He may be a liberal lacky Mavos, but regardless of whoever gets in, Christianity, especially in the USA, is always going to be in for a "rough ride". The Church in the USA needs a good kick in the rear -- too much internal schisms, doctrinal divides and big egos.
And with regards to the letter -- there are so many holes in it, that it screams AGENDA!
Quote > "Now in October 2012, after seeing what has happened in the last 4 years, the answer to that question is no. Our freedoms have been systematically taken away. Many of the "brave" are in jail. We are no longer the "land of the free".
Me > Since when was the USA EVER the home of the brave or the land of the free? Will this be gone in 4 years? Or has this been gone a long time before Obama came onto the scene?
Quote > "President Obama has also moved to deepen U.S. ties and U.S. trade with communist regimes in Cuba, Venezuela and Bolivia, regimes that had long enjoyed the favor of far-Left factions in the Democratic Party. Several other Latin American countries seem
ready to succumb to insurgent communist revolutionary factions funded and armed by millions of petrodollars from Hugo Chavez in Venezuela."
Oh. I see this person believes the media and the USA governments version about Hugo Chavez.
Funny how this writer seems to miss out the fact that the real reason Chavez has been labelled a "insurgent communist revolutionary" is because Chavez (bless his soul), no longer wants his country to be exploited by who? Thats right -- the loving, Christian centered USA. Instead of Petrodollars being funnelled through the elite rich (who make up less than 1% of the population) to the USA, more is going towards the people, who have been living in abject poverty, due to corruption, flamed by USA national interests.
Funny how there is or has been a dictator in nearly every South american country. And its no coincedence that the USA has had a part to play in EVERY case. Why? Because thats what a loving, Christian centered country does, isnt it?
I suggest you find a movie called "War on Democracy" by John Pilger. Watch it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_War_on_Democracy
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=...9629840148
Quote > "Health care systems - The new Congress under President Obama passed a nationalized “single provider†health care system, in which the U.S. government is the provider of all health care in the United States, following the pattern of nationalized medicine in the United Kingdom and Canada. The great benefit is that medical care is now free for everyone -- if you can get it.
Now that health care is free, it seems everybody wants more of it. The waiting list for prostate cancer surgery is 3 years. The waiting list for ovarian cancer is 2 years. Just as the Canadian experience had shown prior to 2008 with its nationalized health care, so in the U.S. only a small number of MRIs are performed — down 90% from 2008 — because they are too expensive, and they discover more problems that need treatment, so they are almost never
authorized."
Wait a minute! Health care in the USA has ALWAYS been for the rich and the dwindling middle class -- those who can afford insurance. The USA is well known for its shameless health-care system. And now that Obama is in, and MAYBE adopts a system like Australia, where EVERYONE has the basic level of care, and you dont have to mortgage your house just to get surgery, now its a problem?
Quote > "Limited care for older Americans" “The land of the free� Because medical resources must be rationed carefully by the government, people older than 80 have essentially no access to hospitals or surgical procedures. Their “duty†is increasingly thought to be to go home to die, so they don’t drain scarce resources from the medical system. Euthanasia is becoming more and more common."
So exactly how is the system now? Was it any better during Bush's time? Clintons? ANYONES? In the West, older people are ALWAYS left out. Its not going to happen because of Obama. It happens because thats a phenomena of the West!
Quote > "Has America completely lost God’s favor and protection as a nation? If it has, is this surprising? How can God continue to bless a nation whose official policies promote blatant violation of God’s commands regarding the protection of human life, and sexual morality? Why should God bless any nation that elects officials who remove people’s freedom of religion and freedom of speech and freedom even to raise their own children? His Word says, “Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people†(Prov. 14:34)."
Oh America, oh how you have fallen.....too bad...too bad!
This however, takes the cake >
Quote > "Dear friends, I can hardly sing “The Star Spangled Banner†any more. When I hear the words, O say, does that star spangled banner yet wave O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave?
I get tears in my eyes and a lump in my throat.
Now in October of 2012, after seeing what has happened in the last four years, I don’t think I can still answer, “Yes,†to that question. We are not “the land of the free and the home of the brave.†Many of our freedoms have been taken away by a liberal Supreme Court and a Democratic majority in both the House and the Senate, and hardly any brave citizen dares to resist the new government policies any more."
Sets the tone for the letter -- Nationalism and religion is a long held tradition, right from when the Church was molested by Rome. It continues to this day, and the letter is another example of it, in my mind. "Star spangled banner"? Have you EVER read the lyrics of that song?
Its disgusting! Frankly, in my mind, you would have to be serverly brainwashed to sing it with pride AND be a Christian! Which the author says he is and looks like he does!
The issues around Homosexuality are another story. If it becomes as the author writes, well -- its going to be interesting to say the least! But it wont be due to Obama's administration. It will simply be a by-product of a nation gone wrong with a Christian community that thinks FAR too much of itself enough to see beyond its own borders.
