Shame
Shame
Many liberals feel that President Obama has betrayed them on the torture issue. They feel surprised, I guess.
I am not surprised at all. President Obama is not King Obama. He does not really lead us. We actually lead him.
And, not surprisingly, most Americans do not want a probe into the torture issue. Now the president can go against the will of the majority, the will of his boss.
But think about your own boss. How many times did you want to tell him or her what they could do with their memos? But you didn't, did you? Because you didn't want to lose your job.
Of course, the president probably makes a lot more money than you do. He probably has a lot more money than you do. But he also invested a lot more in getting his job than you probably invested in getting your two-bit job. In a way, he has more to lose than you do. And thousands of people who work under him also depend on his decisions. If he goes against his boss, they may lose their jobs too.
So, these thousands naturally are inclined to to tell him to follow the wishes of his boss, us.
Yes, the president wants to keep his job for 8 years, not just 4 years. And he doesn't want to be prematurely removed by impeachment and conviction. And he wants his party to maintain control of Congress.
Now, that might sound cynical to you, but such cynicism is the stuff that freedom and democracy is made of. That same freedom and democracy that over 4000 young Americans thought they were giving their lives for in Iraq. Many of them gave their arms and/or legs for it, or their eyes or their brains or their minds or their souls.
So, my fellow liberals, quit whining to the president. The buck does not completely stop with him. It stops with your fellow immoral Americans.
Those Americans who are ok with torture as long as the victims are people of color.
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Shame continued
Shame continued
Yes, I hear we are in a post-racial age because we now have a black president.
Some people have a very good sense of humor, I guess.
We have a black president because most Americans are desperate thanks to the incompetent white president who preceded the black one, but more to the point, thanks to our own lack of morality.
I know the Bible tends to contradict itself, but I think most Americans should have known it was immoral to invade Iraq.
Yes, President Bush did lie to us. He did not mislead. He lied. Scott McClellan says he "misled" us. Of course McClellan still has some respect for his former boss and friend or maybe he just respects the office of the presidency so much that he doesn't want to use the correct word, which is LIED. Bush lied. I say call it what it is. Bush, Cheney and Rummy lied, period.
But just cursory but honest review of history will tell you that politicians lie to start stupid wars. Presidents have lied to start stupid wars. Certainly most Americans must realize by now that you can't trust the word of a politician.
As Micheal Moore indicated: "Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me."
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Sunday, June 1, 2008
A Piece for Peace
Some Zionists say that God gave them the land of Palestine.
But apparently God saw there would be problems caused by this and She tried to prevent those problems.
She did this through the prophet Ezekial in Chapter 47, versus 22 and 23:
22: And it shall come to pass, that ye shall divide it by lot for an inheritance unto you, and to the strangers that sojourn among you, which shall beget children among you: and they shall be unto you as born in the country among the children of Israel; they shall have inheritance with you among the tribes of Israel. 23: And it shall come to pass, that in what tribe the stranger sojourneth, there shall ye give him his inheritance, saith the Lord GOD.
If the Zionists had not taken this inheritance away from these strangers, the Palestinians, Israel might have avoided 60 years of war and terrorism.
Also Jesus prophesied that Jerusalem would not see him again until they said, "blessed is he that comes in the name of the Lord."
Luke 13, versus 34 and 35
"34": O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent unto thee; how often would I have gathered thy children together, as a hen doth gather her brood under her wings, and ye would not! "35": Behold, your house is left unto you desolate: and verily I say unto you, Ye shall not see me, until the time come when ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.
This one is more difficult to interpret, in my opinion. But it appears to describe an event which has not yet happened. So whatever it means to say blessed is he that comes in the name of the Lord, it looks like the Israelis have not done it and they probably should.
Apparently blessing the one who comes in the name of the Lord does not include taking away the inheritance of the Palestinians in a most brutal and bloody way, through the use of terrorist acts committed by Zionist militias. This Zionist terrorism has been documented by Benny Morris, an esteemed historian and Zionist himself.
Apparently blessing the one who comes in the Lord's name does not include the continued building of settlements in the West Bank or the continued bulldozing of Palestinian homes and sometimes bulldozing the Palestinians themselves or sometimes bulldozing American peace protesters like Rachel Corrie.
Apparently it did not include the targeting of civilians and civilian infrastructure in Lebanon or the election of Ariel Sharon, the terrorist of Sabra and Shatilla.
