Easter Message: A Life Lived Backward

Think about this; Jesus was the only person who came into the world to die. “Death,” writes Arch Bishop Fulton Sheen, “was the goal and fulfillment of His life, the gold that He was seeking. Few of His words or actions are intelligible without reference to His Cross. . .  The story of every human life begins with birth and ends with death. In the Person of Christ, however, it was His death that was first and His life that was last. . . It was not so much that His birth cast a shadow on His life and thus led to His death; it was rather that the Cross was first, and cast its shadow back to His birth. His has been the only life in the world that was ever lived backward.”

Is not Sheen’s assertion a somewhat revolutionary theological thought, or is it? A life lived rearward! Though Jesus Christ was born to die and He intended from the beginning to do just that, His death would be in Jehovah-God’s time. Before He and the Father would allow Himself to be apprehended, He had to finish His ministry. He came to preach a message of, liberation, salvation and life. Now, did Jesus say to Himself, “I am going to say the most controversial things I can to antagonize the religious powers that be into killing Me?” No! His message was what it was (and is and always will be) and some would accept it and others would rebuff it. Why reject it? In this case, as in many cases, truth can cause consternation, disunity, dissention and alienation. Yet His message is precisely why the religious leaders wanted Him dead. He contested their jurisdiction, practices, and elucidations of their sacred Law, including the right to heal on the Sabbath. He blasphemously claimed to be the Messiah and the King, and made a triumphal entry into the Holy City. He claimed to be the Son of God who had the authority to forgive sins, and He had the fearlessness to cleanse their Temple.

In summation of Jesus ministry and substitutionary death; God does not show favoritism but accepts from every nation the one who fears him and does what is right; The message God sent to the people of Israel, announcing the good news of peace through Jesus Christ, who is Lord of all; How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and power, and how he went around doing good and healing all who were under the power of Satan, because God was with him. They killed him by hanging him on a cross. He was buried in the tomb of Joseph of Arimathea. He arose from the grave on the third day just as He had foretold. For the next forty days, He makes many appearances to His followers and others, then ascends into heaven, promising to send His disciples the Holy Spirit, who would empower them to carry on His ministry.

In light of what has been stated one could reasonably conclude there is some validity to Sheen's declaration or assertion. It was rather that the Cross was first, and cast its shadow back to His birth and not Christ's birth that cast a shadow on His life and thus led to His death. Regardless, we live because He gave us life by spilling His lifeblood on Calvary's cross.

Rise of Islamism Foreshadows Downfall of West

Based on what I know about immigration of non-Western peoples in Europe, I am convinced the current situation in Europe foreshadows what America will soon look like unless there is a course change. Do you not realize Western Europe is less than a peer group ahead of us in how far their culture is devolving downward?

This being the case, can we help restore Western civilization for the world? If we can’t defend it here in the United States of America, it can’t be defended anywhere. Has the reader of this post not seen news feeds depicting Muslims rioting, raping and setting fires in cities across Europe? If not, watch the news. Better yet goggle it.

This is what we can expect in America if we duplicate the archetype that Europe has, and the archetype they have is ethnic enclaves that limit economic opportunities, do not encourage the development of host country language, and keep immigrants in their own culture that have not experienced adaptation. Instead, they re-erect their home country’s culture within the host culture, and that’s a formula for insurrection, partition and violent behavior. The calamities that you’re seeing there are calamities that are coming to a community near you. Are we not seeing more and more racial division in the streets of America? Are we not seeing an uptick in Muslim demonstrations and radical Islamic terrorism?

What we need is more people with resolve to stand up for Western Civilization. Should we not begin by exposing the radical liberal left, advocates of Islamism and those activists who promote non-assimilation within immigrant enclaves as assailants of Western society itself? If the West should meet its demise, which seems to be what they are striving for, what’s next? Is it extinction of freethought, democracy, human rights, need for equality?

BLM in Light of ALM

The other day, while discussing a concern that is common among those in the political arena, and academia or interacting with the secular left reference; “Black Lives Matter (BLM), it became apparent to me the use of “All Lives Matter” (ALM) is disagreeable to the liberal left. Unsurprisingly, liberals object to the term ALM by implying the term is racist. Really!

Now this being the case, my brain began churning. How do we as conservatives confront those who espouse such ideologically inane or mindless suppositions. Those who know me or in the least are familiar with my weekly posts know I am not reticent to express my views.  Given the importance of the issue, I will write a response that when tactfully used will benefit others who find themselves confronting liberals who support BLM's activist ignoble rhetoric.

The first thing to remember about responding to a deceptive accuser is what not to do. Above all, resist the temptation to accuse the purveyor of the accusation or of harassment or of …this, that or the other. That is what the liberal left does and it is wrong. The best way to respond to ignoble speech is with enhanced speech, not bowdlerization or censorship. Furthermore, you need to respond to accusations of racism with questions rather than assertions. Whether addressing crowds, writing papers, teaching impressionable minds or simply arguing a point with a counterpart, these are lessons that have served me well over the years.

When being confronted by a social faultfinder simply ask: What do you mean by racists? One needs to realize that “run of the mill” die hard liberals and especially academician ultra-leftists rarely understand the terms they are using when they attack conservatives. Racism is a specific belief that races can be ranked according to genetically inherited characteristics. For example, when a white supremacist takes a racist view of blacks he is really saying that they are genetically inferior. This genetic inferiority allegedly manifests itself in lower intelligence, which, in turn, translates into other undesirable characteristics such as sloth and a propensity toward crime. If the babbling liberal, regardless how he/she sees themselves cannot supply the correct definition of racism after he/she has used the term then he/she makes a complete fool of her/himself.

