tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28587319559645153642024-02-07T01:13:14.870-08:00The Blog of TruthWayne's "The Blog of Truth" is where he posts things of interest to him, and hopes you will likewise find them interesting. Some will be of a spiritual nature and some not. At the end of each post there is a link for leaving comments. Please feel free to do so. I appreciate the feedback and I read each comment and respond to most. Enjoy.
All articles posted on this blog are copyright protected. Copyright (c) Wayne C. Weeks 2009 - 2017. See Sidebar Notice.Wayne Weekshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17179022169447658576noreply@blogger.comBlogger238125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2858731955964515364.post-25032777308599599262017-06-24T15:37:00.001-07:002017-06-24T15:37:23.388-07:00My husband of five years is not a Christian. I thought he might change with my influence, but he shows no signs, and now I feel "unequally yoked." In view of 2 Corinthians 6:14 am I justified in seeking a divorce? <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container zemanta-img" style="float: right; margin-right: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Absolutely not! The Scripture you referenced in no way
suggests or condones divorce. <i>2 Corinthians 6:14-18</i> admonishes us to
be careful in entering into relationships, (all types not just marriage) and
that we should enter into relationships with believers whenever possible. If, for some reason we do not heed the
admonition, God has provided ample Scripture to guide us in those
relationships, once established, even if we are "unequally yoked." I
think the Scripture that is applicable to your situation is <i>1 Corinthians 7:13,16.</i> Go and read it,
and while you are at it read <i>Genesis 2:24</i>. Remember, your marriage was a covenant with
God as well as with your husband. God does not honor divorce, and Christians
should not consider divorce an option (or at least the very, very last option
in cases of abuse or danger). God joined you together, and told you to stay
together, so you better figure out how to do it. I will pray for your
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Wayne Weekshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17179022169447658576noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2858731955964515364.post-61983219670500289142017-06-16T14:27:00.001-07:002017-06-16T14:27:40.486-07:00I hear Christians speak of the "Trinity" yet I cannot find the word in the Bible. Does that mean it is an un-biblical doctrine?<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container zemanta-img" style="float: right; margin-right: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption zemanta-img-attribution" style="text-align: center; width: 350px;">The Scutum Fidei, a diagram frequently used by Christian apologists to explain the Trinity. (Photo credit: <a href="http://commons.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Shield-Trinity-Scutum-Fidei-compact.svg" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a>)</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">You are correct in that the word "Trinity" does
not appear in the Bible, but the concept is clearly derived from Scripture, and
is a biblical doctrine. Throughout the Bible references are made to the Father,
the Son and the Holy Spirit. There is but one God existing in three
personalities (or persons). In fact, there is very strong biblical support for
the doctrine of the Trinity. Some of the
Scripture supporting one God -- <i>1
Corinthians 8:4, James 2:19, John 5:44, Romans 3:30</i> and more. On the one
hand, the Scripture is clear that there is only one God; yet, it also is clear
that there are three distinct persons who are called God in Scripture. God the
Father -- <i>1 Peter 1:2</i> and others, God
the Son (Jesus)-- <i>John 20:28</i> and
others, God the Holy Spirit -- <i>Acts 5:
3,4.</i> The concept of the Trinity carries through the entire Bible and I have
given you a very small sampling of supporting Scripture. No, the word Trinity
is not used in the Bible; Yes, the doctrine of the Trinity is a valid biblical
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Wayne Weekshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17179022169447658576noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2858731955964515364.post-50404938928377795012017-06-09T09:15:00.002-07:002017-06-09T09:15:30.025-07:00I am having a little trouble understanding Luke 14:26. Jesus seems to be telling us to hate our families. Is this so? <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container zemanta-img" style="float: right; margin-right: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://commons.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:P._Chester_Beatty_I%2C_folio_13-14%2C_recto.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: clear:right;"><img alt="The front side of folios 13 and 14 of a Greek ..." border="0" class="zemanta-img-inserted zemanta-img-configured" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/P._Chester_Beatty_I%2C_folio_13-14%2C_recto.jpg/350px-P._Chester_Beatty_I%2C_folio_13-14%2C_recto.jpg" style="border: none; font-size: 0.8em;" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption zemanta-img-attribution" style="text-align: center; width: 350px;">The front side of folios 13 and 14 of a Greek papyrus manuscript of the Gospel of Luke containing verses 11:50–12:12 and 13:6-24, P. Chester Beatty I (Gregory-Aland no. P 45 ). (Photo credit: <a href="http://commons.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:P._Chester_Beatty_I%2C_folio_13-14%2C_recto.jpg" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a>)</td></tr>
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14:26</i> are an example of hyperbole, a form of speech that exaggerates for
emphasis. Jesus was setting up an extreme contrast to make a point. He was
describing to His disciples the total love and commitment they were to have. In
the Hebrew mindset of the time to "hate" simply meant to "love
less." Jesus was saying that our supreme love must be for Him. Everything
(and everyone) else must take second place. Measuring our love for Christ
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Wayne Weekshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17179022169447658576noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2858731955964515364.post-32173364170709773862017-06-01T16:59:00.000-07:002017-06-02T07:03:39.625-07:00I'm confused. The Bible says Jesus died on the cross for my sins. What happened to all those people in the Old Testament who died before Jesus came? <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container zemanta-img" style="float: right; margin-right: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:FallOfTheDamnedBosch.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: clear:right;"><img alt="The Crucifixion of Jesus Christ" border="0" class="zemanta-img-inserted zemanta-img-configured" height="833" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/FallOfTheDamnedBosch.jpg/350px-FallOfTheDamnedBosch.jpg" style="border: none; font-size: 0.8em;" width="350" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption zemanta-img-attribution" style="text-align: center; width: 350px;">The Crucifixion of Jesus Christ (Photo credit: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:FallOfTheDamnedBosch.jpg" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a>)</td></tr>
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of God, died for each of us individually; His sacrifice was for all of us,
including those in the Old Testament.
You can look upon this as sort of "retroactive" atonement.
Remember God always had a plan of redemption for us, and that plan was laid
prior to the foundation of the earth being laid. Jesus always was going to be
the sacrificial lamb, from the beginning. So the Old Testament believers
received the redemption and atonement in the same manner we have; by the blood
of Christ. Their sins were imputed to Him beforehand. (see <i>Romans 3:25 --best in the King James version</i>) Christ died for our
sins; past, present and future. In the case of the Old Testament believers,
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Wayne Weekshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17179022169447658576noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2858731955964515364.post-19118573449138526142017-05-19T08:50:00.000-07:002017-05-19T16:15:00.715-07:00My sister's baby boy lived just one year then died. Where will he spend eternity? What if he had died in the womb?<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container zemanta-img" style="float: right; margin-right: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://commons.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:BLW_Gravid_Uterus_-_Anatomical_Specimen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: clear:right;"><img alt="Baby in the womb in fifth month. The woman and..." border="0" class="zemanta-img-inserted zemanta-img-configured" height="263" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/BLW_Gravid_Uterus_-_Anatomical_Specimen.jpg/350px-BLW_Gravid_Uterus_-_Anatomical_Specimen.jpg" style="border: none; font-size: 0.8em;" width="350" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption zemanta-img-attribution" style="text-align: center; width: 350px;">Baby in the womb in fifth month. The woman and baby died because the mother\'s womb was pointing backwards causing her to miscarry. Hunter\'s recognition of the condition saved many lives and it is no longer a life threatening condition. (Photo credit: <a href="http://commons.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:BLW_Gravid_Uterus_-_Anatomical_Specimen.jpg" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a>)</td></tr>
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important to know that even though a child in the womb does not
"breathe" it is alive in the mother. Therefore it has a soul and a
spirit as well as a living body in the prenatal state. This, in essence makes
your two questions one. What happens to children who die before they are old
enough to accept Jesus as their lord and savior? Everyone needs salvation, even those too
young to know it. We are all born into sin. However, those children who die
prior to reaching their individual age of accountability are under the blood
and saved by the blood of Christ.
