With the midterm elections taking up so much media attention (as the non-stop shitstorm of political ads shows), there are some stories that slide under our respective radar. One such story is that of Christa Pike, a woman on Tennessee’s death row who just happened to survive two execution attempts via lethal injection. Aside from questions about how she would do in Atlantic City casinos, it opened up another discussion about a controversial topic, that being the death penalty.
The public is still divided on whether violent criminals should meet their maker via the world’s most lethal Tinder date, with a majority still favoring it. Of course, that means the Left opposes it, including groups like Amnesty International, because, well, the Left is fucking contrarian these days. And in the past. Well, ever, if you really think about it, and I do because there’s nothing good on TV anymore.
Needless to say (which is why I’m typing it), the death penalty is worth a gander for a Leftist Lexicon entry.
the death penalty
What the Left thinks it means – a barbaric process that should be outlawed for various reasons
What it really means – a punishment that should be the on the table for the most extreme cases
There are a lot of divergent opinions on the Right when it comes to the death penalty. Some of the faithful variety support it while others reject it, both on religious grounds. And both sides have valid perspectives on whether God would allow His followers to end a life in the name of justice. Even more secular members of the Right have concerns about whether the state should be in the business of killing prisoners. These positions show a great deal of thought and introspection.
The Left, on the other hand? They just fucking love criminals.
Take the impending executive by firing squad of Nidal Hassan, the Fort Hood shooter. Sure, he killed 13 people, but the Left want us to overlook that inconvenient truth (hey, that would be a great name for a book, unless that fuckwit Al Gore got his mitts on it) because Hassan was injured as a result of his killing spree. Now, he’s a paraplegic and the Left are turning him into a martyr for their cause.
Which is, you know, loving criminals.
Although Hassan’s circumstances are different than Pike’s, the Left’s position is the same: we can’t kill them because…well, they’re still trying to figure that part out. But I’m sure that, given sufficient time and consideration, the Left will come up with something by the end of the decade.
They’re still trying to figure out which decade, mind you…
For me, I’m of two minds on the subject. As a Christian, I know it’s God’s job to judge, and I’m smart enough not to get in His way. As a skeptic of government getting things right, I can’t completely go along with the same bunch of asshats who can’t figure out how not to spend us into insurmountable debt until the sun burns out having their fingers on the switch.
But as a human being who pays attention to the world around me, I know there are some deeply evil motherfuckers out there. And keeping these dregs of humanity alive while their victims didn’t get the same consideration has always struck me as supremely unfair. I’ve often said any murderer who doesn’t get the death penalty has effectively beaten the charge, and I still feel that way.
Even though we have clowns to the Left of me and jokers to the Right, I’m still not willing to take the death penalty off the table, but only for those extreme cases where there is no other punishment severe enough to adequately address the crime committed.
Of course, the Left loves to paint the death penalty as racist because of the races of the people on death row. My counter to that is the racial makeup of the people committing the crimes that land them on death row. Seems the FBI has some pretty detailed statistics on the matter. But, the Left believes math is racist, so there’s that bullshit to deal with.
Even if I grant the Left’s position that the criminal justice system is biased against non-whites, there’s a way to avoid it completely: don’t commit violent crimes! This is a fixable issue, kids! And, yes, I understand the racism can reach down to the local police departments, some of which make the white people in court in To Kill A Mockingbird look like a Benetton ad. The point still remains the best way to avoid a racist judicial system is to not get in a position to run afoul of it.
The problem we face with the death penalty is some of us aren’t willing to even consider using it for the worst of the worst. The fact California couldn’t bring themselves to execute Charlie Fucking Manson should disqualify them from any morality discussions. Well, that and the fact they covered for Harvey Weinstein like he had blackmail material on Hollywood.
Regardless, even when we have someone who turned in his membership to the human race decades ago, we can’t seem to bring ourselves to accept his/her resignation and wish them the best of luck in their soon-to-be-truncated future endeavors. This can be boiled down to a belief executing a criminal somehow diminishes our humanity. If we can learn to forgive those who commit the most egregious of crimes, even if it results in the loss of life, we’re lead to believe it shows we are better for not giving into our baser instincts.
