Christian Persecution – In America

Christian Persecution – In America

#‎RAD ‪#‎ATEND G-d (Christ) ‪#‎IIC714

HAD NOT DISCRIMINATED AGAINST ANYONE

CONSTITUTIONALLY-SPEAKING cannot

REQUIRE EMPLOYEES TO GET PERMISSION BEFORE EXPRESSING THEIR RELIGIOUS VIEWS

EMPLOYMENT WAS, NONETHELESS TERMINATED

CHRISTIAN PERSECUTION

I hear from atheists, with fervency, on an almost daily basis (certainly several times weekly), that - “You whiny Christians, howling about Christian persecution.  You are the single most coddled, catered to, and sucked up to, bunch in America” – interestingly, even atheists from Australia, the UK, South Africa and the Scandinavian region use that same phrase - “Christians are the single most coddled, catered to, and sucked up to, bunch in America”.  Seriously, very, very few (if any) ever say “…bunch in South Africa… bunch in Australia… bunch in the UK…”, which just in and of itself seems odd… if not more rooted in anti-Americanism, than anti-God.  But I digress…  From the typical atheistic mindset, we Christians in America (the West) are the most coddled, catered to, and sucked up to, bunch of people…

And, fact is… we are… when compared to the horrors of what Christians are exposed to in parts of Africa (South Africa notwithstanding), the Middle East, N.  Korea, etc, rather coddled, catered to, and sucked up to (strictly speaking) by comparison.  The argument can be made that Christians are indeed not being persecuted, in America, the way Christians are in many, many other nations and Kingdoms.  That said, what happened to Former Atlanta Fire Chief, Kelvin Cochran - http://bit.ly/2sKsXYk - is deeply disturbing.  Disturbing because, while clearly, he has not had limbs severed, or digits cut (or burned) off, etc., he has had his career, a meritorious career, without blemish, destroyed solely because he holds near-and-dear to his heart - “Christian Values”!

Even after the city of Atlanta had concluded that Cochran - “…had not discriminated against anyone…” - http://bit.ly/2sJfakN - Cochran’s employment was, nonetheless terminated… WHY?  His employment was terminated because, the city of Atlanta alleges Cochran - “…had not obtained the Board of Ethics’s approval in violation of Section 2-280(d) of the City’s Ethics Code.” – EVEN THOUGH - “…constitutionally-speaking, the city cannot require employees to get permission before expressing their religious views.” - http://bit.ly/2sJtjyw - did you catch that?

The city of Atlanta had concluded that Cochran HAD NOT DISCRIMINATED AGAINST ANYONE, and yet… In Spite of it being, CONSTITUTIONALLY-SPEAKING illegal to REQUIRE EMPLOYEES TO GET PERMISSION BEFORE EXPRESSING THEIR RELIGIOUS VIEWS, Cochran’s lack of “permission” was used as grounds for dismissal, thus his EMPLOYMENT WAS, NONETHELESS TERMINATED, for his religious (Christian) views. – CHRISTIAN PERSECUTION

So, yeah… to my many atheist friends (yeah, I really do have a few of you, and I really do love you guys) - “Yes… Christians are being persecuted, for our faith, in America and in Canada, and in the UK, Australia, South Africa etc!”

Just sayin...

What is #RAD?  #RAD is:

R epent of rejecting Christ

A ccept Christ as your Lord

D evelop your relationship with the Living Almighty G-d Himself as your personal Lord and Saviour

John 3:16, Revelation 3:20, Romans 10:9 -10, Revelation 21:27, II Corinthians 5:21 and I John 5:13 / John 20:31!

Shalom!

Ok, Rant dun – © Da Bauz’s take 2018

Christ Crucified, a Stumbling Block to Jews and Folly to Gentiles

#RAD 2018

#RAD  This is the third weekend of 2018, and today is also the First Day of the Rest of your life

Christ Crucified, a Stumbling Block to Jews and Folly to Gentiles

C 1^st Comment

I submit to you that, I Corinthians 1:18 - 31 presents perhaps the single most plain, succinct, and simple explanation for why we Christians need to stay out of ditches.  Should a Christian adhere to Judaic dietary laws, customs and practices?  Should Christians be “Torah Observant”?  Should Christians exclusively seek intellectual wisdom?

