Once upon a time the United States was a land of abundance and prosperity that was truly blessed from sea to shining sea. Tens of millions of Americans enjoyed living the American Dream in a land filled with happy, healthy and prosperous people. But these days it seems as though there are new stories of tragedy and despair almost daily. Whether it is the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, or the horrific flooding in Tennessee, or the tornadoes ripping through the Midwest, or the gut-wrenching economic despair in cities like Detroit, it just seems like a whole lot of horrible things are happening to America all at once. So why is all of this hitting the U.S. right now? Why does it seem like there is just about nowhere in the United States right now that is untouched by a major crisis?
Just consider a few of the items that have been making headline news recently....
The Gulf Of Mexico Oil Spill
Oil continues to gush into into Gulf of Mexico at a staggering pace. At this point, at least 4.2 million gallons of oil have poured into the Gulf of Mexico, and the Gulf Coast region is bracing for an environmental nightmare of unprecedented magnitude.
The truth is that even if this oil spill is completely stopped tomorrow, the oil that has already been spilled is going to cripple the seafood and tourism industries in the Gulf for years. The great natural beauty of the region is going to be seriously marred, and hundreds of species are going to have their habitats absolutely devastated.
It is hard to describe what this oil spill is going to mean for those living along the Gulf of Mexico, but the following couple of quotes do a pretty good job of summarizing where things stand at this point....
Richard Charter of the Defenders of Wildlife:
"It is so big and expanding so fast that it's pretty much beyond human response that can be effective. ... You're looking at a long-term poisoning of the area. Ultimately, this will have a multidecade impact."
Louis Miller of the Mississippi Sierra Club:
"This is going to destroy the Mississippi and the Gulf Coast as we know it."
The Flooding In Tennessee
Massive storms recently dumped nearly 20 inches of rain on many areas of the southeast United States, killing at least 27 people and putting many areas of Nashville, Tennessee deep under water.
In fact, it is being projected that the damage to the city of Nashville alone is close to a billion dollars.
The Tornadoes That Have Been Ripping Up The Midwest And The Southeast
At least five people were killed on Monday as a number of very dangerous tornadoes ripped across the state of Oklahoma.
But that is nothing compared to the unprecedented outbreak of tornadoes in the southeast recently. Officials there said that 61 tornadoes erupted when a massive storm marched across an area stretching all the way from Mississippi to South Carolina. Winds inside some of those tornadoes were clocked as high as 160 mph, and one of the tornadoes had a base one and a half miles wide.
Can you imagine a tornado that is a mile and a half wide heading your way?
Those tornadoes killed at least 12 people, and it is estimated that the damage that they caused could reach into the billions of dollars.
The Disappearance Of The Honeybees
Honeybees are dying off all over the United States, and without them we are going to be in a world of trouble. For the fourth year in a row, over a third of all bee colonies in the United States failed to survive the winter.
If you are not highly alarmed when you read that last sentence you need to be.
According to the annual survey by the Apiary Inspectors of America and the U.S. government's Agricultural Research Service, the number of managed honeybee colonies in the U.S. fell by 33.8% last winter.
So why are honeybees so important?
Well, because a third of all that we eat depends upon honeybee pollination.
Most flowering plants require insects for pollination. The most effective insect for pollination is the honeybee.
So if the number of honeybees continues to dramatically decline, we are going to be faced with a wrenching food crisis.
Are you prepared for that?
Immigration Riots
The recent anti-illegal immigration law passed by the state of Arizona has ratcheted up tensions on both sides of the immigration debate. There have already been some harrowing physical confrontations and authorities fear that full-blown riots could break out across the southwest United States.
But the folks down in Arizona felt compelled to do something. Due to unchecked illegal immigration, drug-related crime and gang violence had gotten completely out of control. In fact, the city of Phoenix, Arizona has become the car theft capital of the world as millions of illegal aliens who can't get work have found that stealing cars can be very profitable indeed.
But those who are in the Hispanic community believe that this new law is racist and will be used to unfairly target law-abiding Hispanic Americans. They believe that they have been disrespected and there has been a tremendous backlash against the new Arizona law. In fact, protesters have vandalized sidewalks and buildings in Phoenix with messages such as "burn this racist city".
To get an idea how tense things are getting in the southwest, just watch the two shocking videos posted below....
As you watch this next one, just ask yourself what the future is going to be like in the southwest U.S. if this is the kind of rhetoric being constantly spewed?....
The Increase In Violent Crime
But it just isn't in the southwest that crime is on the rise. Violent crime is rising dramatically across the United States.
Lawmakers in Illinois have become so alarmed by the violence in Chicago that they are considering asking the National Guard to be sent in. The truth is that there are over 2.2 million people in prison in the United States, and yet violent crime continues to escalate. In New York City, the number of homicides in the first quarter of 2010 had increased by approximately 22 percent compared with 2009.
