Exerpt from the writings of King James the 6th and 1st on the behavior and duties of a king.
I have edited it by installing current letters in place of the old style of writings, but the words are the same.
Here have we in these three Verses, set down the form and patern of the Inauguration of a King, together with a perfect description of the cares and crosses, that a King must prepare himself to indure in the due administration of his office. For the true understanding whereof, two things are to be respected and had in consideration, the Person and the Patern: the qualities of the Person to be applied to our comfort and salvation; the Patern for our imitation or example. The Person was our SAVIOUR JESuS CHRIST, who was humbled for our exaltation, tortured for our comfort, despised for our glory, and suffered for our salvation.
Saturday, March 06, 2004
Friday, March 05, 2004
Martha Stewart found guilty
but I say she's innocent and here's why.
Thanks to Court TV.com
"Among the items was the corroborating testimony of Stewart's financial manager, Heidi DeLuca, and forensic evidence that a notation was made on a worksheet prepared by Bacanovic regarding the ImClone sale well before the sale date".
It has been one of Martha Stewart's claims that she had planned with her broker to sell the stock when it reached $60.00 a share.
Why the jury itself didn't see and hear this part of the testimony and ignored it during deliberations is symptomatic of people used to lying and liars themselves. They have become used to the idea somehow that the accused is guilty and must prove themselves innocent and indicative of the state of our country , that even through a titanic struggle the glide to mediocrity , and eventual failure is imminent.
but I say she's innocent and here's why.
Thanks to Court TV.com
"Among the items was the corroborating testimony of Stewart's financial manager, Heidi DeLuca, and forensic evidence that a notation was made on a worksheet prepared by Bacanovic regarding the ImClone sale well before the sale date".
It has been one of Martha Stewart's claims that she had planned with her broker to sell the stock when it reached $60.00 a share.
Why the jury itself didn't see and hear this part of the testimony and ignored it during deliberations is symptomatic of people used to lying and liars themselves. They have become used to the idea somehow that the accused is guilty and must prove themselves innocent and indicative of the state of our country , that even through a titanic struggle the glide to mediocrity , and eventual failure is imminent.
Guess Who Doesn't Believe In God?
Ten percent of Protestants, 21 percent of Roman Catholics, and 52 percent of Jews do NOT believe in God. That's the surprising word from a survey by Harris Interactive of 2,306 adults that shows belief in God varies quite widely among different segments of the American public. How often do we go to a place of worship? Not much. Most people attend a religious service less than once a month. Still, Americans are far more likely to believe in God and to attend religious services than people in most other developed countries, particularly in Europe.
Who believes in God?
While 79 percent of Americans believe there is a God, only 66 percent are absolutely certain of it. Nine percent do not believe in God and 12 percent aren't sure. And weirdly, not everyone who calls himself or herself a Christian or a Jew actually believes in God.
Who worships at a religious service?
Just over half (55 percent) attend a religious service a few times a year or more. Thirty-six percent attend once a month or more often, and just 26 percent say they attend every week. Forty-one percent of women and 31 percent of men attend once a month or more. Protestants (47 percent) are more likely to go to church once a month or more often than are Roman Catholics (35 percent). Jews are least likely to go with 16 percent saying they go to synagogue once a month or more. Church attendance is highest in the Midwest and lowest in the West.
Belief in God by geography and age
Eighty-two percent of Midwesterners and Southerners believe in God, compared with 75 percent in the East and West. Our beliefs get stronger as we age. Of those 25 to 29 years old, 71 percent believe in God. That number jumps to 80 percent for people over 40, and hits 83 percent for those 65 and over.
Other fascinating facts about who believes in God:
--84 percent of women believe in God, compared with 73 percent of men.
--91 percent of African Americans believe in God, compared with 81 percent of Hispanics and 78 percent of whites.
--87 percent of Republicans believe in God, compared with 78 percent of Democrats and 75 percent of Independents.
--82 percent of those with no college education believe in God, compared with 73 percent who went to college.
Thanks to wmconnect news
A little light for the soul today
FRIENDS!!
Please read all the way down to the last sentence without skipping ahead.
I've learned.... That life is like a roll of toilet paper. The closer it gets to the end, the faster it goes.
I've learned....That we should be glad God doesn't give us everything we ask for.
I've learned....That money doesn't buy class.
I've learned....That it's those small daily happenings that make life so spectacular.
I've learned...That under everyone's hard shell is someone who wants to be appreciated and loved.
I've learned....That the Lord didn't do it all in one day. What makes me think I can?
I've learned....That to ignore the facts does not change the facts.
I've learned....That when you plan to get even with someone, you are only letting that person continue to hurt you.
I've learned....That love, not time, heals all wounds.
I've learned....That the easiest way for me to grow as a person is to surround myself with people smarter than I am.
I've learned...That everyone you meet deserves to be greeted with a smile.
I've learned....That no one is perfect until you fall in love with them.
I've learned....That life is tough, but I'm tougher.
I've learned....That opportunities are never lost; someone will take the ones you miss.
I've learned....That when you harbor bitterness, happiness will dock elsewhere.
I've learned...That I wish I could have told my Dad that I love him one more time before he passed away.
I've learned....That one should keep his words both soft and tender, because tomorrow he may have to eat them.
I 've learned....That a smile is an inexpensive way to improve your looks.
I've learned....That I can't choose how I feel, but I can choose what I do about it.
I've learned....That when your newly born child holds your little finger in his little fist, that you're hooked for life.
I've learned....That everyone wants to live on top of the mountain, but all the happiness and growth occurs while you're climbing it.
I've learned ...That it is best to give advice in only two circumstances; when it is requested and when it is a life threatening situation.
I've learned....That the less time I have to work with, the more things I get done.
To all of you... Make sure you read all the way down to the last sentence.
HAPPY FRIENDSHIP TO YOU! YOU ARE MY FRIEND AND I AM HONORED!
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In light of the many perversions and jokes we send to one another for a laugh, this is a little different: This is not intended to be a joke, it's not funny, it's intended to get you thinking.
Billy Graham's daughter was interviewed on the Early Show and Jane Clayson asked her "How could God let something like this happen?" (regarding the attacks on Sept. 11).
Anne Graham gave an extremely profound and insightful response. She said "I believe God is deeply saddened by this, just as we are, but for years we've been telling God to get out of our schools, to get out of our government and to get out of our lives. And being the gentleman He is, I believe He has calmly backed out. How can we expect God to give us His blessing and His protection if we demand He leave us alone?"
