Life...

Life is not about living to fulfill our superficial desires, but about testing the validity and integrity of our desires.

Life is not about achievements, but about testing the purity of what drives us to achieve.

Life is not about social status among many, but about testing the value and profit of social prestige.

Life is not about finding happiness, meaning, value in social relationships, but about finding the meaning and purpose of our relationships.

Life is not about pursuing what we believe to be happiness, but about finding what defines true happiness.

Life is not about being happy at all costs, but about finding if we have payed the price of truth to gain our temporary happiness.

Life is not about living with no regrets, but about learning to grow from our regrets and moving forward from our faults.

Life is not about holding on to Ignorance that we may find Bliss, but about seeking truth in all matters of life; whether that truth brings temporary pain or temporary happiness.

Life is not about creating illusionary truth in the things we do, but ultimately about seeking eternal truth that only God can reveal to an earnest seeker.

God put eternity in the hearts of man and He will guide you into all truth. When we look somewhere, or to something, or to someone other than Jesus for happiness, we will never find true happiness in anything we do. If we look to find value outside of Jesus, we will be faced with the reality that our inherent value comes only from our creator. If we look to find meaning outside of God, we will be faced with the truth that meaning outside of God is relative and thus meaningless. If we act as if happiness is ultimately more important than truth, we debase Truth and thus cast aside the importance or relevance of God's truth, and ultimately God in life.

"Weaving Spiders Come not Here"

So, as many of the more informed people throughout society probably already know, and as the mainstream media continues to ignore, the Bohemian Grove two week elitist extravaganza commenced the week before last with its Cremation of Care ritual. If you have not heard of the Bohemian Grove, it’s most likely because the Grove’s members haven’t wanted you to. The countless incredibly influential people that attend should be a big enough story to be on every major news station during the entire duration of the festivities. However, because the members involved are highly influential in both politics and media, and wield enough power to create media blackouts on the subject, there is usually not even one special dedicated to this meeting every year.

The Bohemian Grove is an immense 2,700 acre private redwood grove located in northern California in the City of Monte Rio, and it’s owned by a men’s club known as “The Bohemian Club.” The Bohemian Club started as a meeting made up of sort of socially out casted musicians and poets, but later gained the interest of influential businessmen and media moguls. Upon its foundation, the Club’s and the Grove’s motto was “Weaving Spiders Come Not Here,” a veiled message to members that the meeting was to be a time of pure enjoyment and not a time to discuss business. The Bohemian Grove’s activities are extremely private and austere, and those who are invited must first be added to a special list, while at times paying thousands of dollars. The environment is that of an elite laidback camp ground getaway with parties, lakeside talks, and mysterious night gatherings.

Those who attend the Bohemian Grove are part of a who’s who of influential and powerful people throughout the U.S. and the world. Attendees include every Republican president since Coolidge and several prominent Democrats have attended in the past. To put that into perspective, every single Republican president since 1923 has been involved with this Bohemian Grove gathering. In the past, membership lists were easier to obtain. However, due to recent negative exposure from alternative media sources, the Bohemian Grove has been trying to remain more incognito. Attendees from past gatherings include the names of prominent people in power such as; former Secretary of State Collin Powell, political advisor David Gergen, former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfield, kingpin David Rockefeller, former chairman of the Federal Reserve Alan Greenspan, Political Advisor Karl Rove, former Speaker of the house Congressman Newt Gingrich, and former Secretary of State George P. Schultz to name a few influential people. Among the past presidents found on membership lists and as past attendees are the names of Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan, Jimmy Carter, George H.W. Bush, and George W. Bush. There are also rumors of John McCain and even President Barrack H. Obama having attended in the past years. To deny that the men listed above hold incredible influence over American political decisions is beyond logic and reason. To add to the list of political leaders, many media personalities such as Walter Cronkite and others are documented members of the elite Bohemian Grove club.

