Every city across America is faced with a severe homeless population. In the last five years, America’s homelessness has escalated thirty percent higher in every central city. Homelessness is no longer confined to major metropolises. Urban towns, small farming villages, country townships, and mountain rural communities have their share of homeless troubles.

Homeless people rely upon charitable organizations, such as Catholic Charities, churches, and private non-profit organizations, for a hot meal, a shower, and toiletries. Food and Care Coalition in Provo, Utah serve three meals a day, plus a sack lunch to Provo’s growing homeless population. Two years ago they averaged 700 meals a day. That figure has now risen to over 1000 hot meals, plus they provide dental, optical, and medical care.

They’re not alone. Catholic Charities states there is a vaunting increase in homeless people in America. For example, in Colorado Springs, Catholic Charities feed 700 to 800 people a day; compared to six months ago they averaged 400 to 500 homeless people. Charitable organizations that care for the homeless are faced with a mammoth financial dilemma. They are simply running out of money and food. Non-profit organizations rely on the generosity of private citizens, churches, private corporations, and the federal government.

Across America the current recession has largely affected freewill contributions. In most cases, donations are down fifty percent or more. With the rising cost of food, some grocery stores, such as, Safeway and KingSooper (United Grocers) have ceased disseminating meat products, milk, and juice to charitable organizations, except for expired bread and pastries. The reason: The federal government allows for grocery stores a much higher tax write-off if expired food is discarded rather than given to charities. Catholic Charities, Food and Care Coalition, Manna, and other homeless charities primarily rely on food donations from grocery stores.

The Obama Administration has significantly cut back funding to all charities, putting charitable institutions in a most difficult position to care for the homeless. All along, America’s “moneybags” live in marble palaces, and dine at recherché restaurants eating caviar and sipping Pertimali di Livo Sassetti. Year after year, these self-praising “economic whores” rob the middle-class out of what little money they earn. They’ve set themselves as kings over America’s middle-class and wretched misfortunate ones. How long will the poor allow America’s aristocrats to rule over them? A fresh wind is blowing across America: It is a revolutionary call to unity for economical equality for all peoples.

Kathryn Winkfein, a 72 year old grandmother ran afoul of Texas law on May 11, 2009 when she refused to sign a speeding ticket. Travis County, Sheriff Deputy, Chris Blaze, tasered Ms Winkfein for exercising her Constitution right not to sign a ticket for speeding. Deputy Blaze and Travis County Sheriff Department justified the deputy’s action, stating, “he feared for his life.”

It is true the frail old lady did refuse to sign the ticket and used foul language. She objected to the speeding ticket, claiming she was not speeding. Deputy Blaze provoked the situation further when he physically shoved the old woman, nearly knocking her off her feet. Ms Winkfein vehemently objected to being physically abused by the deputy. At that point, Deputy Blaze withdrew his weapon and threatened to shoot the 72 year old woman.

When Ms Winkfein continued her refusal to sign the ticket, Deputy Blaze decided it was time for a more drastic measure to enforce compliance. Deputy Blaze withdrew his taser gun, and shot the old lace with 50,000 volts of electricity. It was a proud moment for Travis County Sheriff Department. They arrogantly hailed the taser assault as being justified. The truth is Deputy Blaze could have subdued the elderly lady with one hand tied behind his back. She posed no threat to the officer, society, or herself. She was not in possession of a weapon of any kind, nor was there one in the vicinity of her vehicle.

Texas has a long standing anti-Semitic history with Jews. Unfortunately for Ms. Winkfein, Deputy Blaze’s action to taser her was triggered by his entrenched anti-Semitic viewpoints. His unacceptable justification for tasering this elderly lady was nothing more than police window dressing. Travis County Sheriff Department has validated Deputy Blaze’s brutal actions as justifiable; however, I am most positive the good citizens of Texas do not.

Last week the Californians voted against the California initiative to ban same-sex-marriage in California. The LDS Church pumped 25 million dollars into the fray to fight against the same sex marriage initiative. A majority of Californians overwhelmingly voted against the same-sex-marriage initiative. Nationwide the gays and homosexuals were outraged; the matter is now headed toward the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in Sacramento, California.

The LDS Church was founded on traditional family values and morals. It is the fundamental philosophy of their faith. The Church leaders teach traditional family values as the core of Godliness; and view traditional marriage as a most important Biblical law. Same-sex-marriage violates the essence of God’s law, therefore the LDS Church and a vast of other faiths entered into the same-sex-marriage fray as a conduit to ensure conventional American family values and morals. In taking a righteous stand for Church values the Gay community has accused the Church of intolerance, racism, haters of gays, and bigotry. This is not the case.

The LDS Church is one of the most generous and benevolent ministries worldwide. They welcome people of all faiths to fellowship with them, no matter what their sexual preferences are. The Church spends millions of dollars every year reaching out to the poor (church members and non-church members) with housing assistance, food, clothing, medical bills, and a host of other charitable needs. They are involved with local and national politics, social events, aid organizations, and scholastic scholarships. They make available Biblical agendas for kids, teenagers, young adults, the elderly, singles, and families.

The Church is not anti-gay, but rather pro family values. If the Church had failed to take a stand against California’s same-sex-marriage initiative, they would in essence have violated the very principles of their faith. Moral principles, ethics, Biblical doctrine, family significance, love, kindness, and forgiveness are the characteristics the LDS Church. Jesus said that the Church would be persecuted for righteousness sake. While some radical gays sling bigotry accusations at the Church, the Church continues to extend a hand of kindness toward to the gay community. Christians everywhere are obligated by the Word of God to love every person, no matter what their sexual preference may be, without compromising their doctrine of faith.

