Ministers and preachers will have tons of good material for a long time after watching the entire DNC Convention in Charlotte, even without the now infamous “God vote.” Before those comments and evaluations start coming like a flood, a look at the best advice offered by one young guest writer for Fox News would be appropriate, if not definitive.
On September 6, 2012, Fox News guest writer Dalton Glasscock posted a scathing piece about the mountain of lies told at the DNC Convention. While it was all good, the only thing that went higher in scope and bravura than the mountain of DNC lies is Dalton’s conclusion to an article entitled “Fluke, Fornicators and Fabricators.” Dalton hosts a blog called “A Teen’s Take on Politics.”
Dalton said, “What fundamental transformation occurred in the Democratic Party that when the words ‘God’ and ‘Jerusalem’ were added back to the platform boos and jeers could be heard throughout the stadium. – Here’s some advice for the Democrats – watch out for cloud to ground lightning.”
Calling speakers and the president liars for things spoken at the DNC is already common across the journalistic front, but it is hardly new. Several websites were long ago established for that purpose. One well-edited site complete with cartoon offerings and hyperlinked documentation is Obama Lies.net. It is not mean-spirited but seeks only to inform the public that all that we hear is not all that there is.
No doubt, Dalton will be getting fireballs and poison darts flung at his blog by the perennial Obama-rite worshippers and sycophants, but he is in good company. As we close in on the final weeks of the 2012 campaign season, no one needs to engage the old idiom of ‘calling a spade a spade’ to cover what they say because there has been all too much fuel laid at the conservative’s front door. Terms like “liar” and “fabricator” are passive at this advanced point.
Objections aimed at those who use names and labels, especially those that seem a bit harsh, are usually leveled at Christians, faith websites, and ministers under the banner of the love of God. The view of liberals is that preachers, prophets, and evangelists should be standing on the sidelines telling everyone to be nice and stop calling each other names. Oh, really?!
The last time someone blasted me for telling the truth about liars got my usual but always civil response, but it doubled by making me search myself and the Bible to see if I was being extravagant, unkind, or out of character as a Christian. What I found surprised me.
Engaging the idea of WWJD (What would Jesus do?) fell short because Christ never asked us to guess at how he might act or react to people and situations in real life. He did tell us to submit to the power of his Holy Spirit and the words he spoke so that our very nature would be changed to resemble his. We are to be like him and not just guess what he might do.
Christ said, “It is enough for the disciple that he be as his master…” (Mt 10: 25) On the subject of how gently or strongly Jesus addressed people, the surprise comes when it is seen that he tolerated no defense of sin, lying, foolishness, or nonsense of any kind. Let’s review.
Religious leaders and those who tried to entangle him with silly arguments and self-justification were all treated equally. He called them hypocrites – Mt 15: 7, vipers – Mt 23: 33, thieves – Lk 19: 46, robbers – Jn 10: 8, murderers – Lk 11: 48, liars, and lustful sons of the devil – Jn 8: 44.
Perhaps the strongest rebuke fell upon one of his disciples. When the Apostle Peter decided to chide with Jesus about the sufferings he was about to endure, Christ turned to Peter and sharply replied, “…Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art an offence unto me: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but those that be of men.” (Mt 16: 23)
It should be noted that those who Jesus called liars and sons of the devil were people who quoted and used the scriptures every day of their lives. Using the Bible to influence others while you live like the devil and spout lies like Old Faithful is why Christ used the word “hypocrite” so often. Asking Americans to continue to cling to hope and quoting from the Prophet Jeremiah on the subject of hope (Jeremiah 29: 11) does not absolve him, nor does it make his promises of the future any less a lie than his promises of the past.
Quoting an encouraging and positive scripture passage can hardly be depended upon to wash away the obviously anti-biblical practices of murdering unborn children, encouraging same-sex perverted marriage, and spending American taxpayers money faster than they can say April 15th. Yes, we will continue to hope –we will hope that Barack Obama fails as much at re-election as he has at everything else he has attempted.
I am no disciple of Barack Obama, and he is no disciple of mine; but the bottom line is that he has told too many lies for me not to call him a liar. No disrespect intended, but neither will I disrespect the truth for Mr. Obama.