Many people who have accepted the fact that these prominent men meet in secret every year in the middle of July, fail to understand the gravity of such an event, or fail to see the significance of it in their daily lives. Others believe it is just a harmless get together of the wealthy, in order to take their minds off of the stresses of being responsible for holding powerful positions. But, there are several different extensive problems that have been raised by the meeting of these elite in the Bohemian Grove.

First, it is well attested and accepted that the “Manhattan Project,” for the development of a nuclear weapon, was hatched under the cover of the massive redwoods in the Bohemian Grove. If the Manhattan Project was in fact launched from within the Bohemian Grove it raises serious problems for the Democratic process in the United States. If this is in fact true, United States citizens do not live in a society where they elect officials to meet openly and publicly to discuss how to solve financial, social, and other problems they face. Instead, United States citizens live in a plutocratic country where the “elite” of the political, industrial, and corporate realms meet to devise their own schemes and plans which will implicate the rest of society in the future.

Secondly, many of the politicians that are attendees at the Bohemian Grove may be in violation of a law know as the “Logan Act.” The Logan Act states “Any citizen of the United States, wherever he may be, who, without authority of the United States, directly or indirectly commences or carries on any correspondence or intercourse with any foreign government or any officer or agent thereof, with intent to influence the measure or conduct of any foreign government or of any officer or agent thereof, in relation to any disputes or controversies with the United States, or to defeat the measures of the United States, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned nor more than three years, or both.” You see, one fact I previously left out is that many attendees include people, not just from within U.S. politics, but also who hold positions or influence in governments around the world. Significant leaders who have also attended the Bohemian Grove include; at the time crowned prince of Sweden Gustaf Adolf, Soviet leader Roald Sagdeyev, former Singaporean prime minister Lee Kuan Yew, Rear-Admiral in the British Navy Sir Hubert Brand, Baron Patten of Barnes Lord Christopher F. Patten, German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt and others with loyalties and affiliations overseas.

It is not coincidence that internationalists such as David Rockefeller and Henry Kissinger are faithful members of the Bohemian Grove club, and that there are always various influential political figures from other countries. When these facts are paired with the fact that the Grove’s events are always very secret in terms of what they tell the press and what ends up on the evening news, it is very clear that something is going on inside the Grove that may not be accepted as benevolent to the public. I would point to John 3 verse 20 in the Bible which reads “For everyone practicing evil hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his deeds should be exposed.” When meetings and schemes take place in concealment and secrecy, it is a logical conclusion that what is going on is not good.

It is my belief that most important and substantial problem with the Bohemian Grove has to do with the fact that the majority of the members and visitors who attend the Bohemian Grove are self proclaimed Christian Conservative leaders. The problem arises when the pagan rituals that are commonplace within the Bohemian Grove are paired with these supposed Conservative Christians. The festivities in the Bohemian Grove are commenced with a traditional ritual called the “Cremation of Care.” During the Cremation of Care ritual, a paper mâché effigy of a young child or baby, that represents the care of these elite members, is taken by boat across a lake. What happens next can only be describe as bizarre, as the ritual commences it can be likened to the ancient rituals that were commonplace in ancient Babylon. The paper mâché effigy is then burned in front of an enormous stone owl to represent the elite’s cares being cast away during the two week getaway. The concept is that these men have so many burdens that they must have a private getaway where they figuratively burn their cares.

There are many explanations for why the owl is used in the ritual. Many say that the owl has been seen as the wise and vigilant night stalker of its prey. It is also been said that the owl is seen as one of the wisest animals because it sees in the dark while other animals are asleep. Some people who analyze the Bohemian Grove rituals have asserted that the symbol of the owl is meant to represent hidden knowledge that is available to some who are vigilant and have been able to obtain a so-called hidden knowledge. It is important to note that the owl has been used to represent theosophical and esoteric knowledge by those who claim to have the “light,” or an “enlightened” understanding of the world for many years.

