Cowards, Tyrants, and Heroes

That which cowards would abandon, and which tyrants would destroy, United States military veterans have preserved: our right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Please thank a veteran today, and pray for the families of those who have died serving our nation. Happy, yet pensive, Memorial Day to you.

the good ol' USA--NOT a Christian country

Much of our entertainment--movies, TV shows, music, books, magazines, and websites--has awful themes, foul language, and/or sexually provocative imagery. This filth is lapped up by the public like a dog gobbling vomit.

"Akon" is a child-molesting ex-con polygamist misogynist who was a recent guest on American idol, whose pornographic videos are prominent on MTV, who is adored by most music critics, and who has sold many millions of CDs here.

In public, how often do you hear the Lord's names used flippantly or blasphemously, and how often do you hear him praised?

More Americans consult horoscopes or some other occult medium than the Bible every day.

T-shirts here are adorned with rebellious slogans, obscenities, or photos of celebrity perverts, leftist dictators, or dead drug-addict rock stars.

We spend more money on our pets than on charities that help people.

Blinded by hatred, nearly half of Americans think that the President certainly knew (22%) or may have known (22%) about the 9/11 attacks in advance. For Democrats, the figures are 35% and 26%, respectively.

The vast majority of Americans have committed adultery, fornication, or both.

Our government unconstitutionally spends millions of our tax dollars on perverted college courses and left-wing TV/radio networks in every state, and few care.

More than a thousand of our teens get STDs every day.

We've legally killed more an a million babies a year for decades.

Hitler learned a lot about genocide from us: http://hnn.us/articles/1796.html

But as bad as it is here, there are a lot of places with even more evil:
http://hotair.com/archives/2007/05/04/us-troops-discover-bombs-built-into-iraq-girls-school/

Come quickly, Lord Jesus.

Worst US School Violence Ever--1927

I'm baffled. I've been a news junkie with an interest in history for most of my adult life, and I was born in Michigan. How is it that I never heard of the worst school violence ever in the US until a few days ago? Bath, Michigan; May 18, 1927. Most of the 45 killed and 58 injured were young children. Maybe...no, it couldn't be! But, maybe if the Butcher of Bath had used a gun instead of dynamite to visit his evil upon that school, the incident might be common knowledge today.

So the three worst mass murders in US history--at the Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, the hijacking of planes during 9/11, and the murder of the kids and teachers at the Bath school--all were perpetrated without guns. And privately owned guns are used to prevent more than a million crimes every year. (Just the other day, an elderly lady shot out the tires of a would-be thief's getaway car, and the only reason the media found that newsworthy was that Granny was a former Miss America) V-Tech's Psy-Cho killed people but gave life to the gun-grabbers' cause. So when the politicians pontificate about how you can't be trusted with the right to bear arms, remember: If guns are outlawed, only outlaws will have guns.

Random Rants

The average bicyclist in my area rides solely for exercise, not transportation. Why then do they typically spend many hundreds of dollars for aerodynamic clothes and super-lightweight bikes? Wouldn't they get more exercise with a cheap bike, sweatpants, and a t-shirt?

I think the most frequent misuse of the Bible is saying "let him who has no sin throw the first stone" to deflect criticism. Look at the entire passage! (Gospel of John 8:1-12) Jesus was talking about capital punishment--literally stoning someone to death--not verbal correction.

My wife has me wrapped around her little finger. I would do anything to show her I love her. The secret of her power over me? She is always sweet, thoughtful, generous, and submissive, and I have never seen her lose her temper. That, Betty Friedan, is The Feminine Mystique.

When our cat 'Pasko' play-fights with one of our Miniature Pinscher puppies, and I see him wrap those long, sharp teeth around that tiny neck, only to let the pup go so that it can pounce on Pasko again, I think of the Biblical promise that one day "the lion will lie down with the lamb," and all will be at peace.

Memo to Tokyo Rosie of TV's The (Leftist) View--In your zeal to aquit Don Imus because you believe that to fire him would be "a return to Nazi Germany" and "censorship", you obliterate the vast difference between government censorship and private control of what a company or institution allows to be said on its watch. I'm glad my employer doesn't let my coworkers verbally harrass or threaten me. I hope ABC fires you for the outrageous things that you have said. And I hope you find the new life that only Jesus gives.

I know that tailgaters are more interested in getting-from-point-A-to-point-B-quickly-no-matter-what than in learning anything, but let's try an experiment. Maybe, just maybe, if we all would slow down four or five mph each time our bumpers are being shadowed, they might decide that they would be better off backing off. After all, if someone is going to rear-end me, wouldn't it be less dangerous at a lower speed?

Let's say you live in a small town with only two stores. One is owned and run by an upstanding citizen, and the other one has lower prices and treats customers just as well, but you discover it's owned by a wife-beating Al-Qaeda supporter. Would you shop only at the store with higher prices? Then why is it that most of you never participate in boycotts?

jgapinoy--the most trusted name in blogging...?

An unfortunate consequence of my family's membership in the local gym is that we are subjected to CNN on large screens throughout the joint. I see that they're doing a series called "What Is A Christian?" Since the network puts a graphic on the screen that says, "The Most Trusted Name In News," even though Fox News regularly bodyslams them in the ratings (despite being available in fewer venues), it is obvious that you can't believe every sign or slogan they show us. I found that the title "What Is A Christian?" should have been written, "Why We Oppose Christianity." The first installment that I saw was a story about a pastor & his wife teaching married couples how to enjoy better sex, & how the church publicized the lectures to the community. If the way CNN presented the church's outreach is accurate--you never know--I wouldn't have done it quite that way, but I find no reason to condemn the church. After the story, there was a panel of religious "experts" taking turns criticizing the church's leadership, with no one speaking in defense of the pastor. Not quite "fair and balanced."

Without getting into last night's episode that was at least as hostile to the faith, I'll remind you that CNN was founded by Ted Turner, who has called Christianity "a religion for losers," & Catholics "Jesus Freaks," & pro-lifers "Bozos." Turner is not so mean-spirited to everyone--after once looking gulag-stuffing Soviet leaders "in the eyes," he was eager to defend them--"...they looked like they meant the truth." When asked if he agreed that Christian-torturing Kim Jong Il is evil & despotic, he admitted, "I didn't get to meet him, but he didn't look, in the pictures that I've seen of him on CNN, he didn't look too much different than most other people." http://newsbusters.org/node/8225 Most people look like green-pajamas-clad Elvis impersonators, right? Turner insisted that it can't be so bad in N. Korea, because he "didn't see any" brutality or starvation.

It can't be so bad in the church that was teaching better sex, because "in the pictures I've seen" on CNN, I "didn't see any" brutality or starvation there, either.