New definitions

All the social re-engineering that has been going on in this country is pretty sad. Actually, it is worse than sad. However, I have to admit that is is truly fascinating to watch how ridiculously effective the liberal strategy is. I've been especially interested in how successfully they have been able to reshape many debates by commandeering the language. With the help of almost the entire journalism profession and lots of activist groups they have been quite efficient at getting people to believe lies by taking over a lot of our vocabulary.

Here's a sample. The left knows that it is quite clear that murder or killing is not too palatable for most people. So they have taken the idea of killing babies still in the womb and relabeled it as "reproductive rights" or "women's health care". It would be funny if it were not so tragic. However, once again, it has duped millions of Americans into thinking that abortion is something other than what it really is.

The left has also managed to sway a lot of opinions by making everything about hate and fear rather than reason. For example, if you believe in the rule of law and national sovereignty and therefore feel that people who enter our country should do so legally and through proper channels, you are no longer considered reasonable and prudent. You are now considered a xenophobe. You are help up as an intolerant, uncaring, terrible human being. Clear thinking people can easily see the flaws in this. Yet, millions of Americans buy the liberal slant. I guess it somehow makes them feel like they have some moral high ground.

Another example. If you have a basic understanding of what millions, literally millions of Muslims believe, if you grasp the massive ideological differences between sharia law and the United States constitution, and this causes great concern to you. If it is clear to you that many, many Muslims (note that I am not saying all Muslims are out to form Caliphates and enforce sharia, maybe there are more who are not than who are, but there are over a billion Muslims in the world so if even 10% of them want these things...)  are not interested  in assimilation and this bothers you because you do not want your culture to become like that of the middle east. If you see things this way, then you are no longer a patriot or a cogent thinker, you are now Islamophobic. And once again, millions of Americans buy into this and consider you to be the problem.

These are just a couple of examples of how progressives have twisted language to accomplish their purposes. It is planned and intentional. It is just one tool they are using to bring their agenda into reality in America. And, like I said, it is fascinating to watch. It might be something to marvel at were it not so heinous and were it not leading us down a dark, dark path. Give it some thought.

Help us, Jesus!

Election tomorrow

If you are not sure what is at stake in tomorrow's election, or if you have not decided which party you will vote for, please watch this message by Tommy Nelson:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwTAQpYhkug.

Inquiring Minds Want To Know

Sat down at the computer to play words with friends and there was an ad in the side bar for a tee shirt that says, "I want to drink wine and rescue dogs." The link underneath said that every one of these tee shirts sold will feed seven shelter dogs. Of course that raises the obvious question, how many starving kids will seven shelter dogs feed?

Seriously, how much money, energy, and time could we put into helping under served children if we quit trying to "rescue" dogs and cats? I can assure you that there is no shortage of dogs and cats in this world.

Does this not conform to reality or what?

Psalm 12:8 says, "The wicked freely strut about when what is vile is honored among men."  Wow! Explains so much of what we see and hear now a days.

Please pray for revival.

Summer Goes Too Fast

Summer is almost a third over. I'm already behind on everything I need to do at work and everything I wanted to do around the house. I really should go fishing ;-)

What's been going on lately? The big scandal at Baylor over Title IX violations. Sad stuff all over the place. I hurt for the victims. I'm embarrassed that it happened at my school. I want to trust that the regents did the right thing. The problem is that we'll never know. Maybe they did. But, maybe Art Briles really was a scapegoat. We'll never know because they won't release any specific information. That just doesn't seem right to me.

Then there was the gorilla that got killed at a zoo in Ohio. Hard to believe how much insanity there was over that. Some people actually placed equal value on the gorilla. What has our culture come to?

Of course, things are not as bad as the conservative talk shows want us to believe. Because God is alive there is still beauty and joy in life. I'm so thankful for Kris and my "babies". I'm thankful for air conditioning. I'm thankful for good food. I'm thankful for the freedom to study the Bible with teenagers in a couple of hours. What are you thankful for today?