One of the ugliest accusations that has been directed at the Bohemian Grove is the claim that there has been child sex taking place and even horrendous “snuff films,” being produced within the grounds of the Bohemian Grove. A snuff film is a type of pornography where at the end of the film a person is killed on film. If it the first time you’re hearing of snuff films it sounds rather outlandish, but these things do take place, and as it has been said before “the truth is stranger than fiction.” Several allegations can be traced back to the a book written by Senator John W. DeCamp, who wrote exposing a huge child sex trafficking ring through Omaha Nebraska and expanding throughout the United States called The Franklin Cover-Up. The allegations are as follows “…Paul and another boy were forced to do sex acts with and to consume parts of a child whom they had watched being murdered by the cultists. The body was to be disposed of by the men with the hoods. A snuff pornography film was made of these events…” (pgs 326-327) In the book, John W. DeCamp explains that Larry King (not of Larry King Live), a rising leader of the black republican movement in the 80s, was swindling money from the Omaha Credit Union, and was using it to traffic boys out of a catholic orphanage called "Boystown." Larry King was specifically accused of bringing boys to perform sex acts in a strange redwood camp ground. Author John W. DeCamp later found that this place was in fact the Bohemian Grove. Strangely, Larry King is also a known attendee of the Bohemian Grove. These allegations, if true, are some of the most disgusting and atrocious acts of pure evil.

It is important to note that not all of the attendees to the Bohemian Grove can be directly linked to such atrocious acts, and cannot be accused of every sickening act that has been committed within the Bohemian Grove. However, we must ask ourselves why our so-called Christian leaders attend a place where these acts take place? Some anti Conspiracy Theorists may argue that the political elite who attend don’t take part in any rituals or any other mischievous activities, but it would be denying all logic to do so. Take this example: If news broke out that various members of a secret club, that you are a member of, took part in occult rituals and snuff films, in a camp you frequently visit, wouldn’t you want to clear your name of suspicions that you take part in these acts? Wouldn’t you want to expose the individuals who committed these horrid acts, decontaminate your club, and redeem the camp you attend? The truth is that a large part of the attendees and most of the official members attend the extremely bizarre rituals, and the atmosphere of pure sodomy present in the Bohemian Grove is horrid. One could logically assume that any real “Conservative Christian,” would not be involved with these occult rituals and putrid acts in any way, or attend a place where these things take place. The American people deserve to be aware of these issues and the publicly elected representatives who attend these events need to come out publicly and explain what they’re doing discussing policy in private.

Casey Anthony; The "News" Distraction

With the countless important events currently taking place throughout the world, and as we are in a shift towards a time of unparalleled disaster; economically, morally, and socially, the American people can’t get one thing off of our minds… Casey Anthony. While we in the U.S., or better said “our” representatives in government continue to take part in wars with what will be their sixth so-called “kinetic military action,” the American people are in a daze over the case of what may be a child murder carried out by the victims mother. In terms of publicity and media attention, the Casey Anthony trial can only be compared to O.J. Simpson’s murder trial during the 90s. The Casey Anthony trial, as the O.J. trial, has garnered the attention of both local and national news stations throughout the country and dominates every mainstream media news source. There is nowhere we can turn to get away from the “Case against Casey Anthony,” as it has been so cunningly titled for us by mainstream media sources. But with all the attention focused on one overexposed court case, the American people are diverted like a baby with a mobile over their crib, and not focused on issues that are are supremely more important.

While most normal people understand that any crime is a serious issue, especially one dealing with the murder of a child, it is hard for some to understand why so much publicity is given to this one case that affects a relatively small amount of people. As a society, while there are exceptions, there is relatively no need to further enforce the fact that killing a child is wrong, and this is demonstrated by the protestors who stood outside the Anthony home after the death of Caylee, and the large uproar that has arisen from the publication of the trial. Also, it is clear to me that while many Americans still understand the gravity of a murder, many have become desensitized to watching news stories about the murdering of innocent children. So why is the Casey Anthony case such a focal point for media outlets around the United States? This is a very important question that remains unasked by average news watchers and purposefully untouched by many major news sources.

