My title may get the attention of some and infuriate them as they read.  My title is a declaration of what I see as a prevalent problem in 2023 America and much of the world.  I am reminded of a teenage girl in a church I pastored years ago.  She had grown tired of the pressure to be a perfect physical specimen and coined a phrase, “Thin ain’t in, fats where it’s at.”  In today’s world, many seem to be adopting the view that “Love ain’t in, and hate is where it’s at.” 

It has become more fashionable to hate than to love and show compassion.  Both sides of virtually every issue are adopting the attitude that if someone disagrees with their ideological position, it is justifiable and desirable to express hatred for that person.  People seem to be reaching the place where they Love to Hate and Hate to Love.  Hate anyone other than their ideological sect.

The Bible spoke of the hour, which resembles the one we are living in.  I have told congregants in churches that we would come to a time when the Body of Christ had to become willing to die for their faith.  I have warned that we would come to a time when hate would be so prevalent that it would be dangerous to be identified as a Christian.  I believe we are seeing evidence that my predictions and the biblical warnings are accurate.

For decades the debate about God in government has raged, and sadly, too many followers of Jesus sat in silence while God was evicted from the American government.  As that began to transpire, many of our inalienable rights were usurped.  After all, if God and the Bible are anathema to American politics and government, then why would those adherents recognize God-given inalienable rights? 

I am not Catholic, but a statement by a Catholic archbishop is germane.  Francis George, in 2010 said, “I expect to die in my bed, my successor will die in prison, and his successor will die a martyr in the public square.”  He was addressing his view of the growing hate for Christians and Christianity.  There is no doubt that the disdain and hatred for Christianity and the Bible have grown exponentially in America in many sectors. 

The attacks against those of faith have increased, and so has the tolerance and tacit endorsement for those attacks increased.  In a Wall Street Journal poll, the importance of traditional values in America has plunged to the cellar.  That poll indicated that a meager 39% of Americans now say that religious faith is important to them.  In 1998 that number was 62%.  That is disturbing and incredibly revealing of what and why we are in the state we are in today. 

I detest murder!  I detest the insanity and evil that produces mass shootings and often involves children, the most vulnerable and innocent of our world.  I have withheld comment on the shooting in the Nashville Christian Academy, but I now speak.  Not to inflame the debate on guns, although I believe in the second amendment and defend our rights.  What I wish to address is the insanity and hate that ensued from that diabolical tragedy.

The transgender individual, apparently with premeditation, targeted a Christian school with a biblical curriculum and represented Christian values.  That seems to be precisely what this shooter wanted to destroy.  I suppose this person hated Christianity and the Bible because of the traditional and biblical position of two genders (male and female) and that God does not make mistakes placing a person of one gender in the body of another.  The flames of that hatred have been fanned extensively, and the fruit is beginning to be evident.  It is not a good fruit!

The leftist politicians, activists, journalists (sic), columnists, and entertainers all took to the microphones, social media sites, and printed pages to defend the shooter and decry Christianity as the cause of the tragedy.  That is beyond ridiculous and reveals the deep-seated hatred for Christianity and the Bible.  There was no sympathy or empathy for the victims, but they sought to make the perpetrator of the diabolical evil the victim. 

Our founding fathers warned us of the dangers of pushing God and the Bible out of the public, but we did not listen.  Instead of heeding the warnings of many of the founders, the Bible, and moral sanity, we allowed the haters to eliminate everything of God and the Bible from the public square, insisting that “Separation of Church and State” warranted that.  If you remove moral restraint, you invite evil of diabolical proportions.  Edmund Burke said, “When ancient opinions and rules of life are taken away, the loss cannot possibly be estimated. From that moment, we have no compass to govern us, nor can we know distinctly to what port to steer…”

When world leaders can view fire bombings of Christian centers as understandable and even justifiable, it signals our true condition.  When politicians can claim that the domestic terrorism, we have been subjected to is justifiable anger, we are in deep trouble.  Are we going back to the days when the Romans and others used Christians as fodder for lions and their deaths as objects of entertainment for the non-Christian public? 

We have attempted to tolerate the haters, appease the terrorist, and legislate the desired behavior and failed miserably.  America’s moral standing is rapidly dwindling into abysmal nothingness.  We have metamorphosed from being the greatest nation in the world to an immoral morass of corruption and hatred.  We have failed our children ranging from those in the womb to those who are pressed into society brainwashed about God, the Bible, our founding, and absolute truth.

We live in a time when speaking for family values, traditional values, the Bible, and Christianity is deemed a hate crime.  To want to take care of America before we try to take care of the rest of the world is viewed as an abrogation of our global responsibility and rooted in selfishness or white supremacy, regardless of the speaker’s ethnicity.  We have divided this nation to a greater extent than did the issue of slavery in the 1860s.

