to have that conversation with my children and grandchildren.

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Four men were bragging about how smart their dogs were.

One man was an engineer, the second man was an accountant, the third man was a chemist, and the fourth was a government worker.

To show off, the engineer called to his dog. “T-square, do your stuff.”

T-square trotted over to a desk, took out some paper and a pen, and promptly drew a circle, a square, and a triangle.

Everyone agreed that was pretty smart.

The accountant said his dog could do better. He called to his dog and said, “Spreadsheet, do your stuff.”

Spreadsheet went out into the kitchen and returned with a dozen cookies. He divided them into four equal piles of three cookies each.

Everyone agreed that was good.

The chemist said his dog could do better still. he called to his dog

I will fight now, while we still have time.” America is worth saving! May we be willing to covenant with one another before God, as did the signers of the Declaration of Independence: And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred Honor.

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Measure got up, walked over to the fridge, took out a quart of milk, got a ten-ounce glass from the cupboard, and poured exactly eight ounces without spilling a drop.

Everyone agreed that was pretty impressive.

Then the three men turned to the government worker and said, “What can your dog do?”

The government worker called to his dog and said, “Coffee Break, do your stuff.” Coffee Break jumped to his feet, ate the cookies, drank the milk, claimed he had injured his back while doing so, filed a grievance report for unsafe working conditions, put in for worker’s compensation, and went home for the rest of the day on sick leave.

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fter the rollout of President Trump’s Maintaining Systems a nd Streng then i ng Integrated Outside Networks Act (MISSION Act) Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie responded to the previously predicted problems on Military.com. “One story said to ‘expect glitches.’ Another said it was ‘confusing.’ Some lawmakers who supported the bipartisan bill suddenly warned about the possibility of ‘overreach’ by the Trump Administration, while others warned of a ‘tech nightmare.’ But thanks to thousands of dedicated VA workers around the country and President Donald J. Trump’s support for this historic reform, elements of the MISSION Act took effect on June 6, and veterans immediately began benefiting from the largest transformation in Veterans health care since the end of World War II. Secretary Robert Wilkie went on to clarify what this fundamental change in the services we offer to those who answered the call and fought for our freedom and our interests around the world is. “At its core, the MISSION Act reflects the President’s vision that veterans need to be at the center of their health care decisions. If it’s too long a drive to the VA, if wait times are too long, if we can’t offer the services

a veteran needs, or if it’s simply in the best medical interest of a veteran to use non-VA services, they can now seek care in their community.

That change was a long time coming for our rural veterans, many of whom live nowhere close to a VA hospital or clinic. And it’s much more than just an extension of the Choice program enacted under President Obama. That program was temporary, narrow and incomplete, while the MISSION Act is permanent and will put a much broader group of veterans in the driver’s seat when it comes to their health.

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urgent care visits have been scheduled for veterans under the MISSION Act. By mid-July, we were starting to exceed 500 visits each day, and that number has been growing each week as veterans learn more about this important new benefit.

In the end, the MISSION Act simply gives the VA what all other major healthcare systems have -- a way of referring patients to outside care when needed. Community care is one piece of that, as is the new urgent care benefit. We have nearly 5,000 urgent care providers in our network so far, and that number is expanding as we continue to provide veterans with more options to get care when and where they need it.”

After years of neglect a broken system is getting fixed. During his historic campaign in 2016, then candidate Trump called out the VA for its failure to meet the needs of America’s heroes.

It was a broken system that no president had been able to cure. Now after two years in office we’re finally on the road to serving those who served US thanks to the vision and leadership of America’s blue-collar billionaire, President Donald J. Trump.

Dr. Owens teaches History, Political Science, Global Studies, and Religion.

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Old Salt: Would You Believe…

BY DOUG MCARTHUR

Don Adams of Maxwell Smart fame would say, as only he could express it, “Would You Believe…” followed by some unbelievable thing. In my life, I have related some unbelievable stories and I have heard lots of stories I did not believe.

I once, innocently, told a bunch of fellow sales professionals about the mid-1950’s landing and take-off of a giant Air Force C-130 on the USS Forrestal. This was related prior to 1980, before the age of ready access to the internet. That little story got a lot of hee-haws as well as, “you are just full of it McArthur”. I was a very credible and successful Sales Manager at Hewlett Packard, so I was taken aback by the skepticism. I may as well have been Maxwell Smart saying,

“Would you Believe Pigs Can Fly”.

Not wanting to make a federal case of something I could not document at the time plus we were all having an adult beverage, I simply dropped the matter. When the C130 landing demonstration happened, it was classified information. Today you can see the actual C130 experiment on the internet and read the true history, etc. Just Google “USS Forrestal C130”. Now don’t be fooled as almost anything can photo faked on today’s internet.

Turning the tables on me, a few years ago, a story was related by an older salt than me seeming just as farfetched.

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So! Would you Believe there was a side paddlewheel U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier? The side paddlewheel like you have seen in ancient steamships or river boats. Would you Believe U.S. Navy fighter aircraft operating on such a ship? Would you Believe these ships never sailed on any ocean?

If you buy that tale, Would you Believe there were two of these side paddlewheel U.S. Navy Aircraft Carriers? Would you Believe these mythical aircraft carriers operated in Lake Michigan? If they never floated in any ocean, how did they get to the Great Lakes? If you are buying this yarn, would you like to buy the Brooklyn Bridge?

I am not talking about the riverboat types with the rear paddlewheel as in the Tom Sawyer story. Would you Believe instead a side paddlewheel like the seagoing Robert Fulton side wheel ships as invented in the 1800s?

My fellow old salt told of two of these mythical aircraft carriers operating on Lake Michigan during WWII training U.S. Navy rookie fighter pilots. Having spent a lot of time in and around Chicago and at Great Lakes Naval Training Center (Boot Camp), if true, why was I ignorant of such a historical happening? I know I visited the Chicago Navy Pier and its Navy Museum in 1956 but saw nothing of such ships. Could it be another sign of how quick Americans forgets our great accomplishments? It could be there is just a lot I don’t know! Incidentally, the Chicago Navy Pier was the home port of these two great ships that never saw an ocean. The two carriers are pictured docked at the Chicago Navy Pier. Note the Navy Museum is no longer there as it has been turned into a children’s museum.

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vast and deep body of water. At 300 miles long and 118 miles width at almost 1000 feet deep it could easily accommodate an aircraft carrier. The lake is like a big inland ocean where wave action can be brutal at times. A couple of things are missing, (1) Lake Michigan is freshwater as the lake was created by glaciers thousands of years ago and (2) there is no appreciable trade winds. Aircraft carriers depend on mother nature’s wind to launch aircraft. You will always see a carrier turn into the wind for launch as this adds to the effective wind speed.

The tricky lake winds did add to the danger of air operations. The good news! There were no enemy subs to worry about.

Here is a summary of the history of the two great ships that never saw an ocean or an enemy. These were the coal-fired, smoke belching,

USS Wolverine and USS Sable at Chicago’s Navy Pier

paddlewheel foaming, freshwater, land-locked training carriers of the Great Lakes, USS Wolverine (IX-64) and USS Sable (IX-81).

In 1942, with the nation at war against Japan, there was a desperate

need for pilots trained to operate on aircraft carriers. A brilliant and visionary Navy officer, Cdr. Richard Whitehead, argued that the secure waters of the Great Lakes were the best place for training. Remember

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the Atlantic coast was crawling with German U-boats thus training aircraft carriers would be constant targets.

The solution: The paddlewheel steamer Seeandbee was quickly converted into the aircraft carrier, USS Wolverine. A second Great Lakes paddlewheel steamer, the Great Buffalo, was converted in 1943 into the aircraft carrier, USS Sable. Both were in Lake Michigan away from the prying eyes and torpedoes of the Germans. Strange but true, these ships maintained their coal-burning steam-powered sidewheel propulsion. With flattops and a carrier type superstructure added, these side wheels were still able to get to launch speed.

The risky business of landing a plane on the pitching deck of a moving ship inevitably led to accidents.

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qualify for carrier duty. More than 250 planes were lost in Lake Michigan.

A half-century after the war, the cold dark waters of the lake are one of the best sources for vintage well preserved naval warplanes. Despite the limitations of these converted luxury liners, the carrier pilot training program was a resounding success. Nearly 18,000 pilots conducted more than 116,000 landings and take-offs on the two vessels between 1943 and 1945. Our Chicago’s aircraft carriers also trained the flight deck crews. Before the two ships were decommissioned and sold for scrap in 1948, they had successfully trained 22,000 enlisted and officer carrier-support personnel.