When we sit down to watch the 6 o’clock news, whether it be local or national, we fail to understand where exactly the information we’re receiving comes from. For instance, when we sit down to watch the Casey Anthony trial many people think we are simply being presented a case because we need to be aware of the issue or because the people are requesting it. But, we are mistaken if we think everything on the news has been thoroughly investigated by a reporter and thought to be of dire consequences, and therefore in generosity presented to the public. Instead, many times, if not almost every time the news stories we read and watch are handed downed from higher ranking editors and other more prominent people within News Corporations, the Casey Anthony case not excluded. It is not very difficult to understand this concept, it is not mere coincidence that we can turn to several different news channels all owned by different corporations and see the same exact news stories, presented in the same exact context, with the same explanation, using the same sources, and coming from both “liberal” and “conservative” news stations. If we are completely honest with ourselves, and study mainstream news carefully, we can see that there are maybe three or four news stories that completely dominate our news stations for days and weeks while other more important stories go ignored. If we want to be intellectually honest people, we need to ask ourselves why certain subjects are never touched while other much less important subjects go overexposed. How many mothers have we heard in the past few years that have killed their children, yet their trials were never publicized as much as this case. The question is why?

The sad but most accurate reasoning behind what we see from most of our mainstream news sources is that clearly our news is handed to us with a very specific agenda and intended effect in mind. The truth about the publicity of the Casey Anthony case is that there really isn't anything special that has brought this specific case to the spotlight, meaning that we have seen similar cases before. Instead, what is special or peculiar is that the case arose at such a time that allowed it be manipulated and used to distract at the opportune time. Although we are told that sensationalism directs these types of issues in our news, it is not the main reason we see what we do from news sources. The truth is that our news, both local and national, is used as both a tool for forming mental processes and a method to distract from certain prominent and damning issues. It is coincidence that this case is taking place during a very controversial time in politics and election campaign time, but what is not a coincidence is the extreme publicity that the case has taken, especially over more important issues. Sadly, this has become commonplace with our mainstream media.

A very well established, but little stated fact, is that only six companies control almost all the news sources within the United States and actually throughout the world today. These six companies are News Corporation, Time Warner, Viacom, CBS, General Electric, and Walt Disney, and while we do get reporters that do independent work and investigate their own topics from these mainstream news sources, the majority of what we see is handed down from a top down approach rather than developing from the bottom up. In other words, higher raking officials in the companies see what is happening in the world and hand down what they want their employees to write about. So, rather than the most important news being discussed on news channels and many newspapers, only the handpicked news is presented and reaches the masses. Stop and ask yourself if you really think that these six mega corporations only care for people and want us to be aware of the all the issues? If this was the case, why don’t we here as consistently about the horrid actions NATO has taken to bomb Libya and kill innocent civilians? Why haven’t we heard the fact that people like John Mccain and others want the U.S. to send weapons and funding to Libyan rebels who have Al-Qaeda heavily involved in their actions?

As I previously mentioned, the United States is involved in at least six wars, which they call “kinetic military actions,” to make them seem less important. While we can hear some details here and there about these wars, we will never hear about them to the extent of something like the Casey Anthony or O.J. Simpson trials that have taken place. The agenda here is very clear for anyone who is willing to accept the implications of it; the mainstream media many times distracts you from more important issues to entertain you with smaller issues that aren’t relevant in order to cover up and protect certain agendas that may disgust average viewers. Now don’t get me wrong about the Casey Anthony trial, the murder of a child is absolutely important. But why is one child more important in the United States than a child killed by a bomb in Libya? Why can we turn on the news at any time of day and hear about the Casey Anthony trial, but we don’t hear about the children and civilians that are murdered as a result of NATO attacking Libya? These issues are tremendously more important and affect more people than one court case involving one mother and one deceased child, and while the case should not be dismissed, the emphasis in the news should be put on the fact that people are being killed daily in “kinetic military actions,” across the globe as we speak.

