Friday, June 28, 2013

“President Embraces Flat Earth Science… and Economics” by Clark Judge

Here is an interesting article from www.hughhewitt.com about the President's energy policy, including the coal policy. This follows this post about the Trayvon Martin case.  In the meantime, you can read an interesting take on society's problems HERE and an interesting book HERE.

“President Embraces Flat Earth Science… and Economics” by Clark Judge



posted by Hugh Hewitt

The weekly column from Clark Judge:



President Embraces Flat Earth Science… and Economics

By Clark S. Judge: managing director, White House Writers Group, Inc.; chairman, Pacific Research Institute



Yesterday President Obama joined the Flat Earth Society.



That’s not how he put it, of course. Just the opposite. He said, “We don’t have time for a meeting of the Flat Earth Society,” i.e. those not prepared to join him in embracing radical anti-fossil fuel policies.



Put another way, he meant forget about Congress. Congress has repeatedly rejected legislation to authorize what Mr. Obama announced yesterday he would do anyway, essentially by decree. For example, the administration backed a cap and trade bill in 2010. Designed to limit the use of coal and oil, it was so unpopular in that year’s overwhelmingly Democratic Congress that Majority Leader Harry Reid ultimately withdrew it. The issue was not overcoming a filibuster. Reid knew that the bill would have lost an up and down vote on the Senate floor.



Of course, the president was also saying that opponents of anti-climate change legislation are so ignorant of science that they aren’t worth talking to. Who is the truly ignorant one?



Hasn’t anyone told the president that the average global temperature has not increased in fifteen years? As Pacific Research Institute senior fellow Steven Hayward reported recently in The Weekly Standard:







After two decades of steady and substantial global temperature increase from 1980 to 1998, the pause in warming is causing a crisis for the climate crusade. It wasn’t supposed to happen like this. The recent temperature record is falling distinctly to the very low end of the range predicted by the climate models and may soon fall out of it, which means the models are wrong, or, at the very least, something is going on that supposedly “settled” science hasn’t been able to settle. (full article at: http://www.weeklystandard.com/articles/climate-circus-leaves-town_718070.html )







Just last week, Germany’s Spiegle Online International posted an interview with Hans von Storch, professor at the Meteorological Institute of the University of Hamburg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Hamburg and among Germany’s most renowned climate scientist. Storch said:







If things continue as they have been, in five years, at the latest, we will need to acknowledge that something is fundamentally wrong with our climate models. A 20-year pause in global warming does not occur in a single modeled scenario. But even today, we are finding it very difficult to reconcile actual temperature trends with our expectations. (full interview here: http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/interview-hans-von-storch-on-problems-with-climate-change-models-a-906721.htm l)







Recently I reviewed a new book on climate change (see here: http://spectator.org/archives/2013/06/13/overheated-frauds-and-fools ). Titled The Age of Global Warming: A History, it was written by British policy intellectual Rupert Darwall. Darwall helped found the major British think tank Reform. He is also affiliated with the firm I head. Reading him it is clear that the scientific underpinnings of the global warming theory were always shaky.



The critical “evidence” of catastrophic trends turns out to have been neither repeatable experiments nor hard data but computer models. As noted by one University of Cambridge physicist and investigator of the notorious University of East Anglia “climategate” scandal, the characterization of computer runs as experiments – the norm in the climate change community — “does a disservice to centuries of real experimentation and allows simulations output to be considered as real data…a very serious matter, as it can lead to the idea that ‘real data’ might be wrong because it disagrees with models!” He added, “That is turning centuries of science on its head.”



The president alluded yesterday to economic damage that had resulted from not taking drastic actions against climate change already. Perhaps he was referring to the British government’s 2006 Stern Report. The report concluded that failure to act against global warming “could create economic and social disruption on a scale associated with the First and Second World Wars and the Great Depression of the 1930s.”



But that globally influential report turns out to have been perhaps the most inept – or disingenuous — policy study by a major government in modern history. As I noted in the review, to reach its conclusion, the bureaucrats involved had simply ignored basic rules of economic analysis, counting costs in the nearly infinite future as if they were being faced today. So more than half the damages it attributed to global warming came after… 2050? (No). 2100? (No). 2200? (No). Try after 2800.



All of this wouldn’t be so bad — politicians, like children, will play – except for the consequences. Fracking, the Keystone pipeline and coal technology are promising North America true net energy independence within the decade, arguably the single greatest step we could take to ensuring long-term global peace and domestic prosperity. Apparently all that is to be thrown out the window, assuming the president has his way.



Which just goes to show, in this administration flat earth thinking doesn’t stop at science.



What does it mean to "judge," and why does the Bible say to "judge not"?



An interesting article from http://www.ucg.org/ about the phrase "judge not." This follows this post about America's humiliation.  For a free magazine subscription or to get the book shown  for free click HERE! or call 1-888-886-8632.

What does it mean to "judge," and why does the Bible say to "judge not"?


Christ said, "Judge not, that you be not judged" (Matthew 7:1). What did He mean? Is all judging wrong?



Answer:



Jesus Christ said in His Sermon on the Mount: "Judge not, that you be not judged. For with what judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you" (Matthew 7:1-2 [1] Judge not, that ye be not judged.

[2] For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.





See All...). Therefore, many assume that it is wrong to pass judgment of any sort, and that all people should be allowed to do whatever they feel is right.



Strong's Concordance notes that the word translated "judge" in Matthew 7:1Judge not, that ye be not judged.



See All... can also mean "condemn." What Christ was saying was that, as we are incapable of seeing a person's heart or knowing his or her relationship with God, we are not to take the place of God in making judgments about someone's motives or eternal salvation. And we should be humble, knowing our own weaknesses and sins.



However, in other sections of the Bible, Christ says very clearly, "Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks" (Matthew 12:34O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.



See All...) and "a tree is known by its fruits" (Matthew 12:33Either make the tree good, and his fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by his fruit.



See All...). While we cannot see hearts, we can see—and judge—actions. There are times God calls on us to discern others' actions because of their effects on us. For example, the Bible tells us to avoid angry people and those whose sins may rub off on us (Proverbs 22:24Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go:



See All...; 1 Corinthians 5:11-12 [11] But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such an one no not to eat.

