Trumpanomics

Well, as many of us voted for Trump and the Republicans, many of us are clueless of the economics of Trump’s programs.  

Border
What we have been though with respect to the Border is positive.  Very little to no illegal immigration is a good thing. How many Americans welcome illegals, as good natured and welcoming as any one of us may be?  As the Trump Administration attempts to remove (deportation) the most criminal element among illegals, he finds resistance on the part of his opposition which calls for the use of “due process.”  Due Process would require each individual appear before a judge and plead his case for asylum, a process which the news has reported would take countless years given the number (millions) of illegal invaders.  Prior Democratic Administrations (not Biden’s) , such as Clinton’s and Obama’s, deported millions without due process.  So why now?

We have a process for legal immigration that includes proper vetting.  If more immigrants are needed, why not just increase the numbers, encourage and welcome those we feel will be true to American values and valuable, culturally compatible, additions. 

  
What consideration was given American citizens when the Biden Administration and Homeland Security, under Mayorkas, allowed a waterfall like Niagara of unvetted migrants into America. Where was the due process as simple as a little careful consideration of We The People? They walked in and were surreptitiously flown in, by the thousands.  Many were given SSNumbers and untold benefits, exceeding what we’ve given our veterans, and for which these people never paid into the government system to earn.  Many elderly receive less than what the Biden Administration was providing, for which the elderly worked and paid their FICA taxes (the funding source for Medicaid and Social Security).  Certainly this is neither fair, nor equitable, nor legal.  That raises the question and concern for the Democrat’s programs favoring open borders and gracious gifting of benefits, which included food, phones, housing and cash.  The numbers are staggering. 

There is a “due process” to enter our country. If you are going to skip that to gain access, you don’t get to hide behind it to avoid leaving. Quoting Jesse Watters (Fox News): “You can't break into the country and ignore the process of coming here and then want a process to leave. You cannot cut the line to come here and then ask to be put in a line to go home” 

But if it becomes a requirement one idea is to provide paperwork and a court date to each illegal for their due process, but deport them and allow them to return on the assigned date to be heard.  Meanwhile they are gone.

DOGE
As for DOGE.  Who can possibly object to government efficiency? Who can object to uncovering corruption and abuses in Washington? Many of us have been suspicious of politicians, both sides of the isle, enriching themselves while in office, many using inside information to enrich themselves.  Insider trading is a questionable practice, punishable, for all of us, but not for Congress. Credit Elon Musk as a patriot.  He risked his business to uncover corruption, mis-use and abuse in the many departments and agencies in DC.  For this he has suffered the wrath of Democrats who before DOGE, embracing green energy, loved Electric Vehicles (EVs), and now given the revelations protest Tesla, even causing destruction of this mostly made-in-America EV.  Musk is not even a majority shareholder.  The hypocrisy of Democrats, their malfeasance, is costing taxpayers, from Elon and his contingent of bright young computer geeks, to the rest of us.

NGOs
The there is the recent exposure of NGOs (Non-Governmental Organizations), private, non-profit entities, funded by the Federal Government using tax dollars that have been used in far too many instances to fund political family members pet projects, or entities that employ politicians family and friends, even donors,  These NGOs operate independently.  Many were uncovered helping mostly Democratic political candidates and their campaigns, some Republicans too. Family members, it was discovered, were paid annual salaries far in excess of their political partner (husband or wife), in some cases over $1,000,000 annually.  And many had a purpose that sounded good, even well intended, such as for environmental purposes, human rights, conservation, and addressing poverty issues.  Support for the creation of certain entities by a given member, or members of the House or Senate appears all too convenient, insider relationships and knowledge paving the way for their inception. Even to the extent of one supporting the other’s legislation (“I’ll back yours, if you back mine”) to favor a personal cause or want.  Very incestuous, indeed. And an audit of a given NGO would leave serious doubt as to the stated function actually being performed, or the dollars spent  going to the cause.  They could have been slush funds for the CIA, or other covert operations, as well as coffers for political pet projects otherwise never possible to receive approval by Congress itself.  And there are cases where a large campaign donor was given a grant orchestrated by the elected official for an NGO in amounts far greater, millions, even billions, verses thousands.  Then the donor could profit from the NGO easily being reimbursed for their political campaign donation. 

