By Lee Duigon
September 29, 2011
NewsWithViews.com
Picture this.
You’re a 14-year-old honor student, a Christian, sitting in a German class in a Fort Worth, Texas, high school. On the classroom wall, the “teacher” has hung a poster of two men kissing.
It’s already getting hard to picture this, isn’t it?
The teacher initiates a discussion of “homosexuality and religion in Germany,” and you turn to the kid at the desk behind you and remark that “being a homosexual is wrong.”
Crash! The roof falls in on you. The teacher goes ballistic, yelling at you that men kissing men, etc., is now “the way it is” and “you’d better learn to accept it.” You are a “bully” for believing homosexuality is wrong; but the teacher is allowed to say that Christianity is wrong. Go figure! Next thing you know, you’re in an in-school suspension for the rest of the day, and kicked out of school for the next two days. (Source: “Texas School Punishes Boy for Opposing Homosexuality,” by Todd Starnes, FoxNews.com, Sept. 22)
Officials of the Fort Worth school district have declined to comment on the incident. After the boy’s mother got a lawyer from Liberty Counsel and threatened to sue the district, they rescinded the suspension and erased the “possible bullying” charge—who, exactly, was being bullied here?—from the student’s record. So, all’s well that ends well—right?
Not so fast there, folks.
The Big Media didn’t bother to do this, so I discussed the case with someone at the Texas Education Agency, the state’s board of education. In the course of our chat, a TEA spokeswoman imparted some interesting information.
One, decorating a classroom with posters of same-sex makeout sessions, and demanding that all students learn to “accept” homosexuality, even if it means denying their religion, is to be found “nowhere in the curriculum” of Texas public schools.
Two, the parent of any child subjected to this kind of indoctrination in a classroom has the right to file a formal complaint with the Texas Education Agency.
Three, once a complaint is filed, the TEA will investigate the incident. In this case, Fox News has reported that this particular teacher “has a history” of pushing his pro-sodomy agenda on the captive classroom audience.
Depending on the findings of the investigation, the TEA has the power to punish the teacher with either a formal reprimand or the revocation of his teachers’ license, or something in between.
Organized Sodomy has seized on the “bullying” issue to give cover for its plan to dominate public education—a project which so far has gone off without a hitch. “Gay” activists count on parents being determined to put up with virtually anything as long as their kids can go to school “for free.” (Public education is anything but “free;” but that’s another issue.) All they have to do is murmur platitudes about “safe schools” and “no more bullying,” and the parents will be more than happy to believe their children are in good hands. Oh, how they want to believe!
Is it too much to ask that some parent in Fort Worth file an official complaint against this teacher? In the interests of justice, he should be charged with…“bullying”! Yes—let them get a dose of their own medicine. Besides which, if what the so-called teacher in this case did was not bullying, then what is? Then again, we are always encouraged to believe that bullying in a good, solid, off-the-wall leftist cause is not bullying. It seems “gay” militants are always allowed to bully Christians.
If the school administrators had thought the teacher acted correctly, they would not have dropped the boy’s suspension the moment a lawyer showed up. But Fox News reported that the school principal told the boy’s lawyer that the teacher “won’t be pushing his agenda” anymore.
Hello! Why did this guy have an agenda in the first place? For how long did his bizarre teaching techniques remain a secret from the school principal? If the principal and his staff were completely unaware of this alleged teacher’s activities, what else is going on in their school that they don’t know about? But if they were aware, then why did they allow it? And for how long?
The TEA does not have the power to start an investigation on its own. It must wait until a parent asks for one. The situation in Fort Worth cries out for an investigation. The lid must be torn off this can of worms. Surely there is one Christian father or mother in the Fort Worth school district who will file a complaint.
If not… well, silence means consent.
But don’t be too surprised if no complaint is filed. American parents devoutly desire not to know what goes on in the schools their taxes pay for.
© 2011 Lee Duigon - All Rights Reserved
Full article and additional links:
http://www.newswithviews.com/Duigon/lee116.htm
Thursday, September 29, 2011
US Won't Release Bin Laden Death Photos
Wednesday, September 28, 2011 by Staff Report - www.thedailybell.com
Pentagon fight to keep Osama bin Laden (left) death photos secret ... Photos and videos of Al Qaeda founder Osama bin Laden after he was killed in May in a U.S. military/Central Intelligence Agency raid in Pakistan should not be released publicly because they would reveal military and intelligence secrets and could lead to violence against U.S. personnel, the Obama administration argued in papers filed in federal court in Washington late Monday night. – Politico
Dominant Social Theme: We can tell you whatever we need to, but we can't show you the details, or explain it properly because it might compromise national security. So just believe us. Have we ever lied to you?
Free-Market Analysis: The US government is at it again. While the entire world is aware now that Bin Laden was killed by Navy SEALS on May 1, 2011, evidence corroborating the killing has never been released. Everyone should take it on faith, but unfortunately, the US government doesn't have a very good track record these days when it comes to telling the truth. Bin Laden's death has only added to suspicion and confusion. Here are some issues regarding his passing that have surfaced and resurfaced ...
Supposedly, top government officials including Hillary Clinton watched the raid on bin Laden's compound in Pakistan. But later that turned out not to be true, or not entirely. Hillary Clinton had her hand over her mouth in an important photo that was released, but later on she said it wasn't because she was watching bin Laden being shot but because she was stifling a sneeze.
DNA was said to have been extracted from Bin Laden after he was shot, but now it turns out there is some confusion about whether it was or wasn't. A DNA test was supposed to have been performed, but now there is some confusion about that, too.
Bin Laden is said to have fought back when confronted by Navy SEALS. But later it was said that his wife was the confronter, and that she had been shot. Then it turned out that maybe she hadn't been shot. Pakistan never turned her over to the US. Now she may be in Saudi Arabia.
Bin Laden's body was dropped out at sea, which is in accordance with Muslim practices. But now it turns out that dropping a body into the middle of the ocean may not be standard practice, even for Islam. Or at least there are conflicting reports on the 'Net.
There were death photos of bin Laden on the Internet, and they were circulated widely. But after an unusual time lag, US officials admitted they were photo-shopped and warned the government and Pentagon had nothing to do with them.
There are eyewitnesses to the bin Laden raid that contradict almost everything the US has said about the famous raid and bin Laden's death. Strangely, not a single mainstream Western media source has contacted the eyewitnesses for their side of the story. You can see an article about what the eyewitnesses said here: Eye Witness Tells Different Story of Bin Laden Death.
Most puzzlingly, bin Laden is said to have died at least two times prior to May 1. Fox news announced his death in 2001 and you can watch a video from Benazir Bhutto explaining to David Frost that Osama bin Laden was murdered in the early 2000s. (Watch video here.)
Bin Laden was said to suffer from Marfan's disease, which affects the kidneys. He was said to need regular dialysis in the late 1990s and even went to a French hospital for treatment. The idea that he would have been healthy enough to confront Navy SEALS in his pajamas some 10 years later is a puzzling one.
Of course, the US government – and specifically the Obama administration – could put to rest any doubt about the killing simply by releasing photos (confirmed ones) along with DNA evidence, etc. They could even let a Navy SEAL talk, one presumably who had been on the mission.
Which brings us to another point, the downing of a helicopter with the Navy SEAL Team 6 onboard. These were SEALS that had supposedly killed bin Laden and conspiracy theorists are having a field day with this coincidental tragedy.
In fact, the Internet is filled with denunciations of the deaths and accusations that the SEALS were actually done away with by the US government to prevent them from speaking out and to serve as a warning to others to keep quiet. Here's just one sample, a feedback we found on the ATLAH news network:
The 22 special forces / Seals that were involved in the HOAX that was presented to the people of America as "the capture and murder of Osama bin Laden"... were onboard this aircraft that was sent out on a false flag "set-up", and were erased.... shot up so badly that even the body remains could not be separated out and identified.
Those 22 men KNEW what the REAL story relative to the HOAX was. Doesn't anybody find this scenario highly suspicious? Now the United States Congress is trying to lock down, once and for all, any further hint of question about the event with a new bill, HR 2819. The bill prohibits any "officer or employee of the Federal Government from providing information about the mission to kill Osama bin Laden to any person outside the Federal Government..." This essentially silences anyone who might be able to shed ANY light on the event. Doesn't ANYBODY "see" what is being done?
If the Obama administration would just release SOME corroborating evidence about the bin Laden killing, many of the suspicions that people have about it would go away. But instead, the administration is moving in the other direction, attempting to choke off any further information that would confirm the death. Why? Here's some more from the Politico article excerpted at the beginning of this analysis
The new filings from the Justice Department provide scant details about the imagery, but CIA National Clandestine Service Director John Bennett wrote that the CIA has "52 unique... photographs and/or videorecordings" depicting bin Laden during or after the May operation. Bennett did not break down the tally further, but said all the imagery is classified "TOP SECRET," meaning that disclosure of the material could lead to "exceptionally grave damage" to U.S. national security.
"All of the responsive records are the product of a highly sensitive, overseas operation that was conducted under the direction of the CIA," Bennett wrote, arguing that disclosure of the information would reveal "intelligence activities and/or methods." He called the photos "gruesome," and said they depict the gunshot wound to bin Laden's head. It is unclear whether his descriptions referred to all the images and videos, or just some of them.
The motion for summary judgment and supporting declarations ask U.S. District Court Judge James Boasberg to rule for the government in a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit brought in May by Judicial Watch. The conservative watchdog group sued the Defense Department after it failed to comply with the group's request for the bin Laden imagery. The suit was broadened in June to name the CIA as a defendant.
President Obama is on record as saying that photos of bin Laden would be released. But now it turns out that the government has no intention of releasing any photos at all. In fact, from what we can tell, the government actually may NOT have ANY photos of the death scene. At least that's what the Politico article seems to imply, as follows:
The government filings claim that the Defense Department found no imagery responsive to the requests. Sources previously told POLITICO that at least some of the images were on a secure, classified interagency network accessible to individuals at various agencies. The new court filings don't make clear who took the photos and video. If they were in possession of military personnel at the time the FOIA requests were made or thereafter, some of the arguments for disclosure could be strengthened. However, it's also possible that the courts may accept that the entire operation is an intelligence CIA, Pentagon fight to keep Osama bin Laden death photos secret ...
The operative sentence here (one Politico seems to gloss over) is that the Defense Department found no imagery "responsive" to the requests. It could be the administration is making a legal fight on general principles even though it does not have the photos that are being sought. But why weren't photos taken then? And if that is the case, why doesn't the government simply admit it?
Conclusion: In the Internet era, governments can't simply hunker down and keep information to themselves. There are too many ways to get at what's been hidden, and even if information stays hidden, speculation can be rampant in blogs and within discussion groups. US government officials are probably doing yet more damage to their credibility by fighting to retain photos of bin Laden's death. President Obama indicated at one point that such photos would be released. Their dissemination would do a good deal to damp suspicions and establish the reality of bin Laden's demise.
Full article:
http://www.thedailybell.com/3005/US-Wont-Release-Bin-Laden-Death-Photos
Pentagon fight to keep Osama bin Laden (left) death photos secret ... Photos and videos of Al Qaeda founder Osama bin Laden after he was killed in May in a U.S. military/Central Intelligence Agency raid in Pakistan should not be released publicly because they would reveal military and intelligence secrets and could lead to violence against U.S. personnel, the Obama administration argued in papers filed in federal court in Washington late Monday night. – Politico
Dominant Social Theme: We can tell you whatever we need to, but we can't show you the details, or explain it properly because it might compromise national security. So just believe us. Have we ever lied to you?
Free-Market Analysis: The US government is at it again. While the entire world is aware now that Bin Laden was killed by Navy SEALS on May 1, 2011, evidence corroborating the killing has never been released. Everyone should take it on faith, but unfortunately, the US government doesn't have a very good track record these days when it comes to telling the truth. Bin Laden's death has only added to suspicion and confusion. Here are some issues regarding his passing that have surfaced and resurfaced ...
