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Global Poverty Act Fights Poverty By Overloading USA National Debt.

Sure signs the "change" some promise has GOT to be totalitarian Socialism only pending your "turn on the Wheel Of Harvest": Democrats are now saying "zere are vays" of "making things fit" without need for trade or concern of national debt if we, um, er, "help out" all those poor folks elsewhere and understand only Votomatic Victors deserve education, good pay, social equity AND personal equity, etcetera.
 
The within following text was drawn by the American Conservative Union re fax action; having read, understood, and considered same, I agree with said text I sent to Senators Durbin and Obama inter alia, being, to-wit:

S.2433, the Global Poverty Act, may come up for a vote at any time and I am urging you to do everything in your power to stop its passage.

Obviously the concept of eliminating poverty around the world would appear, on the surface, to be a good thing. And since no one wants to be on the record as not wanting to combat poverty, you will -- without a doubt -- feel pressure from some of your less courageous peers and the media to let this horrendous bill pass!

It is not humane to burden the American taxpayer with billions in additional foreign aid. It is more than unacceptable. And moreover, if history is to be our guide, these monies often wind up lining the pockets of third-world tyrants and bureaucrats who hate America and do very little to help those who are truly in need -- remember the United Nation's Oil for Food scandal!

The American people will be watching and will not tolerate massive United Nations style giveaways that are passed in the dark of night -- or in broad daylight for that matter. Expose S. 2433 for what it is; a stealth bill and a dagger aimed at the heart of America's sovereignty. I urge you to stand firm for what is right and not to buckle under the pressure. Filibuster if you must but kill S. 2433 by any means necessary!
 
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Pelosi Implcation Immigrants Care Only Of War Protest.

Today I received at within sender email a PSA from the House Speaker, which has as gravamen the world must know the USA will not condone torture. Look, when Democrat Illinois for example tells me Zion IL police the other week HAD to taser an unarmed, out of shape African-American female eight times in succession as burly officers couldn't restrain her, I believe them...neither Durbin, Blagojevich, nor Pelosi would say such practices in Illinois or even Chicago rise to torture, and I say there IS one circumstance...very, very exacting and unique...when BUSH or any President or ANY NATION can countenance the military using torture; I would like to explain via the here following text I drew and emailed to Rep. Bean (D-IL) inter alia moments ago:
 
"The within following text was received by me via Numbers USA request for inclusion in their own faxing system; having read, understood, and agreed with same, I wish to respectfully note my endorsement thereof...and as Speaker Pelosi says, surely not meaning a simple anti-torture policy alone is enough to keep foreign impressions of the USA high (and who cares, by the way, in re suicidal terrorists who but for being captured would have blown themselves up anyway ala 911, to me mitigating how information might be had from suiciders not prone to talking but alive in captivity...so religious concerns seem not intentionally violated by interrogators); surely, to keep immigrant opinions high "change" will be quantified and qualified in re budgets and trade and jobs and such in additon to non-civilian issues.   

As you know, the minority party has a right to bring a bill to the House floor for a vote if they can collect 218 signatures from Members of the House of Representatives. One hundred and forty two representatives, including you, have already cosponsored H.R. 4088. If every single cosponsor signs the discharge petition, you will signal to the rest of the House that your support for the SAVE Act is unwavering. Furthermore, it would inspire other representatives to get on board.

The Democratic-sponsored SAVE Act has always enjoyed strong bi-partisan support. We need that bi-partisanship to continue all the way to the floor of the House.

Surely, there are at least another 76 House Members who support border security and workplace enforcement. I believe this can be done and I am depending on you to play a strong role in ushering H.R. 4088 to the floor.

The American public has waited a long time for Congress to provide the kind of enforcement the SAVE Act offers. Please do not delay in signing the discharge petition."
 
In sum, Bush isn't doing anything wrong re peculiar nature of ANY terrorists, and most likely immigrants on the main don't just want to keep packing into the USA or anywhere else just to have literally complete State-run, capriciously applied entire life management ala the old Soviet Union. And most likely, those abroad, whatever they think of terrorist torturing or Iraq or the price of tea in China, are no less interested in how ANYBODY in the USA or Western Hemisphere can import their goods in traditional trade...regardless of whatever our style of governance is or transmogrifies into.
 
I therefore continue to support George Walker Bush in re foreign affairs and national security.  
 
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Economically And Re Integration, Don't Get Stuck On Stupak.

The two paragraphs after within paragraph is text prepared by Numbers USA, which text I have read, understood, and agreed with...after all, the object ISN'T to flood the USA with as many people as possible on ever-shrinking money supplies regardless of national debt or similar economic allegations, with eye toward reducing the USA to an all-housing only Socialist State where high-salaried officials opine case-by-case who's against their security or social health on town-by-town basis and gerrymandered, HR 1955 type arcana and ephemera...is it?  

"Rep. Stupak wants to create a special visa for illegal aliens. If you aren't here illegally, you need not apply. Millions of people are waiting in line to immigrate to this country legally. Instead, Rep. Stupak is spending tax payers' money drafting legislation to reward the people who jumped the line!

Please reject this outrageous proposal and help pass the SAVE Act (H.R. 4088), a bi-partisan bill that protects American jobs and wages and reduces illegal immigration without resorting to mass amnesty or mass deportations. The SAVE Act is exactly what we need during this economic downturn, not Rep. Stupak's amnesty bill."
 
