A Sermon

I was reading in Jeremiah this morning and found the following in chapter 2: 11 Hath a nation changed their gods, which are yet no gods? but my people have changed their glory for that which doth not profit.

I want to note that the founding of this country was birthed in the desire for Christianity to have a free place of worship.  Business men chimed in with agreements and financing which provided the means of transport for this nation’s founding.  The founders then established freedom of religion and utilized their resources in the government in a religious fashion.  I refer to the capital being the chapel and having church there every Sunday.

Significantly, the Capitol building had been used as a church even for years before it was occupied by Congress. The cornerstone for the Capitol had been laid on September 18, 1793; two years later while still under construction, the July 2, 1795, Federal Orrerynewspaper of Boston reported:

City of Washington, June 19. It is with much pleasure that we discover the rising consequence of our infant city. Public worship is now regularly administered at the Capitol, every Sunday morning, at 11 o’clock by the Reverend Mr. Ralph. ²

The reason for the original use of the Capitol as a church might initially be explained by the fact that there were no churches in the city at that time. Even a decade later in 1803, U. S. Senator John Quincy Adams confirmed: “There is no church of any denomination in this city.” ³ The absence of churches in Washington eventually changed, however. As one Washington citizen reported: “For several years after the seat of government was fixed at Washington, there were but two small [wooden] churches. . . . Now, in 1837 there are 22 churches of brick or stone.” ⁴ Yet, even after churches began proliferating across the city, religious services still continued at the Capitol until well after the Civil War and Reconstruction.

I found this interesting when I first heard the history, but it makes sense when considering the Founding Fathers and their study of the Bible and note that there was no denomination indicating the true intention of the 1st amendment.  There was never the desire to remove Christians from the governmental square.  That was added later when the push against Christianity began.  How can I say there is a push against Christianity?  Consider California.  Since the incorrect interpretation of separation of church and state was instituted, the state of California has decided to allow then require students to learn islam.  Note that when the “religion” is a totalitarian tribal doctrine, it is all right to force in the classroom.  When it is Christianity, it is forbidden.  I am simply making observations and interpreting what I see.

Further into the chapter of Jeremiah 2:28, 29:  But where are thy gods that thou has made thee?  let them arise, if they can save thee in the time of thy trouble: for according to the number of thy cities are thy gods, O Judah.  Wherefore will ye plead with me?  ye all have transgressed against me, saith the Lord.

The blessing of the Lord will not stay with the nation turning their back on Him.  We cannot as a nation accept macroevolution and state there is no god without consequence.  The philosophy macroevolution allows leads to infanticide and euthanasia.  After all, if a person isn’t made in God’s image, then the person is nothing different than an animal to be treated in the same fashion or removed if inconvenient.  Saying God has nothing to do with this nation allows the philosophy contrary to the founders to take hold the provide the destruction we are witnessing presently.  Ephesians 6:12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.  This truly is a battle of ideas, and I am calling it as I see it.

 

Reminder of history

Siblinginbox noted a post over a the lawdogfiles.blogspot.com.  I had to remember my occurrence many moons ago – before nursing became my profession.  I was sick.  That’s the easiest description.  I was sick enough to seek some assistance and was informed that a shot was needed to get the medicine working ASAP, followed by oral antibiotics.  This seemed reasonable and after a few minutes, the nurse entered.  I was instructed to roll and drop the cloth coverings of my back side.  I was ready for this at this point and had previously learned to point the toes and push down the heels which I was instructed would make it hard to contract the gluteal muscles and a much easier shot.  I was concentrating on this procedure and about half way through the injection had my concentration broken by a voice asking, “Is it burning yet?” “Uhh, no.”

(Thinking) – “isn’t that something she should have told me before sticking a needle in my rear?”

Well, I was instructed to sit in the waiting room for half an hour to ascertain if the medication would produce any side effect requiring intervention.  It was at this point that my best description became – sitting on a camp fire.  I will grant Law Dog had a more descriptive presentation, but that was as accurate as I could be with the experience.

