Monday, April 1, 2024

Transgender Visibility Day is an Attack on Christianity

The White House is under fire, and rightly so after declaring Easter Sunday as “Transgender Visibility Day.” It is a direct attack on the holiest day in the Christian faith. The Biden Administration also failed to post a proclamation about Good Friday. And they banned children from decorating White House Easter Eggs with religious images. Biden’s proclamation, begs the question: are we in the midst of “Twilight’s last Gleaming?” I have heard it said that the LGBTQ movement is the religion of many in America. The proclamation from the White House, and by extension the Democrat party lends credence to the assertion. I am of the opinion that the declaration in itself is a sign of contempt of our Lord Jesus Christ by derision. President Bien’s proclamation follows: “Today, we send a message to all transgender Americans: You are loved. You are heard. You are understood. You belong. You are America, and my entire Administration and I have your back.” Bidens’s own words, would lead me to believe that he and his political party abhor God, and they especially detest Christians. Lest we forget, Democrats voted to remove God from their party platform during their 2012 summer meeting in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Democratic National Committee literally put the boot to God. I would be remiss if I failed to attest to those who presently serve America via the Executive, Legislative and Judicial Branches of government, be they politicos, political appointees, bureaucrats, Judges... that the path to redemption and eternal life is the cross. The cross of Jesus Christ stands at the center of our faith. It is the symbol not just of a religion but of the ultimate sacrifice and love displayed by Jesus Christ for humanity. The cross stands as a reminder of the immense love of God, who sent His only Son to bear the burden of our sins. Through His sacrifice, Jesus provided a path to redemption and eternal life for all who believe in Him. In moments of hardship and uncertainty, we, as believers, can find strength in the shadow of the cross. It stands as a promise of salvation and the assurance of God's unfailing grace. The power of the cross lies in its ability to transform lives and reconcile humanity with God. It is the ultimate symbol of victory over sin and death. It offers forgiveness and restoration to all who embrace its message.

Thursday, February 29, 2024

Consequences of Actions

Is a mountain not composed of tiny grains of earth? Is the ocean not made up of tiny drops of water? Even so, is life not but an endless series of little details, actions, speeches, and thoughts? And the consequences, whether good or bad of even the least of them are far-reaching. This being so, why are the Democrats trying to Donald John Trump in the slammer? Likewise, why are the Republicans trying to put Joseph Robinette Biden in jail alongside the rest of his extended political crime family? Could the reason be that both sides think the only way they can win is by putting their rival in the clink? Is this what our debilitated republic has to look forward to as we head for what appears to be the most consequential election in American history. Presently under Biden’s executive oversight or lack thereof, America is going to Hell in a handbasket, if it’s not already there. Are we not getting wind via our eyes of an invasion of illegal immigrants perambulating across the open border in Texas and creep down steep slopes of San Diego like an assemblage of rampaging army ants? Where are they coming from and where are they going? They’re coming in from China, Venezuela, Cuba...  and all over the world. And they’re going forthright to sanctuary cities like NYC, LA, Chi-town, Philly... to get their free hotel rooms, free credit cards, free healthcare... The tub-thumper mayors of those cities are crying and moaning about how they cannot handle the thousands of illegals who have flooded their social services, spiked their crime rates and are bankrupting their municipal budgets. But to quote our supposedly 14th greatest president, “Come on, man.” Lest we forget, it was these same Trump-loathing Woke leaning leaders and their vociferous supports of blue cities and blue states who created the sanctuaries in the first place. This being the case, I l ask the reader to give serious and careful thought to the following truism or axiom: “Through the law of cause and effect we choose our destiny. Moreover, we are our own prophets for we constantly project our future state by the seeds we plant in the present.”

Wednesday, February 14, 2024

Hur's Report Exposes Biden's Competency

This was the line in Hur's report that got the attention of everyone on both sides of the political aisle to include myself: "In his interview with our office. Mr. Biden's memory was worse. He did not remember when he was vice president, forgetting on the first day of the interview when his term ended and forgetting on the second day of the interview when his term began. He did not remember, even within several years, when his son Beau died. And his memory appeared hazy when describing the Afghanistan debate that was once so important to him."

