What was Jesus doing for you in the fall of 30 A.D.?

An interesting article from http://www.ucg.org/ about Jesus and the Feast of Tabernacles.  This follows this post about the Day of Atonement.   For a free magazine subscription or to get this book for free click HERE! or call 1-888-886-8632.

What was Jesus doing for you in the fall of 30 A.D.?




Source: Photos.comNearly 2,000 years ago this October, our Savior Jesus Christ set us an example of power and courage. Despite living in a world that rejected Him, He openly celebrated a timeless Festival that is established forever. What is this joyous event and what does it mean for you?



If one reads about an event in the Bible that all nations would one day be required by God to observe, wouldn't it make sense to find out more about it now? Here's a sometimes overlooked biblical fact: The Bible tells us in Zechariah 14:16And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall even go up from year to year to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, and to keep the feast of tabernacles.



See All... that everyone in the coming Kingdom of God will observe the biblical Festival of Tabernacles and worship Jesus Christ there as King.



And no surprise, as Jesus Himself observed this Festival while living on the earth nearly 2,000 years ago (John 7:2-52 [2] Now the Jews' feast of tabernacles was at hand.

[3] His brethren therefore said unto him, Depart hence, and go into Judaea, that thy disciples also may see the works that thou doest.

[4] For there is no man that doeth any thing in secret, and he himself seeketh to be known openly. If thou do these things, shew thyself to the world.

[5] For neither did his brethren believe in him.

[6] Then Jesus said unto them, My time is not yet come: but your time is alway ready.

[7] The world cannot hate you; but me it hateth, because I testify of it, that the works thereof are evil.

[8] Go ye up unto this feast: I go not up yet unto this feast: for my time is not yet full come.

[9] When he had said these words unto them, he abode still in Galilee.

[10] But when his brethren were gone up, then went he also up unto the feast, not openly, but as it were in secret.

[11] Then the Jews sought him at the feast, and said, Where is he?

[12] And there was much murmuring among the people concerning him: for some said, He is a good man: others said, Nay; but he deceiveth the people.

[13] Howbeit no man spake openly of him for fear of the Jews.

[14] Now about the midst of the feast Jesus went up into the temple, and taught.

[15] And the Jews marvelled, saying, How knoweth this man letters, having never learned?

[16] Jesus answered them, and said, My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent me.

[17] If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself.

[18] He that speaketh of himself seeketh his own glory: but he that seeketh his glory that sent him, the same is true, and no unrighteousness is in him.

[19] Did not Moses give you the law, and yet none of you keepeth the law? Why go ye about to kill me?

[20] The people answered and said, Thou hast a devil: who goeth about to kill thee?

[21] Jesus answered and said unto them, I have done one work, and ye all marvel.

[22] Moses therefore gave unto you circumcision; (not because it is of Moses, but of the fathers;) and ye on the sabbath day circumcise a man.

[23] If a man on the sabbath day receive circumcision, that the law of Moses should not be broken; are ye angry at me, because I have made a man every whit whole on the sabbath day?

[24] Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.

[25] Then said some of them of Jerusalem, Is not this he, whom they seek to kill?

[26] But, lo, he speaketh boldly, and they say nothing unto him. Do the rulers know indeed that this is the very Christ?

[27] Howbeit we know this man whence he is: but when Christ cometh, no man knoweth whence he is.

[28] Then cried Jesus in the temple as he taught, saying, Ye both know me, and ye know whence I am: and I am not come of myself, but he that sent me is true, whom ye know not.

[29] But I know him: for I am from him, and he hath sent me.

[30] Then they sought to take him: but no man laid hands on him, because his hour was not yet come.

[31] And many of the people believed on him, and said, When Christ cometh, will he do more miracles than these which this man hath done?

[32] The Pharisees heard that the people murmured such things concerning him; and the Pharisees and the chief priests sent officers to take him.

[33] Then said Jesus unto them, Yet a little while am I with you, and then I go unto him that sent me.

[34] Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me: and where I am, thither ye cannot come.

[35] Then said the Jews among themselves, Whither will he go, that we shall not find him? will he go unto the dispersed among the Gentiles, and teach the Gentiles?

[36] What manner of saying is this that he said, Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me: and where I am, thither ye cannot come?

[37] In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink.

[38] He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.

[39] (But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet glorified.)

[40] Many of the people therefore, when they heard this saying, said, Of a truth this is the Prophet.

[41] Others said, This is the Christ. But some said, Shall Christ come out of Galilee?

[42] Hath not the scripture said, That Christ cometh of the seed of David, and out of the town of Bethlehem, where David was?

[43] So there was a division among the people because of him.

[44] And some of them would have taken him; but no man laid hands on him.

[45] Then came the officers to the chief priests and Pharisees; and they said unto them, Why have ye not brought him?

[46] The officers answered, Never man spake like this man.

[47] Then answered them the Pharisees, Are ye also deceived?

[48] Have any of the rulers or of the Pharisees believed on him?

[49] But this people who knoweth not the law are cursed.

[50] Nicodemus saith unto them, (he that came to Jesus by night, being one of them,)

[51] Doth our law judge any man, before it hear him, and know what he doeth?

[52] They answered and said unto him, Art thou also of Galilee? Search, and look: for out of Galilee ariseth no prophet.





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So what exactly is this Festival of Tabernacles?

The biblical Festival (or Feast) of Tabernacles occurs in the fall (as reckoned in the northern hemisphere), and serves as the capstone of the seven annual Holy Day seasons revealed by God (Leviticus 23:24Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, In the seventh month, in the first day of the month, shall ye have a sabbath, a memorial of blowing of trumpets, an holy convocation.



See All...). As the seventh chapter of John eloquently and powerfully confirms, Jesus observed this Festival Himself, setting an example for His 21st century disciples.



Jesus declared that His Church—people who actually followed His commands and example—would never cease to exist (Matthew 16:18And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.



See All...). That declaration continues to be fulfilled today, as a "little flock" (Luke 12:32Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.



See All...)—multiple thousands of Christians—are gathering this fall. They are assembling to observe the same biblical festival that Jesus kept in a very high profile way just a few months before His crucifixion.



Why Keep the Festival in the 21st Century?

As these Christians observe the Festival of Tabernacles today , you may wonder why this ancient event is relevant in a digital age. When the Holy Day seasons were first openly revealed to humanity, the Israelites would take palm and tree fronds to build temporary dwellings (Leviticus 23:30And whatsoever soul it be that doeth any work in that same day, the same soul will I destroy from among his people.



See All...). In Hebrew, the Festival of Tabernacles is literally called "the Festival of Booths" ( Sukkot in Hebrew).



Today, in the spirit of those temporary dwellings, Christians observe the Festival outside of their regular homes, travelling to cities and meeting places around the globe. There they celebrate the fact that our fragile lives are but temporary, and that we look to a new life of eternal service beginning in the coming Kingdom of God!



This joyous Kingdom of God, which Jesus and the apostles referred to more than 100 times in the New Testament, will be a time of great peace and prosperity. What is your priority as a Christian in your day-to-day affairs? Your Savior and future King declares to you and me: "Seek first the Kingdom of God" (Matthew 6:33But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.



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So if this Festival of Tabernacles pictures the coming Kingdom of God, when Jesus Christ will have returned to this earth to rule as King of Kings and Lord of Lords (Revelation 19:15-16 [15] And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.

[16] And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.





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A personal prophecy for you

The entire seven Holy Day seasons of God represent nothing short of God's amazing and wonderful plan for all of humanity! The incredible truth? These biblical seasons represent a personal prophecy for you, your family, your friends—literally all who have ever lived or who will live. (This is all explained in detail in our free booklet God's Holy Day Plan: The Promise of Hope for all Mankind . If you don't have a copy, order one today, or download it free).



The first three—the Passover, the Days of Unleavened Bread and Pentecost—have collectively opened the door to salvation and spiritual understanding for Christians today. The four remaining holy day seasons –the Festival of Trumpets, the Day of Atonement, the Festival of Tabernacles and the celebration of the Eighth Day (also known to some as the Last Great Day) —represent an intense and happy vision for us. They picture a time of profound "gladness and joy" when God will directly intervene globally in human affairs, "and sorrow and sighing shall flee away" (Isaiah 35:10And the ransomed of the LORD shall return, and come to Zion with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads: they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.