Ask yourself if we could have won that brutal pacific war without the two forgotten ships. Here is a little more detail on the two ships that sailed out of Chicago every day for their

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The first carrier USS Wolverine (IX- the original owners went bankrupt 64) was originally named Seeandbee in 1939 Seeandbee was purchased by and was built as a Great Lakes luxury Chicago-based C & B Transit Company and continued operating until 1941. She was acquired by the United States Navy in 1942 and was quickly converted into a freshwater aircraft carrier for the advanced training of naval aviators in carrier take-offs and landings. Renamed USS Wolverine she was not equipped with armor, hangar deck, elevators or armaments.

Wolverine was shorter and lower to the water than fleet aircraft carriers of the day, but she was instrumental in her pilot training mission.

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Following the end of World War II, the Navy decommissioned USS Wolverine on 7 November 1945 and she was sold for scrap in December 1947.

USS Sable was decommissioned on 7 November 1945. She was sold for scrap on 7 July 1948. I served on the USS Forrestal and the USS Saratoga. I can tell you from personal experience a ship becomes a part of you. When Forrestal and Saratoga were scrapped, I felt sadness like a family member had departed. Actually, the Forrestal was scrapped, and the Saratoga was sunk as a manmade reef. Ships like men do their duty and then they are gone.

Wolverine and her sister ship, USS Sable, hold the distinction of being the only freshwater, coal-fired, side paddle-wheel aircraft carriers used by the United States Navy.

Salute to Don Adams: Since I used Don Adams to introduce my article its only right that I salute that now-departed great American and incredible showman. Don Adams was a war hero having joined the U.S. Marine Corps early in WWII. He fought in the Pacific battle of Guadalcanal in 1942. He later became a Marine Drill Instructor, training men to fill the ranks. I bet he had some “would you believe” stories to tell.

Submitted by Old Salt, Douglas McArthur, Arlington, TX, with Tarheel roots, USS Forrestal Ship’s Company, USS Saratoga VA-34 Blue Blaster Squadron, U.S. Army Reserves.

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The Lieutenant again pushed my foot and motioned to me to move out.

I looked toward the One-Zero. All I could see was the red glow of a cigarette. I knew there was a good chance I would kill this son of a gun... myself.

It was then I realized that the lit cigarette in my One-Zero’s hand was why the Vietnamese Lieutenant wanted to move out.

I stood up. Since we had run standing upright, I assumed it was time to stay on our feet. I just picked a direction because I had no idea where I was.

I moved slowly placing each foot carefully. We were as ghosts slipping thru the jungle. Men who were the deadliest on earth.

I traveled for about 75 to 100 yards when I realized I was traveling on a slightly downward decline. I slowed down but continued moving forward.

It was just a few more yards when I

came upon a trail that ran to my left and right. I stopped and looked to my left and to my right, but I couldn’t see or hear anything. I could tell it was getting lighter to my right. That must be the sun... East. I crossed the trail and noticed the decline of the terrain increased as I moved forward.

I came out of the jungle on the edge of a ravine. My heart nearly stopped.

The trail was the one we had followed that evening and the ravine was the one I had heard the movement from. I had led us right back to the same damn ravine I was trying to get away from in the first place.

I felt a touch on my arm. It was the Vietnamese Lieutenant. He pointed to himself then across the ravine. I was confused and started to move forward.

He held my arm then pointed to himself and moved forward taking the lead down into the ravine. I hesitated because I was so relieved the Lieutenant took point. I sure as heck had no idea as

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I could see the dark shapes of the team strung along the ridge. I looked to the Lieutenant and shrugged my shoulders. He smiled at me. Smiled as he pointed to his eyes, then to me, then to my right.

I looked to my right. It was light enough that I could now barely make out that the ravine curved gently to the west and was formed by low hills on one side and the foot of a mountain on the other. The team was now on the mountain side of the ravine. We had spent most of the night crawling around on the low hillside of the ravine.

The realization hit me. The movement and noise of the night had come from somewhere to my right on the mountain side of the ravine. If the noise of movement had been the enemy, then we were really close to where they were.

I turned back to the Lieutenant to tell him that we were very close to the NVA

to where to go. The interpreter stopped beside me then signaled me to follow the Lieutenant. I headed down into ravine ... Relieved to follow.

The ravine was only about 30-foot deep then traveled up about 40-feet to a ledge that was about 8-feet wide... I had no idea how long it was. It was just too dark.

The kneeling Lieutenant signaled me to go to his right. I started to take point, but he took my arm again. This time, he motioned me to the ground behind the low brush. As each man came up, the lieutenant motioned them to his left. It surprised me that the One-Zero came up last acting as rear guard.

I sat facing the ravine with my back against a rock. It was a relief to have most of the pack weight off my back.

I had no idea what was going on. The light in the east was increasing but the sun had not climbed up over the mountain that was between the sun and me.

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troops. He was still smiling as he shook his head up and down. He knew I had finally figured out our situation. I may have been lost, but this 10-year combat veteran Lieutenant knew exactly where we were.

BOOM... BOOM... RPG... Rocket propelled grenades.

I almost soiled pants... again. The explosions were going off to my right about 80-yards up the ravine. The booms of rockets were followed by small arms fire. The green of tracer rounds filled the ravine. Followed by the yells of dozens of men as they charged down the ravine and up the other side into what was our old campsite.

I got up on one knee as I prepared to escape up the mountain away from the NVA troops. I might have been the new guy, but I knew an extremely bad situation when I saw one.

www.CaprockPatriot.com The Lieutenant motioned me to wait.

It was very (very) hard for me to do as he asked. But I had respect for the Lieutenant and his combat experience.

So, I waited.

Voices drifted up to me. I don’t care what language anyone uses; I know the tone of anger and curse words when they are used. I assumed it was the voice of an officer barking at his men when he realized we had gotten away.

My guess was he was mad because his men had let his ‘promotion’ slip away by not killing us.

I was a fool to think we had got away, for what was in store for us over the next two days was anything but... Got away.

I waited. My finger was on the trigger as I watched where the NVA troops had stormed our Remain Overnight (RON) of last night. Our lives had been saved by gut feelings, but mostly by a Vietnamese combat veteran.

We sat there 20 or 30 minutes when I

heard the bamboo sticks of the trackers at a good distance away over the low hill in front of me. A tracker team had located our trail.

I scanned all of the terrain around me for a suitable site to set up an ambush.

To kill or possibly take a prisoner. I found what I thought would be a good site that offered a small kill zone and an escape route to be used after we ambushed them.

Damn... Bamboo sticks... Close...

From my left. Trackers must be coming up the trail just on the other side of the ravine.

For the first time, I thought about when and which of our team would open fire on the trackers first. I knew if we were seen by the NVA, we were to open up with everything we could.

If they saw us, then they would fire so for us to remain silent would be useless.

Movement... Two men in black shirts and pants with coolie hats came into view from my left. I forgot to breathe.

I just knew they would hear my heart pounding in my chest. They moved farther up the trail to my right.

The sound of more Bamboo sticks startled me. The sounds were still from over the low hill but closer. They were on our trail. No doubt about it.

After a couple of minutes, the two NVA on the trail across the ravine answered the distant trackers. My mind went into overdrive... overthinking everything.

Yes... the trackers were on our trail.

Yes, the trackers by the ravine didn’t see where we had crossed. Their bamboo signal told the trackers on our trail we were not in this direction.

I started to breathe again, until I looked to my right. NVA troops were crossing the ravine and the trail and going on up the mountain. What to do?

Which way to go? I did not [expletive] know. Right there... was an NVA officer followed by his radioman. He came into view. Should I shoot him?

The Lieutenant took my arm and squeezed; not too gently. He was telling me to calm down.

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the mountain I was startled by bamboo sticks on our side of the ravine. They were close, very close. Too damn close.

They were bout 100-feet to my right and up the mountain. My gut told me to move East and away from the trackers.

Click! Click! Bamboo. I looked across the ravine and was startled to see three trackers already on the trail moving west away from us. Where in the hell did they come from? I did not move a muscle. I did not breathe until the trackers disappeared behind brush as they moved up the trail to the west.