There is an old gospel song that refers to faith as “planted as a tree before the waters”. In these troubling times, Christians are encountering difficult if not seemingly impossible obstacles, especially in economics and health issues. Never before has America faced uncertainties as she has in the last seven years. The whole world is under attack by religious extremists who are bent on destroying all things that are decent and moral, especially the God-given right of freedom that America and the free nations enjoy.

Yet as the world grows more restless, Christians are assured in God’s Word that deliverance is just a prayer away. Our Heavenly Father has promised each and everyone of us that He will deliver us is the day of trouble. The Word teaches us to “look to the Author and Developer of our faith” as the source of our deliverance.

On a certain day the disciples were instructed by the Lord to get into a boat and cross to the other side of the sea. As Jesus slept in the lower part of the boat a storm arose, filling the boat with water. The disciples fearing they were about to drown woke Jesus up and said, “Master don’t you care that we are about to drown? Jesus went to the bow of the boat and commanded for the winds and sea to calm. Immediately the storm ceased its violent rage. Jesus said to His disciples, ” Oh you of little faith, why did you doubt?”

Jesus gave them the instructions to cross over to the other side, yet as the storm arose, they focused on the storm and not the dictates of Jesus. I often meet Christians, just like the disciples, whose eyes are on the world problems and not the Word of God. When troubles come, they are suddenly afraid for the worst to happen. God never promised us that we would not have troubles, nor would He shield us from life difficulties. He did promise us a way of escape through His Word.

As a believer, we must not kowtow to troubles, but face them with the Word of God. In the mouth of believers, the Word becomes a two-edged sword dividing and cutting away at our problems. The Holy Spirit is only moved by God’s Word. The same Holy Spirit that resides in each believer, great and small. As the believer rises up in faith through the Word of God, the Holy Spirit moves in for our deliverance.

The difficulties we face are real. The world is in a chaos, yet as we remain in the Word, God builds a hedge around us. He is faithful and just to deliver us in these troubling times. Keep your focus on the Word of God, and God will deliver you from your troubles. That is His promise to you as a child of your Heavenly Father.

George Bush vetoed a law that banned the CIA from using torture, especially waterboarding, and other forms of illegal interrogation methods on prisoners of war.

Congressional leaders charge that Bush has compromised the moral and legal authority of the nation, thus placing American military and its diplomatic staff in danger of austere interrogation tactics from our enemies abroad.

The Geneva Convention has defined waterboarding as a form of torture, and as stipulated by the “Rules of War”, waterboarding is against the law. Yet this President seems to believe that He is above the law, that torturing our enemies is not only a correct option, it is morally right.

This administration wants Americans to believe that their platform is one of Christian principles, that God Himself has ordained George Bush as the ‘supreme ruler’ of the world. That he and his Whitehouse cronies are not subject to the laws of this nation, especially the Rules of the Geneva Convention.

George said the law would bind the hands of the CIA in questioning hardened terrorists. He stated that the CIA program to question (torture) terrorists had produced critical intelligence that has prevented a number of attacks.

As a nation built upon Christian principles, our founding fathers banned the use of torture in any form. Torture violates the sovereign principles of the Christian faith. Whenever torture is applicable, it debases the moral and ethical rule of law. As a nation of law, torture by any means must not be tolerated by its people.

To torture our enemies to justify the end result, makes us no better than our enemies that commit lawlessness to achieve their goals. The fact is we mirror our enemies when we break the law to achieve intelligence.

Free nations believe in the moral concept of law. It is the foundation to freedom. Free nations around the world have banned torture as a means to justify freedom. Unfortunately the CIA has tarnished the American flag in its surreptitious scheme to kidnap and torture, and violently murder insurgent suspects.

For years the CIA operated its ‘Rendition Program’ whereby they kidnapped men, women, and children off the streets of foreign nations, and held them in ‘black prisons’ located in countries where they were tortured on a daily basis.

After the CIA Rendition was exposed, nations around the world were shocked to learn that America not only endorsed kidnapping and torturing of their citizens, but that the CIA, a cloak-and-dagger agency was given the green light by George Bush to commit such inhumane torturous acts on private citizens as not seen since the Nazi era. Never mind that torture of private citizens violates International law, it is immoral, despicable, unconscionable, and appalling to all free nations.

Without honor there is no true sacrifice to freedom. To save face as a nation of moral nobility, America must end its barbaric acts of kidnapping and torture.

It was the Son of God that said, “If your enemy is thirsty give him something to drink, if he is hungry give him food, by doing this you heap coals of fire on his head.”

In 1996 the head of Trinity Broadcasting Net work, Paul Crouch, met with an employee of TBN at a cabin in the San Bernardino Mountains for a homosexual encounter. Lonnie Ford who worked for TBN and Paul Crouch for eight years had an on-again off-again homosexual relationship.

Ford, an ex-convict, drug user and convicted child molester, had been employed by TBN as a limo driver, telephone receptionist, and also as a photographer, even though he had few job skills and did not know how to operate a camera.

rouch who has denied the homosexual relationship agreed to a financial settlement to keep Ford from going public about the affair. Gay lovers Ford and Crouch evidently had a falling out, and a legal dispute ensued. According to a TBN lawyer, Ford was given $425,000 in hush money by Crouch, and he agreed to keep quiet about his and Crouch’s sexual relationship.

n 2004 Ford broke the terms of his silence when he decided to take his manuscript detailing the affair public.

TBN immediately responded in a hastily written statement, describing the allegations as “deplorable”, “Salacious” and “False”. Ford, however, maintained in a written statement that the sexual acts transpired on weekend visits to the cabin owned by TBN.

When the news of the sexual scandal broke, TBN lawyer Dennis Brewer said the Matt Crouch, Paul Crouch’s youngest son, told his law partner, David Middlebrook, “I am devastated. I am confronted with having to face the fact that my father is a homosexual.”

