There will be a summit in Washington DC for Christians United for Israel on July 21st-24th. Many prominent Israeli leaders will be in attendance. It is our job as Christians, to defend and pray for Israel as a nation and the Jews as a people. (see Psalms 122:6, Isaiah 62:1,6, & Genesis 12:3) If you cannot make it to Washington that weekend, please sign this pledge which will be presented to the Israeli leaders.

It states:

1. WE BELIEVE that the Jewish people have a right to live in their ancient land of Israel, and that the modern State of Israel is the fulfillment of this historic right.
2. WE MAINTAIN that there is no excuse for acts of terrorism against Israel and that Israel has the same right as every other nation to defend her citizens from such violent attacks.
3. WE PLEDGE to stand with our brothers and sisters in Israel and to speak out on their behalf whenever and wherever necessary until the attacks stop and they are finally living in peace and security with their neighbors.

Follow this link and add your name to this important pledge.

In this volatile time in history, Israel must fend off constant attacks from its surrounding borders. Iranian leader, President Ahmadinejad has pledged to wipe Israel off the map, all the while continuing its dangerous nuclear program. We need to let Israeli leaders know that we are standing with them in constant prayer and support.

You and I are funding terrorism. How? By filling up our gas tanks over and over again with oil that is imported from outside the United States. Sadly, 60% of our oil is imported today compared to 20% in 1985. That 60% comes from many countries that are state sponsors of terrorism and most of these countries despise us. OPEC sets the price of oil. It is made up of 13 of the most oil rich nations in the world. Most of these countries have very poor human rights, they are power hungry, and train or support terrorism. Iran uses its oil profits for their nuclear program.

Why in the world are we giving money to these countries when we have resources here that could replace all the imported oil? Good question, congress could enable us to stop funding terrorism with a swift stroke of a pen, but they do nothing. They do nothing but debate. Over and over again, they debate with no results.

While we go broke filling up our gas tanks, they worry about the caribou that might be disrupted if we drill. It is absolute insanity!

It is critical that we elect the right person for President this year, please do your research, dig into these important issues and make an informed decision this fall. The future of this country depends on your willingness to do some homework over the next few months, please don’t let us down.

References:Bush, President George remarks at “Washington International Renewable Energy Conference 2008″ 5 March 2008. Office of the Press Secretary http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2008/03/20080305.html

Stakelbeck, Erik “How America is Funding Terrorism”  1 July 2008. CBN News http://www.cbn.com/CBNnews/356986.aspx?option=print

There are so many important issues currently at stake in the United States. One is the Fairness Doctrine. If you’ve not heard of this, it is this in a nutshell, the progressives in office seek to dismantle conservative talk radio. They would like to make it law that if your radio station has 1 hour of a conservative show than it would be required to have 1 hour of an opposing view (liberal or progressive) aired also thus making it “fair”. In essence, our lovely government would be censoring the airwaves!

This sounds ludicrous, but its very real and we must take action. This can also be used in religious stations. If you have a Christian radio program, than you must have a different religious (Muslim, New Age, etc) program on after it. Forget what the “free” people want, they are too stupid to know anything. Its funny, liberals are no longer “pro-choice” if the public isn’t “choosing” their side.

You may wonder where this is coming from, well the liberal leaders of this country are a little miffed that their progressive talk shows get little or no listeners. Air America was launched in 2004 and was a complete disaster as far as ratings. It was supposed to give opposition to the very successful conservative programs like Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, and Glenn Beck, etc.

I believe it was a failure because liberals already have control of most media outlets, they don’t need to have talk radio. Conservatives love talk radio because it exposes a lot of the bias of network news and newspapers which, of course, drives the libs crazy.

Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, came out last week admitting her full support of the Fairness Doctrine. She is also leading the charge in blocking debate of the Broadcaster Freedom Act which would essentially ban the Fairness Doctrine.

This socialistic Fairness Doctrine is frightening and we can only expect more of the same if Barack Obama becomes our President.  He believes the government knows better, the government can solve all your problems. Obama has the most liberal voting record of all our current politicians. Reaching across the isle on issues is not what he’s known for! Is that the “change” you’re expecting?

Socialism never works, look at your history books! Our country has been so successful because we believe in freedom in all things, the majority democratic congress is overstepping its bounds, they must be stopped!

God help us, God Bless America!

If you’d like to take action, sign the Discharge Petition to get the chance to have the Broadcaster Freedom Act go to the floor for an up or down vote.  Also, contact those representatives who are not allowing this Act to be debated on the floor.