In the mainstream news we can hear about Lady Gaga, Lindsay Lohan, Justin Bieber, endless sports, and the Casey Anthony case, but we don’t hear the fact that U.S. President, Barack H. Obama vowed to disavow the “War Powers Act,” which was created as a way for the U.S. to take part in “military actions,” aka war without calling it one by name, as long as you wouldn’t last more than 60 days in the conflict. Of course, this act in and of itself violates Article 1, section 8 which states that “Congress shall have the power to… declare war,” but President Obama has stated that infringing the Constitution by not informing Congress and going to war without a declaration by Congress was not enough, he has to stay at war in Libya for longer than the 60 day period. But, it was no better with Republicans, we didn't hear anything in the news when George W. Bush was throwing the Constitution in the garbage and violating the 4th amendment left and right. We don’t hear about these illegal actions, which are enough to impeach a president; instead we’re bombarded with the irrelevant news of Schwarzenegger’s and Anthony Weiner’s marital unfaithfulness, hours and hours of unimportant local, national, and worldwide sports, and of course the crucial Casey Anthony case. We need to understand that the mainstream media’s goal is not to inform you on the facts or details or to give you the important news; it is there to gain power, present a message, and to give you a paradigm. These news stations are here to give the message that the kingpin CEOs and establishment want you to know and to instill the mindset they would have you use when judging the world. The Casey Anthony case is not as important as the current U.S. wars that are killing innocent children and civilians in numerous countries throughout the world, and we will never stop being in a constant state of war where we send loved ones to die and to kill others around the world if we don’t snap out of self-centeredness that is prevalent in America and remove our apathy towards the rest of the world.

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9/11: The labeling of a Conspiracy Theory. An Attempt to Defame

There is no more dramatic, shocking, or important event to happen during my life in the United States than the tragedy of September 11th. The changes that have come as a result have changed the world forever and affect everyone in some way. And although we can all agree that September 11th was a terrible day, not all of us are sincere in coming to the realization that the official explanations offered as to the collapse of the twin towers and building seven are inadequate. The official explanation of why the buildings collapsed, given by the 9/11 Commission and affirmed by other governmental committees, has become the most widely accepted explanation. But, the physical inconsistencies surrounding the events have led many scientists, architects, and engineers to question the official governmental explanation of the events and demand a new investigation. In addition to the groups of professionals and experts who question the official explanation, the many benefactors that arose out of this tragedy are seen by those who do not accept the official explanation as possible accessories to the crimes of that day. Sadly, when discussing this subject, whether on mainstream news channels or in private conversations with friends, it is almost impossible to question the official story without your views being labeled a “Conspiracy Theory.” And although mainstream thinkers, media personalities, politicians, and others would unreasonably call these formulations “Nothing but a conspiracy theory,” while not dealing with the facts, mainstream explanations and governmental committees have never given acceptable answers to the issues brought up, and fail to accept as valid the many questions still asked and unanswered by the hundreds of victims’ families and the many citizens of this country.

When looking at a criminal trial, one of the most important aspects of the investigation is seeing who benefited from the possible crime, and as a result could have possibly been involved in the crime. Whether or not someone is personal affected by this part of the investigation, it is one of the most important parts and it is imperative that it takes place. In fact, the first people to be questioned in an official crime investigation are those closest to the situation. Searching out the truth is far too important to bypass this step, and too many important decisions will be made based on what we choose to investigate or leave untouched. While many erroneously assume that these steps have ever been taken with 9/11, others know that they haven’t and demand that these steps be taken; regardless of how many years after the attacks it has been. But, the few in America and in the world that demand for these steps to be taken as part of an official investigation are often dismissed as crazy “Conspiracy Theorists,” and their views are lumped in with holocaust deniers, flat Earthers, and the Elvis is still alive group of theorizers.

In America today people use the term “conspiracy theory” as a condescending and obscure way to call those who hold opposing views either dumb, crazy, or both. The term “conspiracy theory” is used by many common people, personalities in mainstream television, and others to describe the most greatly disparaged explanations of events, in order to label an explanation as a crazy concept that is not based in reality. Many people use the term to dismiss ideas, philosophies, and even proven or admitted facts based on the idea that conspiracies or alternative view points are merely “theories.” However, those who take part in these actions do not understanding that any and all responses could be labeled as “conspiracy theories.” Rather than taking the evidence at hand and testing it against all the explanations given, many Americans, out of ignorance, accept anything and everything they’re told by any authoritative figure. Most Americans fail to realize that an explanation is not true because of who affirms or denies it, although that does give an argument more strength. But, an argument is true because it explains what happened with the most reasonable evidence, and it makes use of the unaltered facts.

