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Congressman Mike Rogers’ Opening Statement on Health Care Reform Is Exactly Right

Friday, September 4th, 2009

As President Obama continues to expand big government, some of his expansion can be reversed with the next few elections. However, the one area where a reversal is impossible will be in the area of his proposal for National Health Care. Nationwide Americans are clearly expressing their disapproval of Obama’s radical agenda on National Health Care reform. In spite of American disapproval, I fear that Mr. Obama and his allies in Congress may use their majority to push through their agenda. On a positive note, I was glad to hear Congressman Mike Rogers’ clearly oppose Obama’s plan. Congressman Rogers of Michigan’s 8th District clearly identifies in the following short video the fallacious choice that is before Congress.

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Megyn Kelly Discusses “Enemy’s List” With WH Press Secretary

Thursday, August 13th, 2009

Last night I saw an interview where Megyn Kelly went after White House Press Secretary Bill Burton. The Interview dealt with the White House keeping an “enemies list” when somebody has a concern about someone who is dispersing misinformation about Obamacare. When you hear this misinformation you can “rat” on this person by sending this information to flag@whitehouse.gov. The problem is that these emails are not deleted. They are saved and they have the potential of being used in the future. The ramifications of this practice are frightening. Check out this video and see what you think.
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May be we are moving into Orwell’s Oceania?

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Celebrating 37 Years of Our Marriage Covenant

Friday, August 7th, 2009
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My wife and I celebrated our wedding anniversary two days ago. We took a mini-vacation over this past week end and it gave me some time to reflect concisely on what it means to marry in Christ.

First, marriage involves a covenant relationship that is divinely sanctioned and legally recognized by society. From a biblical perspective, marriage was established in the Garden of Eden, as Genesis 2 teaches. As such, it is a creation ordinance that transcends both Old and New Testaments. When my wife and I married, we entered into a covenant relationship that is divinely instituted. If we synthesize a number of biblical texts, such as Genesis 2:24, Proverbs 2:17 and Malachi 2:14, we left father and mother and were united in the marriage covenant.

Second, Christian marriage is not just a divinely-instituted relationship between two people of the opposite gender, but one that is in Christ. When Linda and I were married 37 years ago, we married in Christ. We began a marriage relationship that has Christ as the Lord who writes the rules and governs the marriage. However, even for two Christians, marriage is hard because the marriage covenant still involves two people who are marred by their depravity. As I look back at the early part of our marriage, I began marriage with a certain level of sinful naiveness about the solemnity of the marriage covenant. As sinners in a Christian marriage, we should not be surprised at our own sin or the sin of our spouse. As believers, we candidly confess our sins to God and to our spouses. Only God knows how many times that I have confessed my own sin to God and my wife. Because marriage is in Christ, we have hope of persevering in marriage. Thank God for his grace in marriage for if he leaves us to ourselves, we would ruin a marriage. Even in marriage, it is all of grace.

Third, I thank God for the many years that God has given my wife and I to serve him together. It has been great to see God’s sanctifying work in our marriage. Though we have experienced ups-and-downs in 37 years of marriage, I can see that in the midst of the good, bad and ugly of life God has been at work. As I ponder the significance of 37 years of marriage, I am thankful for God’s grace in Christ for our marital relationship for “it is from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be glory forever. Amen” (Rom 11:36).

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How would you like to get a pickup truck & an AK-47?

Wednesday, August 5th, 2009

A Missouri car dealer, Mark Muller, put a CNN reporter in her place. If you are doing as much as possible to keep the Obama administration from robbing us of our constitutionally guaranteed right to keep and bear arms, you will love this short video clip.

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It is mighty tempting to go to Missouri and get a truck and an ak-47.

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Shades of 1984: Is Big Brother Watching?