Reference: Sekulow, Jay “Stunning Admission on Fairness Doctrine” 25 June 2008. American Center for Law and Justice  http://www.aclj.org/TrialNotebook/Read.aspx?id=644

So the media today is predicting gas prices will reach $7 a gallon in 2 years. Yes, I believe that gas prices will continue to climb over time, but I don’t think we need to panic. What we need to do is get active. What we need to do is call our elected officials. We need to stop being impressed by someones ability to give an inspirational speech or worry if someone is too old to run for president.  We need to ask the tough questions of these people seeking political office. What are their plans for solving the rising cost of gas? If they say that the government can just lower the price of gas (if they’re elected), they’re either feeding you a line of bull or they’re just not very smart.

The only way we’re going to see gas prices go down at all in this country is to act now, allow more drilling in the US.  There are those who say that we cannot drill our way out of this mess. That it will take up to 10 years to see prices fall even if we did drill. Look, if we don’t do anything, nothing will change. DUH!! Even if it takes 5-10 years to see the price of oil come down, that’s no reason not to start today.

Why would someone start college today if they can’t get a job in their chosen profession for 4+ years? Because if they don’t start school now, than they’ll never have the career they want.  

 Obama and the majority of the democrats make me want to pull every last hair out of my  head when they say idiotic statements like “we can’t drill because it will take too long to see the drop in gas prices”. The democrats have been the majority in the congress for almost 2 years, what the heck have they gotten done for the American people in that time? Someone please tell me.

I think we need to start from scratch, elect all new politicians and see if they’ll act for the American people. Unfortunately that won’t happen, so at least call your local representatives on a regular basis and tell them what you want them to do for you as your representative. When will Washington understand that they work for us? Not for the environmental wackos, not for the union heads, not the social elites.  Who out there is fighting for the average Joe?

Let’s see some action. I’m desperate for a presidential nominee who will fight for the people! Obama and McCain need to wake up, listen to us, and drill now. McCain does support opening up more offshore drilling, which of course, has led some people to call him a flip-flopper, but I think it shows that he’s willing to listen to the outcry of the majority of Americans and change his views especially in light of the current oil prices and world demand. Isn’t that what we want in our leaders? To listen to us? The government needs to get out of the way of our private sector because we always come up with innovative and effective ways to solve important issues that face us. The government only manages to cause more problems.

We the people can and will figure out how to achieve energy independence in the United States of America if we can just be allowed!

Today in a 5-4 ruling, the Supreme Court ruled that Americans have a right to own guns. Thus ruling that the ban of firearms in DC is unconstitutional.

When I first heard the news of this ruling, I was relieved. Then as I listened to the radio, I found myself agreeing with Rush Limbaugh as he said what a shame it was that we were unsure whether the court would rule on the side of the Constitution. Yes, I was not sure what the ruling would be, and it is a sad realization of how far left this country has become. The job of our Supreme Court is to uphold the Constitution of the United States!

The Second Amendment is clear to most who do not have an agenda when reading it. It states: “A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to bear arms, shall not be infringed.”

Those who are for banning guns argue that the amendment refers only to a right to bear arms in the military. What you must look at is the history, what was going on during that time? It puts that statement into context. The Federalist and the Anti-Federalist were at odds with each other. The Anti-Federalist did not trust big government. The Federalist wanted them to know that the US government would be different. This Amendment was added because it needed to be in writing that our military and our citizens would always have the right to own their own arms. The people needed to know that the government could never be taken over by anyone who might try to go against the will of the people. One way they would feel secure was to forever protect their right to bear arms in our Constitution.  Is that so hard to understand?

I often wondered how reasonable people living in Germany allowed the Nazi’s to overtake them so easily. One thing the Nazi’s did was disarm the people. Once you loose your ability to self defend or fight back, you loose your opinion on how your country is run. If a Nazi came to your door demanding you allow them inside to search for Jews, you had no way to keep them out without using a gun.

I understand how people can be against gun ownership. Because, believe me, if there was a way to get rid of every single gun in the world and guarantee that none could be made again, I would be all for banning guns. BUT, that is simply impossible. The only thing banning guns does is disarm the law abiding citizens and arms the criminals to do what they want with a vulnerable public. How many students lives would’ve been spared if Virgina Tech didn’t have a ban on guns at school? A teacher could’ve had a gun hidden away in his room and at least shortened the terrible list of dead that day.