[12] For what have I to do to judge them also that are without? do not ye judge them that are within?





See All...). Hebrews 5:14But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.



See All... tells us that the spiritually mature are "those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil."



We are not to judge where a person stands with God, because we are simply incapable of doing so. But we must be able to "discern both good and evil" in the actions of ourselves as well as others in order to grow in wisdom and avoid falling into problems ourselves.



For an additional study tool, please read our booklet The New Covenant: Does it Abolish God's Law?

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If You Read One Blog on the Trayvon Martin Hoax, This is the One!

Here is an interesting article from http://nicholasstixuncensored.blogspot.com about the Trayvon Martin case. This follows this post about the Fisher v. University of Texas affirmative action Supreme Court case. This follows this previous post about various items in the news, including the Trayvon Martin Case. This follows this post about the book "To Kill a Mockingbird."  In the meantime, you can read an interesting take on society's problems HERE and more about the book shown HERE.

If You Read One Blog on the Trayvon Martin Hoax, This is the One!




Posted by Nicholas Stix



Trayvon and the Miami-Dade School Police Department – Redacted FOIA Newly Released – Former Police Chief Charles Hurley”

By Sundance


The Last Refuge



Sundance and his co-conspirators are guilty of having committed serial journalism. They have been doing without pay what the MSM are paid to do, but have refused to do: Making Freedom of Information Act requests, and unearthing a criminal conspiracy within the Miami-Dade School Police Department, which covered up some of Trayvon Martin’s crimes, which is a large reason why he had no criminal record. The criminal conspiracy of the school police cost the chief, Charles Hurley, his job.



In a sane world, Sundance would win a Pulitzer. Of course, in a sane world, Pulitzers would be awarded for journalistic exposés like those of Sundance,  for journalistic cover-ups.



Thursday, June 27, 2013

The Humiliation of America and what it means for you

An interesting article from http://www.ucg.org/ about America's humiliation. This follows this post about the Defense of Marriage Act. This follows this post about Mexico's threats against the U.S. This follows this post about the Western countries changing due to immigration. This follows this post about abortion. For a free magazine subscription or to get the book shown  for free click HERE! or call 1-888-886-8632.



The Humiliation of America and what it means for you


by Michael Snyder

 America is in trouble. For all of its vaunted power, it has experienced grave challenges in dealing with a 30-year-old computer consultant who, following his own conscience, deliberately leaked critical classified information. He gave classified records about how the United States government conducts widespread monitoring of its own citizens to a British newspaper. This action, of course, rocked the Obama Administration, and with it the world.



Media and political commentaries examining this situation have erupted around the globe, particularly as America authorities failed initially to take Edward Snowden into custody. Writing in a widely read piece titled "Why the U.S. is being humiliated by the hunt for Snowden ," Simon Tisdall, foreign editor of the Guardian newspaper in the United Kingdom, called the ongoing situation a "pants down day" for the United States. He made these ominous comments:



"Important people are making themselves ridiculous…High on the list is John Kerry, U.S. Secretary of State. Huffing and puffing, Kerry warned China and Russia of 'consequences,' as seems probable, they have conspired to deliberately thwart U.S. justice by twisting the long arm of the law.



"Like too many American politicians, Kerry seems to believe 'the law' is what the White House counsel and U.S. Justice Department deem it to be on any given day, and that this made-in-America 'law' applies inexorably to every country and every corner of the world." Tisdall went on to point out how American law is today not recognized as universally authoritative.



Now those are harsh words. And we don't repeat them to make a political point, but rather to underscore what God says about national behavior.



If one reads the Bible, he or she will quickly discover that God has quite a bit to say about how people and national governments are to conduct themselves. He always, without exception, uses the biblical Ten Commandments as core guiding principles. They apply to all nations and peoples.



Perhaps surprising, many secular authorities recognize this prior influence of biblical law and statutes, particularly when it comes to the legal history of the United States.



Despite this spiritual bedrock foundation, many of the American laws based on the Ten Commandments and other biblical principles have been steadily eroded. This fact has been chronicled here on ucg.org and in both the pages of the Good News magazine and on the weekly half hour Beyond Today program.



Based on recent events, it would appear that this spiritual erosion has not gone unnoticed by Almighty God. The ancient record of the Bible is plain. There are distinct blessings for obedience, and there, tragically, are distinct curses for breaking those spiritual laws. Make no mistake: these spiritual laws apply to every national government on the planet, not just ancient Israel. They are, and remain, in force.



With escalating humiliation of America through the Snowden situation, one cannot help but be reminded of an ancient national prophecy that is activated by the breaking of God's law: "I will break the pride of your power; I will make your heavens like iron and your earth like bronze" (Leviticus 26:19And I will break the pride of your power; and I will make your heaven as iron, and your earth as brass:



See All...).



Yes, America and other nations of the earth will attract God's attention for divine law-breaking. Perhaps surprisingly to some, it is not God's preferred purpose to destroy nations for disobedience. As the prophet Ezekiel declared: "' As I live,' says the Lord God, 'I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but that the wicked turn from his way and live. Turn, turn from your evil ways! For why should you die ?'" (Ezekiel 33:11Say unto them, As I live, saith the Lord GOD, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, O house of Israel?



See All..., emphasis added). God does make clear the way back from the brink of destruction.



The good news is that God allows, even strongly encourages, individual choice, and protects those who obey him. If you want to know more–and you should in this day and age—download our free Bible study guide, The Ten Commandments . Meanwhile, protect yourself spiritually: continue to watch BT Daily and receive critical Bible knowledge for these troubled days ahead at www.ucg.org .







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1 Hour Until The Final Senate Vote on Amnesty: Call Now!

A very interesting post from www.Alipac.US about the Thursday morning Senate amnesty vote. This follows this post about assimilation of immigrants.  This follows this post about the release of illegal immigrant felons from prison by ICEThis follows this post about how to Report Illegal Immigrants! For more about what is happening in the nation now click here and you can read the two very interesting books that are shown HERE.


1 Hour Until The Final Senate Vote on Amnesty: Call Now!



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ALIPAC  Warning! We have just learned that a vote is scheduled on Senate Bill 744 in about one hour at 11:30am ET!