In light of recent events...terrorists attack, school shootings, etc. I think it started when Madeleine Murray O'Hare (she was murdered, her body found recently) complained she didn't want prayer in our schools, and we said OK.
Then someone said you better not read the Bible in school . the Bible says thou shalt not kill, thou shalt not steal, and love your neighbor as yourself. And we said OK.
Then Dr. Benjamin Spock said we shouldn't spank our children when they misbehave because their little personalities would be warped and we might damage their self-esteem (Dr. Spock's son committed suicide). We said an expert should know what he's talking about. And we said OK.
Now we're asking ourselves why our children have no conscience, why they don't know right from wrong, and why it doesn't bother them to kill strangers, their classmates, and themselves.
Probably, if we think about it long and hard enough, we can figure it out. I think it has a great deal to do with "WE REAP WHAT WE SOW."
It's not funny how simple it is for people to trash God and then wonder why the world's going to hell. Or, how we believe what the newspapers say, but question what the Bible says.
It's not funny how we can send 'jokes' through e-mail and they spread like wildfire but when you start sending messages regarding the Lord, people think twice about sharing.
It's not funny how lewd, crude, vulgar and obscene articles pass freely through cyberspace, but public discussion of God is suppressed in the school and workplace.
It's not funny that when you forward this message, you will not send it to many on your address list because you're not sure what they believe, or what they WILL think of you for sending it. Funny how we can be more worried about what other people think of us than what God thinks of us.
Pass this message on if you think it has merit. If not then just discard it... no one will know you did. But, if you discard this thought process, is it right to sit back and complain about what bad shape the world is in?
FRIENDS!!
Please read all the way down to the last sentence without skipping ahead.
I've learned.... That life is like a roll of toilet paper. The closer it gets to the end, the faster it goes.
I've learned....That we should be glad God doesn't give us everything we ask for.
I've learned....That money doesn't buy class.
I've learned....That it's those small daily happenings that make life so spectacular.
I've learned...That under everyone's hard shell is someone who wants to be appreciated and loved.
I've learned....That the Lord didn't do it all in one day. What makes me think I can?
I've learned....That to ignore the facts does not change the facts.
I've learned....That when you plan to get even with someone, you are only letting that person continue to hurt you.
I've learned....That love, not time, heals all wounds.
I've learned....That the easiest way for me to grow as a person is to surround myself with people smarter than I am.
I've learned...That everyone you meet deserves to be greeted with a smile.
I've learned....That no one is perfect until you fall in love with them.
I've learned....That life is tough, but I'm tougher.
I've learned....That opportunities are never lost; someone will take the ones you miss.
I've learned....That when you harbor bitterness, happiness will dock elsewhere.
I've learned...That I wish I could have told my Dad that I love him one more time before he passed away.
I've learned....That one should keep his words both soft and tender, because tomorrow he may have to eat them.
I 've learned....That a smile is an inexpensive way to improve your looks.
I've learned....That I can't choose how I feel, but I can choose what I do about it.
I've learned....That when your newly born child holds your little finger in his little fist, that you're hooked for life.
I've learned....That everyone wants to live on top of the mountain, but all the happiness and growth occurs while you're climbing it.
I've learned ...That it is best to give advice in only two circumstances; when it is requested and when it is a life threatening situation.
I've learned....That the less time I have to work with, the more things I get done.
To all of you... Make sure you read all the way down to the last sentence.
HAPPY FRIENDSHIP TO YOU! YOU ARE MY FRIEND AND I AM HONORED!
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In light of the many perversions and jokes we send to one another for a laugh, this is a little different: This is not intended to be a joke, it's not funny, it's intended to get you thinking.
Billy Graham's daughter was interviewed on the Early Show and Jane Clayson asked her "How could God let something like this happen?" (regarding the attacks on Sept. 11).
Anne Graham gave an extremely profound and insightful response. She said "I believe God is deeply saddened by this, just as we are, but for years we've been telling God to get out of our schools, to get out of our government and to get out of our lives. And being the gentleman He is, I believe He has calmly backed out. How can we expect God to give us His blessing and His protection if we demand He leave us alone?"
In light of recent events...terrorists attack, school shootings, etc. I think it started when Madeleine Murray O'Hare (she was murdered, her body found recently) complained she didn't want prayer in our schools, and we said OK.
Then someone said you better not read the Bible in school . the Bible says thou shalt not kill, thou shalt not steal, and love your neighbor as yourself. And we said OK.
Then Dr. Benjamin Spock said we shouldn't spank our children when they misbehave because their little personalities would be warped and we might damage their self-esteem (Dr. Spock's son committed suicide). We said an expert should know what he's talking about. And we said OK.
Now we're asking ourselves why our children have no conscience, why they don't know right from wrong, and why it doesn't bother them to kill strangers, their classmates, and themselves.
Probably, if we think about it long and hard enough, we can figure it out. I think it has a great deal to do with "WE REAP WHAT WE SOW."
It's not funny how simple it is for people to trash God and then wonder why the world's going to hell. Or, how we believe what the newspapers say, but question what the Bible says.
It's not funny how we can send 'jokes' through e-mail and they spread like wildfire but when you start sending messages regarding the Lord, people think twice about sharing.
It's not funny how lewd, crude, vulgar and obscene articles pass freely through cyberspace, but public discussion of God is suppressed in the school and workplace.
It's not funny that when you forward this message, you will not send it to many on your address list because you're not sure what they believe, or what they WILL think of you for sending it. Funny how we can be more worried about what other people think of us than what God thinks of us.
Pass this message on if you think it has merit. If not then just discard it... no one will know you did. But, if you discard this thought process, is it right to sit back and complain about what bad shape the world is in?
Thursday, March 04, 2004
Never fear Christians The likely hood that most of the unsaved that are causing us problems will make it through the first year of the tribulation is a very low.
Rev 9:14 Saying to the sixth angel which had the trumpet, Loose the four angels which are bound in the great river Euphrates.
Rev 9:15 And the four angels were loosed, which were prepared for an hour, and a day, and a month, and a year, for to slay the third part of men.
In raw numbers of the 6 billion people alive today 2 billion would be slain. Sounds nuclear to me.
Primary targets will probably be all major cities and control centers amongst men.
