Homosexuality makes me think of some of the most creative and talented gifts God has given to society and history. I think of people like Ian McKellan, George Takei, Elton John, Jennifer Knapp, and Ray Boltz.. Michelangelo?

Creative, intellectual, and talented people who love the Lord and live a quiet homosexual lifestyle cannot be written-off merely as “immoral.” There is a connection that Justice demands we acknowledge. So I’m told, gay men are “looking for dad,” while lesbians want to “run away from abusive men.” Given that anecdotal wisdom, respect may be paid to both genders by focusing on the common thread: men.

All boys and men have a God-given urge to rip everything off and run around. Jocks don’t think about it, they just “do” and “don’t do” stuff. Introspective guys may over-analyze and misinterpret that urge as being “homosexual” if they have picked-up a message that they are not masculine. Perhaps if their creativity were validated by their fathers they wouldn’t make that misinterpretation. Testosterone expresses itself in different ways for different personalities and talents. Scratching and racing may be what some men find to be “manly,” for THEM, but the same tenacity can express itself in art. If jocular fathers mislabel “art” as “gay” then their artistic sons may just say, “Okay, I am who God made me.”

Many open-homosexuals start out wanting to be like straight guys. It’s true in most other cultures of the world. In France, if you wear board shorts to the pool they’ll give you dirty looks. In Taiwan, a “swimming suit” is streamline-athletic, a “beach suit” is casual-social (board shorts), and you can wear either one to the beach. But in America, if a guy laps the city pool dressed like Michael Phelps, people will gossip about his sexual orientation—though when men pile on top of each other in tights and shoulder pads it’s the “opposite of gay” because, “that’s football.”

Crud analysis of sexuality creates crud sexuality. Some men want to act rough and tough gruff, work in the shop, and watch football. But don’t ignore the artistic guys in the marching band. We need both. I like puffing my chest out and body slamming my friends, but because it’s fun, not because I think it is the comprehensive definition of masculinity. All balls and no brains.. that’s something you turn into a steer.. and that’s exactly what comes in the next generation from such a parenting philosophy.

Fathers who say, “Crying if for girls,” may make themselves wholly incapable of identifying with brilliant-analytical sons. Why might such a son grow up to be repulsed by a woman’s body? It’s as if his inner instincts are saying, “I don’t want to be like my dad—who doesn’t appreciate my artwork because he has color-blinded himself to my gifting, but I don’t know how to get out of this mess either. If this is how life is going to be for me then I want to end my legacy and not perpetuate the problem by having kids who will only turn-out worse than I did.” Even though a gay man may want children, the repulsion that a lifestyle homosexual man feels toward a woman’s body may be his pure-survival instincts trying to tell him something: He hasn’t been appreciated for who he is.

Hence grows a desire for penetrating activity in unusual places to get an injection and stimulation in hopes to provide for the lack of life and substance because a creative-analytical personality was never validated by a bravado-jesting father. What the inner-heart needs is not a massage, but to recognize one’s self as already being valid and grow strong. This is what Christ offers us if we’ll accept it.

It is likely that the bravado-father, who is likely compensating for his own lack of identity—and won’t admit it to himself—may actually have been looking up to his creative-brilliant son from the beginning. If that’s the case, lifestyle homosexuality may be the “best compromise” as son can find.

Many dads are beside themselves when their creative sons “come out.” This reveals ineptitude. Fathers should be equally distressed when young men start jesting in bravado at the expense of others. Insensitive fathers just might be a factor in raising homosexual sons. Are we right to condemn one and not the other?

Not all dads, probably not most dads, with creative-analytical sons living lifestyle homosexuality are bad fathers. Many fathers do the best with what they have. It’s an honest and understandable oversight of details, if dad eventually admits those details. Nobody’s perfect and a son doesn’t expect his dad to be—especially if the son is introspective-insightful. Reflective people can be the most forgiving, but that’s not the main issue. Such a son may want validation of the his detailed worldview.

But what has American Religion done? —Either validated the sorrow without healing it or blasted people with messages about morality.. either way, ignoring the heart issues of both sons and fathers.