Wednesday, August 5th, 2009
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In high school, I was required to read George Orwell’s 1984. In our classroom discussion, I remember being reassured that this sort of thing only happens in Communist governments and not the United States. Fast forward from my junior English class (1966) to August 4, 2009: “Facts Are Stubborn Things.” What got my attention is this line: “If you get an email or see something on the web about health insurance reform that seems fishy, send it to flag@whitehouse.gov.” Though to be sure I am not suggesting that the US is equivalent to Orwell’s Oceania and we are not told what the White House will do with the collected information, it is somewhat disconcerting to think that my neighbor might turn me into “big brother” since I do not want Obamacare. Others feel the same way as I do: “White House’s Call for ‘Informants’ Draws Conservatives’ Ire.”

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Which Law Will Prevail in Dearborn, MI: US Constitution or Sharia Law?

Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009
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You may remember from my post yesterday that it appears that Sharia Law is being enforced in Dearborn, MI. I was glad to see last night that “the leader of an Arab Christian evangelical group filed suit against the city of Dearborn, Mich., claiming the city violated his First Amendment right to distribute literature on public property.” Though it looks like this appears to be a different group than the Acts 17 Apologetics ministry group that I had documented in yesterday’s post, it is nevertheless good to see at least another Christian group appealing the constitutional rights of the city of Dearborn to relegate their group’s activity to distribute literature only at one location within the festival. As far as Dearborn, MI is concerned, I am not certain about which law will control the city: the US Constitution or Sharia law. To continue this unfolding story, read “Arab Christian Group Claims First Amendment Rights Denied On Public Property.”

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Is Sharia Law Being Enforced in Dearborn, MI?

Tuesday, July 21st, 2009

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Is Sharia Law Being Enforced in Dearborn, MI? It certainly looks like it is at the 2009 Arab Festival in Dearborn. Check out what happened to some members of the Acts 17 Apologetics ministry: If you can see this, then you might need a Flash Player upgrade or you need to install Flash Player if it's missing. Get Flash Player from Adobe.
If you are an American, you should be distressed over what goes in this video. However, isn’t it great for Muslims to have friends in the White House? So much for following the United States Constitution!

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Obamacare To Continue America’s Modern-day Holocast: Abortion

Monday, July 20th, 2009
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Will Obama fulfill his promises to Planned Parenthood? If Obama can get away with it, he will keep his promises. This is where his national health care program will require both public and private insurance plans to cover abortions. You need to take a few minutes to read “Obamacare Would Make Public and Private Insurance Plans Cover Abortion” and pass it along to your friends (for additional information, go here). God help us as America descends deeper into its murderous abyss (Romans 1:18-32).

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Will America Again Be Hit with a Terrorist Attack

Monday, July 20th, 2009
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Will America again be hit with a terrorist attack? I hope not! But meetings like this one in Chicago yesterday tell me that I should not bet the farm that we will not be hit again. Though our president has bonded with the Islamic community, we should be thankful for our military and other protestors of Islamic terrorism. Check out “Protesters Gather Outside Islamic Conference Near Chicago“

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Gail, Gail, Quite Contrary

Monday, July 13th, 2009

In the past, I have spoken in a few churches where someone has begun extolling the “biblical scholarship” of Gail Riplinger. Whatever else may be said, she is not a biblical scholar and she has introduced confusion and error into churches. You should encourage fellow believers, especially novices, to avoid her false teaching.

In the 1990s, I was surprised by the influence that this woman had exerted on some people who come from groups who touted their King James heritage. After 1997, I have referred individuals to a book review written by Dr. Samuel Schnaiter, professor of New Testament Language and Literature at Bob Jones University, and published in the 1997 issue of the Detroit Baptist Seminary Journal. Over the past ten years, it seems like she has faded into the woodwork (the truth is, I do not speak in many churches that use or require their speakers to use the KJV); however, her name has recently been brought up. As it turns out, not only is the woman deceptive about her fraudulent credentials as a text-critical “scholar” but also about her marital status. I just read an informative post about Gail Riplinger, or whatever her name is. If “Gail, Gail, Quite Contrary” is mentioned in your ecclesiastical neighborhood, you need to get the rest of the story. Check out Fred Butler’s “Gail, Interrupted.”

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