Supposedly, top government officials including Hillary Clinton watched the raid on bin Laden's compound in Pakistan. But later that turned out not to be true, or not entirely. Hillary Clinton had her hand over her mouth in an important photo that was released, but later on she said it wasn't because she was watching bin Laden being shot but because she was stifling a sneeze.
DNA was said to have been extracted from Bin Laden after he was shot, but now it turns out there is some confusion about whether it was or wasn't. A DNA test was supposed to have been performed, but now there is some confusion about that, too.
Bin Laden is said to have fought back when confronted by Navy SEALS. But later it was said that his wife was the confronter, and that she had been shot. Then it turned out that maybe she hadn't been shot. Pakistan never turned her over to the US. Now she may be in Saudi Arabia.
Bin Laden's body was dropped out at sea, which is in accordance with Muslim practices. But now it turns out that dropping a body into the middle of the ocean may not be standard practice, even for Islam. Or at least there are conflicting reports on the 'Net.
There were death photos of bin Laden on the Internet, and they were circulated widely. But after an unusual time lag, US officials admitted they were photo-shopped and warned the government and Pentagon had nothing to do with them.
There are eyewitnesses to the bin Laden raid that contradict almost everything the US has said about the famous raid and bin Laden's death. Strangely, not a single mainstream Western media source has contacted the eyewitnesses for their side of the story. You can see an article about what the eyewitnesses said here: Eye Witness Tells Different Story of Bin Laden Death.
Most puzzlingly, bin Laden is said to have died at least two times prior to May 1. Fox news announced his death in 2001 and you can watch a video from Benazir Bhutto explaining to David Frost that Osama bin Laden was murdered in the early 2000s. (Watch video here.)
Bin Laden was said to suffer from Marfan's disease, which affects the kidneys. He was said to need regular dialysis in the late 1990s and even went to a French hospital for treatment. The idea that he would have been healthy enough to confront Navy SEALS in his pajamas some 10 years later is a puzzling one.
Of course, the US government – and specifically the Obama administration – could put to rest any doubt about the killing simply by releasing photos (confirmed ones) along with DNA evidence, etc. They could even let a Navy SEAL talk, one presumably who had been on the mission.
Which brings us to another point, the downing of a helicopter with the Navy SEAL Team 6 onboard. These were SEALS that had supposedly killed bin Laden and conspiracy theorists are having a field day with this coincidental tragedy.
In fact, the Internet is filled with denunciations of the deaths and accusations that the SEALS were actually done away with by the US government to prevent them from speaking out and to serve as a warning to others to keep quiet. Here's just one sample, a feedback we found on the ATLAH news network:
The 22 special forces / Seals that were involved in the HOAX that was presented to the people of America as "the capture and murder of Osama bin Laden"... were onboard this aircraft that was sent out on a false flag "set-up", and were erased.... shot up so badly that even the body remains could not be separated out and identified.
Those 22 men KNEW what the REAL story relative to the HOAX was. Doesn't anybody find this scenario highly suspicious? Now the United States Congress is trying to lock down, once and for all, any further hint of question about the event with a new bill, HR 2819. The bill prohibits any "officer or employee of the Federal Government from providing information about the mission to kill Osama bin Laden to any person outside the Federal Government..." This essentially silences anyone who might be able to shed ANY light on the event. Doesn't ANYBODY "see" what is being done?
If the Obama administration would just release SOME corroborating evidence about the bin Laden killing, many of the suspicions that people have about it would go away. But instead, the administration is moving in the other direction, attempting to choke off any further information that would confirm the death. Why? Here's some more from the Politico article excerpted at the beginning of this analysis
The new filings from the Justice Department provide scant details about the imagery, but CIA National Clandestine Service Director John Bennett wrote that the CIA has "52 unique... photographs and/or videorecordings" depicting bin Laden during or after the May operation. Bennett did not break down the tally further, but said all the imagery is classified "TOP SECRET," meaning that disclosure of the material could lead to "exceptionally grave damage" to U.S. national security.
"All of the responsive records are the product of a highly sensitive, overseas operation that was conducted under the direction of the CIA," Bennett wrote, arguing that disclosure of the information would reveal "intelligence activities and/or methods." He called the photos "gruesome," and said they depict the gunshot wound to bin Laden's head. It is unclear whether his descriptions referred to all the images and videos, or just some of them.
The motion for summary judgment and supporting declarations ask U.S. District Court Judge James Boasberg to rule for the government in a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit brought in May by Judicial Watch. The conservative watchdog group sued the Defense Department after it failed to comply with the group's request for the bin Laden imagery. The suit was broadened in June to name the CIA as a defendant.
President Obama is on record as saying that photos of bin Laden would be released. But now it turns out that the government has no intention of releasing any photos at all. In fact, from what we can tell, the government actually may NOT have ANY photos of the death scene. At least that's what the Politico article seems to imply, as follows:
The government filings claim that the Defense Department found no imagery responsive to the requests. Sources previously told POLITICO that at least some of the images were on a secure, classified interagency network accessible to individuals at various agencies. The new court filings don't make clear who took the photos and video. If they were in possession of military personnel at the time the FOIA requests were made or thereafter, some of the arguments for disclosure could be strengthened. However, it's also possible that the courts may accept that the entire operation is an intelligence CIA, Pentagon fight to keep Osama bin Laden death photos secret ...
The operative sentence here (one Politico seems to gloss over) is that the Defense Department found no imagery "responsive" to the requests. It could be the administration is making a legal fight on general principles even though it does not have the photos that are being sought. But why weren't photos taken then? And if that is the case, why doesn't the government simply admit it?
Conclusion: In the Internet era, governments can't simply hunker down and keep information to themselves. There are too many ways to get at what's been hidden, and even if information stays hidden, speculation can be rampant in blogs and within discussion groups. US government officials are probably doing yet more damage to their credibility by fighting to retain photos of bin Laden's death. President Obama indicated at one point that such photos would be released. Their dissemination would do a good deal to damp suspicions and establish the reality of bin Laden's demise.
Full article:
http://www.thedailybell.com/3005/US-Wont-Release-Bin-Laden-Death-Photos
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Judge Not?
How the Most Misquoted Verse in the Bible Is Destroying America
By Brannon S. Howse
www.worldviewweekend.com
Tolerance mongers seem to have found the one absolute truth they are willing to live by. How many times have you heard someone say, "Judge not lest you be judged"? The statement has become the great American open-mindedness mantra when anyone has the courage to declare that someone else's belief, actions or lifestyle is morally amiss.
Another form of the same non-judgmental judgment is "that may be true for you, but it's not true for me." The logic behind the statement goes something like this: "Your truth is your truth and my truth is my truth. We are both right, and I hold to my opinion of truth." The last time I checked, it was impossible for two chairs to occupy the same space around my dining room table, but evidently such rules of time, space and logic don't apply to tolerance philosophy.
Postmodernism's live-and-let-live concept of truth argues that even two opposite and wholly contradictory claims can both be true. This is as stupid as saying that black and white are the same color. Yet, it clarifies the absurdity of the postmodernism we are all supposed to blithely accept as the fundamental principle by which we respond to each other's ideas-the "please and thank-you" of philosophical respect.
So beware. If you dare claim that another person's truth is not, in fact, truth but is, in fact, wrong, you are not only being intolerant but you are also being-Mantra forbid!-judgmental.
In his book, True for You, But Not for Me, Paul Copan describes the fallacy in this all too common thinking:
It has been said that the most frequently quoted Bible verse is no longer John 3:16 but Matthew 7:1: "Do not judge, or you too will be judged." We cannot glibly quote this, though, without understanding what Jesus meant. When Jesus condemned judging, he wasn't at all implying we should never make judgments about anyone. After all, a few verses later, Jesus himself calls certain people "pigs" and "dogs" (Matt 7:6) and "wolves in sheep's clothing" (7:15). … What Jesus condemns is a critical and judgmental spirit, an unholy sense of superiority. Jesus commanded us to examine ourselves first for the problems we so easily see in others. Only then can we help remove the speck in another's eye-which, incidentally, assumes that a problem exists and must be confronted.[1]
Those that tell you not to judge, quoting Matthew 7:1 grossly out of context, are often some of the most mean-spirited, judgmental souls you could ever meet. It's not, of course, that they don't want anyone to judge anything because they want very much to judge and condemn your commitment to lovingly speak and practice your Christian worldview. You see how these tolerance rules work? We must tolerate them, but they don't have to tolerate us. The logic is consistent, anyway.
Today's postmodern culture of adults and students is so consumed by non-judgmentalism that there are some who say we should not even call wrong or evil the terrorists that attacked America on September 11, 2001. In a Time magazine essay entitled "God Is Not on My Side. Or Yours," Roger Rosenblatt offers the philosophical underpinnings of the live-and-let-live rule for global terrorism:
One would like to think that God is on our side against the terrorists, because the terrorists are wrong and we are in the right, and any deity worth his salt would be able to discern that objective truth. But this is simply good-hearted arrogance cloaked in morality-the same kind of thinking that makes people decide that God created humans in his own image. The God worth worshipping is the one who pays us the compliment of self-regulation, and we might return it by minding our own business.[2]
At least the "arrogance" of recognizing the difference between right and wrong is "good-hearted," even if the reactions to it aren't. Alison Hornstein, for instance, is a student at Yale University who observed the disconnect between tolerance and reality. Writing on "The Question That We Should Be Asking-Is Terrorism Wrong?" in the December 17, 2001 issue of Newsweek, Alison noted, "My generation may be culturally sensitive, but we hesitate to make moral judgments." While that might be putting it mildly, she goes on to say:
Student reactions expressed in the daily newspaper and in class pointed to the differences between our life circumstances and those of the [9/11] perpetrators, suggesting that these differences had caused the previous day's events. Noticeably absent was a general outcry of indignation at what had been the most successful terrorist attack of our lifetime. These reactions and similar ones on other campuses have made it apparent that my generation is uncomfortable assessing, or even asking whether a moral wrong has taken place.[3]
Hornstein further describes how on September 12th-one day after Islamic extremists murdered more than 3,000 people on American soil-one of her professors:
If Americans don't start to judge and punish evil instead of accepting all ideas and beliefs as equal, we will become a nation that welcomes same-sex marriage, polygamy, pedophilia, incest, euthanasia, and likely a host of moral aberrations so bizarre they're still hidden in the darkest reaches of the Internet.
I wish I had a dollar for every time I heard someone say, "you know we are not to judge people; even the Bible says 'judge not lest you be judged'." Americans had better start getting comfortable with politically in-correct, non-humanistic forms of making intelligent judgments on moral issues because even if we don't make them, I'm concerned there is Someone very willing to hold our nation accountable for what we allow. And He doesn't respond well to intimidation, name-calling, flawed logic, or being quoted out of context.
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[1] Paul Copan ,True for You, But not for Me, (Minneapolis, MN: Bethany House Publishers, 1998) p.32-33. cites D.A. Carson, The Sermon on the Mount (Grand Rapids, Mich: Baker, 1978), 97.
[2] Roger Rosenblat, "Essay: God is not on My side. Or Yours" Time Dec. 17, 2001. p. 92.
[3] Alison Hornstein "The Question That We Should Be Asking" Newsweek, December 17, 2001, p. 14
[4] Ibid; p. 14.
By Brannon S. Howse
www.worldviewweekend.com
Tolerance mongers seem to have found the one absolute truth they are willing to live by. How many times have you heard someone say, "Judge not lest you be judged"? The statement has become the great American open-mindedness mantra when anyone has the courage to declare that someone else's belief, actions or lifestyle is morally amiss.
Another form of the same non-judgmental judgment is "that may be true for you, but it's not true for me." The logic behind the statement goes something like this: "Your truth is your truth and my truth is my truth. We are both right, and I hold to my opinion of truth." The last time I checked, it was impossible for two chairs to occupy the same space around my dining room table, but evidently such rules of time, space and logic don't apply to tolerance philosophy.
Postmodernism's live-and-let-live concept of truth argues that even two opposite and wholly contradictory claims can both be true. This is as stupid as saying that black and white are the same color. Yet, it clarifies the absurdity of the postmodernism we are all supposed to blithely accept as the fundamental principle by which we respond to each other's ideas-the "please and thank-you" of philosophical respect.