Lifestyle homosexuals often have a significant sense of honesty and openness. They don’t like to see problems ignored and they don’t like pat answers that mask symptoms and leave room for root-issues to grow. “REAL” men have intense, bold, gutsy, well thought-through, carefully-considered, skill-refined creativity.. not merely bravado. Jocular and distant parenting yields no substance, is widely accepted by the Church, and promotes the very things Pharisees like to judge: single-parenting, crime, and homosexuality. Are non-Christians wrong for thinking that Christians only want to condemn people when the Church promotes the things that promote the things that it judges? The solution to porn addiction isn’t an accountability circle, but toning-down our obsession with romance as an end to itself and remembering that sex begins a FAMILY.

I’m coming to the conclusion that lifestyle homosexuality is the greatest distress-signal sent to society on behalf of society from some of the most honest and competent voices.. and we need to give those voices our respect. Our first step to healing is helping that distress signal to be interpreted accurately by EVERYONE—distressors and distressed alike.

“The Iranian accusation strains credulity even further after Wednesday’s Bangkok bombing, for which two Iranian suspects were detained – one after he accidentally blew off his own legs with a hand grenade.

The spate of bombings – which so far have killed no one – occurs about a month after the most recent in a string of killings of Iranian nuclear scientists. Iran accuses Israel of carrying out those assassinations and vowed in January to avenge them.”

http://news.yahoo.com/why-ahmadinejad-eager-show-off-iran-nuclear-facilities-212409971.html

This is not retribution, but it’s wise because of two things: 1. We have the right to face our accusers and 2. being similar to “looser pays” it probably would help Protective Services and Police identify the REAL problem parents while reducing frivolous accusations against good parents.

When someone accuses a parent, that accuser is expressing a parenting philosophy opinion.

I was spanked as a child and I’m glad. “No-injury-no-mark-non-excessive” spanking should be considered good by the government. No marks or bruises.. no investigation or questions.

Protective Services agents should be experienced as Police Officers and required to have responsible adult children who recommend them. They should have instant rapport with young parents so they can give personal parenting advice effectively. Experienced police know REAL home problems very well and many 40 year old Police would love to give good advice to young parents and help prevent juvenile crime.

http://www.wsoctv.com/news/news/local/youtube-dad-who-shot-daughters-laptop-gets-visit-a/nHbcR/

Does the logo need to change? Will your “need” expire in the second year of a three year plan? Does the product need excessive engineering or is it best to shoot from the hip? Can YOU shoot from the hip at this target market or do you need to hire an expert? Which expert should you hire or how should you hone your own accuracy? How do you know who to hire for this industry?

The questions for new ventures can only be answered with testing. EVERY concept must be tested before we have an answer and textbooks aren’t crystal balls with which to see the future.

So, what may be a vital element of a successful NEW business plan? I call it “sustained and out-the-door solvency”.

Raise capital through pre-orders. Sell it before you manufacture it, but know that you can deliver. Call it “pre-order”. It’s kind of what Real Estate flippers may do, asking for a small loan to do a sale they already have lined-up start-to-finish.

You could make ONE edition of ONE prototype product that is extremely expensive and auction it at a high price to fund future products. But, make sure that, while business volume may be very low in the beginning, at least it is solvent by definition of orders involving procedures, payments, and revenue. If it’s profitable out the door, then “more of the same” could more likely be a good system. Affiliate marketing and other word-of-mouth requirements could help define the rate of proper speed of business growth naturally—just don’t let books and tapes interfere with original product, they should help, and why not include them in the original product line if they are profitable?

With sustainable marketing at the get-go, each of those market variables and testing needs can continue without betting the house. Loan officers might like you to think otherwise, but do them a favor: don’t borrow unless you have your own evidence to prove you have already paid yourself back, then you can pay back others.

IMHO, loans are much better for EXPANDING an existing and solvent small business—loans and large investment balloons must never be an essential for the beginning phase. If throwing more money was actually the secret, then you don’t know what other market guesses you just got lucky with. Then, in five years, you won’t know how to re-invent.

Joseph managed a dungeon for 12 years before managing Egypt. He literally couldn’t fail because he was at rock-bottom by definition. Learn to walk on the ground, then do high-ropes later.