Back to my own opinion, IS there a USA pol at this point telling us all TOGETHER, all at once, just WHO the "we" is or are that will "take back the country", and conjunctively just WHO with enumerated and all-inclusive listing the someone(s) foreign, leader(s) abroad, or both the country will be taken back from and why or conjunctively alternatively tell us what philosophy(ies) will be replaced where? We hear "change! change! Voters opted for CHANGE!!!!!!!!" no matter who's won what this year, so it seems only fair to respectfully inquire as to when that change will be quantified and qualified.
 
Pending both major party's quadrennial Conventions, the Socialist, resource giveaways like LOST, and HR 1955 still not polling popularly, it appears that's NOT what most people have in their hearts as vision for America, no matter their gender, preferences, religion or not, race, and national origins, so I myself continue to support Conservatives in their legislative opposition to such malarkey...and regardless of who's allowed to vote even if not speaking English, and regardless of how...via real votes or Kommisar No-Trail votomatics...any election results are arrived at. It would be nice if we COULD welcome new citizens all the time, but come on...even they seem to be interested in more national dignity than scuffling as best one can in ever-diminishing opportunity careening toward complete State life-management.
 
Other than that, I continue to support the diplomatic and national security endeavors of President George Walker Bush.
 
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Use FISA Type Powers Even If USA Nationals Checked Re NIU, NYC Type Events.

One certainly HOPES that Dems in Los Angeles aren't still planning to give Islamic jihadists "full inclusion" and integration into their community, and that Berkeley City Council didn't endorse (then apologize to after reneging) Code Pink's anti-war demands just to appease would-be terrorists making threats; on the other hand, it's possible anyone could have hit the military recruitment center yesterday.

Either someone has an axe to grind in their own right against the military ala McVeigh or a disgruntled spouse/parent/similar of harmed serviceperson(s), or is a lone nut case ala Scorpio in Dirty Harry, or is working for one side or the other of the recruitment or Iraq issue(s) at some street/grassroots up to top level; it would seem best if all officials prudently followed up the incident, as it seems to have occured despite State, Local, and Federal DHS operation and thus makes it look like nobody can tell the difference between foreign and domestic assasins, or in alternative is paying much attention to anything at all/attention to anything with meaningful predictive content.

That aside, as a citizen, I am always abidingly interested in bringing such types of felons as bombers to justice and disruption of their apparatus re functioning as quickly as possible; if anyone could avail of even FISA type rules even if it turned out a citizen(s) involved, the goal should be to find the PRODUCT subjects do, not the subjects' origin(s)...only a loon would say "no, don't break a rule to prevent a much greater and provably probable offense(s) from occurring"...especially where ONLY a subject(s) actually appearing liable enough for trial at arraignment are ever taken into custody...I wouldn't assize the rights violation of peeking and disposing immediately of/never ever using otherwise Constitutionally protected data, where mass data ala Carnivore is analyzed to help find needles in haystacks.  

Note that differs from HR 1955, which merely authorizes State or local officials in gerrymander fashion to pick up whole neighborhoods just for traditionally campaigning against them, on grounds "Bush won't use PATRIOT against the unchurched like WE say!" or something equally incompetent for tracking more realistic problems...based on overly-broad: "Well, Laden didn't like apostacy or policy, even if he's like just one kind of a broad spectrum of terrorists most people aren't, and those who are have more specific and arcane conducts we COULD be following if we wanted".  

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Dems To Threats: Surrender And Have Fellow Citizens Pay For Terrorists And Shigalovs.

I am absolutley shocked to hear via MoveAmericaForward PSA today that an NYC military recruitment center appears to have been bombed seemingly by a group calling itself counter-recruiting USA nationals...whoever did it is everyday common coward scum, and please let us ALL know who to look for to get them to trial and sentences ASAP!!! Apparently, whoever it is Democrats re HR 1955 say they've spotted as "mass interest in terror" on observation, garbage like ACTUAL terrorists must not be something they actually care about, as if to say "yay! Another WTC or NIU!!! Yeeeeeaaarrrrgggghhhh! Lockdown and lockup USA populations en masse now, and do nothing much about real problems...less ya do there, the $afer it i$ for u$ $tates Right$ payroller$!!!".

The within following text was prepared by the American Conservative Union and sent to me via email PSA, which PSA requested me to add my name and fax the sentiment to Congressional offices re HR 5351; in that such particular faxing is unavailable to me, I herewith respectfully submit the said text and having read and understood same, add my endorsement to it:  
 
"I was distressed to learn that the Nancy Pelosi–controlled House has just voted to jack up gasoline prices by imposing an $18 billion dollar tax. But that's not the most outrageous part of this malicious legislation. After voting to impose this $18 billion dollar tax, Pelosi and liberals in Congress decided that Hugo Chavez's Citgo was deserving of a huge tax break.

If Pelosi and company thought Chavez was a benign figure when they passed this legislation, they could hardly maintain that illusion after Monday's news. The events and words speak for themselves. On Saturday, Colombian military forces pursued the rebel's second in command, Raul Reyes, into Ecuador and killed him and at least 16 of his men – the biggest defeat for the rebels in over 40 years. Chavez threatened war in South America, calling the Colombians pawns of the United States. But that's not all because reports have surfaced that the Columbians had captured documents revealing that Ecuador and Venezuela had been conspiring with the rebels and that Hugo Chavez had given them $300 million!

Question: Where would the dictator of a starving country get that kind money? Answer: From oil revenues.  Now take a second look at the tax break Pelosi and company want to give this enemy of America, who has called President Bush "the devil."