And this is what the Left counts on in their anti-death penalty rhetoric.
In the Bizarro World logic the Left uses, the criminals are almost always the victim (except if they’re involved with J6 or conservative causes, then they’re all guilty) and they deserve to be kept alive in case we execute an innocent man/woman. I sympathize with those wronged by the judicial system, but I also recognize the relative infrequency in which an innocent person is erroneously punished. By playing to the fears of excessive punishment of the innocent, we have rendered justice toothless and irrelevant to the guilty.
And you can be damn sure the guilty know that.
That’s how Lindsay Clancy got a mistrial in a case where only the truly delusional believe she shouldn’t be held truly accountable for killing her three kids. And it will happen again and again until we get our heads around the guilt trip we’ve been on for decades about the death penalty.
Even so, we have to be careful not to default to the death penalty for every crime. You shouldn’t be getting it for not rewinding a movie from Blockbuster Video in 1994, but if you shot one up and don’t feel any remorse for it I’m going to have to insist we schedule a meeting with Ol’ Sparky for you. I hear he’s electrifying.
Category: Faith
Posts on the Christian or Jewish Faiths
Papal Fallacies
Pope Leo’s message the other week on war was appallingly inaccurate and not at all Biblically sound. But this is normal for the Bishop of Rome and his Roman Catholic Church.
It’s hard to even begin because so much is wrong with that message. But we have to start somewhere. So here we go. First and foremost, Jesus doesn’t answer prayers, the Father does. And believers don’t pray to Jesus. Prayers go to God the Father.
It is not Biblically accurate to address prayers to anyone but God the Father. As His Son Jesus taught the disciples how to pray and they taught the rest of us through the Word.
One does not pray to Jesus, the Holy Spirit, Mary, Joseph, any Saint, or anyone but God the Father. It is blasphemy to do any other prayers. Saints don’t intercede on our behalf. Another Roman Catholic falsehood. Prayers are always asked for in the name of Jesus but He is never prayed to directly.
It seems that, in a way, Pope Leo was correct. Jesus doesn’t hear or answer the prayers of warmongers. Because he doesn’t hear or answer the prayers of anyone. They go to the Father.
To say that God doesn’t hear or answer the prayers of “warmongers”, aka soldiers, officers, and national leaders, and those engaged in war is completely false as well.
The Old Testament is full of examples of God’s people going to war and praying for victory. Many times God answered these prayers and gave the people the victory they desired. Other times He did not. And these were not just wars of defense, some were wars of aggression. Perhaps if Pope Leo were to actually READ the Bible he would know these facts about God Almighty.
So the conclusion is obvious, God is not against war as a whole. Peace we know is a preferable path but it is not always obtainable. Wars are sometimes necessary and God does hear our prayers about it.
Don’t Take the Church with It
The death of Pope Francis is a sad thing as all deaths are, we mourn the loss. But he was a determent to Catholicism and Christendom. A progressive Leftist which I have written about a number of times over the course of years he lead the Roman Catholic Church. And he does not follow the Gospel of Jesus Christ or the teachings contained in the Holy Bible.
It is hoped that in his last hours he came to know the errors of his ways and sought forgiveness for his many sins. And thus came to know the Lord Jesus as his personal Savior. But I have my doubts and pray that I am wrong with them.
And now the Catholic Church must find a new Pope to lead them. To be the voice of the Church as it moves forward into the 21st century. It is sad to think that most of those eligible to vote in the upcoming Conclave have all been appointed by this wolf-in-sheep’s clothing. I fear for the Catholic Church and how far it may fall. Taking with it the billions of Catholics around the world.
False teachings within the Church need to be stamped out. There is only ONE path to God and Heaven where people can be saved. That is through believe in Jesus Christ. Any other path leads to damnation and a separation from God forever.
