Exovedate
27th September 2007, 01:18
What Would Jesus Do?
Obey The U.S. Government
"Like Jesus the founding fathers of the United States are rising from the dead - but they're not ascending into heaven. Instead, they're heading right for the White House. Imagine my surprise when I discovered from worldnetdaily.com, that the American government's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has initiated a program that teaches pastors and other religious leaders how to quell dissent among their congregations, using religious rhetoric in the event of a declaration of martial law.
Martial law is the takeover of the normal functions of the government by the military. This might occur in the event of a war, for example, so that a country can more effectively protect itself. Of course, there are some obvious downsides to using this extreme political option. Many personal freedoms are often put on hold during these times, arguably for the sake of the greater good.
So, what is the U.S. government trying to achieve? Ironically, the reason why the U.S. government wishes to have an obedient citizenry is because it wants people to comply peacefully with property and firearm seizures, mass vaccinations, and forced relocation in the event of a declaration of martial law.
Unfortunately for the U.S. government, if there is anything we know about the American people, it's that they love their guns and their property. After all, the official motto of New Hampshire is "live free or die."
However, if there's one thing American's are more fanatical about than their guns and property it is, of course, Jesus. So, how can the American government possibly take property and guns away from its citizens in the event of martial law? Simple! They use pastors and other religious figures to convince their congregations that Jesus would want them to simply obey their government.
However, Jesus does not just right out say anywhere in the Bible that citizens should hand over their guns and property to the government if it asks nicely. Jesus says to give unto Caesar what is Caesar's, but that was in reference to taxes, and not guns. So, what does the U.S. government do to solve this dilemma? It takes some pointers from none other than history's greatest monster, Adolf.
Now, we must remember that the people of Germany during the 1930s were not actually evil hate-mongers. They were actually very good people - honest, law-abiding citizens in fact. Unfortunately, most German citizens had the unfortunate quality of blindly following whatever people told them was true about their religion and society. But how does Hitler factor into this situation?
In the Bible, Romans 13 teaches Christians to obey their government, because that government was set up by God to rule them, and to defy that government is to defy God. So, what did Hitler do? What any homicidal maniac would do: Hitler told everyone to support him because, as Romans 13 says, the government is backed by God himself. Most Germans, however, happened to miss the part of the Bible where it says that people do not have to obey a government that defies any of God's commands.
So, I suppose it will no longer seem surprising that the U.S. government is now instructing pastors across the U.S. to preach Romans 13 to their congregations in an attempt to make them more docile in the event of a declaration of martial law.
Now, if most Americans are actually convinced by Romans 13 to blindly follow their government, they are committing the same tragic mistake as many Germans once did. And the American government is committing the same sort of deception upon its own people that Hitler committed upon his. That the U.S. government would take advantage of its own people in this way is truly foreboding.
But, on the other hand, in the event of a national emergency, what's so bad about the U.S. government trying to make the transition to martial law as smooth as possible? Won't this save more lives? Won't the end justify the means? Perhaps FEMA will save more lives by implementing this program rather than employing another strategy. However, this program has many serious and dire consequences.
Besides the government clearly meddling with religion, which is in utter violation of the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution; these actions, if effective, lead the U.S. down a dangerous path. If Americans are convinced that their religion demands from them obedience to the government, then the U.S. federal government's power will go both unchecked and unbalanced in an ominous and alarming fashion.
As anyone who knows his politics will tell you, the people of a democratic society are supposed to be the ones who demand obedience from the government, not the other way around. If citizens stop believing that they are the ones who are supposed to be in control of their government, the government becomes free to run its own show.
And just imagine what the U.S. government would be capable of with the blind support of its people. If American history is any guide, I would guess that loving thy neighbour would not be high on its list of priorities."
written by Jeff Valdivia for The Manitoban
Obey The U.S. Government
"Like Jesus the founding fathers of the United States are rising from the dead - but they're not ascending into heaven. Instead, they're heading right for the White House. Imagine my surprise when I discovered from worldnetdaily.com, that the American government's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has initiated a program that teaches pastors and other religious leaders how to quell dissent among their congregations, using religious rhetoric in the event of a declaration of martial law.
Martial law is the takeover of the normal functions of the government by the military. This might occur in the event of a war, for example, so that a country can more effectively protect itself. Of course, there are some obvious downsides to using this extreme political option. Many personal freedoms are often put on hold during these times, arguably for the sake of the greater good.
So, what is the U.S. government trying to achieve? Ironically, the reason why the U.S. government wishes to have an obedient citizenry is because it wants people to comply peacefully with property and firearm seizures, mass vaccinations, and forced relocation in the event of a declaration of martial law.
Unfortunately for the U.S. government, if there is anything we know about the American people, it's that they love their guns and their property. After all, the official motto of New Hampshire is "live free or die."
However, if there's one thing American's are more fanatical about than their guns and property it is, of course, Jesus. So, how can the American government possibly take property and guns away from its citizens in the event of martial law? Simple! They use pastors and other religious figures to convince their congregations that Jesus would want them to simply obey their government.
However, Jesus does not just right out say anywhere in the Bible that citizens should hand over their guns and property to the government if it asks nicely. Jesus says to give unto Caesar what is Caesar's, but that was in reference to taxes, and not guns. So, what does the U.S. government do to solve this dilemma? It takes some pointers from none other than history's greatest monster, Adolf.
Now, we must remember that the people of Germany during the 1930s were not actually evil hate-mongers. They were actually very good people - honest, law-abiding citizens in fact. Unfortunately, most German citizens had the unfortunate quality of blindly following whatever people told them was true about their religion and society. But how does Hitler factor into this situation?
In the Bible, Romans 13 teaches Christians to obey their government, because that government was set up by God to rule them, and to defy that government is to defy God. So, what did Hitler do? What any homicidal maniac would do: Hitler told everyone to support him because, as Romans 13 says, the government is backed by God himself. Most Germans, however, happened to miss the part of the Bible where it says that people do not have to obey a government that defies any of God's commands.
So, I suppose it will no longer seem surprising that the U.S. government is now instructing pastors across the U.S. to preach Romans 13 to their congregations in an attempt to make them more docile in the event of a declaration of martial law.
Now, if most Americans are actually convinced by Romans 13 to blindly follow their government, they are committing the same tragic mistake as many Germans once did. And the American government is committing the same sort of deception upon its own people that Hitler committed upon his. That the U.S. government would take advantage of its own people in this way is truly foreboding.
But, on the other hand, in the event of a national emergency, what's so bad about the U.S. government trying to make the transition to martial law as smooth as possible? Won't this save more lives? Won't the end justify the means? Perhaps FEMA will save more lives by implementing this program rather than employing another strategy. However, this program has many serious and dire consequences.
Besides the government clearly meddling with religion, which is in utter violation of the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution; these actions, if effective, lead the U.S. down a dangerous path. If Americans are convinced that their religion demands from them obedience to the government, then the U.S. federal government's power will go both unchecked and unbalanced in an ominous and alarming fashion.
As anyone who knows his politics will tell you, the people of a democratic society are supposed to be the ones who demand obedience from the government, not the other way around. If citizens stop believing that they are the ones who are supposed to be in control of their government, the government becomes free to run its own show.
And just imagine what the U.S. government would be capable of with the blind support of its people. If American history is any guide, I would guess that loving thy neighbour would not be high on its list of priorities."
written by Jeff Valdivia for The Manitoban