Remember, Jesus died for all, including the children. Children who are
to young to accept Jesus, and understand what they have done, will spend
eternity in heaven with God. It is very important that just as soon as your
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Wayne Weekshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17179022169447658576noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2858731955964515364.post-35801593170153524432017-05-12T09:48:00.000-07:002017-05-12T09:48:50.939-07:00I have heard that Jesus was not really God, but was a good moral teacher who was trying to set an example for us. Is this true? <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container zemanta-img" style="float: right; margin-right: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://commons.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Jesus_the_teacher._Jan_Luyken_etching._Bowyer_Bible.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: clear:right;"><img alt="English: An etching by Jan Luyken representing..." border="0" class="zemanta-img-inserted zemanta-img-configured" height="209" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Jesus_the_teacher._Jan_Luyken_etching._Bowyer_Bible.gif/350px-Jesus_the_teacher._Jan_Luyken_etching._Bowyer_Bible.gif" style="border: none; font-size: 0.8em;" width="350" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption zemanta-img-attribution" style="text-align: center; width: 350px;">English: An etching by Jan Luyken representing "Jesus the Teacher" in the Bowyer Bible, Bolton, England. (Photo credit: <a href="http://commons.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Jesus_the_teacher._Jan_Luyken_etching._Bowyer_Bible.gif" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a>)</td></tr>
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Jesus told us He is God in several places in the bible. Read <i>John 6:29,40 & John:8:58.</i>
Think about it for a minute; Jesus as only a good moral teacher does not make
sense. If Jesus said He is God, and he is not, then he must have been a liar.
If he was a liar, how could he have been a good moral teacher, since the act of
lying reflects bad morals. Would someone who was just a teacher of moral values
claim that the destiny of the world lay in His hands? Would he tell people they
would spend eternity in heaven or hell, depending upon their believing in Him?
I think not. Further, for Jesus to tell people that He is God, and the Savior
of the world (<i>Luke 19:10</i>) when he
really was not, would be the height of <b><i>im</i></b>morality. Yes, Jesus was (and is)
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Wayne Weekshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17179022169447658576noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2858731955964515364.post-2042802816911387112017-05-05T10:04:00.003-07:002017-05-05T10:04:36.443-07:00My parents told me that I was baptized as an infant. Some of my Christian friends say I need to be baptized again. Why? <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container zemanta-img" style="float: right; margin-right: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://commons.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Bethany_%285%29.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: clear:right;"><img alt="The supposed location where John baptized Jesu..." border="0" class="zemanta-img-inserted zemanta-img-configured" height="263" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Bethany_%285%29.JPG/350px-Bethany_%285%29.JPG" style="border: none; font-size: 0.8em;" width="350" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption zemanta-img-attribution" style="text-align: center; width: 350px;">The supposed location where John baptized Jesus Christ East of the River Jordan. (Photo credit: <a href="http://commons.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Bethany_%285%29.JPG" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a>)</td></tr>
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commitment to Christ. It is a public proclamation of that commitment. That
being so, the person being baptized must be old enough to have made a sincere
commitment to Christ himself or herself.
Children can do this at a fairly early </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">age in some cases. I see baptism of
infants as the parents committing the child to Christ, and that is OK, but I
believe the biblical pattern is for people to be baptized following conversion
(see </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Acts
16:29-34 for one example). Baptism is not necessary for
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thief on the cross next to Jesus. He was saved though never baptized. Having
said that I want to say baptism is biblical and important. If you were baptized
young, and/or are not sure you </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">had given you life to Christ prior to
your baptism, just do it again. Jesus considered baptism so important that He did
it Himself, and made it part of His instructions in "The Great
Commission" (read </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Matthew 28:16-20)</span></div>
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Wayne Weekshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17179022169447658576noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2858731955964515364.post-57437720099268628042017-05-03T16:00:00.004-07:002017-05-03T16:00:51.075-07:00I remember reading in the Bible that God punishes children for their parents sin. Is that so?<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container zemanta-img" style="float: right; margin-right: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://commons.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Aleppo_Codex_%28Deut%29.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: clear:right;"><img alt="The Aleppo Codex is a medieval manuscript of t..." border="0" class="zemanta-img-inserted zemanta-img-configured" height="425" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Aleppo_Codex_%28Deut%29.jpg/350px-Aleppo_Codex_%28Deut%29.jpg" style="border: none; font-size: 0.8em;" width="350" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption zemanta-img-attribution" style="text-align: center; width: 350px;">The Aleppo Codex is a medieval manuscript of the Hebrew Bible (Tanakh), associated with Rabbi Aaron Ben Asher. The Masoretic scholars wrote it in the early 10th century, probably in Tiberias, Israel. It is in book form and contains the vowel points and grammar points (nikkudot) that specify the pronunciation of the ancient Hebrew letters to preserve the chanting tradition. It is perhaps the most historically important Hebrew manuscript in existence. (Photo credit: <a href="http://commons.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Aleppo_Codex_%28Deut%29.jpg" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a>)</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Please read <i>Ezekiel
18:14-20, </i>and the promise of the new covenant<i> -- Jeremiah 31:28-34.</i> Children often do inherit problems from the
parents. Sinful patterns of behavior are often passed on to family members. An
environment of alcoholism, sexual abuse or violence can scar children for life,
but these children will answer to God for their own lives, not for those of
their parents. Your question probably came from reading <i>Numbers 14:18</i>. I believe scripture is consistent in that God
punishes people for their own sins, and <i>Numbers
14:18</i> is referring to passing on of a sinful nature, or the sad results of
sinful parents. Are not "crack babies" punished for the sins of their
parents? The parents do it though, not God.</span></div>
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Wayne Weekshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17179022169447658576noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2858731955964515364.post-18564630105808567292017-05-01T08:57:00.001-07:002017-05-01T08:57:20.470-07:00If God is in control of everything; if God is sovereign and rules all, why should we pray?<div class="DefaultText">
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we must understand that God has ordained not only the "ends" but also
the "means" to those ends. God
has not only predetermined to bring certain things about, but also He has
ordained to accomplish some specific things as a result of the individual
prayers of His saints (us). Therefore, we absolutely should pray for specific
needs. Let us not forget the teaching of
<i>James 4:2</i> "You do not have,
because you do not ask God." (also see <i>1
Thessalonians 5:17</i>) Further, our God
is the god of love and a God of personal relationships. He desires that we be
in communion with Him. He wants a close personal relationship with each one of
us. How could that be possible without intimate conversation? That alone is reason enough to pray.</span></div>
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Wayne Weekshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17179022169447658576noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2858731955964515364.post-58193982211029931392017-04-28T08:24:00.000-07:002017-04-28T08:24:14.543-07:00Does God ever change his mind?<div class="MsoNormal">
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change his mind contradicting his unchanging nature. Others believe that since God knows all
things, he does not change his mind. However, the Bible often speaks of God's
mercy in terms of God changing his mind about judgment. God does change</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">his mind, but not the way we humans
do. God, being sovereign can predetermine to change his course of action in
response to our prayers, while leaving his ultimate purposes unchanged. He
simply builds in options into his purposes from the start. Its kind of like
taking a trip and altering</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">the route along the way, but ending up
at the pre-planned destination. Our God never changes, but can change his mind
in response to our prayers. For examples of God changing his mind see: Exodus 32:9-14; Isaiah 38:1-4; Hosea 11:8,9</span></span><br />
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Wayne Weekshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17179022169447658576noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2858731955964515364.post-32716419660970455162017-04-26T09:20:00.000-07:002017-04-26T09:20:04.519-07:00The Bible seems to say that God establishes all governments. Does He establish the bad ones too? <div class="MsoNormal">
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Sometime they even become rulers over nations. That does not mean that
God participates in their evil activities.