Is it possible in one’s quest to relinquish our Western Hellenistic (intellectual, “I believe”) way(s) of thinking, in favour of a more Hebraic (spiritual, “I do”) way of thinking, for one to become so caught up in not in being stuck on intellectualizing everything, that one eventually winds up intellectualizing spirituality?  Paul wrote in I Corinthians 1:22 that – “Jews demand signs and Greeks seek wisdom” and then Paul continues in verse 23 – “but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and folly to Gentiles”.  We Christians, humankind in general, seem to seek to have things ever more increasingly codified.  Paul said:

Christ Crucified, a Stumbling Block to Jews and Folly to Gentiles

Just sayin...

What is #RAD?  #RAD is:

R epent of rejecting Christ

A ccept Christ as your Lord

D evelop your relationship with the Living Almighty G-d Himself as your personal Lord and Saviour

John 3:16, Revelation 3:20, Romans 10:9 -10, Revelation 21:27, II Corinthians 5:21 and I John 5:13 / John 20:31!

Shalom!

Ok, Rant dun – © Da Bauz’s take 2018

#RAD 2016

#RAD  This is the second weekend of 2016, and today is also the First Day of the Rest of your life.

He parted the heavens and came down, a dark cloud beneath His feet. AND They are more desirable than gold-- than an abundance of pure gold; and sweeter than honey, which comes from the honeycomb. – Psalm 18:9 & 19:10, HCSB

See also – Proverbs 18:9 and 19:10:

“He also that is slothful in his work

    is brother to him that is a great waster.”

and

“A false witness shall not be unpunished,

    and he that speaketh lies shall perish.” - AKJV

Just sayin...

What is #RAD?  #RAD is:

R epent of rejecting Christ

A ccept Christ as your Lord

D evelop your relationship with the Living Almighty G-d Himself as your personal Lord and Saviour

John 3:16, Revelation 3:20, Romans 10:9 -10, Revelation 21:27, II Corinthians 5:21 and I John 5:13 / John 20:31!

Shalom!

Ok, Rant dun – © Da Bauz’s take 2016

#RAD 2016

#RAD  Today is Friday January 8^th, 2016, and did just in time for the weekend, as there’s only 351 “Shopping Days” left before Christmas… oh and ah, today is also the First Day of the Rest of your life.

Keep me like the pupil of the eye and in the shadow of your wings, hide me – Psalm 17:8, Aramaic Bible in Plain English

See also – Proverbs 17:8:

“A bribe works like a charm, in the view of him who gives it —

    wherever it turns, it succeeds.”- CJB

Just sayin...

What is #RAD?  #RAD is:

R epent of rejecting Christ

A ccept Christ as your Lord

D evelop your relationship with the Living Almighty G-d Himself as your personal Lord and Saviour

John 3:16, Revelation 3:20, Romans 10:9 -10, Revelation 21:27, II Corinthians 5:21 and I John 5:13 / John 20:31!

Shalom!

Ok, Rant dun – © Da Bauz’s take 2016

#RAD 2016

#RAD  Today is THE FIRST Thursday of January 2016, and… today is also the First Day of the Rest of your life.

I shall bless Lord Jehovah who counsels me and my kidneys teach me in the nights. – Psalm 16:7, Aramaic Bible in Plain English

See also – Proverbs 16:7:

“When a man’s ways please Adonai,

    he makes even the man’s enemies be at peace with him.”- CJB

Just sayin...

What is #RAD?  #RAD is:

R epent of rejecting Christ

A ccept Christ as your Lord

D evelop your relationship with the Living Almighty G-d Himself as your personal Lord and Saviour

John 3:16, Revelation 3:20, Romans 10:9 -10, Revelation 21:27, II Corinthians 5:21 and I John 5:13 / John 20:31!

Shalom!

Ok, Rant dun – © Da Bauz’s take 2016

#RAD 2016

#RAD  Today is Wednesday 6 January 2016, and… today is also the First Day of the Rest of your life.

In the house of the righteous is much power, and the produce of the evil will be destroyed. – Psalm 15:6, Aramaic Bible in Plain English

See also – Proverbs 15:6:

“The home of the righteous is a storehouse of treasure,

    but the earnings of the wicked bring trouble.”- CJB

Just sayin...

