The title sounds like I am going to endorse Romney and shoot down President Obama however, that is not my intention at all. What this post is about is President Obama’s disgusting stance on abortion. Planned Parenthood (PP), a group that your tax dollars go to, is a pro-abortion group and, they have recently endorsed President Obama in the upcoming election. Why would they do this? It is probably a mixture of a couple of things. #1 Romney has vowed to stop PP from getting your tax dollars. #2 President Obama has not voted against anti-abortion bills during his time in the Illinois State Legislature.

Here is a list of 7 different abortion laws that Obama voted on. His vote in all of the following was “present” according to a WashingtonPost.com article:

1997 Votes

• SB 230 Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act. Senate approved bill 44-7, with five senators voting present, including Obama.

• HB 382 Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act. House version, passed Illinois State Senate, adopted as law. Under the bill, doctors who perform partial-birth abortions could be sent to prison for one to three years. The woman would not be held liable. 

2001 Votes

• HB 1900 Parental Notice of Abortion Act. Bill passed 38-10, with nine present votes, including Obama. 

• SB 562 Parental Notice of Abortion Act. Bill passed Senate 39-7, with 11 present votes, including Obama. 

• SB 1093 Law to protect Liveborn children. Bill passed 34-6, with 12 present, including Obama. 

• SB 1094 Bill to protect children born as result of induced labor abortion. Bill passed 33-6, with 13 present, including Obama. 

• SB 1095 Bill defining “born alive” defines “born-alive infant” to include infant “born alive at any stage of development.” Bill passed 34-5, with nine present, including Obama.

What strikes me is that a couple of these bills involved partial birth abortions and, President Obama voted “present”. Not only that, Obama also voted “present” when it comes to protecting “Liveborn children”. Liveborn children are babies that survived the initial attempt of abortion. This means that the baby is actually alive outside of the womb and Obama voted “present” in preserving the life of these newborns.

You may be thinking, “So what? Obama didn’t vote against the partial birth abortion ban?” Well, in a way he did. In the same article quoted above, author Michael Dobbs notes this:

Under the rules of the Illinois legislature, a present vote effectively functions as a no vote because only yes votes count toward passage of a bill. Legislators vote “present” rather than “no” for a variety of tactical reasons, including making it more difficult for their political opponents to use their votes against them in campaign advertisements. 

Since only “yes” votes count as to whether a bill passes or falls in Illinois, President Obama’s “present” votes were essentially “no” votes. If that isn’t enough evidence check this out:

‘We worked on the ‘present’ vote strategy with Obama,’ said Pam Sutherland, chief lobbyist for the Illinois branch of Planned Parenthood, an abortion rights group. ‘He was willing to vote “no”, and was always going to be a “no” vote for us.’

There you go. President Obama is in the back pockets of Planned Parenthood. They worked out a strategy where he could for their pro-abortion agenda while saving face. This is contradicted by the Bible and cannot be supported by any Christian that truly follows Christ. Here are the words of Job in Job 31: 14-15:

What then shall I do when God rises up?

When he makes inquiry, what shall I answer him?

Did not he who made me in the womb make him?

And did not one fashion us in the womb?

Job’s rhetorical questions highlights that God is the creator of everyone. God has made every human being no matter what stage of development they are in. Every person has God’s image stamped on them and, that gives every person value. We, as humans, have worth because we have been created by God but, the moment we embrace abortion is the moment that we deny the value of every human being. The moment we adopt abortion as a woman’s right is the moment we deny human rights to the most vulnerable human beings. So, when you go to the polls in November, remember to stand for human rights by not voting for President Obama.

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Life is filled with many emotions. People feel sadness, grief, despair, and hopelessness. People also feel joy, peace, and happiness. The greatness of the Gospel is that it brings happiness. Of course, Christians are bound to feel the agony of grief but, we know that there are better times ahead. That truth brings happiness. Isaiah 52: 7 says:

How beautiful upon the mountains

are the feet of him who brings good news,

who publishes peace, who brings good news of happiness,

who publishes salvation,

who says to Zion, ‘Your God reigns.’ -ESV

The “good news” brings happiness. William Wilberforce was a Christian hero who fought against the slave trade in Britain in the late 1700′s. Even though Wilberforce is best known for his work against slavery he also had a great grasp on the truth of happiness found in Isaiah 52:

The gospel freely admitted makes a man happy. It gives him peace with God, and makes him happy in God. It gives to industry a noble, contented look which selfish drudgery never wore; and from the moment that a man begins to do his work for his Saviour’s sake, he feels that the most ordinary employments are full of sweetness and dignity, and that the most difficult are not impossible. And if any of you, my friends, is weary with his work, if dissatisfaction with yourself or sorrow of any kind disheartens you, if at any time you feel the dull paralysis of conscious sin, or the depressing influence of vexing thoughts, look to Jesus, and be happy. Be happy, and your joyful work will prosper well. -Josiah Hotchkiss Gilbert, Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), p. 368.

