The Forced State Religion?

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The Forced State Religion?

The Pittsburgh PD unveiled new Pride decals on a patrol car this morning. Does anyone remember me saying this was coming coast to coast a few years ago? People thought I was crazy then, too.

One of the main reasons why the Founders left England a few hundred years ago, was to flee from the government who were forcing people to think how they thought, live how they wanted you to live, and to “worship” how they wanted you to worship. So they left, to built America. However, it seems we’ve now come full circle back to that idea. Where is the separation now?

This movement seems to not stop until it has literally painted itself on ever faction of our lives (including our government cars), and if you disagree with it, you will put you on the same level as a racist.

It’s scary today to speak up against it. Employment, jobs, certain FB friends you know will be offended if you speak out. But, do it anyway, come what may. Do it with love and conviction. Articulate yourself and WHY you believe the way you believe. That’s why America should be America. We all believe differently. Let’s just not force one belief into another; especially force by the government.

MJ Sobran once said, “What the secularists are increasingly demanding…is that religious people, when they act politically, act only on secularist grounds. They are trying to equate acting on religion with establishing religion. And—I repeat—the consequence of such logic is really to establish secularism. It is in fact, to force the religious to internalize the major premise of secularism: that religion has no proper bearing on public affairs.”

I hope these cops around the country who are being forced to put this on their car will, with love, fight back. I hope the people of Pittsburg stand up, with love, and speak. As a people, are we going to let sexualism become the new forced state religion? We shall see.

 

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Christ, Sin, and Hope

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A few thoughts about Christ, sin, and hope.

Did you know that Christ not only suffered for our specific sins, but also suffered the full Eternal sentence and punishment of each of our sins, for what we have done and what we haven’t done?

Many times we think of sin as only the things we’ve done wrong (sins of commission) But we sometimes fail to notice many of the sins we commit are because we fail to do the best we know how in each decision (sins of omission). Especially for those of us that know the truth. We forget about that. I think that’s where the devil wins more than we realize. By slowly taking the light out of our souls. The great things we don’t end up doing throughout the day is his game. Small things we fail to act on.

I don’t think we understand the great things we could accomplish if we partnered with God more than we do. We get so caught up in the ways of the world and we can spiritually plateau so quickly. Then that plateau turns downhill faster than we know. Because we fail to climb any higher. The ways of the world inevitably take our sight and mind off of God and we stop moving in toward Him.

The good news is that through faith in Christ, repentance, commitment, and change of behavior, we can be fully forgiven and born again each day and allowed that spiritual light back into our lives. But everyday we have to want and ask for it. It’s not automatic. Sin is automatic and we are all guilty. Love and light are action words and take work each day.

Remember, Christ loves us not because we are good, but because He is good. It’s His light that fills us if we allow. I’m so thankful I know this truth. But without effort on our end we grow dim. He suffered and died for us because He loves us enough to do it. We just need to accept His great gift and start moving in goodness. There’s a lot of hope in that. It’s the only thing that keeps me going.

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Depression is Real – And there’s more to it.

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I’ve come across and been reading a lot about the devastating incline in suicides in our country, especially in teens. It truly is an epidemic. Numbers are skyrocketing. I believe around 30% across the country this year from last. A high school near me had 8 teens commit suicide this year alone. What?! The saddest part is, I don’t see that going down with the direction the world is heading.

There would be nothing worse for a family to go through. I’ve seen it with people I love dearly. It rips me apart and I can’t imagine the pain and suffering they feel each day.

I’m also seeing that “mental illness” is what’s ultimately being blamed in many articles and conversations. Which is true to a degree. However, I think we are missing the root cause to the problem. Which is that somehow we’ve forgotten God in all of this. We don’t even know why we are here.

When I say God, I don’t mean religion. I mean love. Because God is love. We are becoming spiritually weaker and weaker, each generation that passes. And because we’ve forgotten God, and forgotten (or don’t know how) to love one another, blaming something solely on mental illness would only make sense.

We’ve become (myself included) so self-interested, self-absorbed, self-centered, self-indulgent, self-serving, and self-loving. In other words, selfish. And in the end, there’s not many places to turn for peace; so sometimes suicide seems to be the only way out. Because peace can’t be found in the interest of ones “self”. It can only be found in love, in God.