Other Issues
Then there are the issues of: 

1.) women only in women’s sports,  

2.) that a women is only biological, 

3.) the anti-semitism on college campuses running amok, 

4.) collegians and others supporting bizarre Islamic actions, while in many situations wearing the black and white Keffiya scarf of the Gazan, and defending hate-filled, hate-fueled Gazans and Palestinians (Islam), even after the many pictures of the unconscionable hedonistic killing of Jews in Israel, 

5.) registration of illegals to vote, renaming illegals and given them fake IDs (passports or ID cards with new names) so that ICE cannot locate them, 

6.) Democrats defending illegals while not defending Americans (like those kidnapped in Gaza or families as victims of illegals), 

7.) the rights of parents to raise and educate their children as they see fit, not just based on religious issues, and 

8.) the judicial system seeking to undermine decisions by the President, an individual elected by millions upon millions being overturned by a judge appointed by a Democrat, a judge exceeding their judicial authority. SCOTUS will be kept busy and cannot act as expeditiously as necessary.   Many of these legal cases shouldn’t even be, but disgruntled and hate-filled individuals and groups are willing to spend millions of dollars on frivolous matters, mostly it seems, just because of their Trump Derangement Syndrome, judge shopping to have their case heard and supported. It is difficult to find the logic or justification for their efforts.  Much of what the current President is proposing has popular, even majority support, but is being stonewalled by minority opposition.  The opposition all too often has no logical counter proposal, they just want to say “no” to anything Trump. And then 

9.) there are the protestors, many times the same individuals arriving by bus in city after city, carrying printed placards (union print shops of course), and paid to protest for or against issues that they may not even understand.  They just want the $20/per hour they receive.  And it was Greg Gutfeld that rightly noted many of the protesters are not attractive, seem needy, and cover their faces.  They are afraid to be a face of what they supposedly represent.  Why do they not have jobs. and lastly 

10.)  Fentanyl and the Cartels having their way with America.  Is there going to be a battle of the cartel armies against our military for access to the wealth of this nation and those they can make dependent on their supply.

Tariffs
The trade imbalances with just about every country, where we have purchased far more from them, than they from us, call it good will, or international trade, initially helping others more than America, has now become a problem. Why should we be expected to subsidize others.  How many Countries do the same?  Tariffs already exist and the imbalance is a result of tariffs on foreign goods coming to America at substantially lower percentages than what foreign entities place on our exports.  Are they protecting their industry or just profiting, or both.  So why shouldn’t we do the same. 

Trump’s current proposals are now effecting everyone's pocket books, or stock portfolios, and thus Tariffs have become an issue.  Trump may have jumped in with his whole body too soon, exceeding a more sensible approach.  Among many of my associates they have suggested it would have been less disruptive to begin negotiations with 4 or 5 countries at a time.  Even so, many have come to the table and there is favorable (for US) progress. Then there is China. This tariff dilemma, causing so much volatility, centers on the bulls, or bullheaded leaders, Trump vs XI. 

The irony of China’s current reluctance to negotiate is that China sells about 5 times as much to the USA than we sell to China. (9/2024, for the month, China imported $11.26 billion, and exported $31.81 billion). The impact on China will be greater.  So you’d think they‘d be more rational.  For the year 2024 alone the imbalance with China was about $150 billion.

Consider China’s thinking regarding Trump’s actions, spokesman for China (Chinese U.N. Ambassador Fu Cong on 4/23) saying this, 

"Under the guise of reciprocity and fairness, the U.S. is playing a zero-sum game, which is essentially about subverting the existing international economic and trade order by means of tariffs, putting U.S. interests above the common good of the international community and advancing hegemonic ambitions of the U.S. at the cost of the legitimate interest of all countries.” 

Oddly enough, “putting U.S. interests above the common good of the international community” was intended to make America look bad, but Trump’s focus is on America, the common good of our Nation. What Trump is doing is good for America.

Due to our willingness to keep tariffs low we have lost middle class jobs and industry, and for a number of goods (like pharmaceuticals and chips) have become dependent on foreigners. The international community has been taking advantage of US for their so called “common good” to our detriment for decades. (One example Canada’s tax on milk from the USA is over 250%). 

 
I must admit I agree with this Administration that it is time to level the playing field.  Also the capital markets are not the gauge to consider as many middle class workers are not active investors.  What they are most interested in is good paying jobs, opportunities to be gainfully employed.  We need steel, drugs, computer chips, and other goods manufactured here so as to maintain our independence.  In America a better product will be made than China makes. Sure we can continue to buy supplies from others but not to the extent a disruption in supply might cripple our economy.