Additionally the Catholic Church must exorcise its authority over those who profess to be members yet their actions are in opposition to the teachings of the Church and Scripture. This is especially true when it comes to politicians.
Excommunication.
Interdiction.
These are the tools available to the Church, the Pope, Archbishops, Bishops, and Priests of the Faith. They should use them as they once did when wayward nobles thought they could go against the Church.
So to the Pope-to-be, we are watching. The true followers of the Faith are watching. God is watching. You must shepherd His flock which sometimes calls for a strong hand.
Do the right thing before God which many times is the wrong thing before man. Do not get caught up in what the World thinks or wants the Church to be or do. The world is going to hell. Don’t take the Church with it.
Useful Idiot Beliefs
This is why it is difficult to convince the rank-and-file Leftist that conservatism is the better way to go. They are truly what the Leftist elites call “useful idiots”. This post on social media says it all. The true insanity of the Left and the full on Trump Derangement Syndrome at work.
Reading this post just blows my mind. And I feel sorry for the poster on multiple levels. Are they all this lost? Is there any hope for them at all? Well, while they draw breath there is still hope.
So in that case I will enlighten them to the truth of the matter.
Dear Poster,
Fear not and know that you may sleep well. The world is going to be OK. The current wars are going to end and peace will once again be known and felt in the world. We will slide back from the brink of destruction on a global scale.
Vice-President Elect JD Vance isn’t going to invoke the 25th Amendment and remove President Elect Donald Trump from power. However, JD Vance will most likely run in 2028 since Trump will not be able to seek a 3rd term.
There aren’t going to be any camps. The only time in US History that we had camps for “the enemies within” was during World War 2. And those camps were setup by a Democratic President, FDR. And the only person calling for re-education camps is the Democratic leader, Hillary Clinton. And these camps are to re-educate Trump supporters. It’s the Democratic party that wants to setup camps for their opponents.
YouTube and Facebook are owned by the Meta Corporation, a very progressive company. The entire service is progressive and anti-Trump, anti-Republican, anti-American, and anti-conservative. Just having an account on these platforms is progressive.
Donate all you want to whatever cause you believe in. Some maybe tax deductible. Especially since the IRS has been weaponized against conservative groups that would like that status but sadly are not.
The Constitution, which we all have to follow, explicitly forbids the passing of Ex Post Facto laws. So no such laws will ever be passed within our Republic.
And lastly dear friend, you are correct on one point. God did make this possible. He is in-charge of all things. If you really worshiped Him, you would know that God is Love and never changes. Dig into His Word and see that you, as a human being, cannot comprehend the ways of God. But you are to trust in Him as Job did. Even through trials and tribulations.
The God of the Bible is the only one True God. And he is not drunk on power. His power spoke the universe into existence. It doesn’t matter how old you think the Earth and the universe are … 6,000 years or billions of years. He was the one that made it.
All of those other so-called gods are nothing of the kind. Many are made up in the minds of men. The others are fallen angles, powerful compared to us humans, but created by God originally to serve Him just as we were. So there is only the One True God.
Turning your back on God while you draw His breath into your lungs is not a wise idea, but you are free to do so. But I would rather have you repent, turn from sin and unbelief. Believe in His Son, Christ Jesus, so that you may be spared the torment of Hell when you give up the ghost.
There is also no reason to live in fear of a Vance Presidency. It wont come for another 4 years. And if you actually READ Project 2025, there is nothing in it that a sane person would fear.
So in closing. May God have mercy upon you and lead you out of darkness.
The Pope is Wrong
This month Pope Francis, an Argentinian Marxist, told children in Singapore that all religions were like languages and paths to the One true God. This includes religions that murder Christians, deny the divinity of Christ Jesus, and religions that even deny Christ existed.
I have written before about this man’s Marxist theology in honoring those opposed to Christianity and how he doesn’t follow the teachings of Jesus Christ as presented in the Bible.
