tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3004336939686048331Tue, 18 Oct 2011 04:15:05 +0000EmotionsTruthPollitically CorrectSpiritsCancerTechnologyRelationshipsForgivenessRich and PoorParentingHaiti TelethonLogicSaviorGlenn BeckAmericaPoliticsGovernmentHellAngelsSmokingFilm IndustryObamaWritingUnder RatedFaithJesusAutomotivePresidentAuto InsuranceClintonHeavenViolenceHateLoyaltyHomosexualityHonestyGodChristmasDemonsBushGetting OldLaws MoralsLawsPrayerVeteransAbout meCapitol PunishmentIntelligent AmericanThe WorldLifeEconomyChildrenGun ControlLoveNovelsPoliticianChristianitySeasonsPrivacy PolicyStupidityScript SupervisorLast WishMoviesDreamsDeathThe Honest Opinions of an American Christian, about the United States Government, Christianity, Morals, Life and anything else that I feel I need to say.http://christianamericanopinions.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Kenneth Schonmeier)Blogger48125ChristianAmericanOpinionshttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3004336939686048331.post-2910928761502804790Tue, 18 Oct 2011 03:27:00 +00002011-10-18T00:15:05.215-04:00NovelsWritingDreamsNobody remembers who won second place. They remember the winners and sometimes even the greatest of losers, but second place is like a nice day in August. It simply gets lost in the mix of all the other nice days in the middle of summer.I was a good speller in school. In 4th grade they had a big day of contests for all of the 4th graders. We had all kinds of contests. Every contest gave away http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChristianAmericanOpinions/~3/aa7cljeefGo/dream-for-future.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kenneth Schonmeier)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChristianAmericanOpinions/~4/aa7cljeefGo" height="1" width="1"/>http://christianamericanopinions.blogspot.com/2011/10/dream-for-future.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3004336939686048331.post-6203855044006355584Sat, 28 May 2011 11:26:00 +00002011-05-28T08:44:49.860-04:00PrayerFaithEconomyAutomotiveGodIt is about survival. The most basic instinct found in any living thing. Even those who commit suicide have it. If someone is driving in their car and they decide to run it into a tree and end it. They may even truly be ready and willing to go through with it, but if at that very moment, another car swerves into their lane, they will swerve to avoid it. Because it is a natural instinct to survivehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChristianAmericanOpinions/~3/Ho61iE-LM8g/god-can-change-your-future.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kenneth Schonmeier)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChristianAmericanOpinions/~4/Ho61iE-LM8g" height="1" width="1"/>http://christianamericanopinions.blogspot.com/2011/05/god-can-change-your-future.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3004336939686048331.post-2295449136919428869Fri, 20 Aug 2010 02:43:00 +00002010-08-19T23:34:43.415-04:00SpiritsAngelsDeathDemonsGodChristianitySo many people claim to believe in God and Jesus. So many will call themselves Christians. Then when it comes to ghosts, they so often tend to throw their Christian beliefs out the window and trust in the worlds way of thinking instead.Here is a true story of a house that some people I know live in. When they bought this house, the woman who sold it said her husband died in a hunting accident. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChristianAmericanOpinions/~3/oW_eWKMcgQQ/ghosts-or-demons.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kenneth Schonmeier)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChristianAmericanOpinions/~4/oW_eWKMcgQQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://christianamericanopinions.blogspot.com/2010/08/ghosts-or-demons.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3004336939686048331.post-465016301168622005Thu, 29 Jul 2010 03:08:00 +00002010-07-29T00:03:25.303-04:00FaithFilm IndustryGodIt is so easy to have faith when things are good. When there is no stress or worries, it is easy to give credit to God. When things get bad, it is another story all together. When things get bad, that is when you need real faith.August 1st will be my anniversary. I will have been married for 7 years on that day. That is 84 months. Of those 84 months, we have had about 6 months where we were http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChristianAmericanOpinions/~3/5tPhpdo_hkA/true-faith-comes-into-play-when-things.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kenneth Schonmeier)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChristianAmericanOpinions/~4/5tPhpdo_hkA" height="1" width="1"/>http://christianamericanopinions.blogspot.com/2010/07/true-faith-comes-into-play-when-things.