Is There enough room in washington for two Messiahs?

This Article, quotes speaker Pelosi as trying to save the planet, thus ascribing to her a Mesianic Mission. But correct me if I am wrong. Isn't Obama the true Messiah? Is there room in Wahsington for Two? We already know that there is no rom for two bee queens, which is partly what cost Hillary her Nomination.

Humana Vitae

I have a little remiss in not blogging on this most important of modern encyclicals. The reality is that Paul VI proved that prophets did not disappear after St. John the Baptist. Virtually everything he predicted in this encyclical has come to pass in regards to the value of human life. The use of artificial birth has given rise to abortion, euthanasia and other methods of killing humans for convenience sake. By introducing a mindset into the procreative act that I refuse to allow this act to be open to life the natural progression is to terminate any pregnancies that result from a malfunctioning artificial method. It is also a natural progression that if human life can be either prevented or terminated for the sake of convenience then it can be terminated for a pair of shoes or because one belongs to the wrong gang. All of these crimes have gone on the rise since artificial birth control methods have gone into wide spread use.

It should be noted that the church is not opposed to all means of avoiding pregnancies, only to those that are artificial and thus interfere with natural methods and therefore natural law. The church has always allowed for responsible spacing of children using natural means. A couple is free to engage in intimate acts anytime they so desire, they are not obliged to engage in marital relations only when it is known that the woman is fertile. A couple is free to not engage in this relation when the woman is fertile thus avoiding pregnancy in this manner. By using nature one is open to Gods will since it is Gods will that women not be fertile at all times.

Some have accused Catholic teaching in regards to artificial contraception and marital relations as being responsible for the spread of Aids and for fostering poverty in third world nations. As usual the fact prove the opposite. The fact is that the one nation in Africa that is teaching sexual abstinence outside of Marriage is the one nation that has had a drop in the Incidences of AIDS see article here. It is also true that of all the methods of spacing children natural family planning or NFP as the churches teaching is often referred to is the one that is free of change and thus most accessible to the poor. NFP does not promote promiscuity and thus protects the integrity of marriage and the dignity of the human person both male and female. None of this will be reported in the left wing secular media of course, nor will international organisations such as the UN who actively promotes both artifician contraception and abortion.

In short Paul VI has been proven right and the media is not only hidding this but ridiculing Humanae Vitae as beeing absurd, behind the times and even opposed to human nature (since according to them it is human nature to be, sex animals, unless you are member of NARAL or NOW in which case men beeing sex animals equals rape in all cases) when in reality church teaching promotes Natural Law and thus true human nature and dignity.

One can read the Encyclical here, and see how truly loving and dignifying it is.

Who to believe?

The Obama Campaign says this

The Pentagon says This.

Considering that people such as the president and Mcain are known to have visited the wounded troops without the need for photographers and media following to document their love for the the troops for a campaign photo op. I think this simply shows that Obama only cares for the troops and anything else for that matter only if it helps his political ends. I wonder if this thinking carries over to the Leave it to Beaver family he present to the world.

And the prophesies come true

I think I may join the movement, see article.

What to do in the face of Evil

Following on the same thinking of my brothers post here, I found this column. The fact is that not enough good men have stood up to evil, especially not during the last century when we saw the two holocausts of the Jews in Europe and of abortion world wide. It seems that we are content to leave it alone as long as we are not affected. The problem is that even if it does not affect us directly, no one live in a vacuum and the repercussions of evil will affect us like the proverbial rock in a pond, that even after the ripples from throwing it are gone is still in the pond ever so slightly affecting everything from the water level of the pond to its very chemistry.

As the proverb goes "When they came after the Jews I did nothing because I am not Jew, when they came after the blacks I did nothing for I am not black, when they came after the Catholics I did nothing, I am not Catholic, When they came after me there was no one left to defend me". Will you be the one left alone when evil has done it's work on those around you?

It's a good thing the media is not biased!!!!!

