The primary purpose of this blog is to explore the intellectual and moral basis of political systems. But there is a lot more. Here marks the confluence of economics, politics, religion, biblical eschatology, reason, and evidence.
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What Made Those Nice Boys in Boston
Go Bad?
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The media is asking, "What made those nice boys in Boston go bad?" Answer: The same thing that makes all Islamic jihadists bad--The Quran.
Have lslamic jihadists hijacked a peaceful religion? Answer: No. Violence is an integral part of Islam. Jihad is Islamic gospel. Anyone who tells you otherwise is either ignorant or lying. Here is a sample of the dozens of calls to violence in the Quran:
- Kill unbelievers wherever you find them. (Sura 2:191)
- War is ordained by Allah. (Sura 2:216)
- Fight in the cause of Allah. (Sura 2:244)
- As for those who disbelieve in our communications, we shall make them enter fire; so oft as their skins are thoroughly burned, we will change them for other skins, that they may taste the chastisement; surely Allah is Mighty, Wise. (Sura 4:56)
- Take not from among them friends until they flee in the way of Allah. But if they turn back, then seize them and kill them wherever you find them, and take not from among them a friend or a helper. (Sura 4:89)
- Allah hath granted a grade higher to those who strive and fight with their goods and persons than to those who sit (at home). (Sura 4:95)
- Relent not in pursuit of the enemy. (Sura 4:104)
- You who believe, do not take the Jews and the Christians for friends! (Sura 5:51)
- I will cast terror into the hearts of those who disbelieve. Therefore strike off their heads and strike off every fingertip of them. (Sura 8:12)
- Prophet! Exhort the believers to fight. If there be of you twenty steadfast they shall overcome two hundred, and if there be of you a hundred (steadfast) they shall overcome a thousand of those who disbelieve, because they (the disbelievers) are a folk without intelligence. (Sura 8:65)
- Fight and slay the Pagans wherever ye find them, and seize them, beleaguer them, and lie in wait for them in every stratagem (of war). (Sura 9:5)
- Fight them. Allah will punish them by your hands and bring them to disgrace, and assist you against them and heal the hearts of a believing people. (Sura 9:14)
- Fight those who do not believe in Allah. (Sura 9:29)
- Ye who believe! Fight those of the disbelievers who are near to you, and let them find harshness in you. (Sura 9:123)
- These are two adversaries who dispute about their Lord; then (as to) those who disbelieve, for them are cut out garments of fire, boiling water shall be poured over their heads. (Sura 22:19)
- Surely Allah loves those who fight in His way. (Sura 61:4)
So, on what do those who say that Islam is a peaceful religion base their view? There are only about three or so passages that they attempt to use to "prove" Islam is a peaceful:
- Let there be no compulsion in religion. (Sura 2:256)
- Argue not with the People of the Scripture [Jews and Christians] unless it be in (a way) that is better. (Sura 29:46)
- Repel evil with what is better. (Sura 41:34)
There is nothing in the Quran about loving your enemy, like there is in the Bible. You be the judge. If you are looking for an overarching message from the Quran, what message will you receive?
Don't take my word for it. Look these passages up for yourself. Here is a site that has three translations of the Quran side-by-side:
http://www.usc.edu/org/cmje/religious-texts/quran/
If you have 3 minutes, watch this wonderful video of Allen West confronting a Muslim over whether Islam is a peaceful religion. This is absolutely a classic:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQtUzxxvsjw
Check out our article comparing Christianity and Islam, where we answer questions, like: "Isn't the Old Testament violent?"--
http://www.faithfacts.org/world-religions-and-theology/christianity-vs.-islam
Sincerely and hopefully,
Charles Meek
Off Grid Blogger
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The utopian perfectibility that liberals crave is detrimental to society--indeed, not even possible by government edict or by any human effort. Liberals are deceived in thinking they are working for good. The welfare state, while well-intentioned, institutionalizes indolence and poverty--and is thereby immoral. The result of the welfare state is not true charity; rather it is theft from one group to benefit another group in order to keep the latter on the dole for political votes.
While a just society will seek equality of opportunity and appropriate assistance for the truly needy, liberal redistribution schemes ultimately hurt both the recipients and the contributors. Wealth redistribution forced by the heavy hand of the state distorts the moral arrangement between parties when charity is freely given. There is a difference between a hand-up and a hand-out.
Biblically ordered liberty is moral. But liberalism in any of its forms, properly understood, are tyrannical. All forms of utopian statism have as their root the need to control other people by edict rather than by conscience. Statism is inherently inefficient, produces little, takes resources from the productive economy, and is therefore detrimental to growth and the welfare of a society.
Liberalism has everything turned on it head. It punishes achievement but rewards failure. Liberal thought is often opposed to objective moral values and is opposed to a moral authority above itself. Thus liberal thought says that rights come from government, rather the American ideal of unalienable rights from God. It is demonstrably true that little is sacred with liberalism outside of one's personal subjective feelings or political power--not the Bible, not the Constitution, not the Rule of Law, not natural law, nor even life itself.
Thus liberalism is the least likely system to honor the inherent worth of the individual, and the most likely to harm the most vulnerable in society such as the expendable elderly and the innocent unborn. Liberals' profession of tolerance is hypocritical as liberals certainly do not tolerate opposition to their errant views. Liberals are tolerant until you disagree; then you become a racist hillbilly. Indeed, the further left a society progresses the more it is intolerant and destructive--a fact proven time and again by history.
While liberals may be moral and well-intentioned in their own lives, their views are not consistent with what is good. In actuality liberals are working to tear down or distort everything that is good and elevate what is evil--including in art, music, culture, business, politics, science, sexuality, education, truth, beauty, justice, morality, and logic. So ironically liberalism is neither moral, compassionate, tolerant, nor effective. Christian capitalism is the most moral, leads to the most freedom, and produces the most economic benefits for society.
"One of the greatest mistakes is to judge policies and programs by their intentions rather than their results." --Milton Friedman
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If the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do? --Psalm 11:3
Redeem us, Oh Lord, from man's oppression. Make your enemies like whirling dust, like chaff before the wind. --Psalms 83:13; 119:124
With his mouth the godless man would destroy his neighbor, but by knowledge the righteous are delivered. --Proverbs 11:9
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The liberal agenda has as its center piece the twin goals of compassion and fairness. However noble these goals may be, the dirty little secret of liberalism is that behind this respectable front, liberal policies actually produce the opposite!
For liberals, America is a 200+ year-old mistake. What liberals really want is the destruction of institutions that promote true compassion and fairness--including the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, the Rule of Law, natural law, Biblical Christianity, frugal and responsible government, and traditional western values. Their unstated goals are control and cronyism--ultimately the obliteration of anything that gets in their way of their lust of power.
Liberal politics by its nature is divisive and unfair, promoting envy and covetousness among groups of citizens. Its beneficiaries are largely arbitrary and may include young men in baggy pants with their hats on backwards (sitting in front of a TV all day)--as well as the single moms around town that these studs impregnated. But just as easily liberal cronyism will cull other groups for support including union bosses, abortionists, bankrupting solar executives, or guilt-ridden movie stars.
Government intervention leads to dependency, which creates indolence, which produces economic stagnation. Liberals are mistaken in their idea that the economy is a pie to be divided up by government. The economy is a dynamic entity which grows by innovation and human effort. Only policies which promote growth ultimately benefit a society, including the poor.
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