America's Greatest Sin!

By John Stallings



Recently I heard a Christian economist explaining how America got into the financial trouble we’re now in.



the end of his rather lengthy presentation, he said something that I wasn’t expecting to hear. I was shocked. He said, - I paraphrase—ABORTION is at the root of all our problems. America could come out of this problem in a few years but the one thing that would stop us from getting the American dream back would be soon there won’t be enough people alive to have a robust work force. We’ve killed them all. --This man wasn’t on an “anti-abortion kick,” as a matter of fact he only mentioned abortion in passing. His field of expertise is economics.

He said something else that almost floored me; -“our only hope is the Latin-Americans & other ethnic groups who are still having lots of children.”- I might add Muslims to that list, because they’ve always had large families. For every person who’s retired today & drawing Social Security, there are several working people, forced to pay the bill, though they themselves will never collect Social Security. The government has been up front about the fact that S.S in all likelihood won’t be there for the Baby Boomers. Why? Not enough people in the work force to support it. If you don’t believe in the Biblical principle of sowing & reaping, then you could say the Karma Wagon is about to back up on our face.

Friend, I’m not saying this man is correct in all he said, & you & I can agree or disagree. But stop & think; can you see how America has fallen for a big lie from hell- that we needed to stop having children? The motive might have been selfishness but it resulted in the same thing, a lack of new Americans being born. What follows naturally then is the promotion of abortion as essentially a method of birth control to bring zero population growth into fruition. The thought Satan has in mind is the destruction of America’s future.

AMERICA’S GREATEST SIN IS ABORTION!!

God’s words are simple…I have set before you life & death, blessings & curses…..CHOOSE LIFE!-Duet.30:20

I spoke in a church a while back & somewhere in my sermon I said- “An election is coming & I’d like to tell you how to vote!” That got their attention. The good folk grew so pale you’d have thought five double-hump Camels had just walked into the room. I almost considered not making my next statement for fear that some of the weaker saints would have strokes. I was certain I’d wounded if not killed one of their sacred cows but I forged on; “First of all VOTE! Then I added- “VOTE CHRISTIANITY! No man ever has nor ever will get my vote who believes in abortion.” What happened next really stunned me. The congregation en masse gave those statements a standing ovation. I later learned that the church never mentioned politics nor gave the people any inkling of how to vote. To me it’s simple; vote your convictions. Yes, how you vote is between you & God & God is never going to tell you to vote to kill babies.

Who in the world could be offended at us when we say we’re going to vote Christianity to the best of our ability? We can’t always know everything there is to know about a candidate, unless they have a voting record, & sometimes people will change. But as much as is possible, we as Christians should vote Christianity.

When speaking of abortion, I’ve heard people say;

“There isn’t enough food to feed multitudes of new people! All those babies will someday starve.” That’s not only a lie it’s a crazy lie!! There’s plenty of food around & we can grow more if we need it. Let me qualify that statement. Having a food surplus isn’t really a big deal; that is if the government will get out of the way & let farmers do what they do best. At present one of the most fertile areas of farm land in California has had vital water supplies shut down leaving farmers with little or no work because the Liberals in Washington are afraid of doing harm to a small fish. The last time this happened I believe it was a snail-darter & or a frog or Spotted Owl. May God help us!! Some folk have a good heart but their head is screwed on wrong.


I’ve heard people say—

“We’re running out of room on the planet.” That’s the silliest lie yet. Have you driven around the US lately? Have you ever driven through Texas? In some parts of Texas there’s so much space if you get a good pair of glasses you can see next week’s train coming today. Have you been to Australia, or New Zealand? I haven’t but they tell me these places are sparsely populated. I went to China in 1981 & as I remember there were lots of open spaces there. Have you done any flying lately in the US & oversees? In some places the cities are crowded but mostly what you see as you look out the window is open space. Yes there probably are unlivable areas but certainly there’s still plenty of room on this earth.