America’s two chief pillars were the Bible and the Constitution.  We have abandoned or allowed the abandonment of both in today’s America.  That does not bode well for the present or posterity.  The Bible is no longer an anchor in this nation.  Many today view it as a book of myths and fables, outdated, and even misogynistic, bigoted, and narrow-minded.  The followers of God in Christianity who do not ascribe to those views are deemed unworthy of existence, and whatever harm comes to them is justifiable. 

I realize that some reading what I am writing ascribe to the modern view of justifiable hate for Christians and the Bible.  I offer this thought and hope it will resonate with some.  If there is no God, no absolute truth, and we are to base all our decisions on what we deem good for us as individuals, we have effectively contributed to the current calamity.  We have decayed to a place where no behaviors will be too wretched, and no evil will be viewed as unacceptable.  Calling evil good and good evil is a clear sign of depravity so extensive that destruction cannot be avoided.

The Bible nor the American Constitution are outdated. Both are viable guides for our lives and our human government endeavors.  We seem to have replaced order and morality with extreme disorder and selfishness.  When ‘number one’ becomes more important than ‘anyone,’ we will become laws unto ourselves, and nothing will be off the table.  Hate will prevail, and Love will be dismissed to the shadows.  God help us!  

America, we cannot fix this with politics or legislation.  It is a heart, moral, and mental issue that can only be repaired by God and a return to moral sanity.  As a Christian, I call for all who believe in God and prayer to become fervent in their cries to our Creator.  We are destroying ourselves with Hate when Love would heal our wounds.

God bless you, and God bless America!

Yes, I drew the line from Dusty Springfield’s song that has nothing to do with what I am talking about.  For a very long time, the Left has ranted and chided the Republicans and others who say, “Our prayers and thoughts are with the victims.”  They insist that gun control, censorship, and much more are needed because it might save even one life.  However, they are not so concerned when it comes to the life of the unborn or our constitutional freedoms to disagree.

What I am referring to in my title is not those things but the blatant disregard for equal protection or equal prosecution under the law.  I am more than a little concerned for America; I am on my face before God interceding.  I am also shouting from the rooftop the dangers I see and hoping that I will cause some to awaken from the slumber of indifference. 

I am amazed at the power of personal bias and hate.  I should not be, for I have seen it up close and personal in my decades on the planet, felt the fury, and even succumbed to its lure.  We live in a time described in the Bible in places like 2 Timothy 3.  One translation calls it disastrous times.  The characteristics of the people identified describes them as unhealthy lovers of themselves, lovers of money, proud, conceited, boaster, blasphemers, disobedient, rebellious, ungrateful, wicked, liars, addicted to lust, brutal, violent, hateful, and hating God and good.

One of the desires of the founders of the American Republic was equal protection and equal prosecution under the law.  They believed in the ideal that everyone was created equal and endowed by our Creator with certain inalienable rights, including life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.  They sought to restrain political jurists and limit the federal government’s size, scope, and power.  I can only imagine what they would think, say, or do if they could be here today.

We have failed by living in our ivory towers of indifference.  We have watched while those seeking to fundamentally dismantle and transform our system of government and way of life burn the republic to the ground.  We could have stopped them, but we preferred to be uninvolved, thinking they would leave us alone if we just left them alone.  We were wrong!  Leaving us alone was never part of the plan; controlling us was.

You may detest Donald John Trump, the 45^th President of the United States, enough that you rejoice that he has been indicted on what seems to be incredibly weak charges and even manipulation of the evidence.  Hear me, please.  If Trump or any other politician or citizen commits a crime, they should face the same justice system as you and me.  That includes Democrats and Republicans.  This is not what is happening.

When those on the Left, such as Nancy Pelosi, can say, “He will get his chance to prove his innocence,” we know we are in trouble.  That is not our American system of justice.  We supposedly ascribe to the idea that a person is “innocent until proven guilty.”  In this case and others, it is guilty unless you can somehow prove to a biased court that you are not guilty.  How is that equal justice, and what does that mean for the rest of us?

Someone compared the prosecution of the indictment of Donald Trump with abortion.  At first, I dismissed that, then gave it some thought and extrapolated what it means to the hope of preserving our republic.  When reasoned, logical arguments are discounted or dismissed in favor of preference, bias, and emotion, there is grave danger for all of us.  The republic is damaged significantly when that, is evidenced in the courts, Congress, and the public debate.

We watched as the FBI, DOJ, politicians, and the media insisted that indicting Bill, Hillary, Obama, Holder, Biden, etc., could unfairly influence the elections.  Those arguments are ludicrous.  If there was something the voters needed to see that might influence them and could impact the republic, it needed to be aired out in the courts or public debate.  Now, those same people insist that Trump must be prosecuted because no one is above the law.  What is different regarding Trump?  Could it be that they consider him their greatest threat?

We might do well to recall the often-quoted meme of Martin Niemoller in 1946: “First, they came for the Socialist, and I did not speak out – because I was a Socialist.  Then they came from the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out – because I was not a Trade Unionist.  Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out – because I was not a Jew.  Then they came for me – and there was not one left to speak for me.”

