Something Went Wrong   

   You think we refer to ballot counting? Well, that. Yes. 

   But instead we offer a few more headline chuckles ... while we await the hurricane in South Florida. 

Something Went Wrong in Jet Crash, Expert Says  Really? Ya' think? 

Police Begin Campaign to Run Down Jaywalkers  Isn't that going too far? 

Panda Mating Fails; Veterinarian Takes Over  What a guy!!!

Miners Refuse to Work After Death  No good-for-nothing lazy-so-and-so's! 

Juvenile Court to Try Shooting Defendant  That's easier than a fair trial.

War Dims Hope for Peace  We can see where it might have that effect. 

If Strike Isn't Settled Quickly, It May Last Awhile  We had no idea. 

Cold Wave Linked to Temperatures  Who would have thought?  

London Couple Slain; Police Suspect Homicide They may be on to something.

 

   We have one more batch of tricky headlines, which we'll provide another day when the news is going wrong and you have dim hope for peace of mind. 

         Jimmy

                                       Source: A friend in North Carolina 

    

 The Lord Will Reign   

   Last week we called a security trainer, to schedule a session for our church. 

   Surprise! He no longer trains, frustrated by opposition from churches. Other trainers also have quit, he said, due to resistance.

   One man told him that if a shooter enters the service, "it is God's will." 

   What??? 

   We know...that the whole world is under the control of the evil one. 1 John 5:19

   Good luck, worshipers. Guess the Holocaust was God's will. (not)

   God does not impose dominion over sinful people. Yet. Matt. 23:37 

   He does answer prayers in line with his perfect will. 

   God's response to rebellion - it is to come in human form and offer peace by his own blood. John 3:16. Also, see reconciliation, 2 Corinthians 5:18-19

   We have freedom to believe, or not. If we believe, are we still at the mercy of sinful men? Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness... Matt. 5:10 

   Do not resist an evil person (a strike on the cheek). Matt. 5:39. Jesus and New Testament writers did not address the threat of death from an evil person...that we know of. Likely for a reason. Missionaries leave the field when threats loom. 

   God emphasizes qualities he wants in us, far more than worldly success. He gives us government to punish wrongdoers. Romans 13

   Our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against spiritual forces in this dark world. Our defense is truth, righteousness, peace, faith, salvation...and our weapon is the Word of God - the sword of the Spirit. Ephesians 6

   Soon, the kingdom of our Lord will reign, forever.  Revelation 11:15; Psalm 145:13

       Jimmy

 

     

 Are We Waking Up?  

   As we type this Wednesday afternoon, a precious, few votes (or cheats) in competitive states will determine if our country clings to its founding principles, or takes another step toward communism. 

   Catherine Yang writes, "anti-racist training teaches racism; a Green New Deal spells disaster for the environment; diversity initiatives demand conformity; "health care" ends life - with euthanasia, assisted suicide and abortion." She quotes a historian of Marxism, Mike Shotwell, who was raised in a communist family. 

   The Democratic Party has always included socialist politicians, some with openly Marxist or Stalinist ties. But not until 2016 did Sen. Bernie Sanders run as a democratic socialist...and the discussion is now out in the open. 

   Shotwell says the 1948 Progressive Party was in reality a Communist Party, run by communists. They used "patriotism" when they meant "socialism." 

   Communist handbooks call for lying, "anything to promote your cause," and "by any means necessary," a phrase now used by Democrats. The phrase, "If you say something often enough people will come to accept it," did not originate in America. 

   Shotwell adds that "the left puts everything into a morality play, but they have no morals." 

   He notes, "Reality is grounded in objective truth. Western civilization is founded on the Ten Commandments, truths from God, not the mind of man. Communism breaks every one of those commandments and seeks a world with no nuclear family, private property or freedom. With them, words have no meaning." 

   Shotwell sees "antiracist training that looks exactly like the mandatory meetings of communist cells in the Soviet Union." 

   This "cancel culture" isn't new either. But, "the black population is awakening," he says. 

       Jimmy

   

 Proof Readers Needed  

   Need a job? Somebody needs proof readers. At the least, these winners may help us recover from recent political pollution.

In a laundromat: Automatic washing machines: Please remove all your clothes when the light goes out.    

In a department store: Bargain basement upstairs.

In an office: Would the person who took the step ladder bring it back or further steps will be taken. 

In an office: After tea break, staff should empty the teapot and stand upside down on the draining board. 

