America is, legally speaking, a Christian Nation

I recently find myself engaged in a number of discussions regarding the recent Supreme Court decision on gay marriage, and how that impacts the US legal system as a whole, and how it can be that Kim Davis, famous for refusing to allow her county clerk office to issue same-sex marriage licenses, is not ACTUALLY in violation of any laws.

Before I engage in this discussion, let me be clear.  This is not a debate on the legal or moral right or wrong of gay marriage, and I will not entertain that discussion here.  I will be clear on my opinion.  I don't care.  I simply DON'T CARE.  It's your bedroom.  Your time, your life, and your judgement day.  You decide what conversation you want to have when you get there.  On the subject of Kim Davis, I think she should do her job, and if it violates her beliefs, she should probably find another job.  She was not elected to judge others.  Either way, my opinion is irrelevant, and is only stated to get it out of the way of the point.

This is a conversation about accuracy, and the truth. I hate inaccuracies more than just about anything, except lies.  That is the reason for the writing of this post.   If you want to debate me on the Biblical legality of same sex marriage, and YOUR opinions of such (I've already stated I don't care) please make a new post and invite me to it.

The Supreme Court does not make, write, or enforce law.  The Supreme Court can "tell a President that his actions are not allowed by the Constitution. It can tell Congress that a law it passed violated the U.S. Constitution and is, therefore, no longer a law. It can also tell the government of a state that one of its laws breaks a rule in the Constitution." (Reference: http://goo.gl/eCrQF2)

The recent Supreme Court decision does not make law.  The state of Kentucky does not have a same-sex marriage law in place, so the judge cannot lawfully hold her in contempt for violating a law that doesn't exist.  He may be able to hold her based on violating the terms of her service as clerk overall, but he cannot hold it against her that she violated a law that didn't exist.  However, that IS what is happening in this case.

So, what's my point?  My point is this.  If we, as a law abiding nation, are going to give the Supreme Court the right to make law, as is happening in this case, then we must obey ALL of the decisions of the Supreme Court along that line.

If that is the case, than the United States truly IS a Christian nation, and that voids any decisions or laws about the allowance of homosexuality in this country.

In 1892, the Supreme Court came to a decision on the matter of "Holy Trinity vs. United States." (Text: https://goo.gl/ChDcHJ)  Up for debate was the illegality of the church, Holy Trinity, to employ a minister from another country based on the law that forbade this practice.  Their decision, ultimately, was that it did not violate the law, since the spirit of the law was to stop the practice of bringing in unskilled, cheap labor, and not to prevent churches from hiring qualified ministers.

In their pursuit of an opinion on this case, the justices and their staff went through hours and hours, volumes and volumes of American documentation and literature to determine the nature of the nation overall.  In the language of their officially issued opinion:   "These, and many other matters which might be noticed, add a volume of unofficial declarations to the mass of organic utterances that this is a Christian nation."

Let's be clear.  In a Supreme Court opinion, it is stated in clear English, THIS IS A CHRISTIAN NATION.  If Supreme Court decisions MAKE law, then any decisions made after this 1892 decision are null and void if they are opposed to CHRISTIAN ideals.  This would include Roe vs. Wade and the most recent gay marriage decision.

 Please stop being inaccurate.  Supreme Court decision does not make something law.  This nation was and is founded on Christian ideals and Christian principles by Christian individuals who wanted to make a place for Christians (and others) to freely celebrate their religion.  AND...while laws cannot be made prohibiting same sex marriage, individuals are still not required to obey laws that do not exist.

Thank you.

Prophecy

Revelation 13:3 And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy.
² And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority.


Prophecy makes people very uncomfortable.  Bring it up in a social situation, and see what happens. 
However, prophecy is sort of like Islam...closing your eyes and putting your hands over your ears will not make it go away.

I think one of the reasons people are so uncomfortable with prophecy is that Americans are taught to "hope for the best,"  "reach for the stars," "envision the world you want and build it that way!"  Americans have grown up in an "if you can imagine it, then it can become true" kind of world. Being told that someone has already seen the outcome...that doesn't sit well with "positive" thinkers.

I personally think this is a lovely thing about our culture, and the very reason we have managed to become the dominant world power after only 250ish years of American culture. 

However, this sort of thinking, while constructive for building countries, is not real constructive at facing certain realities.  Islam is one of those ugly realities.  Americans seem to believe that if they just say positive things about it, and close their eyes and click their heels together, that Islam will magically change and become a better religion.  That is not going to happen.

ISIS/ISIL is written in prophecy.  They are the lion/leopard/bear hybrid beast found in the Bible.  The Bible is full of symbolism, and John's vision on Patmos was also full of them.  From the hindsight vision of history, we know that the animals used to depict the nations in this prophecy were the ancient symbols of Babylon (Iraq) (Lion), Medo-Persia (Iran) (Bear), Syria (Leopard.) According to the Bible, these beasts would be born together as an ancient hybrid.

Looking at recent history, ISIS/ISIL came to power in Syria, courtesy of the idiots in the White House, and have swept through Iraq like a freight train.  Iran will shortly be joining up with them, and then they will control the "whole world," as the word predicts...well, at least the "whole world"as the Bible saw it. 

This is happening.  Arguing with it will not change it.  Positive thoughts will not change it.  I know, cause I've read the end of the book.  :(  Shalom.

