45 Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures,
46 And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behooved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day:
47 And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
48 And ye are witnesses of these things. -- Luke 24: 45-48
*****
In the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre.
2 And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it.
3 His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow:
4 And for fear of him the keepers did shake, and became as dead men.
5 And the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not ye: for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified.
6 He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay.
7 And go quickly, and tell his disciples that he is risen from the dead; and, behold, he goeth before you into Galilee; there shall ye see him: lo, I have told you. -- Matthew 28:1-7
*****
3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
4 To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you,
5 Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. -- 1 Peter 1:3-5
Sunday, March 31, 2013
Saturday, March 30, 2013
Lawrence Auster, R.I.P. (1949 - 2013)
It is with great sorrow that I must announce the passing of Lawrence Auster, of View from the Right. I consider his tireless defense of Christian, traditional America as nothing less than heroic. Few have made greater inroads into explaining the failures and successes of the United States of America, past and present. Words cannot describe how much we needed his voice. Words cannot describe how much he will be missed.
I am thankful that his sufferings are ended. I am also grateful to report that I made amends with him, after a nasty butting of heads a few years ago; no bad blood remained between us.
Most of all, I am thrilled that he embraced Jesus Christ as his Savior. We know where he is, tonight, and it is a better place, by far, than this one.
I thought that he had more time, and I believe that he thought so, as well. I intended to write to him and let him know just how much his efforts defending our civilization from the destroyers within and without meant to me, but I ran out of time and never fulfilled that intention. He was in worse shape than I realized, though I knew his condition was dire. If there's one thing that I've learned from my failure, it is that one should not procrastinate over what needs to be said, regarding someone who is terminally ill. Say what you have to say, today. Right now. Don't put it off until tomorrow, for there may not be a tomorrow on this Earth for that person. The Lord does not promise us another day on this globe anyway, even for the healthy and robust. How much more tenuous is that foothold for someone with a terrible illness?
I know that I will never forget Lawrence Auster -- for though we never met in person, I considered him a friend.
Rest in peace, Larry, and may you delight in the presence of our God and King, Jesus Christ.
For more information, please go here.
I am thankful that his sufferings are ended. I am also grateful to report that I made amends with him, after a nasty butting of heads a few years ago; no bad blood remained between us.
Most of all, I am thrilled that he embraced Jesus Christ as his Savior. We know where he is, tonight, and it is a better place, by far, than this one.
I thought that he had more time, and I believe that he thought so, as well. I intended to write to him and let him know just how much his efforts defending our civilization from the destroyers within and without meant to me, but I ran out of time and never fulfilled that intention. He was in worse shape than I realized, though I knew his condition was dire. If there's one thing that I've learned from my failure, it is that one should not procrastinate over what needs to be said, regarding someone who is terminally ill. Say what you have to say, today. Right now. Don't put it off until tomorrow, for there may not be a tomorrow on this Earth for that person. The Lord does not promise us another day on this globe anyway, even for the healthy and robust. How much more tenuous is that foothold for someone with a terrible illness?
I know that I will never forget Lawrence Auster -- for though we never met in person, I considered him a friend.
Rest in peace, Larry, and may you delight in the presence of our God and King, Jesus Christ.
For more information, please go here.
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
War on the Middle Class
An excellent post at Daniel Greenfield's blog. Here's the gist of the article:
Amnesty is a declaration of war by big government and big business against the American middle class. It is a statement that they have no room for the middle class in their vision of the country.
Truer words never were spoken. I highly recommend the whole article.
Amnesty is a declaration of war by big government and big business against the American middle class. It is a statement that they have no room for the middle class in their vision of the country.
Truer words never were spoken. I highly recommend the whole article.
Friday, February 8, 2013
What Do You Think about this Scenario?
With few exceptions, the ruling elites of countries governed and peopled by blacks believe that racial and cultural diversity are great strengths, if not their greatest strengths. By "ruling elites," I mean those in government, academia, and the entertainment and mainstream news media. Governments of black countries have opened their borders to massive numbers of legal and illegal aliens who do not share their race, religion, language, culture, heritage, or values. In many cases, elites have enacted such policies not by replacing old laws with new, but by flouting the rule of law altogether. Those in power who threw the borders wide and sat on their hands as a deluge of migrants poured into their territories now call for illegal alien amnesties and taxpayer-funded privileges for illegals -- perquisites for which natives do not qualify.
Blacks become dispossessed in the societies that they built -- displaced from employment opportunities, higher pay rates, timely medical care, and the same volume level of voice in the political process. Their "representatives" pay less heed to black citizens' concerns, even as they pander to those of newly-arrived migrants.
Foreign languages become more common on signs in shop windows and in open conversations, in what once were monolingual black states.
Crime increases, especially in areas heavy with immigrants and migrants.
Around the world, polities once inhabited by overwhelming black majorities now see blacks sinking to sixty-five percent of the population, or less, with substantial white, Hispanic, and Asian minorities.
The establishment in black countries characterizes racial solidarity within minority groups as indicative of unity or strength. The establishment further describes such unity and strength as positive developments, as racial and/or cultural "vibrancy." Establishmentarians denounce as racists all blacks who either decry the demographic transformation of their lands, or call for black solidarity. In other words, race-centric thinking among whites, Hispanics, and Asians is beautiful; race-centric thinking among blacks is racism.
In addition, racial sensitivity is so high in the aforementioned commonwealths that the successful labeling of one as "racist" can mean loss of livelihood, a destroyed reputation, and possibly even prosecution. It is no trivial accusation.