God can, however, use human deeds -- good or evil -- to help accomplish His
greater purposes, which are always good. A Biblical example is His use of evil
Babylon to discipline the nation of Judah. He permitted brutal rulers to
conquer his people in the hopes that his people would turn again to him. See “Habakkuk
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test us at times, but he does not tempt us. What's the difference? Tempting is trying
to get a person to do something wrong. A
trial (or test) is a situation in which God gives a person an opportunity </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">to do something right.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">God never tries to trip us up, but he does
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">He tests </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">us so that we might be victorious. As
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faced this struggle. (see Romans 7:7-25) Make up your
mind that you will not be tempted by sin, and then do the best you can. Ask God
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"> It’s Saturday. What a week it has been. It is very dark in here, and a bit cool. Not cold, just a bit cool. I think these linen cloths they wrapped my
body in keep it from being too cold. You
see, it was yesterday I died, but you know that. Are you wondering how I can
sense cool or cold? Remember that I have
always existed, from before the beginning, and will exist forever. There are no blank spots in my existence, not
even when my body was dead and in this tomb.
I am the Alpha and the Omega. I have almost completed my work here on
earth. I have suffered; I have died; and tomorrow I will rise again. Tomorrow
morning when Mary Magdalene and the other Mary come to anoint my body, they
will find it is not here, but I will have someone explain it to them. <o:p></o:p></span><img alt="Calvary Crucifixion With Sun..." class="box" height="150" src="https://thumb10.shutterstock.com/thumb_large/196951/196951,1331824988,7/stock-photo-calvary-crucifixion-with-sun-setting-behind-97664798.jpg" /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"> I have cried a lot in the past few
hours, not because of my circumstances, but because of yours. You see, I have
done what was required of me, and I did it to save you. To my sadness, there
are many of you who still won’t acknowledge me. Even after all I have done for
you, because of my love for you. Yesterday, I cried out “My God, my God, why
have you forsaken me?” But I know why; it was for you -- because of my love for
you. So now I ask you -- why are you forsaking me? I love you -- please come to me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"> Oh yes, what a week it has been. It was just last Sunday that I arrived in
Jerusalem. I entered the town on a
donkey amidst shouts of “Hosanna to the
Son of David, the King of Israel.
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord” from an enthusiastic
welcoming crowd. It was only a short
time later the same crowd was yelling “Crucify him!” , but that did not stop me
from loving them. They did not know what
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other things, and money changers were profiting from very active trade. They had turned my house into a den of
robbers! How dare they! My house is to be a house of prayer. So, I
turned over their tables and drove them from the temple. What else could I do? They had created an environment of stealing
instead of healing. It could not be
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temple. But even while doing so, my authority was questioned. Later in the day I went to the home of Simon
the Leper. A woman there named Mary
poured some nice perfume on my head, and then poured the nard on my feet and
wiped my feet with her hair. She really didn't know it but she was preparing my
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"> Thursday I enjoyed Passover in a large
upper room with my disciples. I let Judas know that I knew he would betray
me. He denied it, but we know the truth,
don’t we? During the meal I taught the
disciples about the new covenant and how to stay in communion with me with
bread and wine. The bread is my body,
and the wine is my blood -- poured out for you. Later in the day we went to Gethsemane
because I wanted to pray. I was very
distressed and troubled. My soul was overwhelmed with sorrow. I fell to the
ground in prayer and asked the Father to take this cup from me if it was
possible, but I knew it wasn't possible, and I wept. Sweat that was like blood dripped from my
body. I was in torment, but I understood my mission; a mission of love. A mission of salvation.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"> Friday was the worst! First I was arrested, then a trial that was
nothing more than a mock trial. After it
ended, I was flogged and handed over to be crucified. What do you know about flogging? Do you know that it is done with a leather
whip with multiple ends, and that there are sharp pieces of bone and metal in
each end? Do you know that it leaves the
back raw and bleeding, and sometimes exposes bones and organs? Do you know that sometimes it actually causes
death? Did you know that? I endured that for you -- because I love you.
And do you want to know something else?
I would do it again -- for you. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"> After they were done flogging me, they
made me carry the cross they were to crucify me on, up the hill to
Golgotha. People spit on me and mocked
me. They hung me on that cross, between two robbers. They pierced my side with a spear. I died on that cross. I won’t tell you how
horrible death on a Roman cross is, but you ought to know they came up with
this method of execution because it is the most painful death imaginable. My
mother was a witness. It is
finished. In just a few hours I will
leave this tomb, and my mission here will be finished, but I will be with you
always -- until the end.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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did it for you. You and your
salvation. Yet, I weep because some
among you won’t acknowledge me. Some
among you won’t listen to what I say when I say “Knock and the door will be
opened.” I love you so much that I want
you to spend eternity with me in paradise.
Won’t you accept my invitation?
Won’t you let me live in you?
Won’t you experience the joy of real life? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Wayne Weekshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17179022169447658576noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2858731955964515364.post-16853810173534287172017-04-07T16:19:00.002-07:002017-04-07T16:19:30.214-07:00The Bible speaks of "fear of God." Should we live in fear or terror of God?<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container zemanta-img" style="float: right; margin-right: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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kind of fear that makes us tremble. This fear is actually another word for
reverence or worship. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of all
knowledge. I think this suggests that if
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deserves we will begin to gain wisdom. We are to approach God with an attitude
of humility and awe, not dread and fright. We should fear God in our daily
lives, whether relating to money, work, marriage or other issues we face,
giving God the honor </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">due Him by obeying His will in each of
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Wayne Weekshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17179022169447658576noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2858731955964515364.post-62236124098874059732017-04-05T15:26:00.000-07:002017-04-05T15:26:56.277-07:00Since the sins of believers were washed away by Christ on the cross, how can believers be judged? <div class="MsoNormal">
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eternal rewards depend on our faithfulness. See </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">1 Cor.3:8 &
3:13-15.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We believers are
judged righteous in Christ, but will also be rewarded in accordance with the
things we do while in the body, whether good or bad. It does matter what we do.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">God expects
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Wayne Weekshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17179022169447658576noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2858731955964515364.post-85632972132555909602017-04-02T15:42:00.002-07:002017-04-02T15:47:26.331-07:00Are we saved by grace alone, or do we need to do good works?<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container zemanta-img" style="float: right; margin-right: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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accepted Jesus as Lord and Savior. No one can take this gift from us. It is irrevocable. You cannot earn your way
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Wayne Weekshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17179022169447658576noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2858731955964515364.post-24606990875317247002017-03-08T07:03:00.001-08:002017-03-08T07:03:05.579-08:00Can someone who is saved, someone who has accepted Jesus, fall away and lose their salvation?<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">In a word -- no. Having said that, some explanation is in order.