Rev 9:14 Saying to the sixth angel which had the trumpet, Loose the four angels which are bound in the great river Euphrates.
Rev 9:15 And the four angels were loosed, which were prepared for an hour, and a day, and a month, and a year, for to slay the third part of men.
In raw numbers of the 6 billion people alive today 2 billion would be slain. Sounds nuclear to me.
Primary targets will probably be all major cities and control centers amongst men.
Thank You Jay Bryant
Another Vietnam veteran's perspective on John Kerry's lies about his war experience.
Another Vietnam veteran's perspective on John Kerry's lies about his war experience.
Wisdom of the day:
Belief based on a falicy is no armor at all.
People look for mountains to hide in but a mountain built out of lies is no protection.
Many people who have played hide and seek with thier toddler children know how cute and fun it is to see them hide thinking they are hidden but are not. I have spent many an hour with my children as youngsters having as much fun as they were. There is great joy in the laughter shared between babes and the parent.
If my son or daughter did that now as adults and were serious I might be having a talk with them about seeing a counselor.
This world continues to build it's houses upon lies and then tries to live in them. The concrete reality of what they built (hopefully) sinks in. They discover they have nothing. Lies are no shelter from the wind or rain, lies never feed and lies will definately not protect them from God.
Men who build thier homes on the truth when they have reached the fullness of thier life, will always have one thing no liar will ever have. Completion.
Belief based on a falicy is no armor at all.
People look for mountains to hide in but a mountain built out of lies is no protection.
Many people who have played hide and seek with thier toddler children know how cute and fun it is to see them hide thinking they are hidden but are not. I have spent many an hour with my children as youngsters having as much fun as they were. There is great joy in the laughter shared between babes and the parent.
If my son or daughter did that now as adults and were serious I might be having a talk with them about seeing a counselor.
This world continues to build it's houses upon lies and then tries to live in them. The concrete reality of what they built (hopefully) sinks in. They discover they have nothing. Lies are no shelter from the wind or rain, lies never feed and lies will definately not protect them from God.
Men who build thier homes on the truth when they have reached the fullness of thier life, will always have one thing no liar will ever have. Completion.
Wednesday, March 03, 2004
This is so important that I thought I should let you read the whole of it from Pax-American
Friday, February 27, 2004
Speical Forces Soldier to Kerry
Alright this has been floating around the internet and print media so its here now finally.
My wife had rotator cuff surgery earlier this year, and the recovery is terribly painful. Then, she developed a staph-epi infection, and they had to cut the same scar open and operate on her again. Just thinking about the pain and anxiety of facing that painful surgery a second time in the same wound, makes me cringe. That experience, however pales in comparison to what I am going through right now, in my heart.
The old hurts are surfacing and the feelings of betrayal by fellow citizens, and their leader stirring them up, are breaking my heart again. I am being cut in the same scar. How did we who served in Vietnam suddenly become cold-blooded killers, torturers, and rapists, of the ilk of the Nazi SS or the Taliban? Most of us were American soldiers who grew up idolizing John Wayne, Roy Rogers, and all the other heroes. That was why I volunteered. But for political expediency, John Kerry has rewritten history, again. After spending only four months in the country of Vietnam, John Kerry testified before Congress in 1971 with these exact words about incidents he supposedly witnessed or heard about from other vets: “They personally raped, cut off ears, cut off heads, taped wires from portable telephones to human genitals and turned up the power, cut off limbs, blown up bodies, randomly shot at civilians, razed villages, shot cattle and dogs for fun, poisoned food stocks, and generally ravaged the countryside of South Vietnam."
I was a green beret officer who volunteered for duty in Vietnam and fought in the thick of it in 1968 and 1969 on a Special Forces A-team on the Ho Chi Minh Trail, just for starters. We were the elite. We saw the most action. Everybody in the world knows that. But we did not just kill people, we built a church, a school, treated illnesses, passed out soap, food, and clothing, and had fun and loving interaction with the indigenous people of Vietnam, just like our boys did in Normandy, Baghdad, Saigon, and everywhere American soldiers ever served. We all gave away our candy bars and rations to kids. Our hearts to oppressed people all over the globe.
My children and grandchildren could read your words, and think those horrendous things about me, Mr. Kerry. You are a bold-faced, unprincipled liar, and a disgrace, and you have dishonored me and all my fellow Vietnam veterans. Sure, there were a couple bad-apples, but I saw none, and I saw it all, and if I did, as an army officer, it was my obligation to stop it, or at the very least report it. Why is there not a single record anywhere of you ever reporting any incidents like this or having the perpetrators arrested? The answer is simple. You are a liar. Your medals and mine are not a free pass for lifetime, Senator Kerry, to bypass character, integrity, and morality. I earn my green beret over and over daily in all aspects of my life.
Eight National Guard green berets, and other National Guard soldiers, have been killed in Iraq and Afghanistan, and you totally dishonored their widows and families by lumping National Guard service in with being a draft-dodger, conscientious objector, and deserter, just so you can try to sabotage the patriotism of our President who proudly served as an Air National Guard jet pilot. I have a son earning his green beret at Fort Bragg right now, and his wife serves honorably in the Air National Guard, just like President Bush did, and I am as proud of her as I am my son. I volunteered for Vietnam and have no problem whatsoever with President Bush being our Commander-In-Chief. In fact, I am proud of him as our leader.
John Kerry, you personally derailed the Vietnam Human Rights Bill, HR2883, in 2001, after it had passed the House by a 411 to 1 vote, and thousands of pro-American Montagnard tribespeople in Vietnam died since then who could have been saved, by you. Earlier, as Chair of the Senate Select Committee on MIA/POW Affairs, you personally quashed the efforts of any and all veterans to report sightings of living POW’s, when you held those reins in Congress. You have fought tooth and nail to push for the US to normalize relations with Vietnam for years. Why, Mr. Kerry? Simple, your first cousin C. Stewart Forbes, CEO, of Colliers International, recently signed a contract with Hanoi, worth BILLIONS of dollars for Collier’s International to become the exclusive real estate representative for the country of Vietnam.
“Hanoi John,” now that it works for you, you beat your chest about your Vietnam service, but to me, you are a phony, opportunistic, hypocrite. You are one of those politicians that is like a fertilizer machine: all that comes out of you is horse manure, and you are spreading it everywhere.
Medals do not make a man. Morals do.