For me, it’s only a theory since I myself haven’t even done it, but I have to have SOME kind of theory when I’m starting out. Everyone does. If I turn out to be right, you’ll probably read about it in text books.. five years after the fact, maybe even later. Just remember, you read it here first. On practical subjects, such as business and ministry theories, school is “behind the times” by definition. But that’s okay, I’ll help the classroom catch up to the actual field of work when my time comes. Call it, “special education.”

No, I’m concerned about a potential stand-off between honest police and honest citizens.. and it’s all from a misunderstanding.

I was raised as a Michigan Militia Redneck. Yep, a bitter nut who “clung to guns and religion”. That was me. It was how dad raised me. Don’t get me wrong, all my life, dad respected police officers and soldiers and he even taught me to respect every City and State Trooper, even if a traffic cop was in the wrong. If dad had a problem, he wouldn’t yell at police, he’d  thank the officer for keeping the roads safe, then go to Congress. Though I mellowed in time, as a Conservative I still believe that the US Constitution was the “constitution” of not only the nation, but also its prosperity. Dad, too, changed a little. Toward the end of his life, he stopped calling the Michigan Militia so much, stopped bothering Congress, and tried to live his own quiet life. We were pretty much in agreement about all that. To this day, while I don’t march with the Militia, I’m proud to have many Conservative hunters and gun owners as close friends. A 40 year old with camouflage and an NRA hat may scare a young city girl, but not me. They are my friends. So are many police officers.

Are governments evil? Both Democrats and Republicans would have us think so. China thinks every government is evil except their own, though I think they need to reconsider that position a little. As Reagan said, “Government isn’t the solution to the problem, Government IS the problem.” Yet, he didn’t encourage disrespect to authorities. Washington recently erected a monument to MLK Jr, who, himself taught that we need “peaceful” civil disobedience, sometimes, to make a point. I agree with our government’s respect for that man.

Have you heard the term “Sovereign Citizens“? Actually, they aren’t “sovereign”—they are angry and understandably so. But, “sovereign citizen” isn’t their own term, it’s a label they were given by law enforcement. By giving them special names, the government is unwittingly amplifying their influence. For the sake of peace: Governments, don’t call them a “movement”! They are individuals who don’t coordinate. Right or wrong, it would be best to call it an “attitude”.

As with many, there are two sides to this conflict, as well as a single Biblical solution for both. In a word: Patience. But, what does it mean to “persevere” or “have patient endurance”? Right now, both the angry citizens and the FBI think they are persevering, but they seem to have “perseverance” confused with “punishment”. No one has the right to take the law into their own hands—not citizens, not police, not police administrators, and not supposed Militias. If we don’t learn diplomacy on both sides, many lives could be lost.

During the Whiskey Rebellion, the Federal Government started stepping on the toes of corn farmers in the mountains. Corn is hard to transport, so, farmers refined corn into whiskey for easier transportation and more profitability. Next, laws come along trying to interfere with the market. George Washington, former general of the Militia, leader in the Revolution, and President of the Convention that gave us our current Constitution, called the military against the whiskey farmers. Probably, it broke Washington’s heart to do it, but the farmers were in rebellion without due process.

The Declaration of Independence was one step of a long and courteous procedure of expressing the frustration citizens had with feeling oppressed. The document summarized the tyranny of England as “eating out their substance”. That’s how the Whiskey farmers felt, but they didn’t write sober letters for appeal. They took up arms prematurely. The whiskey farmers were wronged, but their reaction was equally wrong.

It’s said that our founding fathers thought a rebellion in the nation would be good from time to time. But that doesn’t mean Thomas Jefferson wanted us to shoot a police officer when he stops someone for a traffic violation! If Supreme Chancellor Palpatine suddenly declared himself ruler of the USA, announcing it would be the first continental empire, and no more Congress.. then an armed rebellion would be in order, and the FBI and military would probably help out. Government officials and Tea Party leaders need to talk about these matters, not ignore them. By not teaching the American people why the founding fathers feared the government of their own constitution, “sovereign citizens” are without guidance and don’t know what made our nation’s revolution so special.