So beware. If you dare claim that another person's truth is not, in fact, truth but is, in fact, wrong, you are not only being intolerant but you are also being-Mantra forbid!-judgmental.
In his book, True for You, But Not for Me, Paul Copan describes the fallacy in this all too common thinking:
It has been said that the most frequently quoted Bible verse is no longer John 3:16 but Matthew 7:1: "Do not judge, or you too will be judged." We cannot glibly quote this, though, without understanding what Jesus meant. When Jesus condemned judging, he wasn't at all implying we should never make judgments about anyone. After all, a few verses later, Jesus himself calls certain people "pigs" and "dogs" (Matt 7:6) and "wolves in sheep's clothing" (7:15). … What Jesus condemns is a critical and judgmental spirit, an unholy sense of superiority. Jesus commanded us to examine ourselves first for the problems we so easily see in others. Only then can we help remove the speck in another's eye-which, incidentally, assumes that a problem exists and must be confronted.[1]
Those that tell you not to judge, quoting Matthew 7:1 grossly out of context, are often some of the most mean-spirited, judgmental souls you could ever meet. It's not, of course, that they don't want anyone to judge anything because they want very much to judge and condemn your commitment to lovingly speak and practice your Christian worldview. You see how these tolerance rules work? We must tolerate them, but they don't have to tolerate us. The logic is consistent, anyway.
Today's postmodern culture of adults and students is so consumed by non-judgmentalism that there are some who say we should not even call wrong or evil the terrorists that attacked America on September 11, 2001. In a Time magazine essay entitled "God Is Not on My Side. Or Yours," Roger Rosenblatt offers the philosophical underpinnings of the live-and-let-live rule for global terrorism:
One would like to think that God is on our side against the terrorists, because the terrorists are wrong and we are in the right, and any deity worth his salt would be able to discern that objective truth. But this is simply good-hearted arrogance cloaked in morality-the same kind of thinking that makes people decide that God created humans in his own image. The God worth worshipping is the one who pays us the compliment of self-regulation, and we might return it by minding our own business.[2]
At least the "arrogance" of recognizing the difference between right and wrong is "good-hearted," even if the reactions to it aren't. Alison Hornstein, for instance, is a student at Yale University who observed the disconnect between tolerance and reality. Writing on "The Question That We Should Be Asking-Is Terrorism Wrong?" in the December 17, 2001 issue of Newsweek, Alison noted, "My generation may be culturally sensitive, but we hesitate to make moral judgments." While that might be putting it mildly, she goes on to say:
Student reactions expressed in the daily newspaper and in class pointed to the differences between our life circumstances and those of the [9/11] perpetrators, suggesting that these differences had caused the previous day's events. Noticeably absent was a general outcry of indignation at what had been the most successful terrorist attack of our lifetime. These reactions and similar ones on other campuses have made it apparent that my generation is uncomfortable assessing, or even asking whether a moral wrong has taken place.[3]
Hornstein further describes how on September 12th-one day after Islamic extremists murdered more than 3,000 people on American soil-one of her professors:
did not see much difference between Hamas suicide bombers and American soldiers who died fighting in World War II. When I saw one or two students nodding in agreement, I raised my hand. …. American soldiers, in uniform, did not have a policy of specifically targeting civilians; suicide bombers, who wear plainclothes, do. The professor didn't call on me. The people who did get a chance to speak cited various provocations for terrorism; not one of them questioned its morality.[4]
If Americans don't start to judge and punish evil instead of accepting all ideas and beliefs as equal, we will become a nation that welcomes same-sex marriage, polygamy, pedophilia, incest, euthanasia, and likely a host of moral aberrations so bizarre they're still hidden in the darkest reaches of the Internet.
I wish I had a dollar for every time I heard someone say, "you know we are not to judge people; even the Bible says 'judge not lest you be judged'." Americans had better start getting comfortable with politically in-correct, non-humanistic forms of making intelligent judgments on moral issues because even if we don't make them, I'm concerned there is Someone very willing to hold our nation accountable for what we allow. And He doesn't respond well to intimidation, name-calling, flawed logic, or being quoted out of context.
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[1] Paul Copan ,True for You, But not for Me, (Minneapolis, MN: Bethany House Publishers, 1998) p.32-33. cites D.A. Carson, The Sermon on the Mount (Grand Rapids, Mich: Baker, 1978), 97.
[2] Roger Rosenblat, "Essay: God is not on My side. Or Yours" Time Dec. 17, 2001. p. 92.
[3] Alison Hornstein "The Question That We Should Be Asking" Newsweek, December 17, 2001, p. 14
[4] Ibid; p. 14.
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Homosexuality verses God's Holiness
Homosexuality verses God's Holiness
John McTernan
www.defendproclaimthefaith.org
Even as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire. Jude 1:7
Today the Church is faced with a crisis it never had to face before in its 2000 year history. The crisis comes from homosexuality being presented as acceptable behavior by factions within the Church. Certain denominations such as the Episcopalian are promoting homosexual pastors and marriage. Bold homosexual ministers, actually living with a partner, stand in the pulpit promoting this lifestyle. On June 15, 2008, two Anglican Church, male priests “married” in an official church wedding ceremony.
On June 26, 2003, homosexuality was defined by the Supreme Court of the United States as a Constitutional right of privacy. This has opened the flood gates to advance the homosexual agenda. Soon after this, starting in San Francisco and then spreading to many other states, homosexuals were "married" in civil ceremonies.
In November 2003, the Supreme Court of Massachusetts demanded that the state legislature enact homosexual marriage legislation. On May 17, 2004, homosexual marriage became legal in this state. On May 15, 2008, the California State Supreme Court ruled that homosexuals were entitled to marry. On June 15, 2008, homosexuals began to legally marry. The floods gates are now wide open throughout America to advance the homosexual agenda.
Pastors within mainline denominations are "marrying" homosexuals. These denominations seem to lack the resolve to stand up against this trend. The Episcopalian Church among others is leading the way in promoting homosexuality. On August 6, 2003, the Episcopalian Church voted to install Gene Robinson as bishop of New Hampshire . Robinson is a man who divorced his wife with whom he had two children and now lives in an open homosexual relationship. He remained a minister and then was voted a bishop. This is only one of many examples of how denominations are either passively or outright promoting homosexuality by not disciplining ministers who are advancing the homosexual agenda. The “church” has become a leader of the homosexual agenda.
There are now movements both within civil government and religious circles to sanction homosexual marriages. This never happened before in our history. This is unchartered waters for America . It is not unchartered waters according to the Bible because it states what happens to a nation that promotes sodomy.
Those who stand against this act are now being branded as narrow minded religious bigots who are against diversity. There is now a social tidal wave going on to promote, encourage and protect the homosexual act. Leading the way in this movement are both politicians and clergy who claim to believe the Bible.
In the very first chapter of the Bible, God ordains the union of a man and woman and the family unit. He ordained the marriage between a man and a woman. This was the plan of God from the very beginning: one man and one woman and a family. This plan of God has not changed and no law of man including the Supreme Court of the United States can alter God’s family unit.
Genesis 1:26-28 “And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness... So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply..."
Genesis 2:24 “Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.”
In the New Testament, the Bible states that marriage is honorable in all things and that those who defile it by adultery and whoremongering will come under the direct judgment of God. The Greek word translated whoremongering is the same word translated fornication. This word is very important in defining what homosexuality is and will be developed shortly. Remember, marriage as defined by the Bible is a union between one man and one woman. You must always keep in mind how God defines marriage: one man and one woman.
Hebrews 13:4 “Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.”
The Ordinances of the Amorites
Genesis 15:16 But in the fourth generation they shall come hither again:
for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full.
God told Abraham that his descendants were going to leave the land of Canaan for 400 years because the iniquity of the people living in the land was not complete. There is a process for a society to be taken over by iniquity. In the case of the Canaanites, God gave these people 400 years to stop iniquity. God knew that after 400 years the iniquity of the people would reach its peak. The people would not turn from sin, but they would completely embrace it.
When studying Genesis 15:16 there is a key word in this verse. It is the Hebrew word translated full. This word is directly connected with the idea of friendly or friendship. The concept of this word is that when a society is friendly with iniquity at that point it is subject to judgment from God. Iniquity is no longer shameful or a disgraceful. It is not hidden or done in the dark. The people are friendly with it. They are accustomed to it. In Genesis 15:16, the Bible does not define iniquity: it simply states that there is a time for it to mature in a society and become full.
After the 400 years, the Jews left Egypt and came back to the land of Canaan . Today it is called the land of Israel . At this time, the Bible identifies what is iniquity. In Leviticus 18, God warned the Jews not to follow the ordinances of the Canaanites who lived in the land. The Canaanites and Amorites blended into one people; therefore it is also the ordinances of the Amorites that are mentioned in Genesis 15:16.
Leviticus 18:3 After the doings of the land of Egypt , wherein ye dwelt, shall ye not do: and after the doings of the land of Canaan , whither I bring you, shall ye not do: neither shall ye walk in their ordinances.
In the above verse, the key word is ordinances. The Hebrew word means an enactment and is also translated custom, manner, and statute. By using the word ordinance the Bible is describing a society that is “friendly” with iniquity. Iniquity has become ingrained in the Canaanites by both customs and laws which makes it a way of life. For this reason, God is about to judge the Canaanites and drive them off the land. The judgment comes because iniquity is an ordinance of the society and not because individuals are committing iniquity. When a society makes iniquity an ordinance, this is extremely serious with God.
Later in chapter 18, the Bible defines iniquity. It includes such acts as: adultery, child sacrifice, homosexuality and bestiality. Homosexuality is singled out from this group and described as an abomination. Without any doubt, God strongly condemns the homosexual act as iniquity. There is no section in the Old Testament where God approves or condones homosexuality. The homosexual act is a very serious offense to God. It is linked with child sacrifice and bestiality. The Scriptures to show this follow:
Leviticus 18:20 Moreover thou shalt not lie carnally with thy neighbour's wife, to defile thyself with her. (Adultery)
(21) And thou shalt not let any of thy seed pass through the fire to Molech, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the LORD. (Child sacrifice)
(22) Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination. (Homosexuality)
(23) Neither shalt thou lie with any beast to defile thyself therewith: neither shall any woman stand before a beast to lie down thereto: it is confusion. (Bestiality)
The Bible warns that when homosexuality becomes an ordinance, social custom or norm, it will bring God's judgment on that nation. When the Bible defines iniquity, the homosexual act would automatically fall under the description of this word. In the strongest language possible, the Bible says because of iniquity the land will vomit out its inhabitants. The Scriptures to show this follows:
Leviticus 18:24 Defile not ye yourselves in any of these things: for in all these the nations are defiled which I cast out before you:
(25) And the land is defiled: therefore I do visit the iniquity thereof upon it, and the land itself vomiteth out her inhabitants.
(26) Ye shall therefore keep my statutes and my judgments, and shall not commit any of these abominations; neither any of your own nation, nor any stranger that sojourneth among you:
(27) (For all these abominations have the men of the land done, which were before you, and the land is defiled;)
The United States now is enacting, by both custom and law, the Ordinances of the Amorites; therefore the nation is defiled before the holy God of Israel and faces His judgment. By promoting homosexuality, America has become like the ancient pagan Amorites and has now come under the judgment of God.
America promotes homosexuality by custom with events such as Gay Pride Day, Gay Awareness Month (June), Gay day at Disney land, Gay Day at sporting events and events like Southern Decadence in New Orleans . There are gay clubs in high school and colleges. The political parties are pandering to the homosexuals for their votes. By custom, homosexuality has woven into the fabric of America .
America is continually making ordinances to advance the homosexual agenda. Sodomites can legally marry in California and Massachusetts while many states recognize civil unions. Homosexuals are now able to adopt children and gain custody of children during a divorce. There are now numerous hate speech laws which are being used to silence opposition to the homosexual agenda. America is a long way down the road to enacting all the Ordinances of the Amorites.