While sorrow and grief may be what you are feeling at this moment, do not forget that happiness will come. Never forget the Good News of Jesus Christ and, when we the peace of Christ comes upon you, you are bound to be happy. When we are happy in the peace of Christ, we are happy in God and, I pray that happiness finds its way into your heart.

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In America, Christians live in freedom but, many Christians around the globe live in persecution. As an American Christian I understand that my freedom of religion may not exist in the future. I understand that there are many who would love to strip the rights of those with faith. Undoubtedly, pro-homosexual activists want to eliminate religious freedom in the name of “diversity”. Also, we will see more and more atheist groups take down the Ten Commandments from public places because, to them, it is offensive. While these things eliminate religious freedom they do not amount to persecution but, with all honesty, I expect persecution to come to America because we see evidence around us. Around the world we see stories like what came out of an Egyptian court. The Assyrian International News Agency reported this:

The verdict passed by the Minya Criminal Court on May 21 convicting 12 Copts [Egyptian Christians] to life imprisonment while acquitting eight accused Muslims in the same case, known as Abu Qurqas sedition, has caused widespread anger among the Copts. Georges Wahib of United Copts, who attended the court session, said that when judge Abdel Fattah Ahmed al-Sughayar pronounced the verdict at the court yesterday, ‘there was complete silence, as it came as a shock to everyone, then cries of grief and wailing could be heard from the Coptic families with shouts of we are innocent, while the Muslim side broke out into jubilation and shouts of Allahu Akbar.’

Egyptian Christians get a life sentence but, the Egyptian Muslims get acquitted for the same crime. This is a common occurrence in the Muslim world but, what about injustice in America? There can’t be any instances of injustice towards Christians here right?…think again. At Vanderbilt University Christians are being discriminated against by the university. The Christian Post reported this:

A Christian student group at Vanderbilt University has been told by the school’s administration that it will lose its recognized status on campus unless the group removes its requirement that its leaders have a ‘personal commitment to Jesus Christ,’ says a Christian legal association.

According to The Christian Post these kids are being threatened because their group says that participants should have a personal commitment to Jesus. Any rational person can see that this type of threat is discriminatory but, don’t hold your breathe waiting for the ACLU to aid the Christians in this case.

The truth is that persecution is happening to Christians around the world and persecution will come to Christians here in America. Jesus says these words in Matthew 10:25:

It is enough for the disciple to be like his teacher, and the servant like his master. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebul, how much more will they malign those of his household. -ESV

When persecution comes will you be ready for it?

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This is the second post in a two-part series about the secrets of homosexuality. If you haven’t read the first article, “The Dirty Secrets of Homosexuality Pt. 1: Promiscuity“, I would encourage you to do so. This article will touch on some common sexual practices in the homosexual community that are physically damaging to the people involved. I do want to warn you that some of these sexual practices are graphic but, I believe understanding is essential to a rational debate on the subject. With that warning, we move on to the subject of this article.

There are many common homosexual practices that endanger the well-being of those who practice homosexuality. In the previous post we looked at the  Christian Research Institute’s article, “Is Homosexuality a Healthy Lifestyle?“. In that article CRI discusses many unhealthy sexual practices and they quote a well-known proctologist, Dr. Bernard J. Klamecki. This is some of what he had to say:

I know well the medical and surgical pathology directly related to the sexual practices typical of active homosexuals, particularly anal intercourse (sodomy) and oral intercourse (fellatio)…. Sexual practices typical of homosexuals can affect the oral cavities, lungs, penis, prostate, bladder, anus, perianal areas outside of the rectum, rectum, colon, vagina, uterus, pelvic area, brain, skin, blood, immune system, and other body systems…. While none of the following practices is unique to homosexuals, they are nonetheless typical…. Most common is anal intercourse (sodomy)

According to Dr. Klamecki the common homosexual experience affects the entire body and, the overwhelming effects are negative. He then goes on to discuss some specific practices that are a little disturbing:

Foreign objects are often used in order to produce a different erotic sensation or to instigate a more violent sexual activity (sadomasochism). Objects that I have removed from the rectum and lower bowel include corn cobs, light bulbs, vibrators, soda bottles, and varied wooden sticks.

