The following article was written by Bro. Fred Scott, a member of Lakeway Baptist Church. What he has to say should be given serious consideration–especially in the light of the upcoming election.
Big & bad?
Sheer speculation of course, but, in certain countries in this hemisphere, election results have been declared null and void because the party in power refused to relinquish the office of president/dictator. On that note;
What if; elections were set aside due to an eminent threat; martial law declared and enforced by an all-volunteer mercenary armed forces. (the definition of “Mercenary” is a paid-for-services soldier) it is unfortunate that the concept of citizen-soldier was abandoned in the later part of the twentieth century after being the manner of staffing our military since 1775. When you go to an army-for-hire, what you may wind up with is an army that is loyal only to the check writer, not the COUNTRY.
I would hate to see a scenario like that appear in this country, but ever since 9-11, our country has been gearing toward looking at civilians as the enemy. (Review the “Homeland Security Act”) it is downright scary to think that such a thing could come about, but with those who seem bent on controlling every aspect of our lives, economy, health-care, etc., it does not seem too far-fetched.
Don’t get me wrong, I am not a “conspiracy theorist” nutcase, but I can see where the grasp of unlimited power can so intoxicate, that whatever the intentions, the primary one could be to hold on to that power at all costs.
I hope all this is totally wrong. I hope that no kind of action would ever be taken against our average citizen for exercising his constitutional rights of freedom of religion, freedom of expression, the right to peaceably assemble, the right to redress for wrongs committed, etc., yet I fear that inroads have already been made toward that end. Notice the furor brought about by MEDIA AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS when the founder of Chik-fil-a, a PRIVATE COMPANY, PRIVATELY OWNED, dared to speak up about what his RELIGIOUS BELIEFS are.
A set-up job? YES UNDOUBTEDLY. He didn’t call a press conference to announce he was against gay marriage. He was BAITED into stating what they KNEW his beliefs were, as a professing Christian and Southern Baptist. (You think they expected him to LIE? Just because they would have?) He answered by first stating these were his PERSONAL BELIEFS, and they turned that into a very PUBLIC condemnation, as if he had been out campaigning to cancel all civil rights for gays.
Who says the media doesn’t MAKE (up) the news.
The conclusion is as easy as drawing a line between the dots on a comics page puzzle. YOU WILL BE CONDEMNED FOR WHAT YOU THINK; FOR WHAT YOU BELIEVE; FOR WHAT YOU SAY; NO MATTER WHAT THE CONSTITUTION SAYS, IF YOU FAIL TO ADOPT THE PARTY APPROVED POSITION.
It is indeed a slippery slope that once begun, becomes easier to descend and harder to climb out of.
Can anyone see a parallel to the former Soviet Union under Stalin? To the communists regimes in Red China, Cambodia, North Korea, Myanmar (Burma), Vietnam, and even back as far as the Fascist dictatorships of WWII.
If you value your life, you won’t speak out, because even your children will be coaxed into turning you in.
Yes, it is indeed a scary thing. I feel like we all need to pray constantly, because God is our only hope of saving the country that most Americans love, and only a few seem to recognize the danger.