Hur concluded that "no criminal charges are warranted" because a jury would never convict "a sympathetic, well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory."

Nevertheless, the White House handlers of that "sympathetic, well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory" allowed him to challenge Hur's assertions in an ill-advised press conference. After all, Biden's reelection slogan is "Finish the Job" and he certainly finished debunking any illusions that he has even a modicum of competency.

Virtually all the questions that followed were about his quality of being qualified physically and intellectually to continue serving as POTUS. Needless to say, Joe was not pleased as evidenced by his tart responses... "That is your judgment! That is your judgment! ... My memory is fine. I'm the most qualified person in the United States to be president." "I'm well-meaning, I'm an elderly man, and I know what the hell I'm doing." Really! Did not special counsel just declare the president unfit to stand trial by means of cognitive disability? How can he possibly 'discharge the powers and duties of his office' now, much less through a second term?

Monday, February 5, 2024

Border Crisis is Absolutely Indefensible

Do you have mixed feelings about the impeachment of Biden’s hand-picked Secretary of Homeland Security, Alejandro Mayorkas? Does he deserve it? Absolutely. To say that he’s the worst homeland security secretary in our nation’s history is charitable. As for the case, it’s rock-solid. Has Mayorkas not knowingly and systemically refused to accede with immigration laws enacted by Congress? Has Mayorkas not breached the public trust by knowledgeably making false statements to Congress and the American people and obstructing congressional oversight of his department? Are these facts beyond dispute? Have the results of Mayorkas free-for-all behavior not brought about ruination and destruction to much of our nation and its citizens? Furthermore, by all outward appearances the dereliction of Joe Biden and his homeland security stooge is willful. Some people may dutifully absolved Mayorkas, by implying that this was Joe Biden’s fault, but also parroting Biden’s laughable line that the Republicans “refused to provide resources, blocked efforts to update laws and openly defied federal officials charged with maintaining security and order along the 2,000-mile border.” Got that? The guy who now blames the Republicans is the same guy who during a 2019 Democrat presidential debate stated (refer to search engine to verify) “all those people who are seeking asylum” to “immediately surge to the border,” and the same guy who immediately upon taking office rescinded all of his predecessor’s border-control measures, including the undisputedly efficient “Remain in Mexico” policy. In conclusion, I suggest you use your computer when referring to the full text of the U.S. Constitution, Article II, Section 4, which reads, “The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.” If willfully refusing to protect America’s borders is not treason, what is? Those who would defend Mayorkas, let us not use maladministration or ignorance in his defense. A standard that the Framers rejected.

Tuesday, January 23, 2024

Tumultuous and Mercurial 2025

If 2024 is set to be tumultuous, mercurial, unpredictable... just wait until 2025 if Donald Trump wins the presidency again. Needless to say, his foes don’t have a history of accepting his successes with self-control. As a result of Trump’s unanticipated presidential victory in 2016 were not conspiracy theories launched about how Russia had helped him win; generate a years-long law-enforcement investigation into him and his campaign based on those schemes? Did the activity of some members of government and federal law enforcement agencies not act in an organized manner that resulted in public demonstration? Regretfully, the mentioned demonstrations were mild, given what may yet be in the near future. What’s already happened has put our Republic in an extraordinary place. It’s hard to imagine what’s more extreme than one side in our politics indicting its leading opponent, creating the real prospect of jailing him in the months prior to an election, and excluding him from the ballot in select states. Yet, if Trump wins, we have to assume that this is only a taste of things to come. It’s not as though his enemies are going to conclude that Trump was an intolerable threat as a candidate, but if he’s been elected president again, the voters have spoken, and everyone should revert to politics as usual.