In conclusion: blacks become an ever-shrinking demographic group in the civilization that they built, even as non-blacks become ever-growing demographic groups in the lands in which they are invited -- or uninvited -- guests.
*****
Here is a thought exercise; keeping the above scenario in mind, please mull over a few questions:
1. Would it be fair to say that the powers-that-be are hypocrites, in that they hold blacks to a standard to which they hold no one else?
2. Given inconsistent standards on racial solidarity, would it be fair to say that blacks not only will become a minority group in their own states, but will become a despised, persecuted, scapegoated minority?
3. Is it wrong for a black-majority country to want to remain majority-black? If "yes," why is it wrong?
4. Would it be fair to characterize the ruling elites as traitors or seditionists?
5. Would it be fair to characterize the establishment as anti-black in its policies?
6. Would it be fair to say that the political aristocracy is committing demographic genocide?
I asked the above questions not as a lark, but because the scenario I fleshed out is real, not fiction, and is a deadly serious, life-altering problem. In this case, the sole difference between reality and fantasy is that demographic displacement executed by the ruling elite is not occurring in black countries, but in white countries throughout western civilization. Replace "blacks" with "whites," and "whites" with "blacks" in the thought experiment, and you have an accurate depiction of real-world events. I used blacks as the victims of demographic destruction because I wanted to get people to think outside the proverbial box.
I would add that, outside western civilization, most of the rest of the world rejects the concepts of multiculturalism and diversity as the sheerest nonsense.
I welcome comments/thoughts.
Blacks become dispossessed in the societies that they built -- displaced from employment opportunities, higher pay rates, timely medical care, and the same volume level of voice in the political process. Their "representatives" pay less heed to black citizens' concerns, even as they pander to those of newly-arrived migrants.
Foreign languages become more common on signs in shop windows and in open conversations, in what once were monolingual black states.
Crime increases, especially in areas heavy with immigrants and migrants.
Around the world, polities once inhabited by overwhelming black majorities now see blacks sinking to sixty-five percent of the population, or less, with substantial white, Hispanic, and Asian minorities.
The establishment in black countries characterizes racial solidarity within minority groups as indicative of unity or strength. The establishment further describes such unity and strength as positive developments, as racial and/or cultural "vibrancy." Establishmentarians denounce as racists all blacks who either decry the demographic transformation of their lands, or call for black solidarity. In other words, race-centric thinking among whites, Hispanics, and Asians is beautiful; race-centric thinking among blacks is racism.
In addition, racial sensitivity is so high in the aforementioned commonwealths that the successful labeling of one as "racist" can mean loss of livelihood, a destroyed reputation, and possibly even prosecution. It is no trivial accusation.
In conclusion: blacks become an ever-shrinking demographic group in the civilization that they built, even as non-blacks become ever-growing demographic groups in the lands in which they are invited -- or uninvited -- guests.
*****
Here is a thought exercise; keeping the above scenario in mind, please mull over a few questions:
1. Would it be fair to say that the powers-that-be are hypocrites, in that they hold blacks to a standard to which they hold no one else?
2. Given inconsistent standards on racial solidarity, would it be fair to say that blacks not only will become a minority group in their own states, but will become a despised, persecuted, scapegoated minority?
3. Is it wrong for a black-majority country to want to remain majority-black? If "yes," why is it wrong?
4. Would it be fair to characterize the ruling elites as traitors or seditionists?
5. Would it be fair to characterize the establishment as anti-black in its policies?
6. Would it be fair to say that the political aristocracy is committing demographic genocide?
I asked the above questions not as a lark, but because the scenario I fleshed out is real, not fiction, and is a deadly serious, life-altering problem. In this case, the sole difference between reality and fantasy is that demographic displacement executed by the ruling elite is not occurring in black countries, but in white countries throughout western civilization. Replace "blacks" with "whites," and "whites" with "blacks" in the thought experiment, and you have an accurate depiction of real-world events. I used blacks as the victims of demographic destruction because I wanted to get people to think outside the proverbial box.
I would add that, outside western civilization, most of the rest of the world rejects the concepts of multiculturalism and diversity as the sheerest nonsense.
I welcome comments/thoughts.
Tuesday, January 1, 2013
Wednesday, December 26, 2012
Merry Christmas, Everyone
I would have posted this earlier in the day, but I've been so busy, I haven't found the time until tonight. It seems that Christmas always passes by so fast that I can't appreciate it and take it all in as I would wish to do so. Nevertheless, I hope that all of my readers -- whether they comment regularly or not -- had a blessed and happy Christmas, filled with the joy of family fellowship, and the gift of God's own Son. May God grace you with His presence in your daily lives.
Take care, and remember that wise men still seek Him.
Take care, and remember that wise men still seek Him.
Friday, December 7, 2012
The Last Word
The following caption was found written on a gravestone:
"As I am now, you soon shall be,
So be content to follow me."
Then someone taped the following note on that gravestone:
"To follow you I'm not content,
Until I know which way you went!"
--from Cybersalt Digest
"As I am now, you soon shall be,
So be content to follow me."
Then someone taped the following note on that gravestone:
"To follow you I'm not content,
Until I know which way you went!"
--from Cybersalt Digest
Sunday, November 25, 2012
Spamalot
Just wanted to make it known that spam in the commenting section will be nuked A.S.A.P.
You guys are wasting your time.
And remember that Santa Claus is watching you.
He's everywhere! HE'S EVERYWHERE!
You guys are wasting your time.
And remember that Santa Claus is watching you.
He's everywhere! HE'S EVERYWHERE!
Saturday, November 24, 2012
Thursday, November 22, 2012
Happy Thanksgiving Everyone
O give thanks unto the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever. -- Psalm 107:1
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