This might be a difficult subject for many of us in the West to understand.  This is because we have lived under the influence of relativism and political correctness for so long that we can’t help but incorporate much of their doctrine into the way we think.  Relativism and political correctness have lead to the mistaken belief that we can change our circumstance by changing the meaning of words.  If we do not like to face the fact that killing an unborn baby is murder, we call it a fetus or tissue mass and label it free choice and speak in terms of the mother’s rights.  However, we have not changed the facts of the matter, and in the case of abortion, the deliberate killing of another human being is murder.  But then, we can also re-define what it is to be human by declaring that blacks and Jews are not ‘fully human,’ so why can’t we do the same to the unborn?  But I am not going to use abortion to make my point in this post.  No, I want to share what I have learned in wrestling with this desire to change our circumstances by changing definitions as it relates to matters of faith. Continue reading “LESSONS IN LOGIC: When It Comes to Religion, Definitions CANNOT Change” →

NOTE: I want to start by making it clear that I do not believe ‘faith’ and ‘religion’ are equivalent ideas.  However, the difference between the two is a subject for a different post.  So, for the sake of clarity, I am going to use the term ‘religion’ in a broader sense.  For the purposes of this post and this post only, when I use the term ‘religion,’ I am referring to the belief in a specific god and the teachings and practices associated with how that god is defined and worshiped.

Those of us who live in Western society live in a world that has become infected with the notion of moral relativism.  Moral relativism is based on a contradiction: a lie of logic, if you will.  So, when we apply it to matters of religion and we assert or imply that all religions are equal, we are asserting a lie.  In all cases, this lie has eternal consequences in the hereafter.  However, in some cases, it also holds deadly consequences in the here and now.  This is because all religions are not equal. Continue reading “TRUTH: Religions are NOT Equal” →

For some reason, many people in the West simply cannot accept the truth about Islam.  Even after they research it, they insist on dividing Muslims from what they call ‘radical’ Muslims, or ‘Islamists.’  This is what Glenn Beck has been teaching, and it is repeated here, by Raymond Ibrahim, both of whom should know better:

But they are wrong, and here is why they are wrong and why it matters: Continue reading “For the Last Time, It IS About ISLAM!” →

If you listen to Glenn Beck, I beg you to hear me out and read this entire post.  Please understand that I do not ‘hate’ Glenn Beck.  I have said that he has taught me a great deal, and I have admitted that we — as a nation — owe Beck a great debt when it comes to matters of history.  However, when it comes to matters of God, Beck is blind.  My concern is that, if people are not made aware of Beck’s blindness, he may lead them astray.  So, if you would please give me a few minutes of your time, I would like to explain why Beck concerns me and why I think you should keep him at arms length whenever he starts to talk about God and especially about Islam. Continue reading “Is Glenn Beck Standing with Pope Francis in Promoting Christlam?” →

Recently, in a discussion about the Pope and the broader connection to the Catholic Church, a friend and reader asked me several questions that brought to mind Christ’s message to the Seven Churches.  I told my friend I would write a post about this topic and how it is connected to the Catholic Church.  Well, this is the post I promised.  I only hope he sees it.  We start in Chapter 1 of The Revelation of Jesus Christ. Continue reading “Catholicism and Christ’s Message to the Seven Churches” →

Once again, people are trying to assert that Obama is a Christian.  Well, I can safely say that the Scriptures and even Christ say otherwise, but more than this, Obama says otherwise.  Hear me very clearly: no Christian would ever make this mistake:

But this is not the only time Obama has revealed he is a Muslim. Continue reading “LESSONS IN LOGIC: One More Time, Obama IS A Muslim — And HE Said So!” →

If you have not read my last post, Some Things that Should REALLY Offend Us, please do so before reading this post.  Thank you.