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3004336939686048331.post-6173703640591109044Sat, 24 Jul 2010 03:01:00 +00002010-07-23T23:57:25.234-04:00PoliticianPresidentBushClintonEconomyPoliticsIt never fails. Every so often I will see a post or hear someone say how President Clinton balanced our budgets and gave us a surplus. How our economy was at its best under his presidency. Yet, how true is that?Does anyone truly believe that a President can take office and inside of a couple years make that kind of difference? That one president can change the entire economy in one term? I know http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChristianAmericanOpinions/~3/3qlXS3oBJQ8/people-see-what-they-want-to-in.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kenneth Schonmeier)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChristianAmericanOpinions/~4/3qlXS3oBJQ8" height="1" width="1"/>http://christianamericanopinions.blogspot.com/2010/07/people-see-what-they-want-to-in.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3004336939686048331.post-9184569587766074038Tue, 29 Jun 2010 02:29:00 +00002010-06-28T23:29:59.511-04:00Capitol PunishmentGun ControlThe Supreme Court has ruled it is an American's Right to have a handgun for protection. There are plenty who do not believe this is a good ruling. In fact, nearly half the Supreme Court think its the wrong decision.I have not heard a lot of arguments on this case myself, but it seems that the one I do hear the most is that they are too dangerous. That citizens carrying handguns only creates more http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChristianAmericanOpinions/~3/MZhRjUzaW04/guns-or-no-guns-for-americans.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kenneth Schonmeier)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChristianAmericanOpinions/~4/MZhRjUzaW04" height="1" width="1"/>http://christianamericanopinions.blogspot.com/2010/06/guns-or-no-guns-for-americans.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3004336939686048331.post-7071038770832584173Mon, 24 May 2010 02:23:00 +00002010-05-23T23:41:47.407-04:00Under RatedMoviesFilm IndustryScript SupervisorMany of us love the stars. Turn on the television set and it is always easy to find something filling us in on the latest news or gossip of one actor or another. Some of us who love watching movies even have favorite directors. Watch the credits at the end and the first things you often see is the cast, the directors and the producers. Go further down and many of us at least recognize some of thehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChristianAmericanOpinions/~3/WCn6X91pHLk/most-under-rated-person-in-film.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kenneth Schonmeier)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChristianAmericanOpinions/~4/WCn6X91pHLk" height="1" width="1"/>http://christianamericanopinions.blogspot.com/2010/05/most-under-rated-person-in-film.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3004336939686048331.post-5006263962467970652Fri, 30 Apr 2010 03:02:00 +00002010-04-30T00:00:21.414-04:00The WorldLoyaltyTruthForgivenessChristianityLoveI have written similar articles in the past in other blogs and sites. It is a subject that continues to irritate me and so I re-write it every so often.It always saddens me when someone has a hatred for Christianity. So many in this world sees Christianity as something that is so screwed up and ridiculous. They have no problems with all of the other religions but they have a big problem with http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChristianAmericanOpinions/~3/lrnRYb0A07o/christianity-misunderstood.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kenneth Schonmeier)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChristianAmericanOpinions/~4/lrnRYb0A07o" height="1" width="1"/>http://christianamericanopinions.blogspot.com/2010/04/christianity-misunderstood.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3004336939686048331.post-1585643210213496358Wed, 28 Apr 2010 05:10:00 +00002010-04-28T02:27:26.137-04:00FaithRich and PoorRelationshipsGodIt is times like these that truly puts a Christians faith in God to the test. As the automotive engineering world has disintegrated and my career has fallen out from under me, I have struggled with trying to figure out which direction to head for a new career. I have been laid-off since November of 2008 and my unemployment benefits will run out in about one week. Did I mention that my wife quit http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChristianAmericanOpinions/~3/4hF3sSAPAuQ/keeping-faith.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kenneth Schonmeier)7<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChristianAmericanOpinions/~4/4hF3sSAPAuQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://christianamericanopinions.blogspot.com/2010/04/keeping-faith.