We did it. We got away with it. I was happy and my whole body relaxed. I then realized I had been so tensed up my body was like a coiled spring ready to snap.

Sigh... We got away with it. Like hell we got away with it.

To be continued next month.

Submitted by Harold Wayne Hamlin, Lubbock, TX. Harold was a Sergeant in the US Army during Vietnam, serving 16 missions with as Long Range Recon Green Beret while serving with the Military Assistance Command, Vietnam – Studies and Observations Group (MACV-SOG) and Command and Control North (CNN); where he was awarded a Purple Heart. Harold is also a retired Lubbock Fire Fighter.

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Upholding Our Right to Self Defense

BY JAMES DICKEY, REPUBLICAN PARTY OF TEXAS CHAIRMAN

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here is almost no issue today that draws a starker contrast between the Republican and Democrat Parties than the issue of what the Second Amendment means to America.

Republicans have stood to uphold the right protected in this original amendment by our Founding Fathers - recognizing its importance in guarding against an overreaching government.

The right to self-defense is a founding principle of our great nation and the core right that allows citizens to protect all others.

Our government is built on a structure of checks and balances, and the Second Amendment protects the people’s ability to check the government. History

has shown us that when a government wants to impose its will unchecked on citizens, their first step is to take away citizens’ right to bear arms.

Recently Democrats have taken the position that our right to keep and bear arms should be restricted in case law-abiding citizens cannot be

trusted, and frequently put forward the straw man that the goal of the Second Amendment was to protect hunting, though the language is crystal clear, “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.”

The Democrat Party is racing to the extreme on limiting the right to self-defense that the Second Amendment explicitly protects - going so far that one of their candidates for President is openly advocating the confiscation of citizens’ guns. They are making it clear that on this important issue they stand against those trying to defend themselves and their families.

Democrats have pushed false narratives that many firearms are obtained through the “gun-show loophole”. The U.S. Bureau of Justice determined that

77% of firearms involved in criminal activity were obtained from “street/ illegal sources” or “friends and family” which includes theft of firearms, black market purchases, and straw purchases. Only 0.8% obtained a firearm from gun shows. Their focus on this false narrative is further proof that the left isn’t interested in stopping violence, just limiting our rights.

The facts don’t support any of the efforts at limiting the rights of law-abiding citizens. Cities like Chicago and Baltimore have some of the strictest gun control policies yet they also have some of the highest violence and murder rates in the country.

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BY DAVID CODREA

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A red flag law will reduce bloodshed and respect the rights of gun owners,” Florida “Republican” Senator Marco Rubio disingenuously promises in a recent promo piece for universal harassment of the “law-abiding,” happily hosted by The New York Times.

“T he laws do not infringe on the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding gun owners,” Rubio lies.

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they’ll still be out there posing a threat to themselves and others.

But Rubio’s getting cover from “red flag” supporters like fellow “Do Something” Republicans and supposedly “staunch Second Amendment supporters” Lindsey Graham and Texas’ John Cornyn. He’s also getting it from so-called “conservative” influencers like Heritage Foundation and National Review, and, disappointingly, from the National Rifle Association itself, all repeating the “due process” mantra.

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Are You Prepared?

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ately, we seem to live in a world where evil, violent, and senseless acts are being committed every day; the type of senselessness that just happened two hours from here at home. Since that and other events have occurred this year alone, many questions have recently been raised as to what to do in case of an active shooter. One of the best ways to ensure safety and the preservation of life is preparation. When you leave your house each morning, you are usually ready for certain things to take place because you have already planned out your day. It is very important to utilize this same approach

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to prepare for violent measures. For us to do the best thing during events like this, we must plan for them.

And we must plan for them not out of fear, but out of responsibility.

We must plan and know what we are going to do before it happens to ensure the best possible outcome.

This may sound unconventional, but it is effective and of the utmost importance.

There are different methods of preparedness you can adopt, but the best way to know which plan to go with is to find the one that suites you and stick with it. These plans may include purchasing a firearm and learning how to properly use it. They may also include learning a defensive fighting style to strengthen physical and mental capabilities so that you can better handle such high stakes circumstances. Thankfully, we also live in a world where trained professionals are standing by to offer their services to the public so that we can be prepared for such occasions. These professionals can teach you tactics, skills, and to be ready at a moment’s notice, whether you are home alone, with your family, or for whatever situation you might regularly find yourself in. This is what is referred to as situational awareness. When you take the initiative to gain the skills necessary to defend yourself, your loved ones, your fellow man and are always aware

of your situation, it creates a lifestyle of vigilance.

Regarding these facts, it is also important to know that we are not a “oneman army.” The next step to being prepared for violence is to not just be trained yourself, but surround yourself with like-minded individuals with similar goals, mindsets, and skills. We do this already in our everyday lives at work and in our social atmospheres.

We should also do this for our individual and public safety. Encourage your spouse, your neighbor, your peers at work, and other people you regularly interact with to seek the same training you have. The problem with violent offenders is they see the people around them as weak and defenseless. However, if we counter that perception with creating a culture of vigilance and an active defense of human life, we will all be better prepared for the next violent

encounter.

The last and possibly most important thing to consider regarding preparedness is fear. When we allow fear to drive us into submission or irrational decisions, it allows more wolves to continue to prey on the sheep. Meaning, when you allow these offenders to drive you into a place of submission, they have already won the battle. The goal that we must all strive to achieve is to live a life of courage and stand up to what is wrong and to those who seek to bring about that evil. There is no shame in being afraid, but we all must choose to act despite that fear.

After all, isn’t this the home of the brave?

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resolutions affirming our stances on the right to self-defense as protected in the Second Amendment. We remain firmly in opposition to Red Flag laws, which deprive individuals of their right to keep and bear arms without any measurable reduction in violence. This is not to say that

suspicious activity should not be reported to and investigated by authorities, but that we oppose presumption of guilt and any requirement that someone be proven innocent in order to regain the ability to exercise a foundational right.

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Just three years later, researchers concluded that not only were those laws ineffective, but there was a lack of an enforcement mechanism, so citizens simply didn’t comply.

We stand by our Platform, which lays out several stances regarding the Second Amendment, including a core tenant of the Republican Party - personal responsibility. Individuals should take responsibility to safely store his or her firearms and choose when and how to make them available to minors as well as regulate themselves through safe handling procedures, voluntary training, and safely carrying firearms to deter crime.

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As we look ahead to the next Legislative Session, we look forward to working with the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Speaker of the Texas House, and all of our elected officials to pursue policies that increase safety by respecting liberty, including legislation that makes it easier for law-abiding citizens to protect themselves and their families from those that intend to harm them.

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Independence Institute’s resident research director, attorney David Kopel, is defending “kinder, gentler” ERPOs, Denver’s Westwood tells us. The presumption is they will pass “legal” muster (and with the composition of the courts today, that’s a given), if not alleviate our due process concerns.

“Senator Graham’s proposal was to provide funding for states that adopt red flag rules,” Kopel explains of his role in advising the effort co-led by avowed Democrat gun-grabber Sen. Richard Blumenthal. “My point of view is that the funding should encourage best practices and not subsidize the worst.”

Some might substitute “infringements” for “practices,” but let’s hear the man out. What might “best” confiscations look like?

“I think anybody should be able to express their concerns to law enforcement officers. But it should be

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law enforcement officers only who should initiate a petition,” Kopel advises. That and he recommends a “middle ground,” where no ex parte orders can be issued without the person being disarmed present to defend himself. That is unless the petitioner can present “good reason” why that would be dangerous.

What kind of “good reason”?

“Nancy VanDeMark, then the interim president and CEO of Mental Health Colorado, argued that letting suicidal individuals know in advance that their firearms might be confiscated can actually trigger tragedy,” the Westwood article notes.

Does Nancy not think they’re going to have a meltdown when SWAT shows up to take the guns by surprise?

If someone is demonstrably suicidal, it’s inhumane to do anything other than take them in for observation and necessary treatment. And ditto, if they have engaged in behavior threatening

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We’ve seen time and again, anyone who can’t be trusted with a gun can’t be trusted without a custodian. If you take the guns but leave the threat, what makes anyone think they can’t get other guns (just look at your average weekend in Chicago), or use something else to do in themselves or someone else?

On top of that, once you’re demanding a burden of proof necessary to take in and hold a human being, there’s now a vested interest throughout all of society, rather than just an increasingly marginalized, disfavored subset of “gun extremists” that some in power are equating with terrorists. Expect the ACLU, at that point, to get vigorous about giving a damn.