The reality is that America is a nation that is ravaged by crime. There are approximately 12 million crimes committed in the United States every single year. That is by far the worst in the world.
The Death Of Detroit And Other Midwest Cities
Crime is especially bad in dying cities such as Detroit, Michigan. It is incredibly sad, but after years of economic decline, Detroit literally looks like a war zone and violent crime is thriving. So far this year in Detroit, car thefts are up 83%, robberies are up 50%, burglaries are up 20% and property destruction is up 42%.
But Detroit is not alone. This pattern is repeating itself in dying cities across the Midwest where unemployment is rampant.
This is what we get when we allow all of our manufacturing jobs to be shipped off to China and India.
The California Economic Nightmare
But it just isn't the middle of the country that is suffering economically. In fact, many claim that it is California that is actually the epicenter of America's economic collapse.
There are now 8 counties in the state of California that have unemployment rates of over 20 percent. As the real estate industry has crashed throughout California, businesses have been closing in droves. In the area around Sacramento, California there is one closed business for every six that are still open.
This horrific economic decline has played havoc with state coffers. The state government of California is flat broke, and they will have to continue to beg for more loans for years to come. Californians already have to pay some of the highest taxes in the nation, and yet it is not nearly enough to cover what the state government of California is spending.
Food Stamps: The New Bread Lines
As the economic decline spreads across the United States, an increasing number of people are finding themselves forced to rely on the government in order to survive. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced that 39.68 million people, or 1 in 8 Americans, were enrolled in the food stamp program during February, an increase of 260,000 from January.
Almost 40 million people on food stamps?
This was unimaginable years ago, but today America has become a socialized welfare state.
Once upon a time, the old timers would warn us that someday we would all be standing in "bread lines". But today, food stamps are the new bread lines. Tens of millions of Americans are totally dependent on the U.S. government for their daily bread.
That is not a health economy (or a healthy society for that matter) by any definition.
So why is this happening?
Well, certainly there are a lot of reasons, but it certainly does not help that we have allowed the government to push God totally out of public life.
This is how bizarre it has gotten - seniors have actually been ordered to stop praying before meals at Port Wentworth's Ed Young Senior Citizens Center near Savannah, Georgia because officials say it would violate the separation between church and state.
As a society we have told God that we want nothing to do with Him. We have pushed and pushed and pushed Him into the shadows, and yet we are so surprised to learn that record numbers of our young people are rejecting the Christian faith.
When are we going to learn?
When are we going to start turning back to the principles that once made America great?
We have tried to make the government the "all-powerful" one that takes care of us and provides everything that we need. Sadly, America is beginning to see the results of such foolishness.
As a naturalized US Citizen having spent eighty percent of my entire life in the US and looking back, America has never been in the pitiful shape it is in now, it is going down hill picking up speed fast!
America has turned her back on God, has killed 50 million babies in abortion clinics, pornography, unscrupolous sex is rampid everywhere, women dressing like 2 bit whores, the whole “tattoo” industry, the list goes on and on and on ….. That is why we are seeing what we have seen in way of natural disasters, etc. God is no pushover nor is He sleeping ! Things will get a whole lot worse before it gets better, America has not hit rock bottom yet, but she is on her way with some nobody who refuses to identify himself as an ELIGBLE american in the driver seat shifting the gears towards hell !
Blogger “Blake” has it right when he said:
“Ron Paul 2012. end this corporate america and bring it back to the views of Thomas jefferson.Abolish the income tax the federal reserve and bring back the gold standard. End our current foreign policy and engage in a non interventionist foreign policy”
All well and good Blake, and I agree to a point, but actually stand strong on the 33-yr old King to appear anytime now/soon from above to rule the world in a monarchy ! Amen.
According to two documentaries, the Rothschild family now has around 70% of all the gold in the world. Forget about a gold standard.
With about 35% of the nation being agnostic, atheist, New Age, witches, wackos, or no religion, it is unrealistic to think things will change. Half the Christians are clueless as well. Top Freemasons and other secret society scum are in most of the key positions of power. Read Holy Blood & Holy Grail written by two top Masons as they admit it is from their organization. A wicked cabal which had, and has in it many Satanists.
If the Bible is right, America will fall and there will be an evil world government. We already have the 666 barcode system (6 as start of scan, 6 as midscan, and 6 and endscan).
Peggy King, thanks! I certainly will.
Our Blessed Virgin Mary has promised Lucia, one of the Fatima seers, that she would make the rosary more powerful in our day. Prayer is the answer to every problem. Pray, fast, do penance, monthly confession and the rosary. Let us respect God’s commandments, close our shops on Sundays, truly make Sunday the Lord’s day. America will lose its blessing and another nation will assume the mantle because we have been like the Prodigal Son and squandered our inheritance. Let us return to the Father.