Al Gore’s movie about Climate Change is another ridiculous lie. I believe we should be good stewards of the beautiful planet God has given us but the Polar Bears are doing fine & will continue to as long as we respect them as God’s creatures. In reality, the biggest source of pollution in many ways is the earth itself. In the middle of our oceans oil can be seen seeping up from the bottom where it’s leaking out. There are places on the planet where you can walk along & see ponds of oil just lying on the top-soil. You can’t walk the countryside without getting oil on your shoes.

Again this doesn’t mean we should squander our natural resources. Common sense tells us fossil fuels will probably run out someday but not someday soon. If & when that happens we can start building engines that can run on water, air, cooking oil, animal dung & a myriad of other substances. You will no doubt remember that the bomb Timothy McVeigh used to flatten the Alfred P. Murrah Federal building in Oklahoma City was made partially of cow dung. Who’d have thunk it?


I’ve heard people say— “if we said anything about abortion in our church people would leave.” That’s o.k. There are other places they could go where they won't take a stand on anything.

I’ve heard people say—“churches should stick to preaching the gospel.” Well, the gospel is based on truth & sometimes we must expose the sins that make the gospel necessary.

I’ve heard people ask--- “if we preach this, won’t we offend people?” Maybe; but we need to hear the bad news or we’ll never appreciate the good news.

I’ve heard people say—“If we preach against the sins of our day we just might lose our tax exempt status.” Well then we could do what the vast majority of churches do around the world that never had a tax exemption in the first place.

We’ve slaughtered 51 million Americans through abortion. How many great musicians, scientists, ministers, architects, economists, inventors etc. were in that great multitude? The sad thing is, we’ve killed our answers & thereby we may just have killed our future.

SHOULD WE BE SINGLE ISSUE VOTERS?
Most of us approach various candidates by saying, -What are his/her qualifications for office? I’m not at all sure that’s the best way to do it. What about asking,--What, if anything disqualifies this person from holding office? Is there any issue he/she stands for that is so wrongheaded that I wouldn’t vote for them no matter what else he does or doesn’t believe?

What if a candidate were to say, -“I’m running on a platform that supports bribery as a matter of public policy?” Would we say that man is disqualified for office no matter what else he might believe? What if a candidate said rape isn’t so bad & we should repeal the rape laws? Would you vote for that man? What if a candidate says he is a racist & says that black people should be denied the right to vote & he believes slavery should be legal in America? Would you vote for that man? Would it matter if he added that he was pro-life? I don’t think so, do you?

What if a woman was to marry a man & the day before the marriage he told her he believes adultery is O.K & while he does love her he intends to cheat on her? Wouldn’t you agree that if a man told his sweetheart that it would be a deal-breaker no matter what other good qualities he brings to the table?

Here’s a question; what do you feel disqualifies a man from holding public office? I believe a man who stands up & says he’ll do everything in his power to promote abortion here in America & in other parts of the world disqualifies himself from any position of public office. It’s the same as the endorsement of racism, fraud, or bribery, except that abortion, or child-killing is more serious than those.

There are laws against intentionally maiming dogs & cats. Thank God!! And there are laws that protect a wide range of endangered species. But what about the unborn? Jesus said

….whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better that a millstone were hanged about his neck and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea.—Matt.18:6

These are solemn words telling us that those who deliberately hurt little children will someday face the Lord.

THE STRONGEST STATEMENT ON GOD’S PRENATAL CARE IN ALL THE BIBLE.
Psalm 139:13-14 says;- For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother’s womb. I will praise thee for I am fearfully & wonderfully made: marvelous are thy works & that my soul knoweth right well.
How much does God know about the unborn baby growing in the womb? Everything! Like a skillful weaver God takes the tiny hands & legs & joins them together. He forms the heart & then sets it beating. He watches out for the little thumb to make sure it finds the mouth.

Who makes babies? God does!

What else but satanic can we call a law the kills an eight week fetus? An eight-week old fetus has a beating heart, an EKG, brain waves, thumb-sucking, pain sensitivity, finger grasping, & genetic humanity. But under our present laws an unborn baby isn’t a human person with rights under the 14th Amendment which says that “no state shall deprive any person of life without due process of law.” Why then is it that it’s illegal to maim, or mutilate an animal [who would want to?] but the sensitive unborn baby has no rights at all?

