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Oct. 7, 2005 - I think I'm beginning to sound like Ann Coulter...
...and you're about to get the political side of me! I still don't know what to think about Harriet Miers. Should I support her or shouldn't I? One thing that I do appreciate about the blogosphere is that I can get unlimited information and form my opinion. As I've looked around, I've seen dissenting opinions about her. Some say she's good. Some say she's not. I also hear she's a born again Christian. And I hear some Democrats like her and that sends Red Flags. I don't know... Dr. James Dobson supports her, but has been questioning it. (He hasn't pulled his support yet.) This makes me a little nervous. Dr. Dobson is pro-life and I hear Harriet Miers is as well. If he doesn't support her, she may be otherwise. And of course, there's reports from places like the ACLJ that support her. These all make me really confused about what to believe. Honestly! I don't know what to do (it's not like the world's gonna end if I don't decide :) I would have preferred President Bush to have picked someone we knew was pro-life and such. Someone that we didn't have to question. Someone we could count on. And lastly, someone who we know has solid, conservative values. Not someone where there are dissenting opinions from the party that nominated! Okay...I'm really on fire about this and I could go on and on. I should probably stop before I start to sound biased. Pete of Pete's Place has two good articles that may be of interest. Read one here and two here. Seems as though he's trying not to sound biased either. Thanks to Boy Scout Blogger for the other links mentioned above. I can always count on him for good links to political articles! Now a question for my readers. What are your thoughts about this? Do you think Bush nominated someone good? Or was his choice bad? |
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Jun. 27, 2005 - Interesting...
I am reading Paul Kengor's book, God and Ronald Reagan. Yesterday while at my grandparents lake (no, they don't own one, they live next door to one), the book was talking about Communist Russia. This really perked my ears up because my maternal great-Grandpa came from Russia in 1917 (or thereabouts).
The Bolshevik war on religion was far more than theoretical. By the end of 1918, Lenin had set in motion a host of assults on religious liberty:
- All land and buildings were confiscated from the Russian Orthodox Church
- All schools were taken from the church and handed over to the state
- Marriage was transformed into a strictly civil, secular ceremony
- Weddings, baptisms, and funerals were replaced by bizarre communist ceremonies
- The church's long-standing prohibition against divorce was lifted
- Churches were destroyed or transformed into clubs, workshops, and storage houses
I noticed that three of these things are happening in America. Numbers 2 and 5 are true and it seems that #3 is also happening quite frequently. Sad. This kind of stuff makes me get all fired up...and wanting to do something (even though I really can't). All I can really resort to is prayer.
I am also taking other notes from the book to blog about...
Kristin
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Jun. 1, 2005 - Am I Liberal or Conservative?
Neither. I am a Christian woman who believes in the truths of God's word. Some of those beliefs are:
- Sanctity of all human life from a biblical creationist viewpoint, all life is sacred, inlcuding the life of an unborn child. This is not about my personal choice but God's decision to bring life. I guess you could say that I am a Conservative.
- Helping the poor and weak. I believe it is my responsiblity to take care of those in need. That could make me a liberal except I don't need the government to tell me where I need to go. Jesus walked among the needy and took care of them. He is my example.
- Sanctity of marriage. God started the family as one man and one woman. He called it good. Why do I want to mess with it?
- Lower taxes. I never met a liberal who voluntarily gives more money to Uncle Sam. If I earn money I believe I have the right to spend it my way. You could say that I am pro-choice in how I spend my money!
- Strong military. Our Constitution requires us to provide for the common defense. Diplomacy is great but a bullet sometimes gets right to the heart of the matter! Support our troops!
- And of course, homeschooling! Just look at what a great thinker this produced in me!!! Don't mess with success!!
This post is in response to fellow blogger, Suzy, who asked how I came to the conclusion of my beliefs. But I thought it better to first state what they are.
More as I feel like talking about it!
~Kristin
PS- I am in the process of moving stuff over from my other blog. Please be patient. |
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May. 24, 2005 - Our Judges gone bankrupt
What makes a good judge?
"...judges must not only be upright citizens, learned men of integrity, possess the qualities necessary for all magistrates, but they must also display statesmanship. They must be able to perceive the spirit of their age, to confront obstacles that need to be overcome, steer out of the current whenever the wave threatens to carry them away, and with them the sovereignty of the Union and the obedience to its laws."
-Alexis de Tocqueville
If de Tocqueville were observing America today, he may see something far different than this ideal. America's judges are bankrupt. Judges seem to lack integrity, statesmanship, and have no regard for upholding the Constitution. Why? Because most have no standard to judge. Wisdom to judge moral dilemmas must come from God, the source of all wisdom.
"You shall not show partiality in judgment; you shall hear the small and the great alike. You shall not fear man, for the judgment is God's. The case that is too hard for you, you shall bring to me, and I will hear it." - Deuteronomy 1:17
The founding fathers designed three branches of government, the judgicial, the executive and the legislative. All three were meant to keep the others accountable. This is what the founding fathers intended when they allowed Congress to set up judges (see Article III of the Constitution). Judges today, seem to overlook the other two branches and are unaccountable.
Specifically in the Terri Schiavo case, judges simply dismissed the added evidence and refused to rehear the case, as the legislative and the executive branch commanded. This is not what the founding fathers intended. The other two branches need to condemn the judicial branch...
The Terri Schiavo has opened the eyes of many and they realize the moral insolvency of our judges. As Christians, we need to look at the Bible and what it has to say about good judges. Unless we turn to the Lord for help in this area, we will continue to slide in more such dilemmas. And the outcomes will be just as sad.
~Kristin |
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