See All...). They represent a time of great globe-encircling peace!



No wonder Jesus was unafraid to openly keep the Festival of Tabernacles some 2,000 years ago, despite open death threats. No wonder He assertively made breathtaking declarations (John 8:58Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.



See All...) and performed stunning miracles (John 9:1-11 [1] And as Jesus passed by, he saw a man which was blind from his birth.

[2] And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind?

[3] Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him.

[4] I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work.

[5] As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.

[6] When he had thus spoken, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and he anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay,

[7] And said unto him, Go, wash in the pool of Siloam, (which is by interpretation, Sent.) He went his way therefore, and washed, and came seeing.

[8] The neighbours therefore, and they which before had seen him that he was blind, said, Is not this he that sat and begged?

[9] Some said, This is he: others said, He is like him: but he said, I am he.

[10] Therefore said they unto him, How were thine eyes opened?

[11] He answered and said, A man that is called Jesus made clay, and anointed mine eyes, and said unto me, Go to the pool of Siloam, and wash: and I went and washed, and I received sight.





See All...). If you truly understand God's plan for you, then you too can say with confidence: "The Lord is my helper; I will not fear. What can man do to me?" (Hebrews 13:6So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.



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As you read this, thousands of members of the United Church of God are keeping this Festival in many locations around the world . There may be one near you. If you'd like to see what this celebration of the coming Kingdom of God is like, you are welcome to see for yourself. Jesus set an example for all of us in 30 A.D., pointing us to the final victory of God pictured in the joyous Festival of Tabernacles.







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Where do Colorado Congressional candidates stand on immigration?

A very interesting post from www.NumbersUSA.com about the swing state of Colorado. This follows this post about California's immigration laws.  This follows this post about how to Report Illegal Immigrants! For more that you can do to get involved click HERE and HERE and you can read a very interesting book HERE.

Where do Colorado Congressional candidates stand on immigration?‏


Ask the candidates about immigration at upcoming forum. Drop off our candidate survey to get answers!



Dear Colorado Activists,



Next Monday, October 1, candidates from four of Colorado's Congressional races will be participating in a "Federal Debate" in Thornton. They will be taking questions from the moderators and the audience on various issues. This is a great chance to ask the candidates where they stand on immigration policies!



Here is the list of candidates who will be participating:



Colorado's 2nd Congressional District:



Democratic Incumbent Jared Polis



Republican challenger Kevin Lundberg



Colorado's 4th Congressional District:



Republican Incumbent Cory Gardner



Democratic Challenger Brandon Shaffer



Colorado's 6th Congressional District:



Republican Incumbent Mike Coffman



Colorado's 7th Congressional District:



Democratic Incumbent Ed Perlmutter



Republican challenger Joe Coors



None of these candidates have filled out a NumbersUSA candidate survey asking them to clarify the positions they take on important immigration issues. You can check out all of the incomplete candidate comparisons for Colorado races here. Note that Congressman Coffman is the only True Reformer who will be attending the event.



Colorado voters deserve to know where every candidate stands on these important issues! We sent a survey to every campaign and have not received answers. This is why we need our activists in the area to deliver surveys to the candidates!



Print out a copy or two of the NumbersUSA candidate survey and bring it to your Congressional candidates. Emphasize to them how important these issues are to you as a voter. Ask them to simply fill out a survey and send it back to us.



Here is the event information:



What: 2012 Federal Debate with Congressional Candidates



Host: Metro North Chamber of Commerce



Where: Adams 12 Five Star Schools



1500 E. 128th Ave.



Thornton, CO 80241



If you cannot attend the event but you still would like to deliver a survey, below is the list of campaign headquarters for the candidates. Drop a survey off to campaign staff and ask them to make sure it gets filled out by the candidate!



*Note: Most campaign offices are open during normal business hours. Phone numbers are listed below to ensure they are open before you visit.*



Jared Polis Campaign Office Address:



2208 Pearl Street



Boulder, CO 80302



*There is a free parking lot for the building on 22nd and Pearl Street.



Phone: 303-381-0121



Kevin Lundberg Campaign Office Address:



No physical Campaign office listed.



Phone: 970-646-6720



Cory Gardner Campaign Office Address:



9227 East Lincoln Avenue #200-234



Lone Tree CO 80124



Phone: (970) 663-2679



Brandon Shaffer Campaign Office Addresses:



1. 810 9th St., Greeley, CO



2. 723 Main St., Longmont, CO



3. 11020 Pikes Peak Dr., Parker, CO



Phone: (970)364-6025



Mike Coffman Campaign Office Address:



9249 S Broadway Blvd., #200-501



Highlands Ranch, CO 80129.



Phone: 303-791-6453.



Joe Miklosi Campaign Office Address:



10730 East Bethany Drive, Suite 280



Aurora, CO



Phone: 303-745-4850



Ed Perlmutter Campaign Office Address:



3258 Youngfield St.



Wheat Ridge, CO 80033



Phone: 303-459-4729



Joe Coors Campaign Office Address:



1. Golden Office



3015 Youngfield St., Golden, CO 80401



Phone: 303-526-0811



2. Adams Office



10190 Bannock St., Suite 238, Northglenn, CO 80260



Phone: 720-350-4629

Black People v. Science . . . Or Legit Property Rts Gripe? 400 Trees Chopped for Space Shuttle

A very interesting post from www.DebbieSchlussel.com about the Space Shuttle Endeavor. This follows this post about a possible collapse of American society.  This follows this post about some of the music that was poplular during 2011. This follows THIS POST about some movies that have been released over the past few years that you might have missed! This all follows this post about guidelines to chosing good movies to watch yourself!




Black People v. Science . . . Or Legit Property Rts Gripe? 400 Trees Chopped for Space Shuttle (VIDEO)

By Debbie Schlussel



On Friday, the Space Shuttle Endeavor made its final landing in Los Angeles, and on October 12th, it will be transported on a a two-day journey across the boulevards of Inglewood and Los Angeles to its new home at the California Science Center. But since the boulevards and streets of those cities are tree-lined and the Space Shuttle has a long wingspan, 400 trees will be cut down to make way for the shuttle. And the people of those cities–predominantly Black–are angry. I can understand their frustration.







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Space Shuttle Endeavor Lands in L.A. as Trees Are Marked for Death to Make Way



If I were one of the people whose trees were cut down so that the Space Shuttle Endeavor could travel–wingspan intact–to its final destination at a museum, I’d be pretty angry. To me, that’s a government “taking” no different than the government seizing a woman’s home in Connecticut to make way for a development in Kelo v. City of New London. Yes, it’s a tree, not a house, but still, it’s big government taking from private individuals. You can bet that if the Space Shuttle went down the streets of Bel-Air or Beverly Hills, this would never happen. And maybe that’s why the Shuttle didn’t go that way. On the other hand, the elected Los Angeles and Ingleside officials are statist liberals who were put into power to do this stuff by the very people losing these trees.




While it looks as though most of the trees cut down are in commercial and other non-residential areas, some of the trees are in front of homes. And the museum’s pledge to plant two new, young trees in place of very old, mature trees is little comfort to homes that relied on the trees and their shade. Plus removing the trees lowers property values. The remuneration also seems like overkill that doesn’t redress the problem in the least: $400,000 toward tree trimming, up to five years of tree maintenance, at least 10 scholarships to area students, $100,000 to an education fund, and training for local teachers in science, according to the  Los Angeles Times. Also, half of the tree trimmers hired were to be from the affected communities. But if I lived in one of the affected homes, I’d just want my damn tree, as is.



It points to another issue. Is this really about science? The space shuttles–Endeavor and others–didn’t really do anything. They flew around and were an incredible waste of money. They didn’t land on the moon, go to Mars or do anything else of consequence or worth. So, I’m not even sure this was a worthy science exhibit in its own right, let alone one which deserved such a major re-landscaping of Los Angeles and a neighboring city.