Income is not “distributed”, it is earned.
Washington, Jefferson, Madison, Adams, et.al., all believed that our Nation could not endure without a well informed, educated and moral populace and moral and virtuous leaders. They believed everyone owed allegiance to the Constitution and our Nation, to understand our form of government, our national purpose and its promise…Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness.
They all knew and warned against the danger of separating religion from morals in private life and in the public square. “Our system is not made for an immoral people”…John Adams.
If this country is to ever return to its place as the light on the hill, we have to return to our roots and our God.
WHO WILL CRY FOR YOU, AMERICA ?
I, will cry you a river
And much much more
My dear dear America,
Once so beautiful !
You sold your soul
To a bunch of mercenaries
Which entered your sheep-fold
As wolves and goats
You sold your skin
To the highest bidder
You resemble a harlot
The new Babylon
Eating and drinking
With the rich of this world
Prostituting yourself
For money and power
And became a den
Of thieves and murderers
You forgot all about
The One Who blessed
You so abundantly
Biting the Hand of the Blesser
Embarrassed to mention His Name !
Did He not teach you
To be wise as a serpent
And harmless as a dove
Why then do you behave
As a silly goose ??
He invited you to His dinner Table
He so diligently prepared
But, you made light of it
And went your worldly, haughty ways
One to his farm,
Another to his business.
But as the Father of Fathers
He waits for your return
The return of His prodigal daughter
WAKE UP, AMERICA !!!
Humble your pride
And follow the Way, the Life and the Truth !!!
Or, I SHALL cry you a river
A river of bloody tears
And much much more !!!
Rita B 02/17/03 Copyrighted
all the bad news are related to our disregard of God moral laws and
comandments and several of todays catholic visionaries have receivewarnings of our demise and fall if we not change our sinfull and inmoral ways
Margie…why are you going to the virgin Mary for power?? she did not die for your sins…Jesus did and he also died for her sins also…also why are you doing penance ..dont you know Jesus paid the total price?? you can NEVER pay for you sins with penance…forget it read your bible and understand what Jesus did ….Mary had nothing to do with it ..she was just a channel God used to get his son here…when are you catholics ever gonna read and understand your bible and what Jesus precious blood meant to us all….Mary had sins herself and needed a savior…..
The difference between boom and doom in only one letter- D. We are travelling fast from boom to doom. Once upon a time America was feeding the entire third world. CARE and PL480 averted millions of deaths in famine ravaged countries. NOW America need help from those countries. America has sent God to back stage. Often despised HIM. It is not late. Turn to JESUS. He is the only redeemer.
What do you expect when you turn your back on God? Man thinks (not all of us) we can answer our own questions about anything. Well you made your bed now rest, if you can. I pray for the secrets of Garabandal, Spain to come true so we can see our own souls, just a God see them this might change our taste. And some will not.
Mary’s tell you to come back to her son. DO IT!
Martet…you really need to read your bible God will not turn his back on his chosen people…why do you think they are still there….I dont care how many tours you take..God never changes …and he will defend Isreal in the end times….read your bible and understand it…you wont need any tours to make up your mind….just believe God…not man…….wake up
I agree with you 100% Margie Reilly! Check out http://www.mej.com if you haven’t already. He speaks about the very same thing.
LET’S PRAY FOR AMERICA!!!
This all happens because America elected Barack Obama. And it will countinue because America appointed such a President who does not walk in the foot steps of Jesus and definately The Most High God is angry. Nobody ever saw God and the God who claimed earlier are not God but playing the game of Satan in the name of God.
“For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and injustice of those men that detain the truth of God in injustice: Because that which is known of God is manifest in them. For God hath manifested it unto them. For the invisible things of him, from the creation of the world, are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made; his eternal power also, and divinity: so that they are inexcusable. Because that, when they knew God, they have not glorified him as God, or given thanks; but became vain in their thoughts, and their foolish heart was darkened. For professing themselves to be wise, they became fools. And they changed the glory of the incorruptible God into the likeness of the image of a corruptible man, and of birds, and of fourfooted beasts, and of creeping things.
Wherefore God gave them up to the desires of their heart, unto uncleanness, to dishonour their own bodies among themselves. Who changed the truth of God into a lie; and worshipped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.
For this cause God delivered them up to shameful affections. For their women have changed the natural use into that use which is against nature. And, in like manner, the men also, leaving the natural use of the women, have burned in their lusts one towards another, men with men working that which is filthy, and receiving in themselves the recompense which was due to their error.