In one instance, a man was reportedly walking his dog in a local park. Well, actually, it used to be a local park, but the national park service had recently assumed command and, likewise, banned walking dogs without a leash. A park ranger asked for his name, he apparently didn’t want to be bothered by the bureaucracy that didn’t conform to the local community, and the ranger eventually tazed him. This is an example of “eating out their substance”. Walking dogs according to the new laws of the central bureaucracy is not punishable by tazer, but that’s what the ranger seemed to justify doing. The park ranger should be fired from any future police work at any government level in the nation. Officers of the law don’t shoot someone walking away who is not a threat, not even with an electric shock weapon. The man, however, should let this be a lesson to himself that he should take his grievances to Congress, not get mad and storm off. This time, it took two to fight, but the ranger was more in the wrong for using a weapon against an unarmed citizen who was not a threat. The national park service should have kept the previous “no leash” rule for that area of the park. The out-of-town-out-of-touch bureaucrats should also be fired. Let’s all learn from this. If you’re so smart—as a police officer or as a citizen or as a bureaucrat—then you should know how to keep situations from escalating.

American airline security screening also has a problem. But, again, my concern isn’t typical. If we looked at their track record, compared to the poor lady who forgot to leave her carry-hand gun at home, TSA has a terrible batting average of knowing who the real bad guys are. But one thing you won’t see me doing is stripping off my clothes at a security point with “fourth Amendment” written on my chest. The TSA officers may or may not be honest, but in any case, they don’t make the policies: Washington does. If you have a problem with TSA, think ahead, don’t wait until you arrive at the airport and create a scene. Instead, write the people in Congress who can make a difference. As for me, I refuse to travel on USA-bound airlines because of TSA, but not for the reason you might think. Many people quietly believe that TSA officers want to “eat out their substance” by conditioning the American public to think it’s okay to be harassed, so long the government has an excuse. However,  I disagree.  I’m not concerned about the TSA distributing pictures of my rock-hard body as most people may be. Rather, I’m concerned about the terrorists that may slip past their check points while Brad Pitt’s X-Ray has them distracted.

TSA doesn’t seem to do security, instead, I see politically correct grandstanding. Israel and China have greater security threats—and they have greater security effectiveness. TSA searches all the wrong people, much more invasively than even Communist China, much more expensively than Airports can afford, they don’t find any bad guys, and the wrong people still get past their nets. TSA isn’t “unethical” (like the tazer ranger was), but simply incompetent. We need capable national security in American airports.. which is why we don’t need status quo. The nation would be safer if China handled our airport screening, rather than the current bureaucrats, and I say this as a Conservative who respects City, County, State, FBI, and TSA officers. Until someone competent steps in, I urge citizens: If you don’t like TSA, don’t go to the airport to pick a fight!

Jesus said to Peter, “Those who live by the sword die by the sword.” Then He healed the soldier who was wrongfully arresting Him. Both Peter and that soldier learned an important lesson that day.. both of them. In Revelation 13, Heaven announces something similar, then calls Christians to “perseverance”. The Bible doesn’t only call citizens nor only police officers, but ALL of God’s people to choose “perseverance” rather than taking up arms and imprisonment.

(If you aren’t interested in the Greek, skip this paragraph.) Revelation 13:9-10 does not say, “if anyone is predestined for captivity,” as some translations may. It merely says, “if anyone is for captivity…” Based on the “kill with the sword, die by the sword,” idea in the early part of the verse, this sets a tone of the law of Sowing and Reaping. Therefore, in the Greek, “for captivity,” doesn’t mean, “captivity is your inescapable destiny,” but, “if you are in favor of imprisoning your enemies without a trial…”

This passage doesn’t address all of human history, nor it is about the death sentence discussion held through the centuries. This is about a serious and scary time period in the days just before Jesus returns when people and governments may get a little chaotic. Police officers and citizens alike may be very honest, yet misunderstand each other. There will always be corrupt police just like there will always be dishonest citizens. But, the closer we get to the return of Christ, the more trouble we will have knowing who our friends and enemies are. When civil unrest develops, many may say, “Those people are evil! They aren’t breaking any laws, but we still need to stop them!” Then, some may suggest taking up arms or prison sentences for crimes that laws haven’t been written for. When that happens, be patient. Persevere and don’t try to take the law into your own hands.

