Monday, May 26, 2008
Founding Father or Prophet?
A standing military force, with an overgrown Executive will not long be safe companions to liberty. The means of defense against foreign danger have been always the instruments of tyranny at home. - James Madison
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Support our Troops - Really
"If our politicians in Washington, D.C., really wanted to "support our troops," they would follow the Constitution, stop meddling in the internal affairs of other countries, restore the benefits and medical care for our veterans, and never send another American soldier to bleed and die for the United Nations. Anything less than that is only political grandstanding and empty rhetoric." - Chuck Baldwin
Read his article in its entirety here.
Read his article in its entirety here.
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Quotable Quotes
"Naturally the common people don't want war: Neither in Russia, nor in England, nor for that matter in Germany. That is understood. But, after all, it is the leaders of the country who determine the policy and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy, or a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the peacemakers for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in any country."
~ Nazi Reichsmarschall Hermann Goering
~ Nazi Reichsmarschall Hermann Goering
Thursday, May 8, 2008
When Chickens Come Home to Roost
How sad for the poor Democrat party. After years of fostering division and playing the politics of race it finds itself hoisted on its own petard.
The Democrats have done their best to Balkanize this country into as many special interest groups as possible, pitting those groups against each other for political advantage over and over again, yet when they see the same thing happening within their own organization suddenly its a terrible thing.
The Democrats have done their best to Balkanize this country into as many special interest groups as possible, pitting those groups against each other for political advantage over and over again, yet when they see the same thing happening within their own organization suddenly its a terrible thing.
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Quotable Quotes
"The family is the basic unit of government in God’s order with all other units being responsible for ensuring the family can enjoy peace and safety. Fathers are the source of home government. Wars disrupt this order. When fathers go off to war families are left without headship leaving them less able to groom future fathers and mothers." - Al Cronkrite
Friday, May 2, 2008
A Burning Issue
Recently I was perusing the website of an international missions organization and pulled up the application they use for initial screening of those who are interested in working with the organization.
At the top of the application, the applicant is asked to please consider a series of statements and to state whether they can answer affirmatively to all of them before proceeding with the application. If they cannot answer "yes" to them all, the application must be put on hold until they've talked with someone at the organization. Most of the questions are the usual ones such as "I am at least 18 years old" or affirming that you've read and agree with their doctrinal statement. However, as I got towards the bottom I was taken aback by one of the questions:
"Are you free from tobacco usage for at least six months?"
Just prior to that question the potential applicant is asked to affirm that they have been free of alcohol or drug "addiction" for at least one year, which I can kind of agree with since drunkenness is a scriptural prohibition (though why its picked out from among a myriad of other scriptural prohibitions for the initial screening process I don't quite understand. How about "have you been faithful to your spouse for at least the last year?", for instance).
Tobacco though? I mean tobacco use is not even mentioned in scripture and even with those substances that are mentioned such as alcohol, the sin is with regard to their abuse, not their use. Its interesting to me in fact that they don't ask about the use of alcohol, only what they call addiction to it.
I have to wonder what kind of theology is behind such a question being included in the initial screening of candidates. I mean is it really important enough to possibly eliminate someone right out of the gate or even to require a "discussion" before the candidate can proceed?
Of course some may say it has to do with caring for our bodies that the Lord has given us but then why not ask if the person has had a Big Mac in the last six months or has failed to achieve his aerobic heartbeat for 20 minutes 3 times a week? Others may say that its about being sensitive to others in the culture. However, I've been in foreign countries where Christians smoked like factories and thought nothing of it. Would it be OK if a person smoked on those particular mission fields? I kind of doubt it.
I just don't get it. No missions organization that I know of has to maintain a waiting list for people wanting to commit to full time missions. Why would they want to include extra-Biblical qualifications in their application process?
At the top of the application, the applicant is asked to please consider a series of statements and to state whether they can answer affirmatively to all of them before proceeding with the application. If they cannot answer "yes" to them all, the application must be put on hold until they've talked with someone at the organization. Most of the questions are the usual ones such as "I am at least 18 years old" or affirming that you've read and agree with their doctrinal statement. However, as I got towards the bottom I was taken aback by one of the questions:
"Are you free from tobacco usage for at least six months?"
Just prior to that question the potential applicant is asked to affirm that they have been free of alcohol or drug "addiction" for at least one year, which I can kind of agree with since drunkenness is a scriptural prohibition (though why its picked out from among a myriad of other scriptural prohibitions for the initial screening process I don't quite understand. How about "have you been faithful to your spouse for at least the last year?", for instance).
Tobacco though? I mean tobacco use is not even mentioned in scripture and even with those substances that are mentioned such as alcohol, the sin is with regard to their abuse, not their use. Its interesting to me in fact that they don't ask about the use of alcohol, only what they call addiction to it.
I have to wonder what kind of theology is behind such a question being included in the initial screening of candidates. I mean is it really important enough to possibly eliminate someone right out of the gate or even to require a "discussion" before the candidate can proceed?
Of course some may say it has to do with caring for our bodies that the Lord has given us but then why not ask if the person has had a Big Mac in the last six months or has failed to achieve his aerobic heartbeat for 20 minutes 3 times a week? Others may say that its about being sensitive to others in the culture. However, I've been in foreign countries where Christians smoked like factories and thought nothing of it. Would it be OK if a person smoked on those particular mission fields? I kind of doubt it.
I just don't get it. No missions organization that I know of has to maintain a waiting list for people wanting to commit to full time missions. Why would they want to include extra-Biblical qualifications in their application process?
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