At the time of the investigation into the homosexual relationship, it was learned the Crouch’s, who claim to be humble folks of middle-class America, bought a $5million oceanfront home in the California yachting resort of Newport Beach. Crouch claimed the luxurious home was proof of the lavish rewards bestowed on them by the Almighty for their good works.

Millions of TBN partners in America and third world countries are poor, low income people that give sacrificially a portion of their income. While they struggle to meet daily needs, such as food and shelter, the Crouch’s have secretly lived the life style of the rich and famous.

In 1997 on TBN Crouch spewed hatred toward those critics that oppose him, “God, we proclaim death to anything or anyone that will lift a hand against this network and this ministry that belongs to you, God.”

Crouch eventually turned over TBN to his son Matthew Crouch, his wife and other relatives, but remains a central figure in the network daily operations.

Crouch claimed he paid Ford money to keep him from going public about the affair. However, after Ford goes public, Crouch denies there was a homosexual affair. Innocent men do not pay hush money for crimes they did not commit. Paul the Apostle said, “Our life is an open book, seen and read by all men.”

The question here, “Is Lonnie Ford the only homosexual lover of Paul Crouch, or have there been others? As of this writing Crouch is keeping silent about past sexual liaisons. However, other former TBN employees have come forward to say that Ford is not Crouch’s only gay lover. Until this matter is cleared up, TBN will be scarred with the sins homosexually and misappropriation of millions of dollars.

In the 1960s Army Scientists based in Dugway, Utah conducted 21 series of secret chemical and biological germ weapons tests on military personnel and civilians. For over forty years the army denied such tests were conducted, that is until recently.

The tested were conducted on military personnel and civilians without their knowledge. Over the last forty years, many of those tested have died of cancer and other deadly disease as a result from complications of the tests. Until this day, the Pentagon has denied any correlation of deaths connected to their secret chemical testing.

The Pentagon investigation has identified 5,842 members of the armed services that were secretly experimented on with deadly chemicals. As a result of the Pentagon’s investigation the names of those tested were forwarded to the Veterans Affairs Department should they apply for related disability or other health care.

The tests first came to light in 1995 by the Deseret News that obtained the data through the Freedom of Information Act. Military personnel sought the newspapers help, after complaining they were suffering from cancer and central nervous system ills blamed as a result of the tests. However the VA denied their claims because the Army claimed the tests never occurred.

Even after obtaining the report the Pentagon continued to deny the report until coming clean in 2003. It wasn’t until members of Congress, the VA, and military victims and civilians the Pentagon came clean in 2003 the initial research identified that such tests were conducted on military and civilian personnel.

The Pentagon had promised to release further information on the specific tests conducted, but as of yet they have not done so. Rep. Jim Matheson D-Utah, a co-sponsor of legislation to require the Defense Department to release the names of veterans that were unknowingly involved in the tests applauded the Pentagon’s release of names. However, as of this writing, the Pentagon still refuses to hold the army accountable, claiming there is no correlation between those affected and health care issues.

One of the series tests conducted used a germ called Bacillus Globigii that is potentially deadly to people already ill or sick. One of the series used a stimulant to test the ability of an aircraft-mounted device to potentially spread clouds of VX, a deadly chemical used as an aerial spray.

Other tests included the used of nerve gas spray on people to test how well a Marine nuclear –assembly team could perform duties in a contaminated environment. Many of those tested have either died of health complications or have contacted a serious illness, such as cancer.

The question here is, ‘Why is the government still denying the correlation between the tests and people’s illness?’ The government, not only kept the experiments secret, but has continued to lied about the health effects for over forty years. They claim it was done in the interest of national security.

It is now time for the government to act in the national interest of those Americans used as unsuspected guinea pigs. It is not only wrong what the government did, it is immoral and despicable to test humans with deadly chemicals and not take moral responsibility for their actions. The government says they will provide those people affected with limited medical care, and this is just as immoral. Meaning those affected with cancer or other illnesses must first convince the VA that the illness is a direct result from the chemicals tested on them. Those tested and the families of those now deceased should have full access to medical care, but also monetarily compensation as well.

The government says it will do right in this matter. Hmm… If they initially lied in the past, it is clearly evident they will continue to cover-up their moral responsibilities. As the old adage says, “Actions speak louder than words.”

Mitchell Obama, the wife of Democrat Presidential hopeful Barrack Obama, stated at a Rally that, ‘for the first time she is proud of her nation.”  Bill O’Reilly, a Republican conservative immediately responded on the O’Reilly Factor saying her comments were outrageous, and that he would hold off on calling for her “lynching.”

Mitchell Obama is black, as her husband.  To insinuate any reference of a lynching is outrageous, despicable, and uncalled for.  Unfortunately, O’Reilly has offered no apology, and neither has Fox News, whom O’Reilly works for.  Instead, O’Reilly has denied he made the comment.  Not only did O’Reilly say make the disgusting comment about lynching Mrs. Obama, he blatantly lied about calling for her lynching on national television.

A “noose” or any symbol associated with hanging, especially the term lynching is not only contemptible, it is dangerous to the black community is whole.  Apparently O’Reilly believes lynching black people is an appropriate action.  Americans, especially the black community are extremely hurt, disappointed, and most of all offended that a nationally known television commentator could be so insensitive.  O’Reilly comment was nothing more than racist, bigoted, and narrow-minded.  O’Reilly’s comments offended all civil rights minded Americans. 

Even more offensive, neither Fox News nor O’Reilly has offered the Obamas an apology, which does not surprise me in the least.  This is not the first time O’Reilly has been in hot water with Fox News.  In 2004, Andrea Mackrias, a journalist for Fox News, filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against O’Reilly and Fox News.  Four other women also claimed O’Reilly sexually harassed them while working at Fox News.