You must know it is bad when the Liberal Network NBC analyst acknowledges that Mr. Bragg is using a poorly written statute to add a misdemeanor to a misdemeanor to make a felony.  NBC’s legal analyst Danny Cevallos acknowledged that in New York, falsifying business records is usually a misdemeanor but could become a felony if it was done to conceal a crime.  It does not specify what kind of crime and therefore lets any misdemeanor be used to elevate the charge to felony status. 

One of Alvin Bragg’s chief prosecutors bragged about giving ‘get-out-of-jail free’ cards to violent felons.  Meg Reiss said, “We know that incarceration doesn’t really solve any problems.”  She argued that the criminals, even the violent ones, were not ‘bad dudes’ and blasted juries for believing the police.  She is a prosecutor.  Wow!  She insisted that the criminals should be afforded the benefit of the doubt.  I do not argue that but what about Trump?  Seems to be a double standard here, and it smacks with politics.

It must not be overlooked that this indictment is timed neatly to push aside all consideration of documentary proof of bribes funneled to the Biden family by China.  There are members of both parties on the take from China and other foreign governments.  Attacking Trump in court enables the media to disregard and discontinue reporting on that Deep State Corruption.  The most hated man in American politics is under criminal indictment, so the others are given a free pass.

If this type of prosecution of former presidents and political candidates becomes the norm, we will watch our entire system go down in flames.  I am not saying we should ignore violations of the law, but we must seek to have legitimate and equal justice under the law.  Mitch McConnel wants no part of the Chinese money-buying influence conversation.  The GOP must address this issue as well as the apparent political bias being used against Trump. 

Only in never-never-land would the Democrats decide to advise Bragg and the other Democratic DAs salivating over the prospects of taking down all conservatives in their jurisdiction to drop the charges!   When pigs fly!  They will go full bore in stripping all semblance of fair and equal justice from our courts and transforming them into political arms to preserve their perch on the seat of power. 

Wishing and Hoping will not solve the problem.  If the politicians are unwilling to address the corruption and abuse of power in Congress and the Courts, the American system of republicanism will crumble.  We are about to enter an era when the courts in Red and Blue states are active political arms of their party.  The ride is going to be very, very bumpy, and the end will not likely produce the desired result.  We need to return to the Constitution, the Rule of Law, and our moral moorings as we seek God.

God help us.  God bless you, and God bless America!

I am fully aware of the constitutional restraints regarding individual states seceding from the Union.  However, I also know that constitutional restraints have not been a deterrent for many of the agendas of politicians and political parties for a long time.  I know the original provision for the State of Texas to secede and break up into five states and the arguments that those provisions were countered in subsequent actions. 

My point is that whether something is constitutional or unconstitutional is sometimes not a deterrent.  When any group desires something so deeply or feels the threat to their freedom so acutely that they see no other option but to operate extra-constitutionally. Are we reaching the point of no return when there will be a move to break the United States of America in half or possibly more than two nations? 

I do not care which side of the political aisle you align yourself with; you must be able to see the direness of the divide in America today!  We are more divided than I have witnessed in my decades on this planet.  Hate, in some circles, is deemed justifiable and even desirable.  The destruction of anyone or anything that is counter to the ideological agenda of those groups is considered praiseworthy.  The idea that the end justifies the means is dangerously prevalent in today’s America.

There continues to be noise and some saber rattling in various sectors of our nation, especially in my home state, Texas.  I was apprised that Texas state representative Bryan Slaton introduced a bill on the 187^th anniversary of the fall of the Alamo to allow Texas citizens to vote on seceding from the United States.  He said, “After decades of continuous abuse of our rights and liberties by the federal government, it is time to let the people of Texas make their voices heard.”  I do not disagree with the need to make our voices heard, as to secession and the practical viability of that, I am concerned.

Let me offer a tidbit I drew from an article I recently read by Michael Ange.  He cited an interesting thought from the book by Cynthia Nicoletti of the UVA School of Law, “Secession on Trial: The Prosecution of Jefferson Davis.”  She argues that secession was not settled in 1865 or at any other time.  She cites the fact that none of the Confederate leadership was prosecuted for treason because it was a real possibility that their actions were not illegal.  She contends that the federal government dared not risk having a federal court conclude that the war the Union had conducted was illegal. 

Please do not read into my referencing that possibility, that I support slavery. There is a possibility that the United States Constitution does not prohibit secession by individual states.  If we read Article 1, section 10 of the American Constitution, we discover the absence of a prohibition to secede.  Article 1, section 8, enumerates the specific powers of the federal government.  But the tenth amendment in the Bill of Rights states plainly, “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.”  Does that mean the decision of secession is reserved for the people?

I would hate to see America splintered into two or multiple nations for many reasons.  One of them is the ability of the United States to protect itself from foreign aggression.  The smaller unions might be less formidable foes and tempting fruit for the aggressors to desire.  Would those separate unions be able to secure the help of the other unions?  With the discord, disagreement, and hate that produced the separation, which might be an impossibility, and even find them becoming allies of the foreign aggressors.