It does not take a doctor to realize that using these types of objects to achieve sexual fulfillment can do serious damage to the body. My sister is a surgeon and, while working she had to extract a toy alligator head from a man’s anal cavity. This is not a minority of homosexual men using foreign objects, it is the majority. Dr. Kalmecki continues on:

Oral intercourse (fellatio) is when the tongue is used to lick or tickle the outlet of the rectum for sexual excitement, arousing, or foreplay. Needless to say, bacteria may contaminate and infect the mouth. One other sexual practice is ‘Water Sports,’ in which urinating into the mouth or rectum is used as a sexual stimulant. Physical damage to the rectum may occur because of some of these practices.

Both of these acts, along with the others, may not solely be homosexual activities but, they are prominent within the homosexual community. They are damaging and, they threaten the lives of those participating in these sexual practices. Dr. Kalmecki then goes on to give some serious health risks associated with common homosexual activity:

There is an antinatural activity being performed when the rectum is the recipient of a penis or foreign object. Because of this activity, cracking of the tissue (fissuring), open sores (ulcers), boils (abscesses), and other infections can occur in the skin of the surrounding tissues…. Persistent anal-rectal sexual activity can lead to various pre-cancerous lesions such as Bowen’s disease and Kaposi’s sarcoma. Whenever tissues are traumatized, cracked, or abraded, they are vulnerable to bacterial infection.

Tissue damage, ulcers, boils, and other infections are serious health risks associated with gay sex. Not only that Kalmecki says that “persistent anal-rectal sexual activity can lead to various pre-cancerous lesions”. This should concern, not only the people involved but, Christians as well. Homosexuality is not only a lifestyle choice…it is a damaging lifestyle that leads to death. If pre-cancerous lesions don’t raise your concern notice the stat that Dr. Kalmecki gives about AIDS:

Dr. Klamecki then continues, discussing the various bacterial diseases and viral diseases he regularly encounters with his homosexual patients — the most prominent being AIDS (the current figure is that 70 percent of Americans with AIDS are male homosexuals or bisexuals).

Dr. Kalmecki, and every medical professional I have read, agrees that promiscuous homosexual practice dramatically increases the chances of the homosexual contracting AIDS. He also points out that drug abuse is typical among homosexual men:

In addition, he asserts that up to 86 percent of homosexual males use various drugs to enhance and increase their sexual stimulation.

Almost 90% of homosexual men use some sort of drug so they can engage in their sexual activity. This is common place among homosexuals, in fact, while doing some research, I found an interesting article at Gawker.com written by a gay man named Brian Maylan. In Maylan’s article entitled, “The Secrets Gay Men Don’t Want Straight Men to Know”, he writes this about drug use among homosexuals:

For those who don’t know, poppers are an inhalant that is rather easy to come by in most adult book stores or gay leather shops. It’s amyl nitrite and it’s sold as ‘room deodorizer’ or ‘video head cleaner’ or some other preposterous bull**** like that. Homosexuals love this stuff. Well, not all of them, but a lot of them. Especially bottoms [the man whom's anal cavity is penetrated]! What it does is loosen up all the involuntary muscles (like in the throat and anus) so it’s so much easier to get large objects pushed into them. They also make you kind of dizzy and crazy and make every cell in your body scream, “I want to f*** right now” at the same time. They’re great. They also give me a headache and make me want to pass out. Whatever, that’s the price you pay.

Maylan’s comments support Dr. Kalmecki’s statement about common drug use among homosexuals. If one needs to use drugs so they can engage in their sexual practices, it is not healthy.

With these factors it is easy to see that the common homosexual lifestyle is not healthy. In fact, the average homosexual is in danger of serious physical harm and, we should all be concerned about their well-being. Even though promiscuity and these damaging sexual practices are rampant among the homosexual community, there is hope. We need to take the Gospel of Jesus Christ to these people because, they are not only in danger of losing their lives but, they are in danger of losing their souls. Thankfully, change is possible. Paul wrote these words about every believer in the Lord Jesus Christ:

9 Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived! The sexually immoral, idolaters, adulterers, passive homosexual partners, practicing homosexuals, 10 thieves, the greedy, drunkards, the verbally abusive, and swindlers will not inherit the kingdom of God. 11 Some of you once lived this way. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God. -1 Corinthians 6:9-11, NET

If you identify yourself as a homosexual, I pray that you will repent and turn to God for healing. If you are a Christian, I pray that you will have concern and love for those engaged in a homosexual lifestyle. No matter which one you are, or are not, change is possible and, change comes through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ.