Besides, to trust that what Republicans give up today will define the extent of infringements tomorrow is not only foolish, it is a denial of reality and what has happened before — every time concessions are made. What more do the Democrats need to do to show us when it comes to guns, they want it all but they’ll take what they can get today. Give it to them and they’ll be back tomorrow demanding more, and accusing anyone who balks of being an extremist who refuses to “compromise” on “commonsense gun safety.”

It’s like, in lieu of repelling them, throwing a scrap of flesh to a circling pack of jackals and thinking that will make them go away satisfied. You know, instead of taking that as a sign of weakness and an invitation to move in closer…

So Marco Rubio and Lindsey Graham are going to put limitations on how the states can administer federally-funded “red flag” programs? See how long that lasts if the Democrats take it all in 2020, as remains a distinct possibility thanks to GOP fecklessness and betrayals. What will they do if a state that has its funds withheld sues and an activist federal judge sides with them?

Anyone who tells you either of these likelihoods can’t or won’t happen is a liar. And the perverse “win” for Republicans is they’ll get plausible deniability

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that should work on the ill-informed, meaning everyone who relies on the DSM for “news”: “Hey, that’s not what we voted for.

The Democrats did it.”

We should see what “the plan” is when the White House announces its “gun control” agenda later this week. In the meantime, just to soften everybody up and show us how “reasonable” such edicts are, we get a low-hanging fruit story about a New York man who “will give up his firearms in the first case to be resolved through New York’s ‘red flag’ law, which took effect last month.”

Whew! No tragedy. The guy didn’t oppose the complaint. The cop who made it was commended. All’s well that ends well. See? We told you. There’s no need for all this paranoid alarmism!

Except those guns will be gone for longer than the year the story says the law allows if that felony charge sticks.

And come on, the guy is allegedly out there firing his pistol into a neighbor’s car and then threatening suicide?

Of course circumstances like that warrant taking in more than just the guns and extending more than “Due Process Lite.”

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“Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever one sows, that will he also reap” (Galatians 6:7).

“Do not love the world or the things in the world” (1 John 2:15).

I’ll take my three “do nots” over all of their “don’ts”…forever.

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on’t express your faith openly.

Religion is a private matter.

God has revealed Himself to the entire world in a myriad of ways and your outward expression may make others uncomfortable. Let others find their own path.

Don’t take church too seriously. The more you go the more those people think they own a part of you. Just go enough to demonstrate your affiliation with charitableness. People who go to church all the time come off more as elitists than good Americans.

Don’t take the Bible too seriously. Too much pain and bloodshed have resulted from those who do. Besides, it has long been established that facticity was never a concern of the Bible. God loves everyone and accepts us as we are. Those who go beyond that message are responsible for the world’s pain and suffering.

Don’t even bother with the Old Testament. “Old” is just another word for “irrelevant.” We know too much now to believe in Creationism, a talking serpent, a worldwide flood, an ancient tower built to pierce the heavens, stone tablets, angels and demons, and on and on it goes. Besides, some of the most influential Christians today have advised us to “unhitch” ourselves from the Old Testament.

Don’t talk about sin. The only real “sin” is the sin of talking about sin.

Jesus was a prophet and proponent of love. He taught that God loves everyone…just the way they are. He prohibited us from judging anyone or making anyone feel uncomfortable.

Don’t worry yourself with prayer.

Self-indulgence is all the prayer God is interested in. Prayer assumes a personal God who actually knows each individual. Prayer fosters a relationship but, in all honesty,, God values social justice on a global scale far more than any one individual’s wants and needs.

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Prayer is nothing but selfishness and delusion.

Don’t speak the word ‘Jesus’ at any time or place. He’s way too controversial. God is about smoothing things over, not ruffling feathers. Though he was a great man, Jesus was also an incendiary figure. He had his time. Now good churchgoers have found how to move beyond Jesus. God wants peace; not division.

Don’t bring politics into the church.

America was founded by people fleeing that very thing. Politics is a dirty business and has nothing to do with faith.

Don’t talk about being ‘saved.’ Salvation is only for backwoods uneducated types. The only ‘salvation’ people need is from their own ignorance.

Don’t consider other religions to be any less viable than Christianity. All religions are just culture-specific expressions of humanity’s need for spiritual expression. Each religion is salvific in its own way.

Don’t embarrass yourself and other churchgoers by touting Creationism.

Evolution is a scientific fact and, in this day, and time, only kooks suggest otherwise. If you think God created the universe with words and that Adam and Eve were real people, well, bless your heart.

Don’t stand in the way of progress. Whether it’s new directions in

sexuality, government, or redefining the family, Christianity is about getting along with people. Those who cause strife by their opposition to things haven’t read the Sermon on the Mount.

Don’t be overly concerned about objective truth or facts. Cultural narratives carry far more weight than historical facts. Where we need to go as a nation cannot be tied to any document a bunch of white supremacists authored over two centuries ago.

Don’t support a preacher or go to a church that preaches that hell is real and Judgment Day imminent. Both are fairy tales concocted by those who want to control the lives of others.

Don’t worry about evangelism. It is no one’s business what anyone else believes. Leave everyone else alone to find their own pathway to God. Don’t take your religious faith too seriously. Just take a look at what’s happening in the world right now. Its people who take their faith too seriously that are causing most of the problems here and abroad.

Interestingly, most of those “don’ts” come from people who claim to know Jesus and follow Him. Let me respond with a few I’m familiar with: “[D]o not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather fear him who can destroy both soul and body in hell” (Matthew 10:28).

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From Friday Night Lights to Secular Fights

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f there’s one thing secularists despise more than one person praying, it’s 7,000! That’s what the Freedom from Religion Foundation (FFRF) got when it tried to shut down faith in Opelika, Alabama.

Turns out, threatening prayer in this small town didn’t lead to silence. It led to a revolution.

Football fields are for playing -- not praying. That was the message from the Wisconsin-based bullies at FFRF. But if they were hoping to convince the students and supporters of the Opelika High Bulldogs, they are barking up the wrong tree. The Alabama community isn’t about to apologize for a 100-year tradition before games.

In fact, if anyone’s going to be sorry, it will probably be the anti-Christian

radicals who picked the fight in the first place.

The story is a familiar one. A single person complains about a public

expression of faith, and suddenly, everyone else has to surrender their rights. That was the foundation’s logic when it fired off a letter to Opelika

administrators demanding that the school end student-led prayers before kickoff. Sometimes, that strategy works. In small towns with even smaller budgets, districts will do anything they can to avoid a long, drawn-out legal battle. Superintendent Mark Neighbors, like others in that chair, tried to compromise. He told the players that instead of prayer, the team could have a moment of silence instead.

But last Friday, silence was the last thing on anyone’s minds. With voices so loud they probably reached Wisconsin, thousands of fans, teachers, and students let the activists know they had no intentions of backing down. Together, the teenagers led the stadium in the Lord’s Prayer – a SEE FROM FRIDAY NIGHT | PAGE 40

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There’s Power in The Blood now that you’ve given it to someone else it’s legally their car. If I was to take it back and once again give it to you, would that be fair? Would that be just?

BY DR. ROBERT OWENS

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ong before I was born-again into the reality of my life in Christ, someone once told me they could never become a Christian because it was a butcher’s block religion based on human sacrifice and drenched in blood. At the time I was in the seeker phase on my way to becoming an atheist and this sounded about right. I knew from my parental enforced childhood study of Christianity at a Sunday school and catechism class they used for weekend childcare that Christians referred to Christ’s death on the cross as a sacrifice: they believed they were drinking His blood during communion, and they sang songs like, “There’s Power in the Blood.”

Now that I live each day seeking to be used of God in and through Jesus Christ, I’ve come to realize there’s some basic truth to this butcher’s block talk minus the negative spin.

Blood is an important part of Christianity. And there is power in the blood of Jesus.

When He was instructing Moses in the revelation of the Jewish shadow of things to come, God put it this way, “For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to you upon the altar to make atonement for your souls; for it is the blood that makes atonement for the soul.” In the New

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When Adam chose to follow his wife into disobedience instead of rebuking the Devil and throwing him out of the Garden God’s warning to them concerning the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil, “You shall not eat it, nor shall you touch it, lest you die” came to pass.

