Umbrella of 'Social Justice'

What is Social Justice?

One might define social justice simply as the "equal protection of the laws for all citizens". But in our present society 'social justice' is a growing monster that takes on a whole new personality. Social justice in America is typically associated with left wing or socialist politics. Those who champion modern social justice believe that the problems of racial minorities and women are caused by injustices within society. Poverty is caused by the greed of capitalism. The planet is on the verge of extinction because of 'global warming'. The poor are insulted when given charity but they have a right to assistance from the government.

Most modern universities have embraced social justice as the core of their curriculum. All disciplines are expected to teach the social justice agenda. Why should a math teacher be asked to teach about environmentalism? Why should a home economics teacher take on the issues of poverty in our society? Our public educational systems are being held hostage to the socialist agenda. The goal is to indoctrinate the younger generation with socialistic ideas. Wouldn't an institution devoted to the expansion of knowledge be willing to present all sides of an issue? When they fail to do that they are indoctrinating, not educating. I teach in a Christian school and I'm very careful to teach my students the theological concepts of Christianity. But, my students also know atheism, pantheism, deism, New Age, etc. I'm confident in sharing with them all of those beliefs because I firmly believe that Christianity can hold its ground, indeed, conquer all of these false beliefs.

Social justice is generally understood to be a set of laws that are appropriated in such a manner as to ensure that all persons, irrespective of ethnic origin, gender race or religion, be treated with equity and justice. This is a noble idea that should be defended by all peoples dedicated to any system of morality. The problem is that this belief of social justice has become an umbrella under which all sorts of groups and individuals gather for protection when they attempt to promote agendas that are contrary to the opinion of the majority. One can almost always be assured that if the argument lacks logic it will find refuge under this umbrella.

It is often detrimental for these groups to express their beliefs in plain terms. The majority of Americans are not going to approve of killing babies (abortion) so they frame their agenda in terms of 'social justice' for the mother. Few Americans are going to approve of homosexuality because most believe it is unscriptural or at least, unnatural, so this group will frame their argument in terms of 'social justice'.

This protective umbrella is huge because of the vast number of groups seeking refuge there. Communists, multiculturalists, radical women's rights groups, Socialists, anti-gun proponents, global warming alarmists, etc. all seek cover. The radical concepts of these groups are unacceptable to most Americans but under the guise of 'social justice' they march on unimpeded. Who is brave enough to take a stand against 'social justice'?

Christians must not be deceived by such strategies. The word of God never changes. Its truth is not culture sensitive. Its truth does not evolve through the ages. Killing babies for the sake of convenience has always been wrong. Homosexuality is still an abominable sin in God's eyes. Stealing from people who have money and redistributing it to those who don't have it is still stealing.

Our government is full of high ranking politicians who have been elected to our highest offices by hiding their radical beliefs under the guise of 'social justice'. We've been hoodwinked and the flag on the tug-of-war rope has lurched far leftward. God has little place at all at any level in our government, Republican or Democrat. But in the camp of the far-left liberals, it seems they are completely void of any understanding of God or of scriptural concepts.

Axis of Idiots by J.D. Pendry

Axis of Idiots


Written by J. D. Pendry - March 10, 2009

Jimmy Carter, you are the father of the Islamic Nazi movement. You threw the Shah under the bus, welcomed the Ayatollah home, and then lacked the spine to confront the terrorists when they took our embassy and our people hostage. You’re the runner-in-chief.

Bill Clinton, you played ring around the Lewinsky while the terrorists were at war with us. You got us into a fight with them in Somalia and then you ran from it. Your weak-willed responses to the U.S.S. Cole and the First Trade Center Bombing and Our Embassy Bombings emboldened the killers. Each time you failed to respond adequately, they grew bolder, until 9/11/2001.

John Kerry, dishonesty is your most prominent attribute. You lied about American Soldiers in Vietnam.

Your military service, like your life, is more fiction than fact. You’ve accused our military of terrorizing

women and children in Iraq. You called Iraq the wrong war, wrong place, wrong time, the same words

you used to describe Vietnam. You’re a fake. You want to run from Iraq and abandon the Iraqis

to murderers just as you did to the Vietnamese. Iraq, like Vietnam, is another war that you were for,

before you were against it.



John Murtha, you said our military was broken. You said we can’t win militarily in Iraq. You accused

United States Marines of cold-blooded murder without proof and said we should redeploy to Okinawa.

Okinawa, John? And the Democrats call you their military expert! Are you sure you didn’t suffer a traumatic brain injury while you were off building your war hero resume? You’re a sad, pitiable, corrupt and washed up politician. You’re not a Marine, sir. You wouldn’t amount to a good pimple on a real Marine’s butt. You’re a phony and a disgrace. Run away, John.