Monday, December 25, 2023

Christmas and The Battle for The Soul of America

The culture war, as we know it, is not merely a political struggle of conflicting social sentiments on abortion, LGBTQQIP2SAA (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, intersex, pansexual, two-spirit (2S), androgynous, and asexual), biology, nature of marriage... It’s a battle for the soul of America. It is a confrontation or conflict between diverse interpretations of certainty, creation, and God. It’s the colossal clash between good and evil, playing out in Christmas Decorations, tree lightings, holiday specials, timeless tradition of gift-exchanging... In the lively marketplace of modernist ideas, where the battle of worldviews echoes through the narrow passageways of debate, there emerges an intriguing phenomenon during the joyous season. It is a paradox, a revelation enclosed not in an aenigma but in tinsel and adorned with lights. It’s a revelation that the Christmas season is not merely a festival of joy and goodwill, but the very battleground of what conservative evangelical Christians rightly call the “culture war.”

During this season of peace and Christmas celebrations, the conservative Christian, whether he or she realizes it or not, finds themselves inadvertently ensnared in a universal or cosmic struggle. It is not merely about the nativity scene that represents the birth of Christ or the resonant hymns being song in the church pews; it is about the clash of values, morals, ideals the defense of truth, beauty, and goodness against the infringing shadows of relativism and secularism.

In the heart of the Christmas chronology lies the crux of this culture war, a contradiction so acute that it can only be understood by those disposed to embrace the enigmatic or mystery. The baby in the manger, surrounded by the humblest of creatures, is in fact the Lord of All, the King of kings, the Alpha and Omega... and the rallying point for an army of believers, if you will, a band of brothers and sisters clad in the full armor of God that Christians are called to put on. The full armor of God compromises the “Belt of Truth, the Breastplate of Righteousness, the Gospel of Peace, the Shield of Faith, the Helmet of Salvation, and the Sword of the Spirit.”

It is here, in the subdued simplicity of Bethlehem, that the ultimate culture warrior enters the world stage; the Christ-child, whose birth heralds a cosmic shift. As Christians, we know that the Christmas story is not a mere historical abstract about a person but a foundational historical occurrence that shapes our worldview and fuels our engagement in the culture war. God sent His champion to earth to achieve victory over the powers of darkness. The war that has been raging in the heavens since Satan rebelled is manifest on earth. In the manger, we find the ideal concrete representation or embodiment of the values we defend at the ballot box and in the public square: God the Son Incarnate. The Star of Bethlehem wasn’t just a beacon for the Wise Men in their day; it still shines for us now, as the obvious signal of attack against the encroaching forces that seek to redefine morality, distort beauty, and discard resolved truth.

Paradoxically, the cultural clash intensifies precisely because conservative Christians believe that the Christmas story is not confined to a quaint representation in December but permeates every facet of life. Either Christ is Lord of all, or He is not Lord. His humble beginning as a baby betrays the true power that was hidden in the manager that one silent night over 2,000 years ago. Yet, in this ostensibly inconspicuous manger, there is a enigmatic revelation of divine strategy. The ultimate culture warrior does not emerge, at first, with a sword in hand or a crown of conquest. Instead, He enters the fray through susceptibility, vulnerability, and humility.

The culture war is, in essence, a collision of connected events, a battle between competing narratives about the nature of humanity, the resolution of existence, and the source of morality. It’s man as “god” or the God-man Jesus Christ. There are only two sides. And we all must choose.

In my mind’s view the Christmas narrative provides the ultimate framework for understanding the created order and all of its implications for the fight to end abortion, protect marriage, defeat the lies of transgenderism... It is a affirmation that humanity is not a product of chance or sheer biological processes but the deliberate craftsmanship of a Creator. In a world that progressively seeks to remove distinctions and revaluate, redefine, reinvent, reassess... the very essence of humanity, Christians find in the Christmas story a reaffirmation of the dignity inherent in being created in the image of God.

The paradox deepens as the narrative unfolds. The one who would be acclaimed as the King of Kings and Lord of Lords experiences the ignominy or humility of the cross. The only perfect culture warrior, born in obscurity, now faces the cruelty of crucifixion. It is a paradoxical twist that confounds the wisdom of the world, a king who conquers not through supremacy and persuasiveness but through sacrificial love.

