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I choose not to be

The many you always see

Sitting on the front row pews

Every Sunday Morning, The Habitual Christian

I choose not to be

The many you always see

Sitting on the front row pews

Every Sunday Evening, The Habitual Christian

I choose not to be

The many you always see

Waiting for the doors to open

Every Wednesday Evening, The Habitual Christian

I choose not to be

The many you always see

Caught up in the profit of Sales

Inside the House of God, The Habitual Christian

I choose not to be

The many you always see

Caught up in the hypocracies

Created by the Secular World, The Habitual Christian

I choose not to be

The many you always see

Constantly worried about material possessions

The Habitual Christian

I choose not to be

The many you always see

Attending Church becuase

That was their upbringing, The Habitual Christian

So as a believer in God

My faith is to Him

For he is my creator and the one I Love

So as a believer in God

My walk with him

Is more precious than any material things

So as a believer in God

And his Truth I seek

He will set me free from any strongholds I might have

So as a believer in God

I pray for the Strength

To overcome any hypocracies that I might have

So as a beliver in God

Im down on my knees

Praying that we do not fall

Into the Trap of

The Habitual Christian

It is almost hilarious to watch gas go from $4.00 a gallon to $3.83 a gallon. The lines at the pump become congested with what appears to be the new $0.99 cents a gallon. When gas drops $0.17 cents we all are guilty of saying "Finally the gas went back down". In reality we are only saving around $3.06 per tank. I know once I snap back into reality, that just irritates me more, since it only cost the Saudis $2 to pull it out of the ground.

Along with the gas we also have car manufacturers who still have not got the brains to develope a vehicle that will get 50 miles plus a gallon, setting aside the full blown hybrids like the Toyota Prius. My motorcyle is getting 50 miles a gallon. Now are the developers of motorcycles that much smarter than car manufacturers. And what the hell is up with all of the Lincoln car commericals advertising vehicles that get 24 miles a gallon. Are you kidding me? How the hell do you get excited about that? It is madning to see all of the ignorance especially on our televisions and it makes me want to spew automotive vile all over the place. How many stupid people does it really take before we finally come across some common sense people to develope vehicles that actually benefit the american people? We have had plenty of time ya know to come up with this concept. We have engineers who can put people on the moon, send robotic vehicles to mars, but we cant develope a more effecient car. There is also a concept of wind energy. Dont you think it is possible to develope a car with wind energy. A car will always encounter wind no matter where it goes. Wind energy can generate electricity which would in turn power the car. Dont you think this could work? It seems like common sense to me. If we can develope wind farms to develope electricity then we ought to be able to take the same concept and apply it to cars.

Let me know what ya think about this!!!!!

Mike

Political Sluts in Bed With Evangelical Hussies. What does that exactly mean, you might ask. Well read the following taken from http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bob-ostertag/obama-mathe
w-and-joshua_b_108471.html

"This month, [Senator Obama] held a closed-door meeting in Chicago with almost 40 Christian leaders, including evangelical heavyweights such as the Rev. Franklin Graham, publishing magnate Steve Strang and megachurch pastor Bishop T.D. Jakes.

Obama's campaign is also launching a grassroots effort, tentatively called Joshua Generation, with plans to hold concerts and house meetings targeted at young evangelicals and Catholics.

A political action committee set to launch this month, the Matthew 25 Network, plans to direct radio advertising and mailers to Christian communities while talking up Obama in the media. The group is not officially tied to the Obama campaign."

Now take a look at this, which is a portion only taken from my website www.planb4america.com, with proper documentation provided there. To read the full text I have researched you can visit my website.

The following information is taken directly from the Internal Revenue Service website at http://www.irs.gov/charities/charitable/article/0,,id=
163395,00.html.

All section 501(c)(3) organizations are absolutely prohibited from directly or indirectly
participating in, or intervening in, any political campaign on behalf of (or in opposition to)
any candidate for elective public office. Contributions to political campaign funds or public
statements of position (verbal or written) made on behalf of the organization in favor of or
in opposition to any candidate for public office clearly violate the prohibition against
political campaign activity. Violating this prohibition may result in denial or revocation of
tax-exempt status and the imposition of certain excise taxes.