Our inalienable rights, liberties, and freedoms are in the crosshairs of those seeking to fundamentally transform America and dismantle our system of government.  I believe in limited government and strongly advocate for it.  I am not naïve enough to believe that people are inherently good; I have lived too long for that.  I do not like conspiracy theories, but sometimes I must face the reality that some things are not theories and are indeed conspiracies.  I see America in danger of destruction today because of the division.

The recent indictment of former President Donald John Trump smacks with political bias.  The reality is that those things he is being charged with are eerily like things that other presidents could have been indicted for.  Yet, they were not, and at the time, we were told that doing so would jeopardize or inappropriately sway the elections.   Will this indictment not do the same?  When 55 percent of Americans polled oppose the indictment, does that suggest it might be more about politics than the rule of law?

I recall that leftists Jane Fonda, “Hanoi Jane,” publicly stated, “COVID is God’s gift to the left.”  What?  Using a pandemic or a crisis for political purposes and touting it as justifiable and praiseworthy is disturbing.  Using the paranoia of the pandemic for political purposes and to advance the agenda of global control is not in harmony with the spirit upon which our Republic was established. 

During the global shutdown, we saw many infringements upon our fundamental and inalienable rights as human beings.  Many were forced to stay inside, unable to visit family members on their hospital deathbeds.  We were restricted from having open church services and attending weddings and funerals, all in the name of benevolence. This appears to be part of the diabolical Great Reset the leftists and globalists desired. 

If the Trump indictment is not political gamesmanship and vendetta, it sure appears that it is.  It is my firm conviction that our only hope is God!  It is also time to reread and vocalize the precepts advanced by people like Thomas Paine’s “The Crisis” and “Common Sense.”  It is time to bring back the information and warnings recorded in the Federalist Papers.  It is time to restudy the intent of the Founding Fathers in our system of government and the determination to protect our individual liberties, rights, and freedoms.  It would be a great time to gather the family and read and discuss the Declaration of Independence. 

The Biden administration is seeking to cut Medicare Advantage, hijack federal agencies to ram through the climate change agenda, and more.  The left is devotedly seeking to repeal the 2^nd Amendment and strip us of freedoms of speech, assembly, and religion.  We are under assault, which makes the question no secession more germane than ever in our past. 

I believe that there will be what I would call a civil war in America.  It will not be fought over the same issues as the American Civil War of the 1800s but will be deadly and divisive.  I fear that those in power are seeking to press the right buttons of those on the far Left and far Right, hoping to have an outbreak that will allow them to move in with federal troops and martial law. 

America, we are no longer, if we ever were, truly One Nation.  Many on both sides of the political aisle desire that we have no semblance of being a nation Under God.  Lunacy and evil are prevalent, which should cause those of us who believe in prayer and God to fall on our faces in intercession.  The Bible says that where evil abounds, grace does much more exceedingly abound.  I am praying for God’s Grace to be manifested mightily in America and the world.  We need help, and hate will not produce the needed help.  God’s love will.

God bless you, and God bless America!

I have contended, for some time, that there is a war transpiring in America that is not a shooting war nor one from the outside.  It is an inside job, and one of the prime targets of this war is religion or, more specifically, Christianity.  The followers of toxic liberalism and the proponents of globalism are actively engaged in a war against our inalienable right of Freedom of Religion. 

There are reasons for that target, and I cannot address them all, but one of the prime reasons is to weaken the moral and spiritual foundations of the republic.  They have targeted the home (two-parent families with a mother and a father in the home) and sought to demasculinize males.  They have sought to pit us against each other through diversity that is genuinely polarization, not diversity that is being sought.

But the War on Religion or the Church (Christianity) is coming to light through efforts to expose it by organizations such as The Heritage Foundation and Advancing American Freedom (AFF).  They recently launched a lawsuit against the Biden Department of Justice (DOJ).  They are requesting the release of documentation exposing the complicity or suppression of information regarding violent attacks against churches and pro-life organizations.  It is far more expansive than we may have thought, and hopefully, the courts and probably the SCOTUS will rule in favor of those organizations. 

It is reported that as many as 200 churches and pro-life pregnancy crisis centers, and other faith-based entities have been vandalized or violently attacked.  The facilities and the personnel are being forced to live in fear as a result.  Some have expressed concern that the feds will do nothing to protect them.  Could it be that the acts of violence and destruction are in harmony with the desire of this administration, the toxic liberal ideology and globalism?  Could it be that they want to revoke our Freedom of Religion and our other Freedoms?  

Attorney General Merrick Garland promised that the FBI and the DOJ would actively and earnestly devote the needed resources to investigating those attacks.  However, only two people have been arrested out of the hundreds of incidents.  Garland’s excuse is that the disparity in prosecutions against the violent acts on abortion clinics is that the perpetrators used video and did it in broad daylight.  The idea that because there was no video and it was done under cover of darkness is weak and reeks of coverup.