True, Adam lived another 930 years physically, but he died spiritually the moment he disobeyed God. Then everyone descended from Adam was born after his likeness with a spirit alienated from God and in bondage

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God could have waved His hand and made everything as it was but that would not be just, and God is a just God. He created Adam as the overseer of His creation and only subject to Himself. Man chose to listen to the Devil and follow him instead. In other words, God gave the title-deed to creation to man and man gave it to the Devil.

Just imagine if I bought a new car and gave it to you. It is now your car.

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Share the Gospel, and Whenever Possible… Share the Gospel

BY ANN BIRDSONG

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hile working on our new website, I researched another church, and I could tell it cares about community. From the small groups offered to the pictures of smiling people drinking coffee together, this congregation clearly works hard to make connections. After watching a few online interviews, it was obvious they value friendship.

Sadly, it wasn’t obvious they value Christ. I imagine they do. They’re a church, after all. But it wasn’t plain from anything I saw that they care most about proclaiming, exalting, and walking in a manner worthy of him. When I originally heard of the job opening at my current church, the first place I went to find out more, was the church’s web-site. There were no

fancy pictures of people drinking coffee together, but it was clear to me that this church valued missions and was actively living out how to be the hands and feet of Christ in the community and in the world without me entering its doors.

There’s no doubt that when we read the pages of the New Testament, we find pictures of community. The church did more than gather on Sunday. They spent time in one another’s homes, breaking bread and sharing life.

Paul promoted this church-as-family model. When writing to the believers in Thessalonica, he remarked how much he loved them, and how thankful he and his team was to have shared with them not only the gospel but also “our own very selves, because you had become very dear to us” (1 Thess. 2:8).

The apostle modeled what his Savior

taught him. Jesus wanted the disciples to practice community. After humbling himself and washing their feet—communicating intimate care and concern—he said, “You also ought to wash one another’s feet” (John 13:14). And in case they didn’t quite grasp his point, Jesus added a new commandment: “Just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another” (John 13:34). Jesus valued community.

I can share countless examples of Christians caring for each other, putting the interests of others first, and generally sharing their lives. Community is biblical, and it’s important.

But it’s not the whole story. Community is the fruit of Christ-exalting worship. Community is not what we’re to aim for; Christ is. And when we find him (or, rather, when he finds us), community naturally follows.

Take Acts 2:42, for example. A desire for fellowship didn’t bring the early disciples together. The truth of the risen Messiah kept them in Jerusalem and made them eager to receive the apostles’ teaching. Paul never pitted Christ and community against one another. But he did prioritize Christ.

Paul knew, that wherever Christ is championed, community is created.

While fellowship with believers is a great thing and encouraged in the bible, it is not the primary goal. God created us to know Him and make Him known.

In the season of invitation, how are you sharing the truth of Christ in your community?

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A Silent Scream and POP, POP, POP!

BY LEO JALOSZYNSKI

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he two “shootings” in El Paso & Ohio on the weekend of August 3, 2019, reminded me of the horror of a parent watching their young child with its mouth wide open but hearing nothing but...a silent scream. The pop, pop, pop, were the sounds of bullets ripping the life out of the bodies of friends and family members while people watched or ran helplessly. Collectively, we moaned, “Do something!”

The young shooters are screaming silently behind their “screens” as they compose hate-filled manifestos. As adults, we watch them on our “screens”, paralyzed by their violence displayed before us. The media pundits cry for more laws from our legislative houses to stop

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that we need a spiritual revival! Our homes need spiritual “make-overs”.

The cultural pillars of our American society must be restored by the

power of humble prayer. The prayer houses of our nation must beg God to make us more spiritually salty and brighter spiritual lights in the lives of our young people.

You may recall in mid-July seeing pictures of Iranian soldiers repelling off a helicopter onto the deck of a British tanker? Or pondering that, within twelve months, our nation will be dividing itself into “red and blue” states, again. Will we become more of a socialistic people or wake up to defend the 1776 idea of a constitutional republic? While watching these current events and wondering about our cultural future in America, I recalled the wisdom of the Bible found in Psalm two, verse one and four. “Why do the nations conspire and the peoples plot in vain?

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Heaven-minded laughter disarms our fears and provides confidence in the face of adversity or bad news. “After God created the world, He made a man and a woman. Then, to keep the whole thing from collapsing, He invented humor.� (From Holy Humor, by Cal & Rose Samra) As many Caprock Patriot readers make plans to attend the October 10th Lubbock ‘Revival’, I am sure

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Then he decided to write a letter to the Lord requesting the $100.

When the postal authorities received the letter addressed to the Lord, USA, they decided to send it to President Trump. The President was so impressed, touched, and amused that he instructed his secretary to send the little boy a $5.00 bill, as this

would appear to be a lot of money to a little boy.

When the little boy received the $5, he was delighted, and sat down to write a thank-you note to the Lord.

It said: Dear Lord, thank you very much for sending me the money.

However, I noticed that for some reason you had to send it through Washington, DC. As usual, those jerks deducted $95.

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“The Only Time...”

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here are two fundamentally different perspectives regarding one’s relationships with others.

Some people enter relationships with the desire to follow Jesus’ instructions to “love one another” and to do all they can to communicate that to the other person, benefiting themselves by doing so in ways that are not totally understandable to them. Then, there are those who look selfishly at others to see if they can gain something from interacting with them. They have little regard for the person unless they need something from them. Many times, I have heard people in therapy say, “The only time he ever comes over to our home is when he needs to borrow something!” Or, “The only time my daughter calls me is when she needs money!” Or, maybe even “The only time my son visited me in this nursing home was to make certain that I was leaving him the house in my will.”

People who use others, rather than serve them, engage in self-destruction, again in ways that may not be totally apparent to them.

Perhaps you have personally felt “used” by others on occasion. If you have, then consider yourself “Christlike” for there were those who took advantage of His love and what He could do for them but once they got

what they wanted, they were gone!

No clearer example of that is found in Luke 17:17 where after responding to the request of lepers and only one returns to thank Him, Jesus asks “Ten were cleansed, were they not? Where are the other nine?”

We also see the same dynamic demonstrated by the “prodigal son” who returns to his father, only when he once again needs something from him. As long as the money held out, he was so distant from his father that his dad didn’t know if he would ever see his son alive again. Hence, the father’s proclamation at his son’s return, saying his son “was dead and has come to life again” (Luke 15:32).

It is so easy to see and feel the lack of appreciation in others, especially when it directly affects us. It’ so easy to see the speck in someone else’s eye as we look outward while being oblivious to the plank in our own.

The other day I had a thought that was discomforting that I would like to share with you.

I imagined being on my way to the gates of heaven and the opening of the book that had a precise account of all the good and bad things I had done while I was alive. Just as I was getting closer, an angel appeared and asked me to follow them into a room so that I could see my two books. “Two?! I

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thought there was just one that determined my fate?” “Oh, there is!” was the reply, “But these other two books are important as well.”

With that, the angel produced a book that was as thick as a large dictionary.

“What is that book?” I asked. “This is the book that lists every prayer you ever made when you were asking God for something. It lists the date, time, duration, and exact words that you used.” I couldn’t believe it! I had no idea how much I had prayed throughout the course of my life and was certain that my ticket to heaven would soon be punched. Then the angel brought before me another “book,” this one with a single page. “What is that one about?” I inquired. “Oh, this one? This one lists the dates, times, duration, and words you used to THANK God for what He gave to you.” My heart sunk.

Parents rush their child that has a 105-degree temperature to an emergency room and for the next week, they do not know if their little boy will live or die. For seven days and nights, they pray ceaselessly and ask everybody

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they know to please pray for their son.

Then, on the eighth day, the doctor comes to the waiting room and says “Good news! His fever broke and he looks great...he asked for a cheeseburger! He should be able to go home in a day or two!” Elated, the parents say a quick “Thank you, God” and get on the phone to tell everyone about the phenomenal turn of events. Seven days of prayer, seven seconds of appreciation.

I do not doubt that my “two books” would not balance on a scale, at least not today. But if I am given another day, I must use some of it to close the gap. Maybe the Thessalonians were also a little deficient in sending out a “Thank you” because Paul tells them (1 Thes. 5:18) “In all circumstances give thanks, for this is the will of God for you in Christ Jesus.”

We will know we are in trouble when we finally get to that final book and Jesus starts by saying “The only time...”