Isn’t it strange that there are quotas on porpoises & whales but it’s always open season on unborn babies? If you destroy the egg of a bald eagle you can be fined $5000: if you destroy an unborn baby you’ll make about $350. Do you think that our ghettos or crime ridden streets are the most dangerous places in America? Think again. A baby in its mother’s womb has a one in three chance of making it out alive. Isn’t it a little schizophrenic that today in America a 14 year old girl may not buy cigarettes or alcohol or attend an x-rated movie; in some places she can’t even get her ears pierced without her mother’s permission? But she can have an abortion. Again doesn’t this sound like “an evil plan,” a satanic plot to you?

This may surprise you but I actually agree with Marlo Thomas & Barbara Streisand on an important issue. During the last election they said-“One candidate should be elected because of his position on abortion & one defeated for the same reason.” They were right of course but they weren’t thinking exactly as I was. They had the candidates backward.

I WONDER-DO WOMEN KNOW THESE THINGS? DO THEY KNOW WHAT THEY’RE DOING IN AN ABORTION?
I’m not wondering if they lack intelligence. I just wonder if they close their eyes to the truth like some do with tobacco, gluttony, drunkenness, or other dangerous substances. They’re not going to expose themselves to in-depth information on the subject.

An encouraging bit of information is that there are actually fewer abortions since the sonogram became available, probably because the future mom can see the little person growing inside her. From the moment of conception a baby has as individual identity. The baby has its own set of genes & chromosomes. At 19 days after conception the eyes begin to develop. At 24 days the heart begins beating. At 30 days the unborn baby is an inch long yet he has a brain, eyes, ears, mouth, kidneys, & liver. At 35 days his fingers have formed & at 40 days brain waves can be detected & recorded. In the tenth week after conception the baby squints, swallows & hiccups & has fingerprints that will stay with him for the rest of his life.

By the fourth month his ears are functioning, he begins to suck his thumb & he can hear his mother’s voice for the first time. By the seventh month he can see & hear & taste & touch. He recognizes his mother’s voice when he hears it. By the ninth month the baby weights between six & nine pounds & his heart pumps 300 gallons of blood per day. He is now capable of life outside the womb if only he gets the chance.

The last few verses of Romans the first chapter mirror our times, especially the sins we embraced as a people when we turned away from God. The Greek word astorgos translated in the KJV as “without natural affection,” & in some translations with the word “heartless.” It was used in the first century for parents who abandoned their children by exposing them to the elements. Such cruelty isn’t natural. To treat your own children with such callous unconcern reveals that you are without natural affection. Seen in that light abortion isn’t just another sin, it’s the mark of a depraved & godless society.


ABORTION IS WRONG BECAUSE IT’S WRONG TO KILL BABIES

Abortion is as simple yet profound as that, & I know of no other conclusion that’s consistent with the Christian faith. I made up my mind where I stood on the abortion issue a long time ago but I can’t nor would I compel your conscience. You have to make up your own mind.

But I also have to say, I have always been & will continue to be a thorn in the devils side on this subject. There are many who are ambivalent on this because they don’t want to be “crusaders.” They say things like “I’m against abortion but I don’t want to impose my views on others.”

Let’s use that logic in other areas of moral values. How would you respond to someone who said;

“I’m against slavery but I don’t think we should go overboard & make it illegal?” Or;

“I’m against slavery but I’m not offended if you still own a few slaves. After all I’m not going to be a radical on the subject."-Or;

“I’m against slavery but other issues are much more important.”

If a person said that & then added, “Oh, by the way, I’m pro-life,” would that matter? No it wouldn’t & shouldn’t. Support for slavery is an absolute disqualifying issue for any leader, it doesn’t matter how good his other positions might be. Don’t you agree? I feel the same way about abortion & I will not nor have I ever voted for anyone who believes it permissible to kill the unborn.