In my last post, I made the  assertion that the nineteen terrorists who attacked America on September 11, 2001 actually succeeded in destroying this nation.  Let me continue my point by asking you to consider this: because of the poison of political correctness, which was introduced to America by the Progressive (Communist) Left, we — as a nation — not only surrendered to our attackers, but we went so far as to elected one of them to lead us just to prove to ourselves that we are not ‘bad people.’  And because political correctness will not allow us to define anything by its form and function, we cannot call our leader what he is — a Muslim.  As a result, we have deliberately blinded ourselves to the fact that Obama is the first Caliph of the Islamic State of America.  Now, if that is not proof that the terrorists destroyed America on 9/11, I don’t know what more you need to convince you.  In fact, I doubt you’ll understand until they finally force you to convert, or they take your head. Continue reading “America’s First Caliph” →

Today is the anniversary of September 11, 2001.  Today, we can only look back on that date and wonder: how did 19 terrorists manage to destroy America?  You say they didn’t destroy America?  Then let me ask you a few questions — and answer me honestly.  Then tell me again whether or not they destroyed this once great nation. Continue reading “Some Things that Should REALLY Offend Us” →

Rowan County Clerk, Kim Davis, is a role model for all Christians who seek to obey the Lord rather than men.  I have heard many people claiming she ‘broke the law,’ including at least one friend of mine who used to be a pastor.  The problem is, Mrs. Davis did not break the law.– the courts have.  There is nothing in the U.S. Constitution that speaks to marriage because marriage has its roots in religion, and the Constitution specifically forbids Congress from making law in this area.  Therefore, the Court had no jurisdiction, and any court that acts on the basis of the Supreme Court’s over-reach joins in their usurpation of power.  But that is a different conversation because — legal or not — the courts have told Mrs Davis she must violate a right that is Constitutionally protected (her right to conscience/religion) or go to jail.  So, in true allegiance and obedience to the teachings of Roman’s 13, Mrs. Davis chose to go to jail.  In so doing, she has made herself a true role model and an excellent example for Christians who wish to obey the Lord rather than men. Continue reading “AGENDAS: A Modern Role Model for Christians” →

OK, this is the written word.  I cannot convey my facial expressions, or the tone of my voice.  All I can do is beg you to accept that, as I write this, I am conflicted in my Spirit.  I know that, as a nation and individually, we need to turn back to God.  We need to repent and beg God to forgive us.  I wish that I heard Church leaders speaking out on this as loudly as Glenn Beck, but, sadly, Beck is the only voice I hear on the national scene calling for a return to God.  He says the right words, and he sounds like he is on the path to righteousness, but this is why I am conflicted.  I do not want to tear down; Scripture commands that we build up instead.  But Scripture also commands that we edify, and because I know that Beck is deceiving his audience, I find myself torn between the personal desire to stay silent and hope that some good will come from what he is trying to get people to do and warning anyone who will listen that Beck is still a voice of deception. Continue reading “AGENDAS: A Question for Glenn Beck’s Listeners” →

If you are Catholic, and you follow Christ — not some other idol — then this story should alarm you greatly.  This is prophecy in the headlines, and it should motivate you to re-think your membership in what is now — clearly — an apostate religion. Continue reading “PROPHECY IN THE HEADLINES: Warning to ALL Catholics” →

I heard a talk radio host discussing Donald Trumps handling of Jorge Ramos during a recent press conference.  This radio host said that he believes what we were seeing in Trump is the start of the ‘top down’ aspect of the ‘Top Down, Bottom Up, Inside Out’ strategy for political change as described by Van Jones.  Now, I must confess, were it not for this radio host, I doubt we would know anything about Van Jones’s strategy.  So I would expect that, as the man who explained it to the nation, this host would have a better understanding of how the strategy works and what type of people employ it.  Unfortunately, as evidenced by his linking it to Trump, this host has demonstrated that he may not have a solid understanding of the mechanisms in play here.  This is troubling because this radio host continues to ‘educate’ his audience of ten million plus, but, if he does not understand how this strategy works, he is likely to point his listeners in the wrong direction.  This only works to the advantage of those who actually are using the strategy to affect political change. Continue reading “AGENDAS: Top Down, Bottom Up” →

CITATIONS FROM THE QUR’AN & HADITH

As part of my personal studies into Islam, I have been compiling a list of citations from the Qur’an and Hadith.  I believe it is past time I start posting them so those who are interested can read them for themselves.  So, starting today, I will post as many of the citations as I can each day until I have everything I have collected posted under a single heading.  You can find it at the top of this blog, under the heading of UNDERSTANDING ISLAM, and sub-heading of CITATIONS FROM THE QUR’AN & HADITH.  If you have any interest in what Islam actually teaches, or you have ever doubted me when I have said I can provide many more than one or two quotes from Islam to support my claims, then I invite you to spend some time reading through the index I am creating.  I suspect it may do more to open your eyes than anything I can explain in a single post.