 

Words matter – more than just ideas

Political correctness is the manifestation of the encroachment of Marxism.
I was given this via e-mail and decided it was good enough to post entirely. The origin was comments section here.

ziontruth Says:
May 7th, 2011 at 3:54 pm

Somehow it’s appropriate for a theoretician on linguistics to carry the torch of undermining Western civilization. The Marxists’ tool in that goal has not been primarily violence, which would have failed in the U.S.-backed West, but cultural subversion, most prominently in the form of perverting language.

“War is not the answer!” So how does this square with supporting Islamic suicide-murderers? “That’s not war, that’s resistance.”

“Colonialism is evil.” So how about condemning the Muslims’ colonization of Europe? “That’s immigration, you racist!”

“Ethnic exclusivism must be stamped out.” So were you up in the arms when Seri Nusseibeh said a future “Palestinian” state would not admit any Jews in its midst? “It’s an indigenous right to be free of settlers.” (”What about the indigenous of Europe?” See previous point.)

And overarching them all, “Racism is the greatest evil of our age.” So did Brazilian leader Da Silva commit the greatest crime of age when he said the world’s economy was held in thrall to “blond, blue-eyed people”? “That’s just the truth, and anyway, non-whites have the right to rail against their colonial oppressors.”

The Gramscian way is the way of war by means of linguistic definition; whereby the deck is cognitively stacked against all opposition by framing that opposition as the embodiment of evil, and the converse as all good. Couple that tactic with their stranglehold over education and the media, and you can see how a nation can be pulled down from the lofty heights of the Reagan years to the bleak and desolate depths of a Marxist presidency, administration and economic policies all calculated to bring the entire populace to serfdom.

Ideas matter. Words matter. Language matters. To dismiss them all in a Stalinesque “How many legions does the Pope have?” (ironic, considering the same person said, “We don’t let our enemies have our weapons, so why should we let them have our ideas?”) is to open oneself to downfall.

 

The Start of this day

Thanksgiving Proclamation

[New York, 3 October 1789]
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By the President of the United States of America, a Proclamation.

Whereas it is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefits, and humbly to implore his protection and favor– and whereas both Houses of Congress have by their joint Committee requested me to recommend to the People of the United States a day of public thanksgiving and prayer to be observed by acknowledging with grateful hearts the many signal favors of Almighty God especially by affording them an opportunity peaceably to establish a form of government for their safety and happiness.

Now therefore I do recommend and assign Thursday the 26th day of November next to be devoted by the People of these States to the service of that great and glorious Being, who is the beneficent Author of all the good that was, that is, or that will be– That we may then all unite in rendering unto him our sincere and humble thanks–for his kind care and protection of the People of this Country previous to their becoming a Nation–for the signal and manifold mercies, and the favorable interpositions of his Providence which we experienced in the course and conclusion of the late war–for the great degree of tranquility, union, and plenty, which we have since enjoyed–for the peaceable and rational manner, in which we have been enabled to establish constitutions of government for our safety and happiness, and particularly the national One now lately instituted–for the civil and religious liberty with which we are blessed; and the means we have of acquiring and diffusing useful knowledge; and in general for all the great and various favors which he hath been pleased to confer upon us.

and also that we may then unite in most humbly offering our prayers and supplications to the great Lord and Ruler of Nations and beseech him to pardon our national and other transgressions– to enable us all, whether in public or private stations, to perform our several and relative duties properly and punctually–to render our national government a blessing to all the people, by constantly being a Government of wise, just, and constitutional laws, discreetly and faithfully executed and obeyed–to protect and guide all Sovereigns and Nations (especially such as have shewn kindness unto us) and to bless them with good government, peace, and concord–To promote the knowledge and practice of true religion and virtue, and the encrease of science among them and us–and generally to grant unto all Mankind such a degree of temporal prosperity as he alone knows to be best.

Given under my hand at the City of New York the third day of October in the year of our Lord 1789.

Go: Washington

From here.

This doesn’t sound atheistic or agnostic to me. I wonder if that is why I had to look it up, it never was presented in any school I attended.
Have a wonderful Thanksgiving in the land our forefathers gave us acknowledging the blessing of God.