Cooper Harris

The number of headlines seem to be on the increase in reporting the deaths of children at the hands of their parents, or while in the care of their parents.  Cooper Harris is the toddler who recently died in his father's vehicle.  This case has taken some bizarre twists and turns, to the point, it is difficult to imagine Cooper's death to be an accident.  I keep telling myself, as I follow the case, in America we are presumed innocent until proven guilty.  The media sway is easy to follow.

I think of the case of Caylee Anthony a few years ago, and Lacy Peterson several years ago.  I don't agree with either outcome of those cases, so perhaps my perspective of this case will differ from the outcome, as well.  The one statement that continues to haunt my thoughts may be a misquote, maybe not.  When the father, Justin Harris, was making his statement about researching hot car deaths online, he was searching to see how hot it needed to be . . .  If those are his exact words, I find that troubling.

The mother's reaction is an enigma as well.  Perhaps she's in shock, but mothers get protective and angry over much less than a child's death!  Mothers will get angry over diapers unchanged, faces not washed, all sorts of trivial matters, by comparison.  Whether it's proven an accident or not, Cooper isn't my child and I'm mad at his dad!  I understand people can be distracted on occasion, but this isn't like he ran into the store thinking he'd only be a minute and got held up in line.  Since the mom worked from home, why take the child to daycare in the first place?  I was shocked at the mother's response when she went to pick the child up that afternoon . . .

I can't imagine parents conspiring to kill their child, but then I can't imagine all those online searches and doing nothing to take precaution, if the fear was that great.  A simple dog leash hooked to the underside of the car seat and the loop around the driver's door handle.

http://www.wsbtv.com/news/news/local/fundraising-site-cooper-harriss-family-shut-down/ngc9s/

http://www.cnn.com/2014/07/10/justice/hot-car-death-whats-next/index.html?iref=allsearch

Equality?

Having grown up with a very convoluted definition of FAIR and EQUAL, I recognize the cognitive dissonance in this sexual equality agenda.  In reading the headlines, I shake my head or . . . (smh) as it is in social media, and ask myself, is anyone having procreative, responsible, heterosexual sex any more?

If a person's sex life is their own personal business, and I agree that it should be, why are there so many headlines about the subject?  I've been celibate for years, and I'm not saying everyone should be, but sexuality should be a private matter, and all sexual activity is clearly a choice.  I'm not saying gays should be bullied, but their sexuality doesn't need to be paraded down main street, either.  I think everyone's sex life needs to stay in the bedroom.

Before I got married and before I became a believer, I was a fornicator.  I'm not proud of that fact, and I certainly don't need a parade in celebration of my sin of choice.  As many of the headlines have been sexual in nature this past month, I smile remembering one of Miss Lillian Carter's quotes, which I quote to myself frequently.
She once remarked "When I look at all my children sometimes I say to myself, Lillian, you should have stayed a virgin."
I love my kids, but I do wish I'd managed my sexuality differently in my younger years, and in differently, I mean Biblically.

 My heart goes out to all those who love their children, but those children have made the choice to act out on anti-Biblical sexual urges.  I guess since my fornication was heterosexual, I don't get any special political accommodations, and I'm not saying my sin of choice was better than any other sexual sin.  What I am saying, is we have a nation that is seriously focused on sexuality, and we've brought what should have been a matter of bedroom privacy between two people and their Creator and made it a matter of public focus, thus "creating" or manufacturing, a circus.

I don't have any gay children, but one of my daughter's is in the adult entertainment industry, and that certainly has not made our bad relationship any better.  As a matter of fact, when I view all these guilt inducing gut-wrenching videos about how loving parents need to respond to their kids "coming out," I take comfort in knowing the relationship between that child and myself was already strained beyond the breaking point before she "came out" in this "line of work."

I think I've finally realized, now that our society has become so openly brazen about sex, the difference between Biblically ordained sex and all the rest of this becomes clear.  A loving act between a man and a woman is an act of giving and truly being joined.  Every other act of sexuality in the headlines seems to be an act of taking, an act of self-indulgence, or an act of spiritual rebellion and mocking defiance.  When sexuality becomes an agenda on main street and a political statement in the headlines, not to mention perverse entertainment; intimacy is obviously lacking.

Please forgive me if I'm coming across too blunt or sound forward, but YHWH has placed upon my heart - this "gay agenda" is based upon programming from early psychoanalytic studies as to when children are the most impressionable, least fond of the opposite sex, and children are born; naturally self-focused.  Remember in elementary school when boys and girls thought each other had “cooties?”  Now if a child is affectionate in any way to the opposite sex, they are labeled a sex offender.  Children grow up in homes where the TV promotes it, education promotes it, etc.  HE has been showing me much regarding this, but the evil of society is of course "after the children."

Joe Biden has made quite a statement on behalf of a nation known as a Super Power

http://www.renewamerica.com/columns/miller/140626

http://www.charismanews.com/opinion/watchman-on-the-wall/44465-apostasy-rising-4-denominations-in-less-than-a-week-defy-god-s-word

One Step Closer?

Is this one step closer to the mark of the beast?  What an idea!  I was shown years ago, that the mark of the beast would not be given as an ominous choice between taking the mark or death.  At least not to begin with . . . It will be offered for safety and convenience.  I "heard" that in 1995.  In watching tattoos becoming more popular, even facial ones, I saw the mark could easily be accepted by many, but I didn't see this incremental step coming.

Not only is Smart Cuff worn for safety and convenience, but it's an accessory.

Priorities

We, here at the Goshen Gazette do have obvious beliefs and leanings.   I try to remain a-political in my reporting and editing.  The direction of this country is not good, and I truly do believe the two political parties are not nearly as divided as the people.  With that being said, while we are being played politically, law enforcement is really changing.  Realizing one bad cop doesn't mean they are all bad, and by that same token, one good cop doesn't mean the rest are good.

