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Do you want to know why we're in the position we are now? Because our nation only calls on God when planes fly into buildings. You know the saying, "God Bless America?" Why should He? The Bible says, "The fool hath said in his heart, there is no God." From the absolute LIE that our founding fathers wanted to separate the church from state affairs (see http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/987191/posts) to the complete outrage that President Obama has the nerve to place his hand on the Bible and then turn around and support gay marriage simply because the Democratic party tells him that's the way to get more votes, this country deserves exactly what it gets.
Why are we here? Again, the Bible says, money is the root of all evil. Why can't our elected officials (yes, elected, to our shame) come to a decision? Because they are power-seeking individualists, without moral standards.
Why do we have unemployment? Because once the department of education got involved, once our courts determined that God was not welcome in our schools, our educational system broke down. Violent crimes, divorces and all manner of crime and immorality have taken over? What do we have America? EXACTLY what we have asked for, and exactly what we deserve. Why do Christian schools turn out students with better grades, who make higher salaries? Why are our public schools covered with bars, guarded by police and private security, armed with metal and weapons detectors? You guessed it. Godless leadership thanks to you liberal voters.
Why are we in debt? Again, the Bible guides us to be good stewards of our money. Income tax? Didn't exist before WW1. Think about it...Now we're trillions of dollars in debt. The good steward took his coins and multiplied them.
Why is Obama in office? Why are our legislators and representatives where they are? Because we, a lazy, Godless, faithless nation put them there. We don't want rules. We don't want accountability. The Bible says "Do not love sleep, or you will grow poor." Why are we fighting about laws like Obamacare? Because too large a population of ours doesn't want to work, or didn't have enough pride in themselves growing up to study and work hard and make something of themselves.
Again, congratulations America. We've got EXACTLY what we asked for. Want to change it? Here's how we do it. Read the Constitution. Read the first session of congress (http://chaplain.house.gov/archive/continental.html). It prays to JESUS CHRIST our Lord. Not Allah, not Bhudda, or some elephant standing on a turtle balancing on some other animal. GROW UP AMERICA! Give in to the idea that THERE IS A GOD! Science got tired of explaining where the big bang or multiple big bangs came from. Ever hear of intelligent design? You want to rent Prometheus and believe that? Go ahead and answer to God for that one day.
America - get your head on straight, read what our founding fathers wanted because our government will NEVER tell you the truth about it. The sooner we get back to God, the sooner this country will be what He wants it to be.
I Never known anyone to rob,shoot,and kill for pot. They do it every day on crack cocaine and liquor.Its clear as day,people of the public are being used to generate more revenue in many ways,with man made chemicals.Its unimaginable how many lives would be saved and how many less dr. visits, hospital visits,and how many less people would be incarcerated if there was only pot being used in the country,world.Tobacco has hundreds of chemicals added before its sold to enhance the flavor and the addiction.There is no chemicals added to the the pot that is naturally.
grown.
When there is a big event that will have thousands of people and the rule of using any drug but alcohol,explains the problems that alcohol causes.
Please use any or all of my comment to make pot the one and only drug for most people and stop the sale the alcohol that kills millions and millions of people in so many different ways.We need to stop killing people to generate revenue.Thank you and have a great day. Robert