Welcome home children… April 15, 2009
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We’ve all heard about Obama’s first kill… 3 pirates shot dead. Today the crew of the Maersk Alabama came home to their families… no US casualties, it’s a good day!
For the first time the President did something right… I wonder if the ACLU is going to be on him for ordering the slaying of 3 poor pirates. I hope this sends a message out there that if you mess with America, be prepared to accept the consequences. And although I don’t see how our President is making sense with all that he’s done ever since he took office, I would have to say, “good job Mr. President, you did right on this one!”
Incidentally all throughout the country people are holding Anti-Tax Tea Parties on tax day. Personally I don’t have anything against taxes, after all, Jesus in the Bible said “… Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.” (Matthew 22:21). I do have a problem with higher taxes, especially when it is used in wasteful spending. If we only gave 10% of our income to the government regardless of how much we earn, and if the government gets spending under control, I believe this will work and will be good for everyone.
Regardless of what you are celebrating today whether it be the return of the Maersk Alabama crew or the beginning of Tax reform in the US, I hope this day was a good one. I know I had a great day today… spent all afternoon at the Houston Space Center together with my daughter and her 3rd-grade classmates, part of a 3-day field trip. What could be better than that? 
The anit-tax parties are a joke. The Republicans act like they have something new to offer, some kind of a “solution.” And yet, Obama is only in office on the coattails of their failure. I used to call myself a Republican, but I can’t. I will never call myself a Democrat. I guess I am nothing.
Or maybe like Jesus I have nowhere to rest in this world (Matt 8:20).
Hi Gordon,
As far as I know, the tax parties were neither by Democrat nor Republican but rather by people who are fed up with wasteful government spending. And yes, Jesus did not have a place to rest in this world because He was from out if this world. If you know Him, you too will have a place to rest, on that day He takes His children home. God bless!
Wasteful government spending? Does anyone even care anymore? If they’re going to take our money, they better do for us. That’s the social contract. Not than anyone has the umphh anymore to enforce a social contract.
Hi Gordon,
Apparently people do care, that’s the reason for the tea parties. If you are talking about the government, you’re probably right. But then again they cannot ignore the fact that people care. When more people talk, their voice gets louder, eventually they will get heard, and soon someone will listen. If you stand for something you are doing yourself an injustice by keeping your mouth shut. Remember Jesus? He was only one man, but His voice was heard, and He changed the world. God bless!
You can’t equate Jesus with political change. He would have nothing to do with TEA parties or Republican or Democrat issues. Right now, I simply feel we are lost. There is no Republican opposition, and the Democrats are following the lead of an obvious socialist/communist. To think otherwise is naive, IMO. It’s like the line from a Tears for Fears song: “The newspaper says you’re free to choose; there’s egg on your face and mud on your shoes; one of these days you’re going to call it the blues.”
I’m calling it the blues.
Hi Gordon,
You’re right, Jesus wouldn’t have anything to do with political parties because he was promiting the Heavenly kindgom, contratry to what the Pharisees believed he was doing. I simply pointed out that although he was only one man, his words and works had a great impact on the lives of those He came in contact with to this present day.
The Pharisees, however, were back then considered to be a political party, a social movement. They were the authorities of the day when it came to religion and social issues… they ruled. Jesus simply pointed out their hypocricy when it came to their exercise of authority. They expected the people to obey the law and was quick to condem people despite the fact that they themselves break it. Kinda like the head of the treasury not paying taxes. Jesus exposed their ways and the people were beginning to see the light. Jesus was a threat to their political stronghold and therefore they plotted to get rid of him. He did effect political change tho, i.e., His church was established and that’s why we have Christianity today.
I know you call it the blues. I’m calling it the signs of the times. When you look around and it seems like there is no hope, you can look up… look up to Jesus… “God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble” (Psalm 46:1). God bless!