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3004336939686048331.post-5629033700858981669Fri, 02 Apr 2010 02:48:00 +00002010-04-01T23:10:29.051-04:00TruthRelationshipsLoveI think sometimes, we forget what motivated us in falling in love. We forget the loneliness, the pain and the sorrow we came out of. Sometimes we forget who we fell in love with and why.It is so easy to become so caught up in the every day redundancy of love that we begin to take it for granted. When we do this, we allow the first seeds of discontentment to enter into our relationships. Ignored, http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChristianAmericanOpinions/~3/Wz5lShBtI5c/forgetting-is-root-to-ruined.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kenneth Schonmeier)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChristianAmericanOpinions/~4/Wz5lShBtI5c" height="1" width="1"/>http://christianamericanopinions.blogspot.com/2010/04/forgetting-is-root-to-ruined.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3004336939686048331.post-1496781091812859190Sat, 20 Mar 2010 03:16:00 +00002010-03-20T00:10:43.377-04:00LoyaltyForgivenessRelationshipsWhen one person cheats on their spouse, the world usually looks at the cheater as the one at fault. It is not always the case. There are definitely times when one party is at complete fault, but often if one digs, the blame can be laid at the feet of both the husband and the wife.For instance, let us say a man cheats on his wife. He was not looking to cheat on her. He loves her very much. But onehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChristianAmericanOpinions/~3/vzZ2fyXUIz4/often-it-takes-two.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kenneth Schonmeier)5<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChristianAmericanOpinions/~4/vzZ2fyXUIz4" height="1" width="1"/>http://christianamericanopinions.blogspot.com/2010/03/often-it-takes-two.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3004336939686048331.post-717308175148520659Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:30:00 +00002010-03-04T10:30:02.926-05:00EconomyGovernmentAmericaRecently Senator Jim Bunning stood up, one man against the many to for what he believed in. He took criticism from both, the Democratic and Republican parties for making his stance. The problem was not that he was willing to make a stand but what he was standing against. He stood defiantly against the common man.It was a slap in the face to those who are desperately trying to eke out a simple http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChristianAmericanOpinions/~3/4dK5Vl-CvcE/we-people-are-below-our-government.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kenneth Schonmeier)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChristianAmericanOpinions/~4/4dK5Vl-CvcE" height="1" width="1"/>http://christianamericanopinions.blogspot.com/2010/03/we-people-are-below-our-government.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3004336939686048331.post-9113289878985073109Sun, 28 Feb 2010 14:27:00 +00002010-02-28T09:52:58.690-05:00EmotionsForgivenessHateAsk yourself, who in this world do you hate the most? An old friend who betrayed you? Your spouse's ex? Is there an actor or politician you hate? The only good answer here is if you can say, "I don't hate anyone!"If you hate someone to the point that it effects you in any way, what are you achieving? Do you think hating that person is going to hurt them? Maybe you don't hate a particular person http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChristianAmericanOpinions/~3/dSvbHNSTRV0/hatred-equals-self-destruction.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kenneth Schonmeier)3<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChristianAmericanOpinions/~4/dSvbHNSTRV0" height="1" width="1"/>http://christianamericanopinions.blogspot.com/2010/02/hatred-equals-self-destruction.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3004336939686048331.post-1787389927683709334Tue, 16 Feb 2010 04:29:00 +00002010-02-15T23:36:51.457-05:00For any of the 2 or 3 readers I have out there, I do ask you to forgive me for not posting more recently. Though I do see a lot of promise in the future right now, things recently have been tough financially. Not a good time for ones Computer chair to break! Right now I have to sit on a steel folding chair and even placing a pillow on it, it does not take long before my butt is getting sore and http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChristianAmericanOpinions/~3/TYOuNSdFwbE/delay-in-posts.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kenneth Schonmeier)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChristianAmericanOpinions/~4/TYOuNSdFwbE" height="1" width="1"/>http://christianamericanopinions.blogspot.com/2010/02/delay-in-posts.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3004336939686048331.post-5889529315339474150Thu, 04 Feb 2010 04:27:00 +00002010-02-04T00:14:57.703-05:00TruthPollitically CorrectI am out of shape and have gotten a little on the fat side. I am not weight challenged. I am fat! Some people are fat while others are stupid. Actually most are stupid. Because I say that, you might think I am arrogant. I do not believe I am, but if that's how someone sees me then that is what I am in that persons mind. Some people are short and some are ugly! Some are black and others are http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChristianAmericanOpinions/~3/yKzbIUDkt_U/being-politically-correct-is-for-weak.