Don Bendell
Canon City, Colorado
Don Bendell served as an officer in four Special Forces Groups, is a best-selling author with over 1,500,000 copies of his books in print worldwide, a 1995 inductee into the International Karate Hall of Fame, and owns karate schools in southern Colorado.
Friday, February 27, 2004
Speical Forces Soldier to Kerry
Alright this has been floating around the internet and print media so its here now finally.
My wife had rotator cuff surgery earlier this year, and the recovery is terribly painful. Then, she developed a staph-epi infection, and they had to cut the same scar open and operate on her again. Just thinking about the pain and anxiety of facing that painful surgery a second time in the same wound, makes me cringe. That experience, however pales in comparison to what I am going through right now, in my heart.
The old hurts are surfacing and the feelings of betrayal by fellow citizens, and their leader stirring them up, are breaking my heart again. I am being cut in the same scar. How did we who served in Vietnam suddenly become cold-blooded killers, torturers, and rapists, of the ilk of the Nazi SS or the Taliban? Most of us were American soldiers who grew up idolizing John Wayne, Roy Rogers, and all the other heroes. That was why I volunteered. But for political expediency, John Kerry has rewritten history, again. After spending only four months in the country of Vietnam, John Kerry testified before Congress in 1971 with these exact words about incidents he supposedly witnessed or heard about from other vets: “They personally raped, cut off ears, cut off heads, taped wires from portable telephones to human genitals and turned up the power, cut off limbs, blown up bodies, randomly shot at civilians, razed villages, shot cattle and dogs for fun, poisoned food stocks, and generally ravaged the countryside of South Vietnam."
I was a green beret officer who volunteered for duty in Vietnam and fought in the thick of it in 1968 and 1969 on a Special Forces A-team on the Ho Chi Minh Trail, just for starters. We were the elite. We saw the most action. Everybody in the world knows that. But we did not just kill people, we built a church, a school, treated illnesses, passed out soap, food, and clothing, and had fun and loving interaction with the indigenous people of Vietnam, just like our boys did in Normandy, Baghdad, Saigon, and everywhere American soldiers ever served. We all gave away our candy bars and rations to kids. Our hearts to oppressed people all over the globe.
My children and grandchildren could read your words, and think those horrendous things about me, Mr. Kerry. You are a bold-faced, unprincipled liar, and a disgrace, and you have dishonored me and all my fellow Vietnam veterans. Sure, there were a couple bad-apples, but I saw none, and I saw it all, and if I did, as an army officer, it was my obligation to stop it, or at the very least report it. Why is there not a single record anywhere of you ever reporting any incidents like this or having the perpetrators arrested? The answer is simple. You are a liar. Your medals and mine are not a free pass for lifetime, Senator Kerry, to bypass character, integrity, and morality. I earn my green beret over and over daily in all aspects of my life.
Eight National Guard green berets, and other National Guard soldiers, have been killed in Iraq and Afghanistan, and you totally dishonored their widows and families by lumping National Guard service in with being a draft-dodger, conscientious objector, and deserter, just so you can try to sabotage the patriotism of our President who proudly served as an Air National Guard jet pilot. I have a son earning his green beret at Fort Bragg right now, and his wife serves honorably in the Air National Guard, just like President Bush did, and I am as proud of her as I am my son. I volunteered for Vietnam and have no problem whatsoever with President Bush being our Commander-In-Chief. In fact, I am proud of him as our leader.
John Kerry, you personally derailed the Vietnam Human Rights Bill, HR2883, in 2001, after it had passed the House by a 411 to 1 vote, and thousands of pro-American Montagnard tribespeople in Vietnam died since then who could have been saved, by you. Earlier, as Chair of the Senate Select Committee on MIA/POW Affairs, you personally quashed the efforts of any and all veterans to report sightings of living POW’s, when you held those reins in Congress. You have fought tooth and nail to push for the US to normalize relations with Vietnam for years. Why, Mr. Kerry? Simple, your first cousin C. Stewart Forbes, CEO, of Colliers International, recently signed a contract with Hanoi, worth BILLIONS of dollars for Collier’s International to become the exclusive real estate representative for the country of Vietnam.
“Hanoi John,” now that it works for you, you beat your chest about your Vietnam service, but to me, you are a phony, opportunistic, hypocrite. You are one of those politicians that is like a fertilizer machine: all that comes out of you is horse manure, and you are spreading it everywhere.
Medals do not make a man. Morals do.
Don Bendell
Canon City, Colorado
Don Bendell served as an officer in four Special Forces Groups, is a best-selling author with over 1,500,000 copies of his books in print worldwide, a 1995 inductee into the International Karate Hall of Fame, and owns karate schools in southern Colorado.
Tuesday, March 02, 2004
My brother thinks/recommends that I should expound a little on my previous entry. It is a good idea so I will make a half effort
Lets see if I have enough ambition to because there is a tremendous amount of information required and available to do so. I'm quite sure that if I had the inclination to I would indeed have a book just on this one set of verses.
I intend to stick to generalities that most know and let them agree or disagree where they will.
Perhaps it is out of laziness but also it gives the vast majority of people a chance see and understand what I am seeing.
I also have come to the belief that to know that we are in a forest we need to step back first and take a broader view. Many times people don't just examine a tree but put a microscope to a piece of bark trying to determine if they are in a forest or not. They then conclude that we are in a pine forest when in fact we are in a deciduous forest. That is to say there are many types of trees of varying heights and widths each one contributing to the overall appearance and environment of that particular forest. (I am not talking about the environment specifically). Another thing people are trying to do is to say that a specific tree is the original tree in the forest when in fact it is most likely a group of trees that started out together. Another interesting phenomenon is when people look at the same tree and call it different names. Oh yeah here is the one where people take all the bark off a tree and try to make a tree out of it. Funny thing the bark never quite fits right no matter how they glue it back together. Yet another thing that occurs is when they look at the same tree but from different directions and describe in quite good detail and then declare positively the description they have is the one and the only correct description. What it is, is a two dimensional description and incomplete. All they had to do was walk around the tree and take a look at it from the last angle. Until they do they will never be able to see it completely.
What angle is that final angle. Gods point of view by Jesus Christ, and since they can't get that angle except to say the words Jesus save me, then they will never quite get it will they.
One other thing. I am not speaking against taking a closer look at things we just need to know that we are entering a forest and that we have a way to go before get through it and mankind is going to be taken to the broken point (I mean broken, breaking is in process-broken is a done deal). Man will be broken. It is not my or any other man's job to break men. It is my job to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ.