And yet, it is precisely in this paradox that the conservative Christian finds the assurance of victory in Jesus. We fight on in the war to bring all of creation; nations, affairs of state, education, MSM and social media, arts, and sciences... into self- depreciating submission to Christ the King because He is ruling and reigning now. The baby in the manger becomes the crucified Christ, but He does not remain in the tomb. The resurrection is the triumphant climax and fatal strike to Satan and his followers that echoes through the passageways of time. The ultimate culture warrior, having faced the depths of human suffering and the agony of death, emerges victorious over sin and death.

As the Christmas season reveals, Christians participate not just in celebration but in committed confidence. It is a story that rises above the temporal writhes and ushers’ believers into a hope that extends beyond the tinsel and carols, a hope anchored in the ultimate victory of the culture warrior who is also the risen King.

Christmas manifestly stands at the epicenter of this war. The birth of Christ was an act of godly, galactic violence against the forces of evil in the spiritual and physical world. It was, in short, an act of war. More than that, it was a winning strike. It is a lighthouse of hope, a reminder of the divine intervention in human history. It reminds us that God has not abandoned or discarded His creation. He has come to redeem it. The birth of Jesus Christ is a promise of victory. Christmas is the Culture War. And in this war, we are not just God’s warriors or His soldiers. We are winners, champions, victors... Christmas secures it.

Monday, November 13, 2023

Victors on The Battlefield Dictate Peace Terms

Does history not tell us that when other nations are victorious on the battlefield, they dictate peace terms? But when Israel is victorious it must sue for peace. It’s as if everyone expects the Jews to be the only real Christians in this world. I ask you the reader, can we as a people, who claim to be of Christian faith standby and allow Israel to be destroyed and every man, woman and child of Jewish descent be annihilated? Is that not the goal of Israel enemies? Much of what we currently view, peruse, maybe even objectively research via press releases, newscasts from America’s newsrooms, foreign news sources, social media... can be verified with nominal effort, minimal to average intellect, and rudimentary investigation/exploration by those who possess a willingness to accept a narrative contrary to one that takes a position opposite of their own. That means putting any outrage or unsolicited opinion(s) aside and listening to the other sides views, concerns, or confessions with open- mindedness. To be specific; Without seeking, truth cannot be known at all. It cannot be declared by Presidents, Prime Ministers, Secretary Generals, Supreme Leaders, Mullahs, Academia... from pulpits, lecterns, podiums, press briefings... nor set down in editorials, nor in any way prepared and sold in packets or parcels ready for use. Truth must be ground for everyone by itself out of it, with such help as he/she can get, indeed, but not without serious labor of their own. What most of the world fails to realize is that all people have inalienable rights which have been given to all humans by their Creator, and which governments are created to protect. As it currently pertains to Israel and the Jews, I forewarned you of the likelihood of world leaders yielding to the geocidal jihadists and wholly abandoning Israel in past posts. By his own words, has not the United Nations Secretary General betrayed Israel instead of Hamas? Why is it that when Hamas attacks Israel from Gaza it is war but when Israel counter attacks Hamas in Gaza it is War Crimes? With that in mind, has not the “die been cast” and course of action (COA) in the UN's mind’s eye been finalized? Has not “lawfare” attacks on Israel already commenced? By what we already know, the foes of Israel are currently engaged in lawfare, thereby charging the nation of Israel with violations of international law to halt it from rightfully ensuring its safety, sovereignty, and earthly existence. This existential threat to the rule of law is for all intents and purposes being used as a weapon against Israel, even as Hamas and Iranian proxies i.e., Hezbollah, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Sunni militia still holds hundreds of innocent civilians in confinement. Again, I ask you the reader, if we do nothing, could we be looking at a second Holocaust? Worse yet, be complicit by our inaction in the destruction and slaughter on a mass scale of a nation’s entire population?