If you are a police officer who encounters a “sovereign citizen” attitude: Be kind, still, and calm. Say, “I understand and appreciate that you want to make sure I follow the State and Federal Constitution of our governments. If you like, I can provide you with my ID number in accordance with the law. But, for now, sir, you may still need to address this traffic ticket (or taxes, etc) properly.” Conscientious police can say this honestly and it could defuse an escalating problem. It may not seem like much if you are a police officer, but a citizen who is under a little stress might be really glad to hear those words, maybe even thankful. My father served in the MP during Vietnam. “That’s what we call, ‘keeping the honest people honest,’” he would often tell me. Proverbs 15:1, a gentle answer turns away wrath. This is perseverance and it could save two good men from an unnecessary conflict so both of them can go home to their families.

If you are a citizen who has “had enough” from the bureaucracy, whether at your job or with police and government: Don’t go rogue. Keep your head. Go to Congress. City, County, State, and Federal governments are different. If one government tells you, “We don’t handle that, the other government does,” they aren’t trying to push you off. Ask that official for help getting in contact with right elected official. And, remember: Only complain (respectfully) to elected officials (even if you voted against them) or their office staff, not bureaucrats that citizens don’t vote on. Politicians (including Sheriffs) love to hear from their voters. Most voters never call their governments. So, be courteous and decent. They may be glad merely to hear from you, but if you are disrespectful, they may be disappointed and then stop listening to you. It may not be right for them to do so, but you too can set a mature example. Still, it’s okay to be a little angry and let the politician know you’re angry, just make sure they know you are glad they take the time to hear you. Email is also great because they can read it fast and it doesn’t have to go through as much security screening—and they do actually read them. Think about it. Do things the right way and don’t take the law into your own hands. Proverbs 15:1, a gentle answer turns away wrath. This is perseverance and it could save many lives so all the good guys can go home to their families.

In the Bible, perseverance coincides with the Rapture of the Church. Jesus says to some of the Christians (Rev 3:10) “Because you kept the word of my perseverance, I will keep you from the great hour of tribulation..” (JEV—Jesse’s Evangelical Version, I know Greek so I translate it myself.) When I look at the call to perseverance of Rev 13:9-10, 14:12, and I see the struggle, I tend to believe that many Christians may be martyred, many will likely die in cataclysmic events (just as recently happened in Japan), and, maybe, only those who choose perseverance will see the rapture. The only words and terminology that refers to “taking” or “keeping from” in Revelation is Revelation 3:10, connected with perseverance. “Coming out of the great tribulation” in Revelation 7 doesn’t say how they came out or that they were “kept out”, it only says where they started and where they ended up.

Revelation 3:10 makes sense. To persevere rather than punish, is a tribulation of its own.  Any responsible police officer will say, “Punish them somehow. Prison, death sentence, something! You can’t just let criminals go loose or you’ll have lots of police work to do.” Yep. If you neither imprison nor have no death sentence—the police must persevere. This concept is not intended not for all time periods of history, but as Satan tries to take over the world according to prophecy about the End Times, there may be a point where we need extra patience. In our own lives, we might practice for that era now.

One time, recently, I was with a couple families on a Sunday afternoon. The boys in each family are friends and their horseplay was reaching that turning point where “fun” changes to “tears”. The situation hadn’t gotten ugly and I didn’t want to. I intervened, grabbing the more aggressive of the two boys, and started tickling him.

This boy has a strong will, so, he took exception to his “fun” being interrupted. He scowled at me and started clawing and biting. What did I do? I didn’t scold him. I didn’t slap him. I didn’t tell his mom.. I persevered. He’d try to attack me and I’d just keep him away. He’d grab for my shirt, I’d tickle him again. More and more he got tired and demoralized from lack of accomplishment. After five minutes, the conflict was reduced to a stare-off. He’d frown at me and I’d play-scowl until he laughed. Then, he’d get angry that I made him smile and he attacked me again. Five seconds later we’d repeat the same pattern and so forth. Finally, it was over and the rest of the afternoon was a fun time for everyone.