And as they liked not to have God in their knowledge, God delivered them up to a reprobate sense, to do those things which are not convenient; Being filled with all iniquity, malice, fornication, avarice, wickedness, full of envy, murder, contention, deceit, malignity, whisperers, Detractors, hateful to God, contumelious, proud, haughty, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, Foolish, dissolute, without affection, without fidelity, without mercy. Who, having known the justice of God, did not understand that they who do such things, are worthy of death; and not only they that do them, but they also that consent to them that do them.” Romans 1: 18-32
I have never heard a more apt description of modern-day America.
Pray the rosary for America. This is the only weapon we can depend on to restore it. Thank you for this eye-opening article!
I hate to contradict you, madam. But most of the founding fathers were not Christian. Most men in those days were deists, the whole Christian Cult Worldwide Domination is a relatively new phenomenon. Even Thomas Jefferson, in his own autobiography states that it is the priest that is the enemy to liberty by creating a populace that thinks much like you do. This country was never the light on the hill, this country was never the shining beacon you all make it out to be. This country was a poor country of hard working farmers and industrialists (and don’t forget slaves) until practically the 1900’s. Sure, there has always been money, but it has ALWAYS fell in the hands of the few, not the many. This place was never a “shining beacon of morality” as you say. Nostalgia has clouded your judgment on that one. The politicians weren’t moral at the founding and they definitely aren’t moral now. The bankers (another thing Thomas Jefferson desperately tried to warn us about) have always been corrupt. It is you who hasn’t realized. The whole “Shining Beacon” thing was 50’s era propaganda (anyone alive back then can tell you it was absolutely pervasive, there was no good ol fifties, things were just as bad then as they are now). There will always be religious zealots screaming about perdition in the streets, just like there will always be right wing paranoia about someone somewhere coming after YOU. But the fact of the matter is, nothing has changed since about the late 1960’s. Sure, some people have gotten more rights, or laws have been changed, the jargon is sure different, but as far as the economy (which was absolutely terrible in the eighties and even worse in the seventies) has not changed. The people that run it (career politicians sucking like leechs on the lifeblood of society) haven’t even changed. The people lying to us now are still the same people that lied to us then. What I’m trying to say is, life is pretty short, too short to worry about a King or a Country (things which you can’t control), and way too short to waste worrying all the time about things which many of you have obviously no informed opinions about. Things aren’t about “republicans” or “democrats”. Its about too many people struggling to survive with limited resources on a tiny speck of dust floating through a void. You can get emotional, you can debate, but those are the facts of the matter. Your god has yet to make an appearance (in recorded history) and I definitely don’t see him now…But then again primitive apes are always willing to believe there is a larger Alpha Male out there…
Freemasonry is winning the day. They are in control of our public schools, many members of congress and state legislatures, federal judges are Freemasons. Why is Mexico in such dire straights that their citizens have to leave to seek daily sustenance? Freemasonry was the cause of the Mexican Revolution and they have been in power for a century.
The goal of Freemasonry is to marginalize and or eradicate the catholic church, elevate their version of a false god and usher in the reign of the anti-Christ. Divide and conquer is their battle plan and it seems to be working.
Your article is erroneous. Arizona did NOT pass any sort of anti-immigrant law.
The law they passed was directed at ILLEGAL ALIENS, the legal meaning of which is a foreign national, in the United States without permission or authorization.
Immigrants are people who moved here LEGALLY. Illegal aliens have NOT earned the right to be called immigrants.
Get your facts straight.
Larry- If Jesus died for our sins and we don’t need to do anything to go to heaven, because Jesus did it all for us, then why do we have to avoid sin? As long as we believe that Jesus died for them and that’s all we need, then what’s the point in trying so hard to do the right thing? We are all sinners and Jesus already paid the price for them. If I sin, I’m going to heaven anyways, as long as I believe, right?
Let US* Lament
*United States
Let us lament! A nation, of humble beginning, founded by out cast pilgrims, born of a lion, to soar the highest heights on eagle’s wings. This nation upon its noble foundation “We The People”, and its cornerstone “In God We Trust” grew and prospered becoming the most powerful and benevolent nation the world has ever seen. God’s generosity overflowed its being with health, wealth, and prosperity, to the envy of the many.
As a nation “In God We Trust” slowly drifted to “In Self I Trust”.
Morals declined…violence increased, families disintegrated. Drugs, divorce, rape, abortion, murder, deception, fraud, and corruption plagued its society. Gifts of God given life were carelessly returned to sender. Its future sacrificed for the convenience of today’s society. By human reasoning it was deemed wise by some to end the misery of the sick and aged in the guise of dignity. As the national morals decayed, individual freedoms were taken away, as protection against these plagues. The envy of the world declined in stature. Mocked and harassed by some who desired its fall!
The nation became arrogant toward God. Rumors prevailed that God was dead!
