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<<<< Talk about an oxymoron, this is the most prolific. Yes, "prolific" because "they" are everywhere. (Just to be sure you know), Socialism is government control and the very opposite of "democracy."
“The right has begun to break the left’s media monopoly,
particularly through new media outlets like the internet, and I sense that some
on the left are starting to rethink the breadth of the media exemption and
internet communications,” he added.
Noting the success of sites like the Drudge
Report, Goodman said that protecting conservative media, especially those
on the internet, “matters to me because I see the future going to the
democratization of media largely through the internet. They can compete with
the big boys now, and I have seen storm clouds that the second you start to
regulate them, there is at least the possibility or indeed proclivity for
selective enforcement, so we need to keep the media free and the internet
free.” ~ Lee Goodman via Washington Examiner
Editor’s notes: All
of the above being said, the FEC is not
the only thing, folks on the Right need to worry about. The very platforms we conservatives use (Google, AOL, Yahoo, Facebook and the
like) are owned and/or controlled by those who would take our freedoms from
us.
Weazel Zippers , a conservative news site, had to delete it’s Google sponsored ad-for-revenue campaign, because of the lack of
“original content.” While Zippers was not
shut down, still, it’s owner needs that revenue to continue and
is now hoping enough of the Right will give to his cause, to keep his “doors” open. My initial blog was shut down (December 26 of 2009) by Google
because they deemed it “spam.” In spite
of the fact that the charge was a complete farce, nevertheless, I lost several thousand original essays, my customer base at the time, and had to regroup . . . . .
which I did, within three days, using Google in spite of itself.
If the folks on the Far Left are not communists, they certainly act like they are, and should be feared for that very reason. Understand, this sort of thing is not a threat coming from
the Right, although, I am certain “they” will try to postulate
some sort of rhetorical equivalency.
How do we fight this creeping threat to our liberties? Find and use alternative publishing
sites. Follow the rules laid out by
those who oppose us but are in control. Educate the people
as to what is going on, and continue to
resist which, of necessity, requires that we be as devious as "they," in using their rules to our advantage.
As the man in our quote,
above, says, we can compete "with
the big boys" if only we do not surrender our values and liberties.
Conservative media will never compete with the big boys because it is dumbed down and carries a stilted agenda aimed to keep the top 1% in power.
ReplyDeleteLet's start with a clear truth: Jesus was a socialist. He was one the early socialists to have his ideology laid out so clearly and at such length, calling for the wealthy to give away their riches to the poor and expect nothing in return, not their names on monuments or even so much as a thank you.
ReplyDelete"I tell you the truth, it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven. Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God," Jesus said in Matthew 19:23
According to Biblical scholars, Jesus was a philosopher who argued that true happiness could be found by charity and kindness, not by accumulation of wealth. Jesus argued that Roman commercialism had corrupted Jewish society. Jesus was a trouble maker to the Romans and made his feelings known. The only time Jesus was ever documented in the Gospls using physical force was when he expells the money changers from the temple. The small few elite Jews were getting very rich cooperating with the Romans while most were being dispossessed and taxed into oblivion. Under Roman rule, their society was becoming dominated by a wealthy arrogant elite grinding down on an increasingly desperate working class. This disparity was against the principles of Jesus, and the Bible is clear on these values:
But when you give a feast, invite the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind, and you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you. You will be repaid at the resurrection of the just. [Luke 14:13 &14.]
If you would be perfect, go, sell what you possess and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. [Matthew 19:21]
You cannot serve both God and Money. [Matthew 6:24.]
For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows. But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.
[1 Timothy 6:10,11]
Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom. Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.
(Proverbs 23:4,5)
He that by usury and unjust gain increaseth his substance, he shall gather it for him that will pity the poor.
(Proverbs 28:8)
The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth.
(Psalm 37:21)
A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.
(Proverbs 28:20)
Let's start with a clear truth: Jesus was a socialist. He was one the early socialists to have his ideology laid out so clearly and at such length, calling for the wealthy to give away their riches to the poor and expect nothing in return, not their names on monuments or even so much as a thank you.