In Summary
Trump has a short window in which to accomplish changes that benefit Americans in ways they will be thrilled and will continue to support his Administration and Republican candidates for office in 2026.  He needs to see results by Spring of 2026, at least.  He needs Congressional support to achieve his objectives and that of those who elected him. 

The Democrats are offering very little.  They just attack the man, his team, and his efforts.  But they are generally good at it and you can expect, with the main stream media mostly in the liberal/progressive camp, and willing to lie and to ignore reality, the adverse news towards anything Trump, and the paid for protests, will place a negative spin on anything Trump says or does.  Results will be his defense.  
Have patience.  The stock market will be an early indicator. 

Enough said for now.

Tom Balderston
Author and Blogger

America's Education System

Education in America

It was recently said, “The real threat to democracy is stupid people.”

The Current System

The system of Education in American rests today in the halls of our Federal Government.  President Jimmy Carter (39th, 1977-1981) did that.  

President James Garfield (20th, 1881) wanted to be able to monitor the progress in education in the States.  He was able to enact legislation to create a department with offices in the Interior Department.  The responsibility for educating our citizens rested with each State.  Governors and State legislatures decided on funding and some even on curriculums.  Under the system there were States whose educated scored better than others.  Best practices could be observed and those lower on the achievement scale could alter their programs to improve. That was the case for over 100 years and then democrats in power, with a penchant for federalizing everything possible, wanting to control things, took decisions for educating children under their wing.  Was it for the right reasons?  Were improvements in education the objective?

The problem I have with the current system is its singular nature.  The Federal Government insists on certain programs, or curriculums to be used, withholding Federal dollars as the means to insure implementation or adoption.  This does not allow for creativity in teaching.  It certainly denies States Rights.  Another problem is the use of ‘equity’ when considering education standards. A goal of the No Child Left Behind Act (2001), focusing on elementary and secondary school policymaking, was to reduce the achievement gap between students. Yet inherent in doing so standardized testing was questioned, underachieving students were promoted to the next grade level, and many more high school graduate students were unqualified to properly read and write, or enter college or even become employed at other then entry level wage jobs with little opportunity for advancement. The emphasis seemed to become self-esteem and not intellectual.  Reducing the gap actually lowered the requirements for the upper levels making them not work as hard, thus reducing output quality as a whole.

Equality

In America my understanding has always been that ‘equality’ is a starting point. Just as on a race track, for a human or a thoroughbred, before the gun is fired everyone is at the same point. But at the end, when the tape is crossed there are winners, laggards and those that finish last. The Democrats want the roses given to the winner to then be shared, with all participants getting equal treatment. First, second, third place does not really matter. And if it did then any claim to victory would be suppressed as not to traumatize those that were not competitive. Training, practice, and increased knowhow would be unnecessary.  We are not doping horses to run faster, we are injecting them with verbal abuse if they lead the race by too much. 

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion

A DEI world. DEI may have resulted from the failure of our Education system  which has allowed unprepared students being promoted, entrance standards reduced, liberal policies adopted and the average and median grade of graduating seniors to decline. With this result hiring lesser qualified candidates for jobs, seemingly at a much greater rate for government jobs, is necessitated. Under Trump (45th), requiring a college degree for a government position was eliminated.  DEI became the acronym for less qualified. Candidates that employers may not otherwise hire are forced into the workforce by edict. It may help with employment statistics, but not productivity. In addition many such hires tend to have liberal, even ‘woke’ ideas, can be difficult to train, lack objectivity, feel entitled, and seek benefits without proving their value. Kamala Harris may be the poster-child. Sorry for the political interjection. 

The liberals have been instructed in our Federally Administered education system to be against capitalism, achievement, family, God, and work. In some ways too it appears they have lost their true identity, manufacturing new ones to satisfy confused minds, immature minds, and conditioned minds.  This thinking came about as a product of indoctrination, not education.  And why learn or work hard when you are taught as a citizen, even as an illegal in America, you are entitled, and Entitlements are readily available. 