God withdrew, no longer showered His love on the arrogant nation. Its people wondered why they suffered such decline, no longer knowing well being was from God. The rumor was true! To the nation, God was dead! For in its heart and soul… God had died!
The nation was deceived into believing its founding fathers separated God from Government, when in fact the founding fathers firmly established God as its guiding light. The nation’s uniqueness, strength, and unity was born of the founding fathers faith, trust, and reliance on the Bible as the anchor to hold firm this new floundering government. They used the Bible as their foundation, creating profound documents unique to the world’s countries! The first public schools were founded to teach Christian morality using the Bible as text. The first Supreme Court session begin with a several hour prayer service. The capital rotunda was used for church services. To this day oaths of office are sworn on the Bible.
Are “In God We Trust” and “One Nation Under God” just cliché or evidence to the importance of God as the guiding source of wisdom to this nation? Did man alone build this nation? No!.
Is man alone destroying it?Yes!
To ignore and deny God is to ignore and deny that which made this nation the most powerful and benevolent to ever exist! Returning the cornerstone (“In God We Trust”) of this nation to public domain will repair its eroded foundation (“We The People”).
If… “We The People”, the heart and soul of this nation, truly place our trust in God, In Self I Trust will return to “In God We Trust”.
If… “We The People” make this national foundation personal, as the founding fathers had, then In God I Trust will restore… “Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity” as the preamble to the Constitution of the United States intended, when authored by our Christian founders.
© A. R. MAST 12/28/20
–Larry- If Jesus died for our sins and we don’t need to do anything to go to heaven, because Jesus did it all for us, then why do we have to avoid sin? As long as we believe that Jesus died for them and that’s all we need, then what’s the point in trying so hard to do the right thing? We are all sinners and Jesus already paid the price for them. If I sin, I’m going to heaven anyways, as long as I believe, right?–
Allison, dear Allison, please hear what I’m about to say because it is all straight from Scripture.
You’re right when you say we must believe, but the belief must result in repentance. The demons also believe but they are not saved. Nowhere in the Bible does it say belief is the sole requirement for salvation. I’ve read the whole thing and it’s not in there.
–You believe that God is one. You do well; the demons also believe, and shudder.– James 2:19
Repentance is the core of the Gospel, which can only follow belief. There will be many who simply believe but have not repented, and they will not make it to Heaven (Matthew 7:21-23). These people even call Him ‘Lord’. Others who may believe in Jesus will not make it to Heaven because they refuse to forgive others (Matthew 6:14-15).
Numerous Old Testament prophets called Israel to repent. John the Baptist called people to repentance (Matthew 3:2). Jesus said to repent (Luke 13:3). Peter, on the day of Pentecost, as well (Acts 2:38).
People cannot live a lifestyle of sin and go to Heaven. When sin is the exception and not the rule, and our hearts have truly repented, we know that we are saved.
Thomas, thank you. The keyword is “ILLEGAL”. My grandparents came to Ellis Island and went through proper channels, became citizens, paid taxes, and raised law abiding children.
Legal aliens are fine. We are almost all descended from somebody from somewhere else. No big deal!
Pray, pray , pray
Hello to all the commentators out there. It is ashamed of how foreign people tend to criticize and disrespect the flag of this country. I am foreigner myself and have lived in USA for many years. The difference between my actions and yours out there was and is that as soon as I put my feet in this country I never waged my country flag on a USA soil, I never insulted America, nor abused in any way. To the contrary, I blessed America; I pray for her, still do and always will.
If anyone wants to live in USA soil, please love this country, respect and never, never insult it, wag your country flag and dishonor USA. She has given you food, shelter and work, cheap medical attention and more – appreciate and honor that a lot! No other country in the world will do that for any one, as soon as your visit permit is over in any country they send you back to your country, reason why there are no illegal aliens anywhere else in world, only in America because she was and still is the greatest country with a heart to help and welcome anyone. What do you do for her in return? Insult, protest against her and misuse her flag!!!
Remember John F. Kennedy’s words? “Ask not what your country can do for you, but ask what you can do for your country.” Great thought! Instead of maligning, insulting and protesting about this USA that has already given you what your country could not given you, please do something good for your new home, even if you are not a citizen, I am not either but America is like my second mother to me and I love her. If you see that there are abortions, protest and help young people to get closer to God and don’t say that America is in sin. If you only criticize and do nothing, the sin is yours. If you see graffiti, clean it, if this country of plenty is going down in morals, neglecting God and His word – please do something to bring the spirit of your creator to your home, to schools, to work place and do something starting with your own children by teaching them respect, by teaching them to help and make it better in every possible way and by praying for their new home. That is how you honor and love a country that, by the way, has given you so much already. If you do that instead of wasting valuable time protesting and insulting, your good actions will do more good that your bad ones and God will bless us all, but if you’ll continue with your bad actions and do nothing good then you and I will go down because you’ll be given evil more opportunities to take over.