Of course the Israelis sent flyers to the Lebanese civilians before they bombed them, warning them that the bombs were coming. Israelis have been getting warnings from the Palestinian terrorists for 60 years. Osama bin Laden warned the United States in 1995 or 1996 by declaring war on us.
There is something the Israelis need to do before they will see Jesus again. Maybe though they don't want to see him again. Maybe blessing the one coming in the Lord's name is not really a good thing.
Maybe the Israelis feel that blessing that one--whoever he/she might be--is tantamount to becoming Christians and they want to remain Jewish.
I don't think it means becoming a Christian because, well, for example, many American Christians appear to pretty much support everything Israel does. So Israeli Jews are pretty much the same as the American Christians already.
So perhaps conversion has already happened. And yet Jesus has not returned to Jerusalem. He has not been seen there again as far as we know.
So religious conversion must not be the same as blessing the one who comes in God's name.
So then what is it?
Hmmmmm?
I really don't know. Sorry. It's one of those mysteries of the Bible.
But if I put the scriptures I quoted before together, what do we come up with?
Ezekial 47, versus 22 and 23 + Luke 13, versus 34 and 35 = ?
I think the sum of this equation is the Palestinians getting their land back, or perhaps, getting paid reparations for their stolen land, their stolen inheritance. While Ezekial 47 refers to the strangers/Palestinians, Luke 13 refers to Jesus and Jesus is all about repentance and repair. Hence, the Israelis must repent by giving back what they have barbarically stolen.
But now you may ask, why do you add those two scriptures together in the first place?
...................................?
Ok, I had to take some time to think about the answer to that. But now I think I've got it.
Both scriptures are about ethnic cleansing. Ezekial has to do with telling the Jews not to ethnically cleanse the strangers among them, a scripture which the Zionists ignored.
The quote from Luke 13 mentions Jesus talking about Jerusalem becoming desolate. This was actually a prophecy. Not long after Jesus was crucified, the Romans destroyed Jerusalem and ethnically cleansed the Jews out of Israel. The Romans then renamed Israel, dubbing it Palestine. It was this ethnic cleansing which resulted in the diaspora of the Jews.
And that diaspora eventually resulted in the Holocaust. The Holocaust resulted in the unscriptural ethnic cleansing of the Palestinians which the Palestinians refer to as the Tragedy.
It's amazing how all these things fit together. Like a puzzle. Perhaps it would not be too presumptuous of me to say that this article is a small piece in that puzzle. A piece for peace.
But apparently God saw there would be problems caused by this and She tried to prevent those problems.
She did this through the prophet Ezekial in Chapter 47, versus 22 and 23:
22: And it shall come to pass, that ye shall divide it by lot for an inheritance unto you, and to the strangers that sojourn among you, which shall beget children among you: and they shall be unto you as born in the country among the children of Israel; they shall have inheritance with you among the tribes of Israel. 23: And it shall come to pass, that in what tribe the stranger sojourneth, there shall ye give him his inheritance, saith the Lord GOD.
If the Zionists had not taken this inheritance away from these strangers, the Palestinians, Israel might have avoided 60 years of war and terrorism.
Also Jesus prophesied that Jerusalem would not see him again until they said, "blessed is he that comes in the name of the Lord."
Luke 13, versus 34 and 35
"34": O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent unto thee; how often would I have gathered thy children together, as a hen doth gather her brood under her wings, and ye would not! "35": Behold, your house is left unto you desolate: and verily I say unto you, Ye shall not see me, until the time come when ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.
This one is more difficult to interpret, in my opinion. But it appears to describe an event which has not yet happened. So whatever it means to say blessed is he that comes in the name of the Lord, it looks like the Israelis have not done it and they probably should.
Apparently blessing the one who comes in the name of the Lord does not include taking away the inheritance of the Palestinians in a most brutal and bloody way, through the use of terrorist acts committed by Zionist militias. This Zionist terrorism has been documented by Benny Morris, an esteemed historian and Zionist himself.
Apparently blessing the one who comes in the Lord's name does not include the continued building of settlements in the West Bank or the continued bulldozing of Palestinian homes and sometimes bulldozing the Palestinians themselves or sometimes bulldozing American peace protesters like Rachel Corrie.
Apparently it did not include the targeting of civilians and civilian infrastructure in Lebanon or the election of Ariel Sharon, the terrorist of Sabra and Shatilla.
Of course the Israelis sent flyers to the Lebanese civilians before they bombed them, warning them that the bombs were coming. Israelis have been getting warnings from the Palestinian terrorists for 60 years. Osama bin Laden warned the United States in 1995 or 1996 by declaring war on us.