I desire full prosecution of anyone committing acts of violence and vandalism regardless of their target.  The destruction of private property and harming individuals must not be allowed to stand.  Yet, we have witnessed the double standard in prosecution over the past two-plus years.  Those on the Left, the radical domestic terrorists who take over public buildings, burn, loot, do mayhem and harm citizens, were deemed justifiably angry.  Those on the Right who went too far were deemed to be domestic terrorists and quickly prosecuted. 

We have evidence coming to light that reveals how federal grants mesh neatly with the government’s desire and plan to censor our Freedom of Speech.  The federal government has developed and implemented plans to monitor every word we say.  Especially those of us who do not toe the line of adherence and compliance with the demands of the PC Police, the Woke, the toxic liberal agenda, and globalism are prime targets. 

The plan and pathway to achieving the goal of hearing every word is being fulfilled through the internet, social media, eavesdropping devices, satellite surveillance, and more. 

• You will be on their list if you are a journalist who questions. 
• You will be on their list if you are a politician who resists their demands. 
• You will be on their list if you are a religious organization that promotes biblical morality, two genders, traditional marriage, and strong families. 
• If you are a private citizen who does not align with the agenda of the Left, you will be on their list. 
• The list is long and growing daily.

The federal government has awarded over five hundred contracts and grants for the purpose of “misinformation and disinformation” since 2020.  Imagine that?  What could the end game be?  The Department of Defense has been promoting research that involves Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) technology to monitor or listen to the Internet and other conversations. 

How have they avoided massive pushback?  They marketed this as a tool to track discussions about brands and products and track competitors.  That opened the door for the DOD and other federal agencies to enter the game and pay for-profit public relations and communications firms to convert their technology into tools for the government to monitor all speech on the internet.  Does that cause you any concern?  It should.

Supposedly, this is to identify terrorist threats, but we have already witnessed the overreach in the intelligence community.  We have witnessed the nefarious political plans and purposes come to light through information gained by monitoring and eavesdropping on citizens.  They are seeking to be Omnipresent – Everything Everywhere, All At Once! 

Let me list a few companies involved to validate my claim:

PeakMetrics – $1.5 million.  They track new sites, blogs, global social platforms, podcasts, TV, radio, and email newsletters.

Omelas Inc – $1 million plus.  They cull data from the most influential newspapers, TV channels, government offices, militant groups, and a plethora of RSS feeds, etc.

Aletha Group – Phase I Award of over $50,000 to develop a machine learning tool for proactive disinformation/misinformation detection, assessment, and mitigation.  They supposedly monitor the dark web. 

Newsguard – $750,000 by the DOD.  Two databases and fraudulent reliability ratings of thousands of news and private websites.

Primer – $3 million.  They are commissioned to develop technology and provide a database to monitor news and media data sources, etc.   They partner with Flashpoint, Telegram, Reddit, and Discord, seeking to mine a plethora of data for their plan to censor anyone and everyone not toeing the party line.

This is not Russian spying or Chinese spying. It is America spying on Americans to advance a political agenda and achieve total control and total compliance.  It is Orwellian to the core and far more than a conspiracy theory; it is happening now in America.

Back to the War on Religion.  If you can put in place the tools needed to monitor everyone, you can monitor the Church.  Why would they do that?  One of the reasons is their desire to develop a Church that modifies its biblical position and advances a Christianity that embraces the WOKE mentality and agenda.  If they can strip us of our faith or modify the message of the Church, they believe that they will achieve a society without moral absolutes and easily molded into the sheep they desire. 

I am sounding the alarm, and you can investigate what I am saying more thoroughly, or you can label me a conspiracist and ignore the warning.  I am concerned that by the time many realize that what I and others like me are declaring is real, the destruction will have taken place, and we will be a republic no longer.  I am warning, but you must decide what to do.  I cannot comply with an agenda that is antithetical to my faith and the Bible.

God bless you, and God bless America!

Sadly, in 2023 and for some time, governmental incompetence has been and is being richly rewarded.  I am a Vietnam veteran and proudly support our men and women in uniform.  That support does not necessarily and automatically extend to the upper echelon of officials in the military and government.  The rank-in-file service personnel follows the orders given and do the job needed to protect and defend American and Americans.  I applaud their efforts.

Something that crossed my desk recently was the reality that we spent $9 trillion in the Afghanistan war in our effort to fight terrorism.  That alone is disturbing, but that is not what pressed my hot button.  Admittedly our efforts failed in training and equipping the Afghan forces to defend their nation.  There are dozens of possible reasons for that failure, including that we did not fail to train them.  Maybe they were aligned with the Taliban or had no stomach for a fight.  But that is still not my ultimate hot-button issue.

In an article by Olivia Murray on March 9, 2023, in the americanthinker.com, a problem was exposed that exemplifies my title that we are rewarding incompetence at an alarming level.  It is not just in the military, but that is one of the areas in which we spend a significant amount of the federal budget. 