To save face, Fox News has no alternative than to fire O’Reilly, or at least offer the black community an apology.  However as it is, Fox News seems reluctant to do either.  In an interview with Keith Obermann, Jessie Jackson has called for the FCC to investigate O’Reilly’s comment.  I full hardily agree.

I was at a friend’s house the morning of September 11, 2001, the day terrorists flew commercial airplanes into the Twin Towers in New York. As all Americans, I was taken aback as these monumental Towers crumbled before my eyes. My first thoughts were, ‘How were terrorists able to adeptly accomplish a horrendous surprise attack of this nature on American soil, murdering 3,000 innocent lives? America’s counterterrorism intelligence agencies are the best in the world. How is it possible that they were blindsided and not able to prevent nineteen foreigners on a terrorists watch list from commandeering commercial airplanes?’

For the last seven years, the Bush Administration has said that neither the FBI nor the CIA knew before hand that such an attack was imminent. As far as the FBI Counterterrorism was concerned, the attack on the Twin Towers was a complete surprise. There was no evidence before 9-11 that Osama Bin Laden supporters were coordinating an attack on this level. However, as this report will reveal, the FBI was well aware in advance of 9-11 that terrorists attending civil aviation training were preparing to commandeer commercial airliners.

On 04/17/2000, the FBI Phoenix office conducted a “Full Field Investigation”. The purpose of the investigation was the possibility of a coordinated effort by Osama Bin Laden to send students to the United States to attend civil aviation universities and colleges.

The report says, “Phoenix has observed an inordinate number of individuals of investigative interest: who are attending or who have attended civil aviation universities and colleges in the State of Arizona. The inordinate number of these individuals attending these types of schools gives reason to believe that a coordinated effort is underway to establish a cadre of individuals who will one day be working in the civil aviation community around the world. These individuals will be in a position in the future to conduct terror activity against civil aviation targets.”

The report goes on to name a Saudi Arabian National and two Algerian Islamic extremists on a terrorists watch list attending civil aviation schools in Arizona. A reliable confidential informant (RCI) provided information that Zakaria Mustapha Soubra was a supporter of Osama Bin Laden, and that he arrived in Arizona from London on August of 1999 on an F-1 student visa to attend Emery Riddle University in Prescott. Emery only teaches courses related to the field of aviation.

The report continues to say, that within weeks of his arrival to Arizona, Soubra organized anti United States and Israel demonstrations on and around the campus of Arizona State University. He also established and organized an Islamic student association on Emery campus. Further the university provided the FBI information on several Sunni Muslim associates of Soubra who arrived at the university around the same time of Soubra, with the same radical fundamentalist’s views. According to the FBI they came from Kenya, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates, India, Saudi Arabia, and Jordan.

Soubra and his associates are members of Fatwa which has proclaimed jihad against the U.S. and British government. Soubra was interviewed by the FBI at his residence on 04/07/200 and 05/11/2000. Soubra stated that he considers the US government and US military forces in the Gulf as illegitimate military targets of Islam. He also stated the targeting of the US Embassies in Africa was legitimate.

The FBI report says that Soubra was defiant and a hardcore Islamic extremists with ties to Osama Bin Laden who views the US as an enemy of Islam. The FBI reported that it is more than a coincidence that Soubra and his associates who are supporters of Osama Bin Laden are attending flight school.

Two months before 9-11, the FBI Phoenix office provided the above information to its New York Bureau, and advised them of a potential terrorist attack using commercial airliners. What did the FBI do with this information? Not a damn thing. They took no action at all. They went about their merry way as if to say, terrorists training to fly commercial airliners are no big deal. Here we have Osama Bin Laden supporters on a terrorists watch list threatening jihad on US soil, and the FBI does nothing in the way of preventing a foreseeable attack.

Through complete ignorance and stupidity, the FBI failed to arrest these terrorists, or even deport them. Talk about the ‘Spirit of Dumb’, the FBI’s plan of action was to continue a future investigation. While these Fumbling, Bumbling, Idiots (FBI) sat on their laurels twiddling their thumbs, Osama Bin Laden orchestrated the largest domestic attack on American soil, it is equally true the FBI is guilty of willfully allowing the mass murder of 3,000 innocent men, women and children by its do nothing policy. Surely the FBI moniker is Fumbling, Bumbling, and Idiots.

We first learned that a measure of faith is given to every person at the time of their new birth.  We also learned in order to grow in faith, we must study the Word of God, and then we are to remind the Lord of His Word in Prayer.

Not to long ago one of my friends was sick in the hospital.  He had been praying for healing, but his condition turned from bad to worse.  Needless to say, he was greatly discouraged.  He just could not understand why the Lord did not heal him.  Was it his lack of faith, he questioned? 

I reminded my friend that God has many alternatives to healing.  One of His alternatives is using the skilled hands of surgeons and medicine.  Yet he was told by other preachers that real faith only accepted the supernatural power of the Holy Spirit for healing.  I responded, “Should your car blow a head casket, would you not take it to a mechanic to be fixed?    The God kind of faith is using wisdom in time of our need.  It allows God to choose His ways and means in our deliverance.  The Lord may opt for a miraculous healing without a doctor, or he may elect to guide the skilled hands of a surgeon.  Either way, our faith lies confidently in His Word for healing.

Once I was able to convince my friend that faith is not limited to a single decision, he was able to accept that fact that God honors our faith, yet it is His decision to the method for our deliverance.   Faith accepts God’s Word as the final authority for what we believe for, no matter what form of method He prescribes.

Faith is simply accepting God’s Word at face value.  What the Word declares, God will do.  It is up to us to accept His Word as the final authority of our faith.  In the case of my friend’s need for healing, faith does not deny he is sick, rather it denies the right of sickness to remain.  The disease is real.  Pain is real.  We can’t deny these facts.  Yet God’s Word is the final authority over the disease and pain. 