This makes me want to vomit. The word faith and christianity has lost its true meaning. Politicians whoring around with evangelicals to use faith and christianity as a means to elevate yourself in a political race is moraly wrong, disgusting and vile, yet we have so many sheople, thats right I said sheople not people, we have so many sheople just following their nose. Churches & Religion have no place in the political arena. I dont know whats worse, the buying and selling going on inside our churches today, which by the way is the reason why Jesus destroyed the temple by overturning tables and stands, or the whoring around of politicians with evangelicals.

Disgusted and Angry

Mike 

A simple question should be asked about the price of crude oil. Why is Saudi Arabia the only one asking what is going on with the oil prices? Here is an excerpt taken from http://www.onenewsnow.com/Headlines/Default.aspx?id=13
2060

 RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - Saudi Arabia will call for a summit between oil producing countries and consumer states to discuss soaring energy prices, Information and Culture Minister Iyad Madani said Monday.

The kingdom will also work with OPEC to "guarantee the availability of oil supplies now and in the future," the minister said following the weekly Cabinet meeting, held in the seaport city of Jiddah.

Madani said that the kingdom has informed "all oil companies it deals with as well as countries that consume oil that (the kingdom) is ready to provide them with any additional oil they need."

 "The Saudi Cabinet has instructed Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi to call for a meeting in the near future that will include representatives of oil-producing countries, consumers and companies that work in extracting, exporting and selling oil to look into the price hike, its causes and how to deal with it," said Madani.

The Saudi announcement comes just three days after the biggest single-day price leap ever, when oil surged more than $11 to surpass $139 per barrel.

Retail gas prices rose further above $4 Monday in the United States, the world's largest oil consumer, following the unprecedented price rally.

The kingdom will work to ensure there will be no "unwarranted and unnatural oil price hikes that could affect international economies, especially those of developing countries," said Madani.

"There is no justification for the current rise in prices," he said.

If there is no justification for the oil prices, why hasnt Congress done anything about the American People being financially raped by the "Big Oil Companies". There needs to be a Congressional Inquiry into the price gauging. It is time for the excuses to stop. It is also a complete shame that Saudi Arabia has been the first to publicly say that there is no reason for the current rise in prices.

Thanks

Mike

THE MOST IGNORANT AND ASININE DECISION EVER MADE IN UNITED STATES HISTORY:

Restoring 100% of the Vote in Florida: 12 Votes for----15 Votes Against

Restoring 1/2% of the Vote in Florida: 27 Votes for-----0 Votes Against

Restoring 100% of the Vote in Michigan: Not even Debated—How sad is that?

Restoring 1/2% of the Vote in Michigan: 19 Votes for-----8 Votes Against

What in the hell is the Democratic National Committee thinking, not seating all of Florida's and Michigan’s Delegates and only counting 1/2 of the Vote for Florida & Michigan. As Harold Ickes stated, “The Democratic National Committee is hijacking the democratic process”. In my opinion, I will not condone and I do not support the ignorant thought of ignoring the Michigan and Florida voters and Delegates. Counting only 1/2% of the Vote is a slap in the face of all Voters from Florida and Michigan.  We all know that the Democratic Party for the State of Florida and Michigan went outside the rules of the Democratic National Committee, which is old news, so do not punish the Voters for the incompetence of the States and the DNC. If you are going to debate the issue, either don’t count them or count 100% of the vote. Furthermore, why is Barack Obama receiving Delegates from Michigan? I do recall that he wasn’t even on the damn ballot in that state. I fully agree with the Hillary Clinton campaign, they should take this issue straight to the top. Take it all the way to the Democratic National Committee Credentials.

You know, over the last eight years I have seen some really big cover-ups in the political arena, but this nearly tops the list. What is going on behind the scenes to allow such rhetoric to walk away with the Democratic Nomination? I little bit of history seems to repeating itself come to think of it. Black slaves used to be considered 3/5ths of a person to their white slave owners. Black slaves were counted as 3/5ths a unit with regards to the TAXATION of their slave-owners. Black slaves were also counted as 3/5ths of a person with regards to each of the southern states representation in the US Congress's upper house (The House of Representatives). I guess we should consider all of Florida and Michigan voters as 1/2 a person no matter how great they might be.

