Harvard and Yale have their early roots in Christianity. Just goes to show what can happen when you permit Satan to take control little bits at a time.
I suspect many of the universities have Christian origins. You will find little trace of it today. Government influences have seen to it that residuals have been removed, oddly using the 1st amendment. Christian colleges cannot accept federal funds, including for research.
The title comes from “The King and I”, though it is not quite a song. Still, Yul Brenner does an outstanding job of it. Sort of makes one think. Well, at least I did consider it over the years.
Maybe they won’t mind me borrowing the title, maybe for just a while. I doubt my post will be nearly as long lasting as the King and I.
The point is this. I drive by restaurants. In Southaven, we have a bunch of them. Moreover they are very much varied. The wife and I generally go out 6 days out of the week and rarely go to the same place twice in one week. Tonight, it was Burger King. Love their fish sandwiches almost as much as the Whopper. Tonight, the wife and I had fish sandwiches. McDonald’s used to be my favorite fish sandwich, but Burger King has them beat by a mile, maybe a mile and a quarter.
Besides, Burger Kings has onion rings so hot you have to cool them a while or burn your tongue on them. The wait was just about 3 minutes. I would have expected 5 so that was a plus.
Nonetheless as I drove home, the traffic was such that I had to go slowly. As I drove past each restaurant, I realized I could tell which ones were good by the number of cars parked in the parking lot. Wendy’s had none. Just before I passed, one car entered the drive through. When we passed I Hop, there were but a few cars. Last time I visited there, I gave up after waiting 30 minutes… and I was the only one there. It was easy for me to leave as they had not yet taken my order. It’s no wonder parking lot had the look of abandonment. That is a real shame. I really liked that place.
On the other hand, even on a Monday, the Chick Fillet was packed. When we go there, we usually park across the little street and walk over. Easier to get in and out.
Well, rather than go through them all, I’ll get to my point, you know, the puzzlement. Why can’t the owners of these places drive by as I did. Perhaps they would be able to see what I saw. What has stopped them from doing the visual evaluation and realize that they are doing something wrong.
As swamped as McDonald’s used to be, it is no longer difficult to find a place to park there anymore. It’s usually a quick walk to the door. My puzzlement is simple and I puzzle just why it is that they don’t understand why they are making less money.
Then again, maybe they don’t care, as long as they can keep the customers going through the drive throughs. However, there are restaurants closing. One was recently replaced by a bank. I found that interesting. They usually had a full parking lot. I guess my method is not totally perfect. Then again, maybe the owner of the restaurant gave up and decided to close down and visit Tahiti. That sort of thing does happen.
Still, it is one more thing to add to the puzzlement.
As the wolf pack approaches the herd of buffalo they know they stand no chance against the herd. Therefore, likely to some degree by instinct, they seek to separate out the one. Generally, they look for the week one or the one that doesn’t remain close to the heard. The stragglers are the natural target of the pack.
The herd has not the intelligence to know that if they were to always charge the wolves instead of running away, the pack would have to search for dinner elsewhere. The wolf diet would not include buffalo. There is no way the pack could survive the trampling of so many hooves.
We as humans know better than the buffalo, right.
Yet, when Hitler took over Germany, he used the same method as the wolves. When he took over most of Europe, he used the same methods as the wolves. When the Bolshivics took Russia, they used the method of the wolves.
We called it the domino affect, where one small nation falls after the other. However, the truth is they were following the example of the wolves, whether or not they were aware of it. Always seek out the weak and separate. Then in days, they take over Hungary or Romania. The method failed in Afghanistan, but because of the help of the US.
Today, even at this time, the communists play the part of the wolfpack. They have imprisoned hundreds of innocent people from January 6. We, the herd, did nothing. Now what stands in the way. The herd has been scattered and we are in fear.
We live in fear of the woke and we live in fear of a justice system that is controlled by the wolfpack.
Off and on, I’ve been following hearings on antisemitic speach and activities on our colleges. I have found the college leadership horrid in this respect; or maybe I should say it is without respect.
Then, or should I say now we see, there is an altogether different nature of respect, although it is one of the oldest. It seems once people and governments begin the threat of withholding fortunes, attitudes change. Indeed, resignations are submitted. Apologies, begrudgingly come forth.
Why should I bring this to mind? For what purpose do I write these few words. To be sure, what prompts me to raise this to the world’s attention?
As usual, it seems as if, if you really want the colleges and universities to behave themselves, it’s a simple matter of talking money, or should I suggest you withhold your dollars. You and I both know even the threat of loss of dollars speaks volumes.
Well, they have no fear of me withholding my fortune. I have none. Still, I do what little I can. Hopefully others will too. Antisemitic activities should not be tolerated in any of our colleges, certainly not those receiving our tax dollars.
Finally, antisemitism ought not be tolerated in this country. If we can tolerate those whose nationality has done what they can do, to the point of building destruction and murder of lives, then we ought to tolerate a race that has been nothing but peaceful and beneficial to our nation and our economy.
Don’t you think?
The most important fact to remember about the theory of evolution is that it is, sientifically, a theory. After about a hundred years of seeking evidence by thousands of people, both scientists and and die hard believers in evolution, we have virtually no more proof of it today than we did when it was first conceived.
The important thing to remember, a theory without proof is still a theory. My best guess, no one will ever come up with so much as a drop of any substantial proof. And, of course, a theory without substantial proof, is really nothing more than speculation. Indeed, my best guess is that it is faith in a big lie, one born from the lips of Satan. Those who believe in evolution, believe that lie rather than the truth spoken by God.