But some commentators say the complaints are reflective of Blacks and their disinterest in science. There is some truth to that. In contemporary times, Black Americans just aren’t interested in science and math. The statistics back that up. And some people say that this might bear some relationship to the complaints they’ve made over the Space Shuttle. Perhaps that’s a little of it, but if they chopped down my trees for the Space Shuttle, I’d be pretty angry. And I like science. Whether or not they are interested in science has no bearing on whether or not their trees should be chopped down. It’s their property to do with as they see fit.



So, what do you think? Is this a case of Black people versus science? Or is it, as I’ve opined, an illegit government taking of trees for a pop culture undertaking that ain’t so worthy?



To me, this is yet another example of why Blacks should be anti-big-government conservatives.

ACTION ALERT: What Happens in California Does NOT Stay in California!‏

A very interesting post from www.Fairus.org  about California's immigration laws. This follows this post about actions to stop illegals from voting.  This follows this post about how to Report Illegal Immigrants! For more that you can do to get involved click HERE and HERE and you can read a very interesting book HERE.

What Happens in California Does NOT Stay in California,


Urge Gov. Brown to Veto AB 1081 TODAY!



http://govnews.ca.gov/gov39mail/mail.php

We need your help fighting California legislation that seeks to thwart immigration enforcement. In late August, the California Legislature passed AB 1081 and sent the legislation to Governor Jerry Brown. FAIR is calling upon every American to contact Governor Brown and urge him to veto AB 1081. AB 1081 currently sits on Governor Brown's desk. If he does not veto this bill by September 30th, the bill will automatically become law.



Passed by the California legislature in late August, AB 1081 requires state and local law enforcement agents to ignore U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainers unless the alien has been convicted of a "serious" or "violent" felony. Even more appalling, even in cases when an alien has been convicted of a serious or violent felony, AB 1081 allows California law enforcement agents to ignore ICE detainers if they so desire. Under California law, such crimes include:



Murder or voluntary manslaughter;

rape;

sodomy by force;

lewd or lascivious act on a child under 14 years of age;

any felony punishable by death or imprisonment in the state prison for life;

any felony in which the defendant personally inflicts great bodily injury on any person, other than an accomplice, or any felony in which the defendant personally uses a firearm;

attempted murder;

assault with intent to commit rape or robbery;

assault with a deadly weapon or instrument on a peace officer;

arson;

exploding a destructive device or any explosive causing bodily injury, great bodily injury,

exploding a destructive device or any explosive with intent to murder;

any burglary of the first degree;

robbery or bank robbery;

kidnapping;

holding of a hostage by a person confined in a state prison;

attempt to commit a felony punishable by death or imprisonment in the state prison for life;

any felony in which the defendant personally used a dangerous or deadly weapon;

selling, furnishing, administering, giving, or offering to sell, furnish, administer, or give to a minor any heroin, cocaine, phencyclidine (PCP), or any methamphetamine-related drug, or any of the precursors of methamphetamines,

grand theft involving a firearm;

carjacking;

throwing acid or flammable substances, in violation of Section 244;

assault with a deadly weapon, firearm, machinegun, assault weapon, or semiautomatic firearm or assault on a peace officer or firefighter, in violation of Section 245;

assault with a deadly weapon against a public transit employee, custodial officer, or school employee, in violation of Section 245.2, 245.3, or 245.5;

discharge of a firearm at an inhabited dwelling, vehicle, or aircraft, in violation of Section 246;

commission of rape or sexual penetration in concert with another person, in violation of Section 264.1;

continuous sexual abuse of a child, in violation of Section 288.5;

shooting from a vehicle, in violation of subdivision (c) or (d) of Section 26100;

intimidation of victims or witnesses, in violation of Section 136.1;

criminal threats, in violation of Section 422;

any attempt to commit a crime listed in this subdivision other than an assault;

(Cal Pen Code § 1192.7(c)(Serious Felonies); Cal Pen Code § 667.5(c) (Violent Felonies))

This means that if Governor Brown signs AB 1081, instead of being required to transfer custody of aliens convicted of these heinous crimes to the federal government for deportation, state and local officials will have the authority to release them back out onto the streets! This year alone, the federal government has already deported over 20,000 criminal aliens from California. If this legislation becomes law, it will not only jeopardize the public safety of Californians, it will affect the public safety of all Americans. Under AB 1081, instead of being deported, these criminal aliens will be free to go to any neighborhood in the nation!!!



Many Californians are already aware of one story in which local jails released a violent criminal alien back onto the streets. That's the story of Jamiel Shaw, Jr., who was murdered near his house in Los Angeles by an illegal alien gang member who had been released only one day earlier from a California jail where he had been serving time for assault with a deadly weapon. Not surprisingly, the Shaw family is passionately opposed to AB 1081 as the law would grant state and local law enforcement agencies authority to release illegal alien murderers — like the one who killed Jamiel — onto the streets instead of handing them over to the federal government for deportation (to learn more about the Jamiel Shaw story, click here).



Prevent another tragedy like Jamiel Shaw's from happening in your state by calling Governor Brown NOW and URGING him to veto AB 1081. Tell him that AB 1081 is a horrible threat to public safety and that he should care more about protecting Americans than illegal aliens! Remember: Gov. Brown has until September 30 to affirmatively veto this legislation. If he fails to take action, the bill will automatically become law.



The Office of Governor Jerry Brown:

Phone: (916) 445-2841

Fax: (916) 558-3160

http://govnews.ca.gov/gov39mail/mail.php

LIBERALS CAN’T BREAK 200-YEAR RACISM HABIT

A very interesting post from www.AnnCoulter.com about racism in America by liberals. This follows this post about Emmit Till in perspective.    This follows this post about some of the music that was poplular during 2011. This follows THIS POST about some movies that have been released over the past few years that you might have missed! This all follows this post about guidelines to chosing good movies to watch yourself!

LIBERALS CAN’T BREAK 200-YEAR RACISM HABIT



Democrats spent the first century of this country's existence refusing to treat black people like human beings, and the second refusing to treat them like adults.



After fighting the Civil War to continue enslaving black people and then subjecting newly freed black Americans to vicious, humiliating Jim Crow laws and Ku Klux Klan violence, Democrats set about frantically rewriting their own ugly history.



Step 1: Switch "Democrat" to "Southerner";



Step 2: Switch "Southerner" to "conservative Democrat";



Step 3: Switch "conservative Democrat" to "conservative."



Contrary to liberal folklore, the Democratic segregationists were not all Southern -- and they were certainly not conservative. They were dyed-in-the-wool liberal Democrats on all the litmus-test issues of their day.



All but one remained liberal Democrats until the day they died. That's the only one you've ever heard of: Strom Thurmond.



As soon as abortion is relegated to the same trash heap of history as slavery has been, liberals will be rewriting history to make Democrats the pro-lifers and Republicans the pro-choicers. That's precisely what they've done with the history of race in America.



In addition to lying in the history books, liberals lied on their personal resumes. Suddenly, every liberal remembered being beaten up by a 300-pound Southern sheriff during the civil rights movement.



Among the ones who have been caught falsely gassing about their civil rights heroism are Bob Beckel, Carl Bernstein and Joseph Ellis. (Some days, it seems as if there are more liberals pretending to have been Freedom Riders than pretending to be Cherokees!)



In the 1950s and '60s, Democrats were running segregationists for vice president, slapping Orval Faubus on the back and praising George Wallace voters for their "integrity." (That was Arthur Schlesinger Jr. in The New York Times.)





But the moment the real civil rights struggle was over, liberals decided to become black America's most self-important defenders.



Of course, once we got the Democrats to stop discriminating against blacks, there was no one else doing it. So liberals developed a rich fantasy life in which they played Atticus Finch and some poor white cop from Brooklyn would be designated Lester Maddox (racist Democrat, endorsed by Jimmy Carter).



White journalists who didn't know any actual black people (other than Grady the maid) became junior G-men searching for racists under every bed, requiring a steady stream of deeply pompous editorials.



