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Post Election and Politics

Saturday, November 11th, 2006

If you’ve been following our ramblings here and our issues blog, you will notice that Carl accurately predicted the election would give the House and Senate to the Democrats. It wasn’t so much that the Democrats won or the Republicans lost - and by a landslide - it’s just that Middle America won. We were tired of what the politicians were doing to us. The question now is whether Pelosi understands this. Here in Oregon, Saxton lost the governorship because he didn’t understand it - although we told him what was happening. Bush definately doesn’t understand - no change there. He’s surrounded himself with Yes men so he thinks he doesn’t have to change.

If the new Democratic leadership in Washington doesn’t understand this. there will be a LOT of incumbents walking in two years like the Republicans are walking now. Greenspan has alreay predicted a high probability that an outsider will with the next presidency.

We’ll have a shopping list of changes for the Demos in a short time on our issues blog.

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Politics and the Election

Monday, October 30th, 2006

Greece, if you remember, had a true democracy. In fact, you were required to vote. What happened in Greece? Why did their democracy fail? (Hey teachers! This is a good question for your students!)

The problem is that democreacy, wherever it exists, is a fragile thing. It’s easy to lose it. In Greece, very corrupt people came in and manipulated the people. They ended up losing their freedom. Hello America?

With this election, we could easily take another step in that direction. Know your issues, know your candidates, pray, and then vote.

We been lied to and taken on a trip by corrupt leaders. The Democrats could well take the House and even the Senate in this election; but unless things change after that in two years the incombrant Democrats are gone.

Take the lead and make a difference. Pray, then look for new strategies for changing things.

I am not afraid of what history will say about me because I intend to write it.
Winston Churchill.

Through prayers and action you can write history and be a History Maker. Start this Election.

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Politics & the Election

Wednesday, October 25th, 2006

Don’t look for us to tell you how to vote, but we do have some advice:

  1. Study the issues and the candidates

  2. If it’s someone already in a political position, hold them accountable for their past record against your values.

  3. Pray!
  4. Vote !

I find things very discouraging as I go into the election. The Republicans have massive management as well as moral and ethical issues to resolve and are trying to buy the election with as much money as possible. There is failed leadership all over the party. The Republican party is essentially dead. The Democrats are no longer the people’s party, but try to sell a platform based on humanism and liberalism. Both parties lack vision, direction, and strategy. Still - Write in your cat or dog’s name if you have to, but vote!

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TV Movie: The Path to 9/11

Monday, September 11th, 2006

From my friend Sandra Hampe:

If you did not have an opportunity to watch this evening’s first half of this miniseries, please consider watching the second half tomorrow evening. This email does a good job of presenting the situation. David Cunningham, Director, is the son of Loren Cunningham, Founder of Youth With A Mission. His film The War to End All Wars is, from my perspective, a classic. It’s a great opportunity to better understand the cross and forgiveness. There has been a lot of effort to edit significantly THE PATH TO 9/11. I do not know how much editing actually went on…I will send a link where you can contact ABC with your impressions, support, whatever. We need to get involved standing for what we believe. Sondra

Here’s another related link:

http://www.libertyfilmfestival.com/libertas/

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Biblical Perspectives on Iraq

Sunday, December 4th, 2005

JUST HAVE FAITH

1. The garden of Eden was in Iraq.
2. Mesopotamia, which is now Iraq , was the cradle of civilization!
3. Noah built the ark in Iraq.
4. The Tower of Babel was in Iraq.
5. Abraham was from Ur, which is in Southern Iraq!
6. Isaac’s wife Rebekah is from Nahor, which is in Iraq!
7. Jacob met Rachel in Iraq.
8. Jonah preached in Nineveh - which is in Iraq.
9. Assyria, which is in Iraq, conquered the ten tribes of Israel.
10. Amos cried out in Iraq!
11. Babylon, which is in Iraq, destroyed Jerusalem.
12. Daniel was in the lion’s den in Iraq !
13. The three Hebrew children were in the fire in Iraq (Jesus had been in Iraq also as the fourth person in the fiery furnace!)
14. Belshazzar, the King of Babylon, saw the “writing on the wall” in Iraq .
15. Nebuchadnezzar, King of Babylon, carried the Jews captive into Iraq.
16. Ezekiel preached in Iraq.
17. The wise men were from Iraq.
18. Peter preached in Iraq.
19. The “Empire of Man” described in Revelation is called Babylon , which was a city in Iraq!

And you have probably seen this one. Israel is the nation most often mentioned in the Bible. But do you know which nation is second? It is Iraq! However, that is not the name that is used in the Bible. The names used in the Bible are Babylon, Land of Shinar , and Mesopotamia. The word Mesopotamia means between the two rivers, more exactly between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. The name Iraq means country with deep roots.

Indeed Iraq is a country with deep roots and is a very significant country in the Bible.

No other nation, except Israel, has more history and prophecy associated it than Iraq.

And also . . This is something to think about! Since America is typically represented by an eagle, Saddam should have read up on his Muslim passages . . .

The following verse is from the Koran, (the Islamic Bible)

Koran (9:11) - For it is written that a son of Arabia would awaken a fearsome Eagle. The wrath of the Eagle would be felt throughout the lands of Allah and lo, while some of the people trembled in despair still more rejoiced; for the wrath of the Eagle cleansed the lands of Allah; and there was peace.

(Note the verse number!) Hmmmmmmm?!

God Bless you all - Amen !

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