Faith is a simple process, we accept God at His Word, even in the mist of the most trying times.  Then we allow Him to take the necessary action through the power of the Holy to accomplish the end result of our faith.  The Holy Spirit is moved by faith, and faith is the key to God’s power.  As we worship Him in faith, the Holy Spirit responds in our behalf. Jesus said in the Book of John, “Whatever you ask in my Name, that will I do.”  Faith is asking, and then believing what we ask for is ours, and then we accept it as fact, even before we see the results.  Faith is a substance of things hoped for.  Whatever you are hoping for, faith is the key to receiving it. 

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On February 15, 2008, Baby Michael had been flown to Honolulu from Pago Pago, American Samoa for emergency heart surgery, accompanied by his mother and nurse. When they arrived at the Honolulu Airport, the baby died while they were detained inside a US Customs room, where they were being held by custom agents. Baby Michael Tony Futi was 14 days old.

US Custom Agents refused the baby emergency medical assistance, nor did they allow a medical emergency team to enter the room. Customs Agents locked little Baby Michael, his mother, and his nurse in a cold holding facility (cell) while custom agents purposely went about other business.

Delegate Enl Faleomavaega has asked the Department of Homeland Security to investigate the baby’s death. Faleomavaega called for the probe in a letter issued to Homeland Security chief, Michael Chertoff. The baby’s family lawyer also announced plans to sue the federal government over the baby’s death.

After 911, the government has taken unusually harsh measures of entry at US Airports. Their objective, they claim, is to weed out terrorists or suspected terrorists through vigilant scrutiny of foreign nationals entering the US via airports. However, in the case of baby Michael, his medical records clearly showed that he was in need of immediate life threatening medical attention. Further, the baby’s mother and nurse had in their possession all of the proper documents to enter the US, along with the baby’s hospital medical clearance where Michael was to receive an emergency heart operation.

Customs Agents behavior toward the Futi’s was no less than that of being potential terrorists, ignoring the fact the baby was in jeopardy of dieing. There has been no apology offered to the Futi family, nor an acceptance of responsibility of the baby’s death by any US Customs officials.

What happened to baby Michael should have never happened in the first place. Michael’s mother and nurse have no history of criminal behavior, nor was there anything suspicious about their entry that warranted locking them in a holding cell. Yet, US Customs Agents insensitive actions were despicable, shameful, brutal, and down right unconscionable. All people in law enforcement are held to a higher degree of accountability than the public. They are sworn by oath to protect the public. The US Custom Officials violated said oath when they denied Michael’s right to emergency medical treatment. And that violation was clearly committed under “Color of Law.”

Baby Michael died maliciously at the hands of US Customs Officials who willfully ignored the baby’s need for emergency medical care. What they did, or in this case what they refused to do, stops short of cold-blooded murder. To save face before the world and this great nation, the US government must take the necessary steps to prosecute those agents involved in Michael’s death. Anything short of murder charges is a slap in the face of the Futi family and the government of American Samoa.

Americans across this nation are outraged, shocked, and sadden by the US Custom Officials heartless actions. To ensure this never happens again, we Americans must never forget this tragic and senseless death. As are most crimes committed by U.S. Agents, this one will most likely be swept under the rug.

The Bible says, “Without faith it is impossible to please Him (the Lord). Often I am ask about faith, what it is, and how to use it to overcome circumstances we are confronted with, especially for physical healing, finances, marital issues, including issues with our children.

Hebrews 11:1 says, “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for…” Notice it says faith is a substance (essence) of things hoped for. In other words, faith is the basis of what we believe. The Word says, “Let us draw near (to God) with the full assurance of faith…) The question here is faith more than conjuring a positive attitude?

When you, by faith, accepted Jesus Christ as our personal Lord and Savior, your spirit was regenerated a new, or born again. The old man of sin perished, the new man, your spirit, was made whole. At that moment, the Holy Spirit took permanent residence inside you. Your body now houses the Spirit of God along with your spirit (the real you). When this happened, God imparted to you “a measure of faith”. In other words, a small portion of faith was imparted to your spirit man, the real you.

So if I have faith, then why do I struggle with faith, you ask? It was your spirit that was made new at the time of your “new birth, not your mind. The mind is where the warfare of faith and doubt war against. For instance, your mind still retains the sae me thoughts, doubts and fears before you were born again. The Apostle Paul said in Corinthians 2:10 “Let this mind be in you that was also in Christ Jesus…” How is that possible?

The first step to building faith is reading the Word. God’s Word not only encourages us in our walk with Him, it is the foundation to building faith. Again the Word says that we are to remind the Lord of His Word. His Word says “We are healed by the stripes of Jesus.” When sickness attacks our bodies, we remind the Lord that we are healed by His stripes. The Word also says, “My God shall supply all your need according to the riches of His glory.” In financially difficult times, we remind the Lord it is He that meets our financial needs accord to His riches.

God is not short concerning his promises. The promises of God are “yes” and “amen” to the believers. As we study the scriptures, faith is imparted to our heart. The inspiration of the Word builds faith. When we pray the Word it is the communication of faith to a loving Heavenly Father that is eager to answer our prayers.

The first step to getting a measure of faith is accepting Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior. That leads us to step two, faith comes from hearing the Word (studying the Word); and step three we pray the Word. As we do, faith comes alive in us.

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What in the hell is going on with law enforcement officers these days? Talk about police abuse. A Hillsborough County Sheriff Officer, dumps a quadriplegic man out of his wheelchair while he was being booked into jail, as three supervisors stood by and watched the abuse. Other deputies are caught on video tape laughing as the quadriplegic man lay helplessly on the floor, while Deputy Charlotte Marshall Jones searched the man’s pockets.