There is something the Israelis need to do before they will see Jesus again. Maybe though they don't want to see him again. Maybe blessing the one coming in the Lord's name is not really a good thing.
Maybe the Israelis feel that blessing that one--whoever he/she might be--is tantamount to becoming Christians and they want to remain Jewish.
I don't think it means becoming a Christian because, well, for example, many American Christians appear to pretty much support everything Israel does. So Israeli Jews are pretty much the same as the American Christians already.
So perhaps conversion has already happened. And yet Jesus has not returned to Jerusalem. He has not been seen there again as far as we know.
So religious conversion must not be the same as blessing the one who comes in God's name.
So then what is it?
Hmmmmm?
I really don't know. Sorry. It's one of those mysteries of the Bible.
But if I put the scriptures I quoted before together, what do we come up with?
Ezekial 47, versus 22 and 23 + Luke 13, versus 34 and 35 = ?
I think the sum of this equation is the Palestinians getting their land back, or perhaps, getting paid reparations for their stolen land, their stolen inheritance. While Ezekial 47 refers to the strangers/Palestinians, Luke 13 refers to Jesus and Jesus is all about repentance and repair. Hence, the Israelis must repent by giving back what they have barbarically stolen.
But now you may ask, why do you add those two scriptures together in the first place?
...................................?
Ok, I had to take some time to think about the answer to that. But now I think I've got it.
Both scriptures are about ethnic cleansing. Ezekial has to do with telling the Jews not to ethnically cleanse the strangers among them, a scripture which the Zionists ignored.
The quote from Luke 13 mentions Jesus talking about Jerusalem becoming desolate. This was actually a prophecy. Not long after Jesus was crucified, the Romans destroyed Jerusalem and ethnically cleansed the Jews out of Israel. The Romans then renamed Israel, dubbing it Palestine. It was this ethnic cleansing which resulted in the diaspora of the Jews.
And that diaspora eventually resulted in the Holocaust. The Holocaust resulted in the unscriptural ethnic cleansing of the Palestinians which the Palestinians refer to as the Tragedy.
It's amazing how all these things fit together. Like a puzzle. Perhaps it would not be too presumptuous of me to say that this article is a small piece in that puzzle. A piece for peace.
Monday, May 26, 2008
Sunday, May 25, 2008
Addendum to Commandment 2
The oppressed also include blacks, minorities, people of color, gays, the disabled and people of different religions. Give them all equal rights.
New Commandments
New Commandments
Here are some more commandments that we can ignore:
1. Heal the sick. All over the world. Not just America.
2. Free the oppressed. In Tibet, Burma, Palestine, America and all over the world. Free women too. Give them equal rights.
3. Help the poor. All over the world and in America too.
4. Protect the unborn.
5. Take care of the earth. All of God's art.
6. Have mercy on all. Including prisoners and criminals. No more torture or inhumane treatment of any kind. No capital punishment. We are all murderers and criminals. For example, most Americans killed 600,000 Iraqis over a lie.
7. Do justice to all. Including the weak and powerless. Including the victims of crime.
8. Try to be fair. Find the correct balance between mercy and justice.
9. Try to find the correct balance. In all things.
10. Be nonviolent. Violence should be the very last resort. Currently it is not and never has been. Maybe it was a last resort in World War II. But it was the harsh reparations after World War I that eventually led to World War II. Follow the examples of Martin Luther King, Mahatma Gandhi, Aung Sung Su Chi and Corozone Aquino.
Here are some more commandments that we can ignore:
1. Heal the sick. All over the world. Not just America.
2. Free the oppressed. In Tibet, Burma, Palestine, America and all over the world. Free women too. Give them equal rights.
3. Help the poor. All over the world and in America too.
4. Protect the unborn.
5. Take care of the earth. All of God's art.
6. Have mercy on all. Including prisoners and criminals. No more torture or inhumane treatment of any kind. No capital punishment. We are all murderers and criminals. For example, most Americans killed 600,000 Iraqis over a lie.
7. Do justice to all. Including the weak and powerless. Including the victims of crime.
8. Try to be fair. Find the correct balance between mercy and justice.
9. Try to find the correct balance. In all things.
10. Be nonviolent. Violence should be the very last resort. Currently it is not and never has been. Maybe it was a last resort in World War II. But it was the harsh reparations after World War I that eventually led to World War II. Follow the examples of Martin Luther King, Mahatma Gandhi, Aung Sung Su Chi and Corozone Aquino.
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