So True

“The problem with the evangelicals who turn the Bible into a kind of crystal ball is that they show very little historical awareness. They speak assuredly about the signs that are being fulfilled ‘right before your very eyes’ and point to the impending end. [Hal] Lindsey confidently refers to our own as ‘the terminal generation.’ However, these writers do not seem to be aware that there have been many believers in EVERY generation – from the Motanists of the second century through Joachin of Fior (c. 1135-1202) and Martin Luther to those Russian Mennonites who undertook a ‘Great Trek’ to Siberia in 1880-84 and the nineteenth-century proponents of dispensationalism – who have believed that THEY were living in the days immediately preceding the second coming of Christ. So far they have all been mistaken. How many people have lost confidence in clear doctrines of Scripture affecting eternal life because misguided prophetic teaching is, unfortunately, not likely to be investigated?”

W. Ward Gasque

The more the Lindseys and the Hagees of Christianity spout what they believe to be prophetic insight, the more the Church and the cause of Christ is hurt.

One Year Later and the Country Has Changed

Since I don’t set the bar for our President high, I was not at all surprised to see how the State of the Union Address played out.

While constantly blaming former President Bush, Obama pompously stated that thanks to his failed stimulus, America had been saved from the brink of economic disaster. If that is true, then why does unemployment continue to rise?

If Bush left such a horrible monster of a deficit (which he did), then why has he added trillions to it?

He claims two million jobs have been saved - many out of thin air – even though four million have been lost. I’m not sure how the President feels about math, but four is larger than two.

Regardless of your opinion of the recent Supreme Court decision about campaign finance, I’m sure I can safely say that most Americans found it odd and a little inappropriate that one branch of government literally harpooned another.

After Obama denounced the Court’s decision, Justice Alito was seen shaking his head, mouthing what appeared to be the words “that’s not true” while the Democrats cheered like the audience on Jerry Springer.

It’s not a President’s place to sign an executive order allowing the US to support abortions for women in the third world, let alone to publically denounce the Supreme Court during the State of the Union.

Rather than move to the Center to save his failing presidency, President Obama seems evermore entrenched in the far-left talking points he campaigned on. How much longer can we tolerate hearing him preach at us like a televangelist?

The President did say he would rather have a really good presidency than have two ”mediocre” terms. If he keeps up his disastrous policies, he’ll miss out on both of those.

Mary Had A Little Lamb Whose Fleece Was Queer As Folk

The more I learn about Kevin Jennings – our Obama-appointed “Safe Schools Czar” – the more outraged I become. Harry Hay, avid gay activist and supporter of NAMBLA (North American Man Boy Love Association), really is an inspiration to Mr. Jennings. GLSEN (Gay, Lesbian, Straight Education Network), which was founded by Jennings, has sponsored several homosexual and homoerotic themed books throughout its 20 years of existence.

Among the various sexual topics discussed in the books is sex between first graders. In the book Reflections of a Rock Lobster – a book recommended for students 12-17, oral sex between a group of first graders is nonchalantly mentioned…

My sexual exploits with my neighborhood playmates continued. I lived a busy homosexual childhood, somehow managing to avoid venereal disease through all my toddler years. By first grade I was sexually active with many friends. In fact, a small group of us regularly met in the grammar school lavatory to perform fellatio on one another. A typical week’s schedule would be Aaron and Michael on Monday during lunch; Michael and Johnny on Tuesday after school; Fred and Timmy at noon Wednesday; Aaron and Timmy after school on Thursday. None of us ever got caught, but we never worried about it anyway. We all understood that what we were doing was not to be discussed freely with adults but we viewed it as a fun sort of confidential activity. None of us had any guilty feelings about it; we figured everyone did it. Why shouldn’t they?

In another GLSEN-sponsored book, In Your Face, pedophilia is mentioned in a positive light (the boy is 16 and his boyfriend 25)…

So there was one night when I stayed at my boyfriend’s house. I lost my virginity to him a couple weeks before that, and so I stayed at his house, and I was feeling good when I went home the next day. It was the first time that I actually spent the night there and stayed the whole night. So I went home and I was in a great mood.

There are several other books, but the excerpts are far too graphic to post (they seem to come straight from a gay erotica novel). Gateway Pundit provides a list of excerpts from these sexually explicit books… WARNING: VERY GRAPHIC DESCRIPTIONS: http://gatewaypundit.firstthings.com/2009/12/breaking-obamas-safe-schools-czar-is-promoting-porn-in-the-classroom-kevin-jennings-and-the-glsen-reading-list/

If you are not outraged that our President appointed a perverted degenerate to a post overseeing the safety in American schools, I say this with as much respect as I can: You lack a moral compass of any sort. Kevin Jennings must be removed from his post and honestly, the GLSEN must be dissolved.