Most of the Senators have not read all of this bill, and we are told it now contains secret language nobody has seen that was slipped into the bill yesterday via a "hand written amendment" not circulated to Senate offices!



You can watch the final vote take place on C-Span online at...

http://www.c-span.org/Events/Debate-...10737440187-3/



You cannot count on the House to stop this bill! This bill will destroy the United States and render all of you voiceless in American politics. If the bill becomes law, we will work hard to try to help you mitigate the damages and to get to locations that will be the last affected by the influx of tens of millions of 3rd world illegals, but it will be a very sad and permanent retreat!



Call now! Call again and again! Call their DC offices! Call their district offices until the vote takes place! Use the messages and target numbers at this link...

http://www.alipac.us/content/hidden-...imminent-1998/





The ALIPAC Team

www.alipac.us

www.AgainstAmnesty.com  

Wednesday, June 26, 2013

DOMA Ruled Unconstitutional; Bible Ignorance Runs Rampant

An interesting article from http://www.ucg.org/ about the Defense of Marriage Act. This follows this post about Mexico's threats against the U.S. This follows this post about the Western countries changing due to immigration. This follows this post about abortion. For a free magazine subscription or to get the book shown  for free click HERE! or call 1-888-886-8632.

DOMA Ruled Unconstitutional; Bible Ignorance Runs Rampant

by Mitchell Moss



Source: Wikimedia Commons/Upstate NYerHere we are at last: The Supreme Court of America has ruled that the law that defined marriage as between one man and one woman (the Defense of Marriage Act, aka DOMA) is unconstitutional. The Court also declined to rule on whether a state constitutional amendment in the state of California (called Proposition 8) that likewise defined marriage as between one man and one woman is constitutional or not.



It's insane how the cries to recognize same-sex marriage by law in this country have reached a fever pitch. I was joking this morning with a friend that I finally understand why conservative Baby Boomers are so upset about America—they lived through the '60s and '70s when moral decay really started to get going, where as I was born into the consequences of those two decades and accepted as normal the immorality around me. But now things are once again shifting dramatically toward the immoral, and suddenly I'm outraged.



It's not especially surprising that non-religious people would want to legalize gay marriage. If their only moral bearing is what the constitution specifically says, and they ignore the moral foundation it was built on of the Bible, then of course they're going to interpret it in whatever way will let them do what they want when it suits them. If a small majority of people decide shoplifting should be OK, it wouldn't surprise anybody that they would interpret the constitution to allow for that and push for Congress to pass laws to allow shoplifting. Those people don't bother me. What really bothers me are the people who claim Christianity in whatever small or large way in their life, but who are being carried away by the secular crowd and support gay marriage, but then try and use the Bible to justify it.



To me, the perfect crystalization of the outright insanity of this came in the form of this tweet, which was retweeted by a friend of mine from high school:







Unbelievable. It took me a while even to express in words why this tweet is such absolute nonsense.



Here's a person whose point of view is representative of a large group of people, so don't think I'm picking only on her. What she does is not only misuse the scripture that captures much of what the Christian life is all about (faith, hope and love, but the greatest of these is love), but misquotes Jesus Himself in a bad play on words that is utterly ignorant of what He was actually saying. The words she plays on and so badly misunderstands are the one where He describes that the way of life that leads to eternal life is one that is difficult—and that the one that leads to destruction is easy. That the sinful life is easy and it leads to destruction, but the godly life is hard and its reward is eternal life. That it's hard to have self-discipline and to not do everything that just feels good. That it's hard to obey God and follow Christ, especially when it means that the core of who you are is contrary to His way of life. That it's bearing your cross daily (self-denial of the things that are wrong because you are putting God first) is the only way, but it's the harder way.



But this tweet tramples on the sacrifice of Christ by embracing something He would so strongly condemn, but using His own words (and the words He inspired as written down by the apostle Paul) to defend that same thing! He died so that the penalty of our sins could be wiped away if we choose to claim that sacrifice. People who support gay marriage but also claim to accept Christ's sacrifice are nailing His hands to the cross all over again.



All this serves just to remind us to stick our nose in the scriptures and understand what they mean then live by them, so that we aren't carried away by these popular messages which feel right, but which are in fact morally bankrupt. Now more than ever we need to be practicing our religion and becoming more like Christ.







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Iran condemns murders of Shi'ites in Egypt: "contradicts Islam and the tenets of Islam"

A very interesting post from www.jihadwatch.org about the killing of Shi'ites in Egypt. This follows this post about the elections in Iran. This follows this post about the U.S. giving aid to Egypt. This follows this article about American energy independence and preventing money from going to hostile countries such as Iran . For more about what is happening in the nation now click here and you can read two very interesting books HERE.

Iran condemns murders of Shi'ites in Egypt: "contradicts Islam and the tenets of Islam"


"The Islamic Republic of Iran denounces any act of extremism and violence which contradicts Islam and the tenets of Islam." That means that acts of extremism and violence against Jews are A-OK with the Islamic Republic of Iran, because they don't contradict Islam and the tenets of Islam: Muhammad said that “the last hour would not come unless the Muslims will fight against the Jews and the Muslims would kill them until the Jews would hide themselves behind a stone or a tree and a stone or a tree would say: Muslim, or the servant of Allah, there is a Jew behind me; come and kill him” -- Sahih Muslim 6985



Sunni/Shi'ite Jihad Update on this story. "Iran condemns Egypt's killings as 'contradicting Islam,'" from Reuters, June 25:



DUBAI - Iran's foreign ministry condemned the killing of four Shi'ite Egyptians near Cairo, saying such extremism violated the tenets of Islam, state television reported late on Monday.

"The Islamic Republic of Iran denounces any act of extremism and violence which contradicts Islam and the tenets of Islam," read a foreign ministry statement published by the website of English-language news channel, Press TV.



"Iran is certain that the sensible and revolutionary Egyptian nation, through its prudent leaders ... will also exercise vigilance vis-à-vis plots to foment discord among various schools of Islam," it added.



Posted by Robert

Tuesday, June 25, 2013

World News and Trends: Is Mexico the next threat to U.S. stability?