The Bible warns of God judging a nation that walks in these ordinances. When the corporate attitude of a nation is friendly toward homosexuality then at this point the iniquity is full. It is apparent that “the cup” of America ’s sin is rapidly filling up. Americans hardly blush anymore at fornication and adultery. The nation kills over one million babies a year with up to 50 million killed since 1973. The legalizing of abortion was an additional Ordinance of the Amorites. Homosexuality is fast becoming a constitutional right. The only ordinance left to fulfill Leviticus 18 is bestiality. This is probably next on line to become an ordinance!
The New Testament
The New Testament also uses very strong language when dealing with homosexuality. In the book of Romans, it is described as uncleanness, vile affections and a lust of the heart. Those that practice homosexuality dishonor their body. This act is condemned in the strongest terms. The person with the homosexual drive is described in the Bible to have: "burned in their lust one toward another." Homosexuals do not have the love relationship that a man and woman share for each other. They have what the Bible describes as a “burning lust.”
Romans 1:24 Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves
Romans 1:26 “For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature: (27) And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompense of their error which was meet.”
The Scriptures indicate that when a person engages in homosexuality it is an indication they are under God’s judgment. The judgment is described as, "God gave them up." This happens when a person is in deep rebellion against God. This rebellion manifests itself in homosexuality which would then cause God to give them over to this act. They can be sealed into homosexuality.
A homosexual can repent and trust Jesus Christ as Savior just like any other sinner; however, those that are in deep rebellion against God and not just caught in the power of this sin are given over to it. There is a huge difference between being under the power of sin and being given over to it in judgment by God. A homosexual that is not a reprobate is one that knows the act is wrong and is under condemnation.
There are numbers of homosexuals who are not reprobates as they struggle against this iniquity. There is hope for them in the saving gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ. The gospel of Jesus Christ has more power than the lust of homosexuality or any other iniquity!
The reprobate has lost any conviction that the act is sinful. The conscience of a reprobate is dead to God’s conviction of sin. When someone is given over to homosexuality, they have what the Bible calls a reprobate mind. This mind is devoid of God and His word. The Greek word translated reprobate means unapproved rejected, worthless. It is also translated castaway and rejected.
Romans 1:28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient”
It is very serious to be given over by God to a reprobate mind as it has eternal ramifications for that person. The modern definition of the word gives a powerful description of a reprobate:
A depraved, vicious, or unprincipled person: one whose character is utterly bad.
This mind then is at war with God and hates with a deep seething all that is connected to God. God is holy: therefore the reprobate mind is opposed to all that is holy and righteous. God instituted marriage between a man and woman; therefore the reprobate mind wants to destroy it. In a real sense, the reprobate mind is a war with God. A person is given over to this mindset in punishment for not wanting God in their thoughts.
Ephesians 4:17-19 This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind, Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart: Who being past feeling have given themselves over unto lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with greediness.
A reprobate mind is not limited to the homosexual act. The Bible goes on to say that the acceptance of homosexuality by a heterosexual is an indication of also having a reprobate mind. It is an overwhelming indication that this person has rejected God in his mind and is now living with a reprobate mind. This means a person who is a heterosexual but supports, defends or encourages homosexuality is also a reprobate before God.
Supporting the homosexual agenda shows a deep rebellion against God and classifies that person as a reprobate. To God there is no difference between an active homosexual and a heterosexual who condones this act. They both are linked to the reprobate mind. This means the American society is loaded with reprobates. They are clergy, politicians, judges and college professors. They are news analysts and Hollywood stars.
Romans 1:32 Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them. (The Greek word translated pleasure means this: think well of in common, i.e. assent to, feel gratified with)
God Gave Them Over To A Reprobate Mind
The Bible devotes an entire chapter to the process of becoming a reprobate. The book of Romans, the first chapter gives the process by which a person develops a reprobate mind. The first step is the failure to acknowledge God and being unthankful:
“Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.” Romans 1:21.
This is followed by denying the truth of God and His Word and believing lies:
“Who changed the truth of God into a lie” Romans 1:25.
Following the living of a lie, the presence of God departs from a person's life leaving a huge void. This void is filled by turning to sexual immorality and ending with homosexuality:
“For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature: and likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the women, burned in their lust one toward another” Romans 1:26-27.
When a person lives a lie, he drives the knowledge of God out of his mind and becomes a reprobate:
“And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient” Romans 1:28.
The explosion in America of pornography, lewd movies, fornication, adultery, divorce, and homosexuality are all clear signs that the nation has become reprobate before God. The acceptance and promotion of homosexuality as being an alternate lifestyle is the key sign and the “end of the road” of becoming a reprobate. To God, those that give consent that sexual immorality is an alternate lifestyle, are as guilty as those who live the lifestyle. They also are reprobates - “Not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.” Romans 1:32.
America as a nation is a long way down the road to developing a reprobate, national consensus. In 1963, America turned from God when the Supreme Court removed Bible reading and prayer from the schools. Since then the knowledge of God has been systematically removed from all areas of our society.
In direct proportion to the removal of the knowledge of God there also has been the acceptance of fornication, adultery and the promotion of homosexuality and child killing. The media and Hollywood glorify these lifestyles. The courts have established them as “rights.” The college campuses are a fertile ground for these lifestyles. Even political parties promote them.
It seems the collective thought of America is now almost very close to being reprobate. As the nation has turned from God, multitudes of people now live lies and America has become nearly a reprobate nation. This has happened in a very short time. Let no one try to fool you. If a person accepts or promotes homosexuality, to God, he is a reprobate. The education, position of power, social standing - including position of religious authority, or wealth, of this person does not matter to God: he is a reprobate. America has many reprobates in very powerful positions of authority.
There appears to be no let-up from those of a reprobate mind to promote this deadly lifestyle. To those who promote this lifestyle, this issue has become as a religion. Homosexuality looks so normal to the reprobate mind. Following God’s Word brings blessings, health, and long life; following the reprobate mind brings disease, death and destruction.
The Lord Jesus’ View of Homosexuality
There is no mistaking that in both the Old and New Testaments the homosexual act is identified as iniquity or a vile affection which is a grievous sin to God. In an attempt to neutralize the Bible, homosexuals and their supporters claim Lord Jesus never mentioned or condemned homosexuality. In their thinking, because He did not use the word homosexuality, then it must not violate God's word. This argument is constantly used by homosexuals and their advocates.
It is true the Bible does not use the word homosexual or homosexuality; while it is not true the Lord Jesus never condemned the act. The word homosexual was not coined as a word until the late 1800s or just a little over 100 years ago. The word was first used in Germany and then picked up later in 1892 in the English dictionary. The King James Version could not use this word because it was translated 300 years before the word was coined in the English!
The Lord Jesus very clearly condemned homosexuality. He used the word for His day which would have identified the homosexual act. The New Testament uses the word fornication to identify homosexuality. Once it is understood the New Testament used this word to identify homosexuality, then it is clear that the Lord Jesus condemned it.
The Book of Jude ties together homosexuality with the word fornication. The homosexuality of Sodom and Gomorrha was identified as fornication. The Bible warns that the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrha was an example to those who would practice this same fornication.
Jude 1:7 Even as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire.
The Greek word for fornication is ekporneuo, and it means to be utterly unchaste. It is the Greek word from which English derives the word pornography. A person who is utterly unchaste would have continuously unclean thoughts. That is why pornography is so dangerous because it can completely control the mind and make ones thoughts unchaste.
The Bible then defines fornication as any sexual activity outside of marriage. It is an inclusive term. Remember, marriage is between one man and one woman. The definition of fornication would then include: heterosexual relations before marriage, homosexual relations at any time, incest, bestiality, prostitution and pornography. All sex outside of marriage is considered fornication by God.
With this understanding that the New Testament identifies homosexuality as fornication, let's look and see what the Lord Jesus said about it. The Lord said that what comes forth from the spiritual heart of a man defiles him. Sin originates from the heart and then proceeds to action. Fornication is one of the sins that He listed which defiles a man.
Sin first originates in the heart, then is dwelt upon in the mind and then acted upon by the will. The Lord Jesus said that the act of fornication defiles a man. Fornication is lumped with the evils of murder, thefts, lying, etc. Both the books of Matthew and Mark record the Lord Jesus condemning fornication. He clearly addressed homosexuality and how evil it is. These Scriptures follow:
Mark 7:20 And he said, That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man. (21) For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, (22) Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness: (23) All these evil things come from within, and defile the man.
Matthew 15:18 But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man. (19) For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies: (20) These are the things which defile a man: but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not a man.
The New Testament has more to say about fornication than just the Lord Jesus' statements that it comes from the evil of man's heart. In Scripture after Scripture, the Bible warns about the sin of fornication. The Bible in several places lists fornication with many other sins. These sins would include: adultery, idolatry, drunkenness, witchcraft, hatred, heresies and the list goes on and on. The sin of fornication/homosexuality is always listed with these other sins. In fact, fornication is usually one of the first sins listed. These Scriptures follow:
Galatians 5:19-21 Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness … and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
Ephesians 5:3-7 But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints … For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God. Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience. Be not ye therefore partakers with them.
Colossians 3:4-6 When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory. Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry: For which things' sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience:
All the above Scriptures give a severe warning to those who practice fornication/homosexuality and the other listed sins. Each section of Scripture states the wrath of God will come upon those who practice fornication and they will not inherit the kingdom of God . The Bible leaves no doubt that homosexuality is unacceptable to God. These verses first condemn homosexuality and then gives a stern warning to those that commit this act.
Galatians calls homosexuality the works of the flesh and those who practice it will not inherit the kingdom of God . Ephesians calls those that practice fornication the children of disobedience. And, a person is not to let anyone fool him with vain words about fornication because it will bring the wrath of God. In Colossians, we are told to put to death fornication because it will bring God’s wrath. Look at these statements from the Bible, warning not to commit the sin of homosexuality.
Colossians 3:6 For which things' sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience:
Ephesians 5:6 Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience.
Galatians 5:21 … and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God .
Those that practice homosexuality are called the children of disobedience, and they will not inherit the kingdom of God . This is all clear and straight forward. A person does not need a doctorate in theology to understand that homosexuality is a sin that will block a person from the kingdom of God . It is so clear that a youngster can clearly understand this.
If it is so clear and easy to understand, why then is homosexuality being presented as wholesome and loving? The answer lies in that the homosexuals and their advocates have rejected the authority of the Bible. Their minds have become blinded. There appears to be no fear of God in them, and the stern warnings of the Bible are ignored if not outright mocked. This is an extremely serious state to be in. The warnings are still there as they were 2,000 years ago. God in His mercy holds back judgment, but His mercy can only last so long until eventual judgment.
Why is homosexuality so special of a sin that it deserves promotion as a constitutional right? Is there a move to say that prostitution is no longer a sin? Or, that adultery now is wonderful and no longer wrong? How about drunkenness; is it now permissible and sanctioned by God? Does God now condone bestiality? The reason homosexuality is so special is because it is the sign of a reprobate mind. Those who have developed this mind or are in the process of developing a reprobate mind flock to defend and promote homosexuality. In a real way, the promotion of homosexuality can be viewed as the end of the line of rebellion against God.
In our day, homosexuality has been plucked from the list of iniquity as being a vile affection. It now has been decreed by many factions of civil government as being a right. In many Christian denominations, it has been declared a loving relationship that is acceptable and blessed by God. God never changed His mind about fornication!
There is a move on within these denominations to even "marry" homosexuals. One of the leading forces in America for advancing homosexuality comes from within these religious denominations. What is the final authority? Is the Bible the final authority or some clergy that states homosexuality is now acceptable to God and then conducts a same sex wedding? The Bible's warnings are the same today as they were thousands of years ago. God's plan for a family unit is one man and one woman with children. Anything outside this plan is either adultery or fornication as there is no middle ground.
The Supreme Court of the United States or some denomination can create an Ordinance of the Amorites, but this in no way alters what the Bible states. Many religious leaders are in rebellion against God and are false teachers. They are now deceiving multitudes of people about the character of God, His word and homosexuality. They have developed a reprobate mind and are trying to indoctrinate others with this mind set. They are wolves in sheep’s clothing. It is startling to think that reprobates stand in pulpits of churches and speak 180 degrees from what the Bible teaches. Seminaries are now producing hundreds if not thousands of reprobates.