Sad State of Affairs

Where is the news media who claims that they will challenge anyone who stands against press freedoms?  So, where’s the media in defense of Daleiden and Merritt who exposed California’s Planned Parenthood for selling baby body parts? In 2015, Daleiden and Merritt released video showing high-ranking Planned Parenthood members joking about selling baby body parts for market rates and picking through baby body parts to demonstrate which sorts of body parts were available for sale for medical research, as well as talking about the best methods of abortion for procuring those baby body parts. More mindboggling is that California is prosecuting them for deception instead of rewarding them for exposing infanticide. Is this not a travesty of justice. My thoughts: Only in California do the unborn, legal citizens, taxpayers, homicide victims and their loved ones take back seats to abortionists, illegal aliens, non-taxpayers, murderers, and social deviants.  To my friends in California, you have my sympathy and prayers. Sad state of affairs in a sad State.

Immigration; Rule of Law Governs

I can see it now; liberals clutching their rosary beads when Department of Homeland Security Secretary said he was "considering" a plan to separate illegal alien children from their illegal alien parents if they're caught crossing the border. The idea of taking children away from their parents who recklessly risk their lives and subvert our laws was too much for the professional liberal outrage class, to include their surrogate media, which set out to create a domino effect of Rosary clutching across America at the prospect.  To put it simply, the DHS Secretary was succinct and to the point in his assessment: "Illegal entry has got to stop, regardless of circumstances." Like General Kelly, most Americans, myself included do not wish illegals harm. We just do not desire illegals entering this nation illegally, and I sure as hell don't want them to be rewarded with tax payers subsidies. If apprehended they should be sent back from where they came from as quickly as we can find a suitable mode of transportation bound for their homeland. 

I have empathy for people fleeing corrupt and pathetic nations/regimes to come to America, but to allow individual reason to be prevailed is simply not sound. America is a compassionate nation with a big swinging gate. If one chooses to climb over the fence those same persons should be sent home packing. Since that’s not how our system currently works, rather than (Obama’s) “catch and release,” people caught entering illegally should be detained until they can be sent home. And as a possible deterrent they should lose their children during that process.

If that doesn’t deter people from risking their lives and the lives of their children, so be it. If they choose, they can pay the thousands of dollars to do it all over again, complete with another one-way flight back home when they get caught. I know the main street media wants me and others like me to care, to feel emotions that override logic and condemn this inhumane treatment. But it’s not going to happen. Emotion should not set policy; the rule of law matters. I can’t be the only one who thinks so.

Yes, some legal immigrants have founded companies and employ people, others have distinguished themselves while in the service of our nation. Like my Grandparents, they also arrived here legally and assimilated. Note, the word assimilated.

What Ignorant Fools These People Are

I’m writing this while disgusted at the lies and misinformation on the news, and as I have previously learned, it is probably not a good idea to put anything in writing while disgusted. But then when has that stopped me before? Hopefully I am wrong but by all appearances, Democrats both elected and with media credentials, are in the middle of an attempted annexation of the government right now. They are not taking up arms themselves; By their misguided actions they’re inspiring aimless, ignorant malcontent dregs to do their bidding. And there is no sign of them stopping until someone gets hurt or worse.

Everything changed when DJT took office. Alleged journalists put away their laptops and took out the long knives, sharpening them for their fellow Americans who simply exist wrong, in their estimation. The American people, the masses of humanity who enable these elites to live lives of leisure and sumptuousness crossed a line. They rejected the last eight years of what the left considers a resurgence for the enlightened and elected a man they consider a clown.

With “What ignorant fools these people are” trickling from the gradation of their every word, they garbed their souls in their best brown shirts and set about to destroy this “mistake” before it took root. Since the election, Democrats and journalists alike (redundant?) have been slipping further and further into “Trump is Hitler” themes. Some have outright said it. They toss around words and phrases such as “fascist, racist” and “anti-American” as if they were daisy petals trying to determine true love. These Gestapo aspirants employ tactics that would make Goebbels go red in the face to manipulate those who still trust them.

Let us hope these interlopers and their surrogates realize “biting one’s nose to spite their face” is foolhardy at best. If not opposed by the conservative right, they may still pull it off.

Progressive Left's Postscript of A Failed Election

By their actions, the progressive left are doing whatever they can to subvert President Trump.  Why, one may wonder. Simply put, their far left ideologue presidential candidates  were defeated by a pro-America first electorate. The democratic party still cannot put their heads around that fact. Are we kidding here? The Democratic Party nominated the worst and most vulnerable candidate in U.S. history who, after losing, blamed the head of the FBI, who declined to recommend that she be indicted, as the reason for her loss. Regardless of Mr. Trump's many vulnerabilities, Mrs. Clinton was an awful candidate and the post-election meltdown of the Democratic Party is demonstrating the wisdom of the voters.

I voted for Mr. Trump not Mrs. Clinton. To date, I like what I see from Mr. Trump and I find the Democratic reaction to Mr. Trump reason enough to cast the appropriate ballot. Excluding voters who thought the wall with Mexico or an indictment of Mrs. Clinton were the touchstones of their vote for Mr. Trump, the number of Trump voters who are happy to date must be nearly one hundred percent.

It is more than apparent that many Democratic and Republican voters who held their nose and voted for Mrs. Clinton must be having voter remorse. Voters do not want a continuous negative approach to the president of the United States. Voters do not want a senator who has never managed more than a group of sycophantic staffers attacking an experienced businessman who is putting together a team of thousands to oversee the government. The man has hardly taken more than a day off since his election, is working 14 hours a day, and has a bit of experience in putting together effective management teams. Voters do not want far left college professors and administrators sniffling about voter decisions and influencing their college age citizens to act like grade school children.