Black and White. That’s how I see the world. Black and White, right and wrong, good and bad. Good and evil. Truth and lies.
Growing up I was taught there was a right and a wrong way to behave. A right and a wrong way to think. A right and a wrong way to believe. A binary thought process. Ones and zeros. On and off. Right and wrong.
I still believe that way. In every situation there is a right way to proceed and a wrong way. You see right is Right just as truth is Truth. You don’t have to believe it for a truth to be true. Just like you don’t have to understand the right way for there to be a Right way. Where we have gone wrong as a people is moving away from the concept of Right and Wrong. A few years ago a creeping thought entered into our collective conscience. This way of thinking was called “situational ethics”.
Our whole society is built upon this new thought process. We have embraced this concept because it allows us to bypass our teaching and our conscience mind telling us not to do what we know to be wrong. This lets us enjoy those guilty pleasures we want but know we shouldn’t have. Hollywood is full of people who embrace this thought. These same people produce show after show of people doing wrong. Why? I suspect they are trying to influence all of us that this is normal. So we emulate them and strive to be just like them. Behaving badly is now the new norm. The most outrageous behavior is celebrated and is out there for all to see. So we have shows where people live together without the benefit of marriage. Children born out of wedlock. People having sex before they even shake hands. Men of God ridiculed for quoting the Bible. Show after show displaying bad behavior holding it up as noble. To embrace the phrase “if it feels good, do it” to the point that we behave like beasts in the field.
It is not just Hollywood.
As a people we allow ourselves to be sucked into this philosophy so we can temper the guilt and disdain that wells up inside us. And yet that little voice will not be totally silenced. The Bible tells us even the natural man has the Laws of God printed upon his heart. And so we are miserable when we do what we know to be wrong. Or put in another way “in our sin“. Taking it out on any who come our way and dare to place the mirror of Truth before us.
It has now gotten so bad that life has no worth. A young man in Peoria was killed for his iPad. The weak are preyed upon and beaten for sport as seen on video after video on you tube. Children are cut apart and sucked out of their mother’s womb because they are not wanted. Or they will hinder mommy from having a good time. Don’t we know that children are a gift from God?
Are we so rich we can reject God’s gifts?
Good and bad. Black and white. There is only one Right way. No Gray. Just the Black of evil. The black of death. What we see as gray is our attempts at deluding ourselves. Our unwillingness to do the right thing, the hard thing. We avoid the cost to ourselves at the expense of our souls.
Now we’ve reached the point. The point that our very souls are at stake. “What profit’s a man if he gains the whole world but looses his soul.” To do right is good and to do wrong is bad. The natural man referred to earlier is also know by another name. The “old Adam”. This “old Adam” must be fought against and as Luther says we must drown him in the waters of baptism daily.
I have a vision of myself holding a man under water. This man doesn’t want to drown so is fighting with all his might. Arms and legs are flailing and punches are being thrown. A mighty struggle is taking place. As I struggle I grow weaker as he grows stronger. I peer into the water and see it’s me I am fighting against. Just when I can’t fight any longer God places his hands on mine to help me drown this “old Adam” of mine. As long as I don’t reject His help and shake off His hands the battle is won. But only for today. Tomorrow it begins again. I must surrender to God and His Truth daily so I can use His strength to defeat what’s in me.
There is only one Right.
There is only one Truth.
Saturday, October 6, 2012
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
THE IRS WANTS TO KNOW ALL ABOUT YOU!
Ok, time to get your mad on. Or not. It would appear the ObamaCare debate really doesn’t resonate with the American people. Oh well. Maybe the following will get your blood pressure up. I hope it does.
On “The Examiner” website ( found at washingtonexaminer.com) dated October 1, 2012. Byron York, chief political correspondent for The Washington Examiner writes about how Romney should expose the IRS as the enforcer for ObamaCare.
My readers may remember I was concerned about the IRS overseeing the implementation of ObamaCare. How thousands of new agents will be hired to help enforce ObamaCare upon 300,000,000 Americans. Now see how the IRS will even further invade our lives.
Remember, the IRS will impose penalties if you don’t have medical insurance or if you have inadequate medical insurance. Two things you have to consider when you read that statement.
1. How are penalties assessed? Well it’s been reported the IRS cannot directly fine you if you don’t comply with the mandates of Obamacare. BUT! They can assess and deduct any penalties from any tax return you may receive. That’s right. The average tax return is $3000. Now imagine the IRS taking out 600 to 1200 dollars for your non compliance. How does that make you feel? I’d be mad. But wait there’s more. Let us consider item number 2.
2. Quoting “The Examiner” article again. “The IRS will also determine who is eligible for taxpayer-financed subsidies to purchase health care on the exchanges that will be set up in every state.” How do they do that you ask? Well you will be required to report, to the IRS, every time there is a change in your status. That’s right. Your status determines whether you are eligible or in compliance with the Obamacare rules and regulations. So every time you get a raise, a new job, move to another state, get married, divorced, have kids, have kids move out -- you will be required to report it to the IRS for the purpose of recalculating your eligibility.