Outside a second-hand shop: We exchange anything. Why not bring your wife along and get a wonderful bargain?  

In a health food window: Closed due to illness.

In a safari park: Elephants, please stay in your car. 

During a conference: For anyone who has children and  doesn't know it, there is a day care on the 1st floor.

In a farmer's field: The farmer allows walkers to cross the field for free; but the bull charges. 

On a leaflet: If you cannot read, this leaflet will tell you how to get lessons. 

On a repair shop door: We can repair anything. (Please knock hard on the door - the bell doesn't work.) 

In the San Gabriel Valley Tribune: Man Kills Self Before Shooting Wife and Daughter.  (Think a newspaper editor would know a man shouldn't do that?) 

More to come in the near future

When 6-3 is Really 1-4-3-?    

   They say this is election day. Oh. Okay.  

   Meanwhile, somebody said don't believe the Supreme Court is 6-3 in favor of conservatives. 

   First, there is only one full time originalist: Clarence Thomas. 

   Next, four justices - Roberts, Alito, Kavanaugh and Gorsuch - appointed by Republican presidents - are sometimes originalists, but when original meaning is elusive, they may rule by precedent. Many precedents were set by liberal justices years ago. Plus, these four don't always agree. 

   The threesome are liberals - Kagan, Breyer and Sotomayor - all highly educated, who almost always vote together, seemingly for political purposes. Breyer, it is said, bases his decisions on factors and goals found nowhere in the Constitution. 

   Finally, the ? 

   New justice Barrett, who presented herself an originalist if there ever was one, has not yet established a record on the high court. 

   Note to progressives: Don't burn down the building just yet. 

         Jimmy

 Sure Cure for Police 'Brutality'     

   When police use "excessive force," the community reacts and violence follows. Innocent people and businesses pay a price. Outsiders - like bees after honey - come in and destroy property. 

   There is an easy way to prevent cops from shooting people:

Stop resisting police

 Comply first, complain later 

   So says Attorney General William Barr, speaking to a national police association. He would have zero tolerance for resisting police arrests. 

   We don't expect people incensed by police shootings to heed him. 

   Some 30 years ago before we knew anything about the subject, we happened to hear a former Cleveland cop say, "All they want to do is fight us." If I'm not mistaken, more white men are killed by police than blacks. They don't make the  news. 

   Most people agree that police who dishonor their uniform need to be disciplined or fired...and not automatically hired by another force. 

   Police, often facing personal danger, are the public authority, and they must prevail. 

   The majority of city dwellers want police protection. Politicians, news media and lawyers seem to support the lawless minority. Some push to remove policies that protect an officer from financial ruin. Defunding police is a popular stupidity. 

   We don't know what it's like to be a cop, or black, or to live in the city. With the exception of disorderly men with mental or drug issues, there doesn't have to be a deadly confrontation. Tasers? Sure, unless the dudes are armed. 

   Most of those we've heard about were committing a crime or threatening others, and added resistance ... to their avoidable demise.    

         Jimmy

 Clergy (not) for Biden  

A few of the opinions sent by our Catholic friend in NC

Fr. James Altman: You cannot be a Catholic and a Democrat. Period. 

Fr. John Boye: Such Catholics are wolves in sheep's clothing.

Bishop Thomas Daly: ...how can Catholics vote for a candidate like Biden?

Fr. Stephen Imbarrato: (Biden) is a walking and talking scandal to his...faith.

Fr. Edward Meeks: How dare you present yourself as a faithful Catholic while trampling on the Church's most serious, fervently held moral precepts?

Cardinal Gerhard Muller: It's better to vote for a good Protestant than a bad    Catholic.

Archbishop Joseph Naumann: It is intellectually and morally an incoherent      position.

Fr. Michael O'Connor: (Biden does not) protect life (or) the sanctity and holiness of marriage. 

Bishop Thomas Paprocki: Biden pledged to restore...the policy that mandates churches, businesses, colleges and religious orders to provide coverage for abortion pills.  

Fr. Frank Pavone: You can't kill babies and...authorize anyone else to do so. 

Bishop Kevin Rhoades: Abortion is contrary to...the inalienable right to life of every innocent human being from the moment of conception.

Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano: (If Biden were elected) we would face an Orwellian dictatorship...in which the rights that are considered fundamental and inalienable would be trampled with the complicity of mainstream media.