So here goes.
Dan 8:3 Then I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, there stood before the river a ram which had two horns: and the two horns were high; but one was higher than the other, and the higher came up last
Question asked is who is the Ram. In the words of the commander of a klingon j'eq eng, class vessel(probably spelled that wrong), just a bit further is a complete description of the vision.
Dan 8:16 And I heard a man's voice between the banks of Ulai, which called, and said, Gabriel, make this man to understand the vision.
Dan 8:19 And he said, Behold, I will make thee know what shall be in the last end of the indignation: for at the time appointed the end shall be
Hey what do you know a time line. Not the end; look at the last part of sentence it says: for at the time appointed the end shall be, ie. the end is not now: to the previous subjected part of the sentence. In other words there is a period of time where there is a lot of indignation: close but not the end. Sound familiar? Indignation from around the world. About what? You name it, people huffy about this or about that.
Dan 8:20 The ram which thou sawest having two horns are the kings of Media and Persia.
So the ram is out of the middle east specifically the ancient Medo-Persian empire. Where is the Mead empire and where is the Persian empire. Iran generally-though the old empire was somewhat bigger.
Those two horns are the Medo-Persian kings. I Have been reading a little of ancient history and the one thing that never ceases to facinate me is how were these old kingdoms operated. I noticed that in a lot of these empires especially the ones where there was a whole lot of conquering going on that the conquering nation would set up vassel kingdoms conferring on the rulers selected titles such king. These men were given powers like unto a king and were kings in thier own right but for the purpose of governing the areas acquired for the original conquering nation.
That two kingdoms would ally themselves or even merge by a less that violent method would not be unheard of.
Another point I want to bring up is a descripion in general of a ram. It has four legs, a torso a neck and a head. On this head it has two horns. The horns are not detached from the body but go wherever the body goes via the rams mind.
The horns are we suppose a form of defense and decorations in the sense that they attract a mate.
Let us take a look at the middle east. AT this time we have been after two main antagonists, one we know for a fact that pulled off the most incredible feat of destroying a pair of some of the largest buildings in the world. The other a man who was incessantly in pursuit of (in my opinion) world domination. The first man was Osuma Bin Laden who wasn't always in the picture yet Bin Laden arrived on the scene a few years after and had not gotten our attention until his first real attemp on the world trade center. He came into full recognition after the attack on the USA and by then it came to the rest of the worlds attention that he had not just a network of people but a huge network of men who were willing to die for thier cause.
The second man was Saddam Hussein whom had been around for twenty five-thirty years depending on which news network you listen to, was first recognized as the leader of Iraq,which by the way is the basic geographic region of the Babylonian empire. Also when Babylon was conquered by the Meads and Persians the seat of power in the Medo-Persia empire.I need to go find a map and if I can link you all to it I will.
Dan 8:4 I saw the ram pushing westward, and northward, and southward; so that no, beasts might stand before him, neither was there any that could deliver out of his hand;, but he did according to his will, and became great.
Muslims spreading north, south, and west. A great deal of subliminal and not so subliminal hints of old medo-persian empire abounds both in the western world Africa and Russia, but the Muslims are not having a whole lot of success moving east it's as if the Far Eastern peoples aren't buying the Muslim mantra. Amazingly as irritating as the Ram has been and lacking in skills as far as any negotiating is concerned; only making demands in fact, no one has had any key as to how to solve any of the bewildering array of problems presented by that incorrigible group of peoples. Neither was their any that could deliver out of his hand.
But he did according to his will, and became great. That's not an understatement. They became in many ways a force to be reckoned with. But as we shall soon see not unbeatable.
Dan 8:5 And as I was considering, behold, a he goat, came from the west on the face of the whole earth, and touched not the ground: and the goat had a notable horn between his eyes.
Hmmm. Flying Goat with one horn. Reminds me of a one eyed one horned flying purple people eater. Never touched the ground huh. I wonder how that goat flew.
Curious.
Lets go back to the time line. Time of the end not quite here yet. Must be talking about what?, today maybe. We aint in the tribulation but virtually to a person every Christian I have talked with believes that we are close but also that we are not there yet. Soooo. We must be talking about now, today, this year and the next few years. And hey we got airplanes.
Who is this goat anyway. Just a little bit further.
Dan 8:21 And the rough goat is the king of Greece: and the great horn that is between his eyes is the first king.
Now we know that there is no man whom has a title of King of Greece. Also we know that the nation of Greece does not have itself spread all over the world. What is Greece anyway I mean they are a shadow of their former empire. Well the Spartans had a King and we know that at the end(so to speak) of Ancient Greece that the Spartans were in control but where are the Spartans now? What of that old empire. I guess they will live on in our historic memories. You know live on in spirit. We kindof adapted our government after the Greecia's. In fact you might say that Democracy was resurrected. In fact you might as well say that the sun never sets on the democratic empire thanks to the USA can't ya. Hmmm. Wait a minute we are West of the Middle East. We got air transport but you know we used ships now that wouldn't qualify as not touching the ground. I think we just shipped our hardware though. That stuff isn't flesh and blood and it certainly doesn't have a spirit. I know for a fact that we sent the bulk of our military men by air. You know something. This thing is starting to look like a close fit for this scripture. We know that these incidences occur close to the end because the timeline verses say so. Here is another mystery. The rough goat is the king of Greece but the horn is the first king. Weird two kings one on the other. The horn king is broken. I wonder what that means.
First off I don't think that it is something in this day that we will know for sure for all I know it could be me (craaazy) that king. All we really have is that we did indeed fly over to the middle east and have to date done some serious stompin.
Well I suppose this could use some editing but I'm gettin tired and am ready for bed but I'm posting this anyway. (to be continued)
Lets see if I have enough ambition to because there is a tremendous amount of information required and available to do so. I'm quite sure that if I had the inclination to I would indeed have a book just on this one set of verses.
I intend to stick to generalities that most know and let them agree or disagree where they will.
Perhaps it is out of laziness but also it gives the vast majority of people a chance see and understand what I am seeing.
