Okay. I know this is silly. I know people are probably shaking their heads at my indignance at such a goofy thing. It's only a Chia Pet.
But I'm sorry. There are three Presidents made into Chia Pets, and they are Washington, Lincoln and Obama??? How they can even mention those three men in the same sentence is beyond my realm of comprehension.
George Washington: fearless leader. Considered the Father of America. Unanimously chosen as both Commander-in-Chief of the Army as well as President of the United States. King George III of England remarked he was "the greatest character of the age." (libertykids.com)
Abraham Lincoln: considered by some to be the best president of all. Ended slavery. Was known as "Honest Abe." Said, "With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right, as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation's wounds, to care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow and his orphan - to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace among ourselves and with all nations."
Barak Obama: Supports Iran over Israel. Supports illegal immigrants over Americans. Bowed to the king of Saudi Arabia. Considered worst president of all time by many, even worse than Jimmy Carter. Supports Islam over Christianity. In just 2 years of his presidency, unemployment went up 2.1 percent. The national debt went from $10 trillion to $12 trillion.
Obama has: "allowed the Russians to sponsor an uprising in Kyrgyzstan that resulted in the removal of a U.S. airbase. He has lent legitimacy to an Islamist Turkish government and sold American debt to a communist Chinese government that supports North Korea." (www.townhall.com)
Now I know it may just be a Chia Pet. I know Chia Pets have been made fun of and are notorious white elephant gifts. But even the mere mention of Obama in the same breath as two of the greatest men of all time...well I just couldn't handle that.
The only thing an Obama Chia Pet would be good for is target practice.
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Sunday, November 14, 2010
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
The Moral Decline of America Part One
“God’s laws are not watered down to suit anyone; if God did that He would cease to be God. The moral law never alters for the noblest or the weakest; it remains abidingly and eternally the same.” Oswald Chambers
First of all, to determine the moral decline in America we have to acknowledge that America was once indeed moral. Christianity. Is this what our country was based on? Is this the original intent of our forefathers? Where THEY Christians? Decide for yourself:
Patrick Henry, the "firebrand of the American Revolution" said this: "An appeal to arms and the God of hosts is all that is left us. But we shall not fight our battle alone. There is a just God that presides over the destinies of nations. The battle sir, is not of the strong alone. Is life so dear or peace so sweet as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it almighty God. I know not what course others may take, but as for me, give me liberty, or give me death."
These words are no longer in history textbooks.
Patrick Henry also said: "I have disposed of all my property to my family. There is one thing more I wish I could give to them, and that is the Christian religion. If they had that and I had not given them one cent, they would be rich. If they have not that, and I had given them the world, they would be poor."
Hmmm...sounds like it to me.
How about Thomas Jefferson? These words are written in his Bible: "I am a Christian, that is to say a disciple of the doctrines of Jesus. I have little doubt that our whole country will soon be rallied to the unity of our Creator and, I hope, to the pure doctrine of Jesus also."
Did George Washington, the first President of the United States think God was important? Did he believe God to be necessary for a successful country? He said this at his farwell speech as President: "It is impossible to govern the world without God and the Bible. Of all the dispositions and habits that lead to political prosperity, our religion and morality are the indispensable supporters. Let us with caution indulge the supposition that morality can be maintained without religion. Reason and experience both forbid us to expect that our national morality can prevail in exclusion of religious principle."
In his personal prayer book were written these words: "Daily, frame me more and more in the likeness of thy son, Jesus Christ, that living in thy fear, and dying in thy favor, I may in thy appointed time obtain the resurrection of the justified unto eternal life. Bless, O Lord, the whole race of mankind and let the world be filled with the knowledge of thy son, Jesus Christ."
John Adams, the 2nd President of the United States, was also the chairman of the American Bible Society. He said this to military leaders: "We have no government armed with the power capable of contending with human passions, unbridled by morality and true religion. Our constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other."
The first Court Justice, John Jay: "Providence has given to our people the choice of their rulers and it is the duty as well as the privilege and interest of our Christian Nation to select and prefer Christians for their rulers."