I suppose it has at some time been asked by millions, perhaps billions. If God has all this power, why does he permit satan to continue live on planet earth.
First, let me say, I don’t know. I have considered the question considerably, though likely from a little different view. Most ask why doesn’t God just kill Satan? I have asked what is it that stops Him from destroying the devil?
What’s the difference? Well, we all know God can destroy Satan. That’s a given. It really breaks into 2 questions, doesn’t it? First, He can utterly destroy the devil. On the other hand God can confine him and make him pay forever for all he has done. Obviously, God has decided on the second. This is not conjecture. The, Bible makes this clear in the book of Revelation. The fact is, Satan knows his destiny, all the while fighting to stop it.
So. Just what stops God from doing it right here and now? The Bible cautions us from speculation. Certainly I have no inside track. No one has spoken to me from mountain tops. However, I do have the ability to reason, as we all do.
Therefore, let’s look at some things that are Biblical and do some some sound reasoning. First, the Bible calls Satan the Prince of the Air. What does that mean? Well, as any prince, he has power and he has authority. Remember, for sure, power and authority are two different things.
Before man’s fall, Satan had power. However, he had no authority on this earth. In Genesis, we are told that Adam had the authority, as given to him by God.
Suddenly, once Adam ate the fruit, Satan had the authority. Something happened. There was a transfer of authority. Perhaps it is as a transfer of a deed. I don’t know. Maybe I am oversteping it. It is partially conjecture.
However, one thing is indisputable. Satan has authority that he did not have before. He is the prince and God, being of perfect righteousness, recognized this authority. If He simply took the kingdom back, that wouldn’t be right.
It shows a difference between our thinking and God’s thinking. We, in a similar situation, would simply destroy Satan. Instead God’s plan is different. He bought back the authority, that is He purchased the authority with a price.
That price was His only son, a sacrifice slain from before time.
Then, at a time of God’s choosing, He will use his power and He will do it with full authority. He will not destroy Satan, his demons or any of those who have rejected Him. Instead, they will suffer an eternal punishment for all the wrong they have done and for every evil thought they had.
Regardless, if I be completely right or not, just maybe if you have not accepted Jesus Christ as your savior, it is now the time to change that.
To Jesus, the Son of the living God, all authority has been given. Hence, he has the the power and authority to save everyone. However, Jesus is righteous. He will not force you to accept Him. You have the choice. You have the right to reject his gift of salvation. It is the power of Satan to give you false reasons to deny Him. No one will force salvation on anyone.
I worked with a man who disliked doing things on a temporary basis because more often than not the temporary has a tendency to become permanent.
Well, I guess this is certainly true for the big HOLLYWOOD sign. Just heard on the news it was put up for 18 months 100 years.
I suppose it has lasted longer than a fow things meant to be permanent. Now the sign has become somewhat iconic. I wonder if anyone knows how many movies the sign has been in. Moreover, I suspect it has been photographed by thousands. Who would have thunk?
The V-22 Osprey aircraft has had its problems. It has had a number of tragic accidents. Some of this is due to its large payload ability. It can carry more than any helicopter and, because of this, it can result in the deaths of many in just a short time.
About a week ago, another one went down an we lost more good men. Logically and properly they were grounded, at least long enough to find out what happened.
It would certainly be a bad thing to have to remove the vehicle from service permanently. It would leave a huge hole in our defense. It can go faster, further and with a bigger payload than all the vehicles it was designed to replace. That is to say, it has the potential to radically change the concept of vertical envelopments.
The range alone has real potential of changing things when you consider how far it can travel inland from a carrier. However, it can also get there so much faster. Then, of course, it can carry a whole lot more support equipment as well.
I hate to say it, but the Ospry might have to be abandoned. That is doubly bad. I can easily see an alternate mission in rescue and disaster relief, especially where roads and airports are not usable. Large amounts of supplies can be carrird in quickly. The injured can be flown out. In this case it is especially suitable because of traffic and rough roads.
It tells me that if they do drop the Ospry, they need to look into replacing it with somethin else. Moreover, keeping the fleet at the ready might not be a bad idea. The storms might be somewhat predictable but the only thing we really know for sure about earth quakes is that they will continue.
They just might be able to save far more lives wit the V22 than the deaths that they caused. On the other hand, if thay are needed at war, they just might come in handy. Moving all the guns and ammo in a timely manner just might save the loss of a major battle. Maybe a war.
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It’s true. Oddly and rarely, it always ends too soon for me. It has all the good stuff. From the instant it is on the screen, I started getting hungry. Then there were all the Christmas decorations. Someone put a lot of work into that.
The music wasn’t my favorite, it was very appropriate and, as I said, it too ended too soon.
And then the train. As I said before, I love trains. In this case, it brought back memories. I had a train set like that.
Good job. For whatever it’s worth, you have my approval.
Take away all legal guns; only illegal guns left.
Make it illegal to own guns; only the criminals will have them.
Stop and think about for a while. Do you really want to live in a town where only the criminals carry guns. You just might prefer a different town, different state, or maybe a different country.
Then again, I might be wrong. If you’re a criminal type, you just might like it to know your victim doesn’t have a way of defending him/herself.
Sometimes, the person who wants to disarm the town is the criminal’s best comrade.
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