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kenneth Schonmeier)6<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChristianAmericanOpinions/~4/yKzbIUDkt_U" height="1" width="1"/>http://christianamericanopinions.blogspot.com/2010/02/being-politically-correct-is-for-weak.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3004336939686048331.post-2654562273286564177Tue, 26 Jan 2010 06:30:00 +00002010-01-26T01:57:10.593-05:00Haiti TelethonRich and PoorEconomyDo not get me wrong. I am not quite the cold hearted son of a wench that this title might make me out to be. I feel very bad for what happened there. I am sorry for all of the lives that were turned upside down. The loved ones lost and the homes wiped out. Still, there is something about these telethons that irritate me.I am out of work. I have problems with my hands going numb along with foot http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChristianAmericanOpinions/~3/u2bAvNbiitg/haiti-telethons-irritate-me.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kenneth Schonmeier)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChristianAmericanOpinions/~4/u2bAvNbiitg" height="1" width="1"/>http://christianamericanopinions.blogspot.com/2010/01/haiti-telethons-irritate-me.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3004336939686048331.post-8938213474759765445Tue, 12 Jan 2010 04:13:00 +00002010-01-12T00:09:28.438-05:00HeavenHellDeathChristianityOn Monday, January 11, 2010 my father, Marvin Rodney Schonmeier, died at 12:27 PM.I am not very heart broken. I loved him, but I hardly knew him. I did not even know he existed until I was in 7th grade when he started seeing me and my two brothers and doing things with us. After high school I lived with him for a while. When I finally moved out away from him, I did not talk to him again for quitehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChristianAmericanOpinions/~3/ifZsIHwnsS4/death-of-my-father-but-not-my-dad.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kenneth Schonmeier)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChristianAmericanOpinions/~4/ifZsIHwnsS4" height="1" width="1"/>http://christianamericanopinions.blogspot.com/2010/01/death-of-my-father-but-not-my-dad.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3004336939686048331.post-5863388114035068497Wed, 06 Jan 2010 04:16:00 +00002010-01-05T23:47:43.260-05:00DreamsI was never like the other kids growing up. I never had dreams of being a cop, a fireman, an athlete or any other exciting fantasies when I grew up. I have never dreamed of being rich and living in a huge house. I wanted to make enough money to pay the bills and not have to worry. I wanted to someday get married to a woman who loved me as much as I loved her. I wanted to raise children and be a http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChristianAmericanOpinions/~3/qLN8Y9OygVE/wasted-dreams.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kenneth Schonmeier)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChristianAmericanOpinions/~4/qLN8Y9OygVE" height="1" width="1"/>http://christianamericanopinions.blogspot.com/2010/01/wasted-dreams.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3004336939686048331.post-1826699229191417916Wed, 30 Dec 2009 03:28:00 +00002009-12-29T23:18:59.081-05:00CancerLogicIntelligent AmericanSmokingI have known several people who were straight "A" students in school. I once had a girlfriend who spoke highly of intelligent people and did not believe I was very intelligent. She had good grades in school and used large words. She and her friends looked down on news papers like the Detroit News and Free Press because they supposedly had what they called a 6th grade reading level. They preferredhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChristianAmericanOpinions/~3/KOcHk0Qnc5Y/what-is-intelligence.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kenneth Schonmeier)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChristianAmericanOpinions/~4/KOcHk0Qnc5Y" height="1" width="1"/>http://christianamericanopinions.blogspot.com/2009/12/what-is-intelligence.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3004336939686048331.post-2325950393974150120Mon, 28 Dec 2009 03:49:00 +00002009-12-28T00:30:15.541-05:00StupidityIntelligent AmericanEveryone, their brother, sister and illegitimate child knows that drugs are bad. We all know that the only thing you will ever get out of smoking is cancer and a lighter bank account. There is not a person who actually thinks it is a smart thing to drive while drunk. Yet so many people do one or more of those things.Why does the average person get into smoking? Not because it will help their http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChristianAmericanOpinions/~3/75jnSbDXJ0c/average-person-is-just-plain-stupid.