That’s right you have to report to the IRS every time there is a change in your life. If you don’t you may be penalized. Think owing the IRS a fine. You may also be denied benefits. Or at best your benefits may be delayed.
This will be enforced starting 2014. This was reported under questioning at a congressional hearing by Nina Olson, the National Taxpayer Advocate at the IRS.
So remember. Starting in 2014 you must inform the IRS, by official form I’m guessing, of the following:
A raise.
A promotion.
A change in employment.
A move to another state.
Marriage.
Divorce.
Birth of a child.
A child move out.
Anything that changes you status.
With the conversations concerning health care that are out there the following would not be beyond the scope of the questions the IRS may require answers for.
Do you smoke?
Do you drink alcohol?
Do you own a firearm?
Do you engage in high risk sports? I.e.: hunting, skiing, skydiving, ATV riding, motorcycle riding, etc
The above increases the risk to health and also increases the risk of bodily injury. That would raise health care costs. So who’s to say that won’t be required reporting too? So how much do you want to report to the IRS and have that information reside on a government computer forever.
How’s that Hope ‘n’ Change working for you now? How’s that “You have to pass the bill to know what’s in the bill“. Maybe we should consider all this when we vote November 6th.
It’s not just about who the President is. It’s also the House, Senate, State Governors, State Senators and Congressmen.
We really must vote. Not to vote give up your say in how this country moves forward. If you give up your vote you give up your rights. Remember the loss of freedom is always just one vote away.
Thanks for reading.
Ok, time to get your mad on. Or not. It would appear the ObamaCare debate really doesn’t resonate with the American people. Oh well. Maybe the following will get your blood pressure up. I hope it does.
On “The Examiner” website ( found at washingtonexaminer.com) dated October 1, 2012. Byron York, chief political correspondent for The Washington Examiner writes about how Romney should expose the IRS as the enforcer for ObamaCare.
My readers may remember I was concerned about the IRS overseeing the implementation of ObamaCare. How thousands of new agents will be hired to help enforce ObamaCare upon 300,000,000 Americans. Now see how the IRS will even further invade our lives.
Remember, the IRS will impose penalties if you don’t have medical insurance or if you have inadequate medical insurance. Two things you have to consider when you read that statement.
1. How are penalties assessed? Well it’s been reported the IRS cannot directly fine you if you don’t comply with the mandates of Obamacare. BUT! They can assess and deduct any penalties from any tax return you may receive. That’s right. The average tax return is $3000. Now imagine the IRS taking out 600 to 1200 dollars for your non compliance. How does that make you feel? I’d be mad. But wait there’s more. Let us consider item number 2.
2. Quoting “The Examiner” article again. “The IRS will also determine who is eligible for taxpayer-financed subsidies to purchase health care on the exchanges that will be set up in every state.” How do they do that you ask? Well you will be required to report, to the IRS, every time there is a change in your status. That’s right. Your status determines whether you are eligible or in compliance with the Obamacare rules and regulations. So every time you get a raise, a new job, move to another state, get married, divorced, have kids, have kids move out -- you will be required to report it to the IRS for the purpose of recalculating your eligibility.
That’s right you have to report to the IRS every time there is a change in your life. If you don’t you may be penalized. Think owing the IRS a fine. You may also be denied benefits. Or at best your benefits may be delayed.
This will be enforced starting 2014. This was reported under questioning at a congressional hearing by Nina Olson, the National Taxpayer Advocate at the IRS.
So remember. Starting in 2014 you must inform the IRS, by official form I’m guessing, of the following:
A raise.
A promotion.
A change in employment.
A move to another state.
Marriage.
Divorce.
Birth of a child.
A child move out.
Anything that changes you status.
With the conversations concerning health care that are out there the following would not be beyond the scope of the questions the IRS may require answers for.
Do you smoke?
Do you drink alcohol?
Do you own a firearm?
Do you engage in high risk sports? I.e.: hunting, skiing, skydiving, ATV riding, motorcycle riding, etc
The above increases the risk to health and also increases the risk of bodily injury. That would raise health care costs. So who’s to say that won’t be required reporting too? So how much do you want to report to the IRS and have that information reside on a government computer forever.
How’s that Hope ‘n’ Change working for you now? How’s that “You have to pass the bill to know what’s in the bill“. Maybe we should consider all this when we vote November 6th.
It’s not just about who the President is. It’s also the House, Senate, State Governors, State Senators and Congressmen.
We really must vote. Not to vote give up your say in how this country moves forward. If you give up your vote you give up your rights. Remember the loss of freedom is always just one vote away.
Thanks for reading.
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