This happened in a public place. Sometimes, I got occasional looks of concern from people who didn’t know what all was happening. Was I attacking him? Was I playing too much? This didn’t look normal. If I had scolded him or taken him crying to his mother, people might have looked at me respectfully. But I’m not a politician seeking votes. My choice to persevere rather than to punish was misunderstood by those around me. Wisdom has a price and most people don’t understand what it means to apply perseverance to relationships. If you persevere with someone, you may also need to persevere with silent observers who don’t understand.

Perseverance isn’t an emotion, it’s a path. But it doesn’t merely mean that we keep pushing until we get whatever we want. Perseverance is, specifically, choosing an effective way that requires extra work on our part instead of punishing someone. Some situations call for punishment. We can choose between punishment and perseverance, just like we can choose between left and right. I’m merely pointing out the difference.

Wisdom can easily get us thinking that we must always choose punishment to prevent future problems. Yes, we need to think ahead and focus on the “principal of the matter”, but we should also consider perseverance as a responsible option. These days, we may have a use for both, but in the near future, our lives may depend on our choice to persevere. So, ask the Lord for wisdom. Seek out situations where you might choose perseverance rather than punishment so when the day comes, we know how to do the right thing. Let’s learn how to persevere now, while we have time.

There is much more that could be said about this. We could talk about martial arts where the Master only doges and blocks attacks until the aggressor becomes exhausted. This shows the Master’s great skill and wise patience. We could talk about the important role that forgiveness and grace may have in this. After all, it’s hard to be patient with people we hold a grudge against. We might consider the movie Soul Food where Grandmama simply makes things better and people learn without having to be scolded. If we explored this further there would be many other considerations, advantages, pitfalls, and in ten years I could probably write a lot more about it than I can now. But, for the time being, I don’t want to address all these questions in the same article. I just want to introduce the idea. If you have something else to say about this, please, I leave you the room to do so. After all, perseverance involves many people, by definition.

OPINION—Much of what we know from long history is anecdotal at best, coming from tradition. But could that actually be more credible than the academic obsession we have today?

General Eisenhower insisted that as many photographs as possible be taken of the Jewish Holocaust aftermath because, some day, so he claimed, someone would try to deny that any of it ever happened. Now, not even a century later, accredited academians and even Middle-East governments are making the denial Eisenhower predicted. What’s the point in certification if it doesn’t stop such obtuse lies? Perhaps, certifying the lies was Satan’s intention all along.

Tradition tells us that there were two zodiacs. Yes, TWO! The first was held by Noah (the guy with the ark) and his ancestors. Supposedly, Noah believed that the stars told a story of a loving Creator God who would redeem humanity through a suffering messiah borne of a virgin. However, as some believe, a second zodiac of the stars originated around the building of the Tower of Babylon, influenced by Lucifer, who taught that the Creator God was an evil tyrant who wanted to harm humanity and that a Satanic messiah would come through a virgin who would unite humanity and protect us from the “evil” God of Heaven. Obviously, the second zodiac tells the perspective of Satan’s propaganda to unite the world in rebellion against the returning Christ Jesus.

The second zodiac is what most of us are familiar with today, the origin of many false religions which split at Babylon, eventually extending to cult governments such as modern Iran, ancient Egypt, the Roman Caesar cult, and even into Roman Catholicism, by keeping pagan-Rome practices, changing mainly the names, and retaining many Satanic symbols. Because the unholy offspring of the second zodiac commandeered Christianity by way of Constantine—evidenced by burning their own Christians alive in the Middle Ages—secular and supposedly Christian academians claim that Christianity, too, came from the second zodiac. This is an obvious attempt to deceive even Christians to unite under Satan in “defense” against the  Justice of the supernatural and good God of Heaven, Jesus Christ, as explained in the Bible. For the record: God’s Justice will be no work of mankind and is not rebellion against human government. It’s purely from God and His supernatural angels, in His timing.