You will never see anything so brave as a liberal fighting nonexistent enemies.



Liberals drove the entire country crazy with their endless battles against imaginary racists, to make up for their having been AWOL during the real fight over civil rights.



Throughout this period, every black-on-white crime became a re-enactment of "To Kill a Mockingbird"; every cop who shot a black perp was Bull Connor; and every alleged racist incident was instantly presumed true, no matter how preposterous.



When it turned out the hate crime was a hoax, the cop was being mugged and the black kid was guilty, the whole story would just quietly disappear from the news, as if the media were reading a bedtime story to a child, whispering the ending and tiptoeing out of the room.



Then came the O.J. verdict.



Millions of Americans watched as a mostly black jury acquitted an obviously guilty black celebrity and saw black America cheer the verdict. The sight of black law students whooping and applauding O.J.'s acquittal had the same emotional impact as watching Palestinians celebrate the 9/11 attack.



Overnight, the white guilt bank -- once thought "too big to fail" -- was shut down. Henceforth, instead of producing stuttering embarrassment, liberal moral intimidation on race produced only eye-rolling. With that, America became a much healthier country, especially for black people.



Without nonsense claims of racist "code words" to stop them, Republicans were finally able to implement long-sought reforms on crime and welfare. The unqualified success of Rudy Giuliani's crime policies in New York saved tens of thousands of black lives. Welfare reform was such a stunning success that Bill Clinton claimed credit for it.



Blacks had won the final civil rights battle: The right to be treated like adults. Even liberals ceased their oohing and ahhing over every little thing any black person did.



But the post-O.J. paradise came to a crashing halt with the appearance of Barack Obama.



Obama allowed liberals to return to accusing Americans of being racists and get the most liberal president America has ever seen at the same time.



The only firm evidence that there are any actual racists left in America is the fact that so many whites voted for Obama as some sort of racial penance.



More white people voted for Obama in 2008 than had voted for any Democratic presidential candidate in nearly 40 years.



They must have felt guilty about something. Not harboring any racist impulses, I was free to vote Republican.



Now that Obama is up for re-election, liberals are back to their old tricks. A nation with more child pornographers than racists -- a nation that's already elected a (half) black president once -- is suddenly said to be bristling with racists again!



My new book, out this week, "Mugged: Racial Demagoguery From the Seventies to Obama," reminds us that nothing good has ever come of Americans capitulating to liberals' racial bullying, especially not for black people. Never. Don't make the same mistake again, America.

Ecstasy! A Hug Drug or the Kiss of Death?

An interesting article from http://www.ucg.org/ about the drug Ecstasy. This follows this post about the Day of Atonement.   For a free magazine subscription or to get this book for free click HERE! or call 1-888-886-8632.

Ecstasy! A Hug Drug or the Kiss of Death?






article by Cecil Maranville





Millions of teens and young adults around the world are getting high on ecstasy. They believe it to be the ideal drug, bringing out the best in them with virtually no side effects or danger. But evidence is mounting that there are both side effects and danger--and much worse than initially thought.



Ecstasy, also known as "e," "Adam" or "XTC" is the latest fad drug among youth. That's not to say that is new--it was developed nearly a century ago by the German pharmaceutical company Merck and was used by psychotherapists briefly in the 1970s. It was popular for a few years in the 1980s as a street drug and then faded from the scene until recently. Now its use among youth is endemic.



How widespread is it? British police estimate that 500,000 Brits take the drug each weekend. Of the half-million young tourists visiting the Spanish island of Ibiza every summer, one in eight takes ecstasy nearly every night. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) says the drug is available in at least 21 states, as well as in Canada, and that it's especially popular with college students and young professionals.



E is called a "club drug," because it sold and used in dance clubs. Club drugs are popular with high school seniors and college students at all-night underground parties with techno music, which are called "raves." Commenting on a recent ecstasy bust in Phoenix, Arizona, police estimated that up to 90 percent of youths who attend rave parties take e.



Its street name stems from the belief that it creates a sense of blissful elation or ecstasy. Users believe it to be a "hug drug," a drug that lowers the user's inhibitions and makes him experience feelings equal to those brought on by the sweetest success or the achievement of a lifetime.



Hug Drug

Users think that it is nonaddictive. Unlike any other drug, it heightens feelings of empathy, understanding and acceptance of other people. Probably the principal focus of users in this pleasure-pumped culture is ecstasy's reputed ability to amplify the delights of sexual intimacy. The crowning attractiveness of e is that it doesn't do anything harmful to the user--at least that has been the hype surrounding it. And young people are accepting the pitch by the millions. They pay $20 to $40 per hit/pill, which gives them a 6-to-8-hour high.



"Eight percent of U.S. high school seniors say they have tried it at least once, up from 5.8 percent in 1997.... [U.S.] customs officers have already seized more ecstasy this fiscal year, more than 5.4 million hits, than in all of last year. In 1998 they seized just 750,000 hits" (Time, "The Lure of Ecstasy," by John Cloud, June 5, 2000). No one can say with certainty how many hits made it onto the streets.



A multibillion dollar "industry"

60 Minutes II reported on its August 8 program that Amsterdam is the primary source of e coming into the United States. Reporter Vicki Maybrey interviewed a Dutch criminal investigator, whose special unit has closed down 35 ecstasy production labs in just the last five years. However, given the incredible profit margins involved, 10 labs pop up for every one that is put out of business.



Users believe it to be a "hug drug," a drug that lowers the user's inhibitions and makes him experience feelings equal to those brought on by the sweetest success or the achievement of a lifetime.



An ecstasy-producing machine from one of the closed down illegal labs was shown on the program. It was capable of producing 300 pills per minute at a cost of 20 cents each. That's 1.2 million pills a week, assuming that the machine operates for 10 hours every day. For a manufacturing cost of $240,000, criminals produce drugs with potential market value of $24 to $48 million per week. Calculating the annual output for 50 weeks (do criminals give their employees two-week holidays?), that translates into $1.2 to $2.4 billion annually, per lab.



Considering the Dutch investigator's sober acknowledgment that 350 labs have sprung up in the last five years in his jurisdictional area of South Holland alone, the potential for ill-gotten gain staggers the imagination. Small wonder that organized crime is heavily involved in the distribution and sale of e. Maybrey said law-enforcement officials believe Israeli and Russian organized crime rings are responsible for most e brought into the United States.



If that is true, offshore organized crime is working hand in hand with U.S. crime families. Salvatore Gravano was arrested in Phoenix, Arizona, early this year for his involvement in peddling as many as 30,000 ecstasy pills a week. Gravano is better known by his nickname as "Sammy the Bull," given to him when he was a hit man for the mob, before he turned informant on the John Gotti crime family. The case is still in trial, but Gravano's ecstasy organization is said to include a white-supremacist gang known as the Devil Dogs (because, believe it or not, gang members "bark" when they assault their victims).



Unsavory merchants, to say the least. Why are young adults by the millions willing to sample their wares? Undoubtedly there is an element of antiestablishment daring so often a part of youth. "If my parents don't like it, I do! If my parents don't want me to take it, I will!" Further, e use is now a fad. It's what "the in crowd" is currently "into." And, ecstasy has a glowing reputation among the party culture for its many positive attributes and its reputed low downside.



What gives ecstasy its glowing name and reputation?

What causes those "positive attributes"? The chemical name for ecstasy is methylenedioxymethamphetamine, known by the acronym MDMA. It's "a synthetic, psychoactive (mind-altering) drug with hallucinogenic and amphetamine-like properties," according to the National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA) (www.drugabuse.com  , MDMA (ecstasy), p. 1).



E users argue that the drug is not hallucinogenic, but rather "an acute antidepressant." That's a misrepresentation of what ecstasy does, as we will show. The ecstatic feelings created by MDMA are the result of a neurotransmitter known as serotonin. Although science does not fully understand the role of this neurotransmitter, serotonin is thought to help create positive moods. MDMA has a double force effect that infuses the brain with large amounts of serotonin.