What a sad day in the United States of America to consider a whole individual, an entire entity, one whole human being, as 1/2 a person.

Evangelicals

Their Political Involvement & Behavior

Introduction

                When it comes to Evangelists, my opinion is very bold and keen. I am losing all respect for the term Evangelism or Evangelicals. I am profoundly disgusted with the actions and behaviors of some who are in the public eye and consider themselves to be Evangelists or Evangelicals. As stated in “An Evangelical Manifesto, A Declaration of Evangelical Identity and Public Commitment”, Evangelicals are “Christians who define themselves, their faith, and their lives according to the Good News of Jesus of Nazareth”. What about the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ, and the price he paid for the future sins of all the people in the world? Now the Evangelical Manifesto briefly states without going into detail that “Jesus Christ is fully God become fully human”. In my opinion Jesus Christ is God’s spirit become fully human because according to the fourth chapter of the Gospel of John, “God is a spirit”. After all we were all created in God’s image right? Because God is a spirit and the bible also says “No man has seen God at anytime”, the human eye cannot see a spirit, therefore when God came to earth he robed himself in flesh and was called Emanuel, meaning God with us, thus providing a more thorough explanation of the man Jesus Christ who is also fully God.

Evangelicals and Political Involvement      

I completely agree with the Manifesto stating that “Evangelicals must be defined theologically and not politically”. Evangelicals should not be involved with or have a place in the political arena. My major question to Evangelists is this, Are you under the umbrella of the 501(c)(3) tax exempt filing status? If so, why in the world are you flirting with the possible revocation of that exempt status? The following listed below was researched and taken from http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-drop/rr-07-41.pdf, Issue Advocacy vs. Political Campaign Intervention. Section 501(c)(3) organizations may take positions on public policy issues, including issues that divide candidates in an election for public office. However, section 501(c)(3) organizations must avoid any issue advocacy that functions as political campaign intervention. Even if a statement does not expressly tell an audience to vote for or against a specific candidate, an organization delivering the statement is at risk of violating the political campaign intervention prohibition if there is any message favoring or opposing a candidate. A statement can identify a candidate not only by stating the candidate’s name but also by other means such as showing a picture of the candidate, referring to political party affiliations, or other distinctive features of a candidate’s platform or biography.
26 CFR 1.501(c)(3)-1: Organizations organized and operated charitable, scientific, testing for public safety, literary or for the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.
Rev. Rul. 2007-41, 2007-25 I.R.B. (June 18, 2007)
Issue Advocacy vs. Political Campaign Intervention All the facts and circumstances need to be considered to determine if the advocacy is political campaign intervention. Key factors in determining whether a communication results in political campaign intervention include the following:
• Whether the statement identifies one or more candidates for a given public office;

• Whether the statement expresses approval or disapproval for one or more candidates’ positions and/or actions;
• Whether the statement is delivered close in time to the election;
• Whether the statement makes reference to voting or an election;
• Whether the issue addressed in the communication has been raised as an issue distinguishing candidates for a given office;
• Whether the communication is part of an ongoing series of communications by the organization on the same issue that are made independent of the timing of any election; and
• Whether the timing of the communication and identification of the candidate are related to a non-electoral event such as a scheduled vote on specific legislation by an officeholder who also happens to be a candidate for public office. A communication is particularly at risk of political campaign intervention when it makes reference to candidates or voting in a specific upcoming election. Nevertheless, the communication must still be considered in context before arriving at any conclusions. http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-drop/rr-07-41.pdf. Evangelists who choose to walk this road are basically walking a tightrope high above the law and the ban on political activity from a 501(c)(3) organization. In regards to the filing status of a church, it is a complete lie that a church must file under the 501(c)(3) status. The IRS has a 501(c)(1)(a) which specifically states that a church is automatically tax exempt. This is known as the "Mandatory Exception" rule. http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-drop/rr-07-41.pdf. Why do the churches ask to be exempt from a tax that they never owed to begin with and why do churches ask to be tax exempt when they already were in the first place? Case and point is this, If the churches do not want the government involved, then quit asking them to be involved! As a church you are automatically tax exempt.