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• Can Homosexuals Change? (AnotherChristianBlog.org)

The other day I was directed to an article posted by the Christian Research Institute (CRI). In 2009 they posted an article entitled “Is Homosexuality a Healthy Lifestyle?“. The article is disturbing but, it highlights some major problems with homosexuality.

Before I continue, I want to make it clear that I am not talking about this subject because I enjoy it. I discuss this topic simply because this subject has become the biggest social issue of our day. Just the other week President Obama gave, what many would call, a politically driven announcement supporting same-sex marriage. Many people have begun to speak up about their positions and, that creates a need for the Christian worldview to be heard. Now to the article.

The CRI article touched on two issues within the homosexual community. Those issues were promiscuity and sexual practices. This article will deal with the rampant promiscuity in the homosexual community.

Most of us would agree that promiscuity is unhealthy. It inflicts physical, emotional, and spiritual harm. Even if you do not agree with the spiritual aspect, you most likely agree with the first two. Well, if promiscuity is unhealthy then the common homosexual lifestyle we see today is extremely unhealthy. Check out some of the stats quoted in the CRI article:

Homosexualities, an official publication of The Institute for Sex Research founded by Alfred Kinsey, Alan Bell, and Martin Weinberg, reported that only ten percent of male homosexuals could be termed as ‘relatively monogamous’ or ‘relatively less promiscuous.’

Only 10% of homosexuals reported that they were sort of monogamous. That stat alone would be staggering, but wait, it gets much worse.

Additional findings showed that 60 percent of male homosexuals had more than 250 lifetime sexual partners, and 28 percent of male homosexuals had more than 1,000 lifetime sexual partners

60% of homosexual men had more than 250 sexual partners. Anyone with a working mind should be able to understand just how unhealthy this promiscuous lifestyle is. As if that wasn’t bad enough, 28% of homosexual men had over 1,000 sexual partners. Those are certainly not numbers that you will find on any news station discussing homosexuality.

Out.com is a website that writes about homosexuality. In an article entitled, “Monogamy Redefined”, Out interviewed two gay porn stars in a relationship. Read the words that Chris Porter said about his relationship with his partner:

We didn’t want monogamy. We knew that wouldn’t work. We’re both horny all of the time. We have rules. We don’t hook up with someone if we’re in the same city without the other one being involved. But if he’s out of town, I’ll hook up with someone. I’ll call and be like, ‘Is that OK?’ We’re honest and communicate.

There you go. They talk and communicate about the other people they sleep with so it’s OK. For the majority of homosexuals they don’t want monogamy and, the stats back this claim up. One huge problem with this promiscuity is that many people in the homosexual community don’t even know the people they are sleeping with. Let’s go back to the CRI article:

Another startling fact is that 79 percent admitted that more than half of their sexual partners were strangers.

When most of the people you are sleeping with are strangers, your chances of contracting an STD (sexually transmitted disease) dramatically goes up. In fact, the CRI article touches on this:

Just a few years after the publication of this report, Dr. William Foege, the director of the Centers for Disease Control, stated: ‘The average AIDS victim has had 60 different sexual partners in the past twelve months.’

When people engage in promiscuity their chances of contracting AIDS is extremely high shown by the stat above. It is obvious that promiscuity is not healthy and, the rampant promiscuity within the homosexual community is a dirty secret that needs to be known.

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The mantra of the Occupy Wall Street movement is, “We are the 99%”. The only problem is we, the middle class and the poor in America, are not the 99%. In fact, the “99%” in America are more wealthy than the majority of the world. Here is some information that you need to be aware of:

Recent World Bank data estimates the number of people living on under $1.25 a day at about 1.4 billion worldwide. 8 About half of Sub-Saharan Africans live on under $1.25 a day. 9 Many more live just above this line. Over 2.5 billion people live on less than $2 a day, with nearly three-quarters of the population of Sub-Saharan Africa falling into this category. 10 (Note: These figures are calculated for purchasing power parity (PPP), meaning that someone earning “$2 a day” does not literally earn this much but the equivalent of what 2 U.S. dollars could buy in the United States.11) -GiveWell.org

Over 3.9 billion people live on less than 2$ a day. That is a staggering statistic that makes the people occupying Wall Street look like the Monopoly man. When we lose perspective we lose reality and, in reality, the people on Wall Street have lost perspective. Many of the Occupy people have cell phones, computers, jobs, and places to sleep. How many in the world have half of those things? How many have all of them? Not a majority. This loss of worldwide perspective also leads to a lack of gratitude.