And now he is condemning children, who have an opportunity to hear the Truth and be saved, to damnation. Not to mention leading the world’s millions of Catholics down this path as well due to the false doctrine of Papal Infallibility.
There is only one path to God. There is only one way to heaven. And it is out of Love that we preach the Good News of the Gospel to the whole world. John 14:6 is very clear:
Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”
Pope Francis is telling these children that Jesus isn’t necessary for their salvation. Whatever path they are on or choose in the future will take them God.
What an evil thing to do.
In the Meme Time
Another Leftist meme to come crashing down in flames. Unlike many Leftist memes, this one doesn’t have a hint of truth. But it does try to play with your emotions instead of facts. But it’s totally off the mark.
This meme depicts two women. One is a Christian Nun. The other is a Moslem woman. Both are wearing a head covering which is the focus of the meme.
The meme states that if you are not bothered by the Nun’s head covering and you are bothered by the Moslem woman’s head covering. Then you are a bigot.
At face value (the emotional side), the meme would be correct. But there is a huge difference between these two women and why they are wearing these head coverings.
The Christian Nun is an ordained member of the clergy. She has taken various oaths that go along with her call to the religious life and she lives within a religious community, often closed to the outside world. The habit and wimple she wears is an outward sign of those oaths and her commitment to her Faith as a Bride of Christ Jesus.
The Moslem woman is not a member of the clergy nor is she ordained. She does not live within a religious community of sisters. The hijab she is wearing is a sign of submission and required by Moslem culture which places women to be, at best, property. It is enforced by Moslem laws with strict punishments, including death, if violated.
These are not the same head coverings and they are worn for vastly different reasons. To be bothered by a woman in hijab is a good thing. Not a sign of bigotry as the meme suggests. But a sign that you care about the rights of women which are suppressed within Moslem culture.
The False Gospels of He Gets Us
I wrote about this group in March of last year. You can read that article here: https://bynw.com/he-gets-us-more-than-you-know/
This is going to focus on the “He Gets Us” movement and their false gospel advert during the Super Bowl last week. It’s shocking how many ways this group can twist the gospel message of Jesus into something wicked and evil to the non believer. They are truly promoting an antiChrist with their “Feel Good” version of Jesus.
Within this latest advert it talks about how Jesus was a good neighbor because he washed the feet of his friends and enemies alike. Really. This what this advert claims Jesus did during his ministry on earth. Now to the unbeliever, who has a fleeting knowledge of Jesus stories from Sunday School to draw upon. The will recall that Jesus washed some feet. So it must be true and of course we want to do the same.
The advert shows still pictures of various feet washings. An abortion protestor washing the feet of woman who has just murdered her child in the womb. An illegal alien and trespasser getting his feet washed by a neighbor. And a priest washing the feet of an active homosexual male.
All of these images are false. Jesus never washed the feet of an unrepentant sinner. Likewise, Jesus never washed the feet of a Pharisee, or religious leader, a Roman soldier, or the money changers in the Temple. All of these people would have been the enemy of Jesus. Not once in Scripture does it state that Jesus washed any of their feet.
Scripture does state that Jesus violently turned over the tables of the money changers in the Temple and then proceeded to whip and chase them from the Temple calling them thieves.
Now, Jesus did wash the feet of his followers. Godly and holy men who were of character and repentant of their sins. Jesus washed their feet to show them they in order to lead His church, they must lead as servants to the body of believers. These are the only people that the Biblical Jesus washed the feet of, his followers.
Iowa School Shooting
A school shooting has taken place in my own backyard. Not some far away location on the coast or up in the mountains. But right here in the heartland of America.
As I begin writing this article the details are few. Injuries and possible deaths have been reported from some outlets but not yet confirmed. Details will come later. Although one detail is known, the shooter is dead.
But before the full extent of the news and information is released. The Left is up to its usual bag of tricks and “solutions” to the problem they created by instituting “gun free zones.”
Their solutions are metal detectors at the doors of schools. No backpacks at schools. And of course the gun grab of “military style” weapons. All of these are absurd.
