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Truth ... or Lie?
by Rebecca Hagelin
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Just War or False Peace?
by Caroline Camden Lewis: The North Korean nuclear threat has continued to escalate in recent weeks, beginning with Kim Jong Un’s threat to destroy the U.S. territory of Guam, the launching of a missile over Japan, and claiming to have tested a hydrogen bomb, tremors of which were felt in China and South Korea.
In early August, President Donald Trump responded by declaring that an attack by North Korea would be met with “fire and fury.” Last week, the president issued a statement clarifying that “all options are on the table.”
On Monday of this week, UN Ambassador Nikki Haley spoke at an emergency UN Security Council meeting, where she said that Kim’s “abusive use of missiles and his nuclear threats show that he is begging for war.” She continued, “War is never something the United States wants. We don’t want it now. But our country’s patience is not unlimited. … Twenty-four years of half measures and failed talks is enough.”
Critics claim that such statements by both President Trump and Ambassador Haley appear brash, impulsive or harsh. Such critics, however, ignore the longevity of the issue. Since 1993, the UN Security Council has issued nine sanctions attempting to negotiate with North Korea and to thwart its nuclear program economically. Yet, over the past two decades, not only has North Korea violated these sanctions but it has continued to build its own nuclear arsenal and test its nuclear weapons with brazen confidence while signaling its intent to use those weapons.
Some in the media think of Kim Jong Un as a silly little boy threatening to blow up the playground with his baking soda and vinegar volcano project. They hope, Maybe he just needs a little fresh air. Maybe he just needs friends. Maybe this will all go away when we wake up tomorrow.
Others characterize Kim as a crazy man. However, former CIA Deputy Director Michael Morrell thinks differently: “People are wrong when they say he’s crazy. He’s not crazy. He’s very rational in his own world. He is smart, he is decisive, his is persistent, but he’s also an attention-seeker. He’s also paranoid … and … extraordinarily violent.”
Our postmodern culture labels the aggressors as victims and the responders as aggressors. It has blurred the lines between right and wrong, innocent and guilty, victim and victimized. Our universities spend time trying to “understand” Hitler, Stalin or Mussolini. Our courts speak of mass murderers as “troubled” people who forgot to take their medicine. We dismiss terrorists when they issue threats and minimize their actions and violence. Our chronic avoidance of real threats can have dangerous consequences.
Peace advocates see disarmament and negotiation as the only way to solve problems. Though well-meaning peace advocates do not recognize the truth of Ronald Reagan’s slogan, “Peace Through Strength,” or the wisdom of Winston Churchill’s statement, “An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile hoping it will eat him last.”
Many people assume that only a war kills innocent people. However, “false peace” or a peace that solves no problems can be just as dangerous. Consider, for example, how the “Peace Movement” of the 1960s destabilized and disrupted the Vietnam war to ensure a victory for the communists. The movement, which played upon the sentiments of Americans to stop the war, ultimately led to the American retreat from Vietnam. As a result of this “false peace,” the communists slaughtered nearly three million innocent Cambodians and Vietnamese when they gained power.
In contrast to false “peace” movements, the “Just War Theory,” espoused by medieval luminaries such as St. Augustine of Hippo and St. Thomas Aquinas, refers to situations in which the use of military force is justifiable. The conditions include the following:
- The war must be a response to an action of direct aggression
- The war must be in the protection of the innocent
- The war must be declared by a legitimate authority
- The war must be fought with the right intent
- The peaceful conclusion of the war must be non-vindictive
Professor Jean Bethke Elshtain Professor of Social and Political Ethics at University of Chicago notes: “St. Augustine claimed that war may be resorted to in order to preserve or achieve peace — and not just any peace, but a just peace that leaves the world better off than it was prior to the resort of force.”
We should not apologize for or dismiss the threats made by Kim Jong Un. In addition to enforcing the sanctions, we need to revive the information strategies used to topple the Soviet Union. We need to implement political warfare and information campaigns to raise doubt among the North Korean military leaders about the regime in order to fray the loyalty within their ranks. Yet, if the situation requires military action, we need to know that a just war protects more innocent people than a false peace.
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Democrat Spy Ring Co-Conspirator
Headed Back To US From Pakistan
by rickwells.us
{rickwells.us} ~ Rep Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Rep Andre Carson (D-IN), Rep Jackie Speier (D-CA), Rep Yvette Clarke (D-NY) and Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN) are five of the thirty or more Congressional Democrats who have reason to be concerned now that spy suspect Imran Awan’s wife is headed back to the US... They allowed and potentially aided and were otherwise complicit in the espionage crimes committed by the gang of spies led by Awan and his wife, Hina Alvi. Alvi is scheduled to return to the United States on the last week of this month. Her return was made conditional upon her not being arrested in front of her children. How is it that the feds can persuade a suspected spy to return to the US from Pakistan but are unable to effectively interview or impanel a grand jury to investigate liar-Hillary Clinton and her co-conspirators?... http://rickwells.us/democrat-spy-ring-co-conspirator-headed-back-Pakistan/.
U.S. Navy Base is Evacuated,
Preparing for Hurricane Irma
by Thomas
{thepoliticalinsider.com} ~ There is no doubt about it: Hurricane Irma is going to be one of the most serious weather storms in history. Now, the United States Navy has been forced to evacuate 5,000 personnel... They are currently fleeing from the destructive path of this Category 5 storm. At the Navy Air Station Key West, families and personnel, along with civilian staff, are leaving the region immediately. Bill Dougherty, a Navy spokesman, noted that the U.S. Navy Region Southwest commander has ordered a “mandatory evacuation of non-essential personnel and dependents from NAS Key West to safe haven within 300 miles of Atlanta, Georgia.”... http://thepoliticalinsider.com/us-navy-key-west-evacuate/?utm_content=4b4ea4948726422aa6473c7b9fa19141&source=CI&utm_campaign=TPI_Morning_Newsletter_9_7_2017&utm_source=TPI-Newsletter-9-7-17-morning&utm_medium=email.
ISIS Instructing Jihadists to
Add Cyanide to Grocery Store Goods
by Andrew West
{lidblog.com} ~ As if the world didn’t have enough reason to fear the radical Islamic terror emanating from the middle east, ISIS has new instructions for their worldwide network of operatives... Months ago, the worldwide leader in terror instructed their jihadists stationed in Europe to begin using cars and trucks to attack those who were not of the Muslim faith. Shortly thereafter, a rash of just such attacks began occurring all over the continent, with France, England, and Finland all succumbing to the dastardly tactic. Now, the caliphate leadership is announcing a new initiative in their holy war, and it is certainly meant to frighten the entire civilized world like never before... http://lidblog.com/isis-cyanide-grocery/.
Sorry Liberals, We Can’t Survive Another
liar-nObama-Type “Red Line” w/ North Korea
by Jeff Dunetz
{lidblog.com} ~ The Facebook foreign policy experts and the Left news are going nuts trying to protect liar-Clinton and liar-nObama. It now seems the North Korean nuclear deal was just a “framework” that the international community could build on. What does that mean?... According to then-President liar-Bubba “I didn’t have sexual relations with that woman” liar-Clinton said the North Korean agreement was a GOOD deal for the United States because the deal would freeze and then DISMANTLE their nuclear arsenal. That worked out well, now didn’t it! South Korea and others in the area would be better protected and the entire world will be safer by slowing these guys down. liar-Clinton also said South Korea and Japan agreed to help North Korea find an alternative way to generate power, eliminating their need for nuclear power. The United States and international inspectors were to CAREFULLY monitor North Korea and ensure it was living up to the agreement. Sounds like Iran, and that’s working out fine, right?... http://lidblog.com/obama-type-red-line-north-korea/.
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by Rebecca Hagelin
Truth ... or Lie?
by Rebecca Hagelin
{The Patriot Post} ~ Peter Jones is a kind, scholarly man with a charming British accent and delightful sense of humor.
Even a brief conversation with him reveals that he is a loving human being who is at peace with himself and his Creator.
In addition to his warm, grandfatherly demeanor, Dr. Jones is a fierce warrior for truth. In fact, his bedrock commitment to speaking the truth in love is precisely what makes him a powerful teacher and wonderful person.
Dr. Jones is both humble and confident. He knows that he is a fallen being, just like the rest of us. Yet he doesn’t wallow in guilt over past sins or pretend as if they don’t exist.
He speaks of truth boldly but with love. And even though he holds a master’s degree in divinity from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, a master’s degree in theology from Harvard Divinity School, and a doctoral degree from Princeton Theological Seminary, he communicates in a manner that touches the heart and mind.
Thankfully, Dr. Jones runs a ministry that was formed at exactly the right time in our nation’s life. TruthXChange is nothing short of a gift from God to anyone who wants to learn how to effectively confront the anger, apathy and lies that are quickly engulfing American culture.
The organization fills the void that the large majority of Christian churches left when they sought to look more like the world, instead of offering the way to a better life by staying true to the Gospel.
But TruthXChange does not seek to replace our churches; rather, the ministry equips church leaders, teaching them how to really be “the Church” in a culture that is hungry for truth and God’s unconditional love.
Last year I attended a two-day seminar that TruthXChange sponsored featuring numerous Christian apologists who are boldly exposing the harms and lies of false spirituality, gender fluidity and redefined marriage. The content was stunning and life-changing.
Through books, videos, blogs and events, TruthXChange furthers its purpose: “For God’s glory, TruthXchange exists to equip the Christian community in general and its leaders in particular to recognize and effectively respond to the rising tide of neopaganism.”
If you seek to understand how it’s possible that, in America, kindergarteners are being taught that they can choose their own gender; if you wonder how intelligent people can be duped into referring to men like Bruce Jenner as “she”; if you are concerned about the demise of free speech and the freedom to live the Christian faith in our country, then you need to spend time reading through the excellent materials on www.TruthXChange.com.
Serving as a foundational scripture for TruthXChange, in Romans 1:25 Paul speaks of the affluent yet morally bankrupt Roman culture and warns of the consequences to come for a people “who exchanged the truth of God for the lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator …”
TruthXChange will teach you “to clarify the Truth by understanding and explaining the Lie.”
Dr. Jones’ powerful book, “Gospel Truth/Pagan Lies: Can You Tell the Difference?” is a great place to start learning how to combat our nation’s cultural decline. I keep it on my nightstand and reread sections frequently.
TruthXChange challenges me to become a more effective defender of my faith, to understand the genesis of the lies that permeate society, to be bold in speaking truth. “For I am not ashamed of the Gospel of Christ; for it is the power of salvation for all who believe.”
If I truly adhere to the meaning of this verse from Romans 1:16, I am also bound to study and understand that Gospel more fully.
TruthXChange.com will challenge and help you understand too.
Even a brief conversation with him reveals that he is a loving human being who is at peace with himself and his Creator.
In addition to his warm, grandfatherly demeanor, Dr. Jones is a fierce warrior for truth. In fact, his bedrock commitment to speaking the truth in love is precisely what makes him a powerful teacher and wonderful person.
Dr. Jones is both humble and confident. He knows that he is a fallen being, just like the rest of us. Yet he doesn’t wallow in guilt over past sins or pretend as if they don’t exist.
He speaks of truth boldly but with love. And even though he holds a master’s degree in divinity from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, a master’s degree in theology from Harvard Divinity School, and a doctoral degree from Princeton Theological Seminary, he communicates in a manner that touches the heart and mind.
Thankfully, Dr. Jones runs a ministry that was formed at exactly the right time in our nation’s life. TruthXChange is nothing short of a gift from God to anyone who wants to learn how to effectively confront the anger, apathy and lies that are quickly engulfing American culture.
The organization fills the void that the large majority of Christian churches left when they sought to look more like the world, instead of offering the way to a better life by staying true to the Gospel.
But TruthXChange does not seek to replace our churches; rather, the ministry equips church leaders, teaching them how to really be “the Church” in a culture that is hungry for truth and God’s unconditional love.
Last year I attended a two-day seminar that TruthXChange sponsored featuring numerous Christian apologists who are boldly exposing the harms and lies of false spirituality, gender fluidity and redefined marriage. The content was stunning and life-changing.
Through books, videos, blogs and events, TruthXChange furthers its purpose: “For God’s glory, TruthXchange exists to equip the Christian community in general and its leaders in particular to recognize and effectively respond to the rising tide of neopaganism.”
If you seek to understand how it’s possible that, in America, kindergarteners are being taught that they can choose their own gender; if you wonder how intelligent people can be duped into referring to men like Bruce Jenner as “she”; if you are concerned about the demise of free speech and the freedom to live the Christian faith in our country, then you need to spend time reading through the excellent materials on www.TruthXChange.com.
Serving as a foundational scripture for TruthXChange, in Romans 1:25 Paul speaks of the affluent yet morally bankrupt Roman culture and warns of the consequences to come for a people “who exchanged the truth of God for the lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator …”
TruthXChange will teach you “to clarify the Truth by understanding and explaining the Lie.”
Dr. Jones’ powerful book, “Gospel Truth/Pagan Lies: Can You Tell the Difference?” is a great place to start learning how to combat our nation’s cultural decline. I keep it on my nightstand and reread sections frequently.
TruthXChange challenges me to become a more effective defender of my faith, to understand the genesis of the lies that permeate society, to be bold in speaking truth. “For I am not ashamed of the Gospel of Christ; for it is the power of salvation for all who believe.”
If I truly adhere to the meaning of this verse from Romans 1:16, I am also bound to study and understand that Gospel more fully.
TruthXChange.com will challenge and help you understand too.
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