I am glad that this ruling upheld the Constitution today but I’m sad that there was ever a question about if its a right for every citizen to bear arms. We must wake up and only elect judges and politicians who support the constitution and hold it up as the only law to this land. The Supreme Court stands as the ultimate authority in constitutional interpretation. I pray it keeps that as its main focus in the years to come.

God Bless America!

If you’ve been watching the news over the past 6 months, you no doubt have seen that the vast majority of Americans are unhappy with the current administration and want “change”. Many Americans are angry with the way this country is run. I for one, get frustrated like everyone else but I am still mindful of the blessings we as a nation enjoy.

I can see why the rest of the world has such a bad opinion of America. I believe they see us as the most ungrateful, spoiled nation in all the world. We are so fortunate in this country. To hear people say things like “for the first time in my adult life, I’m proud of America” makes my blood boil.

Craig R. Smith wrote in 2006 “What are we so unhappy about? Is it that we have electricity and running water 24 hours a day, 7 days a week? Is our unhappiness the result of having air conditioning in the summer and heating in the winter? Could it be that 95.4 percent of these unhappy folks have a job? Maybe it is the ability to walk into a grocery store at any time and see more food in moments than Darfur has seen in the last year?”

We’ve got to realize how easy we have it here. Our Constitution gives our citizens the precious freedom of religion that so many in this world would die for and some do.

Take a moment to count your blessings. Gain a little perspective. Turn off the TV and throw away the newspaper. Look around you and be grateful that you live in America. Be grateful that if you’re in an accident, you can get quality health-care no matter what your income. Be grateful that you’re entitled to free public education. Be grateful for the many opportunities America offers you.

I will end with the same quote Smith ended with from B.C Forbes in 1953 :

”What have Americans to be thankful for? More than any other people on the earth, we enjoy complete religious freedom, political freedom, social freedom. Our liberties are sacredly safeguarded by the Constitution of the United States, ‘the most wonderful work ever struck off at a given time by the brain and purpose of man.’ Yes, we Americans of today have been bequeathed a noble heritage. Let us pray that we may hand it down unsullied to our children and theirs.”

May we begin to appreciate who we are and what we have.

God Bless America!

References: Smith, Craig R. “Made in the USA: Spoiled Brats” 20 November 2006. World Net Daily http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=53028

Last week, I took my boys to the Museum of Natural History. It was their first time and I haven’t been there since I was a child on a school field-trip. I hesitated about taking them because there are many assumed truths there that are told as fact. It really bothers me because it can confuse many Christians who believe the earth is not millions of years old.

The dinosaurs are amazing to behold. Their size is awesome and I can’t imagine a time when they roamed this earth. All the signs in front of these fossils refer to the bones as so many millions of years old. It is simply not proven fact. It would be better if they would put “our estimation” or “our best educated-guess”.  Evolutionists think the idea of a young earth as foretold in the Holy Bible is laughable. But those who are smart enough to take the Bible as truth also believe in the great flood in Noah’s day. This great flood explains so much and pieces together the evidence of continental changes and the existence of dinosaurs living at the same time as humans.

Before the mid 1800’s dinosaurs were referred to as leviathans, dragons, behemoths, and flying serpents. All of these are referenced in the Holy Scriptures. Proving that dinosaurs lived at the same time as humans. See Isaiah 14:29, Jeremiah 51:34, Job 40:15-24, Job 41:1-34

During the flood of Noah, water covered the whole earth. The Bible references a water canopy that, before that flood, stood as a barrier between the earth and the sun. Before the flood, there is no record of rain, God watered the plants and fields with a mist.

Genesis, Chapter 2, Verses 5-6:

5. And every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew: for the LORD God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was not a man to till the ground.

6. And there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground.

Pre-flood men were also recorded to live almost 13 times longer which makes sense because before the flood there was a barrier between man and the sun. There was no UV damage caused by the sun and the air was perfect. Ultraviolet radiation is responsible for many diseases today such as cancer, strokes, Alzheimer’s, down’s syndrome, mental loss, the list goes on and on. How could dinosaurs be so huge? Consider this, reptiles never stop growing. Imagine how big a reptile could grow today if it lived 13 times longer!

So, the flood occurs and rushes over the earth. Drowning and burying all the earths inhabitants including the dinosaurs. There is evidence all over the earth of dinosaurs and other animals being buried as result of a massive flood. In northern Siberia and Alaska there are an estimated 5,000,000 elephant-like mammoths that were destroyed by a flood and frozen in ice. The Bible is a wealth of information not only from a spiritual aspect but from a historical aspect.