Submitted by James R. Sulliman, Ph.D. Individual, marriage, and family therapist in Abilene, TX. “Live life courageously”

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Holy Humor, by Cal & Rose Samra) The content of the Caprock Patriot paper is written to strengthen our love of America, conservatism and Jesus Christ. The greatest source of the spiritual healing we need and the uplifting, healthy joy we long for is a personal walk with Jesus. Jesus said on the eve of His crucifixion, â&#x20AC;&#x153;These things I have spoken to you that my joy may be in you and your joy may be full.â&#x20AC;? (from the N.T. Book

www.CaprockPatriot.com of John chapter fifteen verse eleven) The devil hates laughter. If we would more frequently take our eyes off of our â&#x20AC;&#x153;screensâ&#x20AC;? and look for opportunities to share a smile with our teens and one another, we would, perhaps, be more open to listening to one another. An electronic smiley face cannot compete with the contagious giggle of a happy child or a random act of public laughter.

Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gift of humor is required to preserve our emotional, spiritual and physical health. Foxholes, emergency rooms, first responder

calls, mass shootings reports and even a lot of â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;church functionsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; all need â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;holy humorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; to help us deal with the pain we inflict upon one another. Humor protects us from despair and releases a detoxifying rush of endorphins. The gift of laughter makes our social interactions less toxic, in person or on our â&#x20AC;&#x153;screensâ&#x20AC;?.

What if conservatives and liberals could actually laugh with and not at one another. (Yes, I believe in miracles!) The ability to laugh at oneself makes anyone more likeable. It will be shocking to meet some of our

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God truly does have a sense of humor! The joy of the Lord, shared, can help keep America great.

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Is Hague or Jerusalem the World’s Legal Capital?

BY PETER ADAMS

THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS, IS THE LEGAL capital of the World. There are three courts; the International Court of Justice, the International Criminal Court, and the Court of The Hague.

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is the principal judicial organ of the United Nations. This court has two functions: to settle, in accordance with international law, legal disputes submitted by States, and to give advisory opinions on legal questions referred to it by authorized UN organs and specialized agencies.

The International Criminal Court (ICC) is a court of last resort for the prosecution of serious international crimes including genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity. Its treaty, the Rome Statute, was adopted in July 1998.

The Hague Court is the seat of the Dutch government and home to the royal family. It is called the “International City of Peace and Justice.” The Hague plays an integral role in diplomacy and international affairs hosting international peace conferences.

BUT ACCORDING TO THE BIBLE, Jerusalem will be the legal capital of the World. Isaiah 2:1-4 (2). In the last days the mountain of the LORD’S Temple will be the highest of all mountains. It will be raised higher than the hills. There will be a steady stream of people from all nations going there. (3). People from many places will go there and say, “Come, let’s go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the Temple of the God of Jacob. Then God will teach us his way of living, and we will follow him.” His teaching, the LORD’S message, will begin in Jerusalem on Mount Zion and will go out to all the world. (4). Then God will act as judge to end arguments between nations. He will decide what is right for people from many lands…. (ERV)

So we can see, no matter what the world chooses as its World Capital Court for peace and justice, the LORD has already chosen, and no one can over-rule Him. Now, why do you think the World Nations want to kick God out and have only a ruling class of men and women?

The answer is found in scripture. This is a compilation of 3 different translations, Jewish Bible, ERV, and ESV: Psalms 2:1-4 (1). Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain? (2).

The kings and leaders join together to fight against the LORD and his chosen king. They decide to exclude the LORD and His anointed (Yeshuah). (3). They say, “Let us rebel against them. Let’s break free from them!” (4). But the one who rules in heaven laughs at them. The LORD makes fun of them.

WHETHER WE LIKE IT OR NOT, we are in the End Times. The anti-christ knows his time is very short so he’s working overtime on the leaders of the Nations for a final rebellion against God. He will think he has won the battle by allowing Israel to rebuild their Temple and renew their morning and

evening sacrifices. As he does lying signs, miracles and wonders, even the Jewish Rabbis will believe he is their long-awaited Messiah. The anti-Christ will be so intoxicated with worship from the people that he will rail against God saying, “Your own chosen people are worshipping me… I have won.” And then he will be so bold as to go into the Holy of Holies and desecrate the Temple. Then the Jewish Rabbis know he is the anti-Christ and publicly declares it to the world.

This is why the entire world is coming against Israel, Christians, and God. Satan is twisting their minds. They say, “God and Christianity” are the major problems in the world today. If we get rid of God, the Christians and Jews, we can live like we want to live without any convictions.

PAUL SPOKE ABOUT THE FINAL REBELLION in 2Thesolonians 2:3-4 (3).

Let no one deceive you in any way. For that day (Christ’s return) will not come, unless the final rebellion comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction (4). who opposes and exalts himself against every so-called

god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, proclaiming himself to be God. (ESV) Paul is telling us that the anti-Christ is the one pushing this world-wide final rebellion against God and His people.

The LGBTQ community and Planned Parenthood can’t feel free to wallow in their immoral lifestyle while Christians are in the world.

I truly believe that God has given us a reprieve by placing Donald Trump in as President. Hillary was to be the one who would sign over America’s sovereignty to the UN, giving up our rights as a Nation. Our Constitution would be null and void, we would be ruled by the UN and our sovereignty lost. We would become a State instead of a Nation. The UN would rule that all guns in America will be confiscated.

What happened to Israel and the Jews would then happen to us.

Please think about all of this when you vote in 2020, our way of life, our religious freedom and our sovereignty depends on it.

Peter Adams worked for Brown & Root offshore and drafting at Chemical Plants, Representation in Arbitration Cases for the Federal Government, Church Elder many years, now a retired Rancher. Email: MacRanch@windstream.net

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display of courage that youth pastor Steve Bass says he’ll remember as long as he lives.

Like a lot of people in Opelika, he’s proud of the community’s deep Christian roots. In fact, it’s such a part of the town’s day-to-day life that nobody ever gave it a second

www.CaprockPatriot.com thought until this month. Suddenly, he says, people started questioning the one thing that brings the town together. “And you know,” he told listeners on “Washington Watch,” “I just felt God speak in my heart that this is not okay -- that I need to take a stand.” He called his students in and said, “Guys, they can threaten the coaches’ jobs. They could threaten the teachers’ job. They can threaten

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the administration. They cannot restrict your right as a student.” He had the idea to use the Lord’s prayer – and encouraged them to spread the idea far and wide.

“This is what we preach all the time – there’s going to be a moment, where you either have to stand for your faith or cave in. It’s like in Revelation, where it says, ‘I wish you were hot or cold, but don’t try to ride the fence. Don’t try to sit in the middle.’” In a Wednesday worship service before Friday’s game, Pastor Bass told his students, “This is one of those pinnacle moments in our history that you get the chance to be a part of.... You’re not going to win the fight if you don’t put up a fight.”

By the time gameday rolled around, kids were waiting at the visitor team entrance, explaining what was going on. Cheerleaders were at Chick-fil-A, waving over opposing players and parents to let them in on the plan.

“We’ve retreated for a long time,” Pastor Bass told me, “and we haven’t gone on the offensive because our culture and society will call us out now. And we’re so worried about offending that one person or group of people... Many people in our culture... talk about how God has been removed from schools and everything. Well, it didn’t happen overnight. It was a series of concessions like this where we have tried to be graceful as Christians and make the decisions to benefit the other side.

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we are.”

In places like Valdosta, Georgia and Robertson County, Tennessee, where activists are trying to spook teams out of their First Amendment rights, the playbook is backfiring. When two high school students got baptized on the Springfield football field, coaches didn’t care if that upset the forces of political correctness. They posted the picture on social media, and when browbeaters at FFRF came calling, they ignored them.

“We have not received a single phone call from anyone asking us about [these baptisms],” the director of schools said in a textbook response.

“Zero. If we have concerned parents or community members, I would think they would need to contact the district office about it instead of turning to organizations that aren’t even based in Tennessee.”

If the Freedom from Religion Foundation wanted to make an impact in these cities, they did. Just not the one they were counting on. “The movement that started Friday night in our football stadium was probably more powerful,” Pastor Bass told me, than all of the student-led prayers of the last 100 years. And certainly more memorable – for Opelika and the Left.