Think about it, about your actions, your heart and your future.
God bless!
A God of love, mercy and hope is the only answer for America and all of mankind. God loved man so much that he gave his only begotten son Jesus Christ to be crucified for our sins at calvary. On the third day after the crucifixion Jesus rose from dead conquering death forever. The day or the hour of Jesus Christ’s Second Coming not even Christ or the angels in heaven know when. Only God the Father knows the hour and day that Christ will return. Look up for your redemption draws near. God Bless America.
Unfortunately, faith and reason have been split asunder. That is why the Catholic Church holds the Truth – she understands the relationship between the two. It is the Church that has fought for generations to keep reason and faith together.
Larry, have you ever prayed for anyone? If you have, that makes you an intercessor, a MEDIATOR. So if we lowly humans can be mediators, how much more can the Blessed Virgin Mary intercede and mediate for us before the throne of God. And she does. She is the pure, SINLESS vessel that God chose to be the living tabernacle, so she had to be undefiled to hold God. She was the most obedient of all Jesus’ disciples, there to the bitter end. Jesus is the ultimate mediator before the Father, and she is the best mediator before her Son, Jesus. In regard to suffering and penance, AND to speak to your admonition to read the Holy Scriptures, what does the following passage from the Holy Bible mean to you? “I rejoice now in the sufferings I bear for your (the Colossians) sake; and what is lacking of the suffering of Christ I fill up in my flesh for His body, which is the Church.” Colossians 1:24. I would be interested to know how you can explain this Scripture if you believe no one has to suffer and mortify the flesh (which is mentioned many times in my Bible.)
Jesus is the Savior and no one else can do what He did! His Precious Blood saves, and you are right, we cannot and don’t buy our salvation. We can’t earn it, we can’t barter with God for it. It is given out of pure love and nothing we will ever do will merit that great gift. But He did give us His Mother from the Cross. We honor her because she is the Mother of our Savior. Any power given to you as a Christian (if you are one) comes from God and any power that the Blessed Virgin has, also comes from God. We are all saved by the Blood of the Lamb, Jesus Christ, but as Catholics we know that as weak and sinful human beings we must live out our salvation one day at a time. Once saved, always saved is a completely flawed teaching and totally contrary to the commandments and to 90% of the Scriptures. God bless you and enlighten you, that you may no longer diminish the Mother of God. No one has ever said, at least not in the Catholic faith that she is a savior or that we don’t need Jesus. She guides us to her Son, she always points to Jesus!
where in the Bible does it say Mary was just a channel? I thought I read in the Bible that all generations shall call her blessed and that she is “full of grace”. I don’t think a channel is full of grace or is called blessed for all generations. Hm, maybe some people should read their own Bibles.
Larry,
You love your Bible? Then thank the Catholic Church. We do penance as Catholics because as Romans teaches us “our lives are to patterned on Christ”. He did penance, he chose suffering, and we imitate him. Too many so called Christians want the prize of heaven but cheapen God’s grace by making salvation the result of saying one prayer. God wants our hearts and that takes dying to self. You may think you should not or do not want any suffering, but go ahead and reread the stories of the apostles. They suffered, encouraged self-sacrifice. Plus, Jesus loved his mother, gave her to the Church, and hears her prayers for us. How could you have a problem with that? Even the angel said she was full of grace. How could she be full of grace before the death and resurrection of Christ unless she was chosen by God and filled with grace through His generous gift to her and all Christians?
You…..are a moron.
To Larry-
You are right on Margie. OUr Lady of FAtima has encouraged these things. I always hate to be the one to put down the protestants but they always cut down Catholicism and the Mother of Jesus, and I need to defend them. Protestants must know their roots are in the Catholic church, for 1500 years before Luther. Luther took it upon himself to change the sacred tradition out of disobedience to his Church thus creating the biggest heresy of all time. Pray, fasting and penance is needed for salvation. Once saved always saved is wrong and doesn’t correspond with our freewill. Larry needs to get his head out of the Bible for a little while, until he reads up on the history of the Church and the heresies the protestant faith is founded upon.
Wow, the family of God is divided…not good. We need to pray and work with our evangelical brothersnd sistes. Ora et Labora (pray and work). Let’s not freak out…let’trust our “Abba” or Daddy. Let’s pray and work and quit whimpering like little whooped puppy dogs. God can do all things.
The Catholic church is a den of pedophiles and homosexuals who worship Mary as a Goddess-they are deceived by Satan and the heresies their church peddles.