Do whatever it takes to block passage of the treacherous House bill. which will raise gas prices, ensure inflation, and stuff dollars into the greasy pockets of a mad dictator."
 
Makes one wonder who if anyone we "LOST" to; if HR 1424 really does mean even drinking coffee could become a sign of mental illness warranting no-cause detention and "treatment"; and just who these "homegrown terrorists" are, what they could do, how they can be detected under current law, how many (IF any)there really could be warranting lockdown permanently of the USA and religious groups meting out State funds on State directions.
 
I am a Conservative in the vein of William F. Buckley Jr insofar as philosophy, and a GOP in the nature of GHW Bush...in that sense, I respectfully submit it seems absolutely no armor against the world "Shigalov" syndrome to disarm and give up everything a nation's people have when from Laden to Chavez all they do then is take even more, and STILL ultimately put prices on USA populations' and our officials' heads, together or separately...anyone BUT "Shigalov" abroad MUST be to blame, and as their folks need ever-more or refuse cutbacks, well, what might they do against a nation and leaders which "admit" gripes via prior "compliances"?
 
I continue to pray we will achieve omnipartisan courage to stand together proudly, and peaceably advance USA traditional ideals; until then, I support George Walker Bush re foreign affairs and national security, and Conservative candidates for all offices generally.  


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Democrats DO Make Offers You CAN Refuse.

It's always a chuckle when Democrats STILL email folks saying the party's this poor little birdie with a broken wing, is the unique and sole vox populi, and is being ground under by GOP jackboots, you see, so could a big burly manly man like me or a superwoman just blindly oppose any GOP...and in particular Oberweis re Hastert seat...and pledge to support Dems across all planes no matter what we hear, or how rudderless tax spikes contemplating LOST undercut the USA...makes one question what Kommisar No-Actually-Traceable-True-Vote-Tally-Like-Dems-USED-To-Want votomatic is programmed to do, as it's like the die's cast and we just desperately need to make it look like that's the will of the mass People, no Conventions or further elections needed.

Here's how I declined today's DCCC PSA invitation to "do whatever it takes" to stop the GOP from holding onto the 14th District Of Illinois next week:
 
"Well, let's see...just again today, local folks I know to be public security (because of their open ID as same) again this morning were using the term "homegrown will be our biggest threat"; if that is so, just what ARE the traits the public should know and report under proposed a YEAR ago via HR 1955...immigrants, visa holders, who? Dennis Kucinich represented that HR 1955 would only stifle questions of politicians by voters in that said bill would allow eack little bailiwick decide on say-so what does or doesn't so much as construe being "of interest" case by case; Dennis didn't see Dems deny that, but DID see even Dems want to knock him out as nominee for his House seat.And with WHAT are these "case by case" folks going to use...there are literally no gun stores in the USA anymore, and most folks period don't seem the riotous types just yet...NIU and whatever else spot-uniquely trickles in won't be used like 9/11 to mass submerge a population, will it...that would be Dem change I wouldn't endorse for Fall ballots, since not even Dems can show one case where Bush used PATRIOT inter alia that way.
 
Then there's Dem-States Rights support for States to fund religious charity, but direct them to spend the funds on whatever a State or its local officials want even if in tension with a faith; alongside, an attempt to HR 1424 merge physical ailments with symptoms of mental illness suitable for no-cause detention/isolation for the social health of the State; and tax increases as answer to build jobs lost through big salary cuts that breed more like eternal dominoes; also, in cases like Obama's campaign, Dems urge folks to make things up (providing NO talking points) to non-English speakers...this week, it appears part of that wing-it includes identifying Obama as someone who is not a Muslim ("wouldn't be less Christian" re loving homosexual marriages)...some don't say he's a Catholic or Lutheran or Methodist or what have you, do they, and they DO say actually he told atheists last Summer neither Qaeda nor planes caused 9/11, right? Then there's a growing non-Conservative sentiment that those of ANY faith now "unchurched" are fodder for Socialist totalitarianism, fodder for HR 1955 need, or both, and that "contemporary" worshippers of faiths spending as States direct should ignore such folks as "vessels of wrath". Wherefore, there being absolutley nothing beyond raw emotion and desire for Soviet-style myth control by the manifest Democrat party, I respectfully submit that until, if ever, that changes or at least talks with USA nationals of ANY traditional other political interests, I will continue to support Conservative candidates substantiating their credentials for every office that shall be up for vote this Fall.
 
We're all in this together, and division not even tethered to reality seems best ignored in favor of cross-party progress."


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HR 1424 Opens Door To Saying Physical Ills Get Handled Same As Severe Mental Problems.

The Soviets, and to be sure not just them vis a vis Hitler, were renowned under Stalin and Kruschev for finding every unemployed, every needful, and every simply dissident voice to be against the social health of the State...thus, to make the State ail as those leaders of totalitarianism by any names said, these people all became open to say-so institutionalizing as a healing of the sickness of social health.

Now, the modern HR 1424 would do something similar. It would leave an easy door open, especially in presence of HR 1955 type agendas and a sentiment of some that failure to attend Churches on any grounds as same receive State money might signal fundamentalist terror or pro-Socialism bents, for officials to opine that just because someone has a physical ailment it is therefore a sign of mental incapacitation thus the State must intervene on the person's liberty and effect social health treatments known only to them.

Because HR 1424 could easily blur the line between what a simple and in fact commonplace ailment does and does not mean just by its presence, and thus is likely to future Court voiding anyway, I respectfully submit the within foregoing as additional reasoning as to why I urge voting NO on HR 1424.