Dick Durbin, you accused our soldiers at Guantanamo of being Nazis, tenders of Soviet style gulags and as bad as the regime of Pol Pot, who murdered two million of his own people after your party abandoned Southeast Asia to the Communists. Now you want to abandon the Iraqis to the same fate. History was not a good teacher for you, was it? Lord help us! See Dick run.

Ted Kennedy, for days on end you held poster-sized pictures from Abu Ghraib in front of any available television camera. Al Jazeera quoted you saying that Iraqi’s torture chambers were open under new management. Did you see the news, Teddy? The Islamic Nazis demonstrated another beheading for you. If you truly supported our troops, you’d show the world poster-sized pictures of that atrocity and demand the annihilation of it. Your legislation stripping support from the South Vietnamese led to a communist victory there. You’re a bloated, drunken fool bent on repeating the same historical blunder that turned freedom-seeking people over to homicidal, genocidal maniacs. To paraphrase John Murtha, all while sitting on your wide, gin-soaked rear-end in Washington.

Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, Carl Levine, Barbara Boxer, Diane Feinstein, Russ Feingold, Hillary Clinton, Pat Leahy, Barack Obama, Chuck Schumer, the Hollywood Leftist morons, et al, ad nauseam: Every time you stand in front of television cameras and broadcast to the Islamic Nazis that we went to war because our President lied, that the war is wrong and our soldiers are torturers, that we should leave Iraq, you give the Islamic butchers - the same ones that tortured and mutilated American soldiers - cause to think that we’ll run away again, and all they have to do is hang on a little longer. It is inevitable that we, the infidels, will have to defeat the Islamic jihadists.Better to do it now on their turf, than later on ours after they have gained both strength and momentum.

American news media and the New York Times particularly: Each time you publish stories about national defense secrets and our intelligence gathering methods, you become one united with the sub-human pieces of camel dung that torture and mutilate the bodies of American soldiers. You can’t strike up the courage to publish cartoons, but you can help Al Qaeda destroy my country. Actually, you are more dangerous to us than Al Qaeda is. I am happy that your company is sinking like a greased cinder block and will probably be bankrupt by the middle of 2009. I’m not surprised, as no one wants to read the trash you publish. Think about that each time you face Mecca to admire your Pulitzer.

You are America ’s ‘AXIS OF IDIOTS.’ Your collective stupidity will destroy us. Self-serving politics and terrorist-abetting news scoops are more important to you than our national security or the lives of innocent civilians and soldiers. It bothers you that defending ourselves gets in the way of your elitist sport of politics and your ignorant editorializing. There is as much blood on your hands as is on the hands of murdering terrorists. Don’t ever doubt that. Your frolics will only serve to extend this war as they extended Vietnam. If you want our soldiers home as you claim, knock off the crap and try supporting your country ahead of supporting your silly political aims and aiding our enemies.

Yes, I’m questioning your patriotism. Your loyalty ends with self. I’m also questioning why you’re stealing air that decent Americans could be breathing. You don’t deserve the protection of our men and women in uniform. You need to run away from this war, this country. Leave the war to the people who have the will to see it through and the country to people who are willing to defend it. Our country has two enemies. Those who want to destroy us from the outside and those who attempt it from within.

Semper Fi,

J. D. Pendry - Sergeant Major, USMC, Retired



J.D. Pendry is a retired Marine Sergeant Major who writes for Random House.

He is eloquent, and as taught by the Marines, seldom beats around the bush!

(I'm not sure if he is Marines or Army? In either case, he may come on strong but he is willing to tell it like it is.)

What is a Pastor?

What is a pastor?




I believe that pastors become pastors in response to a direct call from God. A man should never enter into such work fueled by his own desire or ambition. Eph 4:11 "And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers" The pastor is a man of God, a man who has been specifically called into ministry. He is charged with feeding, counseling and fortifying the body of believers for the work of God. He must be a motivator, persuading people to embrace the truth of God's word and teaching them to share that truth with others.

The primary calling of every pastor is to preach and teach the word of God. 1 Tim. 3:2 "Now the overseer must be above reproach, the husband of but one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach," The majority of a pastor's time should be in preparation for sharing the truth of God's word. This is his most important duty. This primary duty is often overshadowed by the need to be a counselor, an administrator, a great people person, etc.

The disciples were taught in Acts 6:2-4 "It is not desirable for us to neglect the word of God in order to serve tables. But select from among you, brethren, seven men of good reputation, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may put in charge of this task. But we will devote ourselves to prayer, and to the ministry of the word." (NASB). The apostles were being asked to tend to some administrative duties…to care for some poor widows. What nobler thing can a Christian do than that? But they quickly delegated this responsibility to other qualified elders because their calling and greatest expression of love was to preach and teach the word of God. To do this well requires a phenomenal amount of time and preparation but they embraced this whole heartedly. "Let the elders who rule well be considered worthy of double honor, especially those who work hard at preaching and teaching." The effective pastor must make teaching and preaching his major priority.