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That’s the situation God faced after our betrayal. For the sake of justice, a price had to be paid for man’s sin of disobedience. That price is what God foreshadowed through the sacrifice of a lamb without blemish. A spotless sacrifice whose blood when applied to the doorposts of the Israelite homes caused the angel of death to Passover.

When John the Baptist looked at Jesus and said, “Behold the lamb that takes away the sins of the world” he announced to the world that the final sacrifice had begun. The old plan for covering sins was passing away and a new plan was beginning.

The writer of the book of Hebrews in the New Testament was speaking to the Jews trying to explain to them how the sacrifice of Jesus did away with their millennia old tradition of animal sacrifices. This explanation as presented in The Message covers the ground very well: But when the Messiah arrived, high priest of the superior things of this new covenant, he bypassed the old tent and its trappings in this created world and went straight into heaven’s “tent”—the true Holy Place— once and for all. He also bypassed the sacrifices consisting of goat and calf blood, instead using his own blood as the price to set us free once and for all. If that animal blood and the other rituals of purification were

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effective in cleaning up certain matters of our religion and behavior, think how much more the blood of Christ cleans up our whole lives, inside and out. Through the Spirit, Christ offered himself as an unblemished sacrifice, freeing us from all those dead-end efforts to make ourselves respectable, so that we can live all out for God. Like a will that takes effect when someone dies, the new covenant was put into action at Jesus’ death. His death marked the transition from the old plan to the new one, canceling the old obligations and accompanying sins, and summoning the heirs to receive the eternal inheritance that was promised them. He brought together God and his people in this new way.

Even the first plan required a death to set it in motion. After Moses had read out all the terms of the plan of the law—God’s “will”—he took the blood of sacrificed animals and, in a solemn ritual, sprinkled the document and the people who were its beneficiaries. And then he attested its validity with the words, “This is the blood of the covenant commanded by God.” He did the same thing with the place of worship and its furniture. Moses said to the people, “This is the blood of the covenant God has established with you.” Practically everything in a will hinges on a death. That’s why blood, the evidence of death, is used so much in our tradition, especially

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That accounts for the prominence of blood and death in all these secondary practices that point to the realities of heaven. It also accounts for why, when the real thing takes place, these animal sacrifices aren’t needed anymore, having served their purpose. For Christ didn’t enter the earthly version of the Holy Place; he entered the Place Itself, and offered

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himself to God as the sacrifice for our sins. He doesn’t do this every year as the high priests did under the old plan with blood that was not their own; if that had been the case, he would have to sacrifice himself repeatedly throughout the course of history. But instead he sacrificed himself once and for all, summing up SEE THERE’S POWER IN THE BLOOD | PAGE 42

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all the other sacrifices in this sacrifice of himself, the final solution of sin.

Everyone has to die once, then face the consequences. Christ’s death was also a one-time event, but it was a sacrifice that took care of sins forever.

And so, when he next appears, the outcome for those eager to greet him is, precisely, salvation.

Because of that sacrifice, we can now pick up the keys, the car is ours again. Jesus paid the price and purchased it back for us. Paul said it clearly in the New Testament book of Romans, “This is the core of our preaching. Say the welcoming word to God ‘Jesus is my Master’ embracing, body, and soul, God’s work of doing in us what he did in raising Jesus from the dead. That’s it.

You’re not ‘doing’ anything; you’re simply calling out to God, trusting him to do it for you. That’s salvation. With your whole being you embrace God setting things right, and then you say it, right out loud: God has set everything right between him and me!’”

The best advice I can give is to devour God’s

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Word and let it lead you into all truth. So if anyone ever says to you, “I could never become a Christian because it’s a butcher’s block religion based on a human sacrifice and drenched in blood” you can answer them confidently, “That’s exactly why I had to become a Christian because you see, there’s power in the blood.”

An old song has it nailed: There is power, power, wonder-working power In the blood of the Lamb; There is power, power, wonder-working power

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In the precious blood of the Lamb.

Sing it. Say it. Believe it. Live it. And watch that power give you the life God designed for you.

Submitted by Dr. Robert Owens. Dr. Owens teaches History, Political Science, and Religion. He is the Historian of the Future http://drrobertowens.com.

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Edited by Dr. Rosalie Owens.

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The Declaration of Independence: We have appealed to their native justice and magnanimity and we have conjured them by the ties of our common kindred to disavow these usurpations which would inevitably interrupt our connections and correspondence. They too have been deaf to the voice of justice and of consanguinity. We must, therefore, acquiesce in the necessity, which denounces our Separation, and hold them, as we hold the rest of mankind, Enemies in War, in Peace Friends.

Celebrating Our Political Liberty

The word Separation appears three times in the Declaration of Independence, twice in the first sentence and then here. This principle of the right of SEPARATION from tyranny instead of rebellion against authority is the foundational principle of the Declaration of Independence being in complete agreement with the Laws of Nature and Nature’s God and with We the People justly exercising our Creator-endowed unalienable rights.

Political Liberty, in agreement with the Laws of Nature and Nature’s God, is the Creator-endowed unalienable right to elect and hold accountable in subjection to We the People elected representatives who govern by the consent of We the People within the limited authority and jurisdiction of those specific rights delegated down to them from We the People in organizations and institutions both public and private.

After arriving in America, our Forefathers had their first opportunity to practice political liberty. The principles of political liberty written in the Mayflower Compact in 1620 became the guiding principles of all the 13 colonies in setting up their governments. In 1776, confronting the tyranny of King George, our Founding Fathers incorporated these same principles of liberty into the Declaration of Independence, which became the framework of the Constitution making these two documents as inseparable from one another as the fragrance is from the flower.

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n at h ei s t wa s t a k i n g a walk through the woods.

“What majestic trees! What powerful rivers! What beautiful animals!”, he said to himself. As he continued walking alongside the river, he heard a rustling in the bushes. Turning to look, he saw a 7-foot grizzly charging towards him.

He ran as fast as he could up the path. Looking over his shoulder he saw that the bear was closing in on him. His heart was pumping frantically, and he tried to run even faster.

He tripped and fell on the ground.

He rolled over to pick himself up but saw the bear raising his paw to take a swipe at him.

At that instant the atheist cried out: “Oh my God…!”

Time stopped. The bear froze. The forest was silent.

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It was then that a bright light shone upon the man and a voice came out of the sky saying: “You deny my existence for all of these years, teach others I don’t exist and even credit creation to a cosmic accident. Do you expect me to help you out of this predicament?

Am I to count you as a believer?”

The atheist looked directly into the light.

“It would be hypocritical of me to suddenly ask you to treat me as a Christian now, but perhaps, could you make the BEAR a Christian?”

“Very well”, said the voice. The bright light went out, and the sounds of the forest resumed.

And then the bear lowered his paw, bowed his head and spoke: “Lord, bless this food which I am about to receive and for which I am truly thankful, Amen.”

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Is Bible Prophecy A Distraction to Real Ministry?

BY TODD HAMPSON:

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just got back from a Mission trip to Haiti last night. If you’re not familiar with the conditions there, they are terrible. Everything there is broken. The government, the culture, the land, the economy, the health of the people. Everything.

It’s almost as if the land itself if cursed. Even satellite images like the one above (Haiti at left, the Dominical Republic across the border at right) tell a story. Generations of corruption and greed, voodoo practice, a lack of vision, and a lack of education, have kept this country among the poorest in the world. I have been to some of the poorest areas of Brazil and the Dominican Republic, but I’ve never seen the level of poverty and brokenness that I saw in Haiti.

It has an official 80% unemployment rate, but it’s really worse than that.

Even someone selling vegetables once a week is considered “employed”. It’s probably more like a 95%+ unemployment rate by real numbers. Most people in the villages eat once every other day. Starvation and malnutrition are commonplace.

As a prophecy student, I found myself wondering if many Christians would think that a focus on Bible-Prophecy (when there are so many basic real-life needs) might be a waste of time, not just in Haiti, but for the Church in general. More than a few times, I’ve heard that argument from fellow believers.

Here are five reasons teaching Bible prophecy is not only relevant, but vital to discipleship and evangelism.

1. IT GIVES PEOPLE A DEEPER CONFIDENCE IN SCRIPTURE

One-third of the Bible is prophetic in nature and one out of four verses in the Bible talk about prophecy. Prophecy intersects with every category of theology and progressively reveals key themes that are introduced in Genesis and converge in the book of Revelation.