The sixth President of the United States, John Quincy Adams, on July 4, 1821, said, "The highest glory of the American Revolution was this: it connected in one indissoluble bond the principles of civil government with the principles of Christianity." (He was also chariman of the American Bible Society)
Wow. Can you imagine President Obama saying ANY of those things? Can you imagine a U.S. President being the chairman of the American Bible Society?
James Madison, the primary author of the Constitution of the United States, said this: "We have staked the whole future of our new nation, not upon the power of government; far from it. We have staked the future of all our political constitutions upon the capacity of each of ourselves to govern ourselves according to the moral principles of the Ten Commandments." (Forgotten Roots/Mary Jones)
And where are the Ten Commandments now? They have been shoved out of schools. It is very clear to me that our founding fathers started this country on the premise that God would always be the center of what they were doing. If they could only see us now.
So how did this happen? Who started it, and why? Check out tomorrow's post.
First of all, to determine the moral decline in America we have to acknowledge that America was once indeed moral. Christianity. Is this what our country was based on? Is this the original intent of our forefathers? Where THEY Christians? Decide for yourself:
Patrick Henry, the "firebrand of the American Revolution" said this: "An appeal to arms and the God of hosts is all that is left us. But we shall not fight our battle alone. There is a just God that presides over the destinies of nations. The battle sir, is not of the strong alone. Is life so dear or peace so sweet as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it almighty God. I know not what course others may take, but as for me, give me liberty, or give me death."
These words are no longer in history textbooks.
Patrick Henry also said: "I have disposed of all my property to my family. There is one thing more I wish I could give to them, and that is the Christian religion. If they had that and I had not given them one cent, they would be rich. If they have not that, and I had given them the world, they would be poor."
Hmmm...sounds like it to me.
How about Thomas Jefferson? These words are written in his Bible: "I am a Christian, that is to say a disciple of the doctrines of Jesus. I have little doubt that our whole country will soon be rallied to the unity of our Creator and, I hope, to the pure doctrine of Jesus also."
Did George Washington, the first President of the United States think God was important? Did he believe God to be necessary for a successful country? He said this at his farwell speech as President: "It is impossible to govern the world without God and the Bible. Of all the dispositions and habits that lead to political prosperity, our religion and morality are the indispensable supporters. Let us with caution indulge the supposition that morality can be maintained without religion. Reason and experience both forbid us to expect that our national morality can prevail in exclusion of religious principle."
In his personal prayer book were written these words: "Daily, frame me more and more in the likeness of thy son, Jesus Christ, that living in thy fear, and dying in thy favor, I may in thy appointed time obtain the resurrection of the justified unto eternal life. Bless, O Lord, the whole race of mankind and let the world be filled with the knowledge of thy son, Jesus Christ."
John Adams, the 2nd President of the United States, was also the chairman of the American Bible Society. He said this to military leaders: "We have no government armed with the power capable of contending with human passions, unbridled by morality and true religion. Our constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other."
The first Court Justice, John Jay: "Providence has given to our people the choice of their rulers and it is the duty as well as the privilege and interest of our Christian Nation to select and prefer Christians for their rulers."
The sixth President of the United States, John Quincy Adams, on July 4, 1821, said, "The highest glory of the American Revolution was this: it connected in one indissoluble bond the principles of civil government with the principles of Christianity." (He was also chariman of the American Bible Society)
Wow. Can you imagine President Obama saying ANY of those things? Can you imagine a U.S. President being the chairman of the American Bible Society?
James Madison, the primary author of the Constitution of the United States, said this: "We have staked the whole future of our new nation, not upon the power of government; far from it. We have staked the future of all our political constitutions upon the capacity of each of ourselves to govern ourselves according to the moral principles of the Ten Commandments." (Forgotten Roots/Mary Jones)
And where are the Ten Commandments now? They have been shoved out of schools. It is very clear to me that our founding fathers started this country on the premise that God would always be the center of what they were doing. If they could only see us now.
So how did this happen? Who started it, and why? Check out tomorrow's post.
Monday, August 9, 2010
The Bill of Rights
Yes, it is still called the Bill of RIGHTS....the Socialists haven't made one of the most precious documents in the history of the United States politically incorrect...yet.
