Thanksgiving

It’s been a while since I’ve written.  School seems to take over everything, imagine that!  In fact, I didn’t even write this post, I stole it from the Heritage Foundation, here ya go.

Thanksgiving was not formally made a federal holiday until 1941. However, it has been celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November annually since President Abraham Lincoln delivered the address below in 1863. Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at The Heritage Foundation.

The year that is drawing toward its close has been filled with the blessings of fruitful fields and healthful skies. To these bounties, which are so constantly enjoyed that we are prone to forget the source from which they come, others have been added which are of so extraordinary a nature that they can not fail to penetrate and soften even the heart which is habitually insensible to the ever-watchful providence of Almighty God.

In the midst of a civil war of unequaled magnitude and severity, which has sometimes seemed to foreign states to invite and to provoke their aggression, peace has been preserved with all nations, order has been maintained, the laws have been respected and obeyed, and harmony has prevailed everywhere, except in the theater of military conflict, while that theater has been greatly contracted by the advancing armies and navies of the Union.

Needful diversions of wealth and of strength from the fields of peaceful industry to the national defense have not arrested the plow, the shuttle, or the ship; the ax has enlarged the borders of our settlements, and the mines, as well as the iron and coal as of our precious metals, have yielded even more abundantly than heretofore. Population has steadily increased notwithstanding the waste that has been made in the camp, the siege, and the battlefield, and the country, rejoicing in the consciousness of augmented strength and vigor, is permitted to expect continuance of years with large increase of freedom.

No human counsel hath devised nor hath any mortal hand worked out these great things. They are the gracious gifts of the Most High God, who, while dealing with us in anger for our sins, hath nevertheless remembered mercy.

It has seemed to me fit and proper that they should be solemnly, reverently, and gratefully acknowledged, as with one heart and one voice, by the whole American people. I do therefore invite my fellow-citizens in every part of the United States, and also those who are in foreign lands, to set apart and observe the last Thursday of November next as a day of thanksgiving and praise to our beneficent Father who dwelleth in the heavens. And I recommend to them that while offering up the ascriptions justly due to Him for such singular deliverances and blessings they do also, with humble penitence for our national perverseness and disobedience, commend to His tender care all those who have become widows, orphans, mourners, or sufferers in the lamentable civil strife in which we are unavoidably engaged, and fervently implore the imposition of the Almighty hand to heal the wounds of the nation and to restore it, as soon as may be consistent with the divine purpose, to the full enjoyment of peace, harmony, tranquility, and union.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed.

 

 

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United We Stand, Divided We… Oh look, shiny.

In my previous post I wrote out my conspiracy theory for lack of focus.  I asked for opinions, thoughts, comments, something to get me focused on one topic.  One person responded, so now I am focused.  My good friend Cory Davis posited the question

“What concerns me is the growing rift between the ideologies that Americans hold. No matter what happens with this and other bills, that rift will continue to grow. How long can America stand with such fundamentally opposed ideologies vying for power?”

This is America, built on the idea of freedom, have we as Americans taken that freedom too far? Have we expressed ourselves so much as to become detrimental to our very cause?  I think so.  AMERICA, it is time to WAKE UP! 

This country used to consist of a “hard work ethic” society.  Our citizens believed that if they worked hard, were productive in society, and were dedicated, they could have what they wanted.  And it was true.  Then that society spoiled their children.  Then that society made their children work hard again to provide for themselves what their parents could not.  Then that society spoiled their children.  Notice a pattern here?  The godless spoiled society that is currently running our companies and our country don’t want anyone to have to work hard to have what their neighbors have.  We have devalued what it is to word hard and provide for ourselves.  But where is this all coming from?  Why don’t we want to work?  Isn’t the instinct for clothing, food and shelter some darwinian survival of the fittest idea that should make us strive to work hard? 