All the rosaries in the world will not save you-your false church will not save you-you murdered those like William Tyndale who published the Bible in English-we Protestants have the Bible in spite of you-not because of you. And stop worshiping that wafer-Jesus is not in it !
If you come to America then you better bring an American flag.
While you were sleeping
you saw evil all around and did not recognize it
you heard deception yet did not seek truth
you smelled the stench of death and did not mourn
you proclaimed “I am proud to be an american”
you were told we must fight evil
you were told we must defeat those who would harm us
you were told these things and more
from the mouths of liars who speak those words of themselves
you were told we are the greatest nation on earth
the most righteous, the chosen, the Light of the World
God bless america you proclaimed
but your ignorance has blinded you
your apathy has hidden from you
that which america has become
and now is
And many will realize but too late
that america is changed forever
changed from what the founders envisioned
the great opportunity to create a nation
principled in the knowledge of the truth
that each individual
has supremely endowed rights
that cannot be subjugated
by men or groups of men
changed to the naked truth that is now revealed
that america is but another worldly empire
intent on destruction
principled on greed
principled on hatred
principled on lust
principled on deceit
clothed in the deceptive cloak of righteousness
while rotting from within
holding hostage the willing and unwilling
extorting, deceiving those from whom it is made
punishing, ostracizing those among the many who remain vigilant
america the whore, america, the ruthless beast of darkness
as the sheep are led to slaughter
so you will be among their numbers
a hundred, thousand, million, and more
one of the flock of those who like you
were lulled to sleep by the empty promise of gratification
and by the false promise of riches and comfort
incited by visions of far-away conquerors
ignoring the cries of the vanquished
fearful of suffering and without dignity
fostering indifference and intolerance
told lies many in number
by those whom you believe are righteous
you who are content to sleep in comfort
and dream of possibilities of profit and entertainment
you accept lies as truth
injustice as justice
wealth as prosperity
slavery as freedom
you slumber in your righteousness
not remembering nor caring what is freedom
not knowing justice
not knowing truth
death is your mantra
your eyes have been blinded
your ears have been deafened
your heart has been hardened
you cannot see your own tomorrow
even for the sake of the ones that will come after you
The fruit has fallen away
and spoiled with decay
and now the tree bears no fruit
for as the caretakers sleep
the tree withers and becomes lifeless
and with the passing of time
your children will awaken
and when their suffering becomes too great to bear
then they will cry out
I see the evil
I hear the deception
I smell the stench of death
I seek the truth
I seek justice
I seek freedom
and for them the struggle to escape from the bondage
you have willfully left as their inheritance
will be their struggle
faint memories and haunting ghosts of Freedom
will be of no consequence
for it is to be their struggle
to regain that which was lost
by the complacency of their forefathers
and perhaps they will know in their hearts
that they are worthy of the Freedom
that many before them had denied and forgotten
that they are more than what they have been born into
and so it came to pass
while you were sleeping
There is some good discussion here, but this nation was and has always been guided by Judeo-Christian (Protestant) principles, not Roman Catholic, except for examples like the Virginia Colony which began under Anglican doctrine (ie: a state church). The protestants made the bible available to the masses, against the will of those that wanted to keep the masses illiterate throughout the world.
This nation was founded as a Christian nation, as evidenced by every primary governmental, state and founding document. They were not necessarily “evangelicals”, but they were even more dedicated to Christian principals than we in the 21st century. Their devotion to “God” or “the creator” can be found in every public building constructed and in their own writings and testimony. Check it out – the Supreme Court, the Capital, Washington Monument, the constitution, every state capital and constitution, etc all claim the existance and supremacy of God over government and affairs of men. Government was given by God and under subjection of God, who gave all men freedon of Life, Liberty and the persuit of happiness. It is not given by government and should not be taken by government! They did not want a state church, so the so-called separation of church and state was only mean’t to protect the citizens from the meddling of the government into the affairs of the church or the joining of both. There is no (none, zero) mentions about citizens being restricted from practicing their “God given rights” in public places. Government is restricted not to obstruct the free practice of religion.
Many of the founders were leaders and presidents of bible societies, preachers, lay speakers and one of the first acts of congress was to authorize the first bibles in America, with public monies. One of the biggest misnomers was that many were deists and oblivious to religion. Wrong, only a few were listed as deists, and those that were porported a faith in God and testified to the Christian founding of America. This nation did have an “exceptional” founding!! We have a Christian beginning, because the vast and overwhelming majority were in agreement with the concept as evidenced in the constitution, etc. In fact the outright & purposeful practice of protestant Christianity in America.