An interesting article from http://www.ucg.org/ about Mexico's threats against the U.S. This follows this post about the Western countries changing due to immigration. This follows this post about abortion. For a free magazine subscription or to get the book shown  for free click HERE! or call 1-888-886-8632.

World News and Trends: Is Mexico the next threat to U.S. stability?




article by Jerold Aust, John Ross Schroeder





Mexico's rise in crime, violence, drugs and kindnappings indicate it's headed towards an inevitable downfall. What will this mean for the United States?



Even in terms of annual legal crossings on the U.S.Mexican border, the estimated number of 300,000 makes it the world's busiest. Yet the possibility of a failed Mexican state ranks high among American international worries.



A regular column in the International Herald Tribune asked: "What do Pakistan and Mexico have in common? They figure in the nightmares of U.S. military planners trying to peer into the future and identify the next big threats. The two countries are mentioned in the same breath in a just-published study by the United States Joint Forces Command, whose jobs include providing an annual look into the future to prevent the U.S. military from being caught off guard by unexpected developments " (Bernd Debusmann, "Among Top U.S. Fears, a Failed Mexican State," Jan. 9, 2009, p. 2).



Both of these countries are close to the top in the reported rankings of failed states subject to rapid and sudden collapse. The dangers associated with Pakistan are more painfully obvious. A retired American intelligence analyst said in December 2008 that Pakistan is "one of the single most challenging places on the planet" (ibid.).



Mexico is more of a surprise. One paragraph in the article reflects the gravity of Mexico's plight: "Vicious and widening violence pitting the drug cartels against each other and against the Mexican state have left more than 8,000 Mexicans dead over the past two years. Kidnappings have become a routine part of Mexican daily life. Common crime is widespread. Pervasive corruption has hollowed out the state" (ibid.).



Mexico's governmental infrastructure remains under continual pressure and assault by drug cartels and other criminal gangs. The Joint Forces Command study plainly stated: "Any descent by Mexico into chaos would demand an American response based on the serious implications for Homeland Security alone. One minor indication is that the Mexican border town of Tijuana is now off-limits to American marines because of its increasing violence" (Chris Ayres, "You Wanna Die Tonight, Gringo?" The Times, Jan. 23, 2009, p. 2). (Sources: The Times [London], International Herald Tribune. )

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Only 4 Votes Left to Stop Amnesty: Call your Senators NOW at 888-995-8349

A very interesting post from  www.NumbersUSA.com about the latest vote on the amnesty bill. This follows this post about GOP Senators.  This follows this post about the release of illegal immigrant felons from prison by ICEThis follows this post about how to Report Illegal Immigrants! For more about what is happening in the nation now click here and you can read the two very interesting books that are shown HERE.


Only 4 Votes Left to Stop Amnesty: Call your Senators NOW at 888-995-8349


Tuesday, June 25, 2013- posted on NumbersUSA



Your calling effort yesterday was phenomenal! The number of Senators who voted against the Schumer-Rubio Amnesty bill, S.744, has doubled since debate first started, and we're approaching the 41 NO votes needed to derail the bill. But with only four scheduled votes left, we need you to call your Senators NOW toll-free at 888-995-8349.



The fate of S.744 will be determined by the end of the week, so we need your continued urgent calls! Here's what's left:



1.final vote on Schumer-Corker-Hoeven amnesty amendment (50 votes needed),

2.motion to limit debate on Leahy manager's amendment (60 votes),

3.final vote on Leahy manager's amendment (50 votes), and

4.motion to end debate on the bill (60 votes).

Please help us keep the pressure on the Senate!



You can use these talking points when you call your Senators:



•The bill grants amnesty to 11 million illegal aliens with only promises of future enforcement

•According to the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office, the bill will increase unemployment and decrease wages for American workers

•Leaves total discretion for future enforcement in the hands of the administration, repeating the mistakes of the 1986 amnesty

Also, take a look at these recent poll results from Pulse Opinion Research:



58% of likely voters support full enforcement first before even "considering" giving work permits to illegal aliens



72% of Republicans support full enforcement first



62% of Independents support full enforcement first



74% of likely voters want legal immigration numbers reduced or to remain the same



76% of Republicans want legal immigration numbers reduced or to remain the same



70% of Democrats want legal immigration numbers reduced or to remain the same



Call NOW at 888-995-8349



Monday, June 24, 2013

Editorial: Corker-Hoeven's Shortcomings

Editorial

The Corker-Hoeven bill has the shortcomings below, among others, and even a mainstream person like Hugh Hewitt http://www.hughhewitt.com/uh-oh-on-corker-hoeven/, points out that it lacks a fence, so the government can pull the Border Patrol Surge, whenever they feel like it, which is unlike a fence that will still be there no matter what.

From www.NumbersUSA.com , the shortcomings include:

VOTE  on Corker amendment: Like larger bill, Senators make promises their legislation won't keep
https://www.numbersusa.com/content/nusablog/beckj/june-22-2013/corker-amendment-larger-bill-senators-make-promises-their-legislation-wo






By Jeremy Beck, - posted on NumbersUSA



If you haven't read the Corker-Hoeven amendment to the Senate immigration bill, you aren't alone. Congress hasn't read it either. The Gang of Eight and the cosponsors of Corker-Hoeven spent the last couple of days boasting about the amendment, and making promises about what it would do, then Majority Leader Reid sent the Senate home with a 1,000-plus-page reading assignment for the weekend. The text of the amendment wasn't released until Friday afternoon. The Senate votes on Monday. Additional handwritten changes to the amendment have yet to be distributed to every Senator.



This is Senator Schumer's version of "transparency."



The plan is clearly to vote on the amendment before the public learns that they've been sold a bill of goods. The Corker-Hoeven amendment - like the larger bill - is a fraud, sold by the authors with falsehoods so these Senators might give their corporate donors the flood of labor they crave. Twenty million unemployed and underemployed Americans be damned.



We already knew that the Corker-Hoeven amendment would do nothing to change the legalization-before-enforcement sequence in the bill. All of the promised enforcement would come after illegal aliens were granted legal status, work permits, and Social Security numbers. But the amendment is much worse than simply failing to address the fundamental flaws in the bill. Corker's amendment actually makes those flaws worse.