As I mentioned in my very first blog post I am a Christian, and I am coming at this from my Christian perspective, meaning that I come to my conclusions with a Christ centered pre-supposition.  I believe that our lack of desiring to work and provide for ourselves and our families is based on the current and past two (ish) generations growing up un-churched.  In the book Leisure, the Basis of Culture by Josef Pieper, Pieper redefines leisure, but not with any new ideas. Pieper takes it back to old school leisure and also redefines work (it’s a great book and I recommend it for everyone, it brings new perspective to what it is to be a well-rounded person and also to one’s employment status, but it’s not as boring as I just made it sound, I swear, I enjoyed it!).  Anyway, to work is a blessing.  Say what? Yep, to work is a blessing.  We as Americans have forgotten history, with the help of some little revisions here and there for the last 45 years or so.  We have forgotten that this whole system of work, work hard, get promotion, make more money, take care of family really works.  We have forgotten to enjoy buying that first house, small though it may be, it is yours, payed for with the money that you worked for, money that was made from a job, a job that God gave you.  That little greedy thought enters our head though.  Someone else that you went to school with got a better promotion, and makes more money, and has a nicer house.  It’s not fair.  This whole thought process has escalated to the point of wanting the government to provide for us.  If we all (with jobs) would only live on what we actually need, and no more, then we can pay the rest to the government, and they will take care of those that don’t work, or don’t make as much as me.  Or, conversely, if only those rich people (that happened to go to college for 15 years to become specialized surgeons) would just live on what they actually need, and give the rest away, I could be like them. 

Now what seems not fair?  I work, go to school, get the knowledge I need to do what I want, then work hard and do it and am successful, so I make money.  Billy drops out of high school, gets a minimum wage job at 16, stays there in hopes of becoming a manager earning $4 above minimum wage, then expects me to make up for the rest?  And we wonder why there is a rift in the country. 

We are torn between those with a hard work ethic, and those of less than desirable ethics, and it is killing our country from the inside out.  Our president has stopped trying to even appeal to one half of the country.  He has chosen the road of party pleasing, and it makes me sick.  Rather than striving to be a uniting figurehead for our country, he is off of the desires of one party, and the nightmare of the other.  Why?  Because when a country is divided people stop caring for one another.  We stop trying to seek reconciliation.  One half rejoices in getting what they want, the other half resigns in failure and disbelief.  It is easy not to try to please everyone.  The saddest part is that we are letting it happen.  America has been through the ringer for so long now that the very fiber that holds it together is weakening. Every twist tears at it just a little more until eventually, it will either tear into two, or the wrenching will stop, and the cloth will be mended. 

I can hear it now, ‘Elizabeth, are you saying we should have a theocracy?’.  No. I do not think a theocracy could ever be successful. I am also not saying that we should not try to help those less fortunate.  What I am saying is this whole Robin Hood government will only make matters worse.  When we examine our hearts put a biblical perspective on our lives, we stop desiring others to take care of us, rather, we want to utilize the blessings God has so graciously gifted us with, and this intense division, I dare not say would end, but rather it would become a minor issue, one that by no means would divide a nation.

Conspiracy Theories?

It’s been a while since I’ve written anything, for the sole purpose of being clueless of what to write about.  It is not that I have not had any topics that I care about enough, but that I have to many.  Then it dawned on me, there is one reason that I care so much about so many things all at once, and the effect I think is intended.  Here is my conspiracy theory.

So the Nationalized Healthcare thing seemed to have died down, only to be replaced by the “Public Option”.  If that isn’t a liberal attempt at a Trojan Horse I don’t know what is.  I would have loved to have been at that inevitably secret meeting with a sign on the door that said “Liberals only, no Fox aloud” that decided to push the “Public Option” bill.  If I can imagine the conversation it goes something like this.

President: Well fellas, the health care bill seemed to tank, it looks like the majority of Amerikans don’t want it, what will we do?

Boxer: President, would you mind calling me Senator, it’s just a thing, I’ve worked so hard for it, I think I’ve earned it.

Bows: Well, we could rename it!  Let’s call it “Public Option”, then everyone will feel like we’re being fair, they will feel like they have a choice.

President: That’s a marvelous idea, you get two golden stars so you feel important.

Random senator: Where are my golden stars? I read a couple of pages of the bill! I don’t feel loved, You’re discriminating, that’s not fair! I’m calling the ACLU

Another random whitehouse bureaucrat: Let’s fact check SNL skits for the rest of this meeting so it looks like we reworked this bill.

A resounding: ok

And so the remainder of the meeting was spent fact checking SNL skits and “tweeting” back and forth.