First, it orders neurons that store serotonin to empty themselves.



Some of these short-term effects have been fatal.



It takes about an hour for receptors to bind with the serotonin and begin to cause feelings of empathy, happiness, increased sociability, enhanced sensation of touch and responsiveness to light. (Due to the powerful impact of light on the senses of e users, raves commonly have light shows. Rave dancers will wave glowing colored wands as they party, because of the highly pleasurable sensation it gives them. Parents need to be alert to teens who own brightly colored light wands, an indication of e use.) The pleasurable feelings, called "rolling" in the drug culture can continue for several more hours.



How is MDMA able to evoke sensory responses greater than what the body normally produces? The amount of serotonin chemically "ordered" to be released by MDMA is a greatly increased level over what these neurons would release under normal conditions.



But that's only the first line of coercion by e on the brain's normal functions.



A normally functioning brain is designed to take some of the released serotonin back into its storage neurons. So, not all released serotonin binds to receptors--usually. However, MDMA chemically blocks the re-uptake of serotonin, forcing more to bind to receptors, thus further amplifying the positive sensations associated with this marvelous neurotransmitter.



Only in this way does MDMA mimic an antidepressant, which also blocks the re-uptake of serotonin. However, antidepressants work only with the serotonin naturally released by the brain--a much smaller amount than that "kicked out" by MDMA. It's therefore a distortion of fact and a serious misrepresentation to claim that ecstasy is "an acute antidepressant."



Okay, what's the downside?

What's wrong with ecstasy? If the only affects were the hazards that we've already described, it sounds like little more than a harmless "rush." If only that were true. The NIDA reports that short-term effects of "MDMA are similar to those found with the use of amphetamines and cocaine. They are:



* Psychological difficulties,including confusion, depression, sleep problems, drug craving, severe anxiety and paranoia, during and sometimes weeks after taking MDMA (even psychotic episodes have been reported).



* Physical symptoms such as muscle tension, involuntary teeth-clenching, nausea, blurred vision, rapid eye movements, faintness and chills or sweating.



* "Increases in heart rate and blood pressure, a special risk for people with circulatory or heart disease" (www.drugabuse.com  , NIDA Infofax, p. 1, emphasis added).



Some of these short-term effects have been fatal. MDMA raises the body temperature and causes profuse sweating. Caught up in a drug-induced euphoria in the crowded and chaotic environment of a rave (with up to 2,000 partygoers at a time), e users who did not realize what was happening to them have died from heat exhaustion and dehydration. Others have died from drinking too much water in an attempt to counteract the drug's negative effects.



"Between three and 10 percent of the white population (statistics are unavailable for other groups) have a genetic defect which causes them to produce less of the main enzyme which metabolizes MDMA. This means that if they take a normal dose, they can overdose. In Europe, there have been dozens of deaths related to this problem" (www.NewsWatch.org, "News You Can Abuse?" by Maria Szalavitz, Dec. 8, 1999, emphasis added).



The absence of normal amounts of serotonin in the brain as one comes down from an e-induced high translates into a seriously depressed state of mind, called "terrible Tuesdays" by users. Ignorant of what they have done to their bodies, some users attempt to counteract their depression by taking another or even several more hits of e. The first additional dose may be able to squeeze a little more serotonin from their storage neurons, but the effect is minimal. Any further hits will do nothing to relieve depression. Normal brain functions require up to two weeks for serotonin to be replaced.



Serious as they are, these short-term problems constitute the best of the downside problems of taking MDMA. The long-term problems are worse, much worse.



Brain damage

Several factors cause damage to the brain. To understand, we need take another look at what MDMA does to brain neurons. We looked at the fact that it forces the release and use of large amounts of the neurotransmitter serotonin. We also saw that it prevents the re-uptake of serotonin to its storage areas. MDMA also causes the release of another neurotransmitter, dopamine.



A Christian youth respects the fact that his or her body is "the temple of the Holy Spirit," belonging to God (1 Corinthians 6:19-20 [19] What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?

[20] For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.





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MDMA allows the dopamine to return to the neurons that previously stored serotonin. The result is catastrophic, because the dopamine is toxic to those neurons. Their ability to store serotonin again is greatly diminished, if not ruined. Without serotonin, a person would suffer from clinical depression. Duke University pharmacology Professor Wilkie Wilson warns of the possibility of permanent brain damage to ecstasy users. "The drug is spreading so fast among so many people that I'm really afraid that we're going to have a generation of depressed people" (ibid. 60 Minutes II, emphasis added).



Where does the neurotransmitter dopamine come from? It is stored in its own neurons, which are "ordered" open by MDMA in the same way that it forces the release of serotonin. When forced open, dopamine's storage neurons are damaged in a way that affects motor control. "Damage to these neurons is the underlying cause of the motor disturbances seen in Parkinson's disease" (ibid. NIDA Infofax, p. 1).



The NIDA also reports that recent findings link MDMA use to long-term damage to those parts of the brain critical to thought and memory. It cites research on monkeys exposed to MDMA for only four days that suffered brain damage that was evident six to seven years later (ibid.).



It's too soon to tell with absolute certainty what all of the long-term consequences of taking MDMA will be. But, it's fair to say that ecstasy is no "hug drug."



Evidence "against the safety of MDMA has mounted to a point were even those who once thought the drug safe are getting anxious" (op. cit., Szalavitz). Szalavitz quotes Dr. John Morgan, a City University of New York pharmacologist who initially believed that most people had little to worry about toxicity of the drug. Dr. Morgan has changed his mind. He now says, "at this point there is really not much criticism possible [of the human neurotoxicity data on MDMA]...the time to worry is now" (op. cit. Szalavitz, emphasis added).



Christian youth just say, "NO!"

For the Christian, to use or not to use ecstasy is a no-brainer. People who allow their appetites, social pressures and fads to determine their behavior, will use drugs. Listed with other common behaviors of people who "go with the flow," is "sorcery" (Galatians 5:19-21 [19] Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,

[20] Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,

[21] Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.





See All...). The Greek word used, pharmakeia, encompasses other meanings, but one is drug use. Our English word pharmacology comes from it. Given the fact that human nature has a penchant for drug use, and that our present world has a multibillion dollar drug market that panders to peoples' desires, only young people of sound mind and character will have the strength not to use drugs.



A Christian youth respects the fact that his or her body is "the temple of the Holy Spirit," belonging to God (1 Corinthians 6:19-20 [19] What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?

[20] For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.





See All...). Health is something to be jealously guarded and maintained, for our bodies are not ours to trash. We need to learn to manage life. Read about some of those ways in our booklet Making Life Work.



Apart from the physical considerations, there are legal ones. It's a serious crime to manufacture or sell ecstasy. That's enough to warn off a Christian youth, who lives by the creed, "Let every soul be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God.... For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to evil.... Therefore you must be subject, not only because of wrath [legal consequences] but also for conscience' sake" (Romans 13:1Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.



See All..., 3, 5).



Since June 1985, DEA regulations put ecstasy in the Schedule 1 classification of the Controlled Substances Act--a classification generally used for dangerous narcotics that have a high potential for abuse and no medical usefulness. (Other Schedule 1 drugs include heroin and LSD.) Manufacturers and sellers of Schedule 1 drugs are subject to fines of up to $125,000 and 15-year prison terms, but legislation has been proposed that would strengthen these penalties.



Dead End

Hopefully, anyone who is drawn to the alluring reputation of ecstasy will think twice in light of these cold, hard facts. Parents of high school and college students should realize that their children regularly receive flyers inviting them to raves, with an "e" printed on the flyer that announces to all that ecstasy will be available. Talk with your children about e.



Is ecstasy a hug drug? The ecstasy it delivers is only a tempting illusion. So much hype. Such a big lie. And such a terrible price to pay for believing it...

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Brazil Fines YouTube for Not Censoring Mohammed Video; FOX News Lies About it

A very interesting post from www.debbieschlussel.com about YouTube being fined by Brazil. This follows this post about the Department of Homeland Security in the U.S.   This follows this article about American energy independence and preventing money from going to hostile countries such as Iran . For more that you can do to get involved click HERE and read a very interesting book HERE.