Kevin Jennings

Kevin Jennings: Teaching Kids About Bizarre Sexual Practices Since 1990

I’ve been following the whole Kevin Jennings controversy for some time and I’ve finally decided to put in my own two cents on the issue. As many of you know – or do not know if you watch MSNBC – President Obama appointed a man named Kevin Jennings to the post of “Safe Schools Czar.”

In case you haven’t heard about Mr. Jennings “interesting past” and ”unorthodox” views, allow me to enlighten you, although I’m not sure you’ll thank me. Besides being actively involved in the radical gay rights organization ACT UP (that’s a blog post all in itself…) he also founded the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN).

The Mission Statement for GLSEN reads as follows:

The Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network strives to assure that each member of every school community is valued and respected regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity/expression.

We believe that such an atmosphere engenders a positive sense of self, which is the basis of educational achievement and personal growth. Since homophobia and heterosexism undermine a healthy school climate, we work to educate teachers, students and the public at large about the damaging effects these forces have on youth and adults alike. We recognize that forces such as racism and sexism have similarly adverse impacts on communities and we support schools in seeking to redress all such inequities.

GLSEN seeks to develop school climates where difference is valued for the positive contribution it makes in creating a more vibrant and diverse community. We welcome as members any and all individuals, regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity/expression or occupation, who are committed to seeing this philosophy realized in K-12 schools.

Apparently, part of the free expression and good “climate” includes teaching minors and in some cases children as young as 12 years old about explicit sexual practices. Instead of fostering “climates where difference is valued for the positive contribution it makes in creating a more vibrant and diverse community…” GLSEN focuses on teaching adolescent students about hazardous acts of sodomy (I will go no further in my description….).

In 1988 a fifteen year-old male student confided in Jennings that he was engaging in homosexual acts with an adult male. Horrifically, he simply asked the minor if he was using a condom and didn’t even bother to report the case of statutory rape.

This is not the first time pedophilia hasn’t bothered Jennings: He named gay activist and NAMBLA (North American Man Boy Love Association) supporter Harry Hay as an inspiration.

If President Obama truly wants us to believe that he has the best interests of the country in mind, he needs to stop filling the government with far-left, anti-American radicals like Van Jones, Harold Koh, Mark Lloyd, Cass Sunstein and Kevin Jennings (Don’t get me started on Defense Secretary Janet Napolitano….).

Kevin Jennings

 

Favorite Songs of 2009

I have heard some incredible music this year. As the decade comes to a close, it’s going out with a bang.

My favorite songs of the year were…

- “Celebration (ft. Akon)” by Madonna (Remix of her single “Celebration” which was released with her greatest hits compilation CD Celebration)

- “Uprising” by MUSE (released on their fifth studio album The Resistance)

- “Bad Romance” by Lady GaGa (released on her second studio album The Fame Monster)

- “She Wolf” by Shakira (released on her sixth studio album She Wolf)

- “My Life Would Suck Without You” by Kelly Clarkson (released on her fourth studio album All I Ever Wanted)

- “I Gotta Feeling” by Black Eyed Peas (released on their fifth studio album The E.N.D. (The Energy Never Dies))

Can the President Read?

President Obama recently told reporters that he plans to use the federal government to “spend us out of this recession.” The same man responsible for spending $2 trillion on “stimulus” and bailouts and raising unemployment – KNOWN unemployment – above 11% is now proposing more “stimulus” to “create jobs.”

Did he not use apocalyptic language, warning us that unemployment would rise and the economy crash if nothing was done? We’ve done something, and now that “something” has grown and metastasized into double-digit unemployment numbers and out of control inflation.

Hasn’t Keynesian economics – of which our President is a disciple – been proven time and time again as a massive and expensive failure? Our economy is continuing to dip thanks to “economic stimulus” and the President’s answer to the dilemma is… to pass more “economic stimulus.” Let’s hope there’s a country left in 2012.

Time to Act

A group of Orthodoxy, Catholics, and Evangelicals have signed a declaration called “The Manhattan Declaration” that calls for Christians everywhere to stand up make a difference in the corrupt culture we live in. As you read this, the number of supporters and signers continues to grow, which sheds light on a possible coming cultural revolution. However, I find it troubling that this document has even become necessary. Where has the Church been the past several decades?

By and large, Christians have missed the mark. As the culture continues to fall in moral decay and secular humanistic philosophy floods the federal government and the rest of society, Christians have, for the most part, put their primary focus on personal issues of faith and how to treat people nicely. I am in no way saying that these things are bad: personal devotion time and treating people with Christ-like kindness is an essential part of being a Christian.

