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Right to Die or Will to Live
by Caroline Camden Lewis
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Christians Sign Statement of Christian Faith, Left
Goes Nuts
by Nate Jackson: Christians aren’t supposed to believe what the Bible teaches; Christians are instead supposed to believe what 21st century social justice warriors allow them to believe. That’s essentially the message of progressives in the wake of the signing by many prominent Evangelical Christians of the Nashville Statement.
National Review’s David French, who was among the signers, sums it up: “It’s a basic declaration of Christian orthodoxy on sexuality, sexual orientation, and sexual identity. Its 14 articles can be boiled down to a simple statement: We believe the Bible is the word of God, and the word of God declares that sexual intimacy is reserved for the lifelong union of a man and a woman in marriage. It acknowledges the reality of same-sex attraction as well as the reality of transgender self-conceptions, but denies that God sanctions same-sex sexual activity or a transgendered self-conception that is at odds with biological reality. In other words, it’s basic Christianity.”
Naturally, that’s vile bigotry to many on the Left. In addition to the leftist Christians whose politics often trump their belief in the Bible’s teachings, Nashville’s Democrat Mayor Megan Barry weighed in, tweeting, “The @CBMWorg’s so-called ‘Nashville Statement’ is poorly named and does not represent the inclusive values of the city & people of Nashville.” But given the large conservative Evangelical presence in Nashville, we’d say that the statement is in fact a fair and accurate representation.
But as French notes, Barry’s proclamation, as representative of Nashville’s government, is “a declaration of state against church.” It’s the mayor telling many of her own citizens that they do not represent their city. This line of totalitarian thinking is exactly what drove the Supreme Court’s decision on same-sex marriage, among other things. Americans are being told what to think by the Rainbow Mafia and its Big Media enablers. Or should we say feel? Because that’s what this is — emotion-driven, “love wins” policymaking that subjects those who disagree to disdain, mockery and even criminal penalty. Is that the kind of religious liberty the Pilgrims came here to establish? ~The Patriot Post
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DACA Backdoor Citizenship Loophole –
Go On Vacation, Become A US Citizen
by rickwells.us
{rickwells.us} ~ The liar-nObama globalists are a devious bunch, deliberately drafting their unlawful DACA with a back door for citizenship included... and then refusing to respond to Congress when they feebly attempted to investigate. Top congressional Republicans revealed on Friday that information provided to them by the Trump administration shows over 45,000 DACA enrollees have used the loophole to apply for citizenship. It’s interesting to note that when the Dems and RINOs are attempting to justify letting the DACA illegals stay in the US they claim they’ve got no relationship to their country of origin. They suddenly find a relationship when exploiting it is a means of sidestepping immigration law. The backdoor loophole is based upon an irrelevant requirement to return to their home country, which somehow magically transforms them into a new type of illegal, one that is able to claim “parole.” It’s take a vacation and then come back and apply for citizenship. Reason doesn’t have a place in illegal, deceptive, open borders policies. DACA is not a law – it’s just liar-nObama dictates that were illegal then and are still illegal today. Our corrupt government just treats it as law because liar-nObama said so and Trump hasn’t said stop...http://rickwells.us/daca-backdoor-citizenship-loophole-go-vacation-become-us-citizen/.
Texas Amasses Army of Wild Animals
to Fight Deadliest Animal in Flooded Houston
by Tiffani Grey
{conservativetribune.com} ~ In Texas, some local volunteers are rescuing bats from the flooded waters and the reason why may surprise you. This is a perfect example of why Texans are some of the most resourceful people in the country... After Hurricane Harvey devastated many parts of Texas, some volunteers gathered together to rescue bats that were stranded in the rising waters. You know what is really attracted to still waters? Mosquitoes. These Texas heroes understand that bats eat mosquitoes and so by rescuing them, they can deal with a major virus-carrying threat... http://conservativetribune.com/texas-amasses-army-animals/?utm_source=Email&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=dailypm&utm_content=conservative-tribune.
If You Hate Poverty, You Should Love Capitalism
{truthrevolt.org} ~ Did you know that since 1970, the percentage of humanity living in extreme poverty has fallen 80 percent? How did that happen?... Arthur Brooks, president of the American Enterprise Institute, explains. The next time you hear someone complain about capitalism, consider this: The percentage of people living at starvation level poverty has fallen 80% since 1970. Before then, more than one in four people around the world were living on a dollar a day or less. Today, it’s about one in twenty... http://www.truthrevolt.org/commentary/prager-u-if-you-hate-poverty-you-should-love-capitalism
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Wasserman Schultz hangs with
lobbyist who threatened Assange's life
by Alicia Powe
{wnd.com} ~ Democratic Party leader Debbie Wasserman Schultz, whose political career has been on a downward spiral ever since Wikileaks’ Julian Assange last year exposed DNC emails online... apparently jumped off a figurative cliff this week – consorting with a lobbyist who publicly threatened Assange with death. The Florida congresswoman was photographed this week at a meeting with Miami Democratic lobbyist Evan Ross, who made international headlines after he offered to kill the Wikileaks founder and whistleblower Edward Snowden. Ross, who served as the Miami Democratic Party’s district chairman from 2011-2012 and as president of the Miami-Dade Young Democrats, went on a Twitter rant on July 30 about Assange and Snowden... http://www.wnd.com/2017/09/wasserman-schultz-hangs-with-lobbyist-who-threatened-assanges-life/.