Brazil Fines YouTube for Not Censoring Mohammed Video; FOX News Lies About it

By Debbie Schlussel



Brazil said it will fine YouTube owner Google daily, until and unless it removes the anti-Mohammed video trailer for “Innocence of Muslims.” In a completely separate story, Brazil detained the Brazilian chief of Google, after a judge said that videos it hosted violated local Brazilian local election laws. But the Brazilian fines over the anti-Mohammed video were apparently not sensationalistic enough for FOX News, so it lied and posted a headline that screams, , “Brazil Detains Google Chief over anti-Islam YouTube Clip,” which is a complete falsehood. In fact, the Google exec, Fabio Jose Silva Coelho, has since been released from Brazilian custody, and the anti-Mohammed trailer remains up in Brazil (though YouTube was blacked out for 24 hours). The fine and the detention were two separate actions, and FOX News knows better, but just like the liberal mainstream media, the “conservative” mainstream media lie whenever they feel like it.



This is why you can trust FOX News–which also called Egypt, “America’s closest ally in the Middle East,” and called Israel’s capital, “Occupied East Jerusalem,” among other FOX News lies against Israel–as much as you can trust, MSNBC, CNN, and Al-Jazeera. The fine of $5,000 per day because of the anti-Mohammed video is enough of an outrage. But FOX News lied to make it a bigger story. Fair and balanced? Not even close. They distort, you decide. Sadly, as with the viewers of MSNBC, CNN, and Al-Jazeera, the FOX News viewers can be characterized as, “FOX News claims, you blindly ingest, no questions asked.”



More:



Google Inc.’s head of operations in Brazil was detained by the country’s federal police Wednesday after the company failed to heed a judge’s order to take down YouTube videos that the court ruled violate Brazilian electoral law.



The detention came as another court ordered YouTube to remove clips of an anti-Islam film that has been blamed for deadly protests by Muslims around the globe, both joining a spate of court-ordered content-removal cases against Google’s video-sharing website in Brazil.



The arrest of Google executive Fabio Jose Silva Coelho was announced in Sao Paulo. . . . Brazil’s strict electoral laws limit what critics can say on television, radio and the Internet about candidates for office. Ahead of municipal elections next month, Google has received repeated requests to remove Web videos that allegedly violate those restrictions.



A judge in Mato Grosso do Sul state ordered Coelho’s arrest Tuesday because the company had not removed YouTube videos that make incendiary comments about an alleged paternity suit aimed at Alcides Bernal, who is running for mayor of the city of Campo Grande. That ruling also included a statewide, 24-hour suspension of Google and YouTube. . . .



A judge in the southern state of Parana earlier ordered Google to pay $500,000 for each day that it balked at fulfilling an order to remove other videos criticizing a candidate. In the northeastern state of Paraiba, a judge ordered the imprisonment of another Google executive in Brazil, also for not removing videos from YouTube attacking a mayoral candidate, but that order was overruled by a higher court. . . .



In a separate case pending against Google, Sao Paulo-based judge Gilson Delgado Miranda gave the site 10 days to remove video clips from “Innocence of Muslims,” which has angered many Muslims around the world by its depiction of the Prophet Mohammed and his followers as thugs. After the 10-day window, Google will face fines of $5,000 a day for every day the clips remain accessible in Brazil, according to the statement on the court’s website.



Clearly, Google’s Brazilian chief was NOT detained over the Islam video. But the fact that Google will be fined unless it removes the video is outrageous enough (though not, apparently, for FOX News, which fabricated to make it even more outrageous).



And keep in mind that YouTube and Google are no paragons of free speech, as the subsidiary and its parent have already censored the video from view in many Islamic countries, per government “requests” or demands. When Muslims reach critical mass here, they will ban such videos in the West or just altogether from all of YouTube. These are not brave people. Just capitalist-without-principle whores.



By the way, the Brazilian flag reads “Ordem e Progresso,” which means “Order and Progress. Looks like they’re more interested in order than progress there. A more accurate flag would read, “Order and Regress.” For all the plastic surgery, free love, and topless beaches there, they’ve regressed back to the age of the Nazis and earlier.

Good News: Efforts to stop illegal alien voters are gaining ground‏

A very interesting post from www.Alipac.US  about actions to stop illegals from voting. This follows this post about not allowing more immigration. This follows this post about how to Report Illegal Immigrants! For more that you can do to get involved click HERE and HERE and you can read a very interesting book HERE.

Good News: ALIPAC efforts to stop illegal alien voters are gaining ground‏


Friends of ALIPAC,



We are pleased to report that our efforts to Lock The Vote and prevent illegal aliens from voting is finally gaining traction thanks to years of work and your recent activism using our alerts and messaging.



In the last few days there has been major movement by authorities in Michigan and Iowa to stop illegal immigrant voters. US Senator David Vitter (R-La.) proposed a bill on Thursday that would make it a deportable crime for illegal immigrants and non-citizens to vote in federal elections!



The proverbial cat is out of the bag now. We need you all to move swiftly, methodically, and thoroughly to help us get the maximum number of illegal aliens off the voter totals for 2012. The vote you save may be your own!



Step 1: Bring yourself up to speed and inform others by reading these articles and circulating them widely via social media, emails, forums, etc...



Sen. Vitter proposes deportation for illegal immigrants, non-citizens who vote

http://www.alipac.us/content/sen-vitter-proposes-deportation-illegal-immigrants-non-citizens-who-vote-961/#





Michigan asks voters if they’re legal citizens; ACLU freaks out

http://www.alipac.us/content/michigan-asks-voters-if-they%92re-legal-citizens-aclu-freaks-out-971/





IA - Matt Schultz Seeks to Purge Fraud Not Latinos From Iowa Voter Rolls

http://www.alipac.us/content/ia-matt-schultz-seeks-purge-fraud-not-latinos-iowa-voter-rolls-942/





Michigan Secretary of State: 4K noncitizens on voter rolls!

http://www.alipac.us/content/michiga...ter-rolls-972/



Step 2: Contact each of the main leaders that are fighting these battles for us to thank and encourage them.



Sample message "I am calling to thank Senator Vitter for trying to stop illegal alien voters from stealing American votes. I will do all I can to support him and to get my senator to sponsor his bill"



Sample message "I am calling to thank Michigan Secretary of State Ruth Johnson for trying to get the illegal immigrants off of the voter files before Election Day. I will do all I can to support her and to get my secretary of state in the state of ____ to follow her lead"



Take the time to encourage each of these leaders by phone and in writing. We did this for Governor Jan Brewer and just look at how she has taken up the battle after the public encouraged her and stood with her!



CONTACT

Sen. David Vitter

Washington, D.C. Office

516 Hart Senate Office Building

Washington, DC 20510

Main: (202) 224-4623

Fax: (202) 228-5061

http://www.vitter.senate.gov/public/...ct.ContactForm



CONTACT

Michigan Secretary of State Ruth Johnson

Department of State Information Center

Michigan Department of State, Lansing, MI 48918

Tel (888) SOS-MICH; (888) 767-6424;

http://www.michigan.gov/sos/0,4670,7...5634--,00.html



CONTACT INFO

Iowa Secretary of State Matt Schultz

First Floor, Lucas Building

321 E. 12th St.

Des Moines, IA 50319

Tel (515) 281-5204

https://sos.iowa.gov/help/index.aspx





Step 3: Circulate copies of these articles and your own personal message to your state governor, secretary of state, and your individual state house and senate representatives.



With this activity in several states, the news reports and your volunteerism, more dominoes can fall if you work hard.



Sample message "Dear Governor ________ I want our state to take immediate action as the states of Iowa, Michigan, Florida, Colorado and Georgia have to remove the substantial number of illegal immigrants found voting in the elections. How many illegals are stealing votes from American citizens in our elections? What do you plan to do before Election Day in November 2012 to get these illegals out of our elections?"



Remember, make your calls then follow up with emails, faxes, and letters.



Remember, call your governor, secretary of state, the State Board of Elections, your state house and senate reps.