Brian Sterner, who is a wheelchair bound quadriplegic, was being booked into Florida’s Hillsborough County Jail by Deputy Charlottte Marshal Jones, when she arbitrarily decided that Sterner was faking his paralysis. Deputy Jones dumps Sterner out of the wheelchair, causing him to crash to the floor with such force that it appeared he had injured two ribs.

Sterner reportedly suffered a spine injury during a wrestling accident when he was 18, and that left him bound to his wheelchair. Records show his arrest was due to charges of fleeing and attempting to elude a law enforcement officer from an incident on October 25, 2007. Those same records show Sterner was cited at that time for blocking an intersection.

Chief Deputy Jose Docobo said after looking at the jail video of the incident , he was astonished. “I was appalled,” said Docobo. “Obviously the actions are indefensible at every level.”

Other Deputies involved in the incident include Corporal Decondra Williams, Corporal Steven Dickie, and Sergeant Gary Hinson. Docobo says none of the supervisors filed a report or told anyone about the incident, even though they were nearby and witnessed the incident.

Unfortunately this is not an isolated incident. All across America, desensitized law enforcement personnel are flagrantly physically abusing suspects for misdemeanor infractions. Those most vulnerable to police abuse are juveniles, the elderly, and the physically handicapped.

In California, Florida, New York, Texas, and New Jersey, teenage girls as young as 13 were raped, forced to commit oral copulation, and other sexual acts upon police officers, jailers, and probation officers. The very people sworn to protect these young people are nothing more than terrorists with a badge. Unfortunately, very little is has been done by way of criminal charges filed against corrupt police officers. Across the board the punishment is either suspension without pay, or job termination.

In the case of Brian Sterner, Deputy Docobo said the department would proffer an apology. Wow!!! A financial compensation, accompanied with the firing of all the officers involved would be more appropriate. Police abuse cannot, and must not be tolerated, even in its simplest form. In the past corrupt cops were given a slap on the wrist then sent on their merry way to work at another police department.

Deputy Charlotte Jones and her supervisors are no less guilty of domestic terrorism on a citizen than you or I, if we’d committed this sadistic attack on a wheelchair bound cripple. Broward County Sheriff says he wants to do right in this situation. Filing criminal charges on those officers involved would be a start in the right direction. Chances are this sorry of an excuse sheriff will offer Deputy Jones an easy way out with a measly 30 day suspension without pay.

First let me say, terrorism by any means, whether by bodily injury or by property damage is not acceptable by America’s society. People that commit terrorist acts for their “cause” are a threat to society, themselves, and the cause they believe in.

On April 19,1995, Timothy McVeigh, along with Terry Nichols, bombed the Alfred P. Murrah, Federal Building in Oklahoma city, killing 168 men, women, and children. It was the worst domestic terrorist act committed by American citizens. A year later, Eric Robert Rudolph bombed the 1996 Olympics.

Rudolph was found guilty in the July 27, 1996, bombing at Atlanta’s downtown Olympic Park that killed a woman, wounded 111 others and stunned a world focused on the fanfare of the 25th modern Summer Olympics. Rudolph also plead guilty in a bombing at an abortion clinic in Birmingham, Ala., that killed a police officer, and bombings outside a gay nightclub and an office building in Atlanta that contained an abortion clinic. In all, about 150 people were wounded.

The FBI believes McVeigh and Rudolph are part of the past. Since 9-11 the FBI’s focus of home spun domestic terrorism has changed from the 700 known white supremacists cell groups spread across the United States, or anti-government groups, or the Animal Liberation Front (ALF), which is estimated by the FBI to have committed more than 600 criminal acts of violence in the U.S., to a more common government threat: the average American that believes in the U.S. Constitution.

If you’re an American, under expansive definitions being used by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and several states in their counterterrorism training, you just might be a domestic terrorist. The FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force in Phoenix, Ariz., distributed a brochure to local law enforcement agencies a few years ago which defines terrorism as individuals or groups within the U.S. who engage in criminal activity to promote political or social changes. This is correct, as far as it goes, but the brochure then gives a listing of “suspicious” activities, telling law enforcement officers: “If you encounter any of the following, call the Joint Terrorism Task Force.”

Some of the things for which you should be reported as a suspected terrorist include the usual things, like weapons of mass destruction, and hate groups such as the Ku Klux Klan and Neo-Nazis, but also includes people who “Make numerous references to US Constitution,” “Claim driving is a right, not a privilege” and “Attempt to ‘police the police.” In addition, “People who are political defenders’ of the US Constitution against federal government and the UN,” computer hackers, and “Lone Individuals” should also be reported.

Now let me see if I have this right. People who make numerous references to the U.S. Constitution are now considered by the FBI as home spun terrorists. Then according to the government’s logic, Presidential Candidate, Ron Paul is a terrorist. After all, Ron Paul is a strong advocate for Constitutional Rights. Does this list also consider CNN’s Lou Dobbs and Keith Obermann political terrorists?

The truth is, the government has expanded its terrorism list to include anyone that speaks out against the political climate of the day, mainly the Bush Administration. Since 9-11, the Constitution has become nothing more than window dressing on vellum. After the tragedy of 9-11, the Whitehouse fed the public a plate of deceit based on a campaign of fear. The government immediately seized the opportunity to chip away our Constitutional Rights until the very core of its fundamental rights have been weaken to nothing more than an American symbol.

The American flag is an icon of the American Constitution. For the last seven years, the Bush Administration has subjugated civil liberties in exchange for security. Law enforcement officers are to immediately report to the Joint Terrorism Task Force any person as a terrorist that even mentions his or her Constitutional Rights.