If you want to find the truth about anything in this life, you can find it in the Holy Bible. If you want to experience true peace and joy, you can find it in the Holy Bible. If you want answers, you will find them in the Holy Bible. 

If you’d like to read more on how the Bible clearly reveals the truth about a young earth, dinosaurs and humans living simultaneously, and much more visit the God Said Man Said website.

References: King James Bible  

W. Keller, The Bible as History, Bantam Books.

God Said Man Said, 7/9/2001 Dinosaurs   www.godsaidmansaid.com.

Today, President Bush finally came out and urged our democratic congress to lift the ban on the outer continental shelf to allow drilling. He also talked about the importance of developing oil shale.

Hallelujah! Could he be listening to the American public? Thank you President Bush, its about time. I do believe we’ve got the attention of congress too because they were supposed to vote today on whether or not they should lift the ban on the OCS and surprisingly they postponed the vote. At first, I was a little ticked they took it off the schedule for today but then thought perhaps this was a good thing. Perhaps they are now rethinking their votes on this issue. When this bill came up in subcommittee last week, it was shot down because everyone voted down party lines. Republicans were for the bill and the majority party democrats were against. I’m sure that’s how it would’ve gone today had we not inundated their offices with phone-calls and emails yesterday demanding they support such bills.

So, we’ll have to wait and see what happens next. I encourage you to keep those calls coming. We’ve got their attention, now we’ve got to make it clear we will not change our minds, they must support more drilling, more oil shale development, and expand our refinery compacity.

I love seeing our democracy at work. God Bless America!

Representative Chris Cannon of Utah introduced a bill on June 9th that would essentially allow Americans the opportunity to see their vast oil shale and tar sands resources on Federal lands developed by providing the President with the ability to determine the quickest and most responsible way to access oil shale resources.

What this basically means is this, oil shale deposits in Utah and some other states are vast. Cannon explains that Utah alone has more fuel locked in oil shale than there is in all of Saudi Arabia’s oil reserves. Just from our oil shale, the US could pump more oil than all the OPEC nations combined! If these ridiculous permits could be sped up, the company’s could be producing oil in as little as 8 months instead of the current pace of 7 years!

This kind of black tape makes my blood boil. I wonder if the reason the current congress is still apprehensive to allow more drilling is so they can really run this economy into the ground to help them win the presidency in November. I would not put it past them. The American public is waking up and those in Washington better hold on to their seats.

We’ve slumbered too long on this issue. There is still hope for us, but we must not allow the environmentalists and career politicians to derail our ability to climb out of this energy crisis.

This bill (H.R.6211) has currently been referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment. Please follow this bill and others like it (H.R.3089 which is referred as The No More Excuses Energy Act–it would fast track refinery building, clear roadblocks to oil & gas drilling on the continental shelf & ANWR’s oil fields for development).

Call and write your local representative and show your support for these bills. They must take your call, remember they are working for you! Demand their attention and threaten to elect someone else if they don’t listen to the people they represent. We’ve got to get serious and shake things up a bit.

This is our time to show the world how great our democracy is. America is a blessed nation and we will rise above this energy crisis. We can become one of the greatest producers of energy in the world, we’ve just got to unite and fight to get it done.
 

References: Beck, Glenn “Oil Shale the Answer?” The Glenn Beck Program June 16 2008. Premier Radio Networks, <http://www.glennbeck.com/content/articles/article/196/11464/>.

Sometimes I wonder how we can be so divided in this country, I can’t understand how liberals and conservatives can be so different.  Sadly, I believe that a lot of that division is exaggerated by the media to drum up stories. I believe most Americans want a safe, moral, & free nation. Most believe in low taxes and a strong national defense. And many citizens support drilling for more oil here while exploring alternative energy sources.

It is the media and the politicians that seek to divide us. If they keep us divided, they are needed. If they divide us, we will be too busy fighting each other rather than fighting those responsible.

What if we could come together as regular patriotic Americans and work toward our common goals? What if we put aside our different social views and worked on solving some of the critical problems facing our country? From immigration reform to solving our economic crisis, we can change this country with or without the current politicians in Washington.

AmericanSolutions.com is a website devoted to uniting all of America and combining innovative ideas from the citizens of this great nation and getting things done in Washington.

Please check it out, it will be worth your time. If we do nothing, we will see nothing change.