I also have come to the belief that to know that we are in a forest we need to step back first and take a broader view. Many times people don't just examine a tree but put a microscope to a piece of bark trying to determine if they are in a forest or not. They then conclude that we are in a pine forest when in fact we are in a deciduous forest. That is to say there are many types of trees of varying heights and widths each one contributing to the overall appearance and environment of that particular forest. (I am not talking about the environment specifically). Another thing people are trying to do is to say that a specific tree is the original tree in the forest when in fact it is most likely a group of trees that started out together. Another interesting phenomenon is when people look at the same tree and call it different names. Oh yeah here is the one where people take all the bark off a tree and try to make a tree out of it. Funny thing the bark never quite fits right no matter how they glue it back together. Yet another thing that occurs is when they look at the same tree but from different directions and describe in quite good detail and then declare positively the description they have is the one and the only correct description. What it is, is a two dimensional description and incomplete. All they had to do was walk around the tree and take a look at it from the last angle. Until they do they will never be able to see it completely.
What angle is that final angle. Gods point of view by Jesus Christ, and since they can't get that angle except to say the words Jesus save me, then they will never quite get it will they.
One other thing. I am not speaking against taking a closer look at things we just need to know that we are entering a forest and that we have a way to go before get through it and mankind is going to be taken to the broken point (I mean broken, breaking is in process-broken is a done deal). Man will be broken. It is not my or any other man's job to break men. It is my job to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ.
So here goes.
Dan 8:3 Then I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, there stood before the river a ram which had two horns: and the two horns were high; but one was higher than the other, and the higher came up last
Question asked is who is the Ram. In the words of the commander of a klingon j'eq eng, class vessel(probably spelled that wrong), just a bit further is a complete description of the vision.
Dan 8:16 And I heard a man's voice between the banks of Ulai, which called, and said, Gabriel, make this man to understand the vision.
Dan 8:19 And he said, Behold, I will make thee know what shall be in the last end of the indignation: for at the time appointed the end shall be
Hey what do you know a time line. Not the end; look at the last part of sentence it says: for at the time appointed the end shall be, ie. the end is not now: to the previous subjected part of the sentence. In other words there is a period of time where there is a lot of indignation: close but not the end. Sound familiar? Indignation from around the world. About what? You name it, people huffy about this or about that.
Dan 8:20 The ram which thou sawest having two horns are the kings of Media and Persia.
So the ram is out of the middle east specifically the ancient Medo-Persian empire. Where is the Mead empire and where is the Persian empire. Iran generally-though the old empire was somewhat bigger.
Those two horns are the Medo-Persian kings. I Have been reading a little of ancient history and the one thing that never ceases to facinate me is how were these old kingdoms operated. I noticed that in a lot of these empires especially the ones where there was a whole lot of conquering going on that the conquering nation would set up vassel kingdoms conferring on the rulers selected titles such king. These men were given powers like unto a king and were kings in thier own right but for the purpose of governing the areas acquired for the original conquering nation.
That two kingdoms would ally themselves or even merge by a less that violent method would not be unheard of.
Another point I want to bring up is a descripion in general of a ram. It has four legs, a torso a neck and a head. On this head it has two horns. The horns are not detached from the body but go wherever the body goes via the rams mind.
The horns are we suppose a form of defense and decorations in the sense that they attract a mate.
Let us take a look at the middle east. AT this time we have been after two main antagonists, one we know for a fact that pulled off the most incredible feat of destroying a pair of some of the largest buildings in the world. The other a man who was incessantly in pursuit of (in my opinion) world domination. The first man was Osuma Bin Laden who wasn't always in the picture yet Bin Laden arrived on the scene a few years after and had not gotten our attention until his first real attemp on the world trade center. He came into full recognition after the attack on the USA and by then it came to the rest of the worlds attention that he had not just a network of people but a huge network of men who were willing to die for thier cause.
The second man was Saddam Hussein whom had been around for twenty five-thirty years depending on which news network you listen to, was first recognized as the leader of Iraq,which by the way is the basic geographic region of the Babylonian empire. Also when Babylon was conquered by the Meads and Persians the seat of power in the Medo-Persia empire.I need to go find a map and if I can link you all to it I will.
Dan 8:4 I saw the ram pushing westward, and northward, and southward; so that no, beasts might stand before him, neither was there any that could deliver out of his hand;, but he did according to his will, and became great.
Muslims spreading north, south, and west. A great deal of subliminal and not so subliminal hints of old medo-persian empire abounds both in the western world Africa and Russia, but the Muslims are not having a whole lot of success moving east it's as if the Far Eastern peoples aren't buying the Muslim mantra. Amazingly as irritating as the Ram has been and lacking in skills as far as any negotiating is concerned; only making demands in fact, no one has had any key as to how to solve any of the bewildering array of problems presented by that incorrigible group of peoples. Neither was their any that could deliver out of his hand.
But he did according to his will, and became great. That's not an understatement. They became in many ways a force to be reckoned with. But as we shall soon see not unbeatable.
Dan 8:5 And as I was considering, behold, a he goat, came from the west on the face of the whole earth, and touched not the ground: and the goat had a notable horn between his eyes.
Hmmm. Flying Goat with one horn. Reminds me of a one eyed one horned flying purple people eater. Never touched the ground huh. I wonder how that goat flew.
Curious.
Lets go back to the time line. Time of the end not quite here yet. Must be talking about what?, today maybe. We aint in the tribulation but virtually to a person every Christian I have talked with believes that we are close but also that we are not there yet. Soooo. We must be talking about now, today, this year and the next few years. And hey we got airplanes.
Who is this goat anyway. Just a little bit further.
Dan 8:21 And the rough goat is the king of Greece: and the great horn that is between his eyes is the first king.
Now we know that there is no man whom has a title of King of Greece. Also we know that the nation of Greece does not have itself spread all over the world. What is Greece anyway I mean they are a shadow of their former empire. Well the Spartans had a King and we know that at the end(so to speak) of Ancient Greece that the Spartans were in control but where are the Spartans now? What of that old empire. I guess they will live on in our historic memories. You know live on in spirit. We kindof adapted our government after the Greecia's. In fact you might say that Democracy was resurrected. In fact you might as well say that the sun never sets on the democratic empire thanks to the USA can't ya. Hmmm. Wait a minute we are West of the Middle East. We got air transport but you know we used ships now that wouldn't qualify as not touching the ground. I think we just shipped our hardware though. That stuff isn't flesh and blood and it certainly doesn't have a spirit. I know for a fact that we sent the bulk of our military men by air. You know something. This thing is starting to look like a close fit for this scripture. We know that these incidences occur close to the end because the timeline verses say so. Here is another mystery. The rough goat is the king of Greece but the horn is the first king. Weird two kings one on the other. The horn king is broken. I wonder what that means.
