The Tenth Amendment

While we are concerned about our First and Second Amendment rights, very little has been said about the Tenth Amendment. While the current administration is doing its best to quiet religion and what it terms as politically incorrect speech in the face of the First Amendment's guarantee of freedom of religion and speech and almost at the same time are trying to ban the freedom to own weapons for defense, hunting and sports to the extent of considering encouraging the United Nations to get involved with weapons control. This is the United States, not a suburb of the United Nations. As far as I'm concerned the United Nations can move out of the United States to a more socialist country where they would probably be more welcome.

Now for the Tenth Amendment. I'm beginning to wonder if our state elected officials are even aware that such an amendment exists. I'm pretty sure our federally elected representatives for the most part are Constitutionally ignorant. I'm afraid most are they like Nancy Pelosi and have to pass a law before they know what's in it. 

Now back to the state and the Tenth Amendment which reads: "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people." That statement says as lot but I'm old enough to remember when our politicians were bought off by federal grants.

I went to school  back in the day when our educational system was locally run and paid for by local tax payers. Under President Jimmy Carter, the Department of Education Organization Act (Public Law 96-88) was signed into law in 1979. The Federal government began setting goals and curriculum for our schools to teach and promising us money to help pay for the cost of such subjects. State politicians, not wanting to turn down federal grants and telling their constituents how much money they were saving them locally were happy to give up a little of the state's freedom. But as things turned out we gave up a lot of freedom.

But as all things federal do, the Department of Education grew and grew and even became unionized and unionized all of our teachers. They are now paid even more to teach even less. As long as what they teach turns our children into good little obedient, mostly ignorant voters. I saw a video tonight where a reporter asked young college age people about the revolution of 1776 and most of them thought we had won our independence from China. Other's didn't even know who we won our independence from. And a large number just thought it was another federal holiday.

Our state politicians could just tell the Federal government to keep their grants, raise our taxes and run our state as we the people under the Tenth Amendment would like to be left alone to live. It makes me wonder why we have 50 states in the first place. Arizona lost their right to protect their own borders. Looks to me like the federal government is endeavoring to turns us into one Soviet Socialist Regime with no state borders at all. Everyone will obey the new set of laws put forth by the United Nations and the One World Order. I know most of you don't believe a word I have said but I hope I live long enough to says "I told you so." I hope it doesn't come to this but the more I remember of history and the more I see the future in the writings and speakings of our political leaders, the more I see something bad coming down the road.

The End

T. S. Elliott, wrote, “The greatest proof of Christianity for others is not how far a man can logically analyze his reasons for believing, but how far in practice he will stake his life on his belief."

Those are strong words. I've heard all the arguments that there is nothing after this life. We all become worm food and that's the end of us. I used the expression that there is nothing after this life. Makes me wonder just what is life? We, us, millions of people, each one an individual with his own thoughts, beliefs, imaginations. We are ALIVE. What is being alive? We make friends, we eat, drink and make merry. We put forth a great effort to find a good job and make money to buy  THINGS to make us happy, comfortable, entertained and attract like minded friends.

What makes us want to live and put forth great effort to being happy. For the most part we seek love of others. A life lived alone is unimaginable to most of us. We not only desire, but we seek out similar minded persons who will love us and be our companion. I personally have never met a hermit or anyone who likes living alone. I've met people who live alone because their loved-one died and they chose not to re-marry or take in another companion. 

One thing has crossed my mind a lot lately and it is this: No matter how many loved-ones you can amass and I have many. No matter how many people who calls you their friend. When you are lying on your death bed, no matter how may people are gathered around, you are going to die alone. No one can take your place or go with you, you are on your own. That's when most Athiests have last minute thoughts of "what if I have been wrong all these years. Will I just cease to exist or is there something good or bad waiting for the spirit of life that occupies my body.” Will you stake eternity on your belief in Atheism?

God and Apollo 11

Editor's Note: This is in regards to an article I wrote some time back entitled "An Essay for Many Athiests and Others Who Have Doubts"

By Ray Rogers

My father James Rogers wrote an article (a very good one I might add) in response to a woman who doesn't believe in God. She advised my father that the existence of God had all been proven false. That most all wars are fought over religion and that he should trust more in science.

Well I'd like to add that God is not religion He is God and there is none other. Religion is something that was created by man. I also agree that religion was invented to control people. God does not control people, if he did you would not see all this sin, murder, hate and debauchery that exists. Instead he made us individuals with free will. We are all stewards over what God has given us charge over to do with whatever our free will leads us to do.

Look at how many times that science has been wrong throughout history. Now lets consider the Bible. It has been consistent since the first book was written. Many of the books such as Psalms predicted the coming of the messiah and how he would suffer. Obadiah 1:4, says: "Though you soar like the eagle and make your nest among the stars, from there I will bring you down,” declares the Lord. Now how would the a prophet of God know about the space program thousands of years before a man landed on the moon? July 20, 1969 Apollo 11 lunar excursion module landed on the moon. Neil Armstrong said, "the eagle has landed." The base of that module is still sitting on the moon's surface today. Could that be the nest that God was speaking of?

The Bible has predicted many things which most all have already come true. Only a few things left before Jesus comes to set up his throne here on earth. God's word tells us to be witnesses. So I'm going to witness. When I was a small boy of seven my aunt prayed the sinners prayer with me and while we prayed I physically felt a cleansing around my heart. I felt great joy in my heart, after that there was no doubt that God was real. I was too young to imagine such a thing and no one gave me any indication of what to expect.

The Bible says that the Holy Spirit would be poured out on all flesh. This is that spirit that gave me the cleansing feeling I felt that night, this is also the spirit of truth that Jesus said we would be baptized with: Matthew 3:11. Jesus said blessed is he who believes though he has not seen: John 20:29. The bible says that faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen: Hebrews 11:1.

God tells men to love their enemies and pray for those who persecute you: Matthew 5:44. Religion tells men to hate and to kill the infidel. God's people don't have to be controlled. They do good because they love God and want to bare witness to his love. Our faith is not based in science, but in the fact that we have felt his love.

So if you choose to believe in science rather than God. Don't worry I'm not going to cut your head off or blow you up, but imagine opening your eyes one day and realizing that your free thinking mind has taken you to a horrible place and you've never been so afraid before. Then it will be too late, because like the fallen angels there is no redemption outside of the flesh. God's word says also that it is appointed for us once to die and then the judgement.

God doesn't want this for you and neither do we his children. After all He sent his only begotten Son to die for our sin. Please put your faith in the Creator of science, not just science itself. Just look at the Apollo 11 insignia and remember Obidiah 1:4 "Though you soar like the eagle and make your nest among the stars, from there I will bring you down,”