Before we end our perusal about DNC lies and convention behavior, there is one truth that must not go untold. It is for the days far ahead. In fact, according to scripture, Christ returns and rules this planet for a solid 1,000 years before he removes sun, moon, and stars and carries his people to their final dwelling place.
The place is called the “new heaven and a new earth.” (Rev 21: 1) There will be one major city on that planet whose dimensions are 1500 miles long, wide, and high. It is a city where night will never come, and everything that makes this world undesirable will not exist, including death. (Rev 21:1f) Entrance into this great city is secured now, on this planet; it is called being “born again.”
No vote will be taken to see if each inhabitant will be allowed to enter. There will be no convention floor from which to decide if the builder and maker of that city will be allowed on the premises. Christ and faith in him and obedience to his gospel are the only entrance requirements. But it is also very clear who will not be there.
The list of those who are refused entrance sounds a lot like those who attended, spoke at, and voted to see if God would be allowed into the DNC platform. If I or any other minister used these names alone to describe people, we would no doubt offend every PC-indoctrinated minion across the nation. The same gentle Jesus, whose words some people attempt to use to shut the mouths of his prophets and firebrands, is the very one who spoke these words. To wit:
I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last. Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city. For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie. (Rev 22: 13-15)
Put simply, the most important question is not whether God will be allowed on the DNC plank, but whether we will be allowed into the Holy City.
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The closing highlight of the Democratic National Convention followed time-honored tradition. In this case, it wasn’t the President’s reincarnation of Jimmy Carter speeches, almost word for word. In my mind it was the final invocation by Timothy Cardinal Dolan, Archbishop of New York.
Dolan gave a similar invocation at the end of the Republican Convention, but in that case he was largely preaching to the choir in his role as pastor to all, regardless of faith or lack of it. The DNC had an unexpected consequence – the best kind – when, as he uttered his prayer, the cameras panned the audience. It was unusually respectful for a “progressive” audience, but something else happened.
I’m no expert on body language, but being steeped in the Catholic Charismatic Renewal for over half my life, I have prayed with troubled souls no more conflicted than those the camera caught in the delegation. Since most Catholics are Democrats because their families were Democrats in better times for the party, it stands to reason there were a large number of at least cultural Catholics among the screaming, sometimes blasphemous delegates. Some were clearly troubled by the dichotomy between the ranting of the carefully selected convention speakers and the strong and pointed invocation of their religious leader as he pleaded for God’s protection for “those of us still in the womb…”
“The natural man only understands the things of his senses; the things of the spirit are foolishness to him… (St. Paul in 1 Corinthians) For the rest, it’s “time to stand in the evil day…”
I was surprised that Dolan as even there as I understood he had been turned down. After all, they had been privy to the Sharia Prasyer at the beginning. At least they finished it up right with Dolan.
Excellent article! And, he is 100% right! When people object to hearing that homosexuality is a sin, just remind them that God said, how will they know, if no one tells them? You don’t have to be hateful, or dogmatic about it, but you DO need to be firm, & follow Jesus, & do things with the guidance of the Holy Spirit. There’s also a long list of the type of people who will be in the lake of fire with satan, & liars is one of the things listed, along the ones the Rev. lists above. And, this ‘freedom of speech’ argument gets you nowhere with the other side either. You might as well save your breath. Satan has blinded them to the truth, & the ONLY One who can change that is Jesus Christ Himself. Our country is in some deep trouble, but there are a LOT of believers out there, who truly worship the one & only True God, & that gives me hope for this country.
It gave me cold chills to hear them deny God three times!
I THOUGHT I was terrified at the thought of a socialist nation replacing our Republic (but we would NEVER allow THAT, right???). I THOUGHT our country was heading towards moral, ethical and social decline (but SURELY there are enough God loving people in this country to save us, right???). Then came the ‘God Vote’. And, suddenly, ALL of my recent fears, queasiness and unrest came into sharp focus. You see, up till now, I could still hold out hope because all those fears were centered around ‘Politicians’ … SURELY only a handful of folks who, while able to damage the fabric of our nation could NEVER undermine the Soul of this nation. But that vote was NOT the voice of politicians. It was the voice of every-day Americans, just like ME … just like my neighbors. And they denied God. Three times … just like Peter, himself. I sat there in disbelief – almost waiting for the cock to crow. And I came face to face with REAL terror … right there in my own living room.