 

So the Public Option bill, the sending abortions afar, the hate crime amendment attacking our rights, the terrible liberal propaganda defacing the US flag, the president being so bi-partisan as to segregate the nation (I was offended by his statement, where is my hate crime protection?).  President Obama I think has realized that he is not going to gain the love of the nation, so he has stopped trying.  He tried just going along and hoping everyone would eventually catch on and follow what he wants to do to make a nice little utopian marxist nation.  But there were people that took up for themselves and thought “I went to ten years of specialized school to do this and now I’m supposed to live at the same level as someone who dropped out of high school? No way!” He didn’t like that too much, so he called them terrorists and right wing radicals and put them on terrorist watch lists.  He switched to divide and conquer mode.  This mode means that he will press on with what he wants, taking those that like it with him and leaving others in the mud.

Is there a reason he is moving so quickly?  Yep.  The faster he moves the more overwhelmed we all get.  Everything that I don’t like becomes a blur and it becomes hard for me to remember details about every little bill.  There is too much to focus on just one thing so my opposition becomes weaker.  Eventually, I get run over as an ignorant conservative that when asked specifically what I don’t like about this administration my answer becomes “I don’t know, everything?”.  Epic debate FAIL.

That’s my conspiracy theory.

 

Now then.  Public Option.  That’s a joke.  About a year ago I caught an episode of George Stephanopoulis and one of his guests said that there was one four letter “f” word he would never let his kids say… “Fair”… “For fear they would become a liberal.”  I especially love the “opt out” plan.  Sure, you can pay for this and not receive any of the “benefits”, but then you’ll have to buy your own coverage. Oh, by the way, this will put all other independant companies out so good luck!

I’m just a little tired of all of the games that the government is playing with me.  How about the government do its job in protecting it’s citizens by funding the military, and let us worry about ourselves.  Oops, that sounds like capitalism would thrive in that setting, better issue government mandates and take overs.

If this post seems a little out of touch, it is.  At this venture I am so confused with everything going on I can’t even begin to focus on one topic because that means another topic is getting ignored.

So, that is where you the reader come in.  Tell me y0ur thoughts, give me your opinions.  Maybe then I would have a little more drive to focus.

 

National Healthcare, read all about it.

The purposed health care bill has been truly thought consuming for several months now.   The suggested changes have aroused a sleeping (however restlessly it may be) giant.  The past few months have been an American re-awakening and I am quickly realizing how much change can actually take place over the course of a lifetime, and suddenly, my grandparents and I have a few more things in common.

First, allow me to preface this entry with a word in support of our current President.  While I don’t really like President Obama (even a little), he is the leader that God has elected for our nation.  God’s purposes are bigger than ours, and I can only hope that someday I get to see His purposes revealed.  Second, whether I like it or not, Obama is our President and as an American I (and you) have a duty to support and respect him, as well as pray for him.  No Dixie Chick action, kapish?  One word of clarification, support does not mean agree with and allow heinous acts to take place, support means moral support, not disrespecting him, wishing ill on him and his family, etc. That being said…

One observation I’ve made of Obamacare is that it is not really the most desirable health care plan (I know, I know, your saying duh.)  If Obamacare is so desirable, why don’t our upstanding senators and congressmen and women want to drop their health care and take Obamacare instead?  I know it has been suggested that these elected officials take Obamacare on a test run, the thing is, the care plan is like every other liberal scheme, it’s meant to work for the extreme minority that caught the ears of the ACLU, the problem? Taking it national.  See the catch twenty-two?  In order for socialized healthcare to work for the people, it needs to be on a small scale, covering only the small percentage of people that don’t have any other options.  However, for socialized health care to be able to avoid pulling a Freddie Mac (or Fannie Mae, or Sallie Mae, or AIG, or GMC, or… wait, the list on the profitable businesses is shorter…) is has to be heavily funded by everyone.  Funded so much so that if one desired to buy private health insurance (as many small business owners and those that are self-employed do), they couldn’t.  It would be numerically impossible, unless of course your accountant was Andrew Fastow or Timothy Geithner, in which case you can just “forget” to help socialized health care.  A “trial run” with elected officials would do nothing, what democratic nimrod would deny open heart surgery to someone they work with when such fantastic care is on the line for everyone to admire?