Representatives James Comer and Pete Sessions apparently drafted a letter to Lloyd Austin of the Department of Defense asking for clarity.  It will never be forthcoming, but the issue they raised was that in November 2022, the DOD failed its 5^th consecutive audit.  What?  Five times in a row, and it is still going on!  Maybe the Committee, the Secretary of Defense, and all involved should be fired immediately.  No, not perhaps; they should. 

The DOD is unable to account for 61%.  Yes, I said, sixty-one percent of its $3.5 trillion assets.  That is beyond incompetence. It is disastrous and must be addressed immediately.  It should have been addressed after the first failed audit, but after five in a row, it is unthinkable that it is still transpiring. 

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has reported that the DOD continues to fail to accurately account for hundreds of billions of dollars of government-furnished property placed in the hands of contractors.  Who are the contractors?  That is another matter that needs to be carefully investigated, but I digress.  I suspect this is not mere incompetence but blatant fraud and cannot be allowed unpunished.

Another federal agency is equally guilty of incompetence and mismanagement, the Department of Education.  We are far from the best educational system in the world, ranking 38^th in math scores, 24^th in science scores, and not so hot in other areas.  Is that acceptable?  It should not be.  How can we continue to funnel billions, if not trillions, of taxpayer funds into an agency that is not only incompetent but aggressively WOKE and teaching anti-Americanism? 

College education has become prohibitively expensive for many. According to statistics, about 50% of college graduates find their degrees insufficient to enable them to find gainful employment in their field.  Not only in their field but often in any field that requires a college degree. 

We dare not omit the medical community, especially the government-funded and government-run agencies.  The incredible incompetence or diabolical efforts and agenda of people like Dr. Anthony Fauci are alarming.  The claims that have been debunked repeatedly exposed the incompetence and potential fraud, graft, and corruption in those agencies and individuals. 

The FDA and the CDC contributed majorly to the incompetence and fraud.  The protection of the vaccine manufacturers was a reward that should never have transpired.  Joe Biden recently claimed that the gun manufacturers were the only ones who could not be sued.  He seems to have forgotten the vaccine manufacturers and others.  If there is no concern about having to give a legal and reasoned defense for malpractice or incompetence, you remove caution and are allowed to ignore red flags.  Hey, if you can’t sue me, I can do anything with impunity.  That is not a reward that should have transpired.

We could touch on virtually every sector of society in which the federal government has its fingers and cite astounding incompetence and unjustifiable rewards for that incompetence.  We are up the proverbial creek without a paddle.  Unless we return to moral sanity and renew our commitment to and emphasis upon personal morality, ethics, and achievement, we will watch our republic become a faint memory. 

We need to end many of the unnecessary regulations and mandates that stifle the ability of small businesses and individuals to compete with the mega-corporations in bed with the government.  We need to restore the ethos embodied in the Declaration of Independence regarding inalienable rights and our right to Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.  We need to find a pathway to limited government.  Wait, we have one: the Constitution and the Bible. 

The recent bank failures and the federal government’s rush to bail them out are other examples of rewarding incompetence and sometimes illegal behavior.  No, I do not want people to lose everything, but those committing the actions that result in the potential loss should be held accountable, not rewarded for incompetence.

Our moral bankruptcy has opened the door for many, if not all, the failures in our American government.  When the government becomes an activist environmentally and socially and seeks to impose totalitarian-style governance, we are in danger.  I believe that our condition is a result of allowing God to be banished from all things public and especially the federal government.  No, I am not suggesting a theocracy to replace our Republican system. Still, I am suggesting that the moral fiber espoused in the Bible enabled America to become the Great Nation it has become and could still be.

Our southern border is so porous that it virtually does not exist.  The head of the Border Patrol has exposed the lies and distortions of Homeland Security and this administration.  Patrol Chief Raul Ortiz declared that we do not have operational control of the border.  But Biden and Mayorkas insist the border is secure.  Secure?  I guess your definition of secure determines your view of that declaration.

Fentanyl, sex trafficking, human trafficking, terrorists, the diseased, and those seeking to subvert our system of government have unimpeded access to our nation.  Passing more laws will not fix the problem of incompetence; replacing the incompetent will.  America, it is time for us to evict those in government (elected and unelected) who are unqualified.  The only reward for incompetence should be a pink slip.  Maybe they are charged with filling a role they are incapable of filling, then move them out or demote them to their level of competence. 

God help us to realize our situation and take the appropriate actions.

God bless you, and God bless America!

In the course of human events, there comes a time when we must choose between total allegiance to God or human government.  You may disagree depending on your religious or worldview.  I am unashamedly a follower of Jesus Christ, a Vietnam veteran, a patriot, a gospel minister, a father, a grandfather, and an American citizen by birth.  I state that only to lay the foundation for everything I say.  My views are rooted in my biblical understanding and my faith in God. 

In America, we have traversed down the long winding road of destruction for well over one hundred years.  It began with the Fabian Socialists.  No, the attempted destruction of the world and mankind began before the Garden of Eden and the fall of Adam and Eve.  It started in the eons past when Lucifer, a created angel, rebelled against God and tried to overthrow the Living God.  He is a master deceiver, evidenced by his ability to persuade one-third of the angels to rebel against God.  That is incredible!

