Washington and the Civil War, Southern Baptist and Black Americans, The Great Emancipator, Not a Biblical Worldview and More...

Washington started the Civil War - You might say, “that doesn’t sound right..OK….but let’s think carefully. Contrary to popular opinion and what is currently being taught in the public indoctrination centers (public schools), our founders were not all entitled white slaveholders who hated the black man. In 1774, Ben Franklin and Benjamin Rush founded the Abolition Society of Pennsylvania. John Jay (first Supreme Court Chief Justice) did the same in New York. John Adams and James Madison frequently spoke against slavery. George Washington supported the freeing of slaves in the Continental Army and supported a plan for abolition. Thomas Jefferson who wrote the Declaration of Independence included language such as “all men are created equal” showing the tendencies of abolition by the founders. However, these men knew that they could not pass the Constitution (written by James Madison a Virginian) with the original language that prohibited slavery. The founders decided to tolerate slavery where it already existed. They never sanctioned slavery nor even used the word “slave” in the Constitution. By the time the Constitution was drafted, nearly every state in the Union had some legislation against slavery. In the mid 1800s, Stephen Douglas emphasized this position during his many debates with Abraham Lincoln. The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 (current Ohio, Indiana and Illinois) slavery was not allowed. By 1808, slave trade had ended in the United States. This converted slavery from a national institution to a Southern institution. This allowed slavery to grow south of the Mason/Dixon line as the institution transitioned from being a market to generational. The founders knew that if they addressed the slavery issue, it would cause a Civil War. Because of this decision to let it alone, Washington and the other fathers of this country let the future generations hash out the issue. We all know that nearly a half century later, the prolonging of their decision came to a head and the Civil War was fought. Slave or States? 

Give Me My Money—Recently, Yale University issued a formal apology for ties that some of their founders had to slavery and announced several new initiatives for researching Yale history and making amends. The University, founded in 1701 for the training of preachers in Connecticut, boasts an endowment valued at $42.3 billion dollars. Among the alumni of Yale are 5 US Presidents, 10 Founding Fathers, 19 Supreme Court justices, many heads of state, cabinet members and governors. However, after the George Floyd murder in 2020, there was a 4 year long project entitled the Yale and Slavery Research Project. It was determined that nearly 200 people were held as slaves by the university’s founders and early leaders. Yale is not the only Ivy League University that is wanting to make amends for its “extensive entanglements with slavery.” Harvard and Brown Universities have dedicated millions of dollars to research and amends to descendants of enslaved people. Many have taken to social media to express their views on the subject…some for and some against. However, one person summed it up best by saying, “No actual slave holders said anything. And no actual slaves heard them say it.” Just think about it….in keeping this philosophy, perhaps Egypt owes Israel reparations money for enslaving their people for nearly 400 years? 

SBC and Not Me—The Trustees of the Southern Baptist Convention met recently and expelled four churches from their denomination. Each church was designated as “being out of friendly cooperation” with the group. Two were removed for their alleged mismanagement of sexual abuse, one hired a woman as the senior pastor, while the last had failed to give to the SBC’s common fund for nearly 5 years. Perhaps in efforts of holding on to a conservative appearance, they are considering an amendment to their constitution that would bar churches that have hired a woman having a title of pastor, no matter their role at the church (for clarity, this would prohibit a woman for being called the Children’s Pastor). This is a follow up from what the Executive Committee for the SBC did last February when they expelled five churches, the most notable being Rick Warren’s Saddleback Church. Who knows? Maybe now they will consider Biblical principles for music, dress, and alcohol. Dr. Carol Swain, an SBC member, a black woman and legal scholar whose works recently came to the forefront after having been plagiarized by Harvard President, Claudine Gay, has repeatedly stated that she is tired of the Southern Baptist constantly apologizing to the black community...she accepts their apology...and wants them to just move on from the topic. Confusion abounds...if only they could get the right Bible, then The Way would be clear. 