The majority of Americans, due to different educational and societal paradigms, when confronted with an alternative theory or a different explanation of events that may implicate a person or a group they hold in high esteem, become offended and quickly label the idea a “conspiracy theory.” Sadly, they will denounce facts and dismiss evidence because an explanation has been labeled a kook “conspiracy theory.” At times, they will even rain in insults and defamatory remarks instead of reasonably debating the facts presented. This method of argumentation is known in schools of logic as an ad-hominem attack. An ad-hominem attack is an error in logic where a debater points out character flaws, defames the person directly, or uses insults to make the person seem less credible in order divert the attention from the details of the argument. At different times ad-hominem arguments may be used because different reasons; these include fear, anger, or purposely to distract from the argument. This tactic can be seen being used by many of the United State’s mainstream media personalities, who revel in using this to vilify those they disagree with.

In the case of 9/11, the labeling of alternative explanations as a “conspiracy theory,” has caused a widespread acceptance of the inadequate explanation promoted by the U.S. government of the cause of the collapse of World Trade center buildings one, two, and seven. Recently, I watched a debate between Dylan Avery and Jason Bermas, the creators of the internet sensation Loose Change, and a pair who represented the widely known magazine Popular Mechanics, in a seemingly “David vs. Goliath,” debate. For my benefit and the representatives from Popular Mechanics shame, I could not sum up my case for the negative labeling of a conspiracy theory any clearer. From my personal research, I know how both sides began their investigation into September 11th, and it is very clear that the makers of Loose Change were forced by the facts and the inadequacy of the government’s explanation to point out errors in the official story. On the other hand, from my research, I could see that the two men from Popular Mechanics had preconceived ideas that these film makers were wrong before critically examining their claims and made a decision not to find the facts, but to prove that the two young men wrong. It is important to note that the makers of Loose Change did not begin their investigation with their final documentary production about 9/11; they started out making a Titanic like film about a fictional story taking place in a historical event. Through their research of the timelines, facts, eye witness accounts, and by studying physical laws, they continuously came across anomalies and impossibilities which obligated them raise questions concerning the government’s explanation. However, it is very evident that the team from Popular Mechanics specifically started their research in order to “debunk” what they purposely label “9/11 Conspiracy Theories.” Throughout the entire debate, the two from Popular Mechanics threw out phrases like “this is not a movie,” and things like “the conspiracy theorists always say…,” in an attempt to discredit their opponent’s arguments. In addition to this barrage of ad-hominem attacks, at one point in the debate the two men from Popular Mechanics took an irrelevant and incoherent shot at people who believe in a Biblical account of Creation, implying that they don’t understand the facts and evidence when looking at an explanation. Basically, the two men from Popular Mechanics were saying that their argument was a “God of the gaps,” argument, accusing them of finding “gaps” in the official explanation and being unreasonable. Anyone with even an elementary understanding of logic should be repulsed when seeing the onslaught of fallacies used in an attempt to discredit the two creators of Loose Change; and anyone who has the facts and evidence on their side when debating any topic has no need to call their opponent’s views a “conspiracy theory.” The Popular Mechanics team continuously used straw-man arguments, choosing a weak part of the argument and altering it, to make their opposition look dimwitted in their stance. They constantly attacked and belittled their opposition to make their opponents look ludicrous while they tried to make themselves look intelligent and credible. Someone who understands debating will see that these key words and phrases are tactics used to win an argument without having to present a well founded and coherent argument.