Here are a few of the hairy details that didn't make the morning papers:



Legitimizes Illegal Immigration: The Congressional Budget Office concluded that 75 percent of illegal immigration would continue under S. 744, largely because it contained weak enforcement measures to stop visa overstays. The Corker-Hoeven amendment weakens the law even further. The amended bill would allow future illegal aliens who overstay their visas to stay in the U.S. and apply for green cards so long as they have worked legally in the U.S. for 10 years before overstaying their visa. An amended S. 744 would not just grant amnesty to illegal aliens here today, but would grant amnesty to illegal aliens who come tomorrow.



No Requirement to Deploy Technologies: Back when the Gang was against increasing the Border Patrol before they were for it, they declared that the technology required by their bill would be much more effective than boots on the ground. The Corker amendment would give the Secretary of Homeland Security full discretion as to how technology would be deployed, or whether it would be deployed at all.



No Fencing Requirement: If it seemed strange for the same gang members who just voted against fencing triggers to now support an amendment that sponsors claimed had fencing triggers, the actual language explains why. The amendment does not require the Secretary of Homeland Security to build fencing if she doesn't want to.



The sequence of Senators promising one thing to voters only to have their legislation reveal something entirely different has become the hallmark of the Schumer-Rubio-Obama immigration push.



JEREMY BECK is the Director of the Media Standards Project for NumbersUSA



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Harry Reid Challenged to Allow Vote on Late-Term Abortion Ban

An interesting story from www.lifenews.com about whether the SENATE will bring the HOUSE abortion bill up for a vote. This follows this post about Nancy Pelosi's abortion views.    For more that you can do to get involved click HERE and you can also get two very interesting books HERE.

Harry Reid Challenged to Allow Vote on Late-Term Abortion Ban


Now that the House of Representatives has passed the bill to ban abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy, pro-life advocates and the bill’s sponsor are challenging pro-abortion Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid to allow a vote in the Senate.



The vote for the bill broke down on mostly partisan lines with Republicans supporting the ban on late-term abortions and Democrats opposing it. The House approved the bill on a 228-196 vote with 6 Democrats voting for the bill and 6 Republicans voting against it. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/06/19/harry-reid-challenged-to-allow-vote-on-late-term-abortion-ban/



Weekend Box Office: The Bling Ring, World War Z (Which Has Israeli Soldier Hero), Much Ado About Nothing

Here is an interesting article from http://www.debbieschlussel.com/ reviewing some of the movies that came out over the past weekend. This follows this post about some of the movies from last week and 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!

Weekend Box Office: The Bling Ring, World War Z (Which Has Israeli Soldier Hero), Much Ado About Nothing


By Debbie Schlussel



I liked all the new movies at the box office this weekend. Two were decent. One was absolutely fabulous. (I did not see Monsters University. Sorry.)


* “The Bling Ring“: I expected to hate this movie, based on the real-life story of a group of Los Angeles-area teens who rob the homes of their favorite celebrities. But I really liked it, as an excellent portrait of today’s fame-obsessed, airheaded, Valley Girl-esque youth, who feel they are entitled to the good life without working for it, that they can just steal it. It was also a great insight into the clueless, vapid parents littered all over America. The movie was funny, entertaining, fast-paced, and didn’t leave you bored for a second. It’s also a great statement on today’s celebrities, who didn’t actually do anything substantive to earn their fame, for the most part. Paris Hilton, whose real-life, gaudy brothel-esque home was used in the filming of this movie, makes a cameo, and she’s Exhibit A (she’s famous for making a porno tape and little else).



A fashion conscious glamor girl from Calabasas, California befriends the new guy at high school, and they start breaking into homes of rich kids they know are out of town, stealing glamorous fashion items and jewelry (bling) from the homes. Soon, the two and the rest of their friends are breaking into various celebrities’ homes when they learn online that the celebs are out of town. They steal the celebrities’ expensive designer clothes, shoes, purses, and other items (including a gun), and they’re brazen about it, including on social media. (The celebrities include Hilton, Rachel Bilson, Lindsay Lohan, and others of that age group.)

It’s based on a Vanity Fair article of the same name, and much of the dialogue comes word-for-word from the real-life statements of the actual kids involved in the Bling Ring. Although I support those who choose to home school their kids, incredibly hilarious in this movie is the absurd “home schooling” by one of the moms, who belongs to the “Church” of “The Secret” (yes, the self-help book) and “teaches” her kids a “curriculum” based on “The Secret” during a school day that lasts about two minutes using an aspirational poster board featuring various pictures of Angelina Jolie. Yup, that’s the ticket!



There are two holes in the movie: 1) none of these celebrities seemed to have alarms that worked very well or very fast; and 2) some of them lived in gated communities (I believe Hilton does), and they didn’t show how the “Bling Ring” got around that, (perhaps they didn’t show that for real-life security reasons).



This isn’t a classic movie that you’d want to see over and over again. But it’s fun, very entertaining, and just an excellent insight and observation on America’s future, er . . . future decline. Sofia Coppola really does a great job directing. I loved the way the movie was shot, liked the soundtrack–which was very appropriate to the mindless idiots who populate the movie, etc. Except for Emma Watson (of “Harry Potter” fame), the actors in this movie are all unknowns, but that will probably change. They’re all very good.



In addition to being great social commentary, it’s part comedy, part true crime thriller. There’s something in it for everyone. And at 90 minutes, it’s short and sweet. If you’re wondering why it’s rated “R,” it probably has to do with the fact that there are a lot of scenes of these kids doing heavy drugs–snorting cocaine, etc.



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* “World War Z“: Some critics are panning this, but in my book it wasn’t bad. It wasn’t great. It wasn’t even great as zombie movies go, or even original. But it was entertaining and enjoyable, fast-paced and workmanlike. And an Israeli (female) soldier (Israeli actress Daniella Kertesz) is one of the heroes of the movie, something you’ll almost never see from Hollywood circa 2013.



Unfortunately, a United Nations employee (Brad Pitt) is the main hero of the movie, as if that would ever happen in real life. I saw this movie with a friend who was a guard at Gitmo, and as he said about the UN being the savior, “Well, there’s a first time for everything.” Yup, and with the U.N. that first–and last–time is strictly in the movies.