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Seemingly Good Cause To Doubt Odds Economic Stimulus Can Succede.

It was a chuckle to watch local station CLTV this past weekend, which carried a story saying the Cook County, IL County Board wants to spike taxes; the on-camera official blurted out only that such spike…quote…”will create jobs”. Don’t ask him where, what they are, what salaries and benefits, when, or so on; but, at least it shows one pol is aware job scenes are so scary in the USA, just saying “create jobs” simple is enough to sweep you in ahead of all other candidates…planless as you ever are, save for HR 1955 ideations.

 

Then, I heard about an industry top ten mall chain store that just announced a company-wide, nationwide pay cut of 29% field and 50% administrative; the company says this is due to overall downturn in gross sales, and since their intent is to at least keep each and every employee working, obviously this chain doesn’t feel a single salesperson has engaged in failure to train others, be trained, or other industrial misconduct(s), or is a poor worker at salesmanship. Still, IDES is among unemployment agencies holding that evictions/repossessions/foreclosures/debt unpaid or underpaid are your own problems not caused by the employer…you quit if you went under, or the employer had to let you go due to your new tardiness, inability to bathe, or what have you, once you lost whatever due to big out of blue income cuts.

 

Now, consider that most salespeople at the relevant company make$9/hour or so and have had 40 hour weeks; even at that low rate, on an annual gross of $18,720 and new 29% pay cut (through hour shaving, salary cut, or both), such person this year will lose $5,428 in income…that $300 single/$600 married IRS stipend sure looks like it can really stimulate such person’s economy, doesn’t it? After all, such person is ONLY losing 18 times the stipend in pay if single, 9 times it if married; imagine that extrapolating through the economy as now even more folks have 29%-50% less income on top of tax spikes, and can’t patronize YOU or your employer like before.

 

As often is the omnipartisan case, the mostly Democrat pols of Illinois…just like they annually work with OSHA-riddled, unfixed amusement parks and such to hire South Africans and such for the summer rather than spend on repairs…have had rapid response to growing pay cuts: starting this week, area library reading rooms will be closed to the public so the State can hold interviewing skills junkets for first job teens only, and for April will glom onto library internet to train people so low skilled that in 2008…I’m serious…they’re finally going to learn how to do Google searches and make email accounts. Now that’s prolepsis…productively, in a green and progressive way, act in anticipation of “job creation opportunities” via salary cuts and attendant downturns sure to expand, and reach out pronto to make sure live-at-home kids and trailer/cave dwellers will be targeted with neo-online ads for jobs open due to “quits/fires” after cuts…who that’s been cut can really be expected to be hired from online anyway what with their new problems?

 

I therefore respectfully submit that since certain factors are treated as “anecdotal pockets of downturn” if mentioned by any pol at all, it seems confusing as to how an economic ripple effect can long be avoided absent deflation, and if it can’t why then are laissez-faire or totalitarian, HR 1955 Socialist collectivization the only possible solutions?

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AARP Healthcare Pledge Seems In Need Of Clarification.

Today I received an e-petition nature link from AARP re its requesting officials to sign its pledge for healthcare for all; I notice therein the prepared wording by AARP could be misconstrued as ANY OLD healthcare even if casual members of the public had their own vision of HOW to afford such care, and the said AARP text is, to-wit:
 
"As your constituent, I urge you to support the Divided We Fail effort by signing onto their Congressional Pledge, if you have not already done so.  If you have, thank you for standing up against gridlock!

Over 200 of your colleagues have signed the pledge or sent a letter of approval supporting the Divided We Fail platform.  Let's move our nation forward by working in a bipartisan fashion to address health care and lifetime financial security.

We can't wait - the time to address these problems is now.  I hope you'll signal your agreement by signing onto the Divided We Fail pledge today.  If you have already agreed to support the Divided We Fail goals, I hope you'll urge your colleagues to do the same.

If you want to learn more about this important effort, visit  www.dividedwefail.org.

Thank you for your time and efforts.  I look forward to hearing from you in regard to Divided We Fail and whether or not you have signed the Congressional Pledge."

The within foregoing paragraphs were text provided by AARP's dividedwefail.org link to Capwiz; I have read, understood, and support such sentiments, yet in my own right respectfully point out nothing therein construes or is by me intended to endorse socialized medicine, but rather bolstering of job and income opportunities so that more folks can afford easily affordable HMO style plans in diversity, instead of looking to have them all sit at home, all ages, and have government interest only in mass socialized medicine and healthcare...amid diminishing dollar valuations some now think require importation of any old medications without any inspections.
 
  
 
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Staying Home Sundays No Basis For Marxism Or HR 1955.

I perceive that the "one-way copper penny in the box or basket" may of course make many of the 100 million and growing Christian USA population groan, but alone may not be the greatest motivator to stay at home on Sundays.
 
What I have noticed around Catholic and Lutheran Churches proper of late is that although they have different congregational edificial systems, they both seem to cleave Church goers into traditional and contemporary colelctives, wherein one sort seems to have little to do with the liturgy and practices of the other.
 
Of the so-called "unchurched" or "lapsed" Christians I speak with, together with my own direct experiences, to me it seems the "unchurched" are traditionalists in re liturgy and practice, and further so in belief God is defined as an external entity who has given us through the Old Testament and Jesus Christ and His Apostles' teachings certain unchangeable principles by which to live, principles that do not inculcate living as if there is to be ruthlessness between any people, but do encourage self-discipline and positive contribution to this world and the next...and we're supposed to peaceably try to get not only our own but all souls to Heaven via such Divine ordinance.
 
