The Kingdom Come

America perhaps has lost its way.  America used to be a shining city on a hill, an example of freedom done the right way.  Whether by peaceful example or after wars, America would export its most precious commodity; "American Exceptionalism".  American Exceptionalism was the notion America is not merely an extension of European culture, but is uniquely positioned as a truly immigrant developed country.  A country that represents the best of the nations.

Before you read this, please remember you are first Christians, then Americans (if you live in America), and then somewhere after that you are whatever race you are. Please, let's try to be civil and not get emotional. Please, please, please follow the links I give in this post -- especially the links about "Jim Crow Laws", "black codes", and the link on "Radical Republicans" -- this will reveal why after the Civil War, we had another 100 years of oppression.

In the coming days, weeks and months, we will be treated to a barrage of pundits trying to tell us what we did or didn't hear Obama say with our own ears.  These will typically come as sound bites followed by lengthy commentary pieces presented as "news". I wanted to take the time to give a detailed citizen's response to Obama's Health Care speech.

My name is Roderick Edwards.  I am a 41 year old husband to one wife and father of a child.  I work for a living, pay taxes and if all goes well, someday plan to die a happy and fulfilled man.

What follows is a line-per-line interaction with Obama's Health Care speech as he delivered to Congress on Sept 09, 2009.  My interaction is in blue and signified with the preface RKE:

On September 7, 2009 I was interviewed by our local media about the issue of Obama speaking to school students, without parental consent. Obviously, they only used a few seconds of the five minute interview, but here it is:

Modeled after the "Cash For Clunkers" program, you too can trade-in your old "clunker" of a grandparent for FREE taxpayer money!!!

Well, here's another one of my hodge-podge updates.  Here are the topics in case you are interested in any of them or just want to skip over this post.

1. Ford -- A REAL American company
2. World Alamanac Classifies JWs & Mormons as "Christian"
3. Files Over Miles (Peer-to-Peer File sharing)

After several years of confronting THEOLOGICAL SOCIALISTS & their accomplices within my own sphere of Christianity, it is easy to spot socialism in general.  Socialism, be it political or theological has this twisted concept of "fairness"...  In the theological realm, socialists who often times may claim they are really "libertarians" will try to paint Jesus as a first-century "community organizer".  This depiction is categorically false.  Jesus' mission wasn't to help oppressed people throw off the yoke of "the man" -- rather Jesus was concerned that the individual was his own worse oppressor.  Humankind, starting with every individual must come to grips with our sinful nature & need for repentance.  As for the poor, Jesus says "you will have the poor with you always" (Matthew 26:12, Mk 14:7, John 12:8).

This brings us to the topic of Barack Obama's Christianity.  Obama's Christianity is akin to many of the "progressive" so-called Christian "leaders" of today.  Brian McClaren, Rob Bell, Jim Wallis & others.  It is a Socialistic Christianity that turns Jesus into a William Ayers of the first-century & revisions the Bible more as "Prairie Fire" manifesto.  But Jesus was NOT some radical looking to overthrow the government, after all Jesus took no opportunity to incite people to revolt against the Romans. 

So, I got the call...yes the call from Obama's campaign workers asking me if I would vote for him.  The call came on my cell phone, which is weird since I really don't give that number to anyone but family & close friends.

When the volunteer asked me if I would vote for Obama, I asked him for what reasons should I?  The volunteer seemed stunned as if most people just answer, "yes".  He stammered for a moment & asked me if I had already decided.  So, I repeated my question.  The volunteer then said something like, "Well, Obama is for changing the policies of the last 8 years".

I then replied, "Yes, Obama is for change, but not just for the last 8 years but for the last 250+ years.  Obama wants to change America into something it has never been.  Obama is a socialist & I will not be voting for him."  With that the volunteer said "ok" & hung up.

American presidential election cycle since the establishment of the two party system reveals an interesting pattern.  The pattern shows Americans re-electing conservative administrations more often than liberal ones. (source)  This is the epitome of the Thermidorian Reaction.  The Thermidorian Reaction was so named after the events of the post-French Revolution. (source)  What happened was that French people admired the Americans & their successful revolution. But just as is often the case today, people misunderstand what Americans mean by freedom & liberty & what revolutionaries from other countries mean by it.