But, maybe there’s a problem with churches today? Maybe we’ve spent too much time studying scriptures for personal application and “warm fuzzy feelings” that we’ve missed the mark on creating and maintaining a culture of life, liberty, and justice? Is it possible in this time of cultural crisis for the Church to set its main focus on Apologetics, defending the Faith, and taking our society back?

Below is the link to the Manhattan Declaration:

http://manhattandeclaration.org/

I Abhor and Loathe Congress

Any small smidgen of respect I had for Congress just evaporated. Today, the insane-far-left-un-American-unconstitutional-Democratic majority rammed the infamous trillion-dollar Pelosi healthcare bill through to the Senate for approval. According to the New York Times, only 39 Democrats were against it. One Republican, who should be expelled from the Party immediately, voted for it.

I am so sick of the over-paid, elitist group of fat cats known as the United States Congress. While there are some patriots who serve their country unselfishly on Capitol Hill (ie: Rep. Devin Nunes), the vast majority do not. They are elected through special interest groups, labor unions and shady connections. Using the guise of “helping the People,” they ram unconstitutional and unaffordable legislation through in order to pay back those who elected them.

They have un-American agendas and no intention of actually changing anything in the Beltway. Every single congressman/woman who voted for the “stimulus” or Speaker Pelosi’s hack healthcare bill HAVE to be removed from office in 2010 and 2012. These people are a cancer to the American political system and the longer they stay, the more diseased and closer to death the entire country is.

Change Indeed

I’m feeling a lot better than I have been and not just because I’ve got more sleep. Hope and Change are more real tonight than they were a year ago. Virginia and New Jersey are the first indicators of a coming Conservative Revolution in 2010 and Maine and Washington are possibly going to  follow California’s lead in preserving marriage. Voters across the country are also less confident in Obama than they were on Election night 2008.

Tonight, residents of both Virginia and New Jersey elected Republican governors. Republican Bob McDonnell won the gubernatorial race in Virgina and Chris Christie – also Republican – won the race in New Jersey. Recent congressional polls have shown Republicans ahead of Democrats and if tonight’s GOP victory is any precursor to the November 2010 Election, President Obama will have a rough time pushing his agenda through Congress.

Voters in Maine overturned their legislature’s decision to legalize same-sex marriage, joining 30 states with explicit same-sex marriage bans (14 other states have statutes prohibiting same-sex marriage). Referendum 71 in Washington – which prohibits same-sex marriage but allows domestic partnerships – has, by most accounts, passed (As of 11/3/09 at 11:30 PM Pacific time, the referendum had over 51% approval). The number of US states where gay marriage is legal will once again drop to 5 (I personally expect Iowans to put a measure on the 2010 or 2012 ballot reversing the Iowa Supreme Court’s decision to allow same-sex marriage earlier this year).

According to Gallup, Americans are less sure about President Obama than they were a year ago when he was elected. 68% of respondents feel that the US is more divided than before while only 29% feel otherwise. Gallup also indicated that of the past 9 Presidents this country has had since WWII, Obama ranks number 8 when it comes to approval ratings a year after an election (Currently, his approval is hovering around 53% – going as low as 46% some days).  

Hope and Change. These two revolutionary concepts are not truly appreciated until things come to the brink. Until your whole world seems to be in the process of collapse, you cannot look toward “Hope and Change” with real eagerness. But when the national debt is increased to ungodly levels and a ring of corruption chokes Capitol Hill, we all hope for change. Champions of traditional marriage have pushed back the advances made by gay rights advocates, even in the socially liberal states of Washington and Maine. Will Iowa be the next? Voters in Virginia and New Jersey have led the way so now the question is, will the rest of us follow?

The “Hope and Change” Bus is running on empty

Our 44th President, who rode in on the White Horse of change, reform, and integrity is feeling the weight of public opinion, also know as “people seeing what he really stands for.” According to Gallup, President Obama’s approval rating that was once at an astounding 78% when he first took office has plummeted to a daily average of around 53%, the sharpest drop of any President’s approval within the same amount of time for the past 50 years.

Looks like Obama will become another Carter (one term, horrible presidency). Since American history is so apt to repeat itself, this means that a true conservative should take office in 2012 much the same way Ronald Reagan did in 1980. Republican Revolution? Maybe. Conservative Revolution? Definitely.

However, he’s still Commander-in-Chief for another three years. Bailouts, corrupt cabinet members and czars, socialist healthcare proposals and stalwart foreign policy have taken a toll on America: Hopefully there will be enough to recover in ‘12. But, we can all breath a sigh of relief: Americans gullible enough to vote for this Marxist in presidential clothing are beginning to see the error of their ways. Can we throw this man out in three years? Yes We Can!