The present American situation:-a post-Christian culture, at best-
From monomakhos blog:
So, How Did You Enjoy Cesar Chavez Day?
Saturday, April 6, 2013
on the Verge of World War III
We May be on the Verge of World War III, with N. Korea, Red China, and Putin's Russia, All, in Unison, Attacking the U.S.-
- Comment: And with America burdened with a traitorous President who is friends of all of our international enemies!.. and mentally a moron to boot.
- So, we have nothing to worry about! (???)
- 2012 Election Results
Russian bomber conducts practice strikes on US missile defenses in Asia
Published April 05, 2013
Washington Free Beacon
A Russian bomber recently carried out simulated cruise missile attacks on U.S. missile defenses in Asia, raising new questions about Moscow's goal in future U.S.-Russian defense talks.
According to U.S. officials, a Russian Tu-22M Backfire bomber on Feb. 26 simulated firing air-launched cruise missiles at an Aegis ship deployed near Japan as part of U.S. missile defenses.
A second mock attack was conducted Feb. 27 against a ground-based missile defense site in Japan that officials did not identify further.
The Pentagon operates an X-band missile defense radar on the northern tip of Japan that is designed to monitor North Korean missile launches and transmit the data to missile-firing ships.
The bomber targeting comes as Russia is building up forces in the Pacific by modernizing submarines and building a spy ship specifically for intelligence-gathering against U.S. missile defenses.
Officials said it was not clear why the Russians conducted the practice strikes. However, the simulations may indicate Moscow has targeted its offensive ballistic missiles on Japan or U.S. military bases in the region.
Scary Obituary
Scary Obituary....? and Interesting parallels...............
Category: Life in these United States...perhaps at the end stage of our Republic?
In 1887 Alexander Tyler, a Scottish history professor at the University of Edinburgh, had this to say about the fall of the Athenian Republic some 2,000 years prior: "A democracy is always temporary in nature; it simply cannot exist as a permanent form of government. A democracy will continue to exist up until the time that voters discover that they can vote themselves generous gifts from the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidates who promise the most benefits from the public treasury, with the result that every democracy will finally collapse over loose fiscal policy, (which is) always followed by a dictatorship."
"The average age of the world's greatest civilizations from the beginning of history, has been about 200 years. During those 200 years, these nations always progressed through the following sequence:
From bondage to spiritual faith;
From spiritual faith to great courage;
From courage to liberty;
From liberty to abundance;
From abundance to complacency;
From complacency to apathy;
From apathy to dependence;
From dependence back into bondage."
The Obituary follows:
Born 1776, Died 2012
It doesn't hurt to read this several times.
Professor Joseph Olson of Hamline University School of Law in St. Paul, Minnesota, points out some interesting facts concerning the last Presidential election:
Number of States won by: Obama: 19 Romney: 29
Square miles of land won by: Obama: 580,000 Romney: 2,427,000
Population of counties won by: Obama: 127 million Romney: 143 million
Murder rate per 100,000 residents in counties won by: Obama: 13.2 Romney: 2.1
Professor Olson adds: "In aggregate, the map of the territory Romney won was mostly the land owned by the taxpaying citizens of the country.
Obama territory mostly encompassed those citizens living in low income tenements and living off various forms of government welfare..."
Olson believes the United States is now somewhere between the "complacency and apathy" phase of Professor Tyler's definition of democracy, with some forty percent of the nation's population already having reached the "governmental dependency" phase.
If Congress grants amnesty and citizenship to twenty million criminal invaders called illegals - and they vote - then we can say goodbye to the USA in fewer than five years.
If you are in favor of this, then by all means, delete this message.
If you are not, then pass this along to help everyone realize just how much is at stake, knowing that apathy is the greatest danger to our freedom.
Wednesday, April 3, 2013
Ohio School Removes Portrait of Jesus
Comment: Just as Jesus did from the very start of His earthly ministry, He still offends.......
Ohio school takes down Jesus portrait under legal threat
Published April 03, 2013
FoxNews.com
FoxNews.com
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| Feb. 12, 2013: A painting of Jesus Christ, upper left, hanging above an entrance to Jackson Middle School in Jackson, Ohio, next to a 'Hall of Honor' showing famous Jackson residents and school alumni. (AP) |
Ohio School Removes Portrait of Jesus, so as to not offend, etc.
Comment: How much longer will God tolerate atheist, anti-Christian America?
And when does one hear any protests from the large segment of our population, which labels itself as, 'Christian'? in a nation founded by, largely, (various) Christians??? which never had any 'separation of church and state', but merely no official governmental connection with any one church.
One suspects, that the current American so-called 'Christian faith', is luke-warm at best, or barely a reality, or a total fraud.
The superintendent of Jackson City Schools told The Associated Press that the decision was made after the district's insurance company declined to cover litigation expenses. Phil Howard said a student club that the school says owns the portrait took it down Wednesday morning at his direction.
"At the end of the day, we just couldn't roll the dice with taxpayer money," Howard said. "When you get into these kinds of legal battles, you're not talking about money you can raise with bake sales and car washes. It's not fair to take those resources from our kids' education."
The ACLU and the Freedom from Religion Foundation had sued on behalf of a student and two parents, calling the portrait an unconstitutional promotion of religion in a public school. An ACLU spokesman says the lawsuit remains in effect, but will be dropped if the portrait stays down.
The "Head of Christ," a popular depiction of Jesus, had been in an entranceway's "Hall of Honor" in a middle school building that was formerly a high school. It was near portraits of dozens of prominent alumni and people with local roots such as the late four-term Ohio Gov. James Rhodes. The portrait was moved recently by a Christian-based service club to the current high school building.
A complaint that triggered the February lawsuit put the 2,500-student district in the midst of the ongoing national debate over what religious-themed displays are permissible.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Syro-Byzantine chant
The Divine Liturgy, in English, in Byzantine chant, from the Antiochean Church
For Study purposes:
Comment: I share this, (& regardless of the jurisdiction of the singers), solely to show that the English language can be used with great power and beauty, in the various sacred & mostly ancient, liturgical chant traditions of the various local Orthodox churches, world-wide.
This Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, (following the ustav/order of the Greek Typicon,) is sung in Syro-Byzantine chant.
Rd. Daniel
Monday, April 1, 2013
Orthodox Morning Prayers in German
Part of the Morning prayers, -this ends with the Nicene Creed.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?
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