Now, 80% of Catholic priests today are said to believe Christ is never in any Eucharist and led a mere fertility cult; in support of their stance, they define in their Churches "contemporary" to mean respect for the non-divinity of Christ and thus his inability to instruct, and encouragement of the those who believe God simply is in each person with a voice that, if listened to, will allow each "feel good" contemporary "Christian" to better compete against "vessels of wrath" or whatever the "verbally abusive control freak" traditional Christians and anybody else are then called...i.e., those who listen to this voice of the true inner god will prevail over worthless weaklings, being those who don't backstab, gossip, lie, what have you in a better way than they do what with their super ability to hear this "god voice". Further, many Catholic priests today embrace no kneeling at aisles to the forward Crucifix, and no more respect for the communion Eucharist than would be given say a cookie dunked in milk. To be sure, most traditional Catholics on that alone would easily detect a departure from the Vatican and 2,000 years of Catholicism; I should think that, like myself, most "unchurched" Catholics simply feel that they revere God and His Ten Commandments and such in the traditional sense, and don't see the virtue of associating with people who seem to live and plan their actions from a completely opposite position. Qaeda uses its own "Islamic voicehearing specialness" amid so many other Muslims to murder, with some actually saying that is a valid political or religious freedom fighter stance, and the old mafia had folks with "superduper Catholicity voicehearing powers" to justify their "competition" even with other Catholics, most of whom didn't agree with THAT, either.
 
Lutherans appear one sect of Christians who do a bit better than Catholics, in that their clergy are usually very erudite and stick to an almost Vatican perspective in re Masses; but as they function mostly as individual congregations, and are strong on a lot of constant fellowship deals at Church, what they wind up with is many wanting to join from experiencing traditional services, then within six weeks being annoyed away; i.e., most usually, a core cadre of "present at everything" Lutheran Members will pal up to but not include in anything a prospect for six or so weeks, then all of a sudden it's non-stop cold shouldering and scoffing as the Pastor sighs and wishes the same unscolded scamps would stop running off new people. One local Lutheran congregation in my area even has its own public records showing about ten new members in each year, ten members out...not very dynamic evangelizing of new recruits by an otherwise seemingly gifted Pastor, and very telling as to why some may stay away.
 
Wherefore, I respectfully submit that just because 100 million plus USA Christians stay at home on Sundays, there is no indication they are doing so in a mad dash to a Soviet-style Marxist totalitarianism and USA collectivism; nor is there such easy basis for assuming that they intolerant of change as Christian traditionalists, so expanding PATRIOT or adding HR 1955 would be required to ensure folks who don't even want to be in the same pews with mafia-like or Qaeda-like "special god hearers"...nor give them copper pennies for funding their arcane or twisted pursuits...are easily plucked off the streets if any local or other official likes only those who have contemporary Christian practices.
 

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Crisis In Western Religious Faiths.

I keep hearing from theologians, clergy, and laity that there is such a huge crisis in Western religious faiths, over 100 million people in the USA alone are "unchurched" at present; yet, most polls say around 80% of people in the USA have SOME religious faith or vision of relationship to God.
To be sure, there are a few modern Gnosticisms out there, all "self help" that tell you to "find the god inside you"; also, many Churches and such permanently close, as to monasteries, convents, and such. Combined, of course such things have an effect on attendance in houses of worship.
 
Then there's a large dynamic afoot wherein some major Western faiths meet newcomers at the door with words as or in the nature of: "We have a special, special, special relationship with God, you know nothing, and can only truly perfect your communion with God through obeying whatever we direct of you, even if you have a good heart, love of God, and do good works. Indeed, it is a privilige just to be admitted to our membership rolls".
 
Such houses then set about, to a large extent, an almost complete fixation on "helping the poor", exhorting their members that no matter how much it hurts, keep giving to your last cent...some say to remember the Bible and the beggar woman who gave a copper penny, and who are you to complain? But what often happens is "the poor" are said to be drug people and limitless non-English speaking waifs always in the ubiquitous and vaguely described "inner city" near you, yet far enough you wouldn't know what New Urban redevelopment has gone on. Then, houses A, B, C, D are mostly the providers of such funds, which are sent to "sharing or sister houses" E, F and such...the latter never really contributing but not through fault of their own, as most attendees don't know that the folks providing the extra bill cash, food, and so on have the same lifestyles they do, and are just in the same work/foreclosure situations they are...sort of like a taking from one person and giving it all to an exact non-national person.
 
One wouldn't imagine non-national charity recipients enjoy all being referred to as "inner city junkies" or "sombrero toting peons swimming the Rio Grand" to get to charity. Then you've got those original donors, who, when they fall financially, are told even by their own houses of worship things like "maybe God wants you to be homeless", or "we have to priortize what bills we pay better, don't we?", or "only the defective have problems, go to the State", or whatever similar...no copper pennies for them, and who needs a follower who can't toss them into the box or basket? Certainly, that would contribute to a fair share of folks being disillusioned with not so much faith, but those relied upon for its practice and guidance.
 