A study of Bible prophecy demonstrates the incredible cohesiveness and grand design of the Bible. There is no other document like it in history. A study of prophecy deepens our overall knowledge of scripture – something we are challenged to do as believers.

The more we know truth, the more we will spot error and the better equipped we will be for ministry and life. 2 Timothy 3:16 tells us that “all scripture” is profitable (2 Timothy 2:15, Acts 17:11, 2 Timothy 3:16). The book of Revelation even tells in the beginning and in end of the book that there is a special

blessing for those who read the words of Revelation and act on them.

So, even the book of Revelation is a practical book that calls us to obedience and results in blessing for those who study it.

2. IT ANCHORS OUR FOCUS ON AN ETERNAL HOPE We led a Bible study in Haiti with a group of people from the village our church supports and one of the verses we studied was Romans 12:12 which reads – “Rejoice in confident hope. Be patient in trouble, and keep on praying.” Think about how relevant that verse is to someone who lives in extreme poverty, not knowing when their next meal is coming or what tomorrow may bring.

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about being patient in trouble and prayer with a smile on his face. I asked the rest of the group about the first part – the part that gives the ability to be patient in trouble. I asked what the hope is that Paul talked about. “What was our confident hope?” Without skipping a beat, one of the younger men, with utmost confidence and joy in his eyes, said in creole, “When Jesus comes back for us or when we die and go to him.”

This confident hope is our anchor. In Haiti, the believers are not blinded by wealth and comfort. There, they have a raw Acts chapter 2 type of faith. They know everything else is unreliable – everything except our confident hope!

3. IT PURIFIES OUR WALK There’s something about reminding ourselves of Jesus’ promised return that moves us from being lukewarm to regaining a faith that is on fire with passion to serve him. Since 2000 years have gone by, we’re easily lulled into sleep and complacency – or even sinful compromise – because we’ve lost any sense of urgency.

When we study Bible prophecy and are reminded that He is a promise-keeper, and that many of the signs of His return have been falling into place the past 70 or so years, we begin to live with more excitement, purpose, purity, and commitment. I am thoroughly convinced that the enemy desperately wants to get our focus off

of Christ’s return because he knows it leads to a victorious Christian walk and another important aspect of our faith...

4. IT PUSHES US TO SHARE OUR FAITH We tend to share our faith more effectively and more often if there’s a sense of urgency. The Bible teaches that the rapture is imminent (can happen any moment) and we see the conditions falling into place for everything endtimes related.

A careful, non-sensationalistic study of Bible prophecy reminds us that there are still many people we know who have not heard the Gospel. Perhaps

the Lord has brought someone to mind even as you read this. Don’t wait. Tell them about Christ.

5. IT HELPS PEOPLE MAKE SENSE OF THE WORLD There’s no denying our world is going crazy right now. I recently launched a Bible Prophecy Survey and one of the key areas of focus that came up again and again was global instability.

It’s the elephant in the room. These are scary times. But it all makes sense when viewed through the grid of Bible prophecy. What we see today is EXACTLY what Bible prophecy unveils for the end-times.

CONCLUSION I believe that a careful study of Bible prophecy is extremely healthy and necessary for Christians today. Focusing our attention on the Lord’s return will help move our faith from an arid wasteland to one that is growing and thriving.

An accurate view of Bible prophecy is truly relevant for everyday life and ministry.

Submitted by Kate Hawkins of Prophecy News Watch. Written by Todd Hampson (ToddHampson.com). For more articles like this, visit ProphecyNewsWatch.com

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Destroying Fatherhood and Masculinity

BY ALYSSA AHLGREN

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he nuclear family has been the driving force behind a flourishing, civilized society and the destruction of that family structure is a destruction of ourselves. We don’t need modern feminism. We need our men back.

“I don’t need a man!” This phrase has been celebrated in the modern feminist movement as a cry of liberation, self-love, and condemnation of the so-called patriarchy. The idea that women should reject the necessary involvement of men is not only accepted, it’s encouraged. What does this liberation entail? Not being serious about settling down or finding a suitable partner, sex without consequences, delaying marriage, and raising children without the presence of their father.

I have great admiration for women who persevere through being thrust into unwanted and unavoidable circumstances of raising a family with an absentee father. I understand in many situations this can be out of the mother’s control. But, continuing to leave children fatherless or without a father figure is something within the realm of decision-making.

I could go through many nuanced situations, but the bigger picture of destroying fatherhood and the role of masculinity in society is about the overarching trend, not the exceptions or hypothetical situations we could invariably come up with. We can conclude that in the age of new feminism, being a single mother is misguidedly viewed as brave while being a devout stay-at-home mom is viewed as repressive.

The great irony about the self-proclaimed progressivism of modern-day feminism is the onset of cultural regression that results from it. The fatherless rate has tripled since 1960, with some inner cities seeing upwards

of 70 percent. This deconstruction of the nuclear family has brought increased depression, anxiety, suicide, drug abuse, crime, domestic violence, decreased levels of education, and not to mention a heavy reliance on government to replace the father figure in the home.

Most of us, if not all, have heard the term “toxic masculinity,” i.e., the idea that masculine characteristics and the elements of what it means to “be a man” are and have been poisonous to society. According to new feminism, there is no antidote to the poison, there is only complete extermination. As viewed through the feminist lens, masculinity in all of its forms have been deemed a direct cause of imperialist oppression, violence, racism, and inequities. To alleviate society of these evils, masculinity must be eradicated.

What happens when masculinity and being a man is not uplifted but destroyed? Predictably, we have the demonization of necessary gender roles within the family, absentee fathers, and boys growing up not knowing what it means to be a man. Then, we proceed to protest the lack of “real men” and the absence of chivalry in society. “Real men” didn’t voluntarily leave purely out of laziness and distaste for accountability, they were forced out by modern feminism and learned to have a distaste for accountability.

Masculinity, at its core, is being falsely defined. Since the beginning of human history, being a man meant protecting and providing. Protecting the innocent, the weak, and the disadvantaged. Providing for the family and the community. These are the true elements of masculinity. Painting masculinity as the bully using his size, strength, and aggression to pick on others is a misrepresentation of the masculinity we strive to uphold in society. The one who subdues the bully is the one who embodies the aspects of what it means to be a man.

We are getting rid of fathers and we’re not producing men. When we take away the moral aspects of manhood, we make way for the immoral aspects to take its place. Men have two main biological drivers – to build and destroy. When the moral driver of building is not taught, the drive to destroy takes precedent. Senses of insufficiency, frustration, and animosity are all too common in the minds of young boys that are fatherless or live in broken homes.

Under the feminist societal regime, men are failing. They are failing in school, in relationships, emotionally, mentally, and socially. Men are almost four times more likely to commit suicide than women. In 2014, according to the FBI Uniform Crime Report, 73 percent of arrests were male. More than 70 percent of boys in juvenile correction facilities grew up in a home without a father. Women outnumber men in higher education with the gap continuing to widen.

The consequences of this epidemic are not exclusive to males. The Center of the American Experiment notes Sara S. McClanahan’s study on white families, “Daughters of single parents are 53 percent more likely to marry as teenagers, 111 percent more likely to have children as teenagers, 164 percent more likely to have a premarital birth, and 92 percent more likely to dissolve their own marriages.”

As reported by the Minnesota Psychological Association, a child without a father has a higher chance of

experiencing adverse outcomes such as perceived abandonment, attachment issues, child abuse, childhood obesity, criminal justice involvement, gang involvement, mental health issues, poor school performance, poverty and homelessness, and substance abuse.

When men fail, the family structure fails. When the family structure fails, so do children and society.

Progressivism as an ideology is a euphemism that has nothing to do with actual progress. Portraying all negative characteristics and stereotypes of men as a problem of generalized masculinity is ruining our kids, our families, and our culture. The good news is, we have the ability to change direction. Our societal values are dictated by just that, society. We need to cherish our men and boys and teach them what it means to be a man – to protect and provide. The nuclear family has been the driving force behind a flourishing, civilized society and the destruction of that family structure is a destruction of ourselves. We don’t need modern feminism. We need our men back.

Submitted by Alyssa Ahlgren. Alyssa has her Bachelor’s in Business Administration and currently works as an analyst in corporate finance. She grew up in northern Wisconsin and is a former collegiate hockey player. Alyssa is pursuing her passion for current events and politics through writing and being an advocate for the conservative movement. To see more of Alyssa’s work, visit alphanewsmn.com

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