We have come a long way in 200+ years. Our memories are foggy and we are letting a great nation slip by the wayside of history. We have corrupt leaders when we THE PEOPLE place them in office. They are an extension of our own wants and illusions. They flatter us with promises, to give us money from the public coffers, and we accept their promises and religious shadowy images, but they lack Godly convictions to guide us. We murder by abortion and we will be called to account, as so many other societies have. Many are just shadows of what they were, many are nolonger. Shall or shall we not seek God and turn from our wicked ways?? There have been some good comments and I appreciate the freedom we have to express our opinions.
The III (3rd)
My name is The III given to me at birth
Documented to prove this fact
My message I bring comes in warnings of 3s
for I am a witness to that
The 1st warning I bring is for all to heed
That God is not to be mocked at
The path that you choose is all up to you
but to mock God you bring on his wrath
The 2nd warning I bring are for nations and Kings
Your greed for power and all of it’s worth
Your actions are insane and let me be plain
God is not going to let you destroy his earth
The 3rd warning I bring is for all to heed
given from the beginning of time
If you stay on this path you will call down his wrath
and no one will be able to flee
My name is the III given to me at birth
Documented to prove I am
My message I bring comes in warnings of 3s
Believe them if you can
-The III
1/ Replace all Interest with sharing profit and loss
2/ Forbid Gambling in stock markets with futures options etc.
3/ Go back to Gold and Silver currency with real Gold and Silver coins.
4/ Limit tax to 2.5% of savings
5/ Forbid poisonous medicines and promote natural medicine
6/ Allow only politicians who believe in accountability for all deeds, also hidden deeds, in the hereafter
Just a beginning / Adam Testad / betterdietislam.com
The Illuminati
Let’s all pray together:
Our Father, Who art in heaven,
Hallowed be Thy Name.
Thy Kingdom come.
Thy Will be done, on earth as it is in Heaven. Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For the Kingdom, the Glory and Honor are Yours now and forever
Amen.
Americans never look at the policies of other countries with better outcomes, better quality of life, less crime and see what they are doing. Instead Americans regress to religious nuttery and more right wing policies that exacerbate the problem.
The more religious the country, the worse off it is as they don’t face up to problems, just jam their head in the sand and pray for a better outcome instead of self examination.
The quality of life in atheist Norway far exceeds that of the United States.
Joshua – you are wrong. While many of the founders were not Christian, there were definitely Christians among them. And while there were some deists, most were not desits. You clearly have been studying progressive history. Go study history as written prior to the mid-1800s and you will see what really happened. History has been changed dramatically. I am a baby boomer who was a history major and even when I was in school many of the revisionist history lessons were being taught. You have to dig deep to find the truth.
I am a Christian and will be baptized Lutheran at the age of 27 because my wife is Lutheran and Yahweh is Yahweh and Yahushua is Yahushua. If you are a christian and wondering what these names are maybe you should look at your bible and see if it does indeed say pray on the name of god. Jesus was not our saviors name and baal means lord. Our gods name is Yahweh and our saviors name is Yahushua you must admire the simplicity of keeping the true names of god out of our prayers. Look into it at http://www.2besaved.com/2BSHome02.html
No prayer or God in school, an invasion of illegal Catholics (they have no God either)from our southern border, a Muslim (used to be baptist) president who worships as a Muslim openly.
personally I do not believe he is a Muslim, among other things he is a fake . . . I think he is a recruiter from hell responsible for dismantling this country through his inability to act or react appropriately, intelligently or responsibly to any given situation politically or personally, at home or on any world front.
Above all else . . . no God in you and you will believe anything they tell you! The truth will make you free.
Did I miss anything?
YO DAN,
YOU ONLY KNOW WHAT SOME OTHER IDIOT TOLD YOU ABOUT SALVATION, AND THEY MISSED A COUPLE THINGS . . . HERE THEY ARE FROM THE KING JAMES BIBLE;
JOHN 2:9
But I will sacrifice unto thee with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay that that I have vowed. Salvation is of the LORD.
JOHN 4:22 Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews.
APPARENTLY YOU DO NOT HAVE THE LOVE OF GOD IN YOU, NEITHER DO YOU HAVE ETERNAL LIFE, ALAS . . . NOT ALL IS LOST, GOD HAS A PLACE FOR YOU ANYWAY; AND IT ISN’T HEAVEN. SO ENJOY YOUR TRIP.
Prayer, it’s a lot like doing nothing to solve your problems and passing the buck onto a deity for being angry. Maybe you should do something else with your time, like actually work on a way to solve some of these problems and create alternate economies.
The USA and Europe are at a turning point. Most factory jobs have gone to third world countries and not the USA and Europe need to figure out what to do with all the displaced workers. What is needed is a new vision and new economy. We have the technology to eliminate war, poverty and exploitative capitalism world wide. We have the ability to correct ecological problems with a restructuring of society. We have the ability to create a new education system and lay the foundation for a world civilization…the first in history. We cannot look back to the past for a model. We must reinvent the world afresh.