When a person accepts Jesus as their Lord and Savior, they must be sincere in
that acceptance. They must have a right heart. They cannot just be playing a
game or dabbling in Christianity. They must develop </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">a personal relationship with Jesus.
True believers won't fall away though they may have times where they
"backslide." Luke 8:13 speaks
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sincere in their acceptance. John 10:28 says "I give them eternal life,
and they shall never perish; no one can snatch them out of my hand." Since "no one" includes us, we
cannot do anything to take ourselves away from God. Again this assumes we </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">were sincere in our acceptance. </span></div>
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email me at: </span></b><span style="background: white; color: blue; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">wcweeks1@gmail.com</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br />
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</span><span style="background: white; color: #0b5394; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Take a minute and check out my ebooks, all on
one page:</span><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><a href="http://goo.gl/rTpBXb"><b><span style="background: white; color: #0070c0; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">http://goo.gl/rTpBXb</span></b></a><b><span style="background: white; color: #0070c0; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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Wayne Weekshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17179022169447658576noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2858731955964515364.post-56774816490537278822017-03-07T15:21:00.001-08:002017-03-07T15:25:41.249-08:00How can a loving God sentence people to eternal suffering in hell?<div class="MsoNormal">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Our God is indeed a God of love. As such he gives us free will. He does not "sentence" us to
hell. We get to make that choice. Hell
is eternal separation from God. Since God is love, hell is the absence of
love. Since God is light, hell is the
absence of light. Our God </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">is not only the God of love, He is
also perfect righteousness and absolute holiness. As such, there can be
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</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">We are all sinners, forgiven by God's grace and Christ's sacrifice in
place of us.</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The truth is we all deserve
hell, </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">but God provided an alternative:
heaven. God's word makes it clear that He would prefer every human being spend
eternity in heaven with Him, but He left the choice to us. Accept Jesus as Lord and Savior, or accept
hell. Easy choice for me! </span></div>
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not "sentence" anyone </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">to hell. He gives us a choice. It is truly up to each of us individually.
Choose heaven, or choose hell.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Related scripture: <span style="color: blue;"><b>John 5:24</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Would you like to know more? Feel free to email me at: </b><span style="color: blue;">wcweeks1@gmail.com</span></span><br />
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1998, Kodak had 170,000 employees and sold 85% of all photo paper
worldwide.<br />Within just a few years, their business model disappeared and they
got bankrupt.<br />What happened to Kodak will happen in a lot of industries in
the next 10 years - and most people don't see it coming.<br /><br /></span></b><o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Did
you think in 1998 that 3 years later you would never take pictures on paper film
again? Digital cameras were invented in 1975. The first ones only had 10,000
pixels, but followed Moore's law. So as with all exponential technologies, it
was a disappointment for a long time, before it became way superior and got
mainstream in only a few short years. It will now happen with Artificial
Intelligence, health, automatic / electric cars, education, 3D printing,
agriculture and jobs. Welcome to the 4th Industrial Revolution.<br />Welcome to
the Exponential Age.<br /></span></b><b><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">Software
will disrupt most traditional industries in the next 5-10
years</span></b><b><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"><br /><br />Mind
you, Uber is just a software tool, they don't own any cars, and are now the
biggest taxi company in the world. AirBnB is now the biggest hotel company in
the world, although they don't own any properties.<br /></span></b><b><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">Artificial
Intelligence</span></b><b><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">:
Computers become exponentially better in understanding the world. This year, a
computer beat the best Go player in the world, 10 years earlier than expected.
In the US, young lawyers already don't have jobs. You can get legal advice (more
or less basic stuff) from IBM Watson within seconds, with 90% accuracy compared
with 70% accuracy when done by humans. So if you study law, stop immediately.
There will be 90% less laywyers in the future, only specialists will
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<b><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Watson
already helps nurses diagnose cancer, 4 time more accurate than human nurses.
Facebook now has a pattern recognition software that can recognize faces better
than humans. In 2030, computers will become more intelligent than
humans.<br /></span></b><b><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">Automatic
cars: </span></b><b><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">In
2018 the first self driving cars will appear for the public. Around 2020, the
complete automobile industry will start to be disrupted. You don't want to own a
car anymore. You will call a car with your phone, it will show up at your
location and drive you to your destination. You will not need to park it, you
only pay for the driven distance and be productive while driving. Our kids will
never get a driver's licence and will never own a car. It will change the
cities, because we will need 90-95% less cars for that. We can transform former
parking space into parks. 1.2 million people die each year in car accidents
worldwide. We now have one accident every 100,000km, with autopilot driving that
will drop to one accident in 10 million km. That will save a million lives each
year.<br />Most car companies might become bankrupt. Traditional car companies try
the evolutionary approach and just build a better car, while tech companies
(Tesla, Apple, Google) will do try the revolutionary approach and build a
computer on wheels. I spoke to a lot of engineers from Volkswagen and Audi; they
are completely terrified of Tesla.<br /><br />Insurance companies will have massive
trouble because without accidents, the insurance will become 100x cheaper. Their
car insurance business model will disappear.<br />Real estate business is bound to
change. Because if you can work while you commute, people will move further away
to live in a more beautiful neighborhood.</span></b><o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"><br />Electric
cars will become mainstream until 2020. Cities will be less noisy because all
cars will run on electricity, which will become incredibly cheap and
clean.<br />Solar production has been on an exponential curve for 30 years, but
you can only now see the impact. Last year, more solar energy stations were
installed worldwide than fossil. The price for solar energy will drop so much
that all coal companies will be defunct by 2025.<br />With cheap electricity comes
cheap and abundant water. Desalination now only needs 2kWh per cubic meter. We
don't have scarce water in most places, we only have scarce drinking water.
Imagine what will be possible if anyone can have as much clean water as he
wants, for nearly no cost.<br /></span></b><b><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">Health</span></b><b><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">:
The Tricorder X price will be announced this year. There are pharma companies
building a medical device (called the 'Tricorder' from Star Trek) that works
with your phone, which takes your retina scan, your blood sample and your breath
into it. It then analyses 54 biomarkers that will identify nearly any disease.