Carlson, Fitton – Trump Must Order DOJ
Audit Of FBI / DOJ Sham Investigations, Corruption
by rickwells.us
{rickwells.us} ~ Tucker Carlson and Tom Fitton discuss the revelations made by Senators Charles Grassley (R-IA) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC), that former FBI Director James Comey was running a sham investigation... Comey had already started drafting his announcement that he was not going to prosecute as early as April of 2016, while the “investigation” was still underway. Carlson asks Fitton, “Can this be true?” Fitton responds, “It’s incredible, it shows the investigation truly was a sham. You know Comey came out and said he made the decision in July, perjury before Congress?. Well, his deputies were interviewed by government officials and they said, ‘Well he began drafting the statement in early May, maybe even as early as April, before they had interviewed 17 key witnesses, including liar-Clinton.”... http://rickwells.us/carlson-fitton-trump-must-order-doj-audit-fbi-doj-sham-investigations-corruption/
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Right to Die or Will to Live
by Caroline Camden Lewis: The “Right to Die” movement is a growing trend in the U.S. and around the world. It has been labeled as “compassionate,” but it poses great societal risks, namely the compromising of the doctor-patient relationship and endangering the rights of the disabled.
Right to Die encompasses both physician-assisted suicide (PAS) and euthanasia. Euthanasia refers to a doctor performing a lethal injection and PAS refers to a doctor aiding the patient’s death by giving the means or information to enable the patient’s suicide. This, for example, may include providing drugs and information regarding the lethal dose. Currently, Oregon, Washington, Vermont, California, Montana, Colorado, DC and Canada have legalized (PAS).
While proponents of “Right to Die” frame the issue as merely a medical “right,” akin to a “Do Not Resuscitate” order, the American Medical Association stands against it on ethical and philosophical grounds. AMA says, “Physician-assisted suicide is fundamentally incompatible with the physician’s role as healer, would be difficult or impossible to control, and would pose serious societal risks.”
Liz Carr, a British actress, comedian, disability rights activist and writer of “Assisted Suicide: The Musical,” echoes these concerns about the difficulty to control PAS and its societal risks. She observes that while the law is initially intended for the terminally ill, other groups claim a “right” to it and “in the name of rights and equality [euthanasia] ends up being extended.” Carr also voices concerns for the disabled community, stating, “I fear we’ve so devalued certain groups of people — ill people, disabled people, older people — that I don’t think it’s in their best interests to enshrine in law the right of doctors to kill certain people.” The Right to Die quickly becomes the Right to Kill.
Donald W. Landry, M.D., PhD and chief of medicine at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center, agrees: “A brave, new world in which physicians routinely take up the cause of death is a world of grave moral hazard. … Imagine that instead of leading you to choose a preferred treatment, [the doctor] is advancing another, more final solution as best for you. This is not the world in which you want to live.” In this brave new world, how do we discern the motives of the doctor? Does he or she want what is best for the patient, or what saves the government and insurance companies money?
This is no longer an abstract scenario. A recent report from Canada mentioned that euthanasia could “save” the government $139 million per year. The insurance company of one 34-year-old Californian, a wife and mother of four, denied coverage for chemotherapy but covered suicide pills, which cost $1.20.
Additionally, we don’t have to look beyond Charlie Gard to see that socialized medicine presents itself as “free” but in reality, strips freedom from the key decision makers in the life of the patient. Administrators, judges and government officials make the decisions rather than family of the patient. Socialism roots itself in atheistic philosophy whereby government (funded by the taxes), not God, provides for the needs of people. In this “efficient” system, the government “saves money” by destroying those who require the most care.
But what about those suffering patients who really do want to die? Diane Severin, M.D., a radiation oncology physician practicing in Canada, states:
“The first time a patient asked to be euthanized, which has increased since its legalization in Canada, my initial response was ‘I don’t believe in that.’ But that made for a difficult discussion. My patient wasn’t asking what I believed in. He was asking about himself. Going forward, I tried to find out what my patients were afraid of. … I discovered that they feared pain and suffering. After describing the resources of our palliative care team, who could provide pain and symptom help, not one patient pushed beyond that initial inquiry. People really do want to live.”
Not only do people want to live, but they long for loyalty, self-sacrifice, purpose and meaning. Atul Gawande, M.D., surgeon and author of New York Times bestseller “Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End,” refers to the philosophy of loyalty espoused by early 20th century Harvard philosopher Josiah Royce. Gawande summarizes it thus: “The individualist puts self-interest first, seeing his own pain, pleasure and existence as his greatest concern.” However, the human being needs loyalty. Gawande notes, “The cause can be large (family, country, principle) or small (a building project, the care of a pet). The important thing is that, in ascribing value to the cause and seeing it as worth making sacrifices for, we give our lives meaning.”
In addition to posing risks to medical ethics, conscience rights of doctors, and endangering the disabled and infirmed, the Right to Die movement conceals socialist government “efficiency” and insurance profits behind words like “dignity” and “compassion.” By trading the values of faith and courage for individualism and avoidance of pain, we have lost, as a culture, a sense of loyalty and self-sacrifice. While the “Right to Die” movement appears to be the choice for the liberated individualist, it only stands as a symptom of godless, socialist secularization that strips meaning from life and dignity from people. Euthanasia and assisted suicide will not cease to be an issue until we address not only our fear of death and lack of purpose, but the larger problem of the atheistic secularization of society. For, only in understanding from whence we have come will we know how to move forward.
~The Patriot Post
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