Freedom of Religion in America: Adieu!

In his collumn yesterday Lee Ellis wrote:

"A few days ago, the majority of the Supreme Court ruled as if it were using the Constitution of France instead of the Constitution of the USA. The French Constitution states that its nation is a secular one, while our Constitution states that we are a nation under God. One would not know this if the majority of the Supreme Court today is to be believed"

"Mark Levin states in his book, Men in Black, 'Chief Justice William Rehnquist has written that the Court bristles with hostility to all things religious in public life.' Based on a misreading of Thomas Jefferson’s letter to the Danbury Baptists, the Court has propounded and expanded the concept of a 'wall of separation' between church and state."

Read the complete article: Freedom of Religion in America: Adieu!

The Courts Are God?

With yesterday’s Supreme Court’s two rulings on Ten Commandment’s displays we see the court’s continued efforts to become God.

Does this sound like an extreme statement? Not really. U.S. courts have been ruling in ways in which justices are required to be able to read people’s minds. Something only God can do.

In these recent rulings the court has said that if a Ten Commandments display is placed on public property with religious intentions, it is illegal. If it is placed on public property without religious intent, it is legal. How can intent be truly determined without the ability to read the mind’s of those involved?

We’ve also seen this in “hate crime” legislation. If someone assaults (or in other countries even says something about) another person, and supposedly has certain thoughts in their mind during the assault, then it is a hate crime. But how can anyone, other than God, know what is in another person’s mind? Assault is assault—without regard to who’s involved. It should always be fully investigated; the perpetrator found; and the guilty punished—hopefully in a way that works to prevent future assaults.

In Georgia a school district was required by a court to remove stickers, that stated that evolution is a theory, from a biology book. The court did not dispute the truth of what the stickers said. The court did not find any religious content in the text of the sticker. It was a secular sticker. However, the court said that those who supported placing the sticker in the textbooks did so with a Christian intent. In other words, the court read their minds and did not find a concern about teaching the truth. The judges—acting like God—saw Christian thoughts in their minds. WOW! That’s dangerous--Christians who are interested in the truth being taught in public schools. That’s something the courts think, with their God-like abilities to read minds, must not be allowed.

Let Us Vote, Let Us Vote, Let Us Vote

Recently, hundreds of people gathered to rally in favor of a North Carolina State Constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage. The amendment would define marriage as the union of one man and one woman, preventing judges from redefining marriage in North Carolina. Supporters loudly chanted again and again throughout the rally, "Let us vote! Let us vote! Let us vote!"

A number of nationally recognized speakers -- Mike Johnston, Bob Knight, Bill Maier, and Tony Perkins -- made critical points concerning the impetus for state marriage amendments. Summaries of their speaches are available from Agape Press.

Slavery In America

Following drug dealing, what is the second most frequently committed crime in the world (including in the United States)?

Human slavery, otherwise known as human trafficking, is the second largest criminal "industry" in the world. This is according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

We like to think of America as a country free of slavery. But, that is not true. Slavery exists, and we choose to ignore it. I'm not talking about some distorted "political" definition of slavery. People are being brought from other countries, typically poor countries, and kept in slavery in this country. The sex trade in particular brings in women and uses them in prostitution, exotic dancing, and other sex related activities. These woman don't speak English, don't understand our laws, and through this ignorance and physical restraint and personal terrorism they are keep as sex slaves.

But slavery in America isn't limited to women. Men and women are brought into America and put to work as domestic servants and in sweatshops. Again through an inability to communicate, lack of knowlege, fear, intimidation and physical restraint they are kept as slaves to their "employers".

Evidence that may indicate someone is trapped as a slave includes:

* Inability to relocate or leave a job

* Not speaking on their own behalf

* Fear and depression

* Bruises and evidence of being controlled

* Evidence the person is not being paid.

* Evidence the person can not come and go as they please

* The person has to ask permission to eat, sleep or go to the bathroom.

* No passport or identification. There identification has been taken from them.

If you think you've encountered a human trafficking victim, please call 1-888-3737-888.