Thousands of ALIPAC activists will be working along side you!



If you have questions or feedback to share please do so at this activism tracking link...





Let's roll strong on this all week!



William Gheen and The ALIPAC Team

www.alipac.us

Interpol, Swedish authorities aiding SAUDI hunt for convert from Islam to Christianity

A very interesting post from www.jihadwatch.org  about an international criminal investigation because someone converted from Islam. This follows this post about the Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia's anti-Western comments. This follows this post about terrorism from mosques in Saudi Arabia. This follows this article about American energy independence and preventing money from going to hostile countries such as Iran . For more that you can do to get involved click HERE and read a very interesting book HERE.

Interpol, Swedish authorities aiding Saudi hunt for convert from Islam to Christianity


Interpol and the Swedes enforcing Islamic law, which criminalizes apostasy, and trampling on the West's principle of the freedom of conscience. Shameful. "Interpol and Swedish authorities aid Saudi Embassy to hunt convert," by Elizabeth Kendal for Continental News, September 5 (thanks to David):



In late July Saudi media reported that a Saudi woman named Maryam (28) had illegally both embraced Christianity and fled the country. Her family have charged two men — a Lebanese and a Saudi national — with complicity in her conversion and escape. The men will face court on 15 September. Whilst a woman claiming to be Maryam told an Arabic TV channel that she was converted through a dream and has found peace in Christianity, Saudi media maintain it is all either fraud or coercion. The woman’s family has suggested she is a victim of human traffickers. Interpol is reportedly coordinating with the Saudi Embassy in Stockholm and Swedish authorities to find and return the ‘girl’ before her ‘kidnappers’ can move her to another country. Please pray.

Since late July Saudi media have been buzzing with reports that a 28-year-old Saudi woman has embraced Christianity and fled the country, staying initially in a church in Lebanon before moving on to Sweden. According to the Saudi Gazette, the woman, Maryam, appeared on an Arabic TV channel saying she was tired of performing prayers and fasting during Ramadan — rituals that never brought her any benefit. She also criticised Saudi Arabia’s Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice. She claimed to have been converted through a dream and said that though she was raised to hate Judaism and Christianity she has come to love those religions since finding peace in Christianity....



Prosecuting lawyer, Humood Al-Khaldi, said that whilst the penalty in Islam of death for apostasy is clear, ‘the roles played by the two men, the Saudi and Lebanese, in making the girl become Christian should be taken into consideration’. He said ‘the court should make sure first that the girl was coerced into converting to Christianity and fleeing the country’. According to Gulf News, ‘Most Saudis reacting to the Khobar woman saga . . . have been calling for stringent action against the Lebanese and Saudi nationals for their alleged roles in the case, claiming that they were “well aware of the consequences of their act”.’...



On 2 September the Saudi Gazette reported that ‘Interpol is co-ordinating with the Saudi Embassy in Stockholm and Swedish authorities to return the girl to her homeland before her “kidnappers” move her to another country.’ The embassy reportedly has started a search for the woman, with the aid of Swedish authorities.



Posted by Robert

Atonement: Removal of Sin's Cause and Reconciliation to God

An interesting article from http://www.ucg.org/ about the Day of Atonement. This follows this post about easy divorce.  For a free magazine subscription or to get this book for free click HERE! or call 1-888-886-8632.

Atonement: Removal of Sin's Cause and Reconciliation to God


The Day of Atonement involves not only the forgiveness of sin; it pictures the removal of the primary cause of sin, Satan.



We have already seen—through the symbolism involved in the Passover—that Christ's shed blood atones for our past sins. In fact, atonement means reconciliation. The Day of Atonement symbolizes the reconciliation of God and all humanity.



If we are reconciled to God through Christ's sacrifice, why do we need another Holy Day to teach us about reconciliation? If we are already reconciled, why do we need to fast, as commanded on the Day of Atonement? (Leviticus 23:27Also on the tenth day of this seventh month there shall be a day of atonement: it shall be an holy convocation unto you; and ye shall afflict your souls, and offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD.



See All...; Acts 27:9Now when much time was spent, and when sailing was now dangerous, because the fast was now already past, Paul admonished them,Now when much time was spent, and when sailing was now dangerous, because the fast was now already past, Paul admonished them,



See All...). What is this day's specific significance in God's master plan for the salvation of mankind?



The Day of Atonement and Passover both teach us about the forgiveness of sin and our reconciliation with God through Christ's sacrifice. However, Passover concerns the redemption of the firstborn and thus applies most directly to Christians whom God has called in this age, while Atonement carries universal implications.



Moreover, the Day of Atonement pictures an essential additional step in God's salvation plan not found in the symbolism of the Passover. This step must take place before humanity can experience true peace on earth. All people suffer the tragic consequences of sin. But sin doesn't happen without a cause, and God makes this cause clear in the symbolism associated with the Day of Atonement.



Satan is the author of sin



The Day of Atonement involves not only the forgiveness of sin; it pictures the removal of the primary cause of sin—Satan and his demons. Until God removes the original instigator of sin, mankind will simply continue to fall back into disobedience and suffering. Although our human nature has a part to play in our sins, Satan the devil bears great responsibility for influencing mankind to disobey God.



Even though many people doubt the existence of a devil, the Bible reveals Satan as a powerful, invisible being who can sway all man-kind. Revelation 12:9And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.



See All... tells us that his influence is so great that he "deceives the whole world."



The devil blinds people to the understanding of God's truth. The apostle Paul explained this to the Corinthians: "If our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing, whose minds the god of this age has blinded, who do not believe, lest the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine on them" (2 Corinthians 4:3-4 [3] But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost:

[4] In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.





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Paul also teaches us that Satan has influenced every human being to walk in the ways of disobedience. He notes that those called into God's Church "once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in the sons of disobedience" (Ephesians 2:2Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:



See All...). Paul warned the Corinthians that Satan can present himself as righteous to lead people astray: "For Satan himself transforms himself into an angel of light. Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also transform themselves into ministers of righteousness, whose end will be according to their works" (2 Corinthians 11:14-15 [14] And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.

[15] Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works.





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Jesus Christ plainly stated that Satan introduced sin and rebellion into the world. In John 8:44Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.



See All... Christ declared to those who were antagonistic to His teaching: "You are of your father the devil, and the desires of your father you want to do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own resources, for he is a liar and the father of it."



Tying these scriptures together allows us to see the power and the influence of Satan. Paul warned us to beware of the deceitful methods of the devil: "But I am afraid that just as Eve was deceived by the serpent's cunning, your minds may somehow be led astray from your sincere and pure devotion to Christ" (2 Corinthians 11:3But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.



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Christians who struggle to resist Satan and stop sinning fight a spiritual battle against the devil and his demons. Paul explains: "For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness" (Ephesians 6:12For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.



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Paul further explains here that Jesus Christ will deliver us from the influence of the devil (verses 13-18). Of course, God is much more powerful than Satan, but we must do our part by actively resisting the devil and the pulls of the flesh (James 4:7Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.



See All...). The Day of Atonement looks forward to the time during which Satan's deception will be removed and he will no longer be free to influence and deceive mankind (Revelation 20:1-3 [1] And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.

[2] And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,

[3] And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season.





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Old Testament symbolism



Leviticus 16 describes God instructing ancient Israel to observe the Day of Atonement. Although Christians are not required to offer animal sacrifices today, this chapter adds significantly to our understanding of God's plan.



Notice that the priest was to select two goats for a sin offering for the people, and he was to present them before God (verses 5, 7). Aaron, the high priest, was to cast lots to select one "for the Lord," which he was to offer as a sacrifice (verses 8-9). This goat represented Jesus Christ, who would be slain to pay the penalty for our sins.



The other goat served a completely different purpose: "But the goat on which the lot fell to be the scapegoat shall be presented alive before the Lord, to make atonement upon it, and to let it go as the scapegoat into the wilderness" (verse 10). Notice that this goat was not to be killed. The high priest was to "lay both hands on the head of the live goat and confess over it all the wickedness and rebellion of the Israelites—all their sins—and put them on the goat's head. He shall send the goat away into the desert in the care of a man appointed for the task. The goat will carry on itself all their sins to a solitary place; and the man shall release it in the desert" (verses 21-22, NIV).