I wonder, where are the leftist environmentalists on this one?

The environmentlist left are all over man made global warming in a never ending effort to turn us into North Korea. But leave it to them to conveniently ignore a genuine man made ecological disaster in the name of sex without consequences, see article here. Again the hypocracy of the left never ceases to astound me.

If you don't agree he will kick your b--!

I think Chuck Norris has a point here

Interesting Info in Global Warming

GlobalWarming.org

Roy Spencer Phd.

I wonder what the headlines would say if Atlanta has sued Islam?

Article, as of the time of this posting even Drudge has not posted a link to this. Of course the resolution was passed two years ago and the headline then was not the resolution but the Catholic group suing the City of San Francisco being sued.

It will take 5-10 years for oil pricess to be affected by drilling, right?

Obama Likes to say that even if we start driling now it won't make a difference for another 5-10 years, here is an example of his brilliance. This of course demonstrates a total lack of understanding of the futures market and of capitalism in general, (you capitalism that economic system that makes us the economic power that we are and the socialist left wants to destroy). All it took was for bush to lift the executive moratorium on offshore drilling and this happens . This is how the futures market works. It normally takes a few months for the effect of the futures market to affect prices at the pump, but that is a far cry from the 5-10 years the opposers of drilling claim. Imagine if Congress were to follow suit.

The opposers of drilling site environmental concerns, but Katrina shows us that even a hurricane plowing though the thousands of Oil rigs in the Gulg do not cause environmental disaster so that arguments does not work.

Drill here, Drill now Pay Less and let the free market use the energy we have now to develop the energy of the future as is already happening, see here. This is a private individual using his own money to develop alternatives isn't the free marker great...

You Can't Drill There...There's Oil There!

I think the article speaks for itself. Click on post title to acess article

Interesting site

http://www.catholicunderground.com/podcast/. I am adding it to my links

Flip flopping like a fish out of water

Baptism

A couple of weeks back I posted a blog on the sacraments with the intention of expounding on each individual sacrament on a latter day. Given the deep theological nature of these type of posts I prefer to do them on the few weekends when my schedule is relatively light and can give them their due justice, both mentally as in regards to supporting documentation.

The initial blog on Sacraments can be found here.

Today I will begin with the sacrament of baptism. This is the logical beginning, since without this sacrament a Christian cannot participate in any other sacrament and is indeed concidered outside of the fold of the Christian faith.

Baptism is the first of the three sacraments of initiation. It is the sacrament that makes one a Christian, it cleanses us of original sin. Indeed without baptism one is outside of the spiritual jurisdiction of the church and without it one cannot even be married in a sacramental fashion.

Jesus stated Clearly the need for baptism when he made this very declarative statement to Nicodemus in John 3:4-5 after which he proceeds to Baptize with his disciples in verse 22.

The need for baptism stems from what is known as original sin. Which is the Sin of Adam that is inherited by humans from the moment of conception. (Whether this is just that all men should be subject to the sin of another man is the subject for another post, suffice it to say that people suffer the consequences of others sins constantly as evidenced by the numerous mass graves world wide created at the hands of evil men such as Saddam Hussein and others) The main purpose of baptism is to cleanse us of this original sin and infuse us with the life of Grace that can come only though the Holy Spirit of God. See Acts 2:38-39. God uses the natural element of Water which signifies cleansing to actually cleanse us of original Sin. In the scene of Acts 2 cited 3000+ people accepted Jesus and were baptized. Catholicism knows of no other means of making salvation accessible other than though baptism. This does not mean that non-baptized people cannot be saved. It simply means that those non-baptized that are saved are being saved though means other than the ordinary means instituted by Jesus. Like any King, God is at liberty to circumvent his edicts, the Church as his loyal subject is not.

All Christian faiths practice baptism, though not all have the same view of it. Some have the Catholic notion of it's necessity and salvific effect others see it as merely a symbol and a response of obedience and nothing more with no salvific effect.