Now, some clergy resist silently such abuse, hoping to drive away members with outrageous diversions from liturgies; 80% of Catholic priests, for example, now say they believe Christ is NEVER present in any Eucharist, Communion being just symbolism in a mere fertility cult; I've heard of priests who on one hand exhort Reconciliation(Confession) throughout Lent, then have zero to six penitents weekly, as they are individually told only to come if some major sin occurred...not even a St. Augustine-like confession of sins that would have been committed but for God's grace need be made, not even in Lent. Things like that can keep many out of attendance, and thus undercut funds raised at an A, B, C, or D. 
 
The genesis of such activities seems to be a real, imagined, or to some degree both circumstance in some clergy that they will be spared lawsuits, eminent domain, or whatever if they pick up slack for this or that politician in any or no party, or for whatever governmental unit(s), in providing cash to immigrants where it would not otherwise exist, then further treat any donors as trash who "don't want to work" or "can't". And yet, where is such politician(s) or official(s) saying that? If anything, pols at best don't cause it, but hey if the impression's there milk it, like with everything else traditionally taken credit for or avoided if unpopular.
 
Rather than run and hide or stew, people of disillusioned Western faiths should return as they can to their faith of choice; and rather than lambaste their clergy, forgive them. The disillusioned should also withhold funds if they can see they are not properly applied, as the object is worship of God and no one or anything else, God Himself rarely if ever requiring as much as one red copper cent to speak with Him.
 
Lastly, as the Pope prays for conversions of so many diverse peoples back to faith, so should the currently disillusioned include in their prayers ceaseless petitions for a conversion of their clergy to faith in God and not temptation of real or largely imagined fear(s).
 
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Why Evangelization Simple Seems Non Partisan.

In re religions not supposed to be making political commentary, it can seem mind-numbing as to how saying anything at all can be open to criticism as being partisan in nature; after all, the prohibitions re FEC and IRS speak only to raising funds for a candidate or party, and allowing same to access religions for fundraising space or member data.

 

But it seems to work this way: there is a bipartisan "agreement" to always refer to the same myth that the USA military-industrial-economic edifice is never less competent than it was in the 1960's; all things then flow as politics therefrom.

 

Under that myth, the main Democrat party has largely dropped all religious expression from its repertoire, focusing on what passes as racial equality…everything for them then re social justice is a simple question of just not "having racists of one kind or combination keep out foreign born and people of color", while in non-religious ways people can strive or be compelled to do better where racism is "eliminated" for them ; alternatively, the main GOP party has swept up religious expressions, and allows itself to be called a party of say racists, "Uncle Toms", and "Tios Tomas" under guise their faith-based humility causes them to refrain from much address of such charges…in their rhetoric simply following personal responsibility meaning that if you are left with only nominal at best educational and other experience together with only rocks and air, God will forever sustain you, no more need be done…He will surely eventually lead you somewhere better.

 

This makes religions sound like Marx and Feuerbach were correct in asserting religion merely supports property ownership interests and capitalist "tops" thereof, making ANY outreach effort suspect by the general population; further, use of such composite mythology affords some opportunity to claim, say, that if a Church on one hand takes up social justice issues they take a Democrat-dibbed sound so shut up, you Holy Pols or get taxed away; yet if say a Church espouses right to life some may clamor same sounds in GOP-dibbed politics so again, shut up or else.

 

Certainly many faiths have realized such Catch-22s, and exhort their followers to then contact elected representatives to express what their faith-informed consciences cause them to offer as respectful comment of electorate members. But both sides of the political coin are ready for that, too.

 

In such regard, parallel inferences abound as a constant and broad-spectrum de-incentive to the general public. For instance, note how one day "shooter X" or "missing policeman's wife X" or such are all you find as 24/7 reporting, as if to say there's something wrong with media consumers who not only doubt the industrial-military myths, but also doubt nothing more important could possibly exist that's at least equally important to the reported allegations allowed. That is, media…parenthetically shrinking every day in terms of outlets…marginalizes all those not content to believe that media is presenting a maximum comprehensive concern café of issues relevant to the clear majority of people; within all such marginalization, it becomes inferred by media, politicians, or both that anyone who by remotest and flimsiest parallel "fits perp X's profile before the deed(s)" would be "of interest" to authorities, perhaps easier to find if they didn't drop all other concerns for the anointed story(ies) du jour...or claimed NO opinion. Some take this a step further still, in saying easily manipulated email related things could themselves be of interest against a party even if at trial it would not be, and no investigation into the at best hearsay (email or otherwise) quality of "some evidence" need be done before slamming a person…really, how many would want to risk such troubles through even opening their mouths to breathe, even with the most innocent of intentions?

 

All of this seems to leave most people with at best an impression religions have nothing to offer them, and that the 2008 electoral choice will be status quo wherein States and Towns administer all under USA PATRIOT and State aider laws inter alia,  or status quo wherein States and Towns administer all as usual only with mere admission via HR 1955-type law(s) that yes, States and Towns really weren't made to do anything by mean old GOPer's. Yet even that's a false assumption; e.g., Democrats want to unseat their own Dennis Kucinich grounds he doesn't "do much for little guy interests", yet the only thing different now is that Dennis opposed HR 1955 proposed by Democrats and saying it would just stifle free speech; it's not really even just a choice between the Dems or GOP having their hand on the same wheel as usual, as even Dems and GOP within their ranks genuinely have different opinions.