In many ways, we’ve gotten to a point where we’ve sucked every ounce of the “what’s in it for me” world, and ultimately haven’t realized that it should never have been about “me” to begin with. As Maxwell has said, “Selfishness is self-destruction in slow-motion.” And at last, that’s what suicide is. Complete destruction of self.

I too know that depression is a very real thing. I battle it every morning. I don’t talk about it a lot because I try not to focus on it. But sometimes it’s crippling the entire day. Even to the point where I can’t see any hope. Even with my belief in God. And so I write this because I don’t know how anyone with my type of condition could do it without God. I truly don’t. It breaks my heart when I hear people end their lives.

I believe the biggest cure to this epidemic is to talk to each other, help each-other, pray for each other, and love each other; especially in our own individual spheres of influence.

Even if you don’t want to bring “God” into a conversation with someone who is suffering. Just bring love, because that’s what God is, love. And hopefully people who are truly suffering inside can feel that spirit of love inside of you, and gain some hope, and let that love grow in them. We can’t do it alone.

 

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That’s my girl!

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Earlier this year, I looked out and saw three little girls walking up to my house before church. I thought “Here we go, it’s 8:15 and the neighborhood kids are already wanting to play?!”

I looked closer and one of the little girls was actually my 6 yr old daughter, Rachel. I found out Rachel had invited two of her neighborhood friends to church. They were even wearing Rachel’s other church dresses from her closet because they all wanted to match. My heart melted.

I’ve never even talked to my kids about inviting people to church. She just did it. We all piled in the van and went.

If only I could have a sliver of the faith my daughter has when it comes to being more Christlike and inviting all to come into Him. Rachel taught me a big lesson today about faith and love. Thank you, Rachel, for helping soften my heart, and renewing my spirit today.

“And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the midst of them,
And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.
Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven.”

(Matt 18:2-4)

Jon Romero. Stacey Hamilton Moutsos

 

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Visit with Ammon and Lisa Bundy

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Today, me and my family had the great privilege to spend several hours in the home of Ammon and Lisa Bundy.

We talked about God, Family, and Country. We talked about where we should be as a country and what it’s going to take to get there by each individual person living in America. We shared scriptures. We talked a lot about the proper role of government and how far we are off track today. We talked about standing for something.

We shared very personal stories from each other’s lives. I haven’t felt this type of kinship in a long time. I felt like I’ve known them forever. Lisa’s testimony was just as powerful as Ammon’s. I was moved today.

Man, I thought my family went through some tough trials. These guys went through hell and back; a modern-day refiners fire that I wouldn’t wish on anyone. Very few, if any, get out of the grasps of the Federal Government once they lock their sights on you, especially when there are bad actors involved in that government. The Bundy’s are a walking, living, miracle. God was with them then, and with them today. I promise you.

Driving away from their home, there were two things that stood out the most; first was the amount of divine protection our Heavenly Father gives to those that love Him and follow the dictates of their conscience. Second was the amount of faith and courage it’s going to take for the last days regarding our freedoms.

I can honestly say that I left their home a better person. I have so much to write. I wish I could share the feeling that was in the room with us. I thank Heavenly Father for today.

I’m so thankful we live in the United States of America, but we have so much work to do. We need to unite as one with correct principles. Thank you Ammon and Lisa for your faith and testimony in the things that are true.

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Right or Left Boot? Doesn’t matter.

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Thoughts on some Government –

One main branch and duty of our government is to try and make sure criminals get “justice” for unfairly taking advantage of We The People. We spend billions for that system to serve the people properly. That system sometimes takes really “bad guys” off the street. I’ve seen it happen. It sometimes works, and many times it doesn’t. That system tries keep us safe and free from liars, thief’s, and perpetrators who wish to take advantage of us as a whole.

In theory, I understand why the purpose was initially intended to help us all. We want to be safe, and we want to be free. We don’t want to be victimized.

But what happens when the system itself attracts “representatives” and agents who start to lie, steal, and cheat The People for their personal gain?

What happens when these very powerful branches, systems, and representatives themselves take more advantage of the people than any random “bad guy” could ever dream of?

What do we do at that point as a people?

 

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