If there was anything else objectionable, it’s a plot line in which the Israelis discover that zombies are about to take over the world, and they don’t tell anyone, building instead a wall around Israel to keep them out. Was this supposed to be symbolic of the fence to keep out the Islamic terrorist Palestinians? Was it some sort of reminder of false and poisonous Muslim world rumors that continue to circulate, alleging that Jews and Israel knew about 9/11 ahead of time . . . and may have been behind it? Another thing: the Israelis do allow Palestinian Muslims galore into the country to evade the zombies because “every person we save is one less we have to shoot.” Was this some sort of message? And, finally, the Israelis ultimately can’t keep the zombies out because they only have one helicopter monitoring the wall. As if the Israelis would be that inept. Um, that’s American border “security,” not Israeli border security, which is far more vigilant and well-staffed/equipped.



The story: a plague of zombies breaks out as Brad Pitt and family are trapped on the streets of Philadelphia. They escape, using Pitt’s skills as a former secret agent/investigator type for the U.N. And they’re saved by the Deputy Secretary General of the U.N. to live on an aircraft carrier, so long as Pitt agrees to go into the field and find out how the zombie virus started and how to fix it. He flies to a U.S. military base in South Korea, where some great U.S. soldiers save him and teach him a lot about what makes the zombies tick and how to evade them. He also meets a shady CIA operative prisoner, who tells him to go to Israel. That’s the next trip. There Pitt notices something unusual about those whom the zombies avoid. And he meets a heroic female Israeli soldier, who saves his life more than once. Then, it’s off to a World Health Organization base in Wales. Throughout all this, there are scary, harrowing close calls with rabid zombies, and it’s kind of repetitive.



I’m no Brad Pitt fan, but I didn’t hold that against this movie. Overall, the movie was fine. But it’s nothing you haven’t seen before, and nothing that spectacular. Like I said, it was fast paced, full of action, and definitely entertaining throughout.



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* “Much Ado About Nothing“: This is director Joss Whedon’s version of Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing,” and was shot over 12 days at Whedon’s house. It’s billed as a “modern re-telling,” but that’s misleading because the only things modern here are the clothing, time period, and accoutrements. It’s entirely black and white and features the original Shakespearean English dialogue. And that makes it slightly difficult to follow, especially at first because it’s hard to tell who is who. But you eventually figure out what’s going on, and it’s an interesting take on a classic play.



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Friday, June 21, 2013

Immigration: How a Foreign Invasion Is Reshaping the West

An interesting article from http://www.ucg.org/ about the Western countries changing due to immigration. This follows this post about interpersonal confict. This follows this post about abortion. For a free magazine subscription or to get the book shown  for free click HERE! or call 1-888-886-8632.

Immigration: How a Foreign Invasion Is Reshaping the West



article by Melvin Rhodes





In the last 50 years, millions of people from the Third World have moved into the Western democracies. Many have contributed to the welfare of these nations, but others lack work skills, proper education and democratic convictions. What will it mean if and when these ever-growing minorities begin to constitute the majority in several key countries?



Suddenly, immigration is becoming a bigger issue throughout the Western world. Governments around the globe are very concerned about potential problems that massive immigration may bring.



The American state of Arizona, which borders Mexico, recently passed a law authorizing police to inquire of people they've stopped for other legitimate reasons if they are in the United States legally, should there be sufficient reason to suspect otherwise, and to ask for proof of their legal status in such case. Illegal immigrants have contributed to mounting crime, increasing health and educational costs and other problems in the state.



Most of Arizona's citizens support the law, though some organizations outside the state have announced boycotts, which could cost it a great deal. Even the federal government is considering filing lawsuits to prevent the law from being implemented.



Immigration reshaping Western countries

A car bomb placed in New York City's Times Square on May 1, 2010, was the 11th attempted terrorist act in the city of New York since the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. The bomb—which, thankfully, failed to go off as planned—raised some deeply troubling questions about even legal immigration.



How could a young Pakistani immigrant who lived the American dream possibly want to kill hundreds of his fellow citizens? The United States and other Western democracies, still coming to terms with radical Islam, are finding it hard to fathom. It just doesn't fit into the multicultural ideal!



France, Belgium, Italy and other European countries are passing laws to block Islamic women from wearing full veils in public. Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel is insisting the country's large Turkish population should assimilate, while the Turkish prime minister insists they should have their own separate schools to protect their Islamic identity.



Meanwhile, a Danish cartoonist whose cartoon depicting the prophet Muhammad led to riots in a number of countries was threatened by an ax-wielding intruder, and a Swedish cartoonist was physically attacked by protesters shouting "Allah is great!" as he gave a lecture on free speech. Muslims insist that freedom of speech, long cherished in the West, has its limits.



In Britain, the issue of immigration may have cost Prime Minister Gordon Brown the recent election. When a 65-year-old supporter of his own party approached him during the campaign and expressed concern about all the immigrants from Eastern Europe flowing into her neighborhood, Mr. Brown was overheard in his car describing her as a "bigoted woman." Leaders clearly don't like the sensitive issue of immigration being brought up.



But it's not going to go away.



Majorities becoming minorities in their own land

People are feeling increasingly threatened by the changing demographics in their own nations. The ethnic composition of Western countries is rapidly altering due to massive immigration in the last few decades. The United States alone took in 10 million more immigrants in the seven years following Sept. 11, 2001—many of them from countries rife with radical Islamists. To many citizens, this just doesn't make sense.



An increasing number of Americans are aware that these demographic changes will lead to a majority nonwhite population in their own lifetimes. How they handle this will determine the country's future. As Time magazine put it: "How the current majority reacts to its incipient minority status is the most crucial socio-demographic issue facing the country" (Gregory Rodriguez, "The White Anxiety Crisis," March 22, 2010, international edition).



In an amazing break from tradition, many Western nations changed their immigration policies after World War II and welcomed millions of people from the Third World. Even the United States, often deemed a cultural "melting pot," had an immigration policy prior to 1965 that favored maintaining the racial status quo.



The late Senator Edward Kennedy's 1965 immigration bill deliberately changed earlier policy, welcoming a big influx of immigrants from the world's poorer nations. At the time, Americans were assured it would not alter the ethnic mix and social fabric of their nation.



