Is US A Christian Nation ???

I found this picture on the Facebook page of a hater of Christianity:

I won't argue with the veracity of these statements, but there is another source we can check.

Alexis de Tocqueville was a keen observer of early America, and you can read some of what he wrote about the US here:

http://www.leaderu.com/orgs/cdf/onug/detocq.html

I think it is fair to say that the people of the US back then were Christians and that the nation they lived in was Christian, at least to the extent they understood and practiced Christianity. Their leaders were something else altogether.

And I think the same applies today. The people who rule the US are not Christians, even though many US citizens prefer to think of themselves as being in the body of Christ.

To those of you who hate Jesus, all I have to say is "haters gonna hate".

Israel = Ferguson, MO ???

Can we make a valid comparison of what is going on in Israel and in Ferguson, MO?

Apparently the Israelis now have a "shoot-to-kill" policy toward their pesky Palestinian captives:

http://www.globalresearch.ca/israel-comes-under-fire-over-shoot-to-kill-policy/5416261

Meanwhile, in Ferguson the police are said to be exercising restraint. True, many Americans would disagree with that assessment, but I have yet to hear of the police killing anyone following the no bill announcement in the case of Michael Brown.

In both locations, the oppressed are rebelling in response to a long history of official oppression, injustice, and violence towards them.

And if I'm not mistaken, official America (not including Obama ad-Dajjal) have armed and encouraged the oppressors in both locations.

What's with that?

Nuclear Command Meltdown ???

You have probably heard about the brouhaha in the US nuclear command. Heads have been rolling for some time now.

But there have been far too many high level firings and deaths in the nuclear command for this to have been just a screwup in training and discipline. Something else is going on.

This report claims that nuclear weapons and/or weapons grade material have gone missing:

http://www.veteranstoday.com/2014/11/24/neo-americas-nuclear-command-meltdown/

If this is true, where did they all go?

I would surmise that most went to Israel, while one or more got diverted to the cabal behind 9/11. And if this is true, can a nuclear 9/11 be far off?

The Unholy City ???

Here is a great essay about Jerusalem by Uri Avnery:

Jerusalem is called "the City of Peace". This is a linguistic mistake. True, in antiquity it was called Salem, which sounds like peace, but Salem was in fact the name of the local deity.

It is also a historical mistake. No city in the world has seen as many wars, massacres and as much bloodshed as this one.

All in the name of some God or other.

http://zope.gush-shalom.org/home/en/channels/avnery/1416602494/

Christians believe that Jerusalem will be the site of G-d's throne upon the earth:

2 And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from G-d out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
3 And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of G-d is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and G-d himself shall be with them, and be their G-d.
4 And G-d shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.
5 And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new.
23 And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of G-d did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof.
24 And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour into it.
25 And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day: for there shall be no night there.
26 And they shall bring the glory and honour of the nations into it.

Revelation Chapter 21 KJV

My first impulse is to feel revulsion over what is currently happening in Jerusalem. What does this have to go with G-d's will?

Then came the ghastly revenge-murder of an Arab boy who was abducted by Jews and burned alive with gasoline poured into his mouth.

But perhaps I should focus on the meaning of the phrase "and the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it". Those who are NOT saved (i.e., the wicked) will suffer pain and death.

And if that is G-d's will, who am I to stand in His way?

The Breakdown Has Started

Here is a thoughtful essay on why we feel traumatized:

I can’t fool myself to think that the ogre is not coming — but walking to meet [her] together is much better than standing alone. Connectivity is the only intervention I know.

http://www.salon.com/2014/11/23/we_are_starting_to_break_down_why_so_many_americans_are_badly_traumatized_by_life_partner/

And that is why the ogre watches and listens every time we connect to each other. She wants to thwart that intervention before it begins.

Pentagon Intends To Build Skynet

The geniuses running the US military intend to build the equivalent of Skynet in the near future:

Due to technological revolutions outside its control, the Department of Defense (DoD) anticipates the dawn of a bold new era of automated war within just 15 years. By then, they believe, wars could be fought entirely using intelligent robotic systems armed with advanced weapons.

http://www.mintpressnews.com/pentagons-skynet-automate-war/199249/

Haven't they ever watched The Terminator movies? Apparently they have, and they must like what they see.

Nearly every mention of AI in the news and movies and by intelligent people like Stephen Hawking includes a prediction that as soon as robots become self aware they will kill us. Shouldn't we be following our instincts on this one?

The Value Of Human Life

This evening I watched two related programs on TV:

(1) After supper I saw the CSI episode entitled "Paper or Plastic?" Two policemen stumbled upon an armed robbery in progress, and as a result of police gun play five people died.

(2) A little after 8 PM I watched the prosecutor announce the Ferguson grand jury no bill decision in the death of Michael Brown. Apparently a strong-arm robbery led to police gun play which resulted in Brown's death.

In both cases it was determined that proper police procedure had been followed, so the officers involved in the shootings were cleared of any wrongdoing.

But also in both cases it was clear that what led to the deaths was the belief that personal property rights are more important than human lives. In the CSI episode, 5 people died to keep $1,000 or so from being stolen. In the case of Michael Brown, he was killed following the alleged theft of merchandise worth less than $100.

Is this the value of human life in America? Apparently it is.

Had the police not gotten involved, no one would have died. If we want this kind of crap to stop, we must start by preventing police or anyone else from using deadly force to protect private property. If we don't, the result will always be the same:

NOTHING JUSTIFIES THE KILLING OF INNOCENT (OR GUILTY) PEOPLE, EXCEPT FOLLOWING PROPER POLICE PROCEDURE.