First off I don't think that it is something in this day that we will know for sure for all I know it could be me (craaazy) that king. All we really have is that we did indeed fly over to the middle east and have to date done some serious stompin.
Well I suppose this could use some editing but I'm gettin tired and am ready for bed but I'm posting this anyway. (to be continued)
That's right Al,
I heard an argument from someone to this effect myself that crime helps employment.
Bunk. It hurts it. Bastiat's broken window theory would only work if the money was sitting around doing nothing. You know like being hidden in false coorporations to avoid taxes stuff like that.
Wait a minute-haven't we been doing that lately?
I heard an argument from someone to this effect myself that crime helps employment.
Bunk. It hurts it. Bastiat's broken window theory would only work if the money was sitting around doing nothing. You know like being hidden in false coorporations to avoid taxes stuff like that.
Wait a minute-haven't we been doing that lately?
Monday, March 01, 2004
Catholic Priests,
I have listened to and met Catholics whom have a complete understanding about what a saint really is.
The Priest's who have perpetuated these heinous crimes against children are NOT above the law. And anyone who has helped in the coverup no matter thier status are also criminally liable. Now we as a nation will prosecute these men as the criminals they are and the Catholic church needs to help out by excomunicating them. Cause it's not what men think about them it's what God thinks about them.
The Catholic church cannot hope to begin to heal unless they come clean and do the right thing. Otherwise they will find God's punishment quite severe.
I have listened to and met Catholics whom have a complete understanding about what a saint really is.
The Priest's who have perpetuated these heinous crimes against children are NOT above the law. And anyone who has helped in the coverup no matter thier status are also criminally liable. Now we as a nation will prosecute these men as the criminals they are and the Catholic church needs to help out by excomunicating them. Cause it's not what men think about them it's what God thinks about them.
The Catholic church cannot hope to begin to heal unless they come clean and do the right thing. Otherwise they will find God's punishment quite severe.
Here is something I like, Gadgets.
If we made more of this stuff in our country we would be a little better off.
If we made more of this stuff in our country we would be a little better off.
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Letter from a Criminal
By Armed Rapist
(Original author, Angel Shamaya)
Dear Gun Control Advocates & Anti-Self-Defense Media,
I just wanted to take a minute to thank you for making my job easier. Every time you make it harder for my victims to defend themselves against me, my job as a criminal gets less risky. When I know my women don’t have a gun, I get what I want with almost no resistance.
Those local ordinances all these great American cities keep enacting after I commit one of my crimes--you know, the ones that tell law-abiding citizens they can’t carry a gun---well, they are Wonderful! Gives new meaning to the phrase "The Land of Opportunity." Each year, my ability to commit violent crime gets easier--less risky, if you know what I mean--and I owe it all to the great work you’re doing to disarm my prey.
Oh, that licensing and registration thing--love it. Less people will buy guns once again, for sure. Heck, I can get my guns on the street cheaper than the ones in the gun store anyway, so licensing and registration won’t faze me a bit. You’ve even helped me enlist some buddies into my gang because they aren’t afraid of getting caught any more, so thanks for that, as well.
Please keep up the great work for gun control measures which disarm law-abiding people. I’m really proud of the work you’re doing. You have my full support.
Sincerely,
Armed Rapist
PS. Though I’ve raped a bunch of women, I’ve never actually committed armed robbery because I just never knew if they had a gun or not. But now, I’m thinking of expanding my business!
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Letter from a Criminal
By Armed Rapist
(Original author, Angel Shamaya)
Dear Gun Control Advocates & Anti-Self-Defense Media,
I just wanted to take a minute to thank you for making my job easier. Every time you make it harder for my victims to defend themselves against me, my job as a criminal gets less risky. When I know my women don’t have a gun, I get what I want with almost no resistance.
Those local ordinances all these great American cities keep enacting after I commit one of my crimes--you know, the ones that tell law-abiding citizens they can’t carry a gun---well, they are Wonderful! Gives new meaning to the phrase "The Land of Opportunity." Each year, my ability to commit violent crime gets easier--less risky, if you know what I mean--and I owe it all to the great work you’re doing to disarm my prey.
Oh, that licensing and registration thing--love it. Less people will buy guns once again, for sure. Heck, I can get my guns on the street cheaper than the ones in the gun store anyway, so licensing and registration won’t faze me a bit. You’ve even helped me enlist some buddies into my gang because they aren’t afraid of getting caught any more, so thanks for that, as well.
Please keep up the great work for gun control measures which disarm law-abiding people. I’m really proud of the work you’re doing. You have my full support.
Sincerely,
Armed Rapist
PS. Though I’ve raped a bunch of women, I’ve never actually committed armed robbery because I just never knew if they had a gun or not. But now, I’m thinking of expanding my business!
The Kingdom of Heaven is preeminent and in the Kingdom of heaven there is a hiarchy.
Mat 5:19 Whosoever, therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever, shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
Luk 13:30 And, behold, there are last which shall be first, and there are first which shall be last.
Outside of the kingdom of heaven none have a say.
Eph 5:5 For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.
1Co 6:10 Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.
Not one individual-none!
There is not but one way to even begin to have a say in anything on heaven or earth.
Joh 1:12 But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name
And to the men whom have belief but still feel doubts even ask the Lord for them and he will recieve.
Mar 9:24 And straightway the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief.
Help thou mine unbelief.
We have to even ask God for more faith.
Joh 3:12 If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things?
Jesus is the Son of God and no man can believe save the Father causes it.
Joh 6:44 No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up, at the last day.
Joh 6:65 And he said, Therefore, said I unto you, that no man can come unto me, except it were given unto him of my Father.
Once there_ there is no turning back.
Joh 6:68 Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life.
Joh 6:69 And we believe and are sure that thou art that Christ, the Son of the living God.
Joh 11:25 Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:
Joh 11:26 And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never, die. Believest thou this?
Joh 11:27 She saith unto him, Yea, Lord: believe that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, which should come into the world.
Saved..........
Joh 6:37 All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.
Whether we as men fail or not to stay good we cannot unsave ourselves because our Lord and Savior Jesus who is God in the flesh said he would in no wise(under No circumstances)cast us out.
And thats all I have to say about that
Mat 5:19 Whosoever, therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever, shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
Luk 13:30 And, behold, there are last which shall be first, and there are first which shall be last.