We now live in a time of terrible deception when fornication can be promoted as wholesome and accepted by God. The Bible warns of false teachers who will bring in awful heresies. These false teachers will speak evil of those who follow the truth of God's word. The Scriptures warn about false teachers who lie in wait to deceive. The following verses warn about false teachers and their heresies.
2 Peter 2:1,2 But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction. And many shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of.
Ephesians 4:14 That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;
2 Timothy 3:13 But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.
Why God Never Changes About Homosexuality
Because it is written, Be ye holy, for I am holy 1Peter 1:16
God never changed His prohibition against fornication and never will. The reason for this is very simple. God's very nature is holy. The very heart of God is holiness. Fornication is against His character, and He could never condone it or He would cease to be holy: just as God could never condone prostitution, pornography, abortion, hatred etc. God is not going to make an exception for homosexuality.
It seems that many people have completely lost the concept of God's holiness. Or, that God maybe be offended by the homosexual act. It seems that God is out of the picture and what replaced Him are the feelings of man. The modern thinking is, if a minister blesses homosexuality then God must accept it.
God will never accept fornication because it is sin that goes against His holiness. People can deny God's word. They can try and deny the truth of His word about fornication. They can lie about the Bible's teachings. They can twist the word to suit their own agenda. They can do all this, but it will never change the nature of God who is holy. God is holy and will always be holy.
Both the Old and New Testaments give us a glimpse of heaven and God on His throne. On both occasions there are angelic beings around Him. These beings are before the very presence of God. In His presence, they praise and acknowledge His holiness. The following Scriptures reveal this:
Isaiah 6:2,3 Above it stood the seraphims: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly. And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the LORD of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory.
Revelation 4:8 And the four beasts had each of them six wings about him; and they were full of eyes within: and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come.
Because God is holy, those that believe in the Lord Jesus are called to follow Him in holiness. That is why the Bible says that fornicators, adulterers, drunkards, idolaters, etc. will not inherit the kingdom of God . The Bible leaves no doubt that those who practice fornication/homosexuality will not inherit the kingdom of God . It really comes down to a choice of the will. The choice is God and holiness or fornication and uncleanness.
Romans 6:16 Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?
A person cannot have both God and fornication because God is holy, and He will always remain holy. Whoever thinks he can practice homosexuality, encourage or condone it, and be accepted by God is horribly deceived: "Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am the holy.” These people are living a life in total deception.
God’s Way of Dealing With Homosexuality
1 Corinthians 6:11 And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.
Because God is holy, He can never accept homosexuality. Fornication is against both His nature and plan for man. However, God does not leave homosexuals or anyone for that matter condemned to hell. He provided all that was needed to deliver fornicators from the powerful grip of this sin. Through the death of the Lord Jesus to pay the price for sin and the power of His resurrection to overcome the grip of the sin, homosexuality can be broken in a person’s life.
The Bible explicitly states that fornicators can be freed of this sin. They can be washed, cleansed and justified from homosexuality. Justified means that the person can be treated by God just as if they never had sinned. The Bible in Corinthians starts off by stating that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God . Then it lists a series of sins which start with fornication. And, then it goes on to end by showing the believers are no longer in bondage to these sins. This section of Scripture from 1 Corinthians follows:
1 Corinthians 6:9 Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God ? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind …
(11) And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.
God is able to break the hold of fornication in a person's life. This is the glory of the gospel of the Lord Jesus. It is powerful enough to break the hold of any sin in a person's life. It is almost criminal that clergy preach that it is acceptable with God to be a homosexual, and yet the saving gospel of the Lord Jesus is there to free homosexuals from this sin and give them eternal life. These religious leaders are truly wolves in sheep’s clothing. The Bible is clear that the homosexual can be free and live a life of holiness in which the end result is eternal life with God. The end result of fornication is spiritual death, but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ. The verses to show this follow:
Romans 6:22,23 But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life. For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
The Bible states that during the time just prior to the glorious Second Coming of the Lord Jesus Christ the majority of the people in the world will turn to wickedness. Not all the people will turn but the majority will. One of the sins they refuse to repent from is fornication. This sin is going to be in full bloom immediately prior to the Second Coming. It seems the world is heading into this time period with the explosion of homosexual acceptance and promotion in all areas but especially in the Christian denominations. The “church” is in the leadership of promoting the Ordinances of the Amorites.
Revelation 9:21 Neither repented they of their murders, nor of their sorceries, nor of their fornication, nor of their thefts.
This is an unprecedented time in history. The acceptance of fornication/homosexuality is actually being preached from pulpits. Homosexuals are standing boldly in pulpits pretending to be preachers of righteousness. They are deceiving and being deceived. God never changed His position on fornication.
Those that practice this sin will not inherit the kingdom of God contrary to what false teachers may say from the pulpits. The Bible is the final authority not false teachers. The Lord Jesus said His word is the final authority:
"He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day." John 12:48
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John McTernan
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Even as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire. Jude 1:7
Today the Church is faced with a crisis it never had to face before in its 2000 year history. The crisis comes from homosexuality being presented as acceptable behavior by factions within the Church. Certain denominations such as the Episcopalian are promoting homosexual pastors and marriage. Bold homosexual ministers, actually living with a partner, stand in the pulpit promoting this lifestyle. On June 15, 2008, two Anglican Church, male priests “married” in an official church wedding ceremony.
On June 26, 2003, homosexuality was defined by the Supreme Court of the United States as a Constitutional right of privacy. This has opened the flood gates to advance the homosexual agenda. Soon after this, starting in San Francisco and then spreading to many other states, homosexuals were "married" in civil ceremonies.
In November 2003, the Supreme Court of Massachusetts demanded that the state legislature enact homosexual marriage legislation. On May 17, 2004, homosexual marriage became legal in this state. On May 15, 2008, the California State Supreme Court ruled that homosexuals were entitled to marry. On June 15, 2008, homosexuals began to legally marry. The floods gates are now wide open throughout America to advance the homosexual agenda.
Pastors within mainline denominations are "marrying" homosexuals. These denominations seem to lack the resolve to stand up against this trend. The Episcopalian Church among others is leading the way in promoting homosexuality. On August 6, 2003, the Episcopalian Church voted to install Gene Robinson as bishop of New Hampshire . Robinson is a man who divorced his wife with whom he had two children and now lives in an open homosexual relationship. He remained a minister and then was voted a bishop. This is only one of many examples of how denominations are either passively or outright promoting homosexuality by not disciplining ministers who are advancing the homosexual agenda. The “church” has become a leader of the homosexual agenda.
There are now movements both within civil government and religious circles to sanction homosexual marriages. This never happened before in our history. This is unchartered waters for America . It is not unchartered waters according to the Bible because it states what happens to a nation that promotes sodomy.
Those who stand against this act are now being branded as narrow minded religious bigots who are against diversity. There is now a social tidal wave going on to promote, encourage and protect the homosexual act. Leading the way in this movement are both politicians and clergy who claim to believe the Bible.
In the very first chapter of the Bible, God ordains the union of a man and woman and the family unit. He ordained the marriage between a man and a woman. This was the plan of God from the very beginning: one man and one woman and a family. This plan of God has not changed and no law of man including the Supreme Court of the United States can alter God’s family unit.
Genesis 1:26-28 “And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness... So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply..."
Genesis 2:24 “Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.”
In the New Testament, the Bible states that marriage is honorable in all things and that those who defile it by adultery and whoremongering will come under the direct judgment of God. The Greek word translated whoremongering is the same word translated fornication. This word is very important in defining what homosexuality is and will be developed shortly. Remember, marriage as defined by the Bible is a union between one man and one woman. You must always keep in mind how God defines marriage: one man and one woman.
Hebrews 13:4 “Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.”
The Ordinances of the Amorites
Genesis 15:16 But in the fourth generation they shall come hither again:
for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full.
God told Abraham that his descendants were going to leave the land of Canaan for 400 years because the iniquity of the people living in the land was not complete. There is a process for a society to be taken over by iniquity. In the case of the Canaanites, God gave these people 400 years to stop iniquity. God knew that after 400 years the iniquity of the people would reach its peak. The people would not turn from sin, but they would completely embrace it.
When studying Genesis 15:16 there is a key word in this verse. It is the Hebrew word translated full. This word is directly connected with the idea of friendly or friendship. The concept of this word is that when a society is friendly with iniquity at that point it is subject to judgment from God. Iniquity is no longer shameful or a disgraceful. It is not hidden or done in the dark. The people are friendly with it. They are accustomed to it. In Genesis 15:16, the Bible does not define iniquity: it simply states that there is a time for it to mature in a society and become full.
After the 400 years, the Jews left Egypt and came back to the land of Canaan . Today it is called the land of Israel . At this time, the Bible identifies what is iniquity. In Leviticus 18, God warned the Jews not to follow the ordinances of the Canaanites who lived in the land. The Canaanites and Amorites blended into one people; therefore it is also the ordinances of the Amorites that are mentioned in Genesis 15:16.
Leviticus 18:3 After the doings of the land of Egypt , wherein ye dwelt, shall ye not do: and after the doings of the land of Canaan , whither I bring you, shall ye not do: neither shall ye walk in their ordinances.
In the above verse, the key word is ordinances. The Hebrew word means an enactment and is also translated custom, manner, and statute. By using the word ordinance the Bible is describing a society that is “friendly” with iniquity. Iniquity has become ingrained in the Canaanites by both customs and laws which makes it a way of life. For this reason, God is about to judge the Canaanites and drive them off the land. The judgment comes because iniquity is an ordinance of the society and not because individuals are committing iniquity. When a society makes iniquity an ordinance, this is extremely serious with God.
Later in chapter 18, the Bible defines iniquity. It includes such acts as: adultery, child sacrifice, homosexuality and bestiality. Homosexuality is singled out from this group and described as an abomination. Without any doubt, God strongly condemns the homosexual act as iniquity. There is no section in the Old Testament where God approves or condones homosexuality. The homosexual act is a very serious offense to God. It is linked with child sacrifice and bestiality. The Scriptures to show this follow:
Leviticus 18:20 Moreover thou shalt not lie carnally with thy neighbour's wife, to defile thyself with her. (Adultery)
(21) And thou shalt not let any of thy seed pass through the fire to Molech, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the LORD. (Child sacrifice)
(22) Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination. (Homosexuality)
(23) Neither shalt thou lie with any beast to defile thyself therewith: neither shall any woman stand before a beast to lie down thereto: it is confusion. (Bestiality)
The Bible warns that when homosexuality becomes an ordinance, social custom or norm, it will bring God's judgment on that nation. When the Bible defines iniquity, the homosexual act would automatically fall under the description of this word. In the strongest language possible, the Bible says because of iniquity the land will vomit out its inhabitants. The Scriptures to show this follows:
Leviticus 18:24 Defile not ye yourselves in any of these things: for in all these the nations are defiled which I cast out before you:
(25) And the land is defiled: therefore I do visit the iniquity thereof upon it, and the land itself vomiteth out her inhabitants.
(26) Ye shall therefore keep my statutes and my judgments, and shall not commit any of these abominations; neither any of your own nation, nor any stranger that sojourneth among you:
(27) (For all these abominations have the men of the land done, which were before you, and the land is defiled;)
The United States now is enacting, by both custom and law, the Ordinances of the Amorites; therefore the nation is defiled before the holy God of Israel and faces His judgment. By promoting homosexuality, America has become like the ancient pagan Amorites and has now come under the judgment of God.
America promotes homosexuality by custom with events such as Gay Pride Day, Gay Awareness Month (June), Gay day at Disney land, Gay Day at sporting events and events like Southern Decadence in New Orleans . There are gay clubs in high school and colleges. The political parties are pandering to the homosexuals for their votes. By custom, homosexuality has woven into the fabric of America .
America is continually making ordinances to advance the homosexual agenda. Sodomites can legally marry in California and Massachusetts while many states recognize civil unions. Homosexuals are now able to adopt children and gain custody of children during a divorce. There are now numerous hate speech laws which are being used to silence opposition to the homosexual agenda. America is a long way down the road to enacting all the Ordinances of the Amorites.