In the specific case of 9/11, many times those debating will never get into the specific details and facts about the argument because of different factors. Many times, the person arguing for the official explanation will use the same tactics the two men from Popular Mechanics used. Many times the individual using these fallacies doesn’t even realize that they are not contradicting the facts. As a result, the debate turns into an argument about the credibility of the people rather than about the explanation of the facts. The lack of understanding by those using these errors in logic leads to endless debating where one side is not willing to contradict the facts and the other side is not able to present their facts without being insulted, demeaned, and/or criticized.

The easiest and laziest ways to avoid facts and gain public support for against your opponents is to call them crazy, call them liars, or call their argument a “conspiracy theory.” If we truly believe the stance we’re arguing for, we have no need to call our detractors names. Yet, we see people in the mainstream media such as; Sean Hannity, Rush Limbaugh, Bill O’Reilly, Michael Savage, Glenn Beck, and other so-called “conservative” talk radio hosts used these tactics make their opponents look crazy. Not just radio talk show hosts use these tactics, but our own “conservative” president after 9/11 used a similar approach. President George W. Bush stated “We must never tolerate outrages conspiracy theories.” Anytime we see these tactics being used we must question the person using the tactics are saying. But, not only did Bush take this approach, but our current president Barack H. Obama stated “I’m aware that there are some who would question, or even justify the events of 9/11.” Here Obama is clearly telling us to not tolerate theories that may contradict what the government might assert as fact. So, we have our last two presidents, one a democrat and one a republican, telling us to never question what they say, and to never tolerate people who question the events of 9/11. We should never “tolerate” someone calling alternative theories “conspiracy theories” instead of directly contradicting the facts and responding to the real questions.

America; A Christian Nation?

You know, I really do love living in the United States where, for the time being, I enjoy many freedoms that are not possible in many other countries. But, an idea that troubles me in the “Christian” community is the fact that many people think we were at some point in time a Christian nation. Sadly, some people even today feel as though the United States is somehow God’s tool for justice and righteousness in the world today. But, the concept that the United States was ever really a Christian nation is truly beyond me. At times, you will hear many Christians saying things like “America has lost its Conservative Christian values,” or “America should return to being a God fearing Nation.” And while I do agree that America does not have Conservative Christian values, and has gotten progressively worse, it is difficult to find a time where it actually conducted itself as “One Nation under God,” should.

Looking back at the foundations of the United States, we can see the dark period of time when people came to this country to evade the tyranny of the crown, only to invoke the same tyranny against the Native Americans who inhabited the land. While many of the concepts that were established during the foundation of what we call the United States were based on Christian principles, the actions that were taken during this period are far from holy. It must have been what occurred during the following years when we would kill a vast amount of Native Americans and finally end up marching them incredible distances into separated segments of land that has us boldly saying we were a Christian nation. The mass murder of these people is a dark past many Christians would rather not talk about, due to the fact that we may no longer be looked at as a Christian nation

Maybe it was the next dark spot in the history that involves the mass transport and imprisonment of an innocent group of people from Africa that makes us think we’ve been a Christian nation in the past. Yes, it must have been the enslavement of innocent human beings that makes us a Christian nation. We all learn about the rancid actions taken by both southern and northern states to enslave Africans in history class, but we fail to connect the fact that these actions were coming from a supposed Christian nation. While “Christian” slave owners went to church on Sundays, slaves were overworked, underfed, and mistreated with almost no rights. The racism involved in the justification of these actions was common then to rationalize horrid treatment of different people, and it is common now. If we stop and think about the justifications that occurred during that time we can plainly see that we were definitely not acting like the Christian Nation that we’re told we’ve always been.

Or it must have been when we allowed the attack on Pearl Harbor in order to create a justification for involvement in attacks during World War II that has us thinking how wonderfully Christian we were? Surely a good Christian nation would disregard warnings from 11 days prior and sacrifice thousands of human beings to fulfill a military and political agenda. Wouldn’t any God fearing, holy and devout Christian nation do the same? This is insanity, why these events don’t call the attention of more Christians is appalling in my opinion, and there’s no excuse for being ignorant about these issues. The fact that our nation’s government would willingly sacrifice its own citizens and secretively suppress the specific details regarding prior knowledge about Pearl Harbor gives credence to the fact that we have never been a Christian nation. In fact, although not with such drastic results, Pearl Harbor can be seen as an American version of the German Reichstag fire prepared by the Nazis. Although it is nowhere near the brutality inflicted by regimes such as Hitler’s, Pol Pot’s, or Stalin’s, it is an inexcusable sacrifice in any realm.

