Monday, August 13, 2012

Biden Goes After Ryan and Father Who died when Ryan was 15





This despicable bastard calls Ryan out on ideology and budget.
He wouldn't know either if he was given a reality I.V.

Thursday, March 1, 2012

Andrew Breitbart Dies at 43

I met Andrew Breitbart for the first and only time four weeks ago. He gave a short speech in Grand Rapids and then spent about two hours mixing with those who had come out on a snowy night to a reception for American's For Prosperity.

Andrew was funny, approachable and warm with all the people he met, and there were dozens. When he spoke with you, you were the focus of his attention. He wasn't looking around the room, seeing who else might be there, who might be more important. Whether you were an teenager, a college student, a middle aged grump (me), or a senior, he cared about what you had to say.

I'm glad I had the chance to shake his hand and tell him how grateful I was for everything he had done. Whether you knew him or not, I promise you, if you love this country, you'll miss him. Terribly.

Friday, February 10, 2012

Catholicism is not a democracy. The Liberal assault on religious freedom.


FIRST AMENDMENT:


Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.

In the past few weeks, with Obama's unprecedented assault on religious freedom and the total disregard for the Constitution I've heard two basic arguments that proponents claim, undermine Catholic opposition to forced participation in birth control and abortion.

I've heard dozens of pundits and people commenting on news stories and even a few friends use the argument that because the majority of Catholics practice some form of artificial birth control, that it negates the Church's position on birth control or abortion. Further, that because the Church accepts Federal money for providing services to the indigent and the poor, that they must follow federal rules. While the latter argument has some merit, which I will address, the former is sub-normal idiocy.

Catholicism has never been a democracy. Christ wasn't elected by a group of people tired of Judaism amused by the notion of a new break-through in religion that offered a new covenant. The Church does not, and never has polled it's flock for a thumbs up or down on doctrine. The Church as never tried to find the Truth in the majority opinion of its members. Quite the contrary. The Catholic Church is a dictatorship. Although benevolent one to be sure. The Catholic Faith is, an always has been, guided solely by God and his Word. And while you may say that it may be His Word as interpreted by men, He appointed only one man to be his voice on earth. "You are Peter, and upon your  rock I will build my Church." Doesn't sound like a democracy to me, and it certainly wasn't. Christ, anointing Peter as his first Pope, began over 2000 years of dictatorial governance that begins with the Holy Father the Pope, the College of Cardinals, and in a supportive role, the Bishops across the globe. These individuals and ONLY these individuals have a say in Catholic doctrine. And truly, only the Pope has the right of acceptance or refusal of any changes to existing doctrine.

No Catholic parishioner has ever been asked to vote for a Pope, Cardinal or Bishop. So there isn't even any representative democracy let alone pure democracy. Catholics are not consulted on matters of faith, they are instructed. As I've come to find out after studying the Faith, Catholicism is not only not a democracy, it is not a smorgasbord or cafeteria. You can't take a bit of is, a little of that, and none of the other. You take it all, or nothing. There is not "kinda Truth" in Catholicism. There is only THE TRUTH. Because THE TRUTH comes from God, not from the whims of people who've convinced themselves that their intellect is such that it allows them to interpret God's Truth as they see fit.

According to the Catholic church, abortion is wrong. Artificial means of birth control are wrong. So those Catholics who maintain that these things are not wrong, are simply NOT CATHOLICS. I'm not saying that Catholics who practice birth control and abortion are not Catholics. Rather, like all of us, they are sinners. And to whatever extent they have engaged in these, they put their immortal souls in danger. Through the confessional and penance they can be redeemed. But, those people who maintain that these things are not wrong, they may go to church. They may tell others that they are Catholics. But they cannot be Catholics and cannot accept Holy Communion until they realize they are wrong, admit and then ask forgiveness for it.

So those who argue, that because many Catholics are using birth control and have abortions negates the position of the Church to refuse to participate in the use of birth control or the killing of unborn babies, they need to understand that regardless of the waywardness of the "faithful" this is a full frontal assault on profound beliefs of a religious institution. And therefore, a gross and direct violation of the First Amendment.

With regard to Catholic churches and universities accepting federal money, and that participation requires them to adhere to Federal mandates, I think the point is well taken. However, there is a larger and more disturbing issue here that needs to be addressed. That is the Federal government's role in collecting and distributing tax money for social services when it has no Constitutional mandate to do so. Rather than post the entire constitution here, I'll post this link and direct your attention to section 8. Nowhere in this section, or anywhere else, is Congress or the President directed or permitted to collect wealth from the taxpayers for the purpose of redistributing that wealth for health, education or charitable purposes. Nowhere. Further, the 10th amendment states:


The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.

It does not say that powers are delegated to the President, or the Director of a bureaucratic organization. It says "reserved to the States, or to the people.

So the argument that Catholic institutions should be required to follow Federal mandates if they accept Federal money is moot. That money should not be collected. Let alone redistributed.