The Bible warns of God judging a nation that walks in these ordinances. When the corporate attitude of a nation is friendly toward homosexuality then at this point the iniquity is full. It is apparent that “the cup” of America ’s sin is rapidly filling up. Americans hardly blush anymore at fornication and adultery. The nation kills over one million babies a year with up to 50 million killed since 1973. The legalizing of abortion was an additional Ordinance of the Amorites. Homosexuality is fast becoming a constitutional right. The only ordinance left to fulfill Leviticus 18 is bestiality. This is probably next on line to become an ordinance!
The New Testament
The New Testament also uses very strong language when dealing with homosexuality. In the book of Romans, it is described as uncleanness, vile affections and a lust of the heart. Those that practice homosexuality dishonor their body. This act is condemned in the strongest terms. The person with the homosexual drive is described in the Bible to have: "burned in their lust one toward another." Homosexuals do not have the love relationship that a man and woman share for each other. They have what the Bible describes as a “burning lust.”
Romans 1:24 Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves
Romans 1:26 “For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature: (27) And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompense of their error which was meet.”
The Scriptures indicate that when a person engages in homosexuality it is an indication they are under God’s judgment. The judgment is described as, "God gave them up." This happens when a person is in deep rebellion against God. This rebellion manifests itself in homosexuality which would then cause God to give them over to this act. They can be sealed into homosexuality.
A homosexual can repent and trust Jesus Christ as Savior just like any other sinner; however, those that are in deep rebellion against God and not just caught in the power of this sin are given over to it. There is a huge difference between being under the power of sin and being given over to it in judgment by God. A homosexual that is not a reprobate is one that knows the act is wrong and is under condemnation.
There are numbers of homosexuals who are not reprobates as they struggle against this iniquity. There is hope for them in the saving gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ. The gospel of Jesus Christ has more power than the lust of homosexuality or any other iniquity!
The reprobate has lost any conviction that the act is sinful. The conscience of a reprobate is dead to God’s conviction of sin. When someone is given over to homosexuality, they have what the Bible calls a reprobate mind. This mind is devoid of God and His word. The Greek word translated reprobate means unapproved rejected, worthless. It is also translated castaway and rejected.
Romans 1:28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient”
It is very serious to be given over by God to a reprobate mind as it has eternal ramifications for that person. The modern definition of the word gives a powerful description of a reprobate:
A depraved, vicious, or unprincipled person: one whose character is utterly bad.
This mind then is at war with God and hates with a deep seething all that is connected to God. God is holy: therefore the reprobate mind is opposed to all that is holy and righteous. God instituted marriage between a man and woman; therefore the reprobate mind wants to destroy it. In a real sense, the reprobate mind is a war with God. A person is given over to this mindset in punishment for not wanting God in their thoughts.
Ephesians 4:17-19 This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind, Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart: Who being past feeling have given themselves over unto lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with greediness.
A reprobate mind is not limited to the homosexual act. The Bible goes on to say that the acceptance of homosexuality by a heterosexual is an indication of also having a reprobate mind. It is an overwhelming indication that this person has rejected God in his mind and is now living with a reprobate mind. This means a person who is a heterosexual but supports, defends or encourages homosexuality is also a reprobate before God.
Supporting the homosexual agenda shows a deep rebellion against God and classifies that person as a reprobate. To God there is no difference between an active homosexual and a heterosexual who condones this act. They both are linked to the reprobate mind. This means the American society is loaded with reprobates. They are clergy, politicians, judges and college professors. They are news analysts and Hollywood stars.
Romans 1:32 Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them. (The Greek word translated pleasure means this: think well of in common, i.e. assent to, feel gratified with)
God Gave Them Over To A Reprobate Mind
The Bible devotes an entire chapter to the process of becoming a reprobate. The book of Romans, the first chapter gives the process by which a person develops a reprobate mind. The first step is the failure to acknowledge God and being unthankful:
“Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.” Romans 1:21.
This is followed by denying the truth of God and His Word and believing lies:
“Who changed the truth of God into a lie” Romans 1:25.
Following the living of a lie, the presence of God departs from a person's life leaving a huge void. This void is filled by turning to sexual immorality and ending with homosexuality:
“For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature: and likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the women, burned in their lust one toward another” Romans 1:26-27.
When a person lives a lie, he drives the knowledge of God out of his mind and becomes a reprobate:
“And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient” Romans 1:28.
The explosion in America of pornography, lewd movies, fornication, adultery, divorce, and homosexuality are all clear signs that the nation has become reprobate before God. The acceptance and promotion of homosexuality as being an alternate lifestyle is the key sign and the “end of the road” of becoming a reprobate. To God, those that give consent that sexual immorality is an alternate lifestyle, are as guilty as those who live the lifestyle. They also are reprobates - “Not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.” Romans 1:32.
America as a nation is a long way down the road to developing a reprobate, national consensus. In 1963, America turned from God when the Supreme Court removed Bible reading and prayer from the schools. Since then the knowledge of God has been systematically removed from all areas of our society.
In direct proportion to the removal of the knowledge of God there also has been the acceptance of fornication, adultery and the promotion of homosexuality and child killing. The media and Hollywood glorify these lifestyles. The courts have established them as “rights.” The college campuses are a fertile ground for these lifestyles. Even political parties promote them.
It seems the collective thought of America is now almost very close to being reprobate. As the nation has turned from God, multitudes of people now live lies and America has become nearly a reprobate nation. This has happened in a very short time. Let no one try to fool you. If a person accepts or promotes homosexuality, to God, he is a reprobate. The education, position of power, social standing - including position of religious authority, or wealth, of this person does not matter to God: he is a reprobate. America has many reprobates in very powerful positions of authority.
There appears to be no let-up from those of a reprobate mind to promote this deadly lifestyle. To those who promote this lifestyle, this issue has become as a religion. Homosexuality looks so normal to the reprobate mind. Following God’s Word brings blessings, health, and long life; following the reprobate mind brings disease, death and destruction.
The Lord Jesus’ View of Homosexuality
There is no mistaking that in both the Old and New Testaments the homosexual act is identified as iniquity or a vile affection which is a grievous sin to God. In an attempt to neutralize the Bible, homosexuals and their supporters claim Lord Jesus never mentioned or condemned homosexuality. In their thinking, because He did not use the word homosexuality, then it must not violate God's word. This argument is constantly used by homosexuals and their advocates.
It is true the Bible does not use the word homosexual or homosexuality; while it is not true the Lord Jesus never condemned the act. The word homosexual was not coined as a word until the late 1800s or just a little over 100 years ago. The word was first used in Germany and then picked up later in 1892 in the English dictionary. The King James Version could not use this word because it was translated 300 years before the word was coined in the English!
The Lord Jesus very clearly condemned homosexuality. He used the word for His day which would have identified the homosexual act. The New Testament uses the word fornication to identify homosexuality. Once it is understood the New Testament used this word to identify homosexuality, then it is clear that the Lord Jesus condemned it.
The Book of Jude ties together homosexuality with the word fornication. The homosexuality of Sodom and Gomorrha was identified as fornication. The Bible warns that the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrha was an example to those who would practice this same fornication.
Jude 1:7 Even as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire.
The Greek word for fornication is ekporneuo, and it means to be utterly unchaste. It is the Greek word from which English derives the word pornography. A person who is utterly unchaste would have continuously unclean thoughts. That is why pornography is so dangerous because it can completely control the mind and make ones thoughts unchaste.
The Bible then defines fornication as any sexual activity outside of marriage. It is an inclusive term. Remember, marriage is between one man and one woman. The definition of fornication would then include: heterosexual relations before marriage, homosexual relations at any time, incest, bestiality, prostitution and pornography. All sex outside of marriage is considered fornication by God.
With this understanding that the New Testament identifies homosexuality as fornication, let's look and see what the Lord Jesus said about it. The Lord said that what comes forth from the spiritual heart of a man defiles him. Sin originates from the heart and then proceeds to action. Fornication is one of the sins that He listed which defiles a man.
Sin first originates in the heart, then is dwelt upon in the mind and then acted upon by the will. The Lord Jesus said that the act of fornication defiles a man. Fornication is lumped with the evils of murder, thefts, lying, etc. Both the books of Matthew and Mark record the Lord Jesus condemning fornication. He clearly addressed homosexuality and how evil it is. These Scriptures follow:
Mark 7:20 And he said, That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man. (21) For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, (22) Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness: (23) All these evil things come from within, and defile the man.
Matthew 15:18 But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man. (19) For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies: (20) These are the things which defile a man: but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not a man.
The New Testament has more to say about fornication than just the Lord Jesus' statements that it comes from the evil of man's heart. In Scripture after Scripture, the Bible warns about the sin of fornication. The Bible in several places lists fornication with many other sins. These sins would include: adultery, idolatry, drunkenness, witchcraft, hatred, heresies and the list goes on and on. The sin of fornication/homosexuality is always listed with these other sins. In fact, fornication is usually one of the first sins listed. These Scriptures follow:
Galatians 5:19-21 Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness … and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
Ephesians 5:3-7 But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints … For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God. Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience. Be not ye therefore partakers with them.
Colossians 3:4-6 When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory. Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry: For which things' sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience:
All the above Scriptures give a severe warning to those who practice fornication/homosexuality and the other listed sins. Each section of Scripture states the wrath of God will come upon those who practice fornication and they will not inherit the kingdom of God . The Bible leaves no doubt that homosexuality is unacceptable to God. These verses first condemn homosexuality and then gives a stern warning to those that commit this act.
Galatians calls homosexuality the works of the flesh and those who practice it will not inherit the kingdom of God . Ephesians calls those that practice fornication the children of disobedience. And, a person is not to let anyone fool him with vain words about fornication because it will bring the wrath of God. In Colossians, we are told to put to death fornication because it will bring God’s wrath. Look at these statements from the Bible, warning not to commit the sin of homosexuality.
Colossians 3:6 For which things' sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience:
Ephesians 5:6 Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience.
Galatians 5:21 … and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God .
Those that practice homosexuality are called the children of disobedience, and they will not inherit the kingdom of God . This is all clear and straight forward. A person does not need a doctorate in theology to understand that homosexuality is a sin that will block a person from the kingdom of God . It is so clear that a youngster can clearly understand this.
If it is so clear and easy to understand, why then is homosexuality being presented as wholesome and loving? The answer lies in that the homosexuals and their advocates have rejected the authority of the Bible. Their minds have become blinded. There appears to be no fear of God in them, and the stern warnings of the Bible are ignored if not outright mocked. This is an extremely serious state to be in. The warnings are still there as they were 2,000 years ago. God in His mercy holds back judgment, but His mercy can only last so long until eventual judgment.
Why is homosexuality so special of a sin that it deserves promotion as a constitutional right? Is there a move to say that prostitution is no longer a sin? Or, that adultery now is wonderful and no longer wrong? How about drunkenness; is it now permissible and sanctioned by God? Does God now condone bestiality? The reason homosexuality is so special is because it is the sign of a reprobate mind. Those who have developed this mind or are in the process of developing a reprobate mind flock to defend and promote homosexuality. In a real way, the promotion of homosexuality can be viewed as the end of the line of rebellion against God.
In our day, homosexuality has been plucked from the list of iniquity as being a vile affection. It now has been decreed by many factions of civil government as being a right. In many Christian denominations, it has been declared a loving relationship that is acceptable and blessed by God. God never changed His mind about fornication!
There is a move on within these denominations to even "marry" homosexuals. One of the leading forces in America for advancing homosexuality comes from within these religious denominations. What is the final authority? Is the Bible the final authority or some clergy that states homosexuality is now acceptable to God and then conducts a same sex wedding? The Bible's warnings are the same today as they were thousands of years ago. God's plan for a family unit is one man and one woman with children. Anything outside this plan is either adultery or fornication as there is no middle ground.