Metal detectors might not detect some weapons and of course weapons can enter through other means as well. Not just the doors.
Backpacks and duffle bags are needed by students. These carry school books, homework, and gym clothing and sports equipment that are owned by the student. It would be insane to think how a student would carry these items without such a bag.
And lastly, we have the gun grab of “military style” weapons. The Left hates the 2nd Amendment. And it’s always the poor AR-15 that gets the blame. They still think AR means “assault rifle” when it really means Armilite Rifle. The original manufacturer of the AR-15. And every rifle available today is semi-automatic, just like the AR-15. So banning the AR-15 does nothing.
The agenda of the Left is not to end school shootings. But to end civilian ownership of firearms and the 2nd Amendment. If you really wanted to end school shootings let’s start by removing the “gun free zone” and arming responsible staff members who can end a potential shooting before it gets far at all.
Looking back in history, in the 1930’s, the height of the “gangster era” fully automatic machine guns were available to the general public. All the gangsters had them. (And they still have them today despite laws preventing it.) But there were NO school shootings then. In fact, school shootings are a recent event. Something that started in the late 1980’s or early 1990’s. Why?
Prior to this time. Students had guns in the parking lots in the back of pickups at school. Any would-be shooter would be dropped before they got far. But that wasn’t the reason.
No the real reason why school shootings started it because it had been a whole generation since God was removed from the schools and government buildings. The students that had God stripped from their schools were now sending their kids to schools. And God wasn’t allowed in the doors.
Ethics became situational or cultural. Thus anything was OK or good because of how one felt about it. This is what has caused this event and all the others like it to take place.
And this too was caused by the Left.
Leftist Lexicon Word of the Week
I know Christmas is over, but I wanted to take a moment to talk about holiday traditions. For some, it’s caroling and eggnog. For others, it’s decorating the tree and driving around to see all the houses lit up and decorated.
For Leftists, it’s telling conservative Christians they’re not following Jesus.
This year, though, the Left put a little twist on their annual airing of grievances not directly connected to Festivus. They outdid themselves by making so many bizarre and illogical statements about one third of the best power trio that isn’t named Rush.
So, grab yourself your cousin’s killer eggnog made with lighter fluid and prepare for a trip from the ridiculous to the sublime…ly ridiculous.
Jesus
What the Left thinks it means – a possibly fictional figure worshiped by rubes who can’t even follow his teachings
What it really means – a religious, possibly historical, figure who Leftists still can’t figure out
Leftists are of two minds (or would that be brain cells) when it comes to Jesus. Many don’t believe He existed. Others think He was a progressive. Others think He was a socialist. He was black. He was an immigrant. He was gay.
And just when you thought they couldn’t add more, the Left found a few more. This year’s additions are Jesus was Asian, a Palestinian refugee, technically Palestinian, had a “trans body,” and even had a CNN religion reporter claim He would have been buried under rubble if He were born today.
Give them a year and they might say Jesus was a gender fluid wheelchair bound crossdressing furry who believed sex with minors was okey-dokey.
And people wonder why I laugh when Leftists say they’re smarter than us?
I will admit I’m not a theologian (although I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night), but you really don’t have to be to understand who Jesus was. For those who believe, He is the son of God who died for our sins. For those who don’t (and not a flaming Leftist), He was a man whose influence is undeniable and provided a decent guide to living a good life. For those who pretend to believe, He’s a good source of cash.
I’m looking at you, Joel Olsteen.
So, how do Leftists get it so wrong when it comes to a simple Jewish carpenter? A part of it is how they view Jesus, not as a religious figure, but as a tool to bash believers. Some of this is easy to understand, as the Left’s main religion is bureaucracy. When you put your faith in the size and scope of government, you don’t want competition, especially not from the Son of God.
But the Left doesn’t need to believe in Jesus for Him to be useful for their needs. That brings us back to an old friend, Saul Alinsky and his “Rules for Radicals.” In particular, let’s look at Rule 4:
“Make the enemy live up to its own book of rules.” If the rule is that every letter gets a reply, send 30,000 letters. You can kill them with this because no one can possibly obey all of their own rules. (This is a serious rule. The besieged entity’s very credibility and reputation is at stake, because if activists catch it lying or not living up to its commitments, they can continue to chip away at the damage.)
When Leftists bring up how they believe Jesus would have acted, they’re using Rule 4 with the expected outcome being the conservative Christian either shutting up completely or giving a defensive answer the Left can then use against him/her. (Spoiler Alert: still 2 genders.) That’s why they keep making up stories about who Jesus was: they need Him to be their religious tofu and take on the traits the Left want Him to espouse.
The problem with this tactic is two fold. First, these are interpretations by people who may or may not have studied the Bible closely enough to be knowledgeable (which, surprise surprise, goes against Uncle Saul’s second rule “Never go outside the expertise of your people.”) As such, saying Jesus was gay because he hung out with 12 disciples, for example (all the while ignoring the women who also followed Him), shows a fundamental lack of understanding of the source material. Therefore, why give credence to a group keeps getting facts wrong in an attempt to shame you into becoming a Leftist?
This second one relies more on logic, namely we can read what Jesus said. Granted, there are language translation and theological/political issues that make a straight one-to-one interpretation harder than figuring out why people care Taylor Swift is dating Travis Kelce. Having said that, you can compare translations and get the gist of what He was saying. Even if you aren’t a Christian and/or conservative, you can still read the Bible and compare it to what the Leftists are saying to figure out they’re full of…well, since this Lexicon entry is about Jesus, I’d better not swear.
The way the Left keeps reinventing Jesus reminds me of the Buddy Christ from Kevin Smith’s “Dogma.” In the film, the Catholic Church “retires” the Christ figure they used for centuries and replaced Him with a friendlier version. This winds up backfiring, causing two fallen angels to bring back God’s vengeance on humanity. I won’t spoil the movie in case you want to see it, but I encourage you to watch it with a careful eye and ear because Smith brings up some valid criticisms of how modern Christianity is practiced.
Still looking at you, Olsteen!
In the interest of fairness, I admit the Right uses Jesus in a similar way, suggesting he’s fair skinned and closer to Edgar Winter in hue than Bishop Desmond Tutu. Where the Left and Right diverge is in sheer volume of attempts to use Him as a political cudgel. Where some members of the Right will smack you with the Son of God once in a while, the Left uses Him as a cat-o-nine-tails. And if you remember the Crucifixion, you know why that analogy is fitting and quite possibly will get me a one way ticket to Hell.
Speaking for myself, I’ve always seen Jesus as apolitical. He wasn’t concerned with who won elections or how the government should use the power the people gave it. His eyes were always on something more substantial: being a sacrifice for all of our sins. Any politician who tries to tell you he or she can make you a better deal is a liar, but I repeat myself
The greatest irony in all of this is the Left wants Christian conservatives to live up to rules they either don’t believe in or have no concept of how to follow. And that’s the one lesson they always get wrong: we can never be like Christ completely because we are flawed. We mess up all the time, unlike Jesus who was perfect from conception. The best we can hope for is not to mess things up too badly, and even then we are forgiven. It’s the simplest of truths to believers, and the simplest of things to disregard if you’re not down with the divine elements of that concept. Just don’t use Jesus as a theological Louisville Slugger, okay?
In the Meme Time
Another Leftist meme. This time they have gotten everything wrong. Usually, they have some truth but not this one. It’s completely false.
First of all the image doesn’t depict a nativity scene at all. This looks more like people traveling somewhere. To be a nativity scene it must show the process or circumstances of being born. There is no birth scene here. This is not the scene right after birth either.
The creator of this meme, and the useful idiots that propagate it, are woefully ignorant of the term “nativity” and the story of the birth of Jesus from the Gospels.
Secondly, what they are actually trying to say is also a false narrative as well. I have written about that before in a similar posting.
This meme is a total fail.