I for one am not a terrorist, nor do I condone violence of any kind. I am an American that strongly believes in the intrinsic value of the Constitution. According to the government that makes me a radical anarchist bent on some hellish revolt to overthrow the government. As an American, I am grateful to live in a nation with a Constitution such as ours. Unfortunately, government abuse is in the works to eradicate our Constitutional freedom in exchange for fascist security.

The cops in Provo, Utah are usually adept law enforcement professionals. Most are courteous, considerate, and respectful. Yet, they do have their bumbling moments in their pursuit of the bad guy. Yesterday afternoon, I had the privilege to watch close-up a Keystone Cop moment in action.

I was a passenger in a friend’s car, when suddenly a slue of police cars came barreling toward us. We were stopped at a traffic light with two other cars ahead of us. The first patrol car nearly hit the back of our car, as he came to a screeching halt. Another cop pulled along side us on our right, impatiently waiting to turn right at the signal light. The six other cop cars behind us, pell-mell out of their vehicles, and made a Keystone dash to a white van parked at the curbside.

After a quick look inside the van, they apparently realized they had the wrong vehicle. They made a comical mad dash back to their vehicles, bouncing off one another like a rubber ball hitting a wall. The cop car along side us, and the one behind us, finally weaved their way around the waiting traffic to another white van, also parked at the curbside. They too fumbled out from their patrol cars, with the other cops catching up to them.

It was purely a scene out of a Charlie Chaplin movie. They all surrounded the vehicle with their guns drawn as they stumbled closer to get a view inside the van, when it dawned on them the vehicle they were looking for, was just a block ahead of them. So off the Keystones went in a mad furry to get their man. Only as they sped off, three of the police vehicles had to swerve out of the way from hitting one another, two other patrol cars nearly hit parked civilian vehicles, and even funnier, the other police cars were blocked by traffic.

When the light finally changed, my friend and I decided to follow the Keystones as they stopped, yet another white van. By now we were laughing hysterically. The scene was as comical as the first two stops, only this time they were able to apprehend their suspect. The poor Hispanic suspect did not speak English, and there was no one among the police officers that spoke Spanish. The communication gap between the suspect and Provo’s finest was as wide as the English Channel.

To their credit, the police (however bumbling the scene was) did capture the villain and hauled him off to jail. Our cops are usually the best in law enforcement, unless they are having a Keystone Cop Moment, such as this one. God bless the men and women in blue.

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When you thought the government could not be any dumber, they out do themselves once again. In 1995, with a 20 million dollar grant from the Pentagon, retired army officer Colonel Jonathan Blaque headed up a top classified US Pentagon project, called, “Project Black Knight.” Colonel Blaque was an avid practitioner of the occults, indulging into such matters as astroprojection, remote viewing, teleportation, telekinesis, Tara cards, séances, etc.

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Two churches that I am personally acquainted with are currently in a building fund raising project. One church has taken on a huge debt, (Polyester Faith), and the other church has chosen to be debt free (Virgin Wool Faith) by raising the full capital for their building project. We’ll start with the polyester faith first.

Polyester Faith

First, let’s describe the term polyester faith. Polyester is a cheap synthetic oil product that is mainly used in clothing and plastics. The 1970s was the notorious years of discounted polyester suits, pants, and shirts. Stores such as Wal-Mart, Kmart, J.C. Penney, and most cheap discount stores sell polyester garments. The poor and indigents are synonymous when it comes to cheap, shoddy polyester clothing.

This polyester church (RCC) consists mostly of poor indigents that do not have a pot to cook in and a plate to eat off. Approximately 100 people attend this church on a weekly basis. Out of their 100 parishioners, 70% are indigent street urchins. Out of the other 30%, less than 20% of those support the church financially. This particular church meets every Sunday in a local movie theater at an enormous weekly cost to the church. Three years ago, the church sold its original church building for approximately $250,000, in which all the money has been spent foolishly on renting the above-mentioned movie theater, and other non-essentials to the church’s financial good. The money now spent, the church is broke and barely able to pay rent, and unable to meet its financial obligations.

Last November, RCC agreed to purchase an old three story building at a cost of 1.5 million dollars, which sits in the middle of an old abandoned car lot. The building itself is planned to house a small restaurant and meeting place for their youth. The problem is the church is broke, with very little income to barely meet their current needs. According to their agreement with the lender, RCC must first raise $300,000 dollars within 90 days. Since November of last year, the church has barely raised $5,000 dollars, yet they foolishly believe that they are in the Lord’s will.

Is it God’s will to obligate so few people with such an enormous debt without any financial resources? Most financial consultants would advise RCC leadership that they are sailing into turbulent waters. It is never the Lord’s will to strap his people with heavy financial burdens, especially in these trouble times. Would this pastor tell a financially strapped parishioner to go out and buy a new Cadillac, and the Lord will meet the obligations? That would be ridiculous, if not insane. Then why would this pastor take on a huge financial burden without first having the resources to meet the obligations? This is nothing but cheap polyester faith, deceiving them into believing they’re in God’s perfect will. This church is headed for disaster. Most likely RCC will not be around by the end of 2008.

Virgin Wool Faith

Virgin wool is 100% pure wool. It is the finest of all garments. This is where CEVF enters in.

CEVF’s pastor is a meticulous man for details. This man of God was once an administrator of a Christian school, whereas part of his job was overseeing the school’s budget. CEVF owns a church building that houses 600 people. They have out grown their old church, and now are in a building fund raising project. To date CEVF has raised nearly $900,000 dollars. Their goal is to sell their old church, which is estimated to be around 2.5 million dollars, plus to raise another 2 million for their new church. The church currently meets at a local high school for their Sunday services, while maintaining the old church for offices. The rest of the church is rented out to a day school; this money is going toward their weekly church operations.