What is #RAD?  #RAD is:

R epent of rejecting Christ

A ccept Christ as your Lord

D evelop your relationship with the Living Almighty G-d Himself as your personal Lord and Saviour

John 3:16, Revelation 3:20, Romans 10:9 -10, Revelation 21:27, II Corinthians 5:21 and I John 5:13 / John 20:31!

Shalom!

Ok, Rant dun – © Da Bauz’s take 2016

#RAD xii

#RAD  Today is the first Tuesday of January 2016, and… today is also the First Day of the Rest of your life.

There they were filled with awe, because God is in the generation of the righteous ones. – Psalm 14:5, Aramaic Bible in Plain English

See also – Proverbs 14:5:

“An honest witness will not lie,

    but a false witness lies with every breath.”- CJB

Just sayin...

What is #RAD?  #RAD is:

R epent of rejecting Christ

A ccept Christ as your Lord

D evelop your relationship with the Living Almighty G-d Himself as your personal Lord and Saviour

John 3:16, Revelation 3:20, Romans 10:9 -10, Revelation 21:27, II Corinthians 5:21 and I John 5:13 / John 20:31!

Shalom!

Ok, Rant dun – © Da Bauz’s take 2016

#RAD xi

#RAD  Today is the first Monday of January 2016, and… today is also the First Day of the Rest of your life.

And let not my enemies say, “I have beaten him”, neither let them rejoice against me in my afflictions when I am shaken. – Psalm 13:4, Aramaic Bible in Plain English

See also – Proverbs 13:4:

“The lazy person wants but doesn’t have;

    the diligent get their desires filled.”- CJB

Just sayin...

What is #RAD?  #RAD is:

R epent of rejecting Christ

A ccept Christ as your Lord

D evelop your relationship with the Living Almighty G-d Himself as your personal Lord and Saviour

John 3:16, Revelation 3:20, Romans 10:9 -10, Revelation 21:27, II Corinthians 5:21 and I John 5:13 / John 20:31!

Shalom!

Ok, Rant dun – © Da Bauz’s take 2016

#RAD x

#RAD  Yesterday was News Years Day, and today is also the First Day of the Rest of your life.

Because, behold, sinners have drawn the bow and readied their arrows upon the string to shoot in thick darkness at the upright hearts AND Lord Jehovah will destroy all duplicitous lips and tongues that speak proud things. – Psalm 11:2 & 12:3, Aramaic Bible in Plain English

See also – Proverbs 11:2 and 12:3:

“First comes pride, then disgrace;

    but with the humble is wisdom.”

and

“No one is made secure by wickedness,

    but the roots of the righteous will never be moved.” - CJB

Just sayin...

What is #RAD?  #RAD is:

R epent of rejecting Christ

A ccept Christ as your Lord

D evelop your relationship with the Living Almighty G-d Himself as your personal Lord and Saviour

John 3:16, Revelation 3:20, Romans 10:9 -10, Revelation 21:27, II Corinthians 5:21 and I John 5:13 / John 20:31!

Shalom!

Ok, Rant dun – © Da Bauz’s take 2016

#RAD ix

#RAD  Today is Friday, 1 January 2016, the First day of the New Year  –  HAPPY NEW YEAR – and… today is also the First Day of the Rest of your life.

Why, Lord Jehovah, do you stand at a distance, and have withdrawn your gaze in times of trouble? – Psalm 10:1, Aramaic Bible in Plain English

See also – Proverbs 10:1:

“The proverbs of Shlomo:

A wise son is a joy to his father,

    but a foolish son is a grief to his mother.”- CJB

Just sayin...

What is #RAD?  #RAD is:

R epent of rejecting Christ

A ccept Christ as your Lord

D evelop your relationship with the Living Almighty G-d Himself as your personal Lord and Saviour

John 3:16, Revelation 3:20, Romans 10:9 -10, Revelation 21:27, II Corinthians 5:21 and I John 5:13 / John 20:31!

Shalom!

Ok, Rant dun – © Da Bauz’s take 2016

#RAD viii

#RAD  Today is Thursday, 31 December 2015, the last day of the year, and… today is also the First Day of the Rest of your life.