ReplyDeleteA SOCIALIST TAKES FROM THE RICH AND GIVES TO THE POOR. Christ NEVER ADVOCATED THAT KIND OF THING . . . PERIOD. OBAMA AND YOU MARXIST MISTFITS, WANT AN ORDERED WORLD, HAVING NO CHICE BUT TO “GIVE.” Again, THAT WAS NEVER THE INTENTIONS OF CHRIST. IF YOU CANNOT GIVE WITH A WILLING HEART, HE DID NOT WANT YOUR WEALTH. OBAMA DOES NOT CARE ABOUR YOUR HEART, YOUR PERSONAL FAITH, YOUR CONSCIENCE, YOUR SET OF VALUES. ALL HE CARES ABOUT IS HIS FAITH, HIS VALUES, HIS PARTICULAR BRAND OF HYPOCRICY - GIVING LESS OF WEALTH TO THE POOR THAN MOST PREVIOUS PRESIDENTS.
"I tell you the truth, it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven. Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God," Jesus said in Matthew 19:23
SO, BIG GOVERNMENT IS ALL ABOUT GETTING US ALL READY TO GO TO HEAVEN?
According to Biblical scholars,
YOU SHOULD HAVE WRITTEN, “ACCORDING TO SOME (AS IN “A FEW”) BIBLICAL SCHOLARS . . . .
Jesus was a philosopher who argued that true happiness could be found by charity and kindness, not by accumulation of wealth.
NO ONE I READ BELIEVES CHRIST WAS A PROGRESSIVE/RELIGIOUS PHILOSOPHY. BECAUSE YOU DISAGREE, BRINGS TO MIND THIS QUESTION: WHO ARE YOU, OTHER THAN A CLASSIC UNBELIEVER WHO NEITHER KNOWS WHAT HE IS TALKING ABOUT, OR KNOWS THAT HE DOES NOT KNOW.
Jesus argued that Roman commercialism had corrupted Jewish society. Jesus was a trouble maker to the Romans and made his feelings known. The only time Jesus was ever documented in the Gospls using physical force was when he expells the money changers from the temple. The small few elite Jews were getting very rich cooperating with the Romans while most were being dispossessed and taxed into oblivion. Under Roman rule, their society was becoming dominated by a wealthy arrogant elite grinding down on an increasingly desperate working class.
UNDERSTAND THAT CHRIST WAS NOT ANGRY WITH JEWISH COMMERCIALISM. HE WAS ANGRY THAT THEY HAD TURNED THE HOUSE OF HIS FATHER (THE TEMPLE) INTO A DEN OF THIEVES.
This disparity was against the principles of Jesus, and the Bible is clear on these values: But when you give a feast, invite the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind, and you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you. You will be repaid at the resurrection of the just. [Luke 14:13 &14.]
If you would be perfect, go, sell what you possess and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. [Matthew 19:21]
AGAIN, THESE ADMONISTION ARE ALL INDIVIDUAL EFFORTS, NOT ISSUES OF GOVERNMENT CONTROL. IN FACT, CHRIST HATED GOVERNMENT CONTROL. FOR HIM, IT WAS ALL ABOUT THE HEART, AND AN INWARDNESS THAT CAME FROM A SPIRITUAL INWARDNESS (HIL 2:12,13).
Response Part II
ReplyDeleteBeginning with your quotations of scripture, you are not qualified to offer an opinion, not because you have are not a student of scripture, but because you are not a believer at any level. You use scripture to defeat faith, not to build up the church and the influence of faith as defined by the Christ.
What you do not know, for example, is that the Jewish/Oriental author or spokesman, used "absolutes" for the sake of emphasis, not to establish an exclusionary demand. The danger in making money is the threat that the effort, itself, will become your god. Christ's ministry and his several years in public ministry, was supported by his followers. He, himself, was a carpenter, and a member of one of the wealthiest trades, at the time. From what we can tell, his family were property owners, and the income necessary to support a family 8 to 10 members, had to be as substantial back then, as it is today. The ministry, itself, had to cost thousands of 2014 dollars, to maintain. Hundreds of folks were part of his company, and his inner circle, was with him at all times. They did not live in tents, sleep in the fields, and eat grass and bugs. They had money to rent meeting halls (i.e. the upper room) upon demand. They had clothes to buy, shoes that had to be replaced, and an agenda that included a world wide ministry. But ministry funding was not the focus; never was and never should be.