I got an email some time ago from a lady who’d read one of my earlier blogs. [I’ve checked back & don’t really know what she read that convicted her.] This lady was distraught because she’d had an abortion & wondered if God had turned His back on her. I assured her He hadn’t & ministered to her the best I could. If you’ve had an abortion at any time in your life, all you can do is ask God’s forgiveness & determine never to have another one. Try under God to put it behind you & move on. Don’t give yourself a life-sentence because God doesn’t get any glory from that. Just like any other sin He is faithful & just to forgive us. It’s always Satan who drags up our past. He won’t point out anything new we might need to pray about because that would be helping us. But make no mistake,

ABORTION WAS HATCHED IN THE HALLS OF HELL!
We live fairly close to an abortion clinic & almost every day when we pass we see people outside on the sidewalk with signs engaged in peaceful demonstrations. Once in a while we see a large refrigerated truck backing up to the building; as a matter of fact the truck is so large it usually blocks traffic for some time.

Knowing some things I know, that I won’t drag your mind into, I always get a queasy feeling because in my heart I know the cargo that truck has backed up to load on. This whole business is the work of Satan & those who profit from it. The people who traffic in this awful enterprise will someday face God in judgment.

Especially despicable in my view are politicians who use words such as “Freedom” & “choice” & are doing it for crass political gain. I closed my last blog with this verse but it seems appropriate here;

The thief comes to steal kill & destroy: I have come that they might have life & have it to the full. John 10:10.

One more verse; the one we started with;

…..Chose life! God commands us to choose life. This is a command for individuals, families, churches, cities, states & nations.

Blessings,

John

Who's Afraid Of Sarah Palin??

By John Stallings

When George Bush was in office we constantly heard whining & carping about how dumb, awkward & uncouth he was.

It got so bad that they gave it a name; “The Bush Derangement Syndrome.”

Maybe it stemmed from the closeness of both his elections & the fact that the first one had to go all the way to the Supreme Court.

During the Bush years people went to psychologists & counselors to try to get emotional help in just accepting Bush as their president. I could say a lot right here about our current president but I’ll resist the temptation because this article isn’t about The Bam. However, I will say, & I take no pleasure in saying it, that I predicted before the Inauguration that [ just human reasoning—no claim to a spiritual revelation here,] there was a possibility of The Bam becoming the most despised man who ever occupied the Oval Office. This was based strictly on his attitudes, acts & aspirations where the country is concerned.

I have prayed to be wrong about this & still do, but from the looks of things, it seems I’m going to be right. I really don’t think a nation gains anything by hating on its leaders & certainly for Christians it’s diametrically opposed to scripture.

But I digress from my objective because this piece is to point out the national obsessive/compulsive behavior called “Palin-itis.” The symptoms of the “ Palin-flu” are an overwhelming need to mock, demean, denigrate & ultimately destroy Sarah Palin & her family. Other manifestations are lies, bloviations, half-truths, innuendo & the ever popular “unnamed & anonymous sources.”

Then there’s the constant second guessing if not downright trashing of the lady from Wasilla because she walked away from the Governorship of Alaska in mid-term. In the mind of some people, now she’s a “quitter.” As far as I’m concerned, if I were being hounded by nuisance law-suits for which my state had to pay $500,000 in legal fees, & apparently five of these allegations were made by one women- with TWENTY ethics charges & Zero convictions, knowing myself as I do, I’d most likely be looking for a better set of circumstances.

Does the following make any sense? Maybe, just maybe -Sarah quit her Alaska job because she’s ahead of the rest of us, especially when it comes to running her own life. My fingers would shrivel up if I tried to type the stories of people in the halls of power in Washington who left one government job for a “better” one, starting with the one who now occupies the Oval Office. But I guess somehow that’s different.