Lord Jehovah shall be a place of refuge for the poor and their helper in times of suffering. – Psalm 9:9, Aramaic Bible in Plain English

See also – Proverbs 9:1 - 3:

“Wisdom has built herself a house;

she has carved her seven pillars.

She has prepared her food, spiced her wine,

and she has set her table.

She has sent out her young girls [with invitations];

she calls from the heights of the city”- CJB

Just sayin...

What is #RAD?  #RAD is:

R epent of rejecting Christ

A ccept Christ as your Lord

D evelop your relationship with the Living Almighty G-d Himself as your personal Lord and Saviour

John 3:16, Revelation 3:20, Romans 10:9 -10, Revelation 21:27, II Corinthians 5:21 and I John 5:13 / John 20:31!

Shalom!

Ok, Rant dun – © Da Bauz’s take 2015

#RAD vii

#RAD  Today is Wednesday, and today is also the First Day of the Rest of your life.

And the fowl in the sky, and the fish of the sea that pass through the paths of the seas. – Psalm 8:8, Aramaic Bible in Plain English

See also – Proverbs 8:30:

“I was with him as someone he could trust.

For me, every day was pure delight,

as I played in his presence all the time,”- CJB

Just sayin...

What is #RAD?  #RAD is:

R epent of rejecting Christ

A ccept Christ as your Lord

D evelop your relationship with the Living Almighty G-d Himself as your personal Lord and Saviour

John 3:16, Revelation 3:20, Romans 10:9 -10, Revelation 21:27, II Corinthians 5:21 and I John 5:13 / John 20:31!

Shalom!

Ok, Rant dun – © Da Bauz’s take 2015

#RAD vi

#RAD  Today is Tuesday, and today is also the First Day of the Rest of your life.

And the congregation of the peoples will surround you, and for its sake you shall return on high. – Psalm 7:7, Aramaic Bible in Plain English

See also – Proverbs 7:9 - 11:

“Dusk turns into evening,

and finally night, dark and black.

Then a woman approaches him,

dressed as a prostitute, wily of heart.

She’s the coarse, impulsive type,

whose feet don’t stay at home;”- CJB

Just sayin...

What is #RAD?  #RAD is:

R epent of rejecting Christ

A ccept Christ as your Lord

D evelop your relationship with the Living Almighty G-d Himself as your personal Lord and Saviour

John 3:16, Revelation 3:20, Romans 10:9 -10, Revelation 21:27, II Corinthians 5:21 and I John 5:13 / John 20:31!

Shalom!

Ok, Rant dun – © Da Bauz’s take 2015

#RAD v

#RAD  Today is Monday, and today is also the First Day of the Rest of your life.

I am weary with my groanings, and I have watered my bed every night and I wash my mattress with my tears. – Psalm 6:6, Aramaic Bible in Plain English

See also – Proverbs 6:28:

“Can a man walk [barefoot] on hot coals

without scorching his feet?”- CJB

Just sayin...

What is #RAD?  #RAD is:

R epent of rejecting Christ

A ccept Christ as your Lord

D evelop your relationship with the Living Almighty G-d Himself as your personal Lord and Saviour

John 3:16, Revelation 3:20, Romans 10:9 -10, Revelation 21:27, II Corinthians 5:21 and I John 5:13 / John 20:31!

Shalom!

Ok, Rant dun – © Da Bauz’s take 2015

#RAD iv

#RAD  Yesterday was Christmas Day, and today is also the First Day of the Rest of your life.

Tremble in awe and you will not sin; speak in your hearts and meditate upon your beds. and Neither will the proud stand before your eyes; you have hated all workers of falsehood. – Psalm 4:4 & 5:5, Aramaic Bible in Plain English

See also – Proverbs 4:26 and 5:7 - 9:

“Level the path for your feet,

let all your ways be properly prepared.”

and

“So now, children, listen to me;

don’t turn away from what I am saying:

distance your way from her,

stay far from the door of her house;

so that you won’t give your vigor to others

and your years to someone who is cruel,” - CJB

Just sayin...

What is #RAD?  #RAD is:

R epent of rejecting Christ

A ccept Christ as your Lord

D evelop your relationship with the Living Almighty G-d Himself as your personal Lord and Saviour

John 3:16, Revelation 3:20, Romans 10:9 -10, Revelation 21:27, II Corinthians 5:21 and I John 5:13 / John 20:31!