The secular liberal orientation in today’s education system in my view is unhealthy. The outcome of which has resulted in an increasing pool of less independent employment candidates, persons that feel deserving and may not be prepared for the tasks they will be entrusted with as employees.  The fulcrum of extreme viewpoints that lean conservative or liberal, right or left, has become unbalanced toward the left.  A symptom of this is the need for leftists to hear and news outlets to provide information tailored in such a way to appeal to their bias and senses. Information, facts, even opinions that are not acceptable, not befitting their narrative, are considered ‘disinformation,’ with cries for censorship. CBS, for example, and their doctoring the Kamala 60 minutes interview.  In reality information satisfactory to educated liberals may in fact be ‘disinformation.’

It was once considered that university men, if they are worthy of the name, are especially qualified by their training to entertain independent opinions. Yet with Education Federalized under President Carter there has been a shift, an imbalance, and the pendulum has swayed and stayed rigidly left. We experience this in the bias of journalists and reporters, certainly on collegiate campuses where woke and liberal ideology tends to dominate. Change is needed. Such imbalance is harmful. Fact checking has been questionable and lacking. The 24 hour news cycle and the need to rush information to be competitive, leaving little time for investigative journalism, the sleuth nature of a reporter, may be a reason for this lack of proper diligence.  But I feel also it is poor training and poor habits along with bias that distorts facts - call it disinformation, or misinformation.

School Choice

Many States are voting this election on a ballot issue calling for a 'yes' or 'no' on school choice.  That is allowing parents to choose schools, other than their public school, even home schooling, using funds otherwise used for public school education for their children. What is at issue here is quality of education.  If the local public school is not up to the standards the parents feel necessary, they can seek alternatives.  This allows for those that may not be able to otherwise afford private schools to do just that, have their children at private and/or parochial schools. This can make public schools more competitive as to not lose funding.  But it seems teachers unions and school districts object and are suggesting a 'no' vote on choice.  It is more about the money and their security than quality of education for our children. They need to accept the challenge, recommend a 'yes' on choice (after all Democrats seem to be all about 'choice'), and prove they can provide the best education for our kids. 

Conclusion

America needs to return Education to the States. The Interior Department can have a small unit focused on outcomes. That was the case for over 100 years before Carter and Democrats took over at the Federal level.  What was wrong that Carter’s Administration decided to bring Education into the Big House? 

In conclusion the direction of Education in America needs attention and modification. At the State level we can experience a variety of approaches, liberal and conservative, and observe outcomes. We will see areas where results are improved and graduates are more employable. We may see the opposite too. Adjustments can be made by States accordingly. A little competition would be good. Who could possibly object to this? America needs to return to educating our youth to be the best and the brightest when compared to other countries, as well as ready to take on the challenges of an continuation of the technological world that is evolving and surrounds us in just about everything we do. 

By Thomas W. Balderston

Author and Blogger

October 2024 

Presidential Qualities

 

Presidential Qualities

What do people want in a President? People want more than a good business person, more than a fearless leader, more than a patriotic and intelligent statesman, what they want is a person who embodies all theses qualifications, but in addition one who exemplifies in name, character, ambition, dedication, independence, a record (having one people can relate positively to), love of country, and purpose.  This is the exact opposite of the current Administration. And the exact opposite of the values and history of the remnant from the current Administration vying for this prestigious and important office.  

This Administration (Biden/Harris) has championed (my top 20):

1. open borders, 
2. profligate inflationary spending, 
3. elections open to any wishing to vote (to include non-citizens), 
4. a weak military, questionable foreign policies demonstrating less than a firm hand on world issues and hotbeds of political strife that can explode into war without warning, 
5. a penchant for creating a dependent society, 
6. oppressive regulations, 
7. purchasing oil from foreign sources, when America can be (and was) totally energy independent 
8. financial support for illegals as an inducement for more to arrive, 
9. an orientation favoring millions of illegals over the needs of veterans, victims of disasters, and citizens in general, 
10. actively campaigning for amnesty (citizenship) for millions living here in violation of our laws, 
11. welcoming criminal elements without tracking their movements, 
12. ignorance of America’s homeless problems by using money and drugs as if that can provide a solution (actually making matters worse), 
13. hiring practices that do not employ the best and brightest for essential agencies and departments (DEI), 
14. an emotional, non-scientific, focus on climate control engendering regulations which alter the effectiveness and efficiency of everyday items and appliances while dramatically increasing their cost (this includes Electric Vehicles - EVs),
15. soft on crime elements, