tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62630761441053312742024-03-05T09:46:47.946-06:00Howling at the Moon - Just ScreamSay your truth, live your truth, NEW DAY PHILOSOPHY. ++++Plus++++ Just as there is human growth and development; when two become one we begin again. Know yourself, know the stages, and choose to grow.Dorothy Guytonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12783686218567693629noreply@blogger.comBlogger268125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263076144105331274.post-43668107112122498902014-11-19T12:28:00.001-06:002014-11-19T12:28:08.565-06:00WHITE GUY RANT REGARDING WHITE PEOPLE WEARING DREADLOCKS GONE WRONGThis post absolutely shows white people do not have a clue when they
are being racist and offensive. See if you can see what I mean about a
white guy being clueless.<br />
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<b>White people need to stop trying to have Black hairstyles. </b><br />
<b> by: idontalwaysblogbutwhenidoiuse.tumblr.com</b><br />
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Seriously,
this is one of the things that pisses me off most in the world. If
you’re white and you’re thinking of getting cornrows or microbraids or
dreadlocks, STOP NOW. Your hair is just plain not suited for it! White
people’s hair is fine and holds a lot of moisture. If white people get
dreads, their hair molds! And that can cause serious scalp infections!
And if white people get their hair braided, it can cause their hair to
fall out. Literally, it is just not healthy for your hair.<br />
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But besides that—IT’S NOT FUCKING COOL. Like, if a black person wants
to do their hair these ways, they will be branded a “thug” or otherwise
judged as a dangerous person because of racialized and reified (if you
don’t know what reified means, look it up) stereotypes. And so you want
to get a hairstyle that is NOT EVEN SUITED TO YOUR HAIR TYPE, while a
person whose hair is actually suitable cannot get that hairstyle without
being judged, you’re completely ignoring your privilege.<br />
Like wtf. It’s not as simple as, “I thought it was cool so I did it,”
because the cold hard truth is that if that’s all you thought about,
then you’re admitting that you didn’t bother to think about a) whether
your hair was right for it, b) whether you would be treated differently
because of your hair and c) how your race affects the way that your hair
is received/viewed by others. You have the privilege of not having to
think about your race, you have the privilege of not having to worry
that you will jeopardize your job by making this (bad) decision.<br />
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Black people’s hair is coarse and well suited for dreads or braids
and these styles are viewed as signs of a thug or a dangerous body
because in our society we have invented and reinforced the idea that
black people are dangerous and violent. Black people are often forced to
make their hair look more “acceptable” to white people and are often
criticized for natural looks. And when you decide to take on those
hairstyles—even thought they are wrong for you—you’re ignoring their
struggle and being an asshole.<br />
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Basically—stop trying to take something that doesn’t belong to you.
Stop deciding that race doesn’t matter. Think about shit before you do
it and stop insisting that being a white person with dreads or braids is
not racist. It is and you look like an idiot.<br />
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**If I read
this correctly, the writer was admonishing white people for throwing
their white priviledge away by wearing a hairstyle that makes them a
thug. Was that what you gleaned from this post and how he tried to say
it was offensive to blacks for white people to wear the hairstyles
because they were appropriating their thug status??? REALLY???? Get a
bleeping clue. You should be angry about your false sense of wisdom and
total lack of ability to speak on behalf of a black race/culture. Stay
in your lane PLEASE. Face the fact that your race is leaving the herd
going after all things black; which is truly what your rant is about. Dorothy Guytonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12783686218567693629noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263076144105331274.post-47783803477390613642014-11-18T11:22:00.000-06:002014-11-18T11:22:15.841-06:00Sack Cloth and Ashes are no longer in Style<h3>
I don't care what you say about me; even bad publicity is good publicity
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<a class="bibleref" href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Timothy+2%3A9&version=ESV">1 Timothy 2:9</a>
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Likewise also that women should adorn themselves in respectable
apparel, with modesty and self-control, not with braided hair and gold
or pearls or costly attire,<br />
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The Bible holds so many rules and regulations for women. For me my style is an expression of who I am or at times who I am striving to be. I have said, my apparel speaks to others, including strangers, long before I utter a word. How many times have you heard a man complain how long it takes a woman to get dressed? How many times have you changed outfits when getting ready for an event?<br />
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Social media has joined in the STYLE game with men and women posting pictures of their outfits. The people go wild hitting the like buttons on cutting edge fashion. The outfits alone do not draw the masses. It is a combination of clothes and attitude that sells the onlooker on the clothing items.<br />
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Photographers and models get in various twisted positions to get the perfect picture. And when everything falls into place you have a perfect picture selling anything and everything to the populous beginning with just the right clothing items. Need a family car - put the people in the pitch in everyday general outer wear. Need to sell a sports car - put the people in the pitch in classy upscale clothing. Need to sell a motorcycle - leather clothing items required.<br />
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What do the style described in the Bible passage tell you about the person? I say it screams PAY ME NO ATTENTION. I know others will argue it is modesty, purity, or humbleness. I say invisibility is the goal. How invisible must a woman be. She has also been instructed not to speak in church 1 Corinthians 14:34 "Women should be silent during the church meetings. It is not proper for
them to speak. They should be submissive, just as the law says".<span class="p"><br /></span><br />
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What is <i>self control </i>clothing items? Are there clothing items that MAKE you lose control when you wear them? I know you are saying there are clothes that say HERE I AM AND I AM SEXUAL, but is demonstrating sexuality being out of control? I would argue people who are color blind and mix the wrong colors or patterns together can be someone who lacks self control. I mean come on how hard can it be not to clash like that? Lacking self control is adding another piece of jewelry like Mr. T. is showing a lack of control.<br />
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How do you avoid <i>costly attire?</i> Inflation man. I remember when I was a child and my family would go shoe shopping for back to school. Back in the day my mom could find a nice pair of shoes for me costing $5.00. Now, shoe prices do go to the extreme. Should the woman wearing designer shoes be seen as sinful? Do her shoes tell you of her sins? Is the woman in the $20.00 pair of shoes a modest, self controlled woman?<br />
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Gold and pearls belong to the wicked? Are we supposed to use the guidelines of biblical attire to judge the person's character and heart by a gold ring or string of pearls. It would seem we should. If I am to decipher this passage on face value it would seem wearing poverty is an outward symbol of how religious one may be. Is the look of poverty, what we who believe, be clothed in? Should our street style be "I choose not to draw any attention by fashion but to draw attention for the lack of fashion?" No matter what you wear a statement is being sent.<br />
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I have become jaded with these outward appearances because everybody is trying to pitch (sell) something to the masses through clothing or style. What is being sold is completely vain. Clothing manipulates whether it is for good or evil. A person can be selling a fantasy or lie with clothing. I find it strange the clothing code is not for both men and women. It is the woman who must put forth the effort to use her body as her billboard. It is not self control through clothing choice but <i>power</i> through clothing choices. a person has the power to say who they are through clothes.<br />
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My mind begins to wander when I see the dressed down look of lack of color or accessories on a woman. I wander what is she trying to sell with nothing. Yes, my impression jumps to religious connections when I see a woman without makeup and wearing orthopedic shoes just to make me want to steal her shoes and burn them. I also wander if she is abused or have been abused in her life to want to hide behind drabness. Modest clothing makes me wonder what scar is being hid.<br />
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Oh stop pretending that when you see women in prairie clothes you don't assume they belong to a cult.<br />
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I have to search my bias and ask myself do I recoil at this biblical fashion statement because I myself am not a woman who desires to wear respectable clothing or am I offended because my respectability does not rely on my outer garments? Either way, just as I am judging one's appearance, I am being judged for my appearance. It all boils down to judgement and if you are going to base your expression of your being solely on what others decide to label you as.<br />
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Take time to howl at the moon screaming yes, my clothes initially define me, but never believe I am the summation of items of clothing. <br />
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Give me points and adulation for my style because your opinion matters that much to me - <i>never.</i><br />
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*****side note: prostitutes were recognizable because they braided their hair and wore jewelry. Surely that does not still hold true in our psyche in this day and age.***** <br />
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Dorothy Guytonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12783686218567693629noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263076144105331274.post-37231882133802187762014-11-13T02:25:00.002-06:002014-11-13T02:25:21.502-06:00AMBER ALERT YOURSELF<div class="suggestEdit">
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I had a melt down. I felt it coming.<br />
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Now that I am writing about my emotional state or to be accurate, most anticipated recovery, my melt down should be correctly referred to as my <i>melt up.</i><br />
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Let me begin at the beginning. My beginning begins with the always, never disappointing, wretched Facebook.<br />
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Yes. Facebook is wretched. Facebook is the extension - continuation of that all so beloved high school experience we have come to know and overtly ignore. The always easy to access experience of the low brow yet titillating to the leader - social group. The social group or clique is known by all with pain and loathing. Social groups or <i>cliques are </i>not only for our youths, but also for the adult who dabble in this wolf in sheep's clothing social media called Facebook<i>.</i><br />
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It was around July when I started noticing with unbelievable boredom, how people I had friended on Facebook spent hours on end saying stuff without saying anything. Posting cute quotes, wise sayings, and the ever never ending <i>"Like if you love Jesus." </i>I tried to find the cyber definition of these posted and reposted sayings; which do not fall into the definition of meme or gif, but, do fall into the realm of aggravating as hell.<br />
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I love Jesus. I am for Jesus. But, I hate seeing over 75 posts a day insisting I demonstrate publicly, by clicking on a like button or on a share button, my true spiritual leaning and gut feeling each second about Jesus each day all day every day. I am comfortable enough to declare right here and now: my love for Jesus does not change every five minutes and I do not to prove it to others in any way.<br />
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It was this one day when 75% of my friends on Facebook had Jesus it up for hours on end in rapid fire: Jesus loves you, Jesus died for you, Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, Jesus to the point where I felt like I would be some how looked down upon for not liking, sharing, or posting in like manner.<br />
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There it was the nexus of my melt up. I was about to start wanting to belong to the Jesus clique. I began to wonder what group would the Jesus kids (by kids I mean adults) put me into if I did not do as they did? Would I be considered a nonChristian? Would I be shunned as Satan's spawn and if any one liked anything I posted would they surely catch fire or believe they had soiled themselves in some way by sharing a thumbs up with me? Would anyone like anything I said at all that was not Jesus-esque?<br />
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I began to think about FAKING IT to fit into the group. And yes, that is when I felt like saying "You know what - I do not have to belong to your group. I am grown."<br />
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But my last post was a final attempt to reach just one person, (who in a wonderful twist of my never dull fate turned out to be <i>myself</i>), before self was sacrificed. It was me who was in danger of self sacrificed and being replaced with another voiceless member of the cool kids page constantly saying (posting) something and yet saying nothing. My final post was wrapped in a last gasp of defiance to be different proudly. My last post asked; "Do you ever feel like just taking the mask off and howling at the moon?" To me the mask is the action of copying, following mindlessly a crafted ideal of acceptability. The mask perpetuates a day spent on Facebook being validated by likes and shares of a clique generated sense of being loved. Truth be told we have used Jesus as our cover for many things. Can our need for attention to belong become a pretense of liking Jesus when each like Jesus gets makes us feel some kind of way? Is it the account holder, who does their best to generate hundreds of likes for Jesus a day, that mean girl or jock who has found a way to separate as was done in high school?<br />
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I met the slippery slope. I stared the slippery slope in the eye. I refused to lose my little girl who wants to belong and yet yearns to follow her own path. The vulnerable high school girl who lingers still - escaped being sucked up into the world of reposting generalized verbiage. Verbiage Facebook users use to send smoke signals dictating who belongs where continually guided by high school standards of operation. I refused to let my essence to be kidnapped by the insidious nature of wanting to belong or to feel loved even if it is love by "like"generated by 4,000 plus cyber friends. <br />
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So, today I say I had a melt up. I decided to get rid of Facebook and make sure to take every opportunity to howl at the moon and have people just stop and stare at me and declare openly I could never be a part of their social group whether it is on Facebook or in any ecohigh school type climate plopped down anywhere.<br />
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I felt my little girl inside of me being lured away to some place forever lacking security and genuine love and I Amber Alerted myself refusing to be carried off. I must howl and hear my voice whether or not I have well formed words at the time of my pending demise of my autonomous thought, feeling, belief. I will howl at the moon to remind myself to remain free.<br />
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I howl at the moon for those who do not have the courage or strength today to how. I howl at the definition of the word <i>CLIQUE. </i>A clique is a social group most often seen in junior high or
high school settings, and generally more often noted among girls than
boys. However, adults can certainly belong to a clique as well, and one
might see these characteristics displayed particularly in the upper
echelons of society. The adult group might also be called a “set.”<br />
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Generally, the clique is organized among younger children by those
who appear to have enough in common to befriend each other.
Unfortunately, friendship can quickly give way to power struggle, peer
pressure and ostracization of those outside the group. In fact,
outsiders targeted by a clique may be subject to insults and bullying,
which can be psychologically damaging.<br />
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Often the group has a defined leader, though leadership may change
from time to time. The clique may extend informal membership to younger
girls in order to perpetuate it beyond the original members remaining
in a particular school setting. This group may be seen as the “in
crowd," and may have a corresponding male group with which they
exclusively socialize.<br />
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<br />Dorothy Guytonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12783686218567693629noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263076144105331274.post-57836795528047368752013-03-22T12:18:00.002-05:002013-03-22T12:26:37.424-05:00LOVE RIHANNA STYLE<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The twisted journey of love is hard enough. Constantly questioning does he or she love me back or in the same way, will it last, and why does love hurt with all it's insecurities and yet feel blissfully beautiful at the same time?<br />
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Now think of having all of these same feelings for some one who family, friends, and the world at large deems the WRONG person for legitimate reasons: he's married with children, he's abusive, he's a jailbird, etc., etc., etc.<br />
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Listening to the words of Rihanna's song "Stay" has to resonate with everyone in a 'shameful' 'guilt-ridden' full on love of the heart, spirit, and soul secret dying love affair with the WRONG person. There is no doubt the brain is in a state of utter confusion and despair.<br />
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All along it was a fever<br />
A cold sweat hot-headed believer<br />
I threw my hands in the air and said, "Show me something,"<br />
He said, "If you dare come a little closer."<br />
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Round and around and around and around we go<br />
Oh now tell me now tell me now tell me now you know<br />
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Not really sure how to feel about it.<br />
Something in the way you move<br />
Makes me feel like I can't live without you.<br />
It takes me all the way.<br />
I want you to stay<br />
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It's not much of a life you're living<br />
It's not just something you take – it's given<br />
Round and around and around and around we go<br />
Oh now tell me now tell me now tell me now you know<br />
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Not really sure how to feel about it.<br />
Something in the way you move<br />
Makes me feel like I can't live without you.<br />
It takes me all the way.<br />
I want you to stay.<br />
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Ooh the reason I hold on<br />
Ooh cause I need this hole gone<br />
Funny you're the broken one but I'm the only one who needed saving<br />
Cause when you never see the light it's hard to know which one of us is caving<br />
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Not really sure how to feel about it.<br />
Something in the way you move<br />
Makes me feel like I can't live without you.<br />
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It takes me all the way.<br />
I want you to stay, stay.<br />
I want you to stay, oh. <br />
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Is there a person out there who cannot relate to the words of this song? If there is, consider yourself blessed. <br />
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When people tell you there are high points and low points in a marriage you can use the lyrics to this song because even in marriage there are times when YOU believe the person you love and took vows with is not now 'this' person filled with flaws and has let you down in ways that sometimes seem cruel and almost criminal. Now the ADVICE is to STAY at all costs - to make the marriage work. And yes, while there are good reasons to leave, memories of love tug at you; a relationship filled with hurt, with all it's insecurities and let downs; yet you feel blissfully loved at the high points, you now have to remember, at the same time?<br />
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Yes, all along love is a fever that makes you believe he or she is the one and it's love. You decide to take the chance and love them and then all the unexpected ugly rears it's head. Round and around you know what you cannot accept in the relationship: the cheating, he's married, he doesn't know how to communicate, and he just doesn't know how to love you the way you need him to.<br />
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The whispers in your own head becomes a pounding as everyone around you add to trying to tell your heart, spirit, and hormones you don't feel euphoria when you are in his presence and you just want HIM to stay until you can truly figure this thing out to the end even if it means hurting yourself and others. <br />
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You are not a fool, you know self inflicted wounds are about to occur along with hurting others around you you love and innocent people. But there is just something in the way he moves. That one simple thing that sends you to that place only you go - solo by yourself. That dark lonely place that makes you believe you cannot live without him.<br />
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What does a person do in this kind of bad love affair? Thankfully we have Rihanna to put this painful dilemma into words in a song for us. Even though my daughters hate me using YOLO (you only live once) I have to say it here.<br />
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Some people only get the chance to love once and become so battered and bruised from that first time burning love they build walls around their heart so they will never feel the pain of loving and losing again. The pain was too great without any reward. But to have loved and to have lost is a great reward. The adrenaline from insecurity and the butterflies and racing heart from just hearing their voice is a life experience worth experiencing at least once in your lifetime.<br />
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There is going to be that wrong man or woman in your life at one point or another unless you are that lucky one who gets it right the first time. And yes, abuse is the red line in the sand. But, there still can be that something about that WRONG person that makes you want to stay. For people on the outside looking in, you should know, being in that place of wanting to stay hurts like hell. But to have lived and loved someone Rihanna style with passion, pain, and confusion is an intoxicating, addicting poison filled with a blissfulness that rips a heart apart.<br />
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I am torn because I have loved someone Rihanna Style without the abuse, but so WRONG for me and made me feel the world was RIGHT when I was with him. I want to tell my daughters love can sometimes hurt without them ever having to actually experience that type of love. But I know they will somehow be robbed of something that in the long run will make them a stronger person who experienced an all consuming love that confused them and made them float on clouds at the same time.<br />
The heart wants what it want. What a magnificent organ; so vital for life.Dorothy Guytonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12783686218567693629noreply@blogger.com34tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263076144105331274.post-614780840929691742012-08-30T10:12:00.000-05:002012-08-30T10:12:42.709-05:002012 Political Conventions filled with LIES and the people who love the lies<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
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But, it seems we have decided homosexuality is more of an abomination to God than a lie is. Man has taken it upon themselves to determine a hierarchy of what is an abomination to God and this is turning off a lot of people looking at the actions of Christians and Christianity as a whole<br />
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The RNC kicked off it's convention with TS Isaac dampening the turnout but not the spirit of the "Yes I Did Build It Theme."
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Just over a month ago I called into AFR (American Family Radio Station) and I made a general comment that a Politician or Lawyer should not be in either professions because they have to lie. The host was quick to ask me "So, you are saying all politicians and lawyers are liars?"<br />
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Of course I had to retract and say most of them are liars and have to pander to their audience for votes or lie to get a known criminal off because they are bound by law to provide them with a good defense leaving it to a jury to make the final decision.<br />
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After each night of the RNC broadcast, pundits quickly pointed out the lies that were told and the audience's indifference to the lie. After both conventions are finished, the American public will be be bombarded by lies while each candidate touts their Christian beliefs. This lead me to question what does the Bible have to say about lying.<br />
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Prov 6:16-19<br />
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16 There are six things which the LORD hates, Yes, seven which are an abomination to Him: 17 Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, And hands that shed innocent blood, 18 A heart that devises wicked plans, Feet that run rapidly to evil, 19 A false witness who utters lies, And one who spreads strife among brothers.<br />
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So, if a lying tongue is something that is an abomination to our LORD, then would it not behoove us to understand what constitutes a lie?<br />
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Let us first give a definition as to what a lie is according to Webster’s dictionary: To make a statement that one knows is false, especially with the intent to deceive. To give a false impression or action or false statement, especially with the intent to deceive. To make a false statement in order to evade the truth. The invention of a false story or excuse in order to deceive. <br />
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Even with clear cut definitions of what lying is; people still choose to LIE. When are you “lying”? When you make, or purposely convey, a statement that you believe to be false, a statement intended to deceive someone to gain, or not lose, some advantage, and which must in fact be false. You can also lie by naming (“the job creators,” “death panels”) or by purposely evoking a false framing of a situation. <br />
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If accused of lying, you have excuses available: an understandable mistake, a white lie (harmless, technically false, intended to help), an uncharitable interpretation (not what I meant), a disagreement about word meaning (what is a “lobbyist”?), a misstatement (an innocent mistake in word choice), a social lie (What a pleasure to be here in Iowa in midwinter!), a technically true statement that indirectly entails a lie, a false statement you believed to be true at the time, a rhetorical statement (an innocent exaggeration, understatements, metaphor, etc.), an alternative framing, and so on. These can be either honest, or lying to get out of a lie. <br />
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In politics, politicians are willing to throw the lie out there and then retract it the next day. But the lie has been eaten up and beginning to be spread to others hungry for the lie.
Politicians lie to protect or advance what they see as a moral endeavor, like invading Iraq or cutting off 'welfare queens.'All politics is moral. Politicians advocate positions that they claim are right, not wrong or morally neutral. Like anyone else, a politician may lie to protect his or her own skin. But more often politicians lie to protect or advance what they see as a moral endeavor (e.g., the invasion of Iraq, Reagan’s war on nonexistent “welfare queens,” Johnson on the Tonkin Gulf). In the conservative moral system, the highest value is protecting and extending the moral system itself. When conservative icons or ideas themselves are threatened, it is not uncommon for conservative politicians to lie in their defense (Reagan never raised taxes; there’s no evidence for global warming; “government takeover”).
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Voters tolerate lies they see as serving a moral purpose, or as having a reasonable excuse. They give more latitude to politicians they identify with. <br />
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One thing I found interesting is that the liar has to be 'All In' in their decision to lie: <br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Make peace with your decision to lie. Good lying means you've already crossed any moral or ethical hurdles, and justified to yourself that the lie in question is now a necessity. A poor liar often trips up through continuing to struggle with the morality or faith issues behind the decision to lie. Regardless of the reasons, if you want to lie successfully, you need to reach a place of internal equilibrium where the lie is adequately justified in your own mind. </span><a href="http://www.wikihow.com/Lie"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">http://www.wikihow.com/Lie</span></a><o:p></o:p></div>
lie (li) noun A false statement deliberately presented as being true; a falsehood. Something meant to deceive or give a wrong impression. <br />
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Verb lied, ly•ing (li ing), lies<br />
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verb, intransitive To present false information with the intention of deceiving. To convey a false image or impression: Appearances often lie. <br />
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verb, transitive To cause to be in a specific condition or affect in a specific way by telling falsehoods: You have lied yourself into trouble.(1) de•ceive de•ceive (di-sev) verb de•ceived, de•ceiv•ing, de•ceives<br />
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verb, transitive To cause to believe what is not true; mislead. Archaic. To catch by guile; ensnare. <br />
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verb, intransitive To practice deceit.<br />
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So now you are prepared to receive what the Bible has to say about lying and liars and I hope you take this to heart as you choose your candidate for President in 2012. People have said the position on abortion and homosexuality are the two issues to consider for a Christian. But, I also pay attention to the LIES the candidate tells and what is behind the reason he is lying.<br />
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9 Do not lie to one another, since you laid aside the old self with its evil practices, 10 and have put on the new self who is being renewed to a true knowledge according to the image of the One who created him<br />
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Lev 19:12<br />
12'And you shall not swear falsely by My name, so as to profane the name of your God; I am the LORD.<br />
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Prov 25:18<br />
18 Like a club and a sword and a sharp arrow Is a man who bears false witness against his neighbor.<br />
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Zech 8:17<br />
17'Also let none of you devise evil in your heart against another, and do not love perjury; for all these are what I hate,' declares the LORD. "<br />
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Prov 14:5<br />
5 A faithful witness will not lie, But a false witness speaks lies.<br />
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1 Kings 22:16<br />
16 Then the king said to him, "How many times must I adjure you to speak to me nothing but the truth in the name of the LORD?"<br />
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Prov 19:5<br />
5 A false witness will not go unpunished, And he who tells lies will not escape.<br />
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Deut 19:17-19<br />
17 then both the men who have the dispute shall stand before the LORD, before the priests and the judges who will be in office in those days. 18 And the judges shall investigate thoroughly; and if the witness is a false witness and he has accused his brother falsely, 19 then you shall do to him just as he had intended to do to his brother. Thus you shall purge the evil from among you.<br />
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Rev 21:8<br />
8 "But for the cowardly and unbelieving and abominable and murderers and immoral persons and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their part will be in the lake that burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death."<br />
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Prov 19:9<br />
9 A false witness will not go unpunished, And he who tells lies will perish.<br />
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Prov 24:28<br />
28 Do not be a witness against your neighbor without cause, And do not deceive with your lips.<br />
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Ps 58:3<br />
3 The wicked are estranged from the womb; These who speak lies go astray from birth.<br />
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James 3:14<br />
14 But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your heart, do not be arrogant and so lie against the truth.<br />
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Ex 23:1<br />
1 "You shall not bear a false report; do not join your hand with a wicked man to be a malicious witness.<br />
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Prov 12:19<br />
19 Truthful lips will be established forever, But a lying tongue is only for a moment.<br />
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Prov 6:16-19<br />
16 There are six things which the LORD hates, Yes, seven which are an abomination to Him: 17 Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, And hands that shed innocent blood, 18 A heart that devises wicked plans, Feet that run rapidly to evil, 19 A false witness who utters lies, And one who spreads strife among brothers.<br />
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"Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour" (Exodus 20:16, the eighth Commandment). <br />
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"…true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him. God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth" (John 4:23-24). <br />
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Leviticus 6:1-4, "And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, If a soul sin, and commit a trespass against the LORD, and lie unto his neighbour…or hath deceived his neighbour…and lieth concerning it, and sweareth falsely; in any of all these that a man doeth, sinning therein: Then it shall be, because he hath sinned, and is guilty," <br />
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Leviticus 19:11, "Ye shall not steal, neither deal falsely, neither lie one to another." <br />
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Job 11:3,5, "Should thy lies make men hold their peace? and when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed? But oh that God would speak, and open his lips against thee;" <br />
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Job 13:4, "But ye are forgers of lies, ye are all physicians of no value." <br />
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Job 24:25, "...who will make me a liar, and make my speech nothing worth?" <br />
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Psalms 24:4-5, "He…who hath not…sworn deceitfully. He shall receive the blessing from the LORD," <br />
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Psalms 31:6, "I have hated them that regard lying vanities: but I trust in the LORD." <br />
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Psalms 31:18, "Let the lying lips be put to silence;" <br />
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Psalms 40:4, "Blessed is that man that maketh the LORD his trust, and respecteth not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies." <br />
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Psalms 52:2-4, "Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully. Thou lovest evil more than good; and lying rather than to speak righteousness. Selah. Thou lovest all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue." <br />
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Psalms 58:3, "The wicked are estranged from the womb: they go astray as soon as they be born, speaking lies." <br />
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Psalms 59:12, "For the sin of their mouth and the words of their lips let them even be taken in their pride: and for cursing and lying which they speak." <br />
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Psalms 62:3-4, "… ye shall be slain all of you…they delight in lies: they bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly." <br />
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Psalms 63:11, "...the mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped." <br />
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Psalms 101:7, "He that worketh deceit shall not dwell within my house: he that telleth lies shall not tarry in my sight." <br />
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Psalms 109:2, "For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of the deceitful are opened against me: they have spoken against me with a lying tongue." <br />
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Psalms 119:29, "Remove from me the way of lying: and grant me thy law graciously." <br />
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Psalms 119:69, "The proud have forged a lie against me: but I will keep thy precepts with my whole heart." <br />
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Psalms 119:163, "I hate and abhor lying: but thy law do I love." <br />
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Psalms 120:2, "Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips, and from a deceitful tongue." <br />
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Proverbs 6:16-19, "These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him: A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief, A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren." <br />
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Proverbs 8:7, "For my mouth shall speak truth; and wickedness is an abomination to my lips." <br />
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Proverbs 10:18, "He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, is a fool." <br />
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Proverbs 12:19, "The lip of truth shall be established for ever: but a lying tongue is but for a moment." <br />
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Proverbs 12:22, "Lying lips are abomination to the LORD: but they that deal truly are his delight." <br />
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Proverbs 13:5, "A righteous man hateth lying: but a wicked man is loathsome, and cometh to shame." <br />
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Proverbs 14:5, "A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies." <br />
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Proverbs 14:25, "A true witness delivereth souls: but a deceitful witness speaketh lies." <br />
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Proverbs 17:4, "A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue." <br />
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Proverbs 17:7, "Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince." <br />
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Proverbs 19:5, "A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall not escape." <br />
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Proverbs 19:9, "A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall perish." <br />
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Proverbs 19:22, "The desire of a man is his kindness: and a poor man is better than a liar." <br />
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Proverbs 21:6, "The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death." <br />
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Proverbs 26:28, "A lying tongue hateth those that are afflicted by it; and a flattering mouth worketh ruin." <br />
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Proverbs 29:12, "If a ruler hearken to lies, all his servants are wicked." <br />
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Proverbs 30:6, "Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar." <br />
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Proverbs 30:8, "Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me:" <br />
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Isaiah 28:15,17, "Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with hell are we at agreement;…for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves:…the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding place." <br />
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Isaiah 30:9, "That this is a rebellious people, lying children, children that will not hear the law of the LORD:" <br />
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Isaiah 32:7, "The instruments also of the churl are evil: he deviseth wicked devices to destroy the poor with lying words, even when the needy speaketh right." <br />
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Isaiah 44:24-25, "…I am the LORD…That frustrateth the tokens of the liars, and maketh diviners mad;" <br />
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Isaiah 59:2-4, "But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear. For…your lips have spoken lies, your tongue hath muttered perverseness...they trust in vanity, and speak lies; " <br />
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Isaiah 59:12-13, "For our transgressions are multiplied before thee, and our sins testify against us: for our transgressions are with us; and as for our iniquities, we know them; In transgressing and lying against the LORD, and departing away from our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering from the heart words of falsehood." <br />
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Isaiah 63:8, "For he said, Surely they are my people, children that will not lie: so he was their Saviour." <br />
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Jeremiah 7:4, "Trust ye not in lying words," <br />
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Jeremiah 7:8-9, "Behold, ye trust in lying words, that cannot profit. Will ye…swear falsely…and walk after other gods…?" <br />
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Jeremiah 9:3, "And they bend their tongues like their bow for lies: but they are not valiant for the truth upon the earth; for they proceed from evil to evil, and they know not me, saith the LORD." <br />
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Jeremiah 9:5, "And they will deceive every one his neighbour, and will not speak the truth: they have taught their tongue to speak lies, and weary themselves to commit iniquity." <br />
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Jeremiah 14:14, "Then the LORD said unto me, The prophets prophesy lies in my name: I sent them not, neither have I commanded them, neither spake unto them: they prophesy unto you a false vision and divination, and a thing of nought, and the deceit of their heart." <br />
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Jeremiah 15:18, "Why is my pain perpetual, and my wound incurable, which refuseth to be healed? wilt thou be altogether unto me as a liar, and as waters that fail?" <br />
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Jeremiah 16:19, "...Surely our fathers have inherited lies, vanity, and things wherein there is no profit." <br />
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Jeremiah 23:14, "I have seen also in the prophets of Jerusalem an horrible thing: they commit adultery, and walk in lies:" <br />
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Jeremiah 23:26, "How long shall this be in the heart of the prophets that prophesy lies? yea, they are prophets of the deceit of their own heart;" <br />
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Jeremiah 23:32, "Behold, I am against them that prophesy false dreams, saith the LORD, and do tell them, and cause my people to err by their lies, and by their lightness; yet I sent them not, nor commanded them: therefore they shall not profit this people at all, saith the LORD." <br />
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Jeremiah 27:10, "For they prophesy a lie unto you, to remove you far from your land; and that I should drive you out, and ye should perish." <br />
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Jeremiah 29:23, "Because they have committed villany in Israel, and have committed adultery with their neighbours' wives, and have spoken lying words in my name, which I have not commanded them; even I know, and am a witness, saith the LORD." <br />
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Ezekiel 13:8, "Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because ye have spoken vanity, and seen lies, therefore, behold, I am against you, saith the Lord GOD." <br />
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Ezekiel 13:19, "And will ye pollute me among my people for handfuls of barley and for pieces of bread, to slay the souls that should not die, and to save the souls alive that should not live, by your lying to my people that hear your lies?" <br />
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Ezekiel 13:22-23, "Because with lies ye have made the heart of the righteous sad, whom I have not made sad; and strengthened the hands of the wicked, that he should not return from his wicked way, by promising him life: Therefore ye shall see no more vanity, nor divine divinations: for I will deliver my people out of your hand: and ye shall know that I am the LORD." <br />
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Ezekiel 22:28, "And her prophets have daubed them with untempered morter, seeing vanity, and divining lies unto them, saying, Thus saith the Lord GOD, when the LORD hath not spoken." <br />
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Ezekiel 24:12, "She hath wearied herself with lies, and her great scum went not forth out of her: her scum shall be in the fire." <br />
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Daniel 11:27, "…and they shall speak lies at one table; but it shall not prosper:" <br />
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Hosea 4:2, "By swearing, and lying…they break out and blood toucheth blood." <br />
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Hosea 7:3, "They make the king glad with their wickedness, and the princes with their lies." <br />
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Hosea 10:13, "Ye have plowed wickedness, ye have reaped iniquity; ye have eaten the fruit of lies: because thou didst trust in thy way, in the multitude of thy mighty men." <br />
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Jonah 2:8, "They that observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy." <br />
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Micah 6:12-13, "…the inhabitants thereof have spoken lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth. Therefore also will I make thee sick in smiting thee, in making thee desolate because of thy sins." <br />
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Nahum 3:1, "Woe to the bloody city! it is all full of lies" <br />
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Zephaniah 3:13, "The remnant of Israel shall not do iniquity, nor speak lies; neither shall a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth:" <br />
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Zechariah 8:16, "These are the things that ye shall do; Speak ye every man the truth to his neighbour;" <br />
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Zechariah 13:3, "...Thou shalt not live; for thou speakest lies in the name of the LORD: " <br />
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Malachi 2:6, "The law of truth was in his mouth, and iniquity was not found in his lips:" <br />
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Matthew 15:19, "For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts…false witness…These are the things which defile a man: " <br />
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John 8:44, "Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it." <br />
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Acts 5:3, "...why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, " <br />
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Acts 26:25, "But he [Paul] said, I am not mad, most noble Festus; but speak forth the words of truth and soberness." <br />
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Romans 1:24-25, "…through the lusts of their own hearts…Who changed the truth of God into a lie," <br />
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Romans 9:1, "I say the truth in Christ, I lie not," <br />
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2 Corinthians 11:31, "The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which is blessed for evermore, knoweth that I lie not." <br />
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Galatians 1:20, "Now the things which I write unto you, behold, before God, I lie not." <br />
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Ephesians 4:25, "Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another." <br />
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Colossians 3:9, "Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds;" <br />
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1 Timothy 1:9-10, "…the law is not made for a righteous man, but…for liars, for perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine;" <br />
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1 Timothy 2:7, "Whereunto I am ordained a preacher, and an apostle, (I speak the truth in Christ, and lie not)" <br />
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1 Timothy 4:2, "Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron;" <br />
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James 3:14, "But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth." <br />
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Titus 1:2, "...God…cannot lie, " <br />
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Hebrews 6:18, "...in which it was impossible for God to lie, " <br />
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1 John 1:6, "If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:" <br />
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1 John 2:4, "He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him." <br />
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1 John 2:21, "I have not written unto you because ye know not the truth, but because ye know it, and that no lie is of the truth." <br />
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1 John 2:22, "Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist, that denieth the Father and the Son." <br />
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1 John 2:27, "But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him." <br />
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1 John 4:20, "If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?" <br />
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Revelation 2:2, "…thou hast tried them which say they are apostles, and are not, and hast found them liars:" <br />
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Revelation 3:9, "Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which…do lie;" <br />
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Revelation 21:8, "…and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone:" <br />
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Revelation 21:27, "And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb's book of life." <br />
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Revelation 22:14-15, "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…whosoever loveth and maketh a lie." <br />
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Judgment<br />
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In the New Testament books, there is an example of two people lying, Ananias and his wife Sapphira. Both of their lives were taken away by the Lord for lying. We should take to heart this example and understand how much God hates lying.<br />
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Acts 5:1-11, "But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession, And kept back part of the price, his wife also being privy to it, and brought a certain part, and laid it at the apostles' feet. But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the land? Whiles it remained, was it not thine own? and after it was sold, was it not in thine own power? why hast thou conceived this thing in thine heart? thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God. And Ananias hearing these words fell down, and gave up the ghost: and great fear came on all them that heard these things. And the young men arose, wound him up, and carried him out, and buried him. And it was about the space of three hours after, when his wife, not knowing what was done, came in. And Peter answered unto her, Tell me whether ye sold the land for so much? And she said, Yea, for so much. Then Peter said unto her, How is it that ye have agreed together to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? behold, the feet of them which have buried thy husband are at the door, and shall carry thee out. Then fell she down straightway at his feet, and yielded up the ghost: and the young men came in, and found her dead, and, carrying her forth, buried her by her husband. And great fear came upon all the church, and upon as many as heard these things."<br />
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Lies and the Conservatives Who Love Them<br />
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George Lakoff, a professor of linguistics at the University of California, Berkeley, is the author of, most recently, "The Political Mind: A Cognitive Scientist's Guide to Your Brain and Its Politics."<br />
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<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2012/01/22/why-politicians-get-away-with-lying/why-conservatives-lie-about-iraq-and-global-warming">http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2012/01/22/why-politicians-get-away-with-lying/why-conservatives-lie-about-iraq-and-global-warming</a><br />
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http://ecclesia.org/truth/lying.html
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Dorothy Guytonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12783686218567693629noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263076144105331274.post-14521383483376666052012-08-21T16:01:00.000-05:002012-08-21T16:11:04.490-05:00Todd Akin; What About The MAN Juice part in RAPEMISSOURI WOMEN - WE'RE WATCHING YOUR VOTE. LOVE YOURSELF.<br />
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RAPE is considered to be such an ugly subject until we allow it to live and thrive because we don't want to be exposed to ugly? RAPE is now part of the 2012 political race.<br />
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I wrote a poem that placed in a national poetry contest: "Every Three Minutes" which dealt with the subject of rape. Now, it seems we must be informed as women what the word RAPE means. Todd Akin has brought to our vocabulary the words 'Legitimate Rape' and 'False Rape' and a little known fact that a woman can 'shut down a pregnancy' resulting from rape. Even the rapist are laughing. But, the Christians are standing with Akins. I say "Someone needs to walk a mile in someone else's shoes." Evangelism is DEAD and was murdered by the GOP in 2012.<br />
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Will women be silent and stand by for the sake of Party loyalty and let a man tell her WHEN she is raped. I'm sorry to say this and I know it may be offensive; but a woman's vote for this man is an assault on women by women. SHAME!!<br />
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This is a subject women should take the lid off of and empower themselves and their daughters to guard against as they live and grow. Understanding the beast is the first step and that those targeted are not to blame. Know the truth, know the myth. Teach the truth and teach the myth.<br />
<strong><span style="color: white;">Myths:</span><span style="color: black;"> <span style="color: red;">Rape is sex, Women incite men to rape, There is a "right way" to respond to a rape situation, etc. Here is a site where you can separate fact from myth: </span><a href="http://www.d.umn.edu/cla/faculty/jhamlin/3925/myths.html"><span style="color: white;">http://www.d.umn.edu/cla/faculty/jhamlin/3925/myths.html</span></a></span></strong><br />
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<span style="color: yellow;">I encourage every woman, every friend of a woman, and mothers to down load this page to keep and refer to at least once a year to remind yourself that rape is real and still happens. To be informed is just another part of loving yourself.</span><br />
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To hear someone say that a woman's body makes some kind of JUICES to prevent pregnancy during a rape is the height of ignorance and a sick depraved mind. What JUICE power does a woman have and can activate while someone is entering her private parts against her will. If any juice can be activated it should be LYE to burn the hell out of the man's penis.<br />
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MUSCULAR CHRISTIANITY I hate this phrase everytime I hear it on the intro to a Christian broadcast. Why are all of these muscular men blaming women for everything. Don't the rapist have JUICES!!! Oh, this is one case where men will say women are stronger than them. Women JUICES can trump men Juices. How sickening!!!!<br />
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Has Obama made the men on the Right feel so impotent until they have to beat up on women to feel like men again? There is a WAR ON WOMEN. The emasculated man is kicking the dog when he gets home and yes, it is women. This would be domestic violence since definitions are so important.<br />
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<span style="color: yellow;">As with all of the evils in the world, be wary of how this subject is approached so you will not instill anxiety and paranoia in our young girls. Awareness is a key weapon in the battle against rape. </span><br />
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<span style="color: red;">Womens_eNews posted 25 Facts about Rape in America and I wanted to share them with you.</span><br />
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1.The FBI’s definition of “forcible rape” in their Uniform Crime Report (UCR): “The carnal knowledge of a female forcibly and against her will.” <br />
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2.What that definition leaves out: anal, oral and statutory rape; incest; rape with an object, finger or fist; rape of men<br />
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3.Number of men raped in any year, according to the UCR: 0 <br />
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4.Estimated number of men actually raped each year, according to the Dept. of Justice: 93,000 <br />
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5.Number of women raped in 2007 under the UCR definition: 91,874<br />
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6.Number of sexual assaults in 2007–which includes rapes the FBI leaves out–according to the National Crime Victimization Survey: 248,300<br />
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7.Dept. of Justice estimate of how many women are actually raped each year: 300,000 <br />
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8.Number of arrests for rape in 2007 (UCR): 23,307<br />
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9.Percentage of rapes that result in incarceration: 0.35 percent <br />
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10.Number of murders/manslaughters in 2007 (UCR): 17,157<br />
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11.Number of arrests for murder/manslaughter in 2007 (UCR): 13,480<br />
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12.Percentage of murders that result in incarceration: 20 percent or more<br />
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13.Average number of rapes to every murder committed annually: 5 to 1<br />
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14.Two of the top five cities in the U.S. with the most “unfounded” (i.e., false or baseless reports, according to police) rapes: New Orleans and Baltimore<br />
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15.Percentage of rape reports deemed “unfounded” by New Orleans police in 2008: 60 percent<br />
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16.Percentage of rape reports deemed “unfounded” by Baltimore police in 2009: 32 percent<br />
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17.Percentage of actual estimated false rape reports in any given year according to research studies: 2-8 percent<br />
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18.Percentage of rape reports deemed “unfounded” by the FBI in 2006: 5 percent<br />
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19.How Baltimore police once explained their “unfounded” rape rate: “One of the things we know is that victims do lie.”<br />
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20.Percentage of rape reports deemed “unfounded” (i.e. falsely reported) by Philadelphia police in 1983: 52 percent<br />
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21.The year Philadelphia was forced to clean up its rape reporting practices: 1999<br />
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22.Percentage of rape reports deemed unfounded in Philadelphia in 2007: 10 percent<br />
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23.What a Philadelphia police officer once called his city’s sex crimes unit: “The lying bitches unit.”<br />
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24.“Reasons” women lie about rape, according to Philadelphia’s police department in 1984: revenge; free abortion; covering up truancy, pregnancy, infidelity, lost money, sexual precocity.<br />
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25.Number of people who have signed a letter urging the FBI to change its definition of rape: 2,019 (and counting)<br />
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Mr. Akin, you have exposed you are willing to be led by the nose into the land of untruth and lies. You apologized for your choice of words. But, have you apologized to the right person? Don't lose your soul to win power.Dorothy Guytonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12783686218567693629noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263076144105331274.post-22476688902005984632012-08-21T12:01:00.000-05:002012-08-21T12:01:46.394-05:00Christianity Stabbed in the Back: The Ides of PoliticsI am a Christian and I know my head is spinning around just like Linda Blair's head did in the movie the Exorcism as she spewed out green pea soup vomit. My head is only spinning, others are and have been spewing the pea soup. Let me make it perfectly clear. My head is spinning at the flip flop of the Church in its attempt to shape the outcome of the 2012 election covering their motives in Christianity, going against their own teachings and beliefs; thus losing their integrity and bringing suspicions on Christianity as a whole. My heart bleeds for the Christians who are left in a stupor of confusion.<br />
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"Therefore let us stop passing judgement on one another. Instead, make up your mind not to put any stumb- ling block or obstacle in your brother's way." Romans 14:13<br />
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"Be careful, however, that the exercise of your freedom does not become a stumbling block to the weak." 1 Corinthians 8:9<br />
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Why have I pulled these two passages from the Bible (and not go into the context of which they were spoke) to make a foundation for my post? Because these words speak so well to what is causing my head to spin and my concern for other Christians, those who are babes in Christ, and for the secular world who are watching Christians.<br />
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For years, rightly or wrongly, Christianity has taught congregations or warned them in depth about other religions in which they consider to be cults: <br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">The Four Major Cults: Christian Science, Jehovah's Witnesses, Mormonism and one is missing to this list isn't it? The reason it is missing is because I wanted to draw attention to the fact many Christians believe it is a cult.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">"For decades evangelicals have diligently and faithfully attempted to identify, analyze and warn the church against cults. Included in the standard list are Mormonism, Jehovah's Witnesses, Christian Science, Unity School of Christianity, Sun Myung Moon's Unification Church, etc. Yet the most seductive, dangerous and largest cult (many times larger than all of the rest combined) is not included in the list! Most cult experts refuse to identify this horrendous cult as such! Instead, they accept it as "Christian."… facts of which I myself was ignorant years ago when I, too, failed to identify the Roman Catholic Church as the cult it is… Were Luther, Calvin and the other Reformers alive today, they would denounce Roman Catholicism as the largest and most dangerous cult on earth!... Mormons must blindly obey Joseph Smith and his successors;" </span><a href="http://www.reachingcatholics.org/cult-cult.html"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">http://www.reachingcatholics.org/cult-cult.html</span></a><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A Cult is a Cult, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dave Hunt.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">Did you catch the 4th denomination many Christians believe is a cult? Yep. Catholicism.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><o:p>In the pews of many Sunday Schools or in the early evening of Bible Studies, and yes, in Seminars across the United States, it has been drummed into the Christian mind that there are cults and you should do everything to evangelize these lost people and bring them to Christ.</o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><o:p>But, the political arena of 2012 has changed this teaching/preaching. For the first time in history, we will have a Republican ticket that does not have a Protestant running for the office of president. We have a Mormon and a Catholic. What is a Christian to do? There must be some kind of conflict occuring in their spirit? They must be deciding: "Have I been lied to for years or does my Christian faith have to go along with the teachings of my denomination?" Heads everywhere must be spinning or even exploding.</o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><o:p>Evangelism of Jews has always been hampered by the fact Jews believe Christians seem not to be able to decide if they worship 3 Gods - God, Jesus, Holy Spirit and the vast number of denominations they have. Now throw into this mix the changing opinions about Catholics and Mormons in the name of politics, Christianity has stabbed their own selves in the back in their ability to be taken seriously about their belief in Jesus. INTEGRITY has been lost in the 2012 Election.</o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><o:p>1. A great challenge confronting the church is denominationalism...</o:p></span></div>
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a. According to one account, there are more than 38,000 different denominations!<br />
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b. Different religious organizations, bearing many different religious names<br />
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c. Hindering the spread of the gospel ("Why, you Christians can’t even agree!") we should not be surprised when unbelievers are slow to accept the gospel coming from a divided church<br />
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2. Many point to the divided condition of those professing to follow Christ...<br />
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a. Atheists and agnostics use religious division as an excuse not to believe in God<br />
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b. Muslims, Jews, etc. often use denominationalism reasons not to believe in Christ<br />
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3. Denominationalism has also given support and encouragement to the cults<br />
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a. Mormonism started in reaction to the denominationalism of Joseph Smith’s day<br />
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b. Those who call themselves "Jehovah’s Witnesses" use religious division to encourage people to follow their own strictly-controlled organization.<br />
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This is what the faithful have been told for years. But no more. All of these beliefs are being turned on their head while the pea soup spewers are calling Democrats people who hate God and are evil, lost, and sinfulmpeople bound for hell. The president, who has been called a Muslim, receives no such 'blind eye' by the Christian Right. Or has he? As far as hypocrisy is accounted for.<br />
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"… Jerry Johnson and his role in formulating a document calling on Christian leaders who decide to back Mitt Romney to also make clear that Mormonism is a cult. As Johnson explained, he personally will not be voting for either President Obama or Mitt Romney because that is like having to choose between "voting for the Beast or the False Prophet."…. As we have noted several times before, Religious Right radio show host Steve Deace has made a habit of inviting openly anti-Mormon activists onto his program to make the case that Christians cannot vote for Mitt Romney purely because of his faith…. Bryan Fischer has a long history of criticizing Mormonism, saying that it is not protected by the First Amendment and warning that electing a "spiritually-compromised candidate" like Mitt Romney will weaken the nation and threatens its spiritual health…. Isn’t it interesting how right-wing personalities like Bryan Fischer and Janet Mefferd consistently say that no one on the Right attacks Mitt Romney over his Mormon faith…and then go on to claim that Mormons are under Satan’s deception and don’t care about public office because they are waiting to become gods, respectively. And Fischer and Mefferd are far from the only ones who are trying to make the Mormon religion into an election issue."<br />
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"On a Monday edition of Crosstalk, Vic Eliason of Voice of Christian Youth America advised listeners against supporting a Mormon candidate for president because they are praying to “the wrong God.” Eliason in 2008 hosted a presidential candidate debate with other Religious Right leaders that you will not be surprised to learn Romney did not attend."<br />
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"Channeling Mike Huckabee, Eliason said that “Mormons do believe that Jesus and Beelzebub, or the devil, are kid brothers.” He went on to say that Mormons “believe that someday God is going to put you on your own planet and you will be a God in charge of your own planet,” warning that “if those things happen, who knows, we might have a president who would suddenly evacuate the White House and go to another planet and become a God!”: the above three paragraph can be found at http://www.rightwingwatch.org/category/topics/mormonism<br />
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The Christian Right is seizing the day to take their country back and it does not matter what is sacrificed in this effort: INTEGRITY<br />
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Let's imagine for an instant Christianity is against the American government (made up of the three branches guided by the Constitution) crowning itself as the one and only true leader of the free world, America, instead of Christianity. What can we parallel to this self crowning (which the founding fathers actually established with every citizen of the United States voting their wishes as to who would have these powers)? Yes, I know. The Great Caesar.<br />
<br />A more well known occurrence on the Ides of March, in 44 B.C., Julius Caesar was assassinated, at the foot of a statue of Pompey where the Senate was meeting. Before Caesar went to the theater of Pompey to attend the Senate meeting, he had been given advice not to go, but he didn't listen. Biographers describe tension between Caesar and the Senate, and his possible claims to the title of king. These events were the principal motive for Caesar's assassination by his political opponents in the Senate. <br />
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Brutus began to conspire against Caesar with his friend and brother-in-law Gaius Cassius Longinus and other men, calling themselves the Liberatores ("Liberators"). Many plans were discussed by the group, as documented by Nicolaus of Damascus:<br />
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“ The conspirators never met exactly openly, but they assembled a few at a time in each other's homes. There were many discussions and proposals, as might be expected, while they investigated how and where to execute their design. Some suggested that they should make the attempt along the Sacred Way, which was one of his favorite walks. Another idea was to do it at the elections, during which he had to cross a bridge to appoint the magistrates in the Campus Martius. Someone proposed that they draw lots for some to push him from the bridge and others to run up and kill him. A third plan was to wait for a coming gladiatorial show. The advantage of that was, because of the show, no suspicion would be aroused if arms were seen. The majority opinion, however, favored killing him while he sat in the Senate. He would be there by himself, since only Senators were admitted, and the conspirators could hide their daggers beneath their togas. This plan won the day."<br />
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The result unforeseen by the assassins was that Caesar's death precipitated the end of the Roman Republic. The Roman lower classes, with whom Caesar was popular, became enraged that a small group of aristocrats had sacrificed Caesar. <br />
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People are calling for smaller government, but it actually seems like they want to kill government. It is the rich aristocrats of the 21st Century plotting the demise and the 99% who are enraged. Will this attitude have some unforseen consequences?<br />
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Christianity is stabbing itself in the back and have been doing so for years. It has culminated and shown it's true self; which is the lust for POWER and GREED. The flip flop on their teachings of cults and which denomination is the only TRUE Christian religion and who belongs in it, has been heading to this outcome: The Ides Of Politics; which we witnessed during the Republican debates.<br />
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So, I am looking for more serious wounds as we get closer and closer to the day when the vote is cast. Will our ability to be taken seriously as those living Holy lives and an example for others who would want to follow Jesus continue after 2012? Or will our venom and loss of integrity turn off the world to Christianity?<br />
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All I know is - my head is spinning from listening to the Christians as they engage in politics. I look for the love, grace, and mercy of Jesus as he changed history through his ministry and I can't see it.<br />
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I'll leave you with my main point from my book <em>The Politics of Prayer</em>: "Judas demanded revolt; Jesus commanded love."<br />
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Dorothy Guytonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12783686218567693629noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263076144105331274.post-51488655664983343752012-08-15T08:50:00.004-05:002012-08-15T08:50:52.233-05:00Republican Red Red Whine<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Kansas House Speaker Mike O’Neal publicly cited a Bible verse calling for President Obama to be killed, his wife to be widowed, and his children to be orphaned. He’s the very same guy who forwarded an email to state house Republicans referring to the First Lady as “Mrs. YoMamma.” </span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">And Marilyn Davenport, an elected member of the Orange County (California) Republican Central Committee, forwarded her own email in April of last year that included a doctored photo of the President and his parents as monkeys.</span>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Four months later, Colorado Congressman Doug Lamborn candidly said during a radio interview that he didn’t “even want to have to be associated with … (President Obama). It’s like touching a tar baby …”</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Speaker John Boehner on August 31, 2011 became the first speaker in history to tell a sitting president that he would not be permitted to deliver an address to a joint session of Congress on the date specifically requested by the White House.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Dorothy Guytonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12783686218567693629noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263076144105331274.post-80014989121511093572012-08-06T22:12:00.001-05:002012-08-06T22:18:44.616-05:00Harriet Tubman's Letter to The Republican Party of 2012I was born around 1820 or 21 in Dorchester County Maryland. Keeping track of my exact date of birth would be too much knowledge for my liitle ole head to be concerned with. My life, in my owner's eyes, was I only needed to be exposed to things he found relevant and important to my well being and abilities to get my work load of the day done. If I had to show my papers when stopped and asked about my origin or age would be a futile effort for a person considered as not a person or someone who did not belong to the land where I lived and worked.<br />
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For years I felt proud I had someone watching out for me making the hard decisions of my life. Or that is how my master thought I felt. In his own mind, this allowed me to get to the business of working. And man did I know how to work.<br />
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People these days are obsessed with their good looks. they get Botox or nose jobs and face lifts to make sure they look young and good. But if the truth be told, they look more like the wild animals I came across in the dark of night while leading other slaves to freedom.<br />
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No- beauty was never a luxury I had time to sit around and contemplate. I had scars on my face, neck, and body that God did not give me, but scars man decided I deserved.<br />
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One Mistress I was rented to worked me all day long and I had to rock her baby all night long and if that baby cried disturbing the Mistress, I would receive the whip across my neck. My scars were my beauty, if there were ever such a thing. They were my beauty because they made me long to be like those without the scars of slavery.<br />
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The scars were not just a cosmetic concern. The avoidance of receiving them made me a hard worker; bailing hay like any other man, trying to avoid the flogging.. Strong men marveled at me at my feats of physical stregnth. Little did I know or little did they know that along with my physicsl strenghth came internal strengnth and determination; piling up as high as the hay I chopped and stacked. <br />
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Now this young generation would balk at all of the suffering I went through, but they don't realize it is the suffering that made me stronger; able to withstand the next blow of oppression offered by my Christian<br />
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Even though I watched my Christian owners live lives they said were in accordance with Jesus' teachings, I prayed right along with them for mercy. I prayed for my master much like the Christians of today pray for President Obama: "Oh dear Lord change dat man's heart and make him a Christian.'' It was good for the soul to pray. But when I learned I was to be sent to a chain gang in the far South my prayer quickly changed to " Lord if you aint't never going to change dat man's heart, kill him, Lord and take him out of de way so he won't do no more mischeif."<br />
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Boy oh boy was I surprised when the Master died as wickedly as he lived. It was then I realized the power of prayer and that my soul had to be clean in order for me to pray clean prayers for the Lord to hear.<br />
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Nineteen times I traveled back to the arms of danger to free my fellow man. Praying and trusting in God. How surprised, outright mistfied I was when I heard Allen West say he was the new me:<br />
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Always a fan of skewed historical references, Rep. Allen West went on Fox News yesterday to proclaim he's the "modern-day Harriet Tubman," and says he's the one that will get the nation's African-Americans off the "21st century plantation."<br />
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The "plantation" isn't a new reference for West, but being Harriet Tubman and taking black people on his "underground railroad" is a new one.<br />
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And who are the overseers of said "plantation?" Why, Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton, Maxine Waters, and Barbara Lee, of course. But that's some sort of conspiracy theory orchestrated by "white liberals," West explains.<br />
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"I'm gonna be brutally honest," West said to Laura Ingraham, who was sitting in for Papa Bear Bill O'Reilly on the O'Reilly Factor yesterday. "White liberals have turned over to certain leaders -- perceived leaders -- in the black community like a Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton, a Maxine Waters or Barbara Lee, and said, 'pacify and keep the black community firmly behind us regardless of the failures of our social welfare policies.'"<br />
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My memory and health sometimes failed me due to being raised under harsh conditions, and subjected to whippings even as a small child. At the age of 12 I was seriously injured by a blow to the head, inflicted by a white overseer for refusing to assist in tying up a man who had attempted escape. But I can recognize a pig stye filled with pig mess and Mr. West obviously knows nothing about plantation life or the heart of a slave master. Lawd, I need to pray a prayer of wisdom for dis man who has never felt the sting of a whip ripping his black flesh from his bare back.<br />
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Mr. West needs to know what caused me to want to leave a plantation instead of staying and waiting on the wonderful handouts I was privy to. This is what Mr.West fails to understand about me and my fellow slaves when he insists we love plantation life. <br />
1. Clothing: Every year, slaves usually received two linen shirts, two pairs of trousers , one jacket, one pair of socks, one pair of shoes, an overcoat, and a wool hat. Because it was free means it was great Mr. West?<br />
2. Food: Slaves usually received cornmeal salt herrings, and eight pounds of pork or fish each month for food.<br />
3. Housing: Slaves houses were usually wooden shacks with dirt floors, but sometimes houses were made of boards nailed up with cracks stuffed with rags. The beds were collected pieces of straw or grass, and old rags, and only one blanket for a covering. A single room could have up to a dozen people-men, women, and children.<br />
4. Childhood: When a slave was only 12 months old his/her mother could be sold far away. When a slave was four, they sometimes worked as a babysitter. When a slave was around the age of five, they would run errands and carry water to the field slaves. Around the age of eight, children would be expected to work on the plantation. I have heard of a woman named Michelle Bauchmann who is very proud of the children and foster children she had the fortune to raise to adulthood. How many tears would she have cried if just one of her babies were ripped from her arms. There is a common mother thread running through the core of every mother I believe. God gives parents the precious gift of children, a life anti-abortionists stand in the rain to protest against. I wonder sometimes how can any person make a statement on the horrors of broken families while sticking their chest out like a peacock pleased at raising double digits of children. This quote chills my old bones to the core: <em>Slavery had a disastrous impact on African-American families, yet sadly a child born into slavery in 1860 was more likely to be raised by his mother and father in a two-parent household than was an African-American baby born after the election of the USA's first African-American President. </em>To hear a mother's scream from being forced to give up her baby is a cry no one who has heard it can get over easily. It's a ghost that haunts an empty space in the heart.<br />
5.Families: Over 32% of marriages were canceled by masters as a result of slaves being sold away from the family home. A slave husband could be parted from his wife, and children from their mothers.<br />
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6. Punishments: Slaves could be killed for murder, burglary, arson, and assault upon a white person. Plantation owners believed that this severe discipline would make the slaves too scared to rebel. <br />
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In South Carolina one slave owner would put nails in a barrel sticking out on the inside of the barrel, then put the slave in and roll him/her down a very long and steep hill. Another punishment slave owners used was to whip their slaves. Other slave owners in Virginia smoked their slaves. This involved whipping them and putting them in a tobacco smokehouse. Some other punishments were getting beaten with a chair, broom, tongs, shovel, shears, knife handles, the heavy end of a woman’s shoe, and an oak club.<br />
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Now I don't know Jessie Jackson peronally or this Al Sharpton, but I know this type of living is not being perpetrated by black people on black people. Lawd I worked so hard for my people to have a better life where they were free-free to make choices like the rest of the American people.<br />
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7. Religion: One of the main reasons masters didn’t want their slaves to become Christians involved the Bible. This was one reason why most plantation owners did what they could to stop their slaves from learning to read. In the South, black people were not usually allowed to attend church services. Black people in the North were more likely to attend church services. Drums, which were used in traditional religious ceremonies, where banned because overseers worried that they would be used to send messages.<br />
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I led slaves from the South to the North where they could live free from the threat of beatings and hangings. Where is Mr. West leading people living in horrid conditions not fit for animals? A plantation is a place of torment for money. Money in which the laborer never has access to. Only the master prospers. Hand outs did not factor into the life of a plantation. Free labor, working a human day and night while treating them like chattel was plantation life.<br />
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The new Moses seems to be telling free people they are slaves and slaves like handouts. No slave worked from sunup to sundown for free stuff. And believe me, the scars of slavery are so deep, no black person would ever need someone to follow them to freedom, their soul would ache to be free and they would find a way in the cold still blackness of night.<br />
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Well, yall I did all I could do while I could do it. The Underground Railroad served it's purpose. Freedom is a choice that has to be siezed daily. The 21st Century looks so different and yet, the need for money will always enslave those least likely to go to extremes to accumulate it to excess. I see people who don't have any money and recieve Medicare and no Health Insurance standing shoulder to shoulder with those against the government giving out hand outs. My mind goes blank from a severe blow I received. Wonder what has hit them in their heads?<br />
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<em>"I grew up a neglected weed - ignorant of liberty, having no experience of it. I was not happy or contented; everytime I saw a white man I was afraid of being carried away. I had two sisters carried away in a chain gang - one of them left two children. We were always uneasy. Now I've been free. I know what slavery is. I have seen hundreds of escaped slaves but I never saw one who was willing to go back and be a slave. I have no opportunity to see my friends in my native land [the South]. We would rather stay in our native land if we could be as free there as we are here. I think slavery is the next thing to hell. If a person would send another into bondage he would, it appears to me, be bad enough to send him to hell if he could" --- Harriet Tubman</em><br />
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Sometimes- late at night- it happens. I see the commercial for Booty Call. I don't know what channel this commercial usually airs on, but I know it is not on a porn site because I don't order the porn channel.<br />
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But there the commercial is: one is done with a joke (a pun) "You know the leading cause of divorce is marriage?" And then there is the techno type music one where all forms of desirable bodies are dancing in enticing ways. There has to be a market for this service because the commercial has been around for a while.<br />
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I stumbled across an article featuring advice on how to cheat on your mate. To many, the thought of being able to cheat and not getting caught, is actually the rush they are after more so than the actual sexual tryst. Let's look at the secrets of cheating. The advice begins with why a person (in this case a man) would think about cheating in the first place:<br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">1. A woman is most attractive when you don't know a thing about her.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">I think this is a true statement. Mystery is intoxicating and arouses lust from the imaginings of our own brain filling in the unknown with our own secret desires. The article goes from this point to the place where you are now engaging in the affair.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">2. While you're having your affair you need to make up an alternate persona for yourself. Hiding the true you not leaving any clues to the one being deceived as to who you really are.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">3. If your girlfriend is getting suspicious of you the best course of action is to get even more suspicious of her. That's right, begin to accuse her of horrible treachery and lies. If it must be done in machine gun fashion; a barrage of attacks, so be it. You are the one who has your back up against the wall.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">But the author of the article ends his tips with a inevitable conclusion: 4. At some point you will be</span> </span><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">caught. I never made any guarantees to the contrary.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">These tips were given for a person who had an attraction to another person while turning a blind eye to promises of fidelity to the person he had made the promises of faithfulness to. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">I want to put a spin on this and turn this lustful relationship into an affair between a man and his money and see what happens. Remember, that money is intoxicating and the pursuit of it is the climax for those who lust after it. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">“Money, it turned out, was exactly like sex, you thought of nothing else if you didn’t have it and thought of other things if you did.”- James Arthur Baldwin<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Because the love of money is not so acceptable an alternate persona has to be made up like I am helping the hungry or I am business savvy, or- you get my drift. Business is the art of extracting money from another man’s pocket without resorting to violence. ~Max Amsterdam</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Next is when your cover is blown and people find out about your lustful endeavors.</span> You lie on the other person. no matter how ludicrous the LIE do it with eyes straight forward and full steam ahead and lie, lie lie. <span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">We live by the Golden Rule. Those who have the gold make the rules. ~Buzzie Bavasi<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span class="st" dir="ltr">Oscar Wilde knew how to get lusty: When I was young I thought that money was the most important thing in life; now that I am old I know that it is.</span><br />
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Benjamin Franklin understood the nature of the lusty: He that is of the opinion money will do everything may well be suspected of doing everything for money. <br />
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The Political arena has turned to a show down about money (just like we didn't know that all politics are about money). Money is being hidden in Swiss bank accounts, class warfare is being screamed, and accusations are flying:<br />
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<span class="st" dir="ltr"><strong>Senate</strong> Majority Leader Harry <strong>Reid accuses Romney</strong> for <strong>not paying taxes</strong> <strong>...</strong> <strong>Reid accused</strong> Mitt <strong>Romney</strong> for failing to <strong>pay</strong> his <strong>taxes for 10 years</strong>, <strong>...</strong></span> <span class="st" dir="ltr"><strong></strong></span><br />
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Mr. Romney has fired back at Mr. Reid: "You show me your proof because it is you who needs to show the truth of what YOU are saying."<br />
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Everyone wants to know what Mitt Romney is hiding. He is at the point of being caught with his lover-money. We know why he was attracted to this mistress and we are witnessing the alternate persona crashing so, the lying on the one cheated on stage is in full force. Now we await to see if the inevitable GETTING CAUGHT stage will follow.<br />
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The religious community does not escape its lust for the green goddess. The alternate persona????<br />
Ref<span class="st" dir="ltr">e</span>rred to as the <b>prosperity gospel</b> or the <b>health and wealth gospel</b>) is a Christian religious doctrine which claims the Bible teaches that financial blessing is the will of God for Christians. The doctrine teaches that faith, positive speech, and donations to Christian ministries will always increase one's material wealth.<br />
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Does this type of lustful affair ever become exposed???????Let's check in with TBN (Trinity Broadcast Network)<br />
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Their granddaughter, Brittany Koper, recently filed court papers that include allegations of $50 million in financial shenanigans at the world's largest Christian broadcasting network. Her suit was followed by another from a Koper in-law, who detailed opulent spending at the network on items such as private jets, mansions in California, Tennessee and Florida and a $100,000 mobile home for Jan Crouch's dogs.<br />
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The suit came after Koper's husband was accused by a debt collection company of embezzling more than $1 million from TBN. The debt collection company that filed the lawsuit later added the Crouches' granddaughter and two of her in-laws as defendants.<br />
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The lawsuit attention comes at a bad time for TBN, which has seen viewer donations drop steeply. TBN raked in $92 million in donations in 2010 and cleared $175 million in tax-free revenue, but its net income plummeted from nearly $60 million in 2006 to a loss of $18 million in 2010, the most recent year available. Donations fell by nearly $30 million in the same period — a hit the network blames on the bad economy. In 1998, the elder Crouch secretly paid an accuser $425,000 to keep quiet about allegations of a homosexual encounter. Crouch Sr. has consistently denied the allegations, which were first reported by the Los Angeles Times, and has said he settled only to avoid a costly and embarrassing trial. SOURCE for information: Lawsuits bring scrutiny to Trinity Broadcasting Network <br />
Published: Thursday, March 22, 2012, 4:44 PM Updated: Thursday, March 22, 2012, 4:51 PM<br />
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Well, I guess the author of the article on how to cheat was right; in the end the cheater always get caught. So, for those wondering about Mitt Romney and his unwillingness to show his tax returns I wonder: will this cheater win?<br />
To make it clear why I decided to write this blog, I will let the next quote shine the light on my motives: <br />
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A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual doom. (Martin Luther King Jr.) <br />
<br />War is also in the category of alternative persona and we all know there is a mistress involved.Dorothy Guytonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12783686218567693629noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263076144105331274.post-51773070562215018482012-08-01T12:15:00.001-05:002012-08-01T12:15:49.896-05:00We'll Rule Your Uterus, but WE draw the line at ruling your breastsHow much does it take for a head to explode from crazy?<br />
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Well, as you know I listen to American Family Radio when I am driving long distances. Why I continue to do this to myself I don't know; but I do.<br />
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Last week I sat behind my steering wheel, seat belt buckled, and listened to the most mind blowing rant that literally caused me to vigorously shake my head in disbelief. I was shaking my head trying to get out of my brain what had just entered; like that was really going to work.<br />
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For a split second I thought my head was going to explode from the sheer hypocrisy of what I was listening to.<br />
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Okay, I'm am going to do my best to relay to you what made me believe my head would not remain intact upon my shoulders.<br />
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For the last several months there has been what has been coined as a "War On Women" which Conservatives say do not exist. Anyway, on this Christian radio station I have become accustomed to hearing about abortions and contaceptions and ObamaCare forcing Christians to have access to birth control pills against their will. I have heard various commentators rail against Planned Parenthood and Roe vs Wade as the end of the world as we know it. The internal mandatory vaginal sonogram for women seeking abortions was the cherry on top of the sundae for the Republican Party. All of this is common knowledge.<br />
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On this particular day during the Kevin McCullough show, the commentator was highly upset with Mayor Bloomberg, of New York for 'hiding' baby formula from mothers in an effort to get more moms to breast feed.<br />
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Mayor Bloomberg pushing NYC hospitals to hide baby formula so more new moms will breast-feed<br />
By MARY KAY LINGE<br />
Read more: <a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/mayor_knows_breast_WqU1iYRQvwbEkDuvn0vb1H#ixzz22Jxc2ObzThe">http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/mayor_knows_breast_WqU1iYRQvwbEkDuvn0vb1H#ixzz22Jxc2ObzThe</a> <br />
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The commentator said how dare the Mayor dictate to a woman that she should breast feed her child. The mayor, in essence, was stepping in and taking decision making from the woman who had the right to choose whether or not she wanted to breast feed. And what about mothers who can not produce an adequate supply of milk? He was making them feel less than human and a failure as a mother. How dare the Mayor try to tell a woman what to do with her own body. And to add injury to insult or (insult to injury) before the mother could be issued the baby formular, a nurse would sit down and counsel the woman about the health benefits of breast feeding. This really burned the britches of the commentator.<br />
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He stated how dare the Mayor lecture a woman on breast feeding when it was nobody's business!!!!<br />
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Does anyone get why I thought my head was going to EXPLODE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<br />
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I wanted to call in and say "JUST TELL HER TO TURN HER HEAD. SHE DOESN'T HAVE TO LOOK."<br />
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So to sum things up: Conservatives can and will continually push laws to make women have babies - no abortions, no contaceptives. But, how women choose to feed the babies after they are born is nobody's business and you will make a woman feel inferior when you take choices away from her about breastfeeding or not breastfeeding?<br />
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There is a place called Crazy Town USA and the people of this town don't even have to show ID; you just have to listen to them and you will know right away they live in Crazy Town USA.<br />
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The reasoning given by Christian Conservatives as to their stance on abortion is first: it is because it is biblical and second: it is because they care and love women so much they want to protect them from the damage and horror that come with having an abortion. I don't know why they get so riled up about contraceptives, unless it is because Caucasians are becoming the minority and they want to correct this fact with getting rid of Planned Parenthood and access to contraceptives to force more Caucasian women to have more children (Census data indicates the Hispanic population will soon out number the Caucasian and African American population).<br />
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But, hating the idea of encouraging breast feeding; which is benificial for baby and mom is the most inane reason for a rant on the protection of women's rights when you are trying to control her decision of whether or not she wants to even become pregnant. Is this one of those cart before the horse deals?</div>
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Uterus, Vagina, Breast, all that is left is a Lobotomy in the effort of loving women to death.<br />
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The <b>Salem witch trials</b> were a series of hearings and prosecutions of people accused of <a href="http://www.blogger.com/wiki/Witchcraft" title="Witchcraft"><span style="color: black;">witchcraft</span></a> in <a href="http://www.blogger.com/wiki/Province_of_Massachusetts_Bay" title="Province of Massachusetts Bay"><span style="color: black;">colonial Massachusetts</span></a>, between February 1692 and May 1693<br />
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The episode is one of the most notorious cases of <a href="http://www.blogger.com/wiki/Mass_hysteria" title="Mass hysteria"><span style="color: black;">mass hysteria</span></a>, and has been used in political rhetoric and popular literature as a vivid cautionary tale about the dangers of isolationism, religious extremism, false accusations and lapses in due process. It was not unique, being an American example of the much larger phenomenon of<span style="color: black;"> </span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/wiki/Witch_trials_in_the_Early_Modern_period" title="Witch trials in the Early Modern period"><span style="color: black;">witch trials in the Early Modern period</span></a>, but many have considered the lasting impressions from the trials to have been highly influential in subsequent American history.<br />
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Men and women in Salem believed that all the misfortunes were attributed to the work of the devil; when things like infant death, crop failures or friction among the congregation occurred, the supernatural was blamed. Because of the unusual size of the outbreak of witchcraft accusations, various aspects of the historical context of this episode have been considered as specific contributing factors.<br />
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Conservative radio host use this same strategy to create mass hysteria about President Obama, abortion, and liberals in general. When ever something bad occurs such as gas prices going up, the conservative groups tell people it is because of the President which is false. Natural disasters like the earthquake in Virginia was linked to Obama. Almost any bad event begins and ends with Obama being the president of America. Instead of screaming WITCH; they use such words as Communist, Socialist, and the most offensive FOOD STAMP president; better known as Dog-whistles.<br />
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Dog-whistle politics, also known as the use of code words, is a type of political campaigning or speechmaking which employs coded language that appears to mean one thing to the general population but has a different or more specific meaning for a targeted subgroup of the audience<br />
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During the Salem Witch Trials, fear and ignorance caused the death of many innocent people and it is well known the killings were cloaked in religion and political concerns. One person's accusation spread like wildfire to others who were too afraid or too weak to stand up for sanity and common sense in the face of powerful people. <br />
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Remember a test was given to prove that a person was not a witch. A test in which the accused would lose even if they won. A witch would float in water and a non witch would not float but drown. Dumb - right?<br />
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Today's test is a Christianity test. You must prove to millions of people's satisfaction that you are a Christian and believe in God. And no matter how many times President Obama says God Bless America; he is not seen as a Christian. He is portrayed as foreign -different, evil and if we were back in the day, he would be called a Witch, I am sure.<br />
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Daily, non stop, American Family radio digs and digs and digs after the president telling the audience we are on the brink of destruction by the power and might of one man. Any other African American man would receive the message loud and clear: 'you will be on trial on the level of mass hysteria seen during the Salem Witch Trials.'<br />
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It only takes a a handful of people tossing out negativity or let's be real a ball faced LIE to stir up a group of people who want to be stirred up. In wanting to get rid of EVIL the people themselves became/become EVIL.<br />
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Why the need for negative labels?<br />
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The Native Americans were labeled as savages. It's the process of dehumanization that makes killing them easier. You see it in any war, the Krowts and Nips in WWII, the Gooks in Viet Nam, The Dune Coons, Sand Niggers, Rag Heads, Mullahs, etc,. It makes it easier for the troops to kill more effectively if they see their enemy as less human than themselves.<br />
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In this Cultural War, dehumanizing the president makes it easier for racism to to remain under the radar and even the war on women to continue while the perpetrators believe they are ridding the world of evil.<br />
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We have read or seen what happens when powerful, affluent, self righteous, people feel threatened with the lose of power; they become ruthless and evil themselves in the process.<br />
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Dorothy Guytonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12783686218567693629noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263076144105331274.post-34425769180254355352012-06-05T11:56:00.000-05:002012-06-05T11:56:34.834-05:00Book Review: First Time Novelist Tackles Bullying<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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One thing a writer learns is to have a great plot with unforgettable characters, have no grammatical errors, have at least 3 disasters, and have a basic plot of transformation, maturation and discovery.<br />
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One thing becomes perfectly clear in this memoir-esque book <em>Her World of Darkness and Pain, Bullying and Self-Esteem, </em>by Laketta Lowery, bullying is REAL and it has LASTING affects and the above mentioned rules do not apply when reliving and writing about a subject without any rhyme or reason. <br />
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No plot needed. This is the real world of many children told by an author through the memories and coping skills of a bullied child from day one: first grade through to finally surviving to the eleventh and twelfth grade where the clouds of suffering begin to dissipate.<br />
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Within the 214 page book, the reader enters the mind of a person being bullied. The reader becomes the confessional for the thoughts, anxiety, shame, and suicidal contemplations of a child just wanting to live in the world promised to children filled with: safety, play, and love.<br />
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In her first literary attempt, author Laketta Lowery goes full force to shock and enlighten parents, teachers, and yes, even bullies to the SECRET world of those who are being bullied and how well this crime is hidden by the victim.<br />
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Parents will be amazed to know the length a child - possibly their own child - will go and may be going right now to protect the bullier and to hide their own feeling of pain and confusion while being assaulted daily verbally, emotionally, and possibly physically, but definitely psychologically. <br />
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Beginning Excerpt From The Back Cover of the Book:<br />
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Does society recognize bullying as a serious issue that children and teenagers deal with every day? Do they understand the long-term negative effects bullying can have on a person's life.........<br />
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To read the complete book go to amazon.com where the book is available at amazon.com<br />
and you can connect with her and help get the word out against bullying on facebook: <br />
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Does it bother me that my melatin seems to be going to the darker side of the spectrum with age? No. That is the least of my worries. I use to hear as a small child the darker the berry the sweeter the juice as all of the men ran after the 'high yellow' girls and the other black girls of the south tried to stay out of the sun so they would not become darker. So I knew some one was lying with the darker the berry line.<br />
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Why am I bringing this all up you may wonder. Well, are you wondering? Good. My first goal met.<br />
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I had the pleasure of meeting two well put together dark sisters last week. The first I shared a seat with on a shuttle and she somehow just began to tell me how offended she and her family were by the movie the "Help" because her grandmother and aunt were teachers in Mississippi during that time of the 1960's and her family were never maids.<br />
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Oh, I had met this type before. Ashamed. Angry. How dare you think my family ever cleaned for whites while that same lifestyle exists for Mississipians in 2012. Self important, yet irrelevant in the scope of the world, the movie was not about your family. It was about a point in time in which many people lived and suffered. Wonder than since her family were 'learned' did they help the Freedom Riders so they could vote? But, I don't get into scuffels with those who become angry when blacks are portrayed as slaves or less than human.<br />
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My next lady, well we had been joking and talking for hours. We were friendlier strangers. Then I said, The one thing I've been waiting to do and will accomplish in 2012 is tracing my family line back to Africa using genetics. She looked at me and said "My family is 1, 2, 3, 9, generations removed from slavery. I will never trace back to Africa." She seemed snappish, upset, ignorant because my mother, nor grandmother, were slaves and I loved learning genealogy as I had explained and could not wait to know what tribe I belonged to or what area of Africa my maternal ancestors originated.<br />
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Africans think black Americans are not black enough and have sold out and black Americans seem to not feel any connection accept denial of Africa. What is wrong?<br />
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I wanted to label or title this blog Black Confusion or Hate because the lines have blurred.<br />
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Are black people so broken until we have a battle with the darkness, lightness, origin, occupation, remembramce of our liineage, or forgetfulness of our struggles for freedom? Do we just have a problem with BLACKNESS?<br />
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Has the definition been so harsh of the word 'black' until there is not a definition we can agree on what it means to be the RIGHT BLACK? Who is keeping score and what is the reward, because it is WE tearing each other down for not being a correct black.<br />
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I don't know. We say it is 'them' or 'they' who hate black people. But, I say 'we' are doing a pretty good job of it too.<br />
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So, this is my black bone I have to pick with black people. Do we love our blackness? Or do we love our own definition of what BLACK means to each of us? <img alt="" class="rg_hi" data-height="285" data-width="177" height="285" id="rg_hi" src="https://encrypted-tbn2.google.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcT3zBa9P8LVJDdwmuvP3eallc7EpSxyZJKAmq6PBh_-8cHAVbZQ" style="height: 285px; width: 177px;" width="177" />Dorothy Guytonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12783686218567693629noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263076144105331274.post-12022492964949906542012-03-09T01:25:00.000-06:002012-03-09T01:25:39.948-06:00Self Publishing Persistence is Key <img alt="" class="rg_hi" data-height="197" data-width="256" height="197" id="rg_hi" src="https://encrypted-tbn2.google.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcT2fkc_XAzetu8irGmsaPJoTUo3LuT82JJZzSvvEnVPuhS67z8V" style="height: 197px; width: 256px;" width="256" /><br />
I know you wonder sometimes why you are spending all of your time trying to get just one person to purchase your book. Well, you figure if you land one person and they love it and in turn tell another person to get your book soon hundreds will have your book. And if that is your logic, then that's why you spend so much time promoting your book. And that is just what you must do to have the slightest level of success.<br />
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I ran across an article that speaks to this point. It gives you an idea of where ebooks is heading and if you should get on board or continue in the way you are going. I hope you find this informational<br />
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Why the future looks bright for self-publishers, even without control of placement on Amazon<br />
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by Robert Francis on October 11, 2011 <a href="http://www.fallofprint.com/?p=248">http://www.fallofprint.com/?p=248</a> <br />
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Everyone seems to be concerned at the moment with how to find readers. And with good reason. Without visibility in bookstores, newspaper reviews, or the Amazon 100, it isn’t easy.<br />
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In a provocative new post, Bob Mayer, a top-selling epublisher, explains why he thinks it’s only going to get harder — raising an issue that few ebook evangelists want to address. While I take Bob’s concerns seriously, my aim here is to place them in context, and to argue that the future for self-publishers still looks bright, for at least 3 reasons.<br />
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At the moment, Bob sells tens of thousands of ebooks a month. But he suspects it won’t last. Soon, he’ll come to the end of his backlist and sales will plateau. He may fall out of the top 100, and if that happens, sales would plummet.<br />
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His argument:<br />
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1. The ebook pie may be growing, but your piece of it isn’t. The number of readers is rising and shelf space is infinite, but promotional space on Amazon is finite. The more authors, the more competition for this, the harder it is to sell.<br />
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2. This is especially problematic, because KDP won’t let self-pubbers buy placement or ads. And you can only get mentioned in the “also liked/bought” space of another chart-topping author if you’re already a top-seller yourself.<br />
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Thus, in his view, it’s the same chicken and egg problem we saw with print. You can’t get big unless you already are big.<br />
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So, in a comment on his blog, I asked:<br />
Is it really only the top 100 or bust? Is there not a profitable middle ground? He agreed:<br />
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I think there are ways other than lists. There’s niche marketing, social media, and viral promotion. So there are great opportunities now for authors that didn’t exist before, but it’s a lot of long hard work…<br />
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Taking up the thread:<br />
It certainly is, but the fact that there are these other options is worth noting. They point to a brighter future for writers, in at least three ways:<br />
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1. The lottery is no longer the only game in town. To sell in large numbers, you don’t have to wait until you win the lottery and land a spot at the front of the bookstore or in the Times Book Review. All of this is rapidly receding and soon to be gone for all but a tiny few.<br />
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For lesser known authors, there is at least the possibility of promotion through online reviews, forums and other social media. Some, like Lindsay Buroker, have done quite well (10,000 ebooks in 9 months). For better known writers, one major alternative seems to be the use of sites that function as authorial hubs. Perhaps the most notorious example of this will soon be Pottermore.<br />
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I will save for a future post why I think the Pottermore model will become more common among epublishers. But suffice it to say that it holds out many obvious advantages: it’s always open, always on, always attracting business — to you and you alone.<br />
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It’s a space where a writer can be much more effective in getting readers/tribe-members to connect with each other and deepen their interest in the work. And your moment in the spotlight is no longer seasonal: it’s 24/7, 365. It certainly takes longer to build it. But once built, it only grows.<br />
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2. The major bottleneck for starting and lesser known writers is gone. It will always be hard to find readers, but at least nothing now stands in the way of your access to them. It may take time, but while you wait, you can be selling, perfecting your craft, building your skills as a writer/publisher/marketer. Before, there was little to do but wait.<br />
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3. The lists are important but not everything. If you’re not on a top 100 or 1,000 list, you might still do well as a writer by selling less of more.<br />
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To be sure, nothing beats great placement on Amazon. But with ebooks, there are many other ways to reach readers. And more than one path to where you want to go.<br />
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I know you are already thinking 'easier said than done." but the truth is a rejection letter is not a personal attack. It simply indicates your submission is not appropriate for the market. I had an opportunity to speak with a editor about a query letter I had sent in for a book and the feedback I received was that I needed to think about HOW my book could be marketed. It should be either the 'history of' or a 'How to' book. Well, my book was more in the line of the Soup for the Soul type of books. But, I was happy to have some idea of what a publisher was looking for and marketability was a key factor.<br />
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If you are going to be a writer or have a career as a writer you should resign yourself to facing rejection now. You will live through it and you'll eventually overcome it.<br />
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I was happy that may query letter was clear enough for the publisher to understand what I was trying to do even if it was missing their particular mark. A query letter is a brief, one-page letter used as a tool to hook an editor and get him interested in your idea. When you query a book publisher - you are attempting to get an editor interested in your idea and request your book proposal or your entire manuscript.<br />
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Keeping your query letter out of the trash requires;<br />
Using a normal font size and typeface, such as Times New Romans and 10-12 point type<br />
Include your name, address, phone number, e-mail and web address if possible<br />
Use a one-inch margin on queries<br />
Address a specific editor or agent<br />
Limit query letter to one single spaced page<br />
Use block paragraph format (no indentations)<br />
Include a self-addressed stamped envelope or post card for response with post submissions (thank goodness a lot of agents and publishers will take queries by e-mail now)<br />
Thank the editor for considering your query.<br />
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Why would I include instructions for submitting to a publisher or agent if this is about being proud of being a self published author? Well, I have found that if you can write a good query letter than you have a clear idea of how to self promote your book. Great practice. And just because you have self published a book and like doing it that way, there may come a time when you write a book that fits a particular publisher and you do not have to be an all-or-nothing writer. It is fine to submit your book to an agent or publishing house just as it is just as okay to self publish.<br />
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Both processes have the same thing in common - REJECTION<br />
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No matter how hard you work on your book or how wonderful you believe your book is; the public at large may not jump right in with their dollars to purchase your great work. Yes, self promotion never stops so rejection never stops either. Using every resource available to keep your name and book title out there in cyberspace is your best bet.<br />
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So here is yet another place for you to get your book into the eyes of other readers. I am here to try to get reviews out there for self published books and I hope it will be a successful venture. Join my face book page <a href="http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Self-Published-and-Proud-I-Wrote-It-With-You-In-Mind/362958863734051">http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Self-Published-and-Proud-I-Wrote-It-With-You-In-Mind/362958863734051</a> to show your wonderful cover and to direct people to your web page or facebook page. We are in this together.Dorothy Guytonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12783686218567693629noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263076144105331274.post-51125654261637458702012-02-27T19:30:00.001-06:002012-02-27T19:30:13.011-06:00Colleges Steal Christian ChildrenAre we as Christians telling or insinuating that there is a place you can go to and God can be ripped from your heart and spirit called COLLEGE. Has college become greater than GOD? Wow. Is this the language of Christian maturity?<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://encrypted-tbn2.google.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSMh7Rt5vrDu2a0Tu1Xy7UUTG9BMHDiKMcPcX-2VCmaXZ5fa6y-" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" class="rg_hi" data-height="182" data-width="277" height="182" id="rg_hi" src="https://encrypted-tbn2.google.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSMh7Rt5vrDu2a0Tu1Xy7UUTG9BMHDiKMcPcX-2VCmaXZ5fa6y-" style="height: 182px; width: 277px;" width="277" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"> </div>If you have follwed my blog, you know I have shared many of my opinions on religion, Christianity, Christians and other topics that keep my mind occupied for more than a day or two.<br />
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In today's news coverage, commentators are either laughing at Rick Santorum or shaking their heads in utter disbelief at his statement regarding President Obama's conspiracy to send America's children to college to be indoctrinated against Christianity. Santorum said Obama wants Christian children to go to college to become "mini me' Obamas.<br />
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Having a background in religion with two college degrees from religious institutions, I have sat in classes and heard instructors rant how secular colleges steal their children by presenting secular education. Just as I was getting a college degree, they themselves had college degress; just as Rick Santorum has college degrees. If the colleges each individual attended was checked, there may be some secular colleges involved in their (their) academic instruction. <br />
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I have taught MY children who I raised in the belief of Christianity, that they are responsible for their belief in God. If someone can walk up to them in one day and wipe away their belief in God, then maybe they never had a true foundation or true belief in God. <br />
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I wonder why so little credit is given to Christian children. It takes a month, a year, and puff, the Christian no longer believes. Is it the fault of the millions of people on earth one may come into contact with in any given time frame in one's life to blame if one suddenly stops believing in God? This would be so simple. A genuine scapegoat that causes one to stop being a Christian.<br />
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In my Christian walk, their have been limitless occasions for me to decide I no longer believe in God. But, I would always think about why I believe in God and those core reasons always win out over any and all things that may have caused me to wonder about the whole presentation of Christianity.<br />
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Let's be real. For a long time Christianity taught that a black person was cursed by God, would always be a slave, was not on even terms with the other part of God's creation. Yes, you're right I'm black. And then I had to contend with the submission part of being the weaker sex and only the helpmeet to my husband. This is not secular society telling me these unfavorable things that should cause me to run in the opposite direction; it is the Bible, which is my instruction manual for living a holy life.<br />
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So, Rick Santorum, if a college told me these things as a black female and I decided these were just horrible statements and part of a religion I believed, would it be the college's fault if I said I wanted no part of it?<br />
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If I was told the Catholic Church remained silent during the Holocaust and during slavery preaching from the pulpit that giving slaves Sunday's off was godly; would it be the college's fault if I said I wanted no part of Christianity?<br />
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I always believed it was the lack of truth in rearing children in the church that left them vulnerable to the shock of the truth of religion. In America, we almost behave like the only Christian who ever lived sprang from America - the chosen place of God. Christianity began and had it's ups and downs long before America was the great nation it is now. We are a baby in the history of the world yet we have all of the answers and through the comments made by Rick Santorum we have all of the answers as long as no opposing questions are presented.<br />
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Give Christians more credit. Jesus sent them out into the world on the Great Commission to change the world not to live in a bubble and parrot back and forth to each other that have the same beliefs. A Christian is to learn and mature in their religion, but most leaders keep their congregation at baby bird status mouths open waiting for the worm to be placed into their mouths. Didn't Martin Luther have a problem with the Catholic Church for the droplets of knowledge allowed to their followers; drops of knowledge because they were not believed smart enough to handle God's truth on their own? And, didn't Martin Luther split the church because the knowledge dispensed was corrupt?<br />
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If as a parent you know your child is not rooted enough in their religious beliefs to go into the world, then why do you let them go out into the world? The world will not change for your child, but as a Christian, your child is suppose to change the world.<br />
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College is great. I wish every child could go to college. There is a world of knowledge dispensed that does nothing to detract from God. Remember their is math, art, music, economics, etc., etc., being taught and the main thing being taught is to learn to ask questions, analyze, manipulate data to find new information and ways of doing things better. This level of critical thinking is important and Rick Santorum might as well say what he really means: I don't want young people THINKING handling new concepts. I don't trust them enough to know what and why they believe.<br />
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God is bigger than any secular teachings. Christianity survived all sorts of pagan religions. I wonder if Rick Santorum thinks God did not know there would be all kinds of nay sayers in the world and He was big enough to even outlast them or whatever they came up with?Dorothy Guytonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12783686218567693629noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263076144105331274.post-89484834727887628392012-02-20T22:54:00.000-06:002012-02-20T22:54:49.576-06:00Rick Santorum's Gang Wars <img alt="" class="rg_hi" data-height="183" data-width="275" height="183" id="rg_hi" src="https://encrypted-tbn2.google.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSoPeKvfZbp1miq-C7xKE-O5eHcmJdzBUCWvQDsOhZ1ie8ycRLBWA" style="height: 183px; width: 275px;" width="275" /><br />
Rick Santorum is emerging as a front runner in the GOP race for president. Women are in unison saying he is declaring war on women. People close to Santorum says his religious views have always been an openly displayed characteristic of his political life and social issues were and are a part of who he is.<br />
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But, who is Rick Santorum actually in a fight with? Mitt Romney, Secular Society, Obama, Women or is he just creating gangs to fight each other?<br />
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Santorum has become the favorite to take the fight to President Obama and religion is the key hidden under the guise of abortion, contraception, attack on the Catholic Church, some foreign theology that does not line up with the Bible, etc., etc. It all seems like a perfect strategy to take down the president who the majority of the Right has considered as "other" and not like the main stream or in touch with the main stream.<br />
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But being a person who has studied theology, I see another option on the table. Yes, there may be an attack on womanhood in an attempt to raise religious indignation and turn out the religious vote for the Republican party, but as news commentators report Santorum is losing the female vote across political lines; this is not a war of the sexes - Man vs Woman or secular society vs Christianity, it will slowly evolve into woman on woman hair pulling splitting the large demographic of female voters that at one time voted along the same lines and voted largely for Obama in 2008. How did I come up with this hypothesis? The church has always told women in order to be a good Christian; there are certain criteria a woman must meet and bearing children was one of the ways to be a good Christian woman and make it to heaven, 1 Timothy 2:15. Women who even slightly frowned at this statement were labled feminist. I frowned, wrote a book on the topic, and guess what? I am in the category of FEMINIST.<br />
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A Christian woman must have at least one child (unless she is infertile) to be a Christian, thus the Catholic Church's stand against birth control. God commanded us to be fruitful and multiply. But, no one seems to tell you what is the exact number of children a woman must have to be a good Christian (the more the holier). My question is how can anyone put a number to or even ask such a question, but this has been a silent war going on in the church for a while and Santorum is now bringing it into to public sphere and I predict it will be a gang fight between the women of the world with the men sitting back with their arms crossed across their chest as women try to define once again what it means to be a woman which man and religion has always boiled down to child birth. Here is a question posed by an anxiety ridden Christian woman:<br />
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In an article published in Salvation Through Childbirth, A Reflective Analysis of 1 Timothy 2:15, Mr. Maxey addresses a question asked by a woman:<br />
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“Brother Maxey,<br />
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Having been raised in Churches of Christ, I am having a hard time breaking away from a works-based attitude into one more grace-based. I just can’t seem to break free of this constant fear for my salvation based on the fact that I am not following perfectly each and every verse in the New Testament. For example --- I am now an older woman. My husband and I never wanted our own children for many reasons. However, now, when I read the verse about women being saved through childbirth, my heart aches over the thought that this decision of mine may be one which keeps me out of Heaven. It was a willful choice on my part not to have children, and my heart actually hurts when I contemplate where my decision may be sending me when I die, and so I lie awake at night! …any insight or help you can offer me would be very much appreciated! <br />
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Yes, women take the issues of contraceptives, abortion, motherhood, pregnancy, and making it into heaven seriously and Santorum is telling us it is through repairing the family; marrying, having several children, homeschooling the children, staying out of the military, doing all of the things a virtuous woman is suppose to do as the correct role for women. What is the repair part for a destroyed America for men in this equation? So is this a war on womanhood or is it the gentle pokings of dividing and conquering one of the strongest voting demographics? Women, I predict, will turn on each other before it is all said and done. There are numorous groups that are proud to be part of the Proverbs 31 Woman and if you are not striving to be a Proverbs 31 Woman then you are lumped into the camp of the enemy. Below are the virtures of the Proverbs 31 Woman:<br />
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10 Virtues of the Proverbs 31 Woman<br />
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We want to encourage women to serve God in every aspect of their lives.<br />
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1. Faith - A Virtuous Woman serves God with all of her heart, mind, and soul. She seeks His will for her life and follows His ways. (Proverbs 31: 26, Proverbs 31: 29 – 31, Matthew 22: 37, John 14: 15, Psalm 119: 15.<br />
2. Marriage – A Virtuous Woman respects her husband. She does him good all the days of her life. She is trustworthy and a helpmeet. (Proverbs 31: 11- 12, Proverbs 31: 23, Proverbs 31: 28, 1 Peter 3, Ephesians 5, Genesis2: 18)<br />
3. Mothering - A Virtuous Woman teaches her children the ways of her Father in heaven. She nurtures her children with the love of Christ, disciplines them with care and wisdom, and trains them in the way they should go. (Proverbs 31: 28, Proverbs 31: 26, Proverbs 22: 6, Deuteronomy 6, Luke 18: 16)<br />
4. Health – A Virtuous Woman cares for her body. She prepares healthy food for her family. (Proverbs 31: 14 – 15, Proverbs 31: 17, 1 Corinthians 6: 19, Genesis 1: 29, Daniel 1, Leviticus 11)<br />
5. Service - A Virtuous Woman serves her husband, her family, her friends, and her neighbors with a gentle and loving spirit. She is charitable. (Proverbs 31: 12, Proverbs 31: 15, Proverbs 31: 20, 1 Corinthians 13: 13)<br />
6. Finances - A Virtuous Woman seeks her husband’s approval before making purchases and spends money wisely. She is careful to purchase quality items which her family needs. (Proverbs 31: 14, Proverbs 31: 16, Proverbs 31: 18, 1 Timothy 6: 10, Ephesians 5: 23, Deuteronomy 14: 22, Numbers 18: 26)<br />
7. Industry – A Virtuous Woman works willingly with her hands. She sings praises to God and does not grumble while completing her tasks. (Proverbs 31: 13, Proverbs 31: 16, Proverbs 31: 24, Proverbs 31: 31, Philippians 2: 14)<br />
8. Homemaking – A Virtuous Woman is a homemaker. She creates an inviting atmosphere of warmth and love for her family and guests. She uses hospitality to minister to those around her. (Proverbs 31: 15, Proverbs 31: 20 – 22, Proverbs 31: 27, Titus 2: 5, 1 Peter 4: 9, Hebrews 13: 2)<br />
9. Time - A Virtuous Woman uses her time wisely. She works diligently to complete her daily tasks. She does not spend time dwelling on those things that do not please the Lord. (Proverbs 31: 13, Proverbs 31: 19, Proverbs 31: 27, Ecclesiastes 3, Proverbs 16: 9, Philippians 4:8 )<br />
10. Beauty – A Virtuous Woman is a woman of worth and beauty. She has the inner beauty that only comes from Christ. She uses her creativity and sense of style to create beauty in her life and the lives of her loved ones. (Proverbs 31: 10Proverbs 31: 21 – 22, Proverbs 31: 24 -25, Isaiah 61: 10, 1 Timothy 2: 9, 1 Peter 3: 1 – 6)<br />
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How many women are not virtuous? How many woman are going to listen to Santorum explain how they have dropped the ball and he is trying to repair/restore America through soundness of the family which seems to be held together solely by the virtuous woman.<br />
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Okay, you do not have to follow any line of my reasoning, but I think Santorum is starting to divide and separate using religion as his foundation. The people will have to decide if they are in the camp for God or in the camp against God. This was done in history before during the Civil War when the South said God was on their side and the North said God was on their side. Was the point at the end of the Civil War when someone stood up and waved a flag and said "See there, I told you, God was on our side." History books do no report that. The needlessness of brother against brother and father against son is what the history books report and about a war based more on MONEY and loss of POWER than anything else.<br />
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I am disappointed to say the least in the use of religion and the role of women as a platform in a presidential race. It is like there is a new slogan "Don't vote for evil." No one wnats to vote for evil so the point is moot. But, no one wants to vote for an out and out liar either. When there is a race for power - true character appears. There has been a lot of ugliness on display. But, women hold firm. Do not become a pawn in this descent into 'how Christian am I.' Man will always have a set of tests and then there is what the Bible instructs everyone to do. Keep check on your personal relationship with God and remain loyal and firm to Him. Don't be pulled to and fro with all of what is being said and most importantly read my book :When Will Eve Be Forgiven?<br />
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I told you what the Proverbs 31Woman is defined as but I would also like to tell you other words in the Bible used to describe women. All women have the charge of deciding what label they are willing to live with. I said I have been labeled as a FEMINIST, that is okay, but I reject any label that is given to me for just expressing a thought.<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">The adjectives used to describe women have not changed much since biblical times due largely to the fact human nature has not changed much either. The Book of Proverbs has more vivid adjectives describing womanhood than any other book in the Bible. The list of adjectives include: adulterous, aged, angry; bad, beautiful, brawling; careless, chaste, clamorous, comely, compassionate, complacent, contentious; deceitful, devout, diligent, discreet, dishonest, domestic, drunken; elect, evil; fainthearted, fair, faithful, foolish, foreign, fretful; glorious, godly, good, gracious, grave, great,; haughty, high-principled, holy, honest, honorable,; impudent, indiscreet; jealous,; kind, loose, loving; obedient, odious, outlandish; peevish, peaceable, pitiful, prudent; quarrelsome, reverent, righteous; sensible, serious, shamefaced, shameless, silent, silly, simple, sober, steady, strange, submissive, subtle; temperate, trustworthy; unloved; virtuous; wayward, weak, wealthy, whorish, wicked, wily, worthy; and young. The book of Proverbs was assembled for instructional purposes and could have served as a manual for the education of the sons of men with status in the Old Testament times as well as a model for moral behavior especially in dealing with relationships between men and women.</span> <br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"></span> Dorothy Guytonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12783686218567693629noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263076144105331274.post-827012198689757602012-02-15T09:27:00.000-06:002012-02-15T09:27:38.095-06:00Hiring An Editor can increase your odds of becoming publishedBut, this blog is for self published authors right. An editor can offer you personalized extensive professional guidance beyond the information you gained from workshops, fellow writers, online sources, magazines, and books, they can determine whether your work is ready for submission, to whom your work should be submitted to, help with a convincing submission package and an advocate's voice and influence to guide you in your efforts towards publication.<br />
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Editors can charge an hourly rate of $25 to well above $200 an hour depending on the editor's experience. Sometimes a flat fee will work for a project or sometimes an editor will offer a brief initial consultation at no charge. Agents appreciate the role editors play in the process of getting a book published. Agents prefer to received a polished, edited, almost ready for the printer submission. The right editor or book doctor can make all the difference in whether a manuscript gets sold.<br />
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The Creative Literary Alliance, www.creativeliteraryalliance.com is a group of expert independent editors and publishing consultant who work with authors, literary agents, and publishers.<br />
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So, if you have been seriously thinking about having a writing career, you may want to start stashing away a few pennies to hire an agent to give you some feed back on character development and plot line.Maybe, a once in a lifetime encounter will be all you need to get you focused and moving forward.Dorothy Guytonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12783686218567693629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263076144105331274.post-33782284543256933102012-02-09T21:08:00.000-06:002012-02-09T21:08:30.769-06:00Every Experience is an opportunity for book research, even my surgeryTomorrow I go in for gall bladder surgery. As a writer we should have a little book where we write down the characteristics of people we meet and the way they walk, talk, and other little physical quirks they have. I will be taking notes on my emotions, the feel of the hospital environment, how the nurses and doctors interact and their medical lingo.<br />
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Every little detail I can jot down and flavor with verbs and fill with colorfull words I will be doing before I am too drugged up and my pen is pried from my hand. Some humorous tidbits may get written down. I'm looking forward to that too.<br />
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I hope to document the pain I will be experiencing also. Thinking about how someone feels pain and having it freshly written down I believe will make it more powerful if I need a character in my book to experience some type of pain.<br />
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These details will be tucked away for a future character I may need to develope in a book later. I can use real experiences to create a realistic experience for my reader later.<br />
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Having a journal just writing down what may seem like mundane things at the moment can be spun into a wonderful paragraph years down the road.<br />
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It is a great tip for a writer. Always document people, places, and experiences for setting and character resources at a later date.Dorothy Guytonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12783686218567693629noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263076144105331274.post-13084258874669926662012-02-08T18:44:00.000-06:002012-02-08T18:44:13.085-06:00WHY SELF PUBLISH? Social Media allows the TRUTH to be told and your book can too.<img alt="" class="rg_hi" data-height="179" data-width="282" height="179" id="rg_hi" src="https://encrypted-tbn3.google.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcR6tneX-s4u3SGqjRCbPVVNUQIMBzyYV6U7pB_EpNSem8TDXlu-Sw" style="height: 179px; width: 282px;" width="282" /><br />
Everybody has a story that needs to be told. Think of all of the people involved in the Arab Spring. To be sure, those participating in the country and dare I say world changing event that played out on the internet and news media each day hour by hour; did not have degrees in literature, writing, or journalism. But they each have a story to tell. What is stopping the story from being told? Many factors: terrrible writing skills, low demand for books, over saturated genre, economic stressors, etc., etc., etc., But there are going to be a few sharp individuals who take advantage of some writing skill tips, find an editor, create that fascinating title, and create a grab you by the throat opening paragraph and gain the attention of an agent or publishing house. IT COULD ONE DAY BE YOU.<br />
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After rejection letter after rejection letter self doubt creeps in. And a writer may begin to believe "I'm not good enough for the main stream." My advice is "Let's not go there." You are braver than most for putting your thoughts and ideas to paper and you may already have a group of people who think your book is/was written just for them. Take Ann Rice for instance.<br />
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In 1973, while she was still grieving the loss of her daughter, Rice took a previously written short story and turned it into her first bestselling novel, Interview with the Vampire. Many believe that Rice created the child vampire, Claudia, in the novel to help her overcome the loss of her daughter. After completing the novel and following many rejections of it, Rice developed Obsessive–compulsive personality disorder (OCPD). Rice was obsessed with germs, thinking that she contaminated everything she touched, engaged in frequent and obsessive hand washing and obsessively checked locks on windows and doors. Of this period, Rice says, "What you see when you're in this state is every single flaw in our hygiene and you can't control it and you go crazy."<br />
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In August 1974, after a year of therapy for her OCPD, Rice attended a writer's conference at Squaw Valley, conducted by Ray Nelson, where she met her literary agent, Phyllis Seidel. In October 1974, Seidel sold Interview with the Vampire to Alfred A. Knopf for a $12,000 advance of the hardcover rights. Most new authors were receiving $2000 advances. Interview with the Vampire was published in May, 1976. In 1977, the Rices traveled in Europe and Egypt for the first time.<br />
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There are tons of stories that a writer believed needed to be told whether true or fantasy, they dared put it to paper. When Alex Haley hit the scene, he really hit the scene.<br />
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Alex Haley's Roots is the monumental two-century drama of Kunta Kinte and the six generations who came after him. By tracing back his own roots, Haley tells the story of 39 million Americans of African descent. He has rediscovered for an entire people a rich cultural heritage that ultimately speaks to all races everywhere, for the story it tells is one of the most eloquent testimonials ever written to the indomitability of the human spirit.<br />
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So keep on writing and keep on promoting your work. The audience may not be in the millions at this moment, but conquer the world one reader and testimony at a time. The more you write the better you become. The more writing resources, classes, and networking with professionals you expose yourself to the better your odds become. You self published your book with a specific idea, story, or reader in mind. Let's get your book into their hands.<br />
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Join my Linkedin page to share your book, blub, testimonials, interviews, agent names and publishers interested in certain genres <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/groups/Self-Published-Proud-I-wrote-4294915?gid=4294915&report%2Esuccess=7GcSc9MenMD5-zxa-kN_TToM-x5janvu_HMEw0LwSaLTiMXToFk2hhLiKanEipLCLCi2aHOMY2Q0YQnTDIu0oJnh-x5wKBYTHQ">http://www.linkedin.com/groups/Self-Published-Proud-I-wrote-4294915?gid=4294915&report%2Esuccess=7GcSc9MenMD5-zxa-kN_TToM-x5janvu_HMEw0LwSaLTiMXToFk2hhLiKanEipLCLCi2aHOMY2Q0YQnTDIu0oJnh-x5wKBYTHQ</a> <br />
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I am more than willing to read and review your book, manuscript if you e-mail me so I can give you my address to send the copy. Just enter Book Review Request in subject line to <a href="mailto:rizerfall@yahoo.com">rizerfall@yahoo.com</a><br />
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In the meantime here is an article to keep you encouraged.<br />
10 Self Published Novelists Who Made it Big in 2011 that have made it big! <a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/Books/2012/0110/10-self-published-novelists-who-made-it-big-in-2011/Nancy-C.-Johnson">http://www.csmonitor.com/Books/2012/0110/10-self-published-novelists-who-made-it-big-in-2011/Nancy-C.-Johnson</a>Dorothy Guytonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12783686218567693629noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263076144105331274.post-47942528780953536622012-02-01T20:54:00.000-06:002012-02-01T20:54:50.125-06:00VIAGRA PARTY!!!!!<img class="rg_i" data-src="https://encrypted-tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSU6hyvNfLaUxe0qL9EMHa-aCMXal0G_MtlHBqaBIm0YildZIMFmQ" data-sz="f" height="147" name="_5_s9eba14ojOM:" onload="google.stb.csi.onTbn(0, this)" src="https://encrypted-tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSU6hyvNfLaUxe0qL9EMHa-aCMXal0G_MtlHBqaBIm0YildZIMFmQ" width="202" /><br />
I have heard of the term Penis Envy, but never believed I would be a person who could be defined by such a definition. Penis envy in Freudian psychoanalysis refers to the theorized reaction of a girl during her psychosexual development to the realization that she does not have a penis. Freud considered this realization a defining moment in the development of gender and sexual identity for women. According to Freud, the parallel reaction in boys to the realization that girls do not have a penis is castration anxiety. In contemporary culture, the term sometimes refers inexactly or metaphorically to women who are presumed to wish they were men.<br />
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I must admit it must be great to be a man these days. I mean, how many pieces of legislation have we voted on lately or in the past ten years regarding male reproductive rights. The penis is safely tucked away from the intrusive long arm (hand) of the law. What a peaceful existence. On the other hand the uterus has been in the spotlight forever.<br />
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In the past week, Rick Santorum, the newest shooting star in the Republican firmament, has stunned national audiences by suggesting that the U.S. Supreme Court in 1965 erred in overturning a Connecticut law banning contraception. Wow. Did he really mean that? Surely it must have been another slip of the Santorum tongue. <br />
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Apparently not. Back in October, when Santorum was still an asterisk in the polls, he told CaffeinatedThoughts.com, "One of the things I will talk about, that no president has talked about before, is I think the dangers of contraception in this country." As he went on to explain in the interview, contraception is "a license to do things in a sexual realm that is counter to how things are supposed to be."<br />
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The escalating assault on contraception is really a war on women and their reproductive health and rights. That it has gotten as far as it has in the past 18 months is unnerving. Santorum may not be the next president of the United States or even the Republican nominee in 2012, but he is not the end of the "anti-contraception" conservatives.<br />
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Has anyone ever thought about getting ahead of the abortion problem such as looking at the fact that teen girls are being impregnated by adult men, men are taking Viagra not for procreation reasons, but for recreation, for reasons of pride, and even at the risk of their own death?<br />
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IF YOU TAKE AWAY CONTRACEPTIVES TAKE AWAY THE VIAGRA COMMERCIALS <br />
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The Woman Who Invented Viagra Posted on March 30, 2011 by IP <br />
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Since becoming available in 1998, sildenafil, the chemical name of the little blue pill known as Viagra, has been the a leading treatment for erectile dysfunction; its primary competitors on the market are tadalafil (Cialis) and vardenafil (Levitra). It used to be that men had the upper hand when it came to confidence in the bedroom. But health experts say ever-younger men are increasingly turning to Viagra in a bid to keep up with modern women inspired by the strong female characters in films such as Sex And The City, starring Sarah Jessica Parker. Relationship therapists are also seeing a rise in the number of men in their 30s asking about the impotence drug, traditionally prescribed to those more than two decades older.<br />
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In clinical trials, the most common adverse effects of sildenafil use included headache, flushing, dyspepsia, nasal congestion and impaired vision, including photophobia and blurred vision. Some sildenafil users have complained of seeing everything tinted blue (cyanopsia).Some complained of blurriness and loss of peripheral vision. In July 2005, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration found that sildenafil could lead to vision impairment in rare cases and a number of studies have linked sildenafil use with nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy.<br />
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Rare but serious adverse effects found through post marketing surveillance include priapism, severe hypotension, myocardial infarction (heart attack), ventricular arrhythmias, stroke, increased intraocular pressure, and sudden hearing loss. As a result of these post marketing reports, in October 2007, the FDA announced that the labeling for all PDE5 inhibitors, including sildenafil, required a more prominent warning of the potential risk of sudden hearing loss.<br />
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Sildenafil's popularity with young adults has increased over the years. Sildenafil's trade name "Viagra" is widely recognized in popular culture, and the drug's association with treating erectile dysfunction has led to its recreational use. The reasons behind such use include the belief that the drug increases libido, improves sexual performance, or permanently increases penis sizE. Studies on the effects of Viagra when used recreationally are limited, but suggest that it has little effect when used by those not suffering from erectile dysfunction. In one study, a 25 mg dose was shown to cause no significant change in erectile quality, but did reduce the post-ejaculatory refractory time. This study also noted a significant placebo effect in the control group. Annual sales of Viagra peaked in 2008 at US$1,934 million. Nearly 6.5 million tablets of Viagra - launched by drugs firm Pfizer in 1998 - were issued in England in 2007, costing the NHS £35million. Research in 2004 found that taking the drug recreationally could affect fertility.<br />
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Unprescribed recreational use of sildenafil and other PDE-5 Inhibitors is noted as particularly high among users of illegal drugs.Sildenafil is sometimes used to counteract the effects of other substances, often illicit. Some users mix it with methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA, ecstasy), other stimulants, or opiates in an attempt to compensate for the common side effect of erectile dysfunction, a combination known as "sextasy", "rockin' and rollin'," or "trail mix." Mixing with amyl nitrite is particularly dangerous and potentially fatal.<br />
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Abortion has been the lead word to all of the so called 'attacks' on women's rights. It is the life of the unborn child that is what is being defended. It is about murder. Some where in this discussion on the sanctity of life; the part of the man has been omitted. Scripture did not let them off of the hook when it came to the integrity of creating life. In chapter 9 of "When Will Eve Be Forgiven? I look at the value God put on the creation of life:<br />
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The question that has to be pondered is was the Lord upset at the refusal to procreate or was the Lord displeased with Onan for not fulfilling his obligation? Both of the above are a failure to follow the directions of the Lord. God counted Onan as wicked. The practice of spilling one’s semen on the ground is one of the oldest known forms of birth control commonly known as the “withdrawal” method, which still remains an unreliable form of birth control practiced in the twenty-first century.<br />
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There is another mention of birth control in the Old Testament and it also has the connotation of it being wrong to prohibit the process of conception as found in Deuteronomy 23:1. In this chapter, it is listed as an offense that results in the exclusion from the assembly of the Lord. Here, in the first verse it is written, “No one who has been emasculated by crushing or cutting may enter the assembly of the Lord (NIV).” The King James Version is cruder and more to the point than the NIV, “He that is wounded in the stones, or hath his privy member cut off, shall not enter into the congregation of the Lord.” There is no mistaking what this statement is saying. This had to be in reference to a crude form of male sterilization in order to prevent conception. It is a common practice by many males to have a vasectomy when children are no longer wanted.<br />
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When nature takes its course with women in menopause; childbearing ends. When impotence takes its toll on men Viagra sells boom. Is the intent for sexual pleasure or procreation?<br />
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I think by the biblical passages that men are creating murder by not allowing a child to be formed. It can be even a criminal act. Men should be charged with a crime for having sex with no intent of producing a child which is released in his semen each time there is an ejaculation. All of those dead future lives.<br />
If you are caught with marajauna you can be charged with intent to sell. Caught with a written hit list you can be charged with a crime of plotting to kill. North Carolina Assault Laws say you don't even have to touch anyone to be charged with and found guilty of assault. All a state has to do to charge you with burglary is prove you had the intent to steal something or commit a crime.<br />
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Caught with a bottle of Viagra-intent to prevent life. In an attempt to “even things up” while the Virginia senate debated a controversial and upsetting anti-choice bill that would require abortion providers to force women to undergo a vaginal sonogram (an invasive procedure) before going through with the procedure, State Senator Janet Howell proposed an amendment — before obtaining a prescription for erectile dysfunction drugs, men would be subject to rectal exams and stress tests. And that makes Senator Janet Howell today’s official State Senatorial Hero. <br />
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I think Representative Jackie Speier said it best when she explained that not every woman is sitting around hoping to get pregnant just so they can have an abortion and if we are not careful the lives of children and mothers will be put in danger.<br />
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"I really planned to speak about something else but the gentleman from New Jersey just put my stomach in knots because I'm one of those women he spoke about just now," Speier said. "I had a procedure at 17 weeks pregnant with a child who moved from the vagina into the cervix. And that procedure that you just described is a procedure that I endured."<br />
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"I lost the baby," she continued. "And for you to stand on this floor and suggest that somehow this is a procedure that is either welcomed or done cavalierly or done without any thought, is preposterous."<br />
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"By targeting Planned Parenthood, the Pence Amendment will risk the lives and safety of millions of American women," said New York Democrat Louise Slaughter. "These proposed cuts to family planning represent the opening salvo in an all-out war on women's health - and I have been a soldier on the other side of that war for several decades."<br />
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She added that "It has been an absolute awful time for most of us who are such strong believers in the rights of women and women's health, and that women should have the ability to make decisions themselves."Dorothy Guytonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12783686218567693629noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263076144105331274.post-102606057328611682012-01-31T12:51:00.000-06:002012-01-31T12:51:50.492-06:00My Womb is Your Womb: Who Am I To Disagree<span class="fsm">Part of my Eve Syndrome thesis deals with symptom #3: You find it difficult (as a female) or out of the norm of religion and society to be your own glory as a child, teen, young woman before marriage (becoming your husband's glory) or childbearing. The Bible encourages marriage and having children. Paul explains in the New Testament because of Eve's original sin she was punished with pain while childbearing, but, there is still hope for her after being easily deceived.</span><br />
<span class="fsm">1 Timothy 2:15 says "But women will be saved through childbearing if they continue in faith, love, and holiness with propriety." In chapter 9 in my book "When Will Eve Be Forgiven?" I had to address the question: How is the woman saved who is unable to have children? The answer is Orthodox and uplifting.</span><br />
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<span class="fsm">The sin of Eve eating from the Tree of Knowledge is brought up in the Bible and on several occasions a woman's value is directly correlated with her ability to have children. To be barren was seen as a curse. When Jacqueline Kennedy married into the Kennedy family she felt pressured to be fertile and produce a large number of children.</span><br />
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<span class="fsm">Psalm 127:3-5 tells us "Sons are a heritage from the Lord, children a reward from him. Like arrows in the hands of a warrior are sons born in one's youth. Blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them. They will not be put to shame when they contend with their enemies in the gate." </span><br />
<span class="fsm">The pressing need to have many children should seem like a time long gone and far away, but this is not true.<br />
Police: Afghan Mom Killed for Having Girl By AP / AMIR SHAH and HEIDI VOGT Monday, Jan. 30, 2012 <br />
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(KABUL, Afghanistan) — An Afghan woman has been strangled death, apparently by her husband, who was upset that she gave birth to a second daughter rather than the son he had hoped for, police said Monday.<br />
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This brings me to the subject I began with; can you revel in your own glory without a husband or being a mother? I am not against marriage and family. I have just heard so many stories in quiet whispers from women and I just came to a point where I believed no one will burst into flames if they discuss the difficulties they face as a woman living a fulfilled Christian life. When there is opportunity to discuss troublesome feelings the less likely extremes will have an opportunity to take root in your heart and spirit.<br />
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I ran across a group which openly discuss their feelings belonging to a particular way of living out their religion. The point of the group for me was not condemnation of anyone, but understanding, compassion, and an opportunity for reflection. I hope you will take the time to stop by the facebook page or website to read some courageous stories of women who had to make life changes to live a life of glory.<br />
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<span class="fsm">Vyckie Garrison started No Longer Quivering to tell the story of her “escape” from the Quiverfull movement.</span><span class="fsm">The Quiverfull movement saddles women with a life of submission and near-constant pregnancies. One mother explains how she embraced the extreme Christian lifestyle -- and why she left.</span> <br />
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Over time, NLQ has developed into a valuable resource of information regarding the deceptions and dangers of the Quiverfull philosophy and lifestyle. Several more former QF adherents are now contributing their stories to NLQ and our collective voice makes these Quiverfull warnings impossible to dismiss or ignore.<br />
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NLQ is a gathering place for women escaping and recovering from spiritual abuse.<br />
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<span class="fsm"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0807010731/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&tag=nolongerquivering-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399381&creativeASIN=0807010731" jquery171011739784759807431="518" style="color: #3333ff;"><img border="0" src="http://ws.assoc-amazon.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&Format=_SL160_&ASIN=0807010731&MarketPlace=US&ID=AsinImage&WS=1&tag=nolongerquivering-20&ServiceVersion=20070822" /></a></span></span>Dorothy Guytonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12783686218567693629noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263076144105331274.post-43453936604679101462012-01-31T01:03:00.000-06:002012-01-31T01:03:20.217-06:00Michele Bachmann Victor of Eve Syndrome or Causualty of Eve Syndrome?One aspect of The Eve Syndrome is the woman not being seen as anything other than alive to support others or another's life and well being (husband, children) and/or not knowing supporting your own life is a high priority.<br />
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Minnesota Congresswoman and 2012 presidential candidate Michele Bachmann is a Republican congresswoman from Minnesota who came to national attention during the presidential election of 2008, after a television appearance in which she encouraged the media to "take a great look at the views of the people in Congress and find out, are they pro-America or anti-America?" She was running for re-election in Minnesota's 6th district that year, and the remarks sent more than a million dollars in donations to her opponent in the race, but Bachmann won anyway. A former lawyer for the U.S. Treasury Department, Michele Bachmann began her political career in the 1990s as an advocate for charter schools and a critic of taxes. She was elected to Minnesota's state senate in 2000 and for six years made her name in local politics as an opponent of taxes, gay marriage and the teaching of evolution in public schools. Although a newcomer to national politics, Bachmann's congressional campaign in 2006 was strongly supported by the Republican National Committee, and she had help in her campaign from such luminaries as Karl Rove and then-president George W. Bush. Her re-election in 2008 looked like a done deal until her remarks about anti-American representatives in congress on MSNBC's Hardball with Chris Matthews. In the same program she said candidate Barack Obama and his wife Michelle Obama concerned her because of their "anti-American" views. Howling critics have called her the reincarnation of Senator Joe McCarthy (and worse), but Bachmann has a fan base of conservative "tea party" Republicans who don't mind her factual blunders and intemperate remarks. She announced in June of 2011 that she was running for the Republican nomination for president; she stayed in the race until January 4, 2012, when she dropped out after finishing sixth in the GOP Iowa caucus.<br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">One of the most talked about moments at Thursday night's GOP debate on the Fox News Channel came when Bachmann of Minnesota was asked a question that raised some eyebrows. The question stemmed from a speech she gave in 2006 when she was running for Congress. Bachmann told a church in Brooklyn Park, Minn., that she hated taxes, but went on to study tax law in order to be "submissive" to her husband. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><img class="rg_i" data-src="https://encrypted-tbn1.google.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRoId_REiP1A9vKW3_EReNQ2Qqc0GiHjaa-MrKzJ6szWrN76ZgEpg" data-sz="f" height="145" name="AeAt8fnvjPRYCM:" onload="google.stb.csi.onTbn(0, this)" src="https://encrypted-tbn1.google.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRoId_REiP1A9vKW3_EReNQ2Qqc0GiHjaa-MrKzJ6szWrN76ZgEpg" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px -34px;" width="347" /></span></div><br />
"My husband said, now you need to go and get a post-doctorate degree in tax law. Tax law, I hate taxes. Why should I go and do something like that? But the Lord says, 'Be submissive.' Wives, you are to be submissive to your husbands," Bachmann told the crowd at the Living Word Christian Center. "Never had a tax course in my background, never had a desire for it, but by faith, I was going to be faithful to what I thought God was calling me to do through my husband, and I finished that course of that study." <br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The teaching is rooted in the fifth chapter of Ephesians in the New Testament: "Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands as you do to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, his body, of which he is the Savior. Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything." </span></div>It's open to different interpretations, but a supporter of Bachmann said he believes Bachmann would run the country as other women in authority have, using the example of Queen Elizabeth, who acts as the head of state in the United Kingdom, but reportedly lets her husband make family decisions. <br />
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And just as John F. Kennedy said he would not take direction from the Vatican in the White House, Bachmann would not run the nation under husband Marcus' authority, <br />
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Debra White Smith of Real Life Ministries in Jacksonville, Texas, who has written five books on Christian marriage and lectured and written extensively on the topic, said there are two camps on the submissive wife issue, and she only teaches one point of view. She says some evangelical Christians -- incorrectly, in her point of view -- believe in a "subordinate, insubordinate" relationship between the husband and wife. <br />
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"There is a strong camp within Christian evangelicals that have a dysfunctional view on submission where literally the husband is the head of the wife and is responsible for her as a father is responsible to a child," White said. <br />
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Micheles also demonstrated her faith in her marriage and motherhood roles. <br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Michele Bachmann bore five biological children and didn't stop there -- she and husband Marcus welcomed into their home the at-risk offspring of other mothers who also chose to grant their babies the gift of life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not only that, but the Minnesota congresswoman also shared her commitment to the "dignity of life from conception until natural death," which is a view that -- especially on the cusp of ObamaCare, the costs of which are sure to run over budget -- is not only ill-timed, but most assuredly unappreciated.</span></div><span style="font-family: Calibri;">What could be worse for pro-choice America than a woman with a brood of children, smiling and firmly proclaiming without obfuscation, wavering, or uncertainty the following belief: "I am 100 percent pro-life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I've given birth to five babies, and I've taken 23 foster children into my home.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I believe in the dignity of life from conception until natural death.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I believe in the sanctity of human life."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Even after all of the tenacity and courage Mrs. Bachmann demonstrated throughout her campaign, proudly displaying her religious convictions, marriage, and motherhood capacity; she was struck with a blow she could have never forseen.</span><br />
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Santorum staffer questions whether God wants women presidents by Lily Kuo Jan 18, 2012 10:11 EST<br />
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A staffer in Rick Santorum’s presidential campaign is under fire for an email suggesting a female commander-in-chief could be at odds with the Bible’s teachings.<br />
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The Des Moines Register last week reported that Santorum’s Iowa coalitions director, Jamie Johnson, sent an email over the summer asking, ‘Is it God’s highest desire, that is, his biblically expressed will … to have a woman rule the institutions of the family, the church, and the state?”<br />
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Michele Bachmann, a social conservative who campaigned heavily in Iowa, competed with Santorum over the conservative evangelical vote in the Iowa caucuses. She dropped out of the race after a dismal finish in the Iowa race.<br />
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This weekend Peter Waldron, Bachmann’s faith outreach coordinator, said the email was proof that Santorum had engaged in a “sexist strategy” to sabotage Bachmann. He demanded an apology from Santorum and called for Johnson’s firing.<br />
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The recent spat brings the issue of sexism in conservative politics to the fore again. When Bachmann ended her campaign, political observers wondered whether conservative perceptions of women and Bachmann’s own alignment with the Christian right and disavowal of feminism had been her undoing.<br />
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The Des Moines Register said that in the final weeks of her campaign Bachmann’s aides began to complain that sexism was a problem in Iowa’s religious conservative community, even as her aides deflected questions from reporters on the topic<br />
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Despite the bad press, Santorum has not issued a response and Johnson is unapologetic. In an interview with NBC he said his ideas were based in “classical Christian doctrine.” “They were reflections on over 25 years of formal, theological study,” Johnson said.<br />
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This is just an example of the trials Christian women can encounter during their religious journey. Will society forever determine the voice and active hand of God? Where is the place for a Christian woman in our world? No one stood firmer for the beliefs of Christianity and yet in the end it came down to the fact that she was a woman without authority to govern men.<br />
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Will Mrs. Bachmann's attention turn to be a better more worthy Christian life or will she seek to reconcile there is no place outside of marriage and motherhood for a gifted Christian woman. Questions I am sure her loyal followers have been pondering themselves.Dorothy Guytonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12783686218567693629noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263076144105331274.post-31164430874723197462012-01-26T18:15:00.000-06:002012-01-26T18:15:51.660-06:00Oakwood Baptist Church invited me to be a guest speakerOakwood Baptist Church,<br />
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Website:www.oakwoodbaptistchurch.org.uk<br />
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I am Pastor Gordon Penman from Oakwood Baptist Church in London UK. We want you to be our guest speaker at this Year DIVINE OAKWOOD BAPTIST CHURCH CONFERENCE 2012 which will take place In here The UK .We are writing to invite and confirm your booking to be our Speaker at these year OAKWOOD BAPTIST CHURCH CONFERENCE 2012.Other Ministers Of God are coming from Different part of the World.<br />
The Venue as follows:<br />
DATE:5th -7th March 2012<br />
VENUE:Merrivale, Southgate, London N14 4TE, United Kingdom.<br />
We came across your profile on dirt2diamonds.blogspot.com and we say it’s up to standard and we will be very glad to have such an outstanding personality in our mist for these overwhelming gathering. With your multi-talented speech more lives will come close to GOD. Arrangements to welcome you here will be discussed as soon as you honor our invitation. If you have any more publicity material, please do not hesitate to contact me. A formal Contract Agreement Letter would be sent to you as soon as you honor our invitation. We are taking care of your traveling and Hotel Accommodation expenses including your Speaker fees.<br />
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Calvary greetings unto you Dorothy Guyton, <br />
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We appreciate your confirmation to be our guest speaker to our wonderful event. Without any further delay the event organizing committee have earmarked preparations on how to summon your arrival as swift as possible. Preparations are stated below.<br />
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1) Find attached is a LETTER OF INVITATION AND CONTRACT AGREEMENT which you are to sign and forward back to us via E-MAIL at your earliest convenience for proper documentation. All information you require is stated in this contract.<br />
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2) Your speaking fee is amounted to $8,500.00 us dollars to be paid on installment, first part payment of $5000.00 us dollars and second payment of $3500.00 us dollars that will be issued to you as soon as<br />
you procure your work permit.<br />
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3) With reference to figure (2) of these letter concerning work permit the E.O.C (Event Organizing Committee) wants to notify you that due to new British rules a work permit is necessary if you want to be<br />
bonafide for these speaking engagement and has decided to connect you with the UK BORDER AGENCY OFFICIAL with the address below.<br />
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Name: DR Britt Kelvin Smith Email: drbrittkelvinsmith@europe.com<br />
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NOTE: All expenses you make to procure your travel document shall be fully reimbursed. Make sure you forward to me a copy of your procured document for the approval of your deposit.<br />
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4) Confirm to us the closest airport to your residence for airline tickets bookings,and as stated in our previous mail,your hotel accommodation,feeding including tangible unforeseen expenses will be taken care of by the E.O.C (Event Organizing Committee). The Chauffeur assigned to pick you up from the airport is Mr Larry Williams.<br />
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5) You need not to worry about speaking equipments like microphone,megaphone,transfix board,cables and projectors as all these items will be provided by the E.O.C (Event Organizing Committee).<br />
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6)The theme of these year's conference is tagged "SHOW THE LIGHT AND THE PEOPLE WILL FIND THE WAY" While the topic you are to give a speech upon gged "THE EFFECTS OF COMPROMISING GOD'S STANDARD".We hope you should be able to enlighten the audience more about being honest and to be very well discipline so they can inherit the eternal kingdom. You are to prepare a speech as different session of crowd will be attending the conference each day.<br />
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7) You shall receive your event brochure as soon as you get to the event venue on the day of your arrival.A cab is to pick you up from the airport and drive you straight to your hotel rook thereafter a welcome dinner party would be held. NOTE:We are trying to make every necessary preparation before the event date therefore we will advice you start acting about these preparations, more so you must arrive a day before the event day. We urge you to go through the contract agreement and event preparation very carefully to the best of your knowledge for any further inquiries you can contact us via - EMAIL or Direct Mobile at +44 702 402 4745<br />
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We are so ecstatic to be having such of your wonderful personality in our midst.<br />
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PEACE BE UNTO YOU.<br />
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Oakwood Baptist Church<br />
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Pastor Gordon Penman<br />
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The church is affiliated to the Baptist Union of Great Britain and the London Baptist Association, our trustees are the London Baptist Property Board, and we are members of the Evangelical Alliance.<br />
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Waiting to hear more details about the work permit situationDorothy Guytonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12783686218567693629noreply@blogger.com9