Shalom!

Ok, Rant dun – © Da Bauz’s take 2015

#RAD

Sorry, No Rant today

Merry Christmas everyone!

What is #RAD?  #RAD is:

R epent of rejecting Christ

A ccept Christ as your Lord

D evelop your relationship with the Living Almighty G-d Himself as your personal Lord and Saviour

John 3:16, Revelation 3:20, Romans 10:9 -10, Revelation 21:27, II Corinthians 5:21 and I John 5:13 / John 20:31!

Shalom!

#RAD iii

#RAD  Today is Christmas EVE, and today is also the First Day of the Rest of your life.

You, Lord Jehovah, are my helper and my honor, and the lifter of my head. – Psalm 3:3, Aramaic Bible in Plain English

See also – Proverbs 3:24:

“When you lie down, you will not be afraid;

when you lie down, your sleep will be sweet.”- CJB

Just sayin...

What is #RAD?  #RAD is:

R epent of rejecting Christ

A ccept Christ as your Lord

D evelop your relationship with the Living Almighty G-d Himself as your personal Lord and Saviour

John 3:16, Revelation 3:20, Romans 10:9 -10, Revelation 21:27, II Corinthians 5:21 and I John 5:13 / John 20:31!

Shalom!

Ok, Rant dun – © Da Bauz’s take 2015

#RAD ii

#RAD  Winter has begun and today is the First Day of the Rest of your life.

The kings and rulers of the Earth stood up and counseled together against Lord Jehovah and against his Messiah. – Psalm 2:2, Aramaic Bible in Plain English

See also – Proverbs 2:3 – 5:

“yes, if you will call for insight

and raise your voice for discernment
if you seek it as you would silver

and search for it as for hidden treasure —

then you will understand the fear of Adonai

and find knowledge of God”- CJB

Just sayin...

What is #RAD?  #RAD is:

R epent of rejecting Christ

A ccept Christ as your Lord

D evelop your relationship with the Living Almighty G-d Himself as your personal Lord and Saviour

John 3:16, Revelation 3:20, Romans 10:9 -10, Revelation 21:27, II Corinthians 5:21 and I John 5:13 / John 20:31!

Shalom!

Ok, Rant dun – © Da Bauz’s take 2015

#RAD i

#RAD  Today is obviously the first day of Winter, it is also, the First Day of the Rest of your life.

Blessed is the man that walks not in the way of the evil and does not stand in the counsel of sinners and does not sit on the seat of mockers. – Psalm 1:1, Aramaic Bible in Plain English

See also – Proverbs 1:22: “How long, you whose lives have no purpose,

will you love thoughtless living?

How long will scorners find pleasure in mocking?

How long will fools hate knowledge?”- CJB

Just sayin...

What is #RAD?  #RAD is:

R epent of rejecting Christ

A ccept Christ as your Lord

D evelop your relationship with the Living Almighty G-d Himself as your personal Lord and Saviour

John 3:16, Revelation 3:20, Romans 10:9 -10, Revelation 21:27, II Corinthians 5:21 and I John 5:13 / John 20:31!

Shalom!

Ok, Rant dun – © Da Bauz’s take 2015

IS ATHEISM A FAITH BASED PHILOSOPHY

As there is a huge lack of irrefutable, empirical or otherwise utterly verifiable evidence to "prove" the "beliefs" of Atheism, I would argue it does require FAITH to believe in it (Atheism). There are many great postulations about the Origins of life, space, planets, stars etc. but to say they are all based on measurable fact is a leap. Quite the LEAP in fact.

Not the least of which is the belief that non-life randomly became life, out of a primordial soup made up largely of just a series of protons, neutrons and electrons, WITHOUT a higher-Power, smarter-Power and much more POWERFUL-Power, to guide and direct that first initial transition.

At the end of the day, it's all good. Hells bells, if I can mock Atheism, you can mock my God (Christ). This is NOT Islam, I won't threaten to cut your head off, and neither will my God. He's big enough to handle human ignorance, both that of His followers and from those who question Him.

I happen to enjoy having someone (respectfully) question my beliefs. I have nothing to hide, and who knows, perhaps whilst digging to answer a given query, I may learn something new!