Evangelicals and Their Behavior

The reformation of behavior should be of great and severe importance to Evangelicals. Evangelists are usually the leaders or heads of their church and should behave in such a manner that sees appropriate and fit. This can be accomplished by simply following their own definition of what they say they stand for and who they say they are. As well as following their own definition of Evangelism, Evangelists in general need to completely rethink and renovate what their calling is in life. Have they been called by God to spread the gospel, the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ or did they just simply recognize that call by God, take advantage of it, and use it for personal gain as well as a platform for political candidates to stand upon in an attempt to sway voters in a political race? Seems to be a modern day “Judas Kiss” and a sad affair being committed by a few and ruining the reputations of many. Here are a few individuals displaying this type of behavior in the public eye. Billy Graham, the head of Billy Graham Ministries and his  political activity with the Clinton Campaign, Jeremiah Wright, the pastor of Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago, Illinois and his political activity with the Obama Campaign, Kirbyjon Caldwell, the pastor of Windsor Village United Methodist Church in Houston, Texas and his political activity with President Bush, John Hagee, the pastor of Cornerstone Church in San Antonio, Texas and his political activity with John McCain, Dr. Jack Graham, Pastor of Prestonwood Baptist Church in Plano, Texas, and his underlying political involvement allowing Mike Huckabee at the Pulpit of his Church, Rod Parsley, pastor of World Harvest church in Canal Winchester, Ohio, and his political involvement with John McCain, Kenneth Copeland, the leader of Kenneth Copeland Ministries, and his underlying political involvement with Mike Huckabee. To reiterate my point, you can look in the book of Matthew, Chapter 6:24, and the words of Jesus speak as follows, “No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon. How can these leaders preach about the Gospel of Jesus Christ out one side of their mouth and then turn their head and change their behavior to suit the needs of political candidates? This should be considered a “Goliath” of a problem among Evangelists who are in the public eye, and we as Christians need to recognize this problem and bring it to the attention of everyone.

 Over the past eight years our President has been taken advantage of, by nothing more than political thieves. In my opinion President Bush has good intentions, however, he has surrounded himself with ignorance, deceit, and war mongers. Over the past year I have watched the election process absolutely decompose, with the media such as CNN & MSNBC being the main deadly bacteria that is eating away at the political process. With the way things are going and the road road that our country is traveling on, should america have a "Plan B"? Should we fix and try to work within the current plan or should we compose a new plan with better action? This is the one questions that has been nagging at my heart over the past year. What exactly needs to be done? Can we do anything to change the direction of this country? Everything from wheat to oil, milk to diapers and energy to water has risen to all time highs in this country, with what seems to be no end in sight. Some blame it on the war, some blame it on large corporations, some blame it on our current administration. When is someone finally going to put their foot down and say "Enough is Enough"! Everything seems to be so out of control that not a single person knows where to start. As Thomas Paine stated in his pamplets "Common Sense" "I offer nothing more than simple facts, plain arguments, and common sense". I believe very strongly that the leaders of each individual state and the leaders of our country need to follow this simple statement. 

In closing I challenge you to ask yourself, "What can be done?" It is time for the leaders our country to start thinking outside the box for a change. No more war mongering, no more financial rape of the American people, no more political thievery, no more political deceit, no more political greed, stop using churches and religion as a platform for electiblity, and last but not least, the political spinners of the media specifically, need to quit using the "black vs white" non-sense when reporting on the elections. That was done away with when slavery was abolished and when everyone black, white, brown, & tan were given equall rights. Stop trying to re-hash what has already been buried long ago.

I am very interested in all points of view so please dont hesitate to reply to this blog. I will also post this blog on my website as well at www.planb4america.com.

Thanks,

MP

General Motors us the song line "This is my Country" to advertise its cars and trucks. That may be true, but it is also my country and I don't drive General Motors products. I was only two when Franklin D. Roosevelt was first elected following what is known as the "Great Depression." Since being old enough to know the difference between right and wrong I have seen this country deteriorate from a society of helping other and the ideology of freedom and democracy into a country that allows the Supreme Court to appoint presidents and does not initiate the call for the rights of it's citizens. The disenfranchisement of Florida and Michigan because they chose to hold a primary election scheduled on their own calendar is unamerican and the DNC now the culprit that will pay a price.