I have heard the argument that Canadians, Germans, and everyone else that lives with socialized healthcare absolutely loves it and has no complaints whatsoever, and further, that all of those documentaries that you see that prove the contrary, have an agenda.  My first retort to that thought, duh they have an agenda, you think anyone doesn’t, then CNN is the station for you.  My second retort to that thought, get out of your optimistic bubble and look at the world for what it really is, rose colored glasses don’t suit anyone except those worthy of a Darwin award.  In all seriousness, as a patriot, I would never go to another country and complain about any part of America.  I just wouldn’t, and I know that with 100% of my being.  Why?  Because I’m an American.  It’s tacky to leave the country and complain about it to those of another land.  Do I think Obama has made more mistakes than the amount of donuts Michael Moore has consumed? Yes, would I ever go to the UK and rampantly apologize for my leader and bad mouth him?  That’s a definite no.  Now, having grown up in America and to have maintained that level of patriotism in an increasingly un-patriotic society with more freedoms than the world has ever seen is pretty impressive.  What makes us think a German wouldn’t maintain even higher standards of patriotism toward his or her country?  What about an Englishman? A Canadian?  A Chinese person? A Russian (they actually do get pretty cool maternity leave perks, but only because half of the nation is drunk half of the time)? What makes us think that people from these countries, where their freedom is restricted much more than ours, would ever bad mouth their country?

Now let’s say they really do like their healthcare.  Great.  That is fabulous, I am happy for them that all of their needs are being met by their government efficiently running their healthcare system.  But let’s take a look at the history that liberals have not yet had a chance to rewrite because their too busy not publishing ACORN scandals.  Wait… What?

Canada did not socialize healthcare during the most devastating economic crisis since the Great Depression.  I would also venture to say that they weren’t borrowing billions of dollars PER DAY from other countries to keep the country running while they socialized their healthcare.  In think in business terms to do so is what is known on Wall Street as an epicus failicus or in layman’s terms, stupid.  Just ask the Jeffery Skilling of ENRON, oh wait you can’t, they imprison people for that, unless it’s the government apparently.

One thing that can be said about the countries under socialized health care is that they generally lead healthier lifestyles.  For instance the UK does not see alcoholism as a disease, they see it as an idiot with a bottle.  Health conditions caused by obesity are one’s own responsibility.  I also feel pretty safe in saying that they don’t have near the amount of hypochondriacs with RLS, fibromyalgia (a very real but also vastly over diagnosed condition used as a catchall when doctors get lazy and hypochondriacs make up enough long lasting flu-like symptoms), and post traumatic stress from spilt coffee.  No one in the UK has time to keep up the schedule of an American hypochondriac, they’re too busy working, trying to pay for national healthcare.

Somehow, when arguing for nationalized healthcare, our system inevitably gets compared to that of other countries.  The thing is our government structure and current economic standing in no way compare to other countries.  So much for mandating “cultural sensitivity”, that apparently leads to the sensitivity of every other culture but our own.  From that we can gather that in order for nationalized health care to actually work we need to become like every other country with nationalized health care, this leads to the reasonable question of why (genius, I know)?  If I wanted to be like Canada I would move to Canada, that seems logical (a term so endearing of liberals when they’re able to make an illogical claim) right?

I do agree that health care needs reform.  How about Tort Reform?  That might help the economy and wouldn’t even require one of those beloved bailouts!  How about less government to let the free market do it’s thing and make Americans healthier, wealthier, and dare I say wiser from the experience? (almost like we went to bed early, and got up early too!)

So what have we learned from the conjectures of a twenty year girl about Obamacare?  Either it could never work without a complete governmental restructure, or we should dismantle to internet for giving a twenty year old a soundboard.

In conclusion, no government will ever come up with perfect or even good resolutions to common problems.  As a Christian, my citizenship is ultimately not of this world.  The problems that we as a people encounter and cannot even begin to solve just go to show to beginning of God’s mighty power and wisdom, and I sleep in comfort with the knowledge that He will never leave, nor forsake me.

For more (better informed) information about National Healthcare click here, there are seven short articles in the series.