Liberals have adopted a whole new set of rules for handling the Palin family. Don't you just love that? Don't you love it when folk subject you to a standard of judgement they'd never allow for themselves or their friends? I've heard her deferred to as “Cutesy” “Folksy” “Down home & dumbed down” “Hot” “Attractive appearance” & “Adorable little wink.” We waited for The National Organization of Women” to come to her defense & they did that about as quick as they “defended” Carrie Prejean. Let’s face it; it’s just not a level playing field out there these days folks.

Not only is Sarah called an ignorant hick, the people who loved her & voted for her were & are also called hicks by people who are no less than intellectual snobs confusing their intelligence with their diplomas. One of the problems we have is too many people confuse being articulate with being able to read from a teleprompter. IMHO, there are also too many people who confuse feeling with thinking & coolness with competence.

You are certainly entitled to your own opinion but you aren’t entitled to your own facts. They can get on Palin’s case for having a strong opinion about the protection of our borders & fiscal responsibility, or tweeting about “death panels” but while they are calling her those names maybe they should read up on Saul Alinsky’s Rules for Radicals, the 1940s “community organizer” who states “you may have to destroy an economy to make people dependent on government.” Unless you’ve been on an extended fishing trip you certainly know that the White House is populated by people who are disciples of Alinsky. His amoral strategy for the redistribution of wealth is one that Team Obama unequivocally embraces. One of the things you’ll find interesting also is that Alinsky’s book is dedicated to Lucifer.

Here's another quote from Alinsky; "Any revolutionary change must be proceeded by a passive, affirmative, non-challenging attitude toward the masses of our people. They must feel so frustrated, so defeated, so lost, so future less in the prevailing system that they are willing to let go of the past & change the future."

Thirteen years after Alinsky died some of his former students hired Barack Obama to a $13,000 a year job as a community organized. In a few years he became very proficient in the Alinsky Method of community organizing & became an instructor of the Alinsky Method.

It's true that during the Bush administration some of the groundwork was laid for the fiscal title wave that was to come. It should follow that any positive things happening now to our fiscal situation because of the big spending, Bush should get some of the credit. Call me crazy but I don’t see how that is translated into giving Team Obama leeway for exceeding a trillion dollar deficit this year alone. Two wrongs don’t make a right [although two Wrights did make an airplane.]

Just because a trench was opened up it doesn’t follow that a new fiscal Grand Canyon must be opened up in the earth. Maybe I need glasses but I can’t see where the stimulus bill has worked, nor the “shovel ready” projects, nor the “jolt” that was to happen to the economy. Spending our way to a great financial position has never worked for individuals so how does that work for a nation’s economy? Though I’m not an economist, I can read & my concern is our leadership has “guessed wrong” & what happened in California will happen to the nation in time. Suffice it to say we're at present "circling the drain" financially.

I, like you have read the Constitution & no where can I find that the government should be running insurance companies, car companies, banks, homes & health care. I also see no Constitutional precedent for a shadow government [the “czars.] I’m sure you’ve heard of MPD or multiple personality disorders, or bipolar disorders, but I’m beginning to believe some in Washington have TPD or triple-polar-disorders. I realize that last statement doesn’t make sense but then neither does the goings on in our nation’s capitol.

If there is a “narcissistic personality disorder,” I don’t think it belongs to Sarah Palin but to the current administration that is “boldly going where no administration has gone before.” Apologies to the Trekkies.

Afraid? Yes we should be very afraid but not of Sarah Palin. Isn’t it time to give her family a break? What is her great crime? Is it because she’s a born again Christian “home-girl” who allowed a “down syndrome” child to live, likes to hunt & has a penchant for saying “you betcha?”

If anyone is overly concerned about Sarah’s intelligent, why not google her on Cap & Trade as I’ve done or maybe take the time to read some of the other contributions she has adroitly put on the printed page.

I guess you’ve figured out by now that I’m an admirer of Sarah Palin. I’ve had people I trusted run the same back-stabbing number on me as they have on Sarah so that helps me relate to her.

Yes, I’m part of the, I believe, ever growing multitude around this globe who in spite of all that’s been done to destroy her, still like us some Sarah Palin.

Blessings,

John