Now it's evident this assurance was false. One could easily make the argument that the election of America's first African-American president would not have happened without the reality of changing demographics.



Immigration leading to unrest

The issue of immigration was briefly discussed on NBC's Chris Matthews Show on May 9, 2010.



During the program, John Heilemann of New York magazine observed: "We're going through one of these once-in-a-century transformations that cuts across a lot of different things—cultural change, there's big demographic change, there's big economic change, and technological change, and it makes people really nervous. It's been going on for about 15 years in America—the sense of anxiety, the sense we've lost control of our lives."



Also on the show was Cynthia Tucker, a columnist with the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, who offered this perspective: "I've always thought that this great melting pot or salad, however you want to describe this diverse nation, works as long as the economy is good, as long as the pie is growing and every American believes he or she has an opportunity to get a piece of that pie, we're all pretty happy."



However, now that the economy is not doing so well, the United States could be in for a more stressful time when it comes to assimilating the various ethnic groups that now live in the country.



The same applies elsewhere, of course. Some of the eurozone countries are on the brink of financial collapse due to decades of overspending. Severe government spending cuts are inevitable. The nations have already seen unemployment rise. Without jobs, many are already blaming immigrants for their situation.



In the latest election in Britain, the anti-immigrant British National Party almost tripled the share of the vote it received in the 2005 election. In fact, anti-immigrant parties are seeing growing support in a number of European countries.



The perceived threat applies on several different levels.



Security a growing concern

Besides feeling that their way of life is threatened, both culturally and economically, people are also becoming more concerned about security as radical terror movements increasingly recruit homegrown terrorists. Commenting on the recent attempted bombing in Times Square, Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies professor Fouad Ajami wrote the following in the May 10, 2010, Wall Street Journal:



"'A Muslim has no nationality except his belief,' the intellectual godfather of the Islamists, Egyptian Sayyid Qutb, wrote decades ago. Qutb's 'children' are everywhere now; they carry the nationalities of foreign lands and plot against them. The Pakistani-born Faisal Shahzad [who set up the car bomb] is a devotee of Sayyid Qutb's doctrine, and Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, the Fort Hood shooter, was another.



"Qutb was executed by the secular dictatorship of [Egyptian President] Gamal Abdel Nasser in 1966. But his thoughts and legacy endure. Globalization, the shaking up of continents, the ease of travel, and the doors for immigration flung wide open by Western liberal societies have given Qutb's worldview greater power and relevance. What can we make of a young man like Shahzad working for [the cosmetics company] Elizabeth Arden, receiving that all-American degree, the MBA, jogging in the evening in Bridgeport, then plotting mass mayhem in Times Square?



"The Islamists are now within the gates. They fled the fires and the failures of the Islamic world but brought the ruin with them. They mock national borders and identities. A parliamentary report issued by Britain's House of Commons on the London Underground bombings of July 7, 2005, lays bare this menace and the challenge it poses to a system of open borders and modern citizenship.



"The four men who pulled off those brutal attacks, the report noted, 'were apparently well integrated into British society.' Three of them were second-generation Britons born in West Yorkshire. The oldest, a 30-year-old father of a 14-month-old infant, 'appeared to others as a role model to young people.' One of the four, 22 years of age, was a boy of some privilege; he owned a red Mercedes given to him by his father and was given to fashionable hairstyles and designer clothing...Two of the four, rather like Faisal Shahzad, had spent time in Pakistan before they pulled off their deed.



"A year after the London terror, hitherto tranquil Canada had its own encounter with the new Islamism. A ring of radical Islamists were charged with plotting to attack targets in southern Ontario with fertilizer bombs. A school-bus driver was one of the leaders of these would-be jihadists.



"A report by the Canadian Security Intelligence Service unintentionally echoed the British House of Commons findings. 'These individuals are part of Western society, and their "Canadianness" makes detection more difficult. Increasingly, we are learning of more and more extremists that are homegrown. The implications of this shift are profound'" ("Islam's Nowhere Men: Millions Like Faisal Shahzad Are Unsettled by a Modern World They Can Neither Master nor Reject," emphasis added).



Prophecy warned of consequences for national sins

The modern descendants of the ancient Israelites include many of the nations that make up today's Western world. In Leviticus 26 and Deuteronomy 28, God promised tremendous physical blessings if they would obey Him, but He also warned them of the dire consequences of disobedience. The promised blessings for obedience are awe-inspiring; the assurances of punishment for sins are deeply troubling.



These chapters make for sobering reading when we consider trends in recent years. In Deuteronomy 32, verse 25 warns of "terror within"—a prophecy clearly being fulfilled now, with an even greater increase in the problem likely still to come.



The apostle Paul spoke of how God created "from one blood every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth, and has determined their preappointed times and the boundaries of their dwellings" (Acts 17:26And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation;



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Of course, this passage does not mean that correctly controlled immigration is inherently wrong, seeing that when the Israelites left Egypt the door was opened for a certain number of non-Israelites to dwell among them. However, they had to leave their culture behind and abide by the same laws God gave the Israelites. We are now learning the negative consequences of the multicultural society that has been propagated for the last 50 years.



Mixing cultures, and especially religions, can be volatile! We should have known that before the change in immigration laws just by looking at history and at other societies where mixing religions has led to serious tension and conflict.



The people of Europe feel particularly threatened. With higher population densities than the United States and closer proximity to the volatile Middle East, many West European nations have significantly high Muslim populations. Add to this Europe's low birthrate in contrast to the high Islamic birthrate, and the potential for violent conflict only increases.



And as we've seen, it's not just security that is threatened. Economics also play a major role. God Himself warned of serious consequences for the native peoples as a result of immigration: "The alien who is among you shall rise higher and higher above you, and you shall come down lower and lower. He shall lend to you, but you shall not lend to him; he shall be the head, and you shall be the tail" (Deuteronomy 28:43-44 [43] The stranger that is within thee shall get up above thee very high; and thou shalt come down very low.

[44] He shall lend to thee, and thou shalt not lend to him: he shall be the head, and thou shalt be the tail.





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In other words, the strangers—those of foreign cultures and religions—will end up on top, in control and in time possibly dictating a way of life foreign to the indigenous population.