Jesus is our greatest pastoral example. Mark 9:35 "Jesus was going through all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every kind of disease and every kind of sickness." His ministry was three-fold: He preached and taught the word of God, he proclaimed the gospel through prayer, counseling and visitation and he ministered to those in need of physical, spiritual and emotional healing.

A pastor is to be a model of holy living. He can't expect to lead others if he isn't mature in the faith. He is to be the jealous guardian of truth. He must be on the look out for the "doctrines of demons" and for the invasion and infiltration of wolves in sheep's clothing. He must administer and govern the local church and tend to the unpleasant task of church discipline. He is to train and equip others to share the gospel of Christ through evangelism.

It must be kept in mind that the pastor is not an angel, nor is he Christ incarnate, he is but a simple man bound by infirmities and short comings just like any other man. Paul often reminded himself and others of his own limitations: "We have this treasure in earthen vessels." and "This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief .“—I Tim. 1:15. In some mysterious way, God seems to pick the lesser to sometimes teach the greater…"But God chose the foolish things of the world to confound the wise…" - 1 Cor. 1:27.

A pastor called to shepherd a flock is always called. He will never cease to be a pastor unless he disqualifies himself by voluntarily removing himself from ministry or by participating in an act of immorality. Should this happen he must resign or step down for it is futile for the blind to lead the blind.

The lay people of the church should pray daily for their shepherd. Only by prayer will he have the mind of Christ and understand biblical truth. He will need extra strength and stamina to tend to all of his administrative and spiritual duties and to fight the spiritual warfare necessary to contend for souls under his care. It is only with divine help that he can maintain a pure thought life, a passion for preaching and a strong compassion for the souls of his people.

National Road Trip Debt

This video helps us visualize what is happening with the national debt.   If the debt is rocketing out of control how are we going to afford Nationalized Health Care?  How will we afford a continuation of the war in Afghanistan and Iraq?  How will we afford to take care of the millions of baby boomer Americans who are about to go on Social Security and enter retirement and pull on Medicare and Medicaid?  Why are we going on a spending spree when we are bankrupt?  Why are we bailing out auto companies, banks, and other organizations who've found themselves in dire straits because of poor decisions?  Why are we willing to saddle the next generation with such a mountain of debt.  Will our children and grandchildren ever forgive us for ensuring they never achieve the same standard of living as we???


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My Greatest Calling...to be a father. - Kevin Probst

My greatest calling is to be a father….


Kevin Probst

I’m a teacher, I’m a preacher, a pastor, a friend, a husband, a son. I’m chief maintenance officer around my house. I’m the lawn man, the garbage man and baseball coach and golf instructor. I decorate Christmas trees, I carve pumpkins. I subject worn out muscles and feeble bones to risky wrestling matches on the living room floor.

I am the comforter of hurts. The one called upon to explain why bees fly and why stars shine. I know all the Veggie Tales songs by heart and I’ve mastered children’s literature. I think long and hard how to answer “Is Santa real?” I’ve learned to share all my pop corn and candy bars.

For a while I can conquer any monster. I’m a safe haven from the angry summer storms. I am expected to be able to fix every toy and have a solution to every problem. I’m stronger, and wiser, and bigger and better than any other daddy…at least for now.

Like most other fathers, I endure the heat of the summer and the cold of winters. I labor much longer than forty hours a week. I come home nearly every day exhausted and more weary than words can tell…and yet, the next day I get up and repeat it all over again for no other reason than love.

And I am very aware of my fearsome responsibility. I have sons who watch me. They’ve seen me at my best and at my worst. They’ve seen me as very successful and they’ve observed me fail miserably. They aren’t really too concerned about success or failure, they are more concerned about how I react and handle each of those.

I have a son that talks like me. I have another who walks like me. I have a third who smiles like me. It’s fearful the influence a father has over his children. My greatest calling is to be father to my sons. I’m not a grandfather yet…and I hope I won’t be a grandfather yet…not until my sons realize their greatest calling in life.

 "A Man's children and his garden both reflect the
amount of weeding done during the growing season."

~~Author Unknown.~~

In The Commode

In the Commode
by Kevin Probst

In the year 190 AD an emperor ascended to the throne of Rome. His was Commodus, the son of Marcus Aurelius. Commodus was soon obsessed with grandiose delusions of himself. He was preoccupied with obtaining fame and popularity. He was infected with a malignant form of narcissism. His vanity and conceit worsened over the course of time. Dio Cassius was a contemporary of Commodus. His observations led him to make this statement: “from a kingdom of gold to one of rust and iron.” He was declaring Commodus’ reign as the beginning of the end for the Roman Empire.