I have been struggling with something that I am convinced our society needs to face: how do we reform the NAZI ideology?  Yes, I’m serious.  How do we reform the NAZI ideology?  I ask this because of all the ‘good’ NAZIs who helped to save people in WW II.  In addition to these ‘good’ NAZIs, there were many more who didn’t agree with Hitler and the NAZI Party.  These were the ‘moderates’ who were happy to live their lives without killing Jews, using science to build a master race or going to war to expand the Reich.  Wasn’t it just the radicals in the NAZI Party leadership that were misinterpreting what National Socialism is all about who gave NAZI a bad name?  So, how do we reform NAZI ideology?  Or is the NAZI ideology so beyond redemption that we shouldn’t even try? (This is not what you might be thinking.  Keep reading 😉  ) Continue reading “‘Reforming’ the NAZI Ideology” →

If you have not already read the Qur’an and Hadith (sayings and customs of Muhammad), and you do not know the details of Muhammad’s life, reading Beck’s new book, “It IS about Islam,” will do you more harm than good.  It is not so much about what he explains about Islam as it is about how he presents it and especially about what he leaves out of the discussion.  If you are a regular reader, then you know I have issues with Beck when it comes to matters of faith — even Islam.  If you’re interested in why I say Beck’s book will cause more harm than good, then I’ll do my best to set my disagreement with him aside and explain where and how Beck goes wrong.   After you finish reading my explanation, then you’ll have to decide why he did it.  But one thing is for sure, if you check on the information I will present to support my case, you will see that I am telling the truth: this book does not help explain the confusion over the threat of Islam, it adds to it! Continue reading “If You Have Not Read the Qur’an and Hadith, Beck’s New Book, “It IS About Islam,” Will Do More Harm than Good!” →

I had high hopes for Glenn Beck’s new book, “It IS About Islam,” but they are fading fast.  I am only half way through the book, so I am happy to hold out that the patterns of the first half could still change.  However, given that Beck has intentionally inserted a false dichotomy into the forward to both Part I and Part II of this book, I do not have much hope that he will affect a meaningful change by the end of the book.  But more than this, I am concerned that, unless his readers have actually studied Islam as I have, they may accept this distorted view of the truth that Beck is presenting.  This is why I write: so that those who have ears to hear can know how they are being lead astray about Islam. Continue reading “Issues with Part I of ‘It IS About Islam’” →

I have Beck’s new book, “It IS about Islam,” and if you plan to read it, there is something you need to know before you do.  In many ways, Beck has finally arrived to the party, but true to form where Spiritual matters are concerned, he has missed the mark — again.  Still, this new book does have value.  It does accurately expose the teachings of the Qur’an and Hadith.  Unfortunately, Beck cannot bring himself to report the whole truth about Islam.  He cannot resist inserting a fallacy into the equation before the discussion even begins; a fallacy that, if the reader accepts it, leaves him with the exact wrong impression.  Thus, Beck seeks to undermine whatever good could come from his book before he even starts to expose the truth about Islam.  So that you might get the most out of this book, let me point out and correct this fallacy for you. Continue reading “Before You Read Beck’s New Book, “It IS About Islam”” →

I hate having to do this, but someone has to do it.  Today, Beck released his new book, “It IS about Islam.”  I bought it first thing this morning and, judging from the index and the things Beck is saying, it appears that Glenn has finally found the truth about Islam.  I’ll write more about it after I finish reading his book.  But today, while trying to explain the difference between the Muslim and Christian Jesus, Beck intentionally deceived his audience — again.  And I do not see the real answer to how and why he is deceiving people in his books index.  He exposes the truth, but he does so in a way that hides the part that would not be flattering to his religion or his position toward those who have been trying to explain that the origins of his religion is no different from that of Islam.  Well, I have taken the time to learn the differences and similarities, and I think you need to at least be aware of them. Continue reading “LESSONS IN LOGIC: The Differences between the Biblical, Muslim and Mormon ‘Jesus’” →

I have been watching and listening to the debate over Donald Trump and I have finally drawn some conclusions.  Unfortunately, they do not bode well for our nation.  If you have a moment, I’d like to explain my concerns and, if you’ll let me, ask a few questions we should all answer for ourselves. Continue reading “AGENDAS: What We Can Learn From Trump Supporters” →