But academics didn’t always see things this way. Their obsession with accredited, denominational “Churchianity” didn’t prevent researchers from mislabeling one of China’s greatest and most civilly admirable Church movements—the Local Church of Watchman Nee. Our cult watchdogs thought they were a cult, from which the Chinese Communists decided to imprison and martyr them. Only recently have both American Christian researchers and the Chinese Communists discovered this error. Christian Research Journal Vol 32 No 6, 2009 showed integrity in setting the record straight. Bravo, Hank Hanegraaff! That article shows that it was not so much academics, but personal involvement with the Local Church of China that revealed the truth. Perhaps, personal encounter should be respected over accreditation.

Yeah, don’t pirate. But, you can’t shut down all freedom just to protect an industry that may need to reinvent. If Steve Jobs were alive, he might offer us another solution, like he did with iTunes almost a decade ago.

If there’s a copyright claim, the artist needs to show his face in court. If there’s $50 million awarded for an infringement, the artist needs to get the lump of that, with the record label as his agent and attorney—not $49 million for the record company and $1 million to the artist.. NO MATTER WHAT contract the artist signed. Copyright is for artists and inventors and authors, not publishers, manufacturers, and producers. Keep it that way.

Seem controversial? Look over the big picture of November in Washington.

Ron Paul is a head-in-the-sand ostrich on foreign policy, which his CIA fan only proves. His campaign capitalizes on a few good points that most people avoid, otherwise, as Don Knotts said, “He’s a nut.” Paul splits votes, loosing year after year and keeps racking in campaign money. Hmmm..

Mitt is a smiling calculator—responding like a pundit-run logarithm to polls. Input-output, whatever is cool in school, a fence-rider who always changes his stance. And.. he practically gave us Obamacare.

Newt was the only candidate who led the country in a balanced budget.. even under Clintonomics. But all the Big Media hype makes us angry with him.. gotta’ throw stones at SOMEONE, don’t we Religious Right? Just make sure the secular media keeps telling you who to lynch.

SOPA-PIPA had unanimous backing by Democrats, some Republicans, and was opposed by Obama–!? This insane bill would supposedly allow Washington to shut down ANY website, even with a comment linked to another website with a small icon that the developer didn’t know was stolen property. That’s, basically, everyone except Big Media, which tried ramming the bill.

For Christians, web developers, and Tea Party alike, Internet is their main way to get around the power-mongers in Big Media. Social media helped Martin Luther’s Reformation. Many young authors.. like David Bowden and Jefferson Bethke.. get their start, thanks to Internet. That’s a BIG threat to Big Media’s monopoly.

Big Media (FOX, CNN, Hollywood, etc) control news and entertainment. With SOPA-PIPA, Hollywood could say, “Sorry, David, some guy commented on your video, and the little Facebook share icon on HIS website was stolen, so we are cancelling all of YouTube.” Who personally pushed this? Rupert Murdoch, big dog in FOX (article, video).

While Rupert was telling Republicans to support SOPA-PIPA, he was tweeting in favor of Santorum.. the day of Iowa’s caucus. Now, Santorum has courted support of Texas Christians.

Then, there’s Obama. He appoints Sotomyore to the Supreme Court, a Catholic who never said she favored abortion. He finished Libya, which Reagan started. He called troops HOME from Iraq on BUSH’s timetable. He got Bin Laden. He kept Bob Gates—from Bush. He’s standing with our allies in the Pacific. The defense “cuts” actually beef-up special teams and technology, putting fewer young people at risk, and reinforcing against threats in Asia. Now, he stands against SOPA-PIPA, Big Media, and Democrats—defending our right to free speech with which we curse him so.

Obama didn’t invent the tax system to blame for our economy. We need the FairTax. Clinton’s congress arguably caused the Banking crisis. Bailouts began under Bush.

I’m one among a growing number of Christians, praying that Obama will become Pro-Life and defend the Unborn like Lincoln defended Blacks. Do you believe in prayer? I do.

In November, I’m either voting Newt-Palin or Obama.

What pushed me over the edge was the SOPA-Opera—another Hollywood example of what NOT to do in Washington.

Many non-Christians AND CHRISTIANS don’t understand this—hating harshness OR hating harshly.

The key to knowing whether a word is truly from God isn’t in whether it’s fluffy or harsh, but whether it’s in-touch with God’s heart.