 

Based on my layman perceptions, I do support the spirit of the IRS and FEC insofar as restricting endorsement or hat-passing re a party or candidate; but I support every religion's right to make Thomas Acquinas nature comparisons of the pluses and minuses of events common to all, since it impossible for one or another political party or candidate to "copyright" human nature or analysis thereof…I don't find God a partisan in the political sense, so those of any faith(s) peaceably and traditionally trying to evangelize His intentions toward making better free will and choices persons and citizens, making us all on earth more aware of our rights and responsibilities toward each other, and minimizing reliance upon division(s), ought not be threatened by public or private action disruption(s) just for said described evangelization.

 

In fact, I don't even see how by the remotest parallel, merely touching upon this or that supporting myth or deus ex machina of the main industrial-military myth, or that main myth itself, "complexes national security and diplomacy", since it's already fairly common knowledge that it's not really the 1960's again; in redundancy, I again point out here such fact is invisible non obstante media innuendos. I'm more worried about those other more martial-capable nations who, like "Shigalov" in Doestoevsky's novel, use the USA and "Bad Bush" to explain why their own nations don't export more or do better, have made it clear to their own that change better be elected in the USA, and will deal sternly with the USA if the GOP remains or a new Dem slate didn't cure all…all while our partisans keep on with BRAC and every other status quo. It seems that the sobering analytical philosophies and sciences most traditional Christian religions embrace might actually lead to better omnibus protection ideas on behalf of our nation and all peaceable peoples…and truly bring it back from myth to accurate statement that the USA can not only take care of its own, it will help people of good will everywhere…like it was in the 1960's.
 

 

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Pass Semper Fi Act: Feds SHOULD Bankrupt ANY Place Supporting Jihadist Goals.

Man oh man, I knowed them thar Dimmicrits loved me to eternity! They got them thar Bushies in House contempt nows, acuz they ain't givin' Dimmicrits any hep in a findin' iffn them thar US Attornies wuz a fired fer political reasons or not...yessir, that is what shows you Dimmicrits SHOULD displace God and take over fer 'em: they's real good at just slappin' folks around til they gets what they wants, and just that standing up to violently at least SLAP will ketch mah attenshun and sing alleyooyah to Obama, Lady Hillary, or whatever slapper-arounder Komrade Kommisar No Trail tells us won...yessir, we uns out hyar is just lowbrow cretins a-wantin ta join up with slapper-rounders who'll keep it in-house and tell ferreners we's jus' last man standin hyar twixt ussins....yeeeeaaaarrrrrrgggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!

I'm sorry I'm not like one of say Rep. Bean's (D-IL) activists, basing my opinions merely on what Soros-crowd media say as the only pondered dynamics on FISA and such; I do apologize to Democrats for using informed objectivity and knowledge of subject matters directly before opening my Conservative yap, and for not seeing why say picking on Bush alone is an absolution re saying ANYTHING else further than the idling but purring 2007 Democrat Congressional pastiche polling very low itself.

That said, I continue to support the opinions of President George Walker Bush in re the war on terror.
 
Wherefore, I perceive anyone knowingly aiding the violence goals or propaganda of jihadists of ANY nature, or of AUMF or War Articles objectives, or both, should be not only cut off from Federal funds, but have all their known assets seized so as to immobilize them from funding things directly or indirectly...and always with their hope our citizens and military WILL suffer at such enemy hands. Alternatively, proper official proceedings should be had against such officials of any level wherever any such aider(s) of such enemy(ies) lies directly or tacitly.

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Dyslexic To Call Bush Or Troops Crusaders Against Qaedan Islam.

We've heard some represent that the USA has this 1960's or better mostly non-credit base industrial-military complex, which has so much room for so many non-USA nationals we need to drop USA PATRIOT and FISA as who'd want to hit from abroad when their folks can all come here and be a part of the ever-stable, ever-growing halcyon USA economy; these same some further then represent that an HR 1955 atmosphere needs to replace PATRIOT and such, so that individual politicians everywhere can best determine what USA nationals and others need say-so detention or otherwise including rendition, in order that "critical" implementations of this or that amalgam of diverse mass immigrants aren't "provoked" or otherwise subjected to the "ongoing diverse racism and chauvinism that is eternally at the root of defeating their hope and excluding them from that invisible job market that faithfully exists and to which this or that politician for change period will deliver them"; insofar as that last bit, it appears to have been promulgated after many immigrants and others noticed those same voices once saying we'd have severe worker shortages in futuro yet must ply as much abortion and family planning as humanly possible in "aider" of producing enough workers.
 
Currently, another less subtle advocacy for scrapping USA PATRIOT and FISA for HR 1955 powers appears afoot. While the within aforesaid basis is liberally plied within the non-English speaking communities to remind them of what this or that politician has done for their kind(s) and offers hope for expansion thereof...but let's limit it please to non-general, language-specific allegations tailored for each crowd..., there seems a new anti-Federalist bent which is not another re-write of "causation", but an extrapolation thereof.
 
Some are saying our Marines and such are murderous thugs having declared a Crusade against Muslims who don't accept the Divinity of Jesus Christ; immediately, they say, for this reason al-Qaeda are righteous freedom fighters as are all Muslims, atheists, and others who oppose Bush or Christian beliefs; thus, we are to include them in the vast warmth of USA industrial-military economics, bringing them here while using HR 1955 powers liberally to destrain any Jew who can't understand why Mohammed would say Abraham or Moses were speaking THE Word Of God but only to the point Mohammed didn't think so, ditto Christians of Caucasian, Hispanic, African-American, and every stripe who don't accept Mohammed's conveniences in re-interpreting Christ as both God's truthful mouth and liar at the same time...as the fundamentalist arm of Islam reminds us, Qaedans and other Muslims also have violent death jihad as a "vent" against anyone, Muslim or not, who doesn't accept this or that religious viewpoint of any jihadist of any sect(s)...and some tell us hey, that's a political opinion different than our own, as well as a religious opinion among many, so no matter your faith, sigh...guess we're just going to have to placate jihadists as best we all can, let them do their thing, and after all they'll know HR 1955 will steamroll anyone for them so no more need to have troops in the Mid-East to de-stabilize jihadists and promote true democracy and peaceful virtues.
 