I am drawing my own personal line in the sand. I am quite done with ‘political correctness’ and being polite. As far as I’m concerned, the Democratic party is now a Godless one. I’m not interested in alllllll the ‘fine folks’ who voted ‘Aye’. GOD does NOT need a vote in the hearts of believers.
I challenge my so-called Christian brothers and sisters in the Democratic Party: IF you believe in God and Jesus, HOW can you support a party who would even THINK about removing God in ANY way, shape or form??? Jesus died an excruciating and cruel death for YOU. Yet you would deny Him and His Father for the sake of POLITICS??? If you cannot refrain from rendering unto the Ceaser of government that you have created, then PLEASE stay away from my Church AND my life, for you are nothing but a hypocrite.
To my Jewish brothers and sisters: Though I am a Christian, OUR God delivered us from the slavery of Egypt. To a Promised Land, whose Capital will ALWAYS be Jerusalem. Would you now turn your faces away from such a God??? If so, then you have placed yourselves back into that desert wasteland, wandering and wondering about your fate.
I challenge you ALL to make a choice. WILL you stand with GOD??? Or, will you pervert your Faith and stand AGAINST Him? This week’s ‘God Vote’ SHOULD allow you to make that choice.
A lifetime is but a blink in eternity. But, I will spend the rest of my measly days pledging the following:
1. God IS my Platform. He has blessed my with Life, REAL Hope, and a REAL promise of a brighter eternity. And I will NOT deny Him in ANY part of my life.
2. I WILL stand with Israel, and honor the Commandments and Promises made to His Chosen People. And Jerusalem WILL stand in my heart as the true center and capital of Israel.
3. I WILL NOT allow myself to be bullied by ‘political correctness’ any longer. If you challenge my faith, insult my integrity, slander my God, I WILL call you out for the Satan that you are.
4. I WILL NOT tolerate the accusations and demonizations of racial divide and class warfare any longer. I am white. And I would be HONORED to welcome Alan West / Tim Scott / Herman Cain / Thomas Sowell / Condoleeza Rice / Mia Love / Rev. Manning into my home and my life – because I DO care about and respect the content of their character – NOT the color of their skin. I will NOT allow you to call me a ‘racist’ because I will not accept Socialism … from ANY race. And, take your class warfare back to Satan as well. You who prey on some of our deadliest sins – Greed, Envy, Sloth … KEEP your shackles, for I am FREE.
Thank You Joangio, i hope a lot of people read what you wrote because they need too !!
amen and I agree! I cannot fathom any person could remain a member of the Dem Party if a person truly believes that Christ died for him. The democrat party is truly the anti god anit christ godless, idol worshippers ( muslim ), liars, sexual perverts, homosexuals, commies, marxists and socialists.
I tried to watch it but it made me sick to my stomach the lies, the claim to being the “optimistic” party. It is the party headed straight into hell.
heard Dr stanley today talking about how to be a Christian and should aChristian “hang out” with those who are not Christians. The answer was a Christian will lose his testimony by doing so. Our God of the Old testamend and Christ of the New Testament told us to come OUT from the world and be ye separate..that God wants us to be a peculiar people… This is how i understand Christ’s commandment to love our enemies. If we have told them about Christ and they reject Christ as a “fairy tale” or as a “story made up by men”, then sever yourselves from them for they have the spriit of antichrist. In the book of revelation the martyred saints cry out for the Lord to avenge their spilled blood. The greatest hope for our nation is for Christians to stop doing the politically correct thing…stops saying that ” the Lord will judge”. Good grief read your bible. Stop being AFRAID to speak THE TRUTH.
The Democrts have always been on the left side of the fence in reference to Religion.
God has always been a secondary item with Democrats.on thier PLATFORM.
Our Great Country was fonded With GOD as our srong hold, but that there would be a seperation between CHURCH and STATE. So FAR as long as we have had that seperation the seperation has been good.