A BRIEF paper on salvation in Islam

The Qur’an is the religious text for the Islamic faith (also commonly known as the Muslim faith because adherents to Islam are called Muslims). The Qur’an was written by Muhammad under “inspiration” of the god Allah. The Islamic faith follows the god of Ishmael, son of Israel and brother of Jacob (whose god is the God of Christianity). Overall, the Qur’an is very repetitive and contains conflicting ideas that are extremely difficult (if not impossible) to harmonize. The text tends to stigmatize Judaism and Christianity in some areas, and then attempts to relate them to Islam in other areas. The major life principles taught are principles of blind faith, fear of Allah, and belief and works based salvation. The more minor life principles taught were less clear because conflicting advice was given throughout the text (such as what to do if a non-believer has wronged a believer, if a believer loses their way, etc.). Some passages teach patience and kindness while knowing in the background that Allah will have the last judgment if one does not change his or her ways. However, other passages teach an end to patience and a call to action, a point of no reconciliation, and a hope lost for those that have lost their way.

One very distinct difference between Christianity and Islam is the manner and basis of salvation. The necessities for salvation are not entirely clear, so assured salvation is not really even a factor within Islam. There are some parts of the text that make statements such as “Those who believe (in the Qur’an) and those who follow the Jewish (scriptures) and the Christians and the Sabians – any who believe in Allah and the Last Day and work righteousness, shall have their reward.” However, later in the text Al Baqarah 10:83 says to “worship none but Allah…” and goes on to mock Moses and the followers of Jesus for their unbelief in Allah. These mixed messages about salvation are extremely confusing and would require the consultation of an Islamic priest for clarification as to the official stance taken by the Islamic belief. One cannot really know how to achieve salvation using only the given text of the Qur’an.

Another point on salvation that is unclear throughout the Qur’an and probably throughout Islam is assurance of salvation.  Throughout the text there are statements such as ‘do this, and this, and Allah will have mercy on you, and if he doesn’t it will only be for a short time’. There is no final security and statements such as these reveal quite a lot about the deity Allah. Allah has not revealed a clear cut and dry method of salvation to his followers. This means that either Allah enjoys playing games and watching people guess or he is a changing god, still making up his mind on things like who he decides to spend eternity with. If Allah is a changing god, it does not follow that populations of people should worship him, after all, what makes him any different from the created if he still changes his mind. If he must “change” his mind at all it proves his lack of omniscience and then how big of a god is he really? The argument could be made on that he would not want to reveal his standards for salvation lest his people live right at the edge or become lazy in their efforts, but then one must ask how good of a god Allah is if his people can attain salvation so easily and his standards for salvation are not perfection. One might argue that man cannot be perfect and he does not want to discourage his believers, but then Allah puts forth a standard of mediocrity. How can it be that the same god that is quick to judge and condemn is also a god that does not take any kind of propitiation for a lack of perfection? If one was to argue that creation was not really made perfect then how is it that a perfect god could possibly under any circumstances create an imperfect creation? Against the arguments the questions build and only become more numerous. The assurance of salvation for those that believe and of condemnation for those that do not believe is non-existent. The Qur’an is littered with verses about belief but then if one is righteous enough, one might only have to endure a little bit of torture, but then may go be with Allah. The doctrine of salvation as put forth by the Qur’an is shaky at best.

One final point on salvation is a salvation based on works. As quoted previously and as can be found throughout the whole of the Qur’an, the basis of salvation is works. One must reach some unknown marker of righteousness for Allah to take favor. This distinction is something that lumps Islam in with just about every other religion. There is nothing special about a faith that requires good works as an essential key to one’s everlasting future. The fact that one would posit that works would affect his or her salvation then shifts the focus from the deity to that person, in turn creating a rather humanistic faith. A humanistic faith in the sense that one’s faith is about themselves and that one can perform actions that will make a true difference to the judging deity when it comes down to heaven or hell. This thought process would also serve to the lack of perfection that Allah will accept. To think one’s actions are so great as to impress a perfect creator or help make up his mind about one’s salvation is absurd.

In conclusion, the doctrine of salvation as presented by the Qur’an reveals much not only about Allah but also about the Islamic faith. While Islam is the sort of thing one would need cultural and well as historical background on to understand, the fact that it is so difficult for someone of a different culture to understand is a mark against it, showing that Allah can (or will) only relate to certain groups of people. In all, Islam is not extremely different from many other faiths out there that believe in a god and hope that if they do good works the deity will have mercy on them. The only problem (which stems into a multitude of problems) is that without justification, there is not a just god, and without a just god, what is one doing worshipping it?