Prediction No. 1. Registered democrats like myself will choose to cross over in the general election as an expressioin of their dismay with the DNC .



Prediction No. 2. We will witness a landslide election for the Republican Party as they continue to uphold the election principles that have made this country great.



Prediction No. 3. The Democratic Party will have a difficult time in future elections if they don't go back to one vote primaries and get rid of this caucus and super delegate nonsense. Each state should be a winner take all delegates based on the popular vote. The current system of less than democratic values will drive the membership down.



There is little doubt that Franklin Roosevelt is turning over in his grave as the power brokers attempt to establish an un-democratic system that deminishes the voters wishes.

THANKS,

TR

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Most of my life I have heard the term"The American Dream" Just what is this dream" Is it a mansion on earth? Does it mean "all for me and none for you?" Can it be "I'm in charge?" For whites does it mean "White Power?" For blacks could it mean "Black Power?" Do the Mexicans, Jews, or Irish have any claim to power in America? If you are counting any of these you have failed the test of the "American Dream" and you are doomed not only to failure, but great dissapointment in your life in the United States.

The "American Dream" is basically the freedom to think, speak, debate, disagree, challenge, choose and expect fairness in all decisions affecting your life. So when you're assessing your life in America ask yourself if you have all these basics of life.

When you attended a caucus in the Democrat primary were you forced to leave without voting due to threatening remarks and fear of harm as many were in the black ridden south Dallas caucuses? When you mortgaged your home were you taken advantage of by a predator lender? Were you allowed to challenge the decision to start a premptive war in Iraq?

I remember in1945 riding my bicyle down the streets along the Arkansas River where hundreds of huge mansions were located in Tulsa, Oklahoma. I was told these mansions were owned by the rich oil people and I should not be riding in that area of town or they would call the police. I also remember being told not to ride on the streets of North Tulsa as those shacks were owned by the dangerous black people. I challenged this thinking and did it anyway. The police were never called and I'm still alive to tell the story.

I also remember that outside the city limits of my hometown Henryetta, Oklahoma in the 20's and 30's there once was a sign that said "Blacks not allowed after sundown." Across the prairie to the west some 20 miles was an all black town called Boley, Oklahoma that posted a similar sign that read "Whites not allowed after sundown." In both these examples the freedom to choose and challenge was taken away. In addition, I also remember picking cotton in the same fields with the black kids and my father threatening me within an inch of my life if I ever made a inappropriate remark about their color.

In 1974 I remember coaching an all black female softball team in Waco, Texas. I was the Mayor of a bedroom city called Woodway, Texas at the time. Many times we would practice at night on the Paul Quinn College campus. You can't imagine how many expressions of concern for my safety were made in the white community.

The greatest threats to "The American Dream" are extreme, radical idiologies. "Black Power, White Power, Black Panthers, Ku Klux Klan, Black Liberation Theologies, and Bully Ignorance." Unless these kinds of thinking are stopped this dream will become "The Great American Tragedy," as we reduce our nation to a third world status.

Thanks

TR

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Should The United States have a PLAN B if the voters choose to elect four more years of the same old garbage? The following points should be considered in making this decision.

1. We say we want small government and yet we continue to increase its size by adding departments and increasing the bureaucracy.

2. We criticize China and a number of other countries for their lack of humane treatment of people. Yet, we allow 415 children be confiscated from their mothers in Texas by force.

3. We tax the middle class into bankruptcy and borrow, borrow, borrow from foreign sources to pay for our own provocations and nation building. At the same time, the wealthy continue to get tax breaks, the oil mongers build up unimaginable wealth.

4. The political parties cheat to elect whoever the special interests want and are willing to pay for to gain unfair advantages over the citizenry.

It appears our constitution no longer has meaning in the United States. There needs to be a new constitutional convention to dispell any advantages the rich have over the poor. At what price this will be accomplished is open to debate. This blog is your opportunity to express your ideas as to what you think a new Union would look like and how the distributiion of powers would be established. Post your ideas!