This pastor refuses to burden the church with huge debts and enormous financial obligations. He has rather decided to go debt free, therefore relieving the church body from an unnecessary inconvenience. He has recognized the importance of being debt free, and the liberation of financial bondage placed on the church. This pastor is a wise man, who is building a solid foundation of financial freedom. While RCC continues to needlessly struggle financially, CEVF continues to prosper under the direction of an astute church leader.

Both pastors are good, decent servants of Christ. Both men are hard working, honest, and faithful, with a vision for Christ. However, the first one is on a destination of financial failure; the other one has chosen the path to financial success and freedom. Surely this is virgin wool faith. CEVF will be around for many years to come.

Pay day loan companies have grown from small mob run front stores to a multi billion dollar industry.  According to the Department of Justice, pay day loan companies nationwide have garnered twice the profit than Las Vegas Casinos combined.  In a town of a hundred thousand populations there is an average of no less than 20 to 30 pay day loan companies, with hundreds of others spreading across the United States every year.  Pay day loan companies are one of the most lucrative and fastest growing businesses in the U.S.    

Compared to 462% percent interest, the borrower has a better chance of surviving financially at a blackjack table in a Las Vegas casino.  These predator loan companies argue that they give the poor access to obtain a small loan, whereas a bank would not.  This is true, yet while these smooth talking con artists  shell out a small loan, with collateral attached, the end result spells out financial disaster for the borrower.  If a borrower is 24 hours late paying on a loan, his loan is quickly defaulted, his collateral, such as his automobile, is immediately confiscated.  Usually the cost to repay the loan has tripled, making it impossible for the borrower to repay the loan.  The Predator loan company then seeks judgment in small claims court for triple costs, including attorney fees and court costs, where they are always awarded judgment.  The moment the borrower signs his name for a loan, the trap snaps shut, holding him hostage to a ruthless, greedy predator.

As long as these predator loan companies are allowed to operate under the protection of state and federal law, America’s poor remains in financial danger to these corrupt rogues posing as legitimate businesses.  The Gambino Group and the other afore mentioned gangsters, with the help of state governments, have gotten rich off the backs of the poor.  It is time that state officials nationwide put a stop to legalized criminal activity by closing down predator pay day loan companies.  Government officials must act quickly to close down these predator pay day loan companies.  As long as citizens prolong their silence, these guttersnipe thugs will continue to operate legally under the umbrella  of state and federal law. 

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Last year a friend of mine took out a $400 dollar title car loan from a pay day loan company. He agreed to pay back $530 in thirty days at 462 % interest, with the option of paying $118 to extend the loan for ten days. The $118 dollars was for the right to extend the loan, which was not applied against the original loan of $530. My friend was unable to pay the $530 loan on time, so he paid an extended loan four times, which is the maximum by state law. In the meanwhile the original loan collected a penalty at 462% interest, which accumulated to over $800 dollars. His debt had now accumulated to $1,272 from a $400 dollar loan. Predator loan companies were given the green light to loan shark at a minimum of 462% percent interest rate by state and federal law.

In the early eighties, mob figures such as Gene Gotti, under the direction of reputed mob boss, John Gotti, members of the Gambino Group, were on the hunt to launder money from their drug trafficking operations. The Gambino Group found the perfect money laundering scheme through “front shops” known as pay day loans. Gene Gotti along with John Carneglia, a cheap gangster in an expensive suit, sought out reputable business men to run the predator loan companies, such as Check City, Quick Loan, Easy Cash, and a host of other predator loan companies. Since the mid eighties, Check City has grown from a small store front loan company to a lucrative nationwide business.

Chicago mob boss, James Marcello, with his longtime friend Joey “The Clown” Lombardo, followed suit behind the Gambino Family. Laundered money from his heroin and cocaine distribution was fronted through Chicago’s predator pay day loan companies. This brings us to Joseph Capana, a contemptible Chicago hood, and drug dealer. For years, every Monday morning, Joseph Capana’s private plane secretively flew from Chicago to Mexico, and back to Chicago with a load of fifty pounds of cocaine. Capana lived a well-to-do life off the backs of his drug addicted victims. Capana also owned and operated Chicago’s “Capana Lounge” night club, a favorite hangout of mob boss James Marcello and Joey “The Clown” Lombardo.

At the advice of Marcello, Capana help set up predator pay day loans through out Chicago, which eventually spread throughout Philadelphia and South Jersey with the assistance of mob associates, Edward Wagner and Danilo “Danny” Starita, which ran a sports-gambling ring in Philadelphia. Wagner was a longtime friend of mob boss, Joseph “Skinny Joey” Merlino, who is now serving life in a New Jersey prison.

America’s poorest societies are the victims of predator pay day loan companies, including our military soldiers and their families. Predator pay day loans are deliberately setup to make sure that their victims cannot pay off the original loan, thereby forcing the borrower to purchase extended time at an enormous sum of money. The moment a borrower enters the door of a predator loan company, they are unwittingly swept into a web of promises of a quick loan with easy payments. Predator loan companies have profited billions, and continue to profit off the backs of America’s poor, especially military personnel.

The top three Democrat Presidential contenders have stated publicly that as President, they would introduce legislation to abolish predator pay day loans. This will never happen. Predator pay day loan companies pay out millions of dollars to hired lobbyists to represent their shady loan sharking activities before members of congress and state legislatures. It is a fact that members of congress and members of state legislatures have received millions in kickback schemes from predator pay day loan companies.

Take the case of disgraced Congressman, Duke Cunningham, from California. Cunningham pleaded guilty to accepting two million dollars in bribery from defense contractors. Further, pay day loan lobbyists funneled thousands of dollars into Cunningham’s dirty little hands for his congressional influence. In other words, Cunningham persuaded his fellow congressmen to turn a blind eye to predator pay day loan companies’ corruption.

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