This is, of course, exactly what happened when European settlers started arriving in North America, Australia and elsewhere—they ended up on top and in control, displacing the native populations. Now, two or three centuries later, they are the ones losing control to newer arrivals.



Immigration trends and birthrates show that sometime in this century the peoples who currently dominate most of the Western nations will be minorities in their own lands. Whatever you may think of the ethnic mix, the reality is that significant change is underway, and it's threatening no less than the future of Western civilization. GN

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Zimmerman Jury: All Women, No Blacks

Here is an interesting article from www.Vdare.com  about the jury for the George Zimmerman trial. This follows this post about the Cesar Chavez movie. This follows this post about the book "To Kill a Mockingbird." . In the meantime, you can read an interesting take on society's problems HERE and more about the book shown HERE.

Zimmerman Jury: All Women, No Blacks


http://www.vdare.com/posts/zimmerman-jury-all-women-no-blacks

By Steve Sailer

Jack Cashill reports in WND:



In a case filled with anomalies, chalk up one more: Unless one of the six chosen jurors is booted from the case, George Zimmerman will have an all female jury.



And if the Hispanic Zimmerman is considered white – he would not be on trial if he were not – his jury is all white as well. In any case, there are no blacks among the six jurors or four alternates.



Murder trials can go on a long time and lots of original jurors can drop out in favor of the alternates, as happened with the O.J. Simpson case, so that can change jury demographics over time.

But, it sounds like the two sides in the Trayvon Martin case might have had different opinions in picking the jury on the primacy of sex v. race in loyalty, rather like a photographic negative of the O.J case. As I wrote in Is Love Colorblind?



... probably the most disastrous mistake Marcia Clark made in prosecuting O. J. Simpson was to complacently allow Johnny Cochran to pack the jury with black women. As a feminist, Mrs. Clark smugly assumed that all female jurors would identify with Nicole Simpson. She ignored pretrial research indicating that black women tended to see poor Nicole as The Enemy, one of those beautiful blondes who steal successful black men from their black first wives, and deserve whatever they get.



Perhaps Zimmerman's lawyer feels that this is basically a racial trial, while the prosecutor feels the way to win is to reproduce the successful media tactic of eliciting maternal feelings for the 12-year-old dead child? That could lead to them effectively agreeing upon a jury of nonblack women.



Thursday, June 20, 2013

Life Lessons: Nine Lessons for Dealing with Conflict

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

Life Lessons: Nine Lessons for Dealing with Conflict


 by Gary Petty

Jesus said, "Blessed are the peace makers, for they shall be called the sons of God." Everyone agrees with the concept, but how can we practice peacemaking? Sometimes it seems like you can't get through a day without experiencing conflict with a family member, neighbor, co-worker or a stranger on the subway.



The book of Proverbs contains many practical steps of basic conflict resolution.



Points to build on

1. The most important step in dealing with conflict is to understand that when you are at peace with God it is easier to make peace with others . Many times we are driven by an attitude of anger and self-defense instead of the inner peace that comes from God.



Proverbs 16:7When a man's ways please the LORD, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.



See All...: "When a man's ways please the Lord, He makes even his enemies to be at peace with him."



2. Once an argument begins it tends to escalate into anger and irrational behavior. It is much better to deal with the issues while both parties are still calm. It is important to pick the proper time and place for discussion. If emotions are beginning to run high ask for a short break to get control.



Proverbs 17:14The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.



See All...: "The beginning of strife is like releasing water; Therefore stop contention before a quarrel starts."



3. Many times we emotionally respond to what someone is saying without hearing the entire story. Stop and listen to what the person is really trying to say before responding.



Proverbs 18:13He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and shame unto him.



See All...: "He who answers a matter before he hears it, It is folly and shame to him."



4. When dealing with conflicts between other people, listen to both sides before making any judgment.



Proverbs 18:17He that is first in his own cause seemeth just; but his neighbour cometh and searcheth him.



See All...: "The first one to plead his cause seems right, Until his neighbor comes and examines him."



5. Dealing with conflict in the early stages is much easier. Once a person is offended or hurt it takes much more effort and time to come to a resolution.



Proverbs 18:19A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city: and their contentions are like the bars of a castle.



See All...: "A brother offended is harder to win than a strong city, And contentions are like the bars of a castle."



6. Responding in anger is like throwing gasoline on a fire. Sometimes it is better to overlook another person's fault or offense for the sake of maintaining the relationship.



Proverbs 17:9He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.



See All...: "He who covers a transgression seeks love, But he who repeats a matter separates friends."



Proverbs 19:11The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.



See All...: "The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger, And his glory is to overlook a transgression."



7. Some issues aren't worth fighting over.



Proverbs 20:3It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.



See All...: "It is honorable for a man to stop striving, Since any fool can start a quarrel."



Proverbs 17:28Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.



See All...: "Even a fool is counted wise when he holds his peace; When he shuts his lips, he is considered perceptive."



8. Conflict is fanned by gossip. Avoid a person who thrives on gossip because he or she will destroy relationships.



Proverbs 16:28A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.



See All...: "A perverse man sows strife, And a whisperer separates the best of friends."



Proverbs 17:9He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.



See All...: "He who covers a transgression seeks love, But he who repeats a matter separates friends."



9. Carefully and objectively examine your position before you enter into an argument. Consider that you may be at least partially wrong. It is best to work out conflict before you need a mediator. When you involve a mediator you may find out that you are the one who is wrong and your reputation harmed.



Proverbs 25:8-10 [8] Go not forth hastily to strive, lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame.

[9] Debate thy cause with thy neighbour himself; and discover not a secret to another:

[10] Lest he that heareth it put thee to shame, and thine infamy turn not away.





See All...: "Do not go hastily to court; For what will you do in the end, When your neighbor has put you to shame? Debate your case with your neighbor, And do not disclose the secret to another; Lest he who hears it expose your shame, And your reputation be ruined."



Application

Post these nine principles in a prominent place so that they are a constant reminder of how to conduct conflict resolution.



Before dealing with conflict first pray to God to help you see your part in causing the strife, ask for forgiveness for both you and the other person and seek peace with your Creator. Then you will have the inner strength to be a real peacemaker.







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