Love and Peace

For those of you that are facebook friends this may ring familiar, that’s because I didn’t quite get satisfactory feedback.

I have noticed a common trend within society of linking the thoughts of love and peace together into one big happy squishy emotion that that makes me quite frankly a little nauseous.  We have all heard the old adages “peace, love, rock and roll” or “peace, love, harmony” those types of things, usually attached to people that don’t work or that say ‘cucucachoo’.  My question is why?  Yes, all of these things are good things and they are even better when in unison but it seems a little too utopian to actually expect all of them together without at least a little conflict first.

Before I get too far into a discussion I should probably first define the terms I am working with.  Love, not in that ridiculous shy stage where all you want to do is baby the other person, and then two weeks later wonder why the lazy bum can’t put his own socks in the hamper.  No, the love I am talking about is the good kind, the kind that keeps friendships together for lifetimes, the kind that sees people and countries dare I say through the hard times.  It’s a genuine decision to care for another. My definition of peace is pretty generic, for this I will take to Merriam Webster in definine peace as “freedom from civil disturbance” or “harmony in personal relations”.

It may seem obvious where I am going with this but when I posited this same question in a lowly facebook status the reply I got was surprising (at least to myself).  I got answers like “where there is peace, there is not always love, but where there is love there is always peace” and “people think that love is the peace they were always looking for” and one even said (essentially) it’s tradition.  There are aspects to all of those that I agree with, but like anyone writing, I must have something to disagree with.

My thoughts on this not-so-hot topic is that love and peace really shouldn’t be associated all that much.  At least from the definition of love that I work off of.  I see love being more volatile that we give it credit for.  Love has a bigger potential for disruption and conflict than we know.  When I see someone I love making terrible life decisions it is certainly not the peaceful side of me that rises up in anger and fear and becomes confrontational, nay, it is love.   It is for love of country (for some) that we go to war.  It is for the love of the Lord and of people that missionaries go to hostile countries where they know they will cause uprising and be killed.

Some of these one may argue are a means to a peaceful end.  That may be so, indeed, it should be so. However, how it is that a large majority can so easily associate good with good in this scenario and somehow overlook the chaos that must take place first, but when political leaders make a bad decision, then plenty of remarkably good decisions, it is still the bad that they are remembered for; at least in their lifetime.  How is it that when we are wronged by a person, regardless of forgiving them, that one thing has marred our perception of them.  Perhaps not forever, but long enough for them to mess something else up.  I suppose what I am failing to see is the consistency.  How can we as a nation or a people or as friends demand love and peace and not remember that the love and the peace that will likely follow must be separated by a period of trial or conflict.

Let me know what you think, where do you stand?

My mission

After a long a frustrating battle within (a little cognitive dissonance if you will) about whether or not to start up a blog, my practical side lost out to my reasoning side, so here I am.

As the first blog post, I feel like I need to lay a ground work or foundation for the rest of the blog to make sense.  I speak from a Christian’s world view.  I am also a conservative.  I feel that this needs stating not because it wont be obvious (because I assure you, it will be obvious) but so that when I am so blatantly conservative, you know that I know.  I am also a little quircky (as has been pointed out to me by Cory). I am not your typical 20 year old girl.  I am a pro-gun vegetarian that is in a humanities program minoring in homemaking and I carry a pocket knife and work in a warehouse as the only girl.  My life is an enigma, but I love it and wouldn’t change a thing.

My purpose behind this blog is not to rant, there are enough of those within the “blogspotosphere” and the too-emo-to-handle xanga.  No, my purpose is to have a sound board for all the random thoughts that meander through my brain (usually about the time that I am starting to get focused and productive).  Generally I talk at my friends and they help critique my ideas but I wanted something a little more public and a little less safe.  If I present my ideas to an open forum it will help me to think through them a little harder before I start to formulate an opinion or generalization.  Also, feedback is a wonderful tool.  Please leave feedback.  The largest contributing factor to this blog was so that I could get the feedback of others and learn from that.  Much of what I write will be just one long question or end with a question.  There is so much to know in this world, I just want a glimpse.

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