Let's look at your scriptures:
Matt 19:21 was not a required code of conduct given to anyone other than the rich young ruler.
Matt 6:24 is true, but does not prohibit earning wealth, only serving wealth as on serves a false god.
I Tim 6:10,11. Again it is the LOVE of money that is the subject, not the earning of wealth.
Proverbs 23: 4,5 Again, not a prohibition against earning wealth. You forget that Proverbs was written by the wealthiest men of their time.
Ps 37:21 advocates paying our bills, on the one, and being forgiving to those who owe us. Good advice.
Proverbs: 28:20 - Again, hardly advice coming from a redistributionist socialist. "Abounding with blessings" frames a man who is a blessing to others, contrasted with a man who is all about earning money, or, dare I say, taking money from those who work to earn money.
Wrong again. Bible says plenty about Government and taxes and institutional giving.
ReplyDelete"Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God. Consequently, whoever rebels against the authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves. For rulers hold no terror for those who do right, but for those who do wrong. Do you want to be free from fear of the one in authority? Then do what is right and you will be commended. For the one in authority is God's servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for rulers do not bear the sword for no reason. They are God's servants, agents of wrath to bring punishment on the wrongdoer. Therefore, it is necessary to submit to the authorities, not only because of possible punishment but also as a matter of conscience.
This is also why you pay taxes, for the authorities are God's servants, who give their full time to governing. Give to everyone what you owe: If you owe taxes, pay taxes; if revenue, then revenue; if respect, then respect; if honor, then honor." (Romans 13:1-7)
And He said to them, "Then render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's." (Luke 20:25)
Also in the OT the law of Moses and the Hebrews provided an institutional way of providing for the poor that did not depend on good will of individuals. Not only was individual generosity encouraged, but, as a matter of LAW, part of everyone's produce or income was to be set aside to aid the poor:
"And you shall sow your land for six years and gather in its yield, but on the seventh year you shall let it rest and lie fallow, so that the needy of your people may eat; and whatever they leave the beast of the field may eat. You are to do the same with your vineyard and your olive grove. (Exodus 23:10-11)
"When you have finished paying all the tithe of your increase in the third year, the year of tithing, then you shall give it to the Levite, to the stranger, to the orphan and to the widow, that they may eat in your towns, and be satisfied. (NAS, Deuteronomy 26:12)
When or where did I say or imply that the Bible says next to nothing about government? Just to be clear, however, let me make this point, "The bible says practically nothing about government."
ReplyDeleteSecondly, the few NT scriptures you quote give us advice as to how we should act or react in the face of a hostile and godless government . . . . .. kind of what we would have if the Progressives actually cemented "one party rule." In scripture, a godless, secular/progressive governance is not our friend. Christians are ruled by the same spirit of this Jesus you often ridicule, to the exclusion of a new “law.”
A third consideration is your use of Old Testament passages as if they were commentary that continues to rule over us, as if we Christian are a continuation of the law given to Israel. While Old Testament writings give us necessary insight into New Covenant Times, they are not a part of the Christian religion for any other purpose. We have moved from law into spirit, In fact, the WRITINGS of New Testament scripture are not our rule of faith, in the same sense Leviticus was to Israel.
Fourthly, and here is where your knowledge of the bible is more by rote than it should be, under New Covenant practice, we are no longer under law.
Finally, for the sake of this response, the “church” or “Christian church” is much larger than the Roman Church, the Evangelical Church, the Mormon Whatever, or the Baptist, or . . . . . . . . . . These are human constructs, totally in addition to the local church or the “church universal.” There are major issues with each human expression of the Christian faith. Big deal. THAT church is human.
The universal church is centered in Christ, is as much esoteric as it is open to all, and is without fault.
Understand that I was not allowed to graduate from my [evangelical] seminary because of what I have written, above. I know full well what it means to be destroyed by the same church I continue to “serve.” I remain an evangelical, because “evangelicals” need to hear from folks like me, and there are hundreds of thousands of us, today, 45 years after seminary.