If the democrats don’t believe in God that is their right. But don’t persecute and chastise those who do believe in god and worship in a chritian manner. We have as much right to believe as the dems have not to believe. Of course, they think they are the only ones with rights. NOT SO. All Americans have the same rights whether the dems like it or not.
wpb83481,
The foundation of our country, as defined by the Constitution, did NOT include a ‘separation of church and state.’ Please read and understand the First Amendment: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, (1) or prohibiting the free exercise thereof;”(2)….
In the early years of America, religion was an important part of government guiding and influencing our laws, creating a moral and virtuous society.
“[The adoption of the Constitution] will demonstrate as visibly the finger of Providence as any possible event in the course of human affairs can every designate it.” George Washington.
“Benjamin Franklin said, “Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom. As nations become corrupt and vicious, they have more need of masters.”
“Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.” John Adams.
These are not the words of men who believed religion should be no part of government and public actions.
Pastors routinely preached from the pulpits, including discussions of government and politics, in order to help maintain a “just” society based on Judeo-Christian principles and morals.
The first clause simply means Congress (Government) could not establish one religion as the religion of State and force every citizen to practice and financially support it—as with the Anglican religion in England.
The second (enforcement) clause stated Congress (Government) could not prohibit in any way the free exercise of religious practice—which definitely includes any abuse of conscience. This clause has been violated by Congress and the Courts numerous times in the 20th Century to the present—since Progressivism gained a stranglehold on our government and has continually attacked our culture, religious values and morality.
In Thomas Jefferson’s “Letter to the Danbury Baptist Association,” dated January 1, 1802, he responded to their request for help against Connecticut’s restrictions of religious freedom. Jefferson explained that action by Congress (and federal government) ‘was constrained by the First Amendment; ….’thus building a wall of separation between Church and State.’ However, the context of the letter makes it clear Jefferson was explaining the federal government could not interfere with State governments, as well as expressing his agreement with DBA that ‘religion is a matter which lies solely between man and his God, that he owes account to none other for his faith or his worship.’ Jefferson further expressed his hope that (Connecticut) would ‘restore to man all his natural rights…’ which Connecticut eventually did by amending the State constitution.
Unfortunately the activist supreme Court in Everson v. Board of Education, 1947, transformed Jefferson’s statement into constitutional law demanding a strict separation of church (religion) and State (politics). This has created a misunderstanding of the First Amendment by too many Americans.
Recently I watched the movie “Hunger Games!” I was immediately struck with the fact that Liberals would bring us to that level. Where a certain part of the population, the haves would control the destinies of the have nots. The Liberals in that Convention so reminded me of the City in that Movie where the People dressed up in costume, bet on certain warriors aged 12 to 18. Only one could be the victor and the rest were slaughtered as the Elite class watched on Television. In my mind I thought that many in that Convention were paid to attend. Don’t have any proof but, I would bet the farm on it. As Michelle Obama said during the 2008 Campaign, “She was ashamed of Her Country. Well after watching just a few minutes of the Democratic Convention, I was too!
There were thousands of tweets that came through while Timothy Cardinal Dolan was closing the convention. The filth that was said to and about this man was criminal. So many of them were from women. Women….If one can’t respect our clergy then they’re rotten to the core. I’m sure most of these women have children. Where is the example here? What can we expect from future young people? This is what will bring us down.
The DNC Convention showed how far our country has declined from the american spirit. when the platform vote was being taken, i noticed as the camera panned the audience, that the people shouting and cursing were not ( shall i say, not natral born americans ) make you wonder, how many paid attendees were there ? I really thought the pres. would have some New lies to tell. A Leader, good or bad, sets the Atsmophere for his followers. We saw what happened. Another thing a leader Never does, that is to mock or redicule the opposition. it is low- class and straight ot of the Sol Alinski playbook. No Class act. 60′s hippie friends.
And that’s all that Obama, Clinton and Biden did, even to the point of lying in odrer to mock the republicans. they stooped about as low as anyone could stoop the fack checkers have ferretedf out their lies they told. Biden has contiknued his lies since the convention. Give it up Biden. No one believes you anymore. Obama gave the same speech he gave at all his state of the union addresses to the nation.