The first Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America, and therefore the first Amendment listed in the Bill of Rights is as follows:
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. (www.billofrights.org)
This is huge. HUGE. The first phrase alone: Congress shall make NO LAW respecting an establishment of religion, OR PROHIBITING THE FREE EXERCISE THEREOF. (Um, what would you call banning prayer in public school? At graduations?)
The founding fathers made this the first amendment because it was the most important to them. It was in response to the Church of England making itself the "official" church of the colonies when they were first formed (wikipedia).
In other words: The founding fathers, and the men whose blood stained red the battlefields of the Revolutionary War were telling England (and the government): DON'T TELL US HOW, WHO, WHEN OR WHERE TO WORSHIP! Their freedom was SO important to them, they were willing to DIE to ensure its continuation for their future generations.
George Washington said: "...the Government of the United States ... gives to bigotry no sanction, to persecution no assistance. ... May the children of the Stock of Abraham, who dwell in this land, continue to merit and enjoy the good will of the other Inhabitants; while every one shall sit in safety under his own vine and figtree, and there shall be none to make him afraid. May the father of all mercies scatter light and not darkness in our paths, and make us all in our several vocations useful here, and in his own due time and way everlastingly happy."
It's not so much about being a Christian nation, which America obviously is NOT (more on that later), but that the government not interfere with my right, with YOUR right to practice your beliefs. If you're Jewish, fantastic. The government should have ZERO say in your religious beliefs, and whether or not you eat pork. Are you an Atheist? I would vehemently disagree with you, but you, too, are protected under the first part of this First Amendment. The government may never impose any religious belief on you.
It's time to give the power back to the people here folks. The government was created soley to protect our rights and freedoms. It was not created to babysit our children. It was not created to take my money so people can kill their unborn children. It was not created to pay people to not work. It was not created to pay huge amounts of money to big corporations who can't manage money. It was NOT created put ME and MY children in so much debt that it really is irreparable.
It is time to take a stand. The time for discussion is over. We do NOT work for the government, they work for US. We need to remind them of that!
The first Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America, and therefore the first Amendment listed in the Bill of Rights is as follows:
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. (www.billofrights.org)
This is huge. HUGE. The first phrase alone: Congress shall make NO LAW respecting an establishment of religion, OR PROHIBITING THE FREE EXERCISE THEREOF. (Um, what would you call banning prayer in public school? At graduations?)
The founding fathers made this the first amendment because it was the most important to them. It was in response to the Church of England making itself the "official" church of the colonies when they were first formed (wikipedia).
In other words: The founding fathers, and the men whose blood stained red the battlefields of the Revolutionary War were telling England (and the government): DON'T TELL US HOW, WHO, WHEN OR WHERE TO WORSHIP! Their freedom was SO important to them, they were willing to DIE to ensure its continuation for their future generations.
George Washington said: "...the Government of the United States ... gives to bigotry no sanction, to persecution no assistance. ... May the children of the Stock of Abraham, who dwell in this land, continue to merit and enjoy the good will of the other Inhabitants; while every one shall sit in safety under his own vine and figtree, and there shall be none to make him afraid. May the father of all mercies scatter light and not darkness in our paths, and make us all in our several vocations useful here, and in his own due time and way everlastingly happy."
It's not so much about being a Christian nation, which America obviously is NOT (more on that later), but that the government not interfere with my right, with YOUR right to practice your beliefs. If you're Jewish, fantastic. The government should have ZERO say in your religious beliefs, and whether or not you eat pork. Are you an Atheist? I would vehemently disagree with you, but you, too, are protected under the first part of this First Amendment. The government may never impose any religious belief on you.
It's time to give the power back to the people here folks. The government was created soley to protect our rights and freedoms. It was not created to babysit our children. It was not created to take my money so people can kill their unborn children. It was not created to pay people to not work. It was not created to pay huge amounts of money to big corporations who can't manage money. It was NOT created put ME and MY children in so much debt that it really is irreparable.
It is time to take a stand. The time for discussion is over. We do NOT work for the government, they work for US. We need to remind them of that!
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