Certainly Laden is a freedom fighter...few have done more to Fight Freedom for diverse peoples. And all on earth are always free to believe or not believe anything whatsoever about any theology; most in every religion peaceably acknowledge that and genuinely live by it. But jihadists violently strike at their own and the world, and thus it is THEY who are Crusaders, everyone else just trying to contain their damage. This is a logic incomprehensible to me: it's like having FDR tell the world we're going to bow, admit Emporer Hirohito God as he claimed, and pray his worship not bomb us or hurt even Japanese again as we intern anyone who doesn't prostrate to him.
 
In sum, there seems little of the Crusader in George Walker Bush, nor in our troops, nor in Muslims and anyone else who stand together against self-appointed death arms (gestapos?) of religions. Also, it's a no-brainer to see that if you suggest just getting out of the Mid-East and appeasing jihadist death wishes, you need HR 1955 in lieu of PATRIOT, as doubtless you'd have lots of just Christians to find "of interest", let alone others...and if you drop PATRIOT and bug out of Iraq without some HR 1955 scheme, it would seem probability favors the words of George Walker Bush which tell us should we leave and allow so much as Christian faith expression in the USA, jihadists WILL follow us home, the exact status quo ante George H.W. Bush talks about in re 9/11.
 
I continue to support the opinions of President George Walker Bush in re the war on terror.
 
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Working For Social Justice Can Deepen Faith.

This week's bulletin at my parish invited sharing thoughts in re response to our Cardinal's question: "How does working for social justice strengthen our faith in God?"; within following are my such thoughts, which I shared with my parish council and would also like to share with you.
 
I observe that, like myself, most Christians and indeed most people generally hold "social justice" to be defined in the nature of omnibus issues coalesced in an admixture of William F. Buckley's lifelong diverse observations on civilization, tempered with the lifelong expressions of Bishop Fulton J. Sheen. This is one strengthening of faith for me, as such an abiding majority of humanity seems to at least hear God's voice, insofar as not having predilection against God's admonishing against using knowledge gained via original sin for dark purposes; if it were otherwise, all people would always be swinging clubs all the time...human "evolution" even considering biology does NOT seem to make us little more than grunting beasts, even before ANY evangelization, so as products of God we don't naturally seek to settle for mere animalism.
 
As a Christian, I believe that God sent Jesus Christ in part to instruct us as to how to not abuse the knowledge gained in original sin, no matter who we are, period. As a Catholic, and only following USCCB guidelines of faithful citizenship, I have indeed experienced persecutions such as Apostolic advice on same contemplates; but I have found that lifelong reliance upon no more than God's grace given me indeed has sustained me when not even food or shelter was available, even in terrible climatic conditions for prolonged periods. Contrast that to those, from lost souls to thugs to dictators and beyond, who at first gave into temptation of a dark voice: at first it's easy to abuse knowledge, then ever-increasing paranoia sets in that this opponent or that group or that army or whatever will depose them, then ever-increasing desire to transfer a faulty conscience (belief of being beyond redemption) to ANYONE else...a vicious cycle of self-torment which only accelerates, repeats, accelerates, repeats, for no need(s) known to God or most of humanity. I pray ceaselessly for the conversion of such souls back to the voice and forgiveness of God, as I do not wish to avoid my Apostolic duty toward helping ALL souls to Heaven...no exceptions.
 
As to those who say Christ led a "fertility cult": in the New Testament there is indication that God sees NO spiritual distinction between genders, but in His wisdom cleaved greater Apostolic duty and burden upon corporeal males with females expected to have equal character yet...in relation to furthering Apostolic goals...be mostly comfort and support insofar as such specified evangelization. Per the parable of the wily manager, God only seeks occasional interface for tutoring in re our our test of earthly life; in Eden, Satan tempted men and women against God; since the confraternity dynamics of Vatican II, reducing the "wheat and chaff" disunity of Christians, it seems the center of Satan's universe of rebellion to God is an ever-accelerating temptation to set women against men in every way, that the last Apostolic duties suffer...and it would have been men against women, all people against pink elephants, or twisting whatever at all last burned through Satan's ears as the last known direct command of God to mankind on any given subject.  
 
Lastly, it seems to me the Holy Spirit is evident, moving more and more people including separated brethren, lapsed Catholics, gnostics, and others...away from distractions to social justice contemplated in the New Testament, even where actual Church attendance reduces, development plans don't allow for Churches, or both. I don't know if 100% is ever possible, but I pray for such continuing confraternity in rejecting the "duel" and "I'll show you!" whispers of evil, themselves actually projection of Satan's own displaced faulty conscience...he being a fool who would rather believe an Armageddon in his realm could have a more positive result than would just apologizing to God, if he could just draft enough souls, and even if he has to subject fallen souls to his extreme paranoias to ensure he's still in charge on the day he's reminded Hell ALREADY lost.
 
Those are the things I have observed through my efforts in both social charity and social justice, same also being the things that strengthen my own faith in God.
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