It quite possibly could have been when under the CIA, the Office of Strategic Services saved many Nazi scientists through Project Paperclip that has made the U.S. appear to be such a merciful and Christian nation in the past. Using all of the people who complied with the likes of Josef Mengele aka The Angel of Death and Adolf Hitler, in order to use them in our divisions of the CIA is just what God wanted us to do in those circumstances. Any moral conviction held by this “Christian Nation” was clearly superseded by the selfish intentions to use those scientists for discrete CIA purposes. If any person with an acceptable understanding of history would look at these issues and attempt to justify, they are caught in an attempt to dissuade the use of historical fact in order to continue in a false perspective.

But, maybe we can justify our great American Christian heritage by pointing to when we set up draconian legislation to put people of Japanese descent into internment camps during WWII? Of course, here is the clear cut example of Godly justice, when we put anyone, including American citizens, into camps to do forced labor and supply our military with the very supplies used to attack their country of origin. Although I don’t remember the passage, certainly the Bible tells us somewhere that we should treat people in this manner during war. I truly don’t understand how this action can be justified by any means. While I won’t mention anything about the injustice of recent wars in general, it doesn’t sound very Christian to create forced labor camps and strip everything from Japanese migrants. Anyone with a sense of history and any sense of morality would find these actions grossly repulsive and will not accept a mere apology from the nation’s government Forty years later as suitable.

But more recently we have much more cause to call ourselves a Christian nation, with the illegal wars, the dismantling of rights held by U.S. citizens, the persecution of Christian values, and so-called “Conservative Christian” leaders who take part in occult rituals surrounded by the redwoods of central California. "Of course our leaders are Christians, they all swear on the Bible, and take part in the national prayer day. But at times, they need to relax and take a break and so what if they chose to do so at the Bohemian Grove." The Bohemian Grove has guest list including the likes of former presidents; Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton, Jimmy Carter, George H.W. Bush, George W. Bush, conservative leaders Donald Rumsfield, Colin Powell, Arnold Schwarznegger, , Walter Cronkite, Newt Gingrich, and invitees such as Tony Blair, conservative radio hosts Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity, and like Al Gore, and other attendees include Charles Schwab, David Rockefeller, and Henry Kissinger. Surely within the group of these members we find great “Christian” leaders. But, what is most strange about the Bohemian Grove something known as the Cremation of Care ceremony that takes place to open the festivities at the Bohemian Grove. You see, the Cremation of Care is a symbolic pagan ritual taken from the ancients where, in order to get rid of their “cares” of their world, they burn an effigy of a baby in front a 40 foot owl that represents the Canaanite god known as Moloch/Molock or Moleck. The concept is that because these people “hold the cares of the world on their shoulders,” they must come and get some relief during their stay at the Bohemian Grove. But, the Cremation of Care ritual is not the only strange event that takes place at the Bohemian Grove. According to past attendees like Richard Nixon, there are many homosexual orgies that take place and both hetero- and homosexual prostitutes and porn stars are brought in to “attend to every need.” These prostitutes and porn stars are brought in to attend the "needs" of our so called Christian politicians, media personalities, and multinational business tycoons. Well, if these actions can be attributed to leaders of a Christian nation than I truly have no words to say. Any one of these different events that have taken place, and the disgustingly immoral actions that continue to take place in this nation put in question the notion that we are somehow a “Christian Nation.” How mainline Christian leaders, pastors, and evangelists fail to call out these disgusting actions is truly beyond excuse. Ask yourself why mainstream thought and even many mainline Christians support these leaders instead of calling out our "Conservative Christian" leaders.