It will be cheap, so in a few years everyone on this planet will have access to
world class medicine, nearly for free.<br /></span></b><b><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">3D
printing</span></b><b><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">:
The price of the cheapest 3D printer came down from $18,000 to $400 within 10
years. In the same time, it became 100 times faster. All major shoe companies
started 3D printing shoes. Spare airplane parts are already 3D printed in remote
airports. The space station now has a 3D printer that eliminates the need for
the large amout of spare parts they used to have in the past.<br /><br /></span></b><o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">At
the end of this year, new smartphones will have 3D scanning possibilities. You
can then 3D scan your feet and print your perfect shoe at home. In China, they
already 3D printed a complete 6-storey office building. By 2027, 10% of
everything that's being produced will be 3D printed.<br /></span></b><b><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">Business
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If you think of a niche you want to go in, ask yourself - in the future, do you
think we will have that?, and if the answer is yes, how can you make that happen
sooner? If it doesn't work with your phone, forget the idea. And any idea
designed for success in the 20th century is doomed for failure in the 21st
century.<br /></span></b><b><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">Work</span></b><b><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">:
70-80% of jobs will disappear in the next 20 years. There will be a lot of new
jobs, but it is not clear if there will be enough new jobs in such a small
time.<br /></span></b><b><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">Agriculture:</span></b><b><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">
There will be a $100 agricultural robot in the future. Farmers in 3rd world
countries can then become managers of their field instead of working all days on
their fields. Aeroponics will need much less water. The first petri dish
produced veal is now available and will be cheaper than cow produced veal in
2018. Right now, 30% of all agricultural surfaces is used for cows. Imagine if
we don't need that space anymore. There are several startups who will bring
insect protein to the market shortly. It contains more protein than meat. It
will be labeled as 'Alternative protein source' (as most people still reject the
idea of eating insects).<br /></span></b><b><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">There
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which can already tell in which mood you are. Until 2020 there will be apps that
can tell by your facial expressions if you are lying. Imagine a political debate
where it's being displayed, if they are speaking the truth or
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The cheapest smart phone are already at $10 in Africa and Asia. By 2020, most
human will own a smartphone or a device that has access to world class education
/ information. Every child can use Khan's academy and other tools for learning
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Right now, the average life span increases by 3 months per year. Four years ago,
the life span used to be 79 years, now it's 80 years. The increase itself is
increasing and by 2036, there will be more that one year increase per year. So
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://commons.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:World_Muslim_Population_Pew_Forum.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: clear:right;"><img alt="English: The Muslim population of the world ma..." border="0" class="zemanta-img-inserted zemanta-img-configured" height="168" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/World_Muslim_Population_Pew_Forum.png/350px-World_Muslim_Population_Pew_Forum.png" style="border: none; font-size: 0.8em;" width="350" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption zemanta-img-attribution" style="text-align: center; width: 350px;">English: The Muslim population of the world map by percentage of each country, according to the Pew Forum 2009 report on world Muslim populations. (Photo credit: <a href="http://commons.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:World_Muslim_Population_Pew_Forum.png" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a>)</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;">This
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;">The
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little-known problem in the Muslim world: the disastrous results of Muslim
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;">This
practice, which has been prohibited in the Judeo-Christian tradition since the
days of Moses, was sanctioned by Muhammad and has been going on now for 50
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;">his
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massive inbreeding in Muslim culture may well have done virtually irreversible
damage to the Muslim gene pool, including extensive damage to its intelligence,
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Sennels says that "the ability to enjoy and produce knowledge and abstract
thinking is simply lower in the Islamic world."</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;">He
points out that the Arab world translates just 330 books every year, about 20%
of what Greece alone does.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"></span></div>
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the last 1,200 years of Islam, just 100,000 books have been translated into
Arabic, about what Spain does in a single year.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"></span></div>
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Sennels points out the difficulties this creates for Muslims seeking to succeed
in the West. "A lower IQ, together with a religion that denounces critical
thinking, surely makes it harder for many Muslims to have success in our
high-tech knowledge societies."</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"></span></div>
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nine Muslims have ever won the Nobel Prize, and five of those were for the
"Peace Prize." According to Nature magazine, Muslim countries produce just 10%
of the world average when it comes to scientific research (measured by articles
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over-represented among children with special needs.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"></span></div>
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(33%) of the budget for Danish schools is consumed by special education, and
anywhere from 51% to 70% of retarded children with physical handicaps in
Copenhagen have an immigrant background.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"></span></div>
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ability is severely affected as well. Studies indicated that 64% of school
children with Arabic parents are still illiterate after 10 years in the Danish
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immigrant drop-out rate in Danish high schools is twice that of the
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illness is also a product. The closer the blood relative, the higher the risk of
schizophrenic illness. The increased risk of insanity may explain why more than
40% of the patients in Denmark's biggest ward for clinically insane criminals
have an immigrant background.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"></span></div>
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U.S. is not immune. According to Sennels, "One study based on 300,000 Americans
shows that the majority of Muslims in the USA have a lower income, are less
educated, and have worse jobs than the population as a whole."</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;">"There
is no doubt that the wide spread tradition of first cousin marriages among
Muslims has harmed the gene pool among Muslims.Because Muslims' religious
beliefs prohibit marrying non-Muslims and thus prevents them from adding fresh
genetic material to their population, the genetic damage done to their gene pool
since their prophet allowed first cousin marriages 1,400 years ago are most
likely massive. [This has produced] overwhelming direct and indirect human and
societal consequences."</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;">Bottom
line: Islam is not simply a benign and morally equivalent alternative to the
Judeo-Christian tradition.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"></span></div>
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Dr. Sennels points out, the first and biggest victims of Islam are
Muslims.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;">Simple
Christian compassion for Muslims and a common-sense desire to protect Western
civilization from the ravages of Islam dictate a vigorous opposition to the
spread of this dark and dangerous religion.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;">These
stark realities must be taken into account when we establish public polices
dealing with immigration from Muslim
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.Wayne Weekshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17179022169447658576noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2858731955964515364.post-84658821101665754522016-04-22T09:30:00.000-07:002016-04-22T09:30:31.227-07:00The religion of peace…<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container zemanta-img" style="float: right; margin-right: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://commons.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:US_Muslim_opinions_on_suicide_bombing.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: clear:right;"><img alt="English: Based on data from a 2006 poll by the..." border="0" class="zemanta-img-inserted zemanta-img-configured" height="325" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/US_Muslim_opinions_on_suicide_bombing.png/350px-US_Muslim_opinions_on_suicide_bombing.png" style="border: none; font-size: 0.8em;" width="350" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption zemanta-img-attribution" style="text-align: center; width: 350px;">English: Based on data from a 2006 poll by the Pew Research Center, this graph records the distribution of feelings of U.S. Muslims on the topic of suicide bombings, separated by age group. Pew Research Center release at http://pewresearch.org/assets/pdf/muslim-americans.pdf (Photo credit: <a href="http://commons.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:US_Muslim_opinions_on_suicide_bombing.png" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a>)</td></tr>
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<b><span style="color: #993366; font-size: 14.0pt;">Would you like
to know how long Christianity has REALLY been at war with Muslims? Aren’t
our leaders smart enough to see a pattern here or is it still just “work place
violence”? Or could it be that a lot of
our leaders now are ALSO Muslims?</span></b><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #993366; font-size: 14.0pt;"> </span></b><span style="color: #1f497d; font-size: 14.0pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">In 732 AD the Muslim
Army which was moving on Paris was defeated and turned back at Tours, France,
by Charles Martell.<br />
