By: Dale Weckbacher
John 8:36-37
36 So if the Son sets you free, you will
indeed be free.
NLT
John 14:6
6 Jesus told him,
"I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father
except through me.
NLT
As a Christian following Jesus Christ, I know that the only
path to real freedom and liberty is through the blood of Jesus Christ. This belief is found throughout our nation’s
founding documents and is what our founders meant when they spoke of
inalienable rights.
Government is not the purveyor of rights for that comes from
God and is guaranteed through the sacrifice of Jesus, the Son of God, on the
cross. All God the Father asks us to do
is believe (John 3:16). This is why our
first reaction when in need should not be to turn to government but God. Government’s role is to protect, not grant, the
inalienable rights of its citizens.
Unfortunately, liberal and progressives in our government over the last
100 years have caused government to view itself as the purveyor of rights and
have conditioned many citizens to look to government as their provider instead
of turning to God. Because of this
philosophical shift, liberals, progressives, and moderates in the political
establishment of both parties find no problem with attacking those that
disagree with them and even have resorted to unconstitutionally spying on them
something many citizens have come to accept as just the way things are meant to
be.
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For example, we have Republican Representative Renee Ellmers
who at a constituent meeting suggested that those opposing amnesty legislation
are racist and do not have, in her words, “any damn facts.” (1) Poll after poll shows that majorities of
people, many of whom are Representative Ellmer's constituents, oppose amnesty
for people who have illegally come to our country. In fact, the current push by the GOP
establishment constitutes electoral suicide according to conservative columnist
Ann Coulter. (2) It seems those in the GOP establishment and
consultants like Karl Rove believe the path to victory for the GOP is to go
after the Hispanic vote by passing some form of amnesty legislation. Of course they always ignore the numbers that
are being alienated in their base and that any increase in numbers due to
catering to Hispanics are being more than off-set by the base not showing up to
vote. All we have to do is look at the 6
million people that stayed home in the last election. (3) If there is not someone running against this
woman in a primary, someone needs to or I fear the GOP risks losing this seat
because of voter apathy.
As a Christian and conservative, I have suspected that there
was some sort of blacklist in Hollywood against Christian actors. According to Kevin Sorbo, star of the recent
film “God’s Not Dead,” there is such a political blacklist and he believes he
is on it. (4) Mr. Sorbo believes he is on the list because
he is independent and does not vote along party lines. In spite of being on the list, Mr. Sorgo does
work regularly, perhaps because he is an experienced actor and in demand. However, the same would not be true of a new
actor trying to break into the business.
The ironic thing is that Hollywood, which has had many films
flop at the box office recently, should wake up to the fact that faith based
films such as ‘Son of God’ and ‘God’s Not Dead’ actually do well at the box
office. This past weekend ‘God’s Not
Dead opened on only 780 screens nationwide and yet grossed $7.6 million, a huge
$9525 per screen. (4) The movie even beat out the much-promoted
Muppet movie. (5) Maybe Hollywood should rethink its political
blacklist and focus on making movies people, including Christians, want to see.
I have also previously written about the unelected
administrative fourth branch of government, which threatens the individual
liberties of ordinary citizens. As proof
that it is not just some conspiratorial belief to stir up conservatives, I cite
the case of a Wyoming families encounter with the EPA. This family faces a $75,000 per day fine, not
for dumping toxic waste on their land.
Nor are they being fined for polluting the air with toxic chemicals,
although you would think so with a fine that high. No, they are being fined for the creation of
a pond on their own land, which they stock with fish. The pond has even become a favorite habitat
for ducks and geese. However, according
to the EPA, the creation of a body of water on one’s own property is a
violation of Federal Law. (6) Oh, did I mention that the way the EPA
discovered the pond was with drones that they use to look for any new standing
water that has been created. Orwell’s
1984 appears to be coming true, only 30 years late in 2014.
These cases demonstrate that not only is Washington DC and
the media broken, but also the establishment in both political parties. This means that just winning elections is
insufficient to fix the problem and means we need a new strategy. So exactly what do I believe we need to do?
1)
Pray – I
believe in the power of prayer for the Bible says that if two or more of us
gather together in prayer, God is there among us (Matthew 18:20). The root of our nation’s problems lies in its
unmooring itself from its Judeo Christian foundations. We need prayer and the power of the Holy
Spirit to change the hearts of people.
2)
Article five of the Constitution – It is obvious
that neither Washington DC nor the establishment of either political party can
or even wants to restore our nation back to its constitutional roots. Big government is empowering to them and they
are not about to do anything to lose that power. Our founders envisioned that such a day might
come, and added article five to the Constitution. This article outlined two ways to amend the
constitution. One using the Congress and
another that bypasses the Congress through a convention of the states.
Christians, conservatives, and citizens of our nation may be
under attack, but we are not defeated. With
prayer and article five of the Constitution, we have a strategy to restore the
Judeo Christian and Constitutional foundation our nation was founded upon. All that is needed is for God’s people to
pray and contact their state representatives and senators about becoming part
of a convention of the states to amend the constitution and stop the out of
control government in Washington DC.
1. Lee, Tony. ELLMERS BERATES CONSTITUENTS FOR
OPPOSING AMNESTY: 'YOU DON'T HAVE ANY DAMN FACTS!'. www.breitbart.com. [Online]
Breitbart News, March 22, 2014. [Cited: March 25, 2014.]
http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2014/03/22/Ellmers-Berates-Constituents-for-Opposing-Amnesty.
2. Coulter, Ann.
Column: GOP's Push for Amnesty Is Electoral Suicide: Illegals Favor Big Govt.,
ObamaCare. newsbusters.com. [Online] Newsbusters, January 30, 2014.
[Cited: March 25, 2014.]
http://newsbusters.org/blogs/ann-coulter/2014/01/30/column-gops-push-amnesty-electoral-suicide-illegals-favor-big-govt-obam.
3. Trende, Sean.
The Case of the Missing White Voters. www.realcleapolitics.com. [Online]
Real Clear Politics, November 8, 2012. [Cited: July 5, 2013.]
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2012/11/08/the_case_of_the_missing_white_voters_116106-2.html.
4. Nolte, John.
'GOD'S NOT DEAD' STAR SORBO: THERE'S A HOLLYWOOD BLACKLIST. www.breitbart.com.
[Online] Breitbart News, March 22, 2014. [Cited: March 25, 2014.]
http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Hollywood/2014/03/22/gods-not-dead-star-sorbo-theres-a-blacklist.
5. Kay, Jeremy.
Divergent goes top, as the Muppets leave Disney scratching their heads. www.theguardian.com.
[Online] the Guardian, March 24, 2014. [Cited: March 25, 2014.]
6. Wilde, Robert.
CHARLES HURT: EPA USING SATELLITES, DRONES TO FINE, BANKRUPT CITIZENS. www.breitbart.com.
[Online] Breitbart News, March 22, 2014. [Cited: March 25, 2014.]
http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Journalism/2014/03/22/NucleOptions-Charles-Hurt-Says-EPA-Using-Satellites-and-Drones.
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