The deception in the Garden is rooted in the appeal of “self-exaltation” and has been prevalent in the hearts of humans since that time.  That is one of the reasons we see the continual quest for power and control.  That is one of the reasons we witness the devolution and declension of politics, business, interpersonal relationships, and spiritual acumen.  Mankind continually seeks to elevate the “self” to the pinnacle and make him or herself lord and master. 

From time to time, we catch a fresh breeze of reality and truth being manifested in politics and politicians. Our response to that is often unimaginably inane and nonsensical.  I believe that the condition of depravity in the heart causes people to miss the essential and focus on the superficial.  By that, I mean we focus on personalities, skin pigmentation, economic status, or some other extraneous thing rather than on the platform. 

In politics, the platform is always more important than personality.  That is not to dismiss the desire and need for character but an attempt to recalibrate our pursuit to focus on the issue, not the trappings.  There are politicians whose personalities and character are grating to my sensibilities.  Yet, their desire to pursue what is needed and right is what prompted them to enter the political arena.  If I lose sight of that, I become entrapped in identity politics and side issues and open the door for the planned destruction.  That is not an easy road to navigate, but we have the promise of guidance if we put God first.

One of our problems in America is that we choose sides and fight rather than engage in honest and open conversation or debate.  We choose sides by all manner of identifiers, including ethnicity, political persuasion, sexual preference, and religious beliefs.  We tend to stereotype and categorize others based on how they are identified rather than finding out what they actually believe.  If our Founding Fathers had practiced that, we would not be a Republic today!  The Constitution would never have been drafted, adopted, or ratified. 

An example of honestly asking was brought to my attention by Janet Walters Levite in her article, “Thank You For Asking, Mr. President.”  She wrote about the funeral service for Lynette “Diamond” Hardaway, of Diamond and Silk fame.  The funeral expenses were paid for entirely by Donald J. Trump.  Trump also attended the funeral and sat with the Hardaway family. 

Trump was the closing speaker at the memorial service.  He spoke about getting to know the family and the Silk, whom he stated he did not truly know.  In his remarks, he asked a question and made an admission that is largely absent in the political world and most of society.  We assume rather than genuinely seek to know.  What was his question?  He acknowledged that he had always felt ignorant about how to address the Black community.  He said, “I always used to ask – what do you like better – African American or Black?”  He said many terms were being used, and he was unenlightened as to how most Blacks preferred to be addressed.  He said, “They said, ‘We like Black.’”  He had been accustomed to saying African American.

What is significant about that?  He asked what those of that ethnicity preferred and admitted that he did not know.  Wow!  A person involved in politics who acknowledges that they do not know something and genuinely seeks to know is rare!  If we did that on all the other aspects of the political, societal, economic, and spiritual, we might find that God would help us navigate the troubled waters of our day and find some viable solutions.  That would mean we move from allowing human government to dictate what and how we think, speak, or act and follow the biblical guidelines for life.  What a concept!

We do not need automatons. We need people who can and will think for themselves and allow everyone else to do the same.  We need those in politics to be voices, not echoes of the rhetoric and ideology of those desiring our demise.  We can restore the Republic, but only and I mean ONLY, if we abandon our dependence on the government to legislate our problems into nonexistence.  No law will ever change the heart; only God can do that. 

A Bible passage is apropos here, Matthew 7:12 – the Golden Rule.  If we were to practice treating others as we desire to be treated, we would open the door of hope.  Would everyone reciprocate?  No!  But a soft answer and an honest heart can disarm even the most volatile and hate-filled heart. 

America is in trouble with a capital “T” today.  We have been duped into believing that nothing of God or the Bible could be a part of public life and thereby have been lulled into inactivity politically.  Politics affects everyday life and, therefore, must be addressed by everyone.  It may not seem to directly affect us or not affect us sufficiently to warrant our involvement, but it is affecting our Republic and will affect our posterity far more than it does us.  We owe it to our children and grandchildren to right this ship of state and return to moral, political, economic, social, and spiritual sanity. 

If we made 2 Chronicles 7:14 a cornerstone in our lives, we would see change that we will never see legislatively.  Legislation tends to divide rather than unite.  Political wrangling divides, isolates, and defeats our objectives of being the Free Constitutional Republic where everyone is recognized as creations of God and having certain inalienable rights.  I urge everyone to earnestly pray, think, investigate, and become involved at whatever level you can manage.  America and Freedom are prizes worth fighting for.  I ask that you join those of us committed to fighting for Faith, Family, Freedom, and Fidelity. 

God bless you, and God bless America!

I hope that everyone in America is or will become willing to acknowledge that we are in a mess politically, socially, economically, morally, and spiritually.  We may not agree on the mess or how to fix it, but if we look honestly at today’s world, we must see that reality.