The priest chose by lot the "scapegoat," or Azazel, as the word appears in the original Hebrew. Many scholars identify Azazel as the name of a demon inhabiting the wilderness ( Interpreter's Dictionary of the Bible, Vol. 1, p. 326). The Azazel goat represents Satan, who bears the responsibility for the sins of humanity (verse 22) because of the deception he has foisted upon mankind.



The high priest laid hands on this goat and confessed over it the wickedness, rebellion and sins of the people. Why did he do that? As present ruler of the world, the devil bears responsibility for his perversity in beguiling and coercing humanity to sin. "The sending of the sin-laden goat . . . signified the complete removal of the sins of the people and the handing them over, as it were, to the evil spirit to whom they belonged" ( The One Volume Bible Commentary, 1975, p. 95).



A scapegoat, in modern usage, is someone unfairly held responsible for the mistakes of others. However, the modern English word scapegoat cannot properly be applied to Satan; the devil is not a scapegoat in the modern sense of the term. (Although some Bible versions use the word "scapegoat," Green's Literal Translation more accurately calls it the "goat of departure.") Rather than unfairly bearing the blame for sin, Satan will be held justly accountable for his own deliberate actions by which he has led humanity into sin for thousands of years.



The symbolism of the live goat parallels the fate of Satan and his demons, who will be removed at the outset of Jesus' reign over the nations. The book of Revelation describes this removal: "Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, having the key to the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. He laid hold of the dragon, that serpent of old, who is the Devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years; and he cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal on him, so that he should deceive the nations no more till the thousand years were finished . . ." (Revelation 20:1-3 [1] And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.

[2] And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,

[3] And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season.





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Thus the devil and his demons, who for thousands of years have led mankind into every evil deed imaginable, will be removed to a place of restraint (verse 4). Complete global reconciliation to God cannot occur until the source of so much sin and suffering is out of the picture.



The modern application of this festival



Now notice specific instructions on when and how we are to keep this festival. "Also the tenth day of this seventh month shall be the Day of Atonement," God says. "It shall be a holy convocation for you; you shall afflict your souls . . ." (Leviticus 23:27Also on the tenth day of this seventh month there shall be a day of atonement: it shall be an holy convocation unto you; and ye shall afflict your souls, and offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD.



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How do you "afflict your soul" on this day? Afflict comes from the Hebrew anah, which means "to be afflicted, be bowed down, be humbled, be meek" ( Vine's Complete Expository Dictionary of Old and New Testament Words, "To Be Humbled, Afflicted"). The same word is used in connection with fasting in Psalm 35:13But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth: I humbled my soul with fasting; and my prayer returned into mine own bosom.



See All..., Isaiah 58:3Wherefore have we fasted, say they, and thou seest not? wherefore have we afflicted our soul, and thou takest no knowledge? Behold, in the day of your fast ye find pleasure, and exact all your labours.



See All..., 5 and Ezra 8:21Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river of Ahava, that we might afflict ourselves before our God, to seek of him a right way for us, and for our little ones, and for all our substance.



See All.... Fasting means abstaining from food and drink (Esther 4:16Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast ye for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day: I also and my maidens will fast likewise; and so will I go in unto the king, which is not according to the law: and if I perish, I perish.



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So why does God tell us to fast during this specific 24 hours? Fasting expresses our humble desire to draw closer to God. The Day of Atonement represents a coming time of reconciliation during which, with Satan banished and the world having been devastated by the horrific events leading up to this time, a humbled and repentant humanity will at last be reconciled to God.



Few understand the proper reasons for fasting. Fasting is not to bend God to our will. We don't fast to receive anything from God except His abundant mercy and forgiveness for our human weaknesses. Fasting helps us remember how temporary our physical existence is. Without food and water, we would soon perish. Fasting helps us realize just how much we need God as the giver and sustainer of life.



We should always fast on the Day of Atonement in a repentant frame of mind. Notice the prophet Daniel's exemplary attitude while fasting: "Then I set my face toward the Lord God to make request by prayer and supplications, with fasting, sackcloth, and ashes. And I prayed to the Lord my God, and made confession" (Daniel 9:3-4 [3] And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes:

[4] And I prayed unto the LORD my God, and made my confession, and said, O Lord, the great and dreadful God, keeping the covenant and mercy to them that love him, and to them that keep his commandments;





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The early Church observed the Day of Atonement. More than 30 years after Christ's death, Luke still referred to the time and seasons by mentioning this day, stating that "sailing was now dangerous because the Fast was already over" (Acts 27:9Now when much time was spent, and when sailing was now dangerous, because the fast was now already past, Paul admonished them,Now when much time was spent, and when sailing was now dangerous, because the fast was now already past, Paul admonished them,



See All...). Almost all Bible commentaries and dictionaries acknowledge that "the Fast" refers to the Day of Atonement.



Yet another important lesson comes to us through the Day of Atonement. We have already seen that the slain goat represented the sacrifice in our place of Jesus Christ, who took on Himself the death penalty we have earned by sinning. But Jesus Christ did not stay dead; He came back to life. What does the Day of Atonement teach us about Christ's role after His resurrection?



Leviticus 16:15-19 [15] Then shall he kill the goat of the sin offering, that is for the people, and bring his blood within the vail, and do with that blood as he did with the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle it upon the mercy seat, and before the mercy seat:

[16] And he shall make an atonement for the holy place, because of the uncleanness of the children of Israel, and because of their transgressions in all their sins: and so shall he do for the tabernacle of the congregation, that remaineth among them in the midst of their uncleanness.

[17] And there shall be no man in the tabernacle of the congregation when he goeth in to make an atonement in the holy place, until he come out, and have made an atonement for himself, and for his household, and for all the congregation of Israel.

[18] And he shall go out unto the altar that is before the LORD, and make an atonement for it; and shall take of the blood of the bullock, and of the blood of the goat, and put it upon the horns of the altar round about.

[19] And he shall sprinkle of the blood upon it with his finger seven times, and cleanse it, and hallow it from the uncleanness of the children of Israel.





See All... describes a solemn ceremony that was carried out only once each year, on the Day of Atonement. The high priest was to take the blood of the slain goat into the Most Holy Place—the holiest part of the tabernacle—and to the mercy seat. The mercy seat was symbolic of the very throne of Almighty God. The high priest acted out the function Christ performs for repentant Christians. Having ascended to the very throne of God to present the blood of His sacrifice, Christ intercedes for us—as He has since His resurrection— as our High Priest.



The book of Hebrews makes this symbolism clear. "But Christ came as High Priest of the good things to come, with the greater and more perfect tabernacle not made with hands, that is, not of this [physical] creation. Not with the blood of goats and calves, but with His own blood He entered the Most Holy Place once for all, having obtained eternal redemption" (Hebrews 9:11-12 [11] But Christ being come an high priest of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this building;

[12] Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us.





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Because of Christ's sacrifice, we enjoy direct access to the true mercy seat —the throne of our merciful, loving God. This was dramatically and miraculously demonstrated at the moment of Christ's death, when "the veil of the temple," covering the entrance to the Most Holy Place, "was torn in two from top to bottom" (Matthew 27:51And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent;



See All...; Mark 15:38And the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom.



See All...). This massive curtain was torn asunder in a dramatic testimony to the access we now have to God's throne.



Many verses in Hebrews mention Christ's role as our High Priest and intercessor. Because of His sacrifice for us, we can "come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need" (Hebrews 4:16Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.



See All...). The Day of Atonement thus pictures the loving reconciliation all people can have with God through Christ's sacrifice. It also shows the remarkable truth that Satan, the author of sin, will eventually be removed so that humanity can at last attain reconciliation with God on a universal basis.



The Day of Atonement serves as a vital preparatory step in anticipation of the next milestone in God's glorious Holy Day plan, beautifully depicted by the Feast of Tabernacles.