I post videos that show true heroism on the part of law enforcement and true brutality.  I realize we don't see all the everyday stuff that takes place.  We see the exceptional moments of both extremes.  This past week, an incident occurred in Utah that is completely par for the course by now, but the immediacy of the investigation troubled me.  In other news, however; people are beaten, hospitalized, and even killed by police and some of these incidents are not even investigated until public outcry brings attention.  I'll include links to both articles and simply ask the question.

Which situation should be a top priority of investigation?

An officer asked to be reassigned to a less conspicuous post, rather than join a choreographed motorcycle formation at the beginning of the gay pride parade.  He didn't refuse, he simply asked and was immediately placed on administrative leave and under investigation.  Below is a quote from the department.  This is in conservative Utah.
“We don’t tolerate bias and bigotry in the department,” Jones told another local outlet, KSL.com, “and assignments are assignments.  To allow personal opinion to enter into whether an officer will take a post is not something that can be tolerated in a police department.”   Full story

The link below contains a very sad situation in which a young handicapped man was brutalized.  I was unable to discover if the offending officer was placed on leave, fired, or even named, as the only statement I could find, was that the matter is under investigation.  This is not a new story, and although the report has resurfaced recently, I was still unable to discover how the situation was resolved, or if it has been.

http://blogs.miaminewtimes.com/riptide/2011/09/miami-dade_police_beat_up_man.php
This was reported in 2011, so clearly the direction of law and order has been dismal for some time now.

Here's another report to think about, while the town decides if they need to change some policy.
http://www.politicalears.com/blog/9-year-old-girl-arrested-detained-after-running-through-sprinklers-in-own-yard/

Pride Month

To be honest, I've never understood how so many people claiming to be humble Christians can claim national pride, but that's a topic for another blog.  Today, I'm going to be openly politically incorrect.  I'm coming out with my free speech and freedom of the press, while it still formally exists.

The gay issue truly does seem to be a huge political agenda, what with a pride month now.  Remember all the comments that same sex marriage won't affect any heterosexuals?  If I were a betting woman, I'd bet the farm that it will affect all of us.  It's already affected a businessman in Colorado.  Colorado doesn't even recognize same sex marriage, but a local judge has ruled against the businessman.  Tricky, huh?

In 1995 I was in San Francisco for a conference and got a little preview of what was coming to America.  San Francisco was openly embracing the gender issues that have since been introduced nationwide.  People literally came up to me and said, "You're so different . . ."  Someone actually asked to touch my hair, as they reached out doing so . . .  San Francisco was a very unusual experience for me, in general, but something happened specifically that was an eye opener.

 Have you noticed three restrooms in some stores now?  There's a women's a men's and one that indicates unisex or family . . .  The hotel I stayed in, in San Francisco was historic but refurbished and the restrooms were very nice, but there were three in the lobby.  It was the first I'd seen three restrooms like that, together.  I knew service stations often had only one restroom, making them unisex, but I hadn't seen this particular situation before.  Each door had a different sign.

I naturally chose the women's, but it was locked.  Assuming it contained no stalls and was designed for single occupancy, I opted for what I thought was the unisex bathroom.  I walked in there and to my surprise, it was quite large and contained stalls . . . I entered an empty stall, and thought little more about it, until I came out to wash my hands.  I'm a fairly tall woman, but the others in there were quite tall, with perfect make-up and they were looking at me, curiously.  The awkward feeling that came over me, was undeniable.    

It then dawned upon me, that I had misunderstood the sign.  

As I see these signs more and more, now in my neck o' the woods, I'm sure the reason assumed or even presented is for safety.  Single parents of opposite sexed children, have the option to not send them to the bathroom alone, but discernment says otherwise.  The option to take your kids into the restroom with you or stand right outside the door has always been there.  I don't believe we are looking at an option, but signs the gay agenda is gaining ground.   

The article about the Colorado businessman.

Bankrupt

I hadn't caught the promise and the report in mainstream media, but I did do a Google search and it turns out the President did use Detroit in one of his never ending promises, then it would seem just a short year later, Detroit did indeed go bankrupt.

When cities go bankrupt, the economy is not improving.  When the cities, states, and federal government are operating on credit and drowning in debt, it doesn't take an economic degree or really much advanced math to see a problem.  This problem is just too big for one more empty promise.

I've truly been surprised that the Obama loyalists are as blind to him as the Bush loyalists were.

http://www.tpnn.com/2013/12/03/2012-obama-brags-i-refused-to-let-detroit-go-bankrupt-today-detroit-goes-bankrupt/

Coincidence?

I don't believe in coincidence, so when interesting oddities cross my path, I try to take notice.

This past week or so, an old song from the seventies kept crossing my mind.  I'm not terribly musical, so it wasn't like I was walking around singing it or anything, it would just cross my mind and derail my train of thought.  The song was the single by R. Dean Taylor, "Indiana Wants Me."   Since there are no outstanding warrants for my arrest in Indiana, I did think it was odd to have that song on my mind forty years later . . .

When an article and a video from two different and relatively unlikely sources, came across my news feed, I couldn't help but take notice of the topic and the timing.

I am not a Conspiracy Theorist for two reasons.  First, I do not believe what is coming is a conspiracy, but simply the prophesied agenda of evil.  Second, it is not a theory!

Here are the links and I realize they are not from "mainstream" sources.  Mainstream media isn't exactly covering all that should be in the news these days.

http://eaglerising.com/6241/police-arming-war-veterans/#hQu18XTJORzqJHm8.99

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0P-hvPJPTi4&feature=youtube_gdata_player