I do not believe that we can “Fix” America politically.  I do not believe we can effectively pass legislation that will “Fix” America.  I do not believe that adhering to the “Wokeism” prevalent in today’s society will “Fix” America.  I do not believe engaging in vitriolic diatribe, and tit-for-tat will “Fix” America.  I believe there is only one hope for America’s restoration and redemption.  That is God! 

I speak and write from my core values, which are rooted in the Bible.  Many passages in the Bible trouble me because they are difficult to implement in my own life.  Yet, I believe the Bible is the Inspired Word of God and our guide for life.  Our founding principles and laws as a Republic are rooted in the Bible and the Ten Commandments.  That is not to say that we have always followed those precepts.  That is not to say there are no inequities in America.  That is not to say that we should abandon the political process.  It is saying that we need God. 

If we follow the precepts and principles taught in the Bible, we will find our hearts changed, and as our hearts change, our interpersonal relationships will change.  If we genuinely pray for those charged with or elected to govern, we become less prone to hurl vitriol toward those we disagree with and all who support them.  We would open the door for God to intervene rather than gain our personal satisfaction by “giving it to them.”  Hate will never resolve issues! 

But, on a practical pathway, “How Can We Fight Back Effectively?”  What can we do to counter the insanity that is prevalent in today’s world?  I want to move beyond the basic first principle of returning to God wholeheartedly and discuss some extensions and actions we can implement.

Let your pocketbook speak for you.  We vote very few times each year, but we can vote with our finances almost daily.  Instead of funding corporations that are anti-everything you believe, withhold your support.  Don’t buy their products.  A boycott, you ask.  In a measure. I encourage you to do research and find those corporations that support things that violate your core convictions and beliefs and find alternatives to them.  Vote with your money!

Use the Internet wisely and vote with your clicks.  Surely, we all know that Google is not our friend and is an extension of Big Brother’s All-Seeing Eye, watching our every move.  Yahoo is not our ally but is deeply entrenched in the toxic liberal ideology of today.  There are other search engines that are less intrusive and do not attempt to force-feed us with the information they want to propagandize.  In the near future, I will try to offer a list of alternatives.  But, if you are like me, you are fed up with the trackers, bombardment of ads, and ultra-liberal content forced upon us as we wade through the fodder to get a wee bit of grain.

Follow the biblical directive to teach your children Truth.  That would include the Bill of Rights and the principle upon which America proclaimed her desire for independence.  Teach them morality.  Teach them the biblical and scientific truth about gender, family, marriage, integrity, honesty, and ethics.  Teach them the Golden Rule and demonstrate it so they can see through practical application.

Make your ballot count!  Do not vote simply based on the “D” or “R” behind the candidate’s name.  Do your homework and vote down the ballot, examining each candidate’s platform, campaign promises, and track record.  Find those with a history of fulfilling or attempting to fulfill their promises if those promises align with your core beliefs.  Vote for judges that will honor the rule of law and the constitution.  Vote for candidates who most closely align with your beliefs.

Remember, all charities are not the same.  Some organizations identified as charitable organizations are not worthy of your support.  I will not support AARP, Planned Parenthood, the Southern Poverty Law Center, or any organization that advances ideologies and practices that are counter to my faith and my values politically, morally, or spiritually.

Dare to become vocal and expand your sphere of influence.  If you attempt to straddle the fence, you will become a facilitator of the destruction rather than an educator and influencer for the solution.  Talk to your neighbors and even if you and they do not agree, dare to share the truth with them.  Volunteer at your schools run for the school board, teach a class online, or volunteer in political campaigns that advance your ideological preference.  There is no shortage of places you can become involved.  This country is worth the time you will donate.

I left the News Networks and Cable initially for financial reasons but also because I did not want to contribute to corporations that were anathema to my personal, spiritual, and political views.  You must make that choice for yourself.

Teach your children, grandchildren, and anyone you influence to question rather than conform without question.  Do your homework to discover the truth and facts.  They will not always be what you want them to be.  Be honest when your candidate or political party is exposed for wrongdoing.  Do not turn a blind eye to the flaws on your side of the equation and say, “Well, at least they are not….”  Politics and politicians must be held to the high standard of the Constitution and the Bible.  If they fail, they should be shown the door.

Refuse to be sucked into the black hole of hate!  Giving insult for insult and engaging in vitriol will never solve the problems we now face.  The idea of “Paying it Forward” is applicable.  The “Golden Rule” is applicable.  If we would treat others (everyone) like we desire to be treated, we offer God a pathway to deal with the heart (ours and theirs).  Most of our issues in America have more to do with the condition of the heart and the mindset than anything else. 

I have and do fail more than I would like to acknowledge, but I am not unaware of my failures.  My daily cry is for the LORD to help me be what the Bible calls for me to be.  When I am checked by the Holy Spirit and convicted, I run to the Cross and lay my life on the altar before God in repentance.  I want to be a representative of Jesus who manifests Him daily.  I want to be part of the solution rather than part of the problem.

We can see America restored and reclaimed, but not through politics.  It will come through a change in people’s hearts, which will only come through a return to God and our moral moorings.  

God bless you, and God bless America!