Which continent are you watching? - The eyes of the world are on the Middle East. Of course, where there is instability, the Chinese Government would love to step in. According to Gordon Chang, Xi Jinping is hoping that Iran will disrupt the world, with Chinese diplomats in the Middle East telling the Arabs that the US can’t protect the Red Sea. Their only hope is China. In fact, Iranian ships sought protection in the Chinese naval base a Djibouti during the recent counterstriking by the US in response to the deaths of 3 US service members during a recent Iranian drone attack. The US and Britain attacked 36 Houthi targets in Yemen, Iraq and Syria. Various Tehran-backed terror groups have entered the conflict in support for the Palestinians. Hezbollah is attacking on the Lebanese-Israeli border….Iraqi militias have fired on US forces in Iraq and Syria……Houthis are at sea firing on vessels in the Red Sea and even at Israel. By the way….China is doing the same thing in South America with the instability in Venezuela, Colombia and even Brazil. They are trying to subvert US influence around the world. The Chinese government has lent billions of dollars to the governments of South America (all of which have renounced their recognition of the Taiwanese government and only recognized the communist government in Beijing). US Congress has recognized the growing influence of China in this hemisphere and have passed measures to strengthen multilateral security cooperation, counter-narcotics efforts and create permanent trade partnerships to encourage the “reshoring” of supply chains from China to countries closer to home. That’s news to me.

Lincoln, The Great Emancipator? - Here’s truth, in Fact---about Abraham Lincoln….He wasn’t an abolitionist…a person who not only wanted the elimination of slavery, but also the incorporation of freed enslaved people into society as equal members. In contrast, Lincoln’s speeches and writings stated that he really didn’t know what to do with the black person. In his debates with Stephen Douglas, Lincoln stated that black people should not have the same rights as white people. His position held that the South had slaves and that was a fact. He opposed voting rights for Black people and their right to serve on juries, hold office or intermarry with whites. He thought that colonization in Africa or South America was the solution for ending slavery. The Great Emancipator’s Proclamation in 1862 was a military policy….which only applied to slaves of the Confederacy, and that being, only if the Northern States won the Civil War. Lincoln believed that this political move was providing a way for the slaves of the South to rise up in rebellion against their masters. Union States that were south of the Mason/Dixon line did not free their slaves till well after the Civil War was over. In truth, it was the 13th Amendment in 1865 that ended slavery but not all States immediately ratified it. It wasn’t until 1870 that every citizen was given the right to vote no matter race and in 1920, suffrage was given to the female. Facts can certainly bring truth into clear view.

Contending for American Freedoms -  Amendment 14 Section 3 says: No person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress, or elector of President and Vice-President, or hold any office, civil or military, under the United States, or under any State, who, having previously taken an oath, as a member of Congress, or as an officer of the United States, or as a member of any State legislature, or as an executive or judicial officer of any State, to support the Constitution of the United States, shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof. But Congress may by a vote of two-thirds of each House, remove such disability. That is in the Constitution. Think about it! - As far as J6, the Capitol riot, and all that liberal, leftist, extremists have said about the insurrection. Videos and witnesses have not been allowed to come forward to speak about the riot, i.e. the Ashley Babbit murder and the lawsuit. That information has not been publicly disclosed. What about the embedded agitators, etc., that stirred up the riot on J6. And Mr. Trump has not been tried and convicted for insurrection. We DO know that the criminal squatter in the White House is not a legitimate, elected President of the U.S. and is not even capable of carrying on that office. And what about that statement of giving aid or comfort to the enemies of this United States of America. What about all the actions, executive orders, and money that has been sent out to our enemies? Daniel said, “Oh Lord, to us belongeth confusion of face...All this evil is come upon us: yet made we not our prayer before the Lord our God that we might turn from our iniquities and understand thy truth.” 

CONTENDING FOR FUNDAMENTAL CHRISTIANITY - Your loved one just died and the doctor comes in and says, “The surgery went well, and we only made three or four critical mistakes but you can be comforted that there were a possible one hundred mistakes and we only made three or four of them.” Now, that would not be a comfort and you would scream Malpractice!  Many preachers have flip-flopped on Bible authority, Bible versions, Biblical separation and church music. The words they use are culturally-shaped - about like a poly-ticks words in D.C. Multiple Bible versions are used in their sermons. Words have changed to fit this trans-advanced, purpose-driven modernistic church movement. They talk Biblical Worldview, but if it is up to the multitude of ministries and ministers to pick and choose from dozens of Bibles with different words and different definitions for different changing times and situations - well, what kind of “Biblical” Worldview will that sinking sand produce?  North Carolina now requires voter photo ID. Instructions state:  Voters who vote by mail may be asked to include a photocopy of their ID when returning their ballot...All voters will be allowed to vote with or without a photo ID. Voters who do not have a photo ID when they vote can make sure that their vote counts by either 1) filling out a form explaining why they are unable to show ID or 2) showing their ID at their county Board of Elections office by 5pm on March 14th, the ninth day after the election. God is not the author of confusion nor is He the author of a “Biblical” Worldview that rejects Scriptural preservation, inspiration and the absolute authority of God’s Word.