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Thanks,

MP

One should ask themselves two very simple questions. The first questions should be, What does Billy Graham, John Hagee and Rev. Jeremiah Wright, Jr. all have in common? The answer is they are all pastor's and the leader's of their churches and they have all have given their endorsements to presidential candidates. Billy Graham to Hillary Clinton, John Hagee to John McCain and Rev. Jeremiah Wright, Jr to Barack Obama. The second question should be, What about separation of church and state? The answer is there is absolutely nothing in the Constitution of the United States of America that mentions anything about separation of church and state. There is, however, the First Amendment. It states that Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. http://www.house.gov/paul/const-amend.html. What this means is that the government will not interfere with the way you worship, your freedom of speech, the freedom of press, or the rights of individuals to gather peacefully. You might be thinking now, How does all of this tie back into Billy Graham, John Hagee and Rev. Jeremiah Wright, Jr.? They are all connected through an Internal Revenue Service filing status called a 501(c)(3). Under the 501(c)(3) filing status the church is exempt from paying taxes.

The following was researched and taken from http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-drop/rr-07-41.pdf Issue Advocacy vs. Political Campaign Intervention
Section 501(c)(3) organizations may take positions on public policy issues, including issues that divide candidates in an election for public office. However, section 501(c)(3) organizations must avoid any issue advocacy that functions as political campaign intervention. Even if a statement does not expressly tell an audience to vote for or against a specific candidate, an organization delivering the statement is at risk of violating the political campaign intervention prohibition if there is any message favoring or opposing a candidate. A statement can identify a candidate not only by stating the candidate’s name but also by other means such as showing a picture of the candidate, referring to political party affiliations, or other distinctive features of a candidate’s platform or biography.

26 CFR 1.501(c)(3)-1: Organizations organized and operated charitable, scientific, testing for public safety, literary or for the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Rev. Rul. 2007-41, 2007-25 I.R.B. (June 18, 2007)
Issue Advocacy vs Political Campaign Interention All the facts and circumstances need to be considered to determine if the advocacy is political campaign intervention. Key factors in determining whether a communication results in political campaign intervention include the following:
• Whether the statement identifies one or more candidates for a given public office; • Whether the statement expresses approval or disapproval for one or more candidates’ positions and/or actions;
• Whether the statement is delivered close in time to the election;
• Whether the statement makes reference to voting or an election;
• Whether the issue addressed in the communication has been raised as an issue distinguishing candidates for a given office;
• Whether the communication is part of an ongoing series of communications by the organization on the same issue that are made independent of the timing of any election; and
• Whether the timing of the communication and identification of the candidate are related to a non-electoral event such as a scheduled vote on specific legislation by an officeholder who also happens to be a candidate for public office. A communication is particularly at risk of political campaign intervention when it makes reference to candidates or voting in a specific upcoming election. Nevertheless, the communication must still be considered in context before arriving at any conclusions. Pastor's who choose to walk this road are basically walking a tightrope high above the law and the ban on any political activity from a 501(c)(3) organization.

Now back to the first amendment, which states that the government shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion. It is a complete lie that a church must file under the 501(c)(3) status. The IRS has a 501(c)(1)(a) which states that a church is automatically tax exempt. This is known as the "Mandatory Exception" rule. Why do the churches ask to be exempt from a tax that they never owed to begin with and why do churches as to be tax exempt when they already were in the first place?

Case and point is this, If the churches do not want the government involved, THEN QUIT ASKING THEM TO!!!!! As a church you are automatically tax exempt!!!! It should not be a question of "Separation of Church and State" but rather "Separation of Church and Government". We need to get back to how the church was supposed to function and operate as originally intended and stop acting like a business.

The following should answer questions about taxes in regards to the church:

Matthew 22:
15: Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel how they might entangle him in his talk.
16 And they sent out unto him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, Master, we know that thou art true, and teachest the way of God in truth, neither carest thou for any man: for thou regardest not the person of men.
17 Tell us therefore, What thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give tribute [NKJV: pay taxes] unto Caesar, or not?
18 But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, Why tempt ye me, ye hypocrites?
19 Shew me the tribute [NKJV: tax] money. And they brought unto him a penny.
20 And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription?
21 They say unto him, Caesar's. Then saith he unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's; and unto God the things that are God's.
22 When they had heard these words, they marvelled, and left him, and went their way.

And Romans 13:2 gives this warning:
"Consequently, he who rebels against the authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves."

We need to wake up and get educated about how are churches should be acting.