One aspect of baptism that is often maligned by non-Catholics is the practice of infant baptism. The common non-Catholic refrain is that Children are not capable of making a decision for Christ thus making the baptism invalid. They will often re-baptize adult Catholics that convert to their churches on the notion that only adults can make that commitment. Traditional Christianity has always practiced infant baptism. The truth is that since no other provision was revealed for Salvation it was seen as imperative that even children be baptized so as to ensure their entrance into glory. Note in the above passage from acts that Peter says "...for the promise is for you and your Children" and it states that all present were baptized, no exceptions were made for adults. Consider the historical context of of early Christianity. Christianity is born of Judaism and carried many Jewish notions and beliefs. Indeed Jesus was a Jew and he founded his Church as a perfection of that old covenant revelation. In Judaism the means of becoming a Jew was though Circumcision and the law dictated that infants should be circumcised on the eighth day of they birth. Note, Jews did not wait until the child reached an age of accountability to be circumcised. to be sure converts to Judaism were circumcised as adults as are adults converts to Catholicism. Paul makes the connection of circumcision to baptism here. In Scripture we see entire Household being baptized (Acts 16:27-33, and 1Cor 1:16).

As can be seen Baptism is the most important of Sacraments, because without no other sacrament is accessible even the most precious Eucharist. Baptism cleanses us of Original sin and start us in the life of Grace. It is is also vital in that no other means of attaining salvation was revealed and thus no other means is known.

Further reading on baptism can be found in the Catechism, and New Advent

Farewell Tony Snow

This Blog post is not easy for me. I feel the death of Tony Snow almost like that of a Friend. Though I never knew him personally, his personality was such that even from a distant medium such as the Radio he made you feel as though you were having an intelligent conversation with a great man.

I recall him as being my favorite substitute host for Rush Limbaugh, before he went to work for Fox. While I dislike the term compassionate conservatism as the oxymoron that it is, if anyone embodied such a description it was Tony. His duty to country had him leaving a well paying job at Fox to serve the thankless job of White House press secretary. This job for Tony was something like Daniel being thrust in the Lions Den and like Daniel Tony was able to temporarily tame the contentious press and somehow got the message of the presidents policies across to a nation hungry for information about a war not properly reported on by the press. I never heard him being rude with a caller and found his demeanor refreshing and one that I will sorely miss.

Everything he did he did with a smile and with a sense of optimism that was contagious and genuine. He was just a good man and it showed even to those of us that never met him.

I also think he would have a great president. Perhaps his intercession from above will prove as useful as his contribution to the political discourse on this side of eternity.

Rest in peace and know you will be sorely missed.

It's a good thing Iraq had not WMD programs...

If they did we might have reason for concern at the discovery of yellow cake uranium. We all know that an oil rich country that could produce it's own energy (but didn't given that the country spent most of it's time in the dark while Hussein was in power) had plenty of uses for such uranium other than weapons.

Of course with no WMD programs the 500+ artillery shells found in the dessert were just accidentally left behind by beduin caravans. One of these shells just heppened to be by the roadside at the same time our sodiers were patrolling, see here. The 3000 protective suits found in a hospital were for a costume party I am sure. The parties were to held here

I mean they were fully cooperative with the WMD inspectors and in compliance with all UN Resolutions, weren't they?

Yeb Bush lied. All of the other world intelligence services that came to the same conclusion, did not...