Commodus was obsessed with emulating Lincolnian figures. Hercules was his favorite. He walked about in a leopard skin in an attempt to actualize his fantasy. He believed himself to be the very center of the universe. He would often go to the coliseum to ‘fight’ gladiators who carried wooden swords and he would kill wild beasts who were chained to immovable posts. After winning ‘great victories’ he would expect his subjects to pay homage to him.

Commodus had acquired very little knowledge of foreign policy in spite of the fact that he was an apprentice to his father for several years before he became emperor. His father, Marcus Aurelius, had spent years in pursuit of barbarian tribes along the Danubean frontier. But, Commodus, in spite of his general’s call for more troops to fight off the barbarians, withdrew forces and abandoned the mission altogether thus subjecting Rome to the real and present danger of terroristic foreigners.

It was not uncommon for corrupt political figures to be promoted to powerful positions under Commodus. It seems they were never vetted properly or there were simply no honest and competent individuals to choose from.

So glory starved was Commodus that he was gifted with all the awards in the Empire. Even though he had done nothing to deserve these awards he insisted that he receive them with much fanfare. I’m sure he probably claimed authorship to a book that was ghost written by someone else.

Commodus saw himself as uniquely qualified to bring about a new order within the empire after the economy slumped into a deep recession. He declared himself the new Romulus and renamed the city Colonia Lucia Annia Commodiana.

Dio Cassius declared that Commodus was “not naturally wicked” but that his “cowardice made him the slave of his companions and that it was through them that he missed the better life” and descended into the evil that eventually overcame him and contributed to the destruction of his empire.

Ironically, Dio Cassius’ life was ended by a wrestler named Narcissus who strangled him to death in his bath. Some say he was strangled while sitting on the commode which was subsequently named after him. Statues erected in his honor were toppled and the city’s name was restored.

When I was researching this information for this article I noticed that Commodus had some similar characteristics of a very prominent politician in our modern age. But I know that we clearly believe now that “those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” We would never elect a narcissist as president of our great country. We are way too civilized and smart to ever turn our great country over to a megalomaniac. We love our country too much to elect a man who would appoint thugs, or call a cowardly retreat from the battlefront of Iraq or Afghanistan. We would never elect a man who would turn his back on allies who have befriended us for half a century. We would never elect a man who would accept awards he never earned or claim to write books he never wrote. Such dishonesty and self-worship we would never tolerate…or would we???

About the End of the Age

About the End of the Age

There seems to be a pattern in history that reveals a very important historical event happening every 2,000 years. Approximately 6,000 years ago Adam and Eve were created. About 4,000 years ago God made a covenant with Abraham. 2,000 years ago Christ was born in Bethlehem. Perhaps we are approaching the time of Christ's Second Coming.

The Bible declares that no man knows the day nor the hour of his coming. Even Christ himself may not know. It seems to be a knowledge reserved for God the Father only. I'm sure there are strong reasons that God withholds that information from us and now we see through a murky glass but eventually we will understand.

There are a lot of parallel prophecies in Daniel and in The Revelation. After Daniel had seen his vision the angel spoke to him these words, "Go your way, Daniel, because the words are closed up and sealed until the time of the end." (Dan. 12:9) Daniel didn't understand his own writings. He prayed for understanding but the words were sealed until the end time.

As we progress toward the end of the age I believe our understanding of eschatological events becomes less mysterious. For instance, fifty years ago it was extremely hard to understand how the mark of the beast could possibly be implemented but now, in the age of computers and microchips it's much easier to understand that prophecy.

As a history teacher I teach my students that the root causes of all wars are political conflict, economic conflict and religious conflict. There is a diabolical scheme to eliminate these causes and bring a sort of utopia, or heaven to earth. If the nations of the world could be unified under a one world government, if the religions could merge into a sort of smorgasbord of total tolerance absent all confrontation and if we could form a one world economy we would at last live in peace and there would be no need or desire for God's heaven, we will have created our own.

Satan will use the anti-Christ and the false prophet to help usher in his one-world ideas. The anti-Christ is a person and he will one day present himself in the temple of Jerusalem where he will blasphemously declare himself a 'messiah type'. This 'abomination of desolation' will usher in a time of great tribulation. He will be released to make war on the saints for a period of time.

Christ will rapture his saints at some point and return as the greatest of all warriors to lead an army against the Satanic forces at Armageddon. The battle will be horrendous but Christ will emerge the victor and he will set up his kingdom on earth and reign without interruption for 1,000 years. For some mysterious reason Satan will be released for a short period but then the unholy trinity will be cast into the lake of fire and brimstone forever and forever.

Christ's restoration of fallen man will be complete and those who are his followers will live in peace and happiness in heaven forevermore.