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In 1571 AD the Muslim Army/ Navy was defeated by the Italians and Austrians as
they tried to cross the Mediterranean to attack southern Europe in the Battle
of Lepanto.<br />
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In 1683 AD the Turkish Muslim Army, attacking Eastern Europe, was finally
defeated in the Battle of Vienna by German and Polish Christian Armies.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">This crap has
been going on for 1,400 years and half of the politicians don't even know it
!!!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">If these battles
had not been won we might be speaking Arabic and Christianity could be non -
existent; Judaism certainly would be... And let us not forget that Hitler was
an admirer of Islam and that the Mufti of Jerusalem was Hitler's guest in
Berlin and raised Bosnian Muslim SS Divisions: the 13th and 21st Waffen SS
Divisions who killed Jews, Russians, Gypsies, and any other
"subhumans".<br />
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In 1783 AD when the British Colonies that would become the United States of
America gained independence from Great Britain, 5 Muslim countries of North
Africa declared war on our newly independent nation, hijacking and kidnapping
merchant sailors and selling them for ransom, or into slavery. When the United
States of America was established, we were forced to pay extortion fees
amounting to 25% of our federal budget to those Muslim countries to keep them
from their hijacking and kidnapping. It took two administrations, Washington
and Adams, to build a sufficient Navy so that President Jefferson, in 1805, could
send the Navy and Marines to conquer Tripoli and end the piracy. Islam has been
at war with the USA since our founding.<br />
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A lot of Americans have become so insulated from reality that they
imagine that America can suffer defeat without any inconvenience to
themselves.<br />
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Pause a moment, reflect back. These events are actual events from history. They
really happened!!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="color: blue;"><b>Do you
remember?</b></span><br />
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1. In 1968, Bobby Kennedy was shot and killed by a Muslim male.<br />
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2. In 1972 at the Munich Olympics, athletes were kidnapped and massacred by
Muslim males.<br />
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3. In 1972 a Pan Am 747 was hijacked and eventually diverted to Cairo where a
fuse was lit on final approach, it was blown up shortly after landing, by
Muslim males.<br />
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4. In 1973 a Pan Am 707 was destroyed in Rome , with 33 people killed, when it
was attacked with grenades by Muslim males.<br />
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5. In 1979, the US embassy in Iran was taken over by Muslim males.<br />
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6. During the 1980's a number of Americans were kidnapped in Lebanon by Muslim
males.<br />
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7. In 1983, the US Marine barracks in Beirut was blown up by Muslim
males.<br />
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8. In 1985, the cruise ship Achille Lauro was hijacked and a 70 year old
American passenger was murdered and thrown overboard in his wheelchair by
Muslim males. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">9. In 1985, TWA flight
847 was hijacked at Athens , and a US Navy diver trying to rescue passengers
was murdered by Muslim males. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">10. In 1988, Pan
Am Flight 103 was bombed by Muslim males. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">11. In 1993 , the
World Trade Center was bombed the first time by Muslim males.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">12. In 1998, the
US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania were bombed by Muslim males. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">13. On 9/11/01,
four airliners were hijacked; two were used as missiles to take down the World
Trade Centers and of the remaining two, one crashed into the US Pentagon and
the other was diverted and crashed by the passengers. Thousands of people were
killed by Muslim males. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">14. In 2002, the
United States fought a war in Afghanistan against Muslim males. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">15. In 2002,
reporter Daniel Pearl was kidnapped and beheaded by---you guessed it---a Muslim
male. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">16. 2009 - </span><span style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">FORT HOOD,
Texas — Army base: 13 fatally shot, more than 30 others injured All were shot by Army psychiatrist Nidal
Hasan a Muslim.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">17. In 2013,
Boston Marathon Bombing 4 Innocent people including a child killed, 264 injured
by Muslim males. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">18. In 2014,
thousands of Christian men, women, and children are slaughtered, defiled, and
beheaded by Muslim males.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">And there is Paris, Belgium and
Santa Barbara… When will we put a stop to the slaughter of innocent human
beings? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">I think the time is NOW!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">My Books: </span><a href="http://bit.ly/1oV5Tc6" style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">http://bit.ly/1oV5Tc6</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;">The
two most important events in all of history were the invention of beer and the
invention of the wheel.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;">Beer
required grain and that was the beginning of agriculture.<br />Neither the glass
bottle nor aluminum can were invented yet, so while our early humans were
sitting around waiting for them to be invented, they just stayed close to the
brewery. That's how villages were formed.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;">These
two were the foundation of modern civilization and together were the catalyst
for the splitting of humanity into two distinct subgroups:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 18pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;">1.
Liberals.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 18pt;">
</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;">2.
Conservatives.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;">Some
men spent their days tracking and killing animals to BBQ at night while they
were drinking beer.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 18pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;">This
was the beginning of what is known as the Conservative movement.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"></span></div>
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men who were less skilled at hunting learned to live</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;">off
the conservatives by showing up for the nightly BBQ's and doing the sewing,
fetching, and hairdressing.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 18pt;">
</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;">This
was the beginning of the Liberal movement.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"></span></div>
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of these liberal men evolved into women. Others became known as girlie-men.
Some</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 18pt;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;">noteworthy
Liberal achievements include the domestication of cats, the invention of group
therapy, group hugs, and the concept of democratic voting to decide how to
divide the meat and beer that Conservatives provided.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;">Over
the years Conservatives came to be symbolized by the largest, most powerful land
animal on earth, the elephant. </span><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 18pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;">Liberals
are symbolized by the jackass for obvious reasons.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;">Modern
Liberals like lite beer (with lime added), but most prefer white wine or
imported bottled water.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 18pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;">They
eat raw fish but like their beef well done.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 18pt;">
</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;">Sushi,
tofu, and French food are standard Liberal fare.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 18pt;">
</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;">Another
interesting evolutionary side note: many Liberal women have higher testosterone
levels than their men.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;">Most
college professors, social workers, personal injury attorneys, journalists, film
makers in Hollywood, group therapists and community organizers are Liberals.
Liberals meddled in our national pastime and invented the designated hitter rule
because it wasn't fair to make the pitcher also bat.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;">Conservatives
drink real beer.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 18pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;">They
eat red meat and still provide for their women.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 18pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;">Conservatives
are big game hunters, rodeo cowboys, lumberjacks, construction workers, firemen,
medical doctors, police officers, engineers, corporate executives, athletes,
members of the military, airline pilots, and generally anyone who works
productively.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 18pt;">
</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;">Conservatives
who own companies hire other conservatives who want to work for a
living.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;">Liberals
produce little or nothing.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 18pt;">
</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;">They
like to govern the producers and decide what to do with the production. Liberals
believe Europeans are more enlightened</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;">than
Americans.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 18pt;">
</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;">That
is why most of the Liberals remained in Europe when Conservatives were coming to
America.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 18pt;">
</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;">They
crept in after the Wild West was tamed and created a business of trying to get
more for nothing.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"></span></div>
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ends today's lesson in world history. It should be noted that a Liberal may have
a momentary urge to angrily respond to this post.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"></span></div>
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Conservative will simply laugh and be so convinced of the absolute truth of this
history that it will be shared immediately to other true believers and to just