Are Catholics afraid of truth

Christians in general and Catholics in particular are often accused of being afraid of truth. We are told that we reject science and hold to superstitions. That our beliefs when held to the light of truth fall apart like a snow man in the dessert. The fact is, that nothing could be further from the truth. It is true that in the past men of faith, or claimed the faith seemed opposed to progress and sound science, out of fear that their beliefs would be proven wrong perhaps, or out a sincere desire to save souls. But the folly of this is self evident and not in keeping with historical Christian thinkers. Indeed we owe much to Christianity when it comes to progress in education. The university system was a Catholic invention. Modern genetics was developed by Gregor Mendel a Catholic priest. Nicolas Copernicus developed the modern science that proves the sun is as the center of our solar system, again a Catholic Priest. Galileo did not get in trouble for proposing this but for delving in theology as well as science. So history shows that Christianity has from the beginning embarked in "A relentless, unstoppable pursuit of the truth" to borrow from Rush. Jesus said that "You will know the truth and the truth will set you free" (John 8:32). So to a Christian the truth, all truth, is liberating. It is also true that to a Christian the opposite holds in that to hold to a lie is to be enslaved. This is where the Church and some people in science clash. Not all research is interested in truth. Take stem cell research. Science has shown much progress in stem cell research not derived from an unborn embryo. Yet some insist on pursuing embryonic stem cell research. It is therefore evident that the research is not to seek out truth but to promote the lie and the evils of abortion. This the Church and the rest of Christianity will oppose with every moral weapon we can muster.

Happy Birthday USA

Today we Celebrate the birth of Our Nation. In all of our celebrations, family gatherings, and fireworks we must not loose sigt of what we are celebrating. We Celebrate the birth of nation founded on a premises never before conceived. The notion that All Men are Created Equal and are endowed by their Creator with the rights to Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.. The founders of our nation set out to protect these God Given rights. They did this first by sacrificing their own lives, the lives of their families and their Fortunes fighting a revolution that they were not supposed to win against what was a the time the mightiest empire in the world. Having done the impossible and won their independence they then set out to create a governing document unique in history. That Document was our constitution. This constitution was unique in that it limited the power of the federal government first by enumerating the first powers it did have then by further dividing that authority into three branches of government thus no one individual could have absolute power.

Today as we see a judiciary encroaching on the legislature and the executive powers, and when we see an ever growing federal government who seems intent on appropriating powers that the founding fathers
never intended it to have. It is incumbent on us the voters to read and remember the words of our founding documents and begin the process of taking our government back. We have elections coming up, and while we are all focusing on the presidential candidates (none of which are rally that inspiring) let us remember that there are also local, state and federal positions on the ballot. Everyone of these races could begin the process of returning out government to it's founding roots.

Here are our founding documents lest we forget;

Constitutions

Declaration of Independnce

Read them, learn them, love them and fight for
them they are worth every bit of our blood and sweat and they are the founding
documents of the the one nation that is in the words of Bill Benet "The last
Best Hope of Man Kind"

This is what the left wants for us.

Note how north Korea the thuggish dictatorship the left wants us to emulate is dark and South Korea, the prosperous capitalist nation.

See here

Why is it....

That when privately held oil companies reports a profit (which goes for the most part to running the company and to the share holders, I.E. me as a 401K holder) it is seen as evil and the outcry is heard across the whole left wing spectrum, but the same people are silent when a muderous dictator turns an even bigger profit by scamming the oil for Food program.

Perhaps if the oil companies changed their names to oil for food or had a crecent as their symbol the left would be more sympathetic.

The Faith of an Atheist.

I have always believed that it takes more faith to hold to Atheism than it does to hold a belief in God. Atheist have to look at the majesty of Creation all around them and believe that is came by a process other than intelligent design. Atheist accuse believers of a faith that cannot be empirically proved, yet there is less proof for the atheist position than there is for the believers position.

Of course while atheist hold as an article of faith that there is not God, they have an ecclesiastic structure. The Have churches in the form of the University system (A catholic invention), the professors being their clergy. Their journals being their Magisterium, their sacraments (in most cases not all atheist are leftists) abortion, Tehir popes are leftists Judges who ignore the constitution and develop Dogma from the Bench, which no leftist Atheists dares contradict. They have no problem excommunicating those that defy their dogmas, ask Joe Lieberman and Zell Miler. Make no mistake the atheist will cling to his faith regardless of any evidence to the contrary, Not much different than the Pharisees of Old who opposed Jesus even when witnessing the miracles he performed in their mist.