10 Things You Would Lose Under Islam

10 things you would lose under Islam

10.  No freedom of choice: Muslims are called to make the whole world Islam…by force if necessary:

“Omar M. Ahmad founder of CAIR said: 'Islam isn't in America to be equal to any other faith, but to become dominant' he said. 'The Koran, the Muslim book of scripture, should be the highest authority in America , and Islam the only accepted religion on Earth,' he said.”  http://www.islamreview.com/articles/sharia.shtml

9.  No more freedom from other religions: Islam/Sharia is not just a religion, like Christianity or Buddhism.  It’s a complete government and civic system: “ sharia, the religious law of Islam. As Islam makes no distinction between religion and life, Islamic law covers not only ritual but many aspects of life.” http://www.infoplease.com/encyclopedia/society/sharia.html#ixzz3T9b9d6qB

8.  No more protection from US courts: Sharia law, the law encoded into the religion, is not compatible with the American legal system.  For instance, actual evidence is rejected over oral testimony: “Forensic evidence (i.e. fingerprints, ballistics, blood samples, DNA etc.) and other circumstantial evidence is likewise rejected in hudud cases in favor of eyewitnesses, a practice which can cause severe difficulties for women plaintiffs in rape cases.” http://the-american-catholic.com/2010/06/25/sharia-law-and-the-u-s-constitution/

7.  No more equality for women: “According to Sharia law, women must always defer to their husbands or male guardians in administering their assets. Widows cannot even manage inherited assets; they must transfer the administration to sons or other male family members. Similarly, women have no access to bank loans; access to all forms of credit is reserved only for men.” http://mwcoalition.org/quotas/id10.html

6. No more liberation for women: Wives are actually slaves under Sharia. “One time, a woman came to the prophet of Islam to ask about her obligations to her husband. He said, “If he had pus from his hair part to his foot [from head to toe] and you licked him, you would not have shown him enough gratitude.” http://thequrandilemma.com/uncategorized/women-under-sharia-law-the-dilemma-of-wife-beating-protocol

5.  No more recourse for rape: Rape is acceptable in the Quran, an argument that has already been successfully used by one Moslem man in America to avoid prosecution: “In the US, there are at least seventeen instances of Sharia law being applied in eleven states. Most notably, a NJ court held that a man did not commit rape because according to his belief in Sharia law, a man cannot rape his wife, since the wife serves him. So Sharia law was applied to the mental state element of the crime of rape. An American court actually adopted this reasoning: [The defendant] was operating under his belief that it is, as the husband, his desire to have sex when and whether he wanted to, was something that was consistent with his practices and it was something that was not prohibited.”  http://www.solopassion.com/node/8244  Sharia requires four male witnesses to prosecute for rape.  Since Islam forbids speaking out against a fellow Muslim, this never happens.  Women go to jail for being raped: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/12/alicia-gali-raped-uae-jailed_n_3263593.html

4.  No more freedom of religion:  A woman was arrested and forced to give birth shackled to a prison bed because she had sex with her legal husband: http://www.frontpagemag.com/2014/raymond-ibrahim/religious-freedom-under-attack-in-the-muslim-world/  She was actually sentenced to death my lashing, but international outcry got her released.

3. No more tailgating, beer pong, or just evening cocktails: Drinking alcohol is a way of life for Americans.  We’ve already tried prohibition and we see the result of that.  Under Sharia, there is no alcohol and the penalties for drinking are severe: http://www.islam101.com/sociology/alcohol.html

2. No more sexy!!!  Under Sharia, women are the property of their menfolk, and women are not allowed to show ANY flesh in public (In it’s most extreme forms.  Adherence varies by culture.)  Imagine the next time your wife puts on a sexy dress to go out, and then drapes a giant curtain over the top of it to hide her beauty.  (Yeah…that’s what you like.  Show me that fabric, baby!!)  Finally, you’re out eating and she accidentally shows an ankle or wrist, and now she’s subject to public punishment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cdc_CIROnHY

1. You are being lied to: Everyone HATES being lied to.  Islam is not a “religion of peace.”  In no time in it’s 1400 year history has Islam ever actually advocated peace.  Their concept of peace is that when the whole world is Islam, there will be peace. Muhammed and his followers took over all of the Middle East and a good portion of Europe through murder and rampage and conversion at sword point.  http://thereligionofpeace.com/  In fact, the Quran advocates killing the non-believer, lying to the infidel (non-believer) and enslaving the non-believer.  Most of the “advances” attributed to Islam, including “Arabic” numbers and math are really cultural attributes they pillaged from the cultures they enslaved: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_mathematics  It’s actually a Hindu advancement, and they should get the credit for it.  Moslems killed millions of Indians/Hindus in their jihad.  One of the most bloody and violent, and least notated, historical incidents of mass genocide: http://www.hindunet.org/hindu_history/modern/hindu_kush.html  These are just a few examples of ways you’ve been lied to.  Find out more here: http://thereligionofpeace.com/pages/myths-of-islam.htm#islammeanspeace

I would never advocate discrimination or violence against others.  What I do advocate is awareness, education, and self-defense.  It’s not inevitable unless we do nothing to stop it. 

Bonus topic:  Islam advocates hate against dogs: http://www.islamicconcern.com/dogs.asp  Why would you ever support a religion that doesn’t love dogs?