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kenneth Schonmeier)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChristianAmericanOpinions/~4/75jnSbDXJ0c" height="1" width="1"/>http://christianamericanopinions.blogspot.com/2009/12/average-person-is-just-plain-stupid.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3004336939686048331.post-4596392781200618402Sat, 26 Dec 2009 03:10:00 +00002009-12-25T22:42:47.537-05:00JesusSaviorGodChristmasEvery year when Christmas comes and goes, I am thoroughly reminded just how little the true meaning of Christmas is either ignored or forgotten.The commercialism is absurd! It is not only about how many presents we get, but what brand name and what quality of the product. I will take it one step further. There are many who worry not only about what it is, but where it is bought! Was it bought at http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChristianAmericanOpinions/~3/_JR4bJVvirw/meaning-of-christmas.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kenneth Schonmeier)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChristianAmericanOpinions/~4/_JR4bJVvirw" height="1" width="1"/>http://christianamericanopinions.blogspot.com/2009/12/meaning-of-christmas.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3004336939686048331.post-3450527746505644660Mon, 14 Dec 2009 04:41:00 +00002009-12-14T01:00:36.413-05:00HeavenJesusHellGodChristianityI heard it again recently. "If those are the kind of people who will be in Heaven, I don't want to go there." Sometimes it is "If my friends aren't going to be in Heaven, then I don't want to go there either." Every time I hear someone say something so ridiculous, I realize just how little people even consider what Heaven and Hell will really be like.One time a long time ago, my real father was http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChristianAmericanOpinions/~3/bEGv9reC5fM/heaven-and-hell.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kenneth Schonmeier)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChristianAmericanOpinions/~4/bEGv9reC5fM" height="1" width="1"/>http://christianamericanopinions.blogspot.com/2009/12/heaven-and-hell.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3004336939686048331.post-5157561313528733142Tue, 01 Dec 2009 03:27:00 +00002009-11-30T23:31:11.548-05:00About meLifeWhen I was young, I was never happy. I am not sure why it is that I was never happy when I was young. It might have been that I was the third of six boys. Maybe it was because we were always poor. It could have been because I was small for my age and even though I was very athletic, I was always picked last in sports. I had a tooth that was sheered out grow back seven years later and it came in http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChristianAmericanOpinions/~3/cAreJlxCGR4/happiness-elusive-dream.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kenneth Schonmeier)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChristianAmericanOpinions/~4/cAreJlxCGR4" height="1" width="1"/>http://christianamericanopinions.blogspot.com/2009/11/happiness-elusive-dream.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3004336939686048331.post-6632396812434705372Fri, 27 Nov 2009 04:35:00 +00002009-11-27T00:13:05.164-05:00ViolenceYou are what you eat. It is an old old saying but it has a lot of truth psychologically as well as nutritionally.A lot of people do not believe that what we see on television or in the movies has any real effect on us. Often when I have gotten into a discussion about this subject, the phrase I hear the most is this.... "If I go see a movie about a killer, I'm not gonna come out of the theater http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChristianAmericanOpinions/~3/5Nm2-w7NZV8/you-are-what-you-eat.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kenneth Schonmeier)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChristianAmericanOpinions/~4/5Nm2-w7NZV8" height="1" width="1"/>http://christianamericanopinions.blogspot.com/2009/11/you-are-what-you-eat.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3004336939686048331.post-7949302680069848625Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:29:00 +00002009-11-22T23:16:19.451-05:00TruthHow often have you heard someone say, "Do unto others as they would do to you"? It is such a common and minuscule misquote that completely changes the meaning of the phrase. The correct phrase from the Bible is, "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you". Do you see the difference? While the wrong quote says that if someone does something to you that you should do it back, the correct http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChristianAmericanOpinions/~3/0CC4ama66GE/how-we-love-to-misquote.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kenneth Schonmeier)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChristianAmericanOpinions/~4/0CC4ama66GE" height="1" width="1"/>http://christianamericanopinions.blogspot.com/2009/11/how-we-love-to-misquote.html