piss off more liberals.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"></span></div>
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there you have it. Let your next action reveal your true self. I'm going to have
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<br />Wayne Weekshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17179022169447658576noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2858731955964515364.post-11997597892411287922015-11-25T10:23:00.001-08:002015-11-25T10:23:25.651-08:00THANKSGIVING MESSAGE<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container zemanta-img" style="float: right; margin-right: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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It is hard to believe but tomorrow, those of us in the
United States, will celebrate our annual Thanksgiving Day. A time set aside to
remind all of America to once again look up, and thank our Creator for the
abundant blessings we all enjoy. Someone once said that the road to degradation
and sin begins with an ungrateful spirit. People have abundance but want more,
and are not grateful for what they have.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>This we have seen in young and old alike. So how can we turn this
around? Let me suggest a couple of things that might help: First, look around
you and count all the things you have that others might not have. Begin with
the tangibles such as job, house, clothing, health, etc., etc.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Next, count the intangibles such as friends,
family, purpose, the opportunity to live here in the United States enjoying
relative peace and prosperity, and so on.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Now ask yourself how you were able to accumulate all of this. Some might
be so arrogant as to say "I earned it myself." That attitude is the
first step toward degradation and sin. We need to look to our Creator, the God
of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, and express our thanks to Him for being so good to
us. We don't deserve it, but by His grace we have it, and we ought to thank Him
for His goodness towards us. Remember that all assets belong to God. We are
simply stewards of His property. It does not belong to us. Thank Him for His
trusting you to care for His property.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Thanksgiving means a lot more than eating turkey.</div>
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<span style="color: blue;">The First Thanksgiving Proclamation (June 20, 1676) </span></div>
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On June 20, 1676, the governing council of Charlestown,
Massachusetts, held a meeting to determine how best to express thanks for the
good fortune that had seen their community securely established. By unanimous
vote they instructed Edward Rawson, the clerk, to proclaim June 29 as a day of
thanksgiving, our first. That proclamation is reproduced here in the same language
and spelling as the original. </div>
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<span style="color: blue;">THE FIRST THANKSGIVING PROCLAMATION - JUNE 20, 1676:</span></div>
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"The Holy God having by a long and Continual Series
of his Afflictive dispensations in and by the present War with the Heathen
Natives of this land, written and brought to pass bitter things against his own
Covenant people in this wilderness, yet so that we evidently discern that in
the midst of his judgments he hath remembered mercy, having remembered his Footstool
in the day of his sore displeasure against us for our sins, with many singular
Intimations of his Fatherly Compassion, and regard; reserving many of our Towns
from Desolation Threatened, and attempted by the Enemy, and giving us
especially of late with many of our Confederates many signal Advantages against
them, without such Disadvantage to ourselves as formerly we have been sensible
of, if it be the Lord's mercy that we are not consumed, It certainly bespeaks
our positive Thankfulness, when our Enemies are in any measure disappointed or
destroyed; and fearing the Lord should take notice under so many Intimations of
his returning mercy, we should be found an Insensible people, as not standing
before Him with Thanksgiving, as well as lading him with our Complaints in the
time of pressing Afflictions: The Council has thought meet to appoint and set
apart the 29th day of this instant June, as a day of Solemn Thanksgiving and
praise to God for such his Goodness and Favour, many Particulars of which mercy
might be Instanced, but we doubt not those who are sensible of God's
Afflictions, have been as diligent to espy him returning to us; and that the
Lord may behold us as a People offering Praise and thereby glorifying Him; the
Council doth commend it to the Respective Ministers, Elders and people of this
Jurisdiction; Solemnly and seriously to keep the same Beseeching that being
persuaded by the mercies of God we may all, even this whole people offer up our
bodies and souls as a living and acceptable Service unto God by Jesus
Christ."</div>
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<span style="color: blue;">A Prayer of Thanksgiving</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Even though I clutch my blanket and growl when the alarm
rings each morning, thank you, Lord, that I can hear. There are many who are
deaf. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Even though I keep my eyes tightly closed against the
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many who are blind. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Even though I huddle in my bed and put off the effort of
rising, thank you, Lord that I have the strength to rise. There are many who
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Even though the first hour of my day is hectic, when socks
are lost, toast is burned, and tempers are short, thank you, Lord, for my
family. There are many who are lonely. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Even though our breakfast table never looks like the
pictures in magazines and the menu is at times unbalanced, thank you, Lord for
the food we have. There are many who have no job. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Even though I grumble and bemoan my fate from day to day and
wish my circumstances were not so modest, thank you, Lord, for the gift of
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I always thank God for you because of his grace given you in
Christ Jesus. For in him you have been enriched in every way--in all your
speaking and in all your knowledge--</div>
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dogs of hell have been unleashed on Donald Trump. For him or against him, It’s
going to be an exciting year with Donald in the race...</span></strong><span style="color: black; font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">
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</span><strong><span style="color: black; font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Some
people are getting very nervous: Barack Obama, Valerie Jarrett, Eric Holder,
</span></strong><span style="color: black; font-family: "helvetica" , "sans-serif";"></span><strong><span style="color: black; font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Hillary
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</span><strong><span style="color: black; font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">It's
about the unholy dynamics between big government, big business and big media.
They all benefit by the billions of dollars from this partnership, and it’s in
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another. It’s one for all and all for one. It’s a heck of a filthy
relationship that makes </span></strong><span style="color: black; font-family: "helvetica" , "sans-serif";"></span><strong><span style="color: black; font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">everyone
filthy rich — everyone except the American people. We get ripped off. We’re the
patsies.</span></strong><span style="color: black; font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">
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</span><strong><span style="color: black; font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">But
for once, the powerful socialist cabal and the corrupt crony capitalists are
scared. I’ve never seen them this outraged, this vicious, this motivated or
this coordinated. Never in all my years in politics have I seen anything like
the way the mad dogs of hell have been unleashed on Donald Trump. The
over-the-top reaction to Trump by politicians of both parties, the media and the
biggest corporations of America has been so swift and insanely angry that it
suggests they are all threatened and frightened like never
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Trump can self-fund that amount tomorrow and still have another billion left
over to pour into the last two-week stretch run before Election Day. No matter
how much they say to the contrary, the media, business and political elite
understand that Trump is no joke. He could actually win and upset their nice
cozy apple cart. It’s no coincidence that everyone has gotten together to
destroy “The Donald”. It’s because most of the other politicians are part of
the “old boys club”. They talk big, but in the end they won’t change a thing.
They are all beholden to big-money donors. They are all owned by lobbyists,
unions, lawyers, gigantic environmental organizations and multinational
corporations like Big Pharma or Big Oil. Or they are owned lock, stock and
barrel by foreigners like George Soros owns Obama or foreign governments own
Hillary with their Clinton Foundation donations.</span></strong><span style="color: black; font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">
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run-of-the-mill establishment politicians are all puppets owned by big money .
But there’s one man — and only one man — who isn’t beholden to anyone. There’s
one man who doesn’t need foreigners, or foreign governments, or George Soros, or
the United Auto Workers, or the teachers union, or the Service Employees
International Union, or the bar association to fund his campaign. Billionaire
tycoon and maverick Donald Trump doesn’t need anyone’s help. That means he
doesn’t care what the media says. He doesn’t care what the corporate elites
think. That makes him very dangerous to the entrenched interests. That makes
Trump a huge threat. Trump can ruin everything for the bribed politicians and
their spoiled slave masters.</span></strong><span style="color: black; font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">
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</span><strong><span style="color: black; font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Don’t
you ever wonder why the GOP has never tried to impeach Obama? Don’t you wonder
why John Boehner and Mitch McConnell talk a big game, but never actually try to
stop Obama? Don’t you wonder why Congress holds the purse strings, yet has
never tried to defund Obamacare or Obama’s clearly illegal executive action on
amnesty for illegal aliens? Bizarre, right? It defies logic, right? First,
I’d guess many key Republicans are being bribed. Secondly, I believe many key
Republicans are being blackmailed. Whether they are having affairs, or secretly
gay, or stealing taxpayer money, the National Security Agency knows everything.