The Supreme Court of the United States or some denomination can create an Ordinance of the Amorites, but this in no way alters what the Bible states. Many religious leaders are in rebellion against God and are false teachers. They are now deceiving multitudes of people about the character of God, His word and homosexuality. They have developed a reprobate mind and are trying to indoctrinate others with this mind set. They are wolves in sheep’s clothing. It is startling to think that reprobates stand in pulpits of churches and speak 180 degrees from what the Bible teaches. Seminaries are now producing hundreds if not thousands of reprobates.
We now live in a time of terrible deception when fornication can be promoted as wholesome and accepted by God. The Bible warns of false teachers who will bring in awful heresies. These false teachers will speak evil of those who follow the truth of God's word. The Scriptures warn about false teachers who lie in wait to deceive. The following verses warn about false teachers and their heresies.
2 Peter 2:1,2 But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction. And many shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of.
Ephesians 4:14 That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;
2 Timothy 3:13 But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.
Why God Never Changes About Homosexuality
Because it is written, Be ye holy, for I am holy 1Peter 1:16
God never changed His prohibition against fornication and never will. The reason for this is very simple. God's very nature is holy. The very heart of God is holiness. Fornication is against His character, and He could never condone it or He would cease to be holy: just as God could never condone prostitution, pornography, abortion, hatred etc. God is not going to make an exception for homosexuality.
It seems that many people have completely lost the concept of God's holiness. Or, that God maybe be offended by the homosexual act. It seems that God is out of the picture and what replaced Him are the feelings of man. The modern thinking is, if a minister blesses homosexuality then God must accept it.
God will never accept fornication because it is sin that goes against His holiness. People can deny God's word. They can try and deny the truth of His word about fornication. They can lie about the Bible's teachings. They can twist the word to suit their own agenda. They can do all this, but it will never change the nature of God who is holy. God is holy and will always be holy.
Both the Old and New Testaments give us a glimpse of heaven and God on His throne. On both occasions there are angelic beings around Him. These beings are before the very presence of God. In His presence, they praise and acknowledge His holiness. The following Scriptures reveal this:
Isaiah 6:2,3 Above it stood the seraphims: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly. And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the LORD of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory.
Revelation 4:8 And the four beasts had each of them six wings about him; and they were full of eyes within: and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come.
Because God is holy, those that believe in the Lord Jesus are called to follow Him in holiness. That is why the Bible says that fornicators, adulterers, drunkards, idolaters, etc. will not inherit the kingdom of God . The Bible leaves no doubt that those who practice fornication/homosexuality will not inherit the kingdom of God . It really comes down to a choice of the will. The choice is God and holiness or fornication and uncleanness.
Romans 6:16 Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?
A person cannot have both God and fornication because God is holy, and He will always remain holy. Whoever thinks he can practice homosexuality, encourage or condone it, and be accepted by God is horribly deceived: "Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am the holy.” These people are living a life in total deception.
God’s Way of Dealing With Homosexuality
1 Corinthians 6:11 And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.
Because God is holy, He can never accept homosexuality. Fornication is against both His nature and plan for man. However, God does not leave homosexuals or anyone for that matter condemned to hell. He provided all that was needed to deliver fornicators from the powerful grip of this sin. Through the death of the Lord Jesus to pay the price for sin and the power of His resurrection to overcome the grip of the sin, homosexuality can be broken in a person’s life.
The Bible explicitly states that fornicators can be freed of this sin. They can be washed, cleansed and justified from homosexuality. Justified means that the person can be treated by God just as if they never had sinned. The Bible in Corinthians starts off by stating that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God . Then it lists a series of sins which start with fornication. And, then it goes on to end by showing the believers are no longer in bondage to these sins. This section of Scripture from 1 Corinthians follows:
1 Corinthians 6:9 Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God ? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind …
(11) And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.
God is able to break the hold of fornication in a person's life. This is the glory of the gospel of the Lord Jesus. It is powerful enough to break the hold of any sin in a person's life. It is almost criminal that clergy preach that it is acceptable with God to be a homosexual, and yet the saving gospel of the Lord Jesus is there to free homosexuals from this sin and give them eternal life. These religious leaders are truly wolves in sheep’s clothing. The Bible is clear that the homosexual can be free and live a life of holiness in which the end result is eternal life with God. The end result of fornication is spiritual death, but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ. The verses to show this follow:
Romans 6:22,23 But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life. For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
The Bible states that during the time just prior to the glorious Second Coming of the Lord Jesus Christ the majority of the people in the world will turn to wickedness. Not all the people will turn but the majority will. One of the sins they refuse to repent from is fornication. This sin is going to be in full bloom immediately prior to the Second Coming. It seems the world is heading into this time period with the explosion of homosexual acceptance and promotion in all areas but especially in the Christian denominations. The “church” is in the leadership of promoting the Ordinances of the Amorites.
Revelation 9:21 Neither repented they of their murders, nor of their sorceries, nor of their fornication, nor of their thefts.
This is an unprecedented time in history. The acceptance of fornication/homosexuality is actually being preached from pulpits. Homosexuals are standing boldly in pulpits pretending to be preachers of righteousness. They are deceiving and being deceived. God never changed His position on fornication.
Those that practice this sin will not inherit the kingdom of God contrary to what false teachers may say from the pulpits. The Bible is the final authority not false teachers. The Lord Jesus said His word is the final authority:
"He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day." John 12:48
Full article:
http://www.defendproclaimthefaith.org/homosexuality_and_god_1.html
Sodomizing the Military
John McTernan
09/21/11
www.worldviewweekend.com
It feels like a part of America died today when the military was officially sodomized. This is not the same country now. I had things to do and drove around, while everything looked the same there was a dread in my spirit. Today America crossed the Rubicon with the LORD. There is no turning back now. God's righteous judgments are on the way with little covering from the church. I think it is now time for individuals to pray for their protection during judgment as the nation is naked before the Holy God of Israel in judgment.
What is so sad is that the church surrendered without a fight, without even a whimper. The fear of God was long ago drained out of the church with the vast amount of hirelings preaching from the pulpits. That probably goes along with the vast amount of people sitting in the pews, who did not want to hear about God being holy and walking in the fear of Him.
This lukewarmness towards God did not start yesterday. The church failed to stand up in the 1960's when prayer and Bible reading was removed from the schools and the separation of church and state was instituted. Only a tiny fraction stood up when abortion was legalized, and less stood up when the laws of sodomy fell. Where was the prayer and fasting for an outpouring of God's Holy Spirit?
The church did not stand up when the modern translations mutilated the word of God and removed that the Lord Jesus was the only begotten Son of God along with so many other verses. I guess if the church would not stand to defend the word of God how can one expect to stand up for anything else?
This is all a symptom of a lukewarm church that has lost spiritual reality and replaced it with religious games. The church has such a great heritage in America and threw it away for what? I am at loss for words. In fact, I feel ashamed to live in modern America where the church sat back and let God haters of every stripe advance their godless agenda WITHOUT A FIGHT!
When the government enacts laws that promote sin, such as sodomizing the military, this is what triggers God's judgment on that nation. It is not the homosexual act, but it is when it becomes law, protected and promoted. I call this the Ordinances of the Amorites. Please take time to read this teaching, as you will understand why this triggers judgment.
God must judge America for legalizing homosexual marriage and sodomizing the military. The church, for the vast majority of the people, did not intercede before the LORD, so now all that is left is terrible judgment. It is on the way and America will not survive what is coming. God is going to make an example of America for the entire world to see.
The US economy is on a steep decline at the exact time the military was sodomized. I would expect to see the curse on the economy intensify rapidly. Watch the next six weeks as this is the time for the historical stock market crashes. I fully expect judgment from every angle to come upon America until the nation is crippled beyond repair. The LORD does not want to do this, BUT THE AMERICAN CHURCH LEFT HIM NO CHOICE.
Ezekiel 33:11 Say unto them, As I live, saith the Lord GOD, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, O house of Israel?
IMF warns world about 'dangerous' phase of decline 09/20/11 "The U.S. faces longer-lasting problems that go beyond skyrocketing gas prices and effects caused by the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, the IMF said. Employers aren't hiring or raising pay. Many homeowners owe more on their mortgages than their properties are worth. All these trends are holding back consumer spending and are reasons why "growth will be modest relative to historical averages for years to come."
Committee Searches for Economic 'Tipping Point'; Prefer Not to Find It 09/20/11
Pentagon downplays ending of 'don't ask, don't tell' 09/20/11
Bad policy decisions could push the US into a 'lost decade' 09/20/11 There is no doubt that bad policy is going to be made as God's curse rests on the government.
"Bad policy decisions could condemn the US to a "lost decade", tip America and the eurozone back into recession, and lead to "stagnation" in the world's major economies, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned."
Celebration and concern mark the end of 'don't ask, don't tell' 09/20/11
House to launch probe of Obama actions on Solyndra 09/20/11
It would be ironic if this investigation brought down the Obama regime, and it was initiated on Obama's "joyous" occasion of sodomizing the military! I will follow this to see what happens.
"Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) said Tuesday that his committee plans to investigate government loan programs to private corporations in light of allegations of improper dealings between the White House and failed energy company Solyndra and wireless start-up LightSquared. "I want to see when the president and his cronies are picking winners and losers… it wasn't because there were large contributions given to them," the chairman of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee said Tuesday morning on C-SPAN."
Jude 1:7 Even as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire.
2 Peter 2:6-8 And turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrha into ashes condemned them with an overthrow, making them an ensample unto those that after should live ungodly; And delivered just Lot, vexed with the filthy conversation of the wicked: (For that righteous man dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing, vexed his righteous soul from day to day with their unlawful deeds;)
Full article and links to additional information:
http://www.worldviewweekend.com/worldview-times/article.php?articleid=7578
09/21/11
www.worldviewweekend.com
It feels like a part of America died today when the military was officially sodomized. This is not the same country now. I had things to do and drove around, while everything looked the same there was a dread in my spirit. Today America crossed the Rubicon with the LORD. There is no turning back now. God's righteous judgments are on the way with little covering from the church. I think it is now time for individuals to pray for their protection during judgment as the nation is naked before the Holy God of Israel in judgment.
What is so sad is that the church surrendered without a fight, without even a whimper. The fear of God was long ago drained out of the church with the vast amount of hirelings preaching from the pulpits. That probably goes along with the vast amount of people sitting in the pews, who did not want to hear about God being holy and walking in the fear of Him.
This lukewarmness towards God did not start yesterday. The church failed to stand up in the 1960's when prayer and Bible reading was removed from the schools and the separation of church and state was instituted. Only a tiny fraction stood up when abortion was legalized, and less stood up when the laws of sodomy fell. Where was the prayer and fasting for an outpouring of God's Holy Spirit?
The church did not stand up when the modern translations mutilated the word of God and removed that the Lord Jesus was the only begotten Son of God along with so many other verses. I guess if the church would not stand to defend the word of God how can one expect to stand up for anything else?
This is all a symptom of a lukewarm church that has lost spiritual reality and replaced it with religious games. The church has such a great heritage in America and threw it away for what? I am at loss for words. In fact, I feel ashamed to live in modern America where the church sat back and let God haters of every stripe advance their godless agenda WITHOUT A FIGHT!
When the government enacts laws that promote sin, such as sodomizing the military, this is what triggers God's judgment on that nation. It is not the homosexual act, but it is when it becomes law, protected and promoted. I call this the Ordinances of the Amorites. Please take time to read this teaching, as you will understand why this triggers judgment.
God must judge America for legalizing homosexual marriage and sodomizing the military. The church, for the vast majority of the people, did not intercede before the LORD, so now all that is left is terrible judgment. It is on the way and America will not survive what is coming. God is going to make an example of America for the entire world to see.
The US economy is on a steep decline at the exact time the military was sodomized. I would expect to see the curse on the economy intensify rapidly. Watch the next six weeks as this is the time for the historical stock market crashes. I fully expect judgment from every angle to come upon America until the nation is crippled beyond repair. The LORD does not want to do this, BUT THE AMERICAN CHURCH LEFT HIM NO CHOICE.
Ezekiel 33:11 Say unto them, As I live, saith the Lord GOD, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, O house of Israel?