Gratitude and thankfulness is an essential component of living a healthy Christian life. Without it, we are truly lost. This is what the Bible says about gratitude and thankfulness:

Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever! -Psalm 107:1, ESV

And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful. -Colossians 3:15

Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. -1 Thessalonians 5:18

What the Occupy Wall Street movement has taught me is to never lose perspective, never lose a sense of reality, never stray from God’s Word, and never lose gratitude.

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And you were dead in the trespasses and sins in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience—among whom we all once lived in the passions of our flesh, carrying out the desires of the body and the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, like the rest of mankind.

But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved—and raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, so that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.

For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them. – Ephesians 2:1-10, ESV

This is one of the most amazing passages of Scripture. I was dead in my sin and, God gave me life. God is rich in mercy and love and, even though I engaged in acts that were against his command, he saved me. The God presented to us in Scripture is amazing and wonderful. I pray that you come to know him as I have!

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I learned the greatness of God and, the weakness of me.

God is utterly holy and, I am utterly sinful.

God is the giver of life and, I was living in death.

God is light and, I was living in darkness.

I learned that the glory of God was of utmost importance. A line in the mewithoutYou song below has this lyric in it:

Oh, my G-d!

‘I do not exist,’ we faithfully insist
while watching sink the heavy ship of everything we knew
if ever you come near I’ll hold up high a mirror
Lord, I could never show you anything as beautiful as you

I was watching my past life sink in the abyss of forgiveness and, I realized that the most beautiful thing is God himself.

“If ever you come near, I’ll hold up high a mirror. Lord, I could never show you anything as beautiful as you.”

I pray that all that read this blog will realize that there is nothing more beautiful than our God.

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I enjoy watching the Big Bang Theory. It is a funny show that often doesn’t agree with a Christian worldview but, there are moments that teach me lessons. One of those moments came while watching an episode where Sheldon tries to save his friendship with his roommate, Leonard, by making him re-sign the “roommate agreement“. While Leonard and Sheldon negotiate, Sheldon announces that when Leonard re-signs the agreement Leonard would have a day, once a year, where he would be celebrated. Sheldon calls it “Leonard’s Day”. Here is a YouTube clip of their exchange:

What is great about this clip is that it highlights the human condition. Leonard seems excited about having his own day but, when it comes right down to it, all the day means is that others are obligated to get Leonard a “crummy card”. For many, I fear, this is what Mother’s/Father’s Day has become. It is a day that is dedicated to our parent’s which is never a bad thing but, when it becomes an obligation we have abandoned Scripture.

Exodus 20:12 says:

Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you. -ESV

The honor that we are to give our parents is not an option. It is a command from God. The honor that we give to our parents should also be a daily occurrence. In the time of Exodus many societies were tough on the elderly. Often, the elderly had to provide for themselves. This left them with a huge burden because many could not work. God wanted to make sure that his people would not allow this mistreatment to continue among his chosen people thus, he said that they were to “honor” their parents. This understanding of “honor” is echoed by Jesus’ words in Mark 7: 9-13:

And he said to them, ‘You have a fine way of rejecting the commandment of God in order to establish your tradition! For Moses said, “Honor your father and your mother”; and, “Whoever reviles father or mother must surely die.”

But you say, “If a man tells his father or his mother, Whatever you would have gained from me is Corban” (that is, given to God)—then you no longer permit him to do anything for his father or mother, thus making void the word of God by your tradition that you have handed down. And many such things you do.’

The Jewish authorities instituted the Corban rule, which was supposed to help raise money for the temple but, Jesus completely destroys this by looking back to the words of Exodus. Honoring your father and mother is more than a once-a-year tradition; it is a life-long commitment. That is the tragedy of Mother’s day.

We see the same tragedy with Easter or Christmas. We also see the same tragedy every Sunday. People go to church on Sunday and live like rebels the rest of the week. That is not honor. That is not righteousness. That is foolish and, so is celebrating our parents but once a year.

Don’t take part in the modern-day tragedy of Mother’s Day, instead show your Mother and Father honor throughout your entire life.

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