Outside of the kingdom of heaven none have a say.
Eph 5:5 For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.
1Co 6:10 Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.
Not one individual-none!
There is not but one way to even begin to have a say in anything on heaven or earth.
Joh 1:12 But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name
And to the men whom have belief but still feel doubts even ask the Lord for them and he will recieve.
Mar 9:24 And straightway the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief.
Help thou mine unbelief.
We have to even ask God for more faith.
Joh 3:12 If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things?
Jesus is the Son of God and no man can believe save the Father causes it.
Joh 6:44 No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up, at the last day.
Joh 6:65 And he said, Therefore, said I unto you, that no man can come unto me, except it were given unto him of my Father.
Once there_ there is no turning back.
Joh 6:68 Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life.
Joh 6:69 And we believe and are sure that thou art that Christ, the Son of the living God.
Joh 11:25 Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:
Joh 11:26 And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never, die. Believest thou this?
Joh 11:27 She saith unto him, Yea, Lord: believe that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, which should come into the world.
Saved..........
Joh 6:37 All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.
Whether we as men fail or not to stay good we cannot unsave ourselves because our Lord and Savior Jesus who is God in the flesh said he would in no wise(under No circumstances)cast us out.
And thats all I have to say about that
Sunday, February 29, 2004
Here's something I like,
Cold Hard Facts thanks to I'm Always Right
The 5.6 percent unemployment rate is the lowest in two years and below the average of the 1980s (7.3 percent) and '90s (5.8 percent), and still continues to drop.
The nation's economic output revealed the strongest quarterly growth in 20 years. The data for the fourth quarter of 2003 show that the civilian labor force rose by 333,000, while the number of unemployed in the labor force dropped by 575,000. Even better, the number of so-called discouraged workers declined in December.
Consumer spending grew between 4 percent and 5 percent last year, and real hourly earnings rose 1.5 percent. Real earnings have risen over the last three years.
Exports doubled to 19 percent in the fourth quarter, compared to less than 9 percent in the third.
The number of American workers is at an all-time high of 138.5 million, a level never before attained in U.S. history.
Jobless claims are 10 percent below the average of the last 25 years and still falling.
Hiring indices are up, even in manufacturing.
Productivity growth is extremely high.
I guess the lie-wing liberals don't like the facts because they are snakes, and snakes don't like the cold. They caint move around too much in it.
Cold Hard Facts thanks to I'm Always Right
The 5.6 percent unemployment rate is the lowest in two years and below the average of the 1980s (7.3 percent) and '90s (5.8 percent), and still continues to drop.
The nation's economic output revealed the strongest quarterly growth in 20 years. The data for the fourth quarter of 2003 show that the civilian labor force rose by 333,000, while the number of unemployed in the labor force dropped by 575,000. Even better, the number of so-called discouraged workers declined in December.
Consumer spending grew between 4 percent and 5 percent last year, and real hourly earnings rose 1.5 percent. Real earnings have risen over the last three years.
Exports doubled to 19 percent in the fourth quarter, compared to less than 9 percent in the third.
The number of American workers is at an all-time high of 138.5 million, a level never before attained in U.S. history.
Jobless claims are 10 percent below the average of the last 25 years and still falling.
Hiring indices are up, even in manufacturing.
Productivity growth is extremely high.
I guess the lie-wing liberals don't like the facts because they are snakes, and snakes don't like the cold. They caint move around too much in it.
Who Says the Bible Is Literally True?
A majority of Americans believe the Holy Bible is literally true and not just a book of stories that are meant to be interpreted as symbolic lessons, reports The Washington Times of a recent ABC News poll of 1,011 adults.
--61 percent believe the story of the creation of the Earth in seven days as told in the book of Genesis is literally true.
--60 percent believe in the story of Noah's ark, the global flood, and God's covenant to never destroy the Earth again.
--64 percent believe that Moses really did part the Red Sea so the Jews could escape their Egyptian captors. "These are surprising and reassuring figures, a positive sign in a postmodern world that seemed bent on erasing faith from the public square in recent years," the Rev. Charles Nalls, a priest with the Catholic-Anglican church, told The Times. "This poll tells me that America is reading the Bible more than we thought. There had been a tendency to decry or discount Bible literacy among the faithful."
However, the levels of literal belief in these three Bible stories differ among various Christian groups:
--Mainline Protestants: 75 percent believe in the story of creation, 79 percent in the Red Sea account, and 73 percent in Noah and the Ark.
--Evangelical Protestants: 87 percent believe in the creation story, 91 percent in the Red Sea, and 87 percent in Noah.
--Roman Catholics: 51 percent think the story of the creation is literally true, while 50 percent believe in the Red Sea story and 44 percent in the flood.
This may be the most interesting finding of all: Among those who said they had "no religion," 25 percent still believe in the creation story, almost a third believe in Moses and the Red Sea, and 29 percent believe in Noah and the Ark.
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A majority of Americans believe the Holy Bible is literally true and not just a book of stories that are meant to be interpreted as symbolic lessons, reports The Washington Times of a recent ABC News poll of 1,011 adults.
--61 percent believe the story of the creation of the Earth in seven days as told in the book of Genesis is literally true.
--60 percent believe in the story of Noah's ark, the global flood, and God's covenant to never destroy the Earth again.
--64 percent believe that Moses really did part the Red Sea so the Jews could escape their Egyptian captors. "These are surprising and reassuring figures, a positive sign in a postmodern world that seemed bent on erasing faith from the public square in recent years," the Rev. Charles Nalls, a priest with the Catholic-Anglican church, told The Times. "This poll tells me that America is reading the Bible more than we thought. There had been a tendency to decry or discount Bible literacy among the faithful."
However, the levels of literal belief in these three Bible stories differ among various Christian groups:
--Mainline Protestants: 75 percent believe in the story of creation, 79 percent in the Red Sea account, and 73 percent in Noah and the Ark.
--Evangelical Protestants: 87 percent believe in the creation story, 91 percent in the Red Sea, and 87 percent in Noah.
--Roman Catholics: 51 percent think the story of the creation is literally true, while 50 percent believe in the Red Sea story and 44 percent in the flood.
This may be the most interesting finding of all: Among those who said they had "no religion," 25 percent still believe in the creation story, almost a third believe in Moses and the Red Sea, and 29 percent believe in Noah and the Ark.
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