IMF warns world about 'dangerous' phase of decline 09/20/11 "The U.S. faces longer-lasting problems that go beyond skyrocketing gas prices and effects caused by the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, the IMF said. Employers aren't hiring or raising pay. Many homeowners owe more on their mortgages than their properties are worth. All these trends are holding back consumer spending and are reasons why "growth will be modest relative to historical averages for years to come."
Committee Searches for Economic 'Tipping Point'; Prefer Not to Find It 09/20/11
Pentagon downplays ending of 'don't ask, don't tell' 09/20/11
Bad policy decisions could push the US into a 'lost decade' 09/20/11 There is no doubt that bad policy is going to be made as God's curse rests on the government.
"Bad policy decisions could condemn the US to a "lost decade", tip America and the eurozone back into recession, and lead to "stagnation" in the world's major economies, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned."
Celebration and concern mark the end of 'don't ask, don't tell' 09/20/11
House to launch probe of Obama actions on Solyndra 09/20/11
It would be ironic if this investigation brought down the Obama regime, and it was initiated on Obama's "joyous" occasion of sodomizing the military! I will follow this to see what happens.
"Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) said Tuesday that his committee plans to investigate government loan programs to private corporations in light of allegations of improper dealings between the White House and failed energy company Solyndra and wireless start-up LightSquared. "I want to see when the president and his cronies are picking winners and losers… it wasn't because there were large contributions given to them," the chairman of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee said Tuesday morning on C-SPAN."
Jude 1:7 Even as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire.
2 Peter 2:6-8 And turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrha into ashes condemned them with an overthrow, making them an ensample unto those that after should live ungodly; And delivered just Lot, vexed with the filthy conversation of the wicked: (For that righteous man dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing, vexed his righteous soul from day to day with their unlawful deeds;)
Full article and links to additional information:
http://www.worldviewweekend.com/worldview-times/article.php?articleid=7578
Monday, September 12, 2011
Rick Perry Exposed as a Globalist
Rick Perry Exposed as a Globalist
Tuesday, September 06, 2011 – by Daily Bell Staff Report
Rick Perry Proposed Bi-National Health Insurance with Mexico ... As media attention intensifies about Texas Governor Rick Perry's run for the presidential nomination, an activist in Tyler, Texas, was prompted to say "More checking under the hood needed before we buy the car," according to the Dallas Morning News (DMN). The article focused on Perry's comments at a Border Summit speech in south Texas (8-22-01), days before the 9-11 attacks, about bi-national health insurance – Texas-funded coverage for both U.S. and Mexican border residents. The governor's statement favored a study, required by the Legislature, about "the feasibility of bi-national health insurance." The DMN continued, "Katherine Cesinger, spokeswoman for Perry's campaign, downplayed the topic of bi-national health insurance. 'A bill was passed by the Legislature that authorized a study to look into this issue, which ultimately concluded there were numerous barriers to accomplishing that idea, and the Legislature took no further action on this concept,' she said." However, in spite of the Legislature's failure to act, Perry made clear his willingness to funnel Texas's assets to Mexico. – New American
Dominant Social Theme: Rick Perry, an independent man with independent positions.
Free-Market Analysis: The exposing of the real Rick Perry has started in earnest now. We're surprised it took so long. It is a matter of public record that Perry connived with other US power brokers to try implement the North American trans-continental highway during the presidency of George Bush.
Bush himself was a committed globalist who, toward the end of his term in office, tried to pass an immigration bill aimed at creating what might be considered a "guest worker" program between the US and Mexico. This was only a prelude to an apparent goal of the power elite, which is a merger between Mexico, America and Canada. This is supposed to mimic the European union – it is through such building blocks that a new world order is to be constructed.
Perry is part and parcel of the globalist elite and during his terms in office in Texas he worked to implement the globalist agenda in many ways. Now that he has a higher profile and is being considered as a serious presidential candidate, Perry has been scrambling to hide his obvious elite relationships and activities. But even his newfound affection for the Tea Party and libertarianism generally cannot hide what came before.
Full article:
http://www.thedailybell.com/2884/DB-Briefs-Rick-Perry-Exposed-as-a-Globalist-Chinese-and-US-Officials-Have-Unusually-Close-Relationship-Cameron-Wants-Rendition-Inquiry
Tuesday, September 06, 2011 – by Daily Bell Staff Report
Rick Perry Proposed Bi-National Health Insurance with Mexico ... As media attention intensifies about Texas Governor Rick Perry's run for the presidential nomination, an activist in Tyler, Texas, was prompted to say "More checking under the hood needed before we buy the car," according to the Dallas Morning News (DMN). The article focused on Perry's comments at a Border Summit speech in south Texas (8-22-01), days before the 9-11 attacks, about bi-national health insurance – Texas-funded coverage for both U.S. and Mexican border residents. The governor's statement favored a study, required by the Legislature, about "the feasibility of bi-national health insurance." The DMN continued, "Katherine Cesinger, spokeswoman for Perry's campaign, downplayed the topic of bi-national health insurance. 'A bill was passed by the Legislature that authorized a study to look into this issue, which ultimately concluded there were numerous barriers to accomplishing that idea, and the Legislature took no further action on this concept,' she said." However, in spite of the Legislature's failure to act, Perry made clear his willingness to funnel Texas's assets to Mexico. – New American
Dominant Social Theme: Rick Perry, an independent man with independent positions.
Free-Market Analysis: The exposing of the real Rick Perry has started in earnest now. We're surprised it took so long. It is a matter of public record that Perry connived with other US power brokers to try implement the North American trans-continental highway during the presidency of George Bush.
Bush himself was a committed globalist who, toward the end of his term in office, tried to pass an immigration bill aimed at creating what might be considered a "guest worker" program between the US and Mexico. This was only a prelude to an apparent goal of the power elite, which is a merger between Mexico, America and Canada. This is supposed to mimic the European union – it is through such building blocks that a new world order is to be constructed.
Perry is part and parcel of the globalist elite and during his terms in office in Texas he worked to implement the globalist agenda in many ways. Now that he has a higher profile and is being considered as a serious presidential candidate, Perry has been scrambling to hide his obvious elite relationships and activities. But even his newfound affection for the Tea Party and libertarianism generally cannot hide what came before.
Full article:
http://www.thedailybell.com/2884/DB-Briefs-Rick-Perry-Exposed-as-a-Globalist-Chinese-and-US-Officials-Have-Unusually-Close-Relationship-Cameron-Wants-Rendition-Inquiry
Friday, September 09, 2011
THE RISE OF ISLAMIC "NO GO" ZONES
Three and a half years ago, one of the Church of England's most senior bishops, Pakistani-born Michael Nazir-Ali, warned that Islamic extremists had created "no-go"areas across Britain too dangerous for non-Muslims to enter. His politically incorrect concern sparked a firestorm of denial and criticism.
Well, the evidence of how multiculturalism "has gone wrong" is in. [The week of August 28] Soeren Kern at the Hudson Institute documented the proliferation of such no-go zones throughout Europe - autonomous Islamic "microstates" under Sharia rule (having rejected their host countries' legal systems), where non-Muslims must either conform to the cultural, legal, and religious norms of fundamentalist Islam or expect to be greeted with violence. As Daniel Pipes puts it, "a more precise name for these zones would be Dar al-Islam" - the House of Islam, or the place where Islam rules.
In Britain, where there are already as many as eighty-five Sharia courts in operation, an Islamist group called Muslims Against the Crusades has launched an ambitious campaign to turn twelve British cities into independent Islamic states, including Birmingham, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, and what the group calls "Londonistan."
In the Tower Hamlets in East London - or as the Muslims there refer to it, "the Islamic Republic of Tower Hamlets" - imams known as the "Tower Hamlets Taliban" issue death threats to unveiled women, and gays are attacked by gangs of young Muslim men. The neighborhood has been littered with leaflets announcing, "You are entering a Sharia controlled zone. Islamic rules enforced." It was in East London, remember, that the Islamist Abu Izzadeen challenged former Home Secretary John Reid by saying: "How dare you come to a Muslim area?"
In France, there are an astonishing 751 so-called Sensitive Urban Zones (ZUS). "Sensitive" indeed: the nature of the ZUS, and chaos like the nightly burning of cars in Paris, are topics that the French media largely downplay to avoid accusations of racism or Islamophobia - hence, for example, their generic description of the immigrant gangs running wild in Paris Métro stations as "youth."
The Dutch government has released a list of forty "no-go" zones in the Netherlands. In Brussels, Belgium, which is twenty percent Muslim, police have to patrol with two police cars, to watch each other's back.
In Sweden, which an imam there has labeled "the best Islamic state," whole patches of the city of Malmö - which is more than twenty-five percent Muslim - are no-go zones. There and in Gothenburg, Muslim teenagers have been burning cars, attacking emergency services, throwing.stones at patrolling officers and temporarily blinding them with green lasers.
And where such zones have not been officially established, the process is underway.
These dangerous enclaves are, the Hudson Institute's Kern writes, "the byproduct of decades of multicultural policies that have encouraged Muslim immigrants to create parallel societies and remain segregated rather than become integrated into their European host nations." Indeed, as the scholar of Islam Robert Spencer has put it, what the Islamic supremacists want is not merely a place at the table - equal rights under the law, as previous minority groups have sought in civil rights movements - but their own separate table, utterly distinct from the manmade laws of infidels.
Full article
http://frontpagemag.com/2011/08/31/the-rise-of-islamic-no-go-zones/
Well, the evidence of how multiculturalism "has gone wrong" is in. [The week of August 28] Soeren Kern at the Hudson Institute documented the proliferation of such no-go zones throughout Europe - autonomous Islamic "microstates" under Sharia rule (having rejected their host countries' legal systems), where non-Muslims must either conform to the cultural, legal, and religious norms of fundamentalist Islam or expect to be greeted with violence. As Daniel Pipes puts it, "a more precise name for these zones would be Dar al-Islam" - the House of Islam, or the place where Islam rules.
In Britain, where there are already as many as eighty-five Sharia courts in operation, an Islamist group called Muslims Against the Crusades has launched an ambitious campaign to turn twelve British cities into independent Islamic states, including Birmingham, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, and what the group calls "Londonistan."
In the Tower Hamlets in East London - or as the Muslims there refer to it, "the Islamic Republic of Tower Hamlets" - imams known as the "Tower Hamlets Taliban" issue death threats to unveiled women, and gays are attacked by gangs of young Muslim men. The neighborhood has been littered with leaflets announcing, "You are entering a Sharia controlled zone. Islamic rules enforced." It was in East London, remember, that the Islamist Abu Izzadeen challenged former Home Secretary John Reid by saying: "How dare you come to a Muslim area?"
In France, there are an astonishing 751 so-called Sensitive Urban Zones (ZUS). "Sensitive" indeed: the nature of the ZUS, and chaos like the nightly burning of cars in Paris, are topics that the French media largely downplay to avoid accusations of racism or Islamophobia - hence, for example, their generic description of the immigrant gangs running wild in Paris Métro stations as "youth."
The Dutch government has released a list of forty "no-go" zones in the Netherlands. In Brussels, Belgium, which is twenty percent Muslim, police have to patrol with two police cars, to watch each other's back.
In Sweden, which an imam there has labeled "the best Islamic state," whole patches of the city of Malmö - which is more than twenty-five percent Muslim - are no-go zones. There and in Gothenburg, Muslim teenagers have been burning cars, attacking emergency services, throwing.stones at patrolling officers and temporarily blinding them with green lasers.
And where such zones have not been officially established, the process is underway.
These dangerous enclaves are, the Hudson Institute's Kern writes, "the byproduct of decades of multicultural policies that have encouraged Muslim immigrants to create parallel societies and remain segregated rather than become integrated into their European host nations." Indeed, as the scholar of Islam Robert Spencer has put it, what the Islamic supremacists want is not merely a place at the table - equal rights under the law, as previous minority groups have sought in civil rights movements - but their own separate table, utterly distinct from the manmade laws of infidels.
Full article
http://frontpagemag.com/2011/08/31/the-rise-of-islamic-no-go-zones/
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