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God Bless, MP

in Regards to Barack Obama:

IS IT DEMAGOGUERY, NATIONALISM OR A POLITICAL CULT?
What is going on in our country? How can we be so intelectually lazy and ignorant, and furthermore why would we want to have our country involved with any of the three facts mentioned below. I am absolutely dumbfounded and appalled by the fact that we would let anyone sweet talk his way into the White House with claims of "CHANGING WASHINGTON". As a United States Citizen I feel it is my duty to research the practices and behavior of the individual seeking the top authoritative position in our country. I am in no way talking in a rhetorical fashion or commiting my opinion to any one of the facts listed below. However I will assist in helping individuals raise an eye brow and raise questions to what we might be dealing with in the future. As Thomas Paine said in his pamphlets Common Sense, published in January 1776, "I offer nothing more than simple facts, plain arguments, and common sense." Simple facts, plain arguements, and common sense is what needs to happen. If these three elements were applied today, then maybe the outcome of country in the future will be different than the road we are headed down today. As of right now in our country, I have been observing three facets that are very unsettling in my mind. They are Demagoguery, Nationalism, and Political Cults. Barack Obama's campaign has been encompassed by characteristics of all three of the following listed below.

DEMAGOGUERY:
Demagogy (also demagoguery) (Ancient Greek d?µa????a, from d?µ?? demos "people" and ??e?? agein "to lead") refers to a political strategy for obtaining and gaining political power by appealing to the popular prejudices, emotions, fears and expectations of the public — typically via impassioned rhetoric and propaganda, and often using nationalist or populist themes.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demagogue

NATIONALISM:
Nationalism is a term referring to a doctrine[1] or political movement[2] that holds that a nation—usually defined in terms of ethnicity or culture—has the right to constitute an independent or autonomous political community based on a shared history and common destiny.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nationalism

POLITICAL CULT'S:
Guidelines have been developed by the American Family Foundation (AFF) [16] that the group suggests be used for making a provisional judgment as to whether a particular group might be a "political cult" rather than simply an ideological sect that uses flamboyantly extreme rhetoric and/or elicits a high level of voluntary commitment from its core members.
1) The group is preoccupied with making money and often elevates money-making duties above the group's ostensible ideological or religious goals. In a political cult, this would include excessive fund raising, especially by illegal means such as electoral campaign-finance fraud.
2) The leader is not accountable to any authorities (unlike, for example, teachers, military commanders or ministers, priests, monks, and rabbis of mainstream religious denominations). In a political context, this would apply to cult-of-personality dictators, as well as other political leaders who strive for a position of authority free from oversight.
3) The group teaches or implies that its supposedly exalted ends justify whatever means it deems necessary. This may result in members' participating in behaviors or activities they would have considered reprehensible or unethical before joining the group. In a political context, this could include criminal activities, including unprovoked violence against opponents.
4) The group has an us-versus-them mentality that causes hostility towards, and/or conflict with, political opponents and the wider society to an irrational degree that usually undermines the cult's ostensible goals. Although non-cults, including mainstream political parties, also frequently encourage us-versus-them thinking, in the political cult it is carried to an extreme in which the entire world outside the cult is regarded either as the enemy or as pawns to be manipulated in the fight against the enemy; in turn, critics of the cult and other opponents are demonized in a manner that brooks no questioning from the cult's cadre.
5) The group not only requires members to adhere to particular doctrines or a particular "line" (a feature of many non-cultic groups as well) but also strongly discourages or even bans any questioning or criticism of the behavior or instructions of the group's leadership, and often harshly punishes any members who persist in criticism even if such members are loyal to the "line."
6) The group displays excessively zealous and unquestioning commitment to its leader and (whether he is alive or dead) regards his belief system, ideology, and practices as the Truth, as law. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_cult

This is our time to stand up as a nation for what we believe in and do whats right. If Barack Obama wins the Democratic Nomination, I will no longer affiliate or participate with the Democratic (Undecisive) Party. I do not agree with the war in Iraq, but I do agree with fighting terrorism, which are two separate and distinct entities. I do believe Hillary is more qualified than Barack, However, John McCain is a better person than the previous two mentioned and his head is on straight. I have to do what is right and I my vote will go to John McCain.

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