Ask former House Speaker Dennis Hastert about that. The government even knew he
was withdrawing large sums of his own money from his own bank
account.</span></strong><span style="color: black; font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">
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</span><strong><span style="color: black; font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Trust
me: The NSA, the SEC, the IRS and all the other three-letter government agencies
are watching every Republican political leader. They know everything. Thirdly
, many Republicans are petrified of being called “racists.” So they are scared
to ever criticize Obama or call out his crimes, let alone demand his
impeachment. Fourth, why rock the boat? After defeat or retirement, if you’re
a “good boy”, you’ve got a $5 million-per-year lobbying job waiting. The
big-money interests have the system gamed. Win or lose, they
win.</span></strong><span style="color: black; font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">
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Trump doesn’t play by any of these rules. Trump breaks up this nice, cozy
relationship between big government, big media and big business. All the rules
are out the window if Trump wins the presidency. The other politicians will
protect Obama and his aides — but not Trump. Remember: Trump is the guy who
publicly questioned Obama’s birth certificate. He questioned Obama’s college
records and how a mediocre student got into an Ivy League university. Now, he’s
doing something no Republican has the chutzpah to do. He’s questioning our
relationship with Mexico; questioning why the border is wide open; questioning
why no wall has been built across the border; questioning if allowing millions
of illegal aliens into America is in our best interests; questioning why so many
illegal aliens commit violent crimes yet are not deported; and questioning why
our trade deals with Mexico, Russia and China are so bad.</span></strong><span style="color: black; font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">
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</span><strong><span style="color: black; font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Trump
has the audacity to ask out loud why American workers always get the short end
of the stick. Good question. I’m certain Trump will question what happened to
the almost billion dollars given in a rigged no-bid contract to college friends
of Michelle Obama at foreign companies to build the defective Obamacare
website. By the way, that tab is now up to $5 billion.</span></strong><span style="color: black; font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">
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<strong><span style="color: black; font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;"> Trump
will ask if Obamacare’s architects can be charged with fraud for selling it by
lying. Trump will investigate Obama’s widespread IRS conspiracy, not to mention
Obama’s college records. Trump will prosecute Clinton and Obama for fraud
committed to cover up Benghazi before the election. How about the fraud
committed by employees of the Labor Department when they made up dramatic job
numbers in the last jobs report before the 2012 election?</span></strong><span style="color: black; font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">
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</span><strong><span style="color: black; font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Obama,
the multinational corporations and the media need to stop this. They recognize
this could get out of control . If left unchecked telling the raw truth and
asking questions everyone else is afraid to ask, Trump could wake a sleeping
giant. Trump’s election would be a nightmare. Obama has committed many
crimes. No one else but Trump would dare to prosecute. He will not hesitate.
Once Trump gets in and gets a look at “the cooked books” and Obama’s records,
the game is over - The gig is up - The goose is cooked. Holder could wind up
in prison. Jarrett could wind up in prison. Obama bundler Corzine could wind up
in prison for losing $1.5 billion of customer money. Clinton could wind up in
jail for deleting 32,000 emails, or for accepting bribes from foreign
governments while secretary of state, or for “misplacing” $6 billion as the head
of the State Department, or for lying about Benghazi. The entire upper level
management of the IRS could wind up in prison. Obamacare will be defunded and
dismantled. The Obama crime family will be prosecuted for crimes against the
American people. And Obama himself could wind up ruined, his legacy in
tatters. Trump will investigate. Trump will prosecute. Trump will go after
everyone involved. That’s why the dogs of hell have been unleashed on Donald
Trump.</span></strong><span style="color: black; font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">
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it’s become open season on Donald Trump. The left and the right are determined
to attack his policies, harm his businesses, and, if possible, even keep him out
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Those of the 'liberal persuasion' will call this 'racist hate mail'. They are
ignoring the facts concerning the worship of 'allah' due to their own views that
basically all people are 'good' and will respond to kindness and understanding.
That may be true for those raised and educated to 'Western' standards, but will
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: 24pt;">CAN MUSLIMS BE GOOD
AMERICANS?</span><span style="color: mediumblue; font-size: 11pt;"><br /></span><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: 24pt;">This is very interesting and we all
need to read it from start to finish. Maybe this
is why our American Muslims are so quiet and not speaking out about any
atrocities. </span><span style="color: mediumblue; font-size: 11pt;"><br /></span><span style="color: #ff6600; font-size: 24pt;">Can a good Muslim be a good
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following is his reply:</span> <span style="color: mediumblue; font-size: 11pt;"><br /> <br /> </span><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: 24pt;">Theologically - no.
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: 24pt;">Because his allegiance
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<span style="color: #006600; font-size: 24pt;">Because no other
religion is accepted by His Allah except Islam. (Quran,2:256)</span><span style="color: mediumblue; font-size: 11pt;"><br /> <br /> </span><span style="color: #ff6600; font-size: 24pt;">Scripturally - no.
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: 24pt;">Because his allegiance
is to Mecca, to which he turns in prayer five times a day.</span> <span style="color: mediumblue; font-size: 11pt;"><br /> <br /> </span><span style="color: #993399; font-size: 24pt;">Socially - no. <br />Because his
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<br /> </span><b><span style="color: #cc33cc; font-size: 24pt;">Politically - no.
</span></b><b><span style="color: #cc33cc; font-size: 24pt;"><br /><b>Because he must
submit to the mullahs (spiritual leaders), who teach annihilation of Israel and
destruction of America, the great Satan.</b></span></b> <span style="color: mediumblue; font-size: 11pt;"><br /> <br /> </span><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: 24pt;">Domestically - no. <br />Because he
is instructed to marry four Women and beat and scourge his wife when she
disobeys him. (Quran 4:34 )</span> <span style="color: mediumblue; font-size: 11pt;"><br /> <br /> </span><span style="color: #009900; font-size: 24pt;">Intellectually - no.
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<span style="color: #009900; font-size: 24pt;">Because he cannot accept
the American Constitution since it is based on Biblical principles and he
believes the Bible to be corrupt.</span> <span style="color: mediumblue; font-size: 11pt;"><br /> <br /> </span><span style="color: #ff9900; font-size: 24pt;">Philosophically - no.
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<span style="color: #ff9900; font-size: 24pt;">Because Islam,
Muhammad, and the Quran does not allow freedom of religion and expression.
Democracy and Islam cannot co-exist. Every Muslim government is either
dictatorial or autocratic.</span> <span style="color: mediumblue; font-size: 11pt;"> <br /> <br /> </span><span style="color: #6600cc; font-size: 24pt;">Spiritually - no. <br />Because
when we declare 'one nation under God,' The Christian's God is loving and kind,
while Allah is NEVER referred to as Heavenly father, nor is he ever called love
in the Quran.</span><span style="color: mediumblue; font-size: 11pt;"><br />
<br /> </span><b><span style="color: #993399; font-size: 24pt;">Therefore, after much study and
deliberation... Perhaps we should be very </span></b><b><span style="color: #993399; font-size: 24pt;"><b>suspicious of ALL
MUSLIMS in this country. They obviously cannot be both 'good' Muslims and
'good' Americans. Call it what you wish it's still the truth. You had better
believe it. The more who understand this, the better it will be for our
</b><b>country and our future.</b></span></b> <span style="color: mediumblue; font-size: 11pt;"><br /> </span> <span style="color: #006600; font-size: 18pt;"> </span><span style="color: #006600; font-size: 24pt;">The religious war is bigger than we
know or understand!</span> <span style="color: mediumblue; font-size: 11pt;"><br /> <br /><br /> </span> <b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: 24pt;">Footnote: The Muslims have said
they will destroy us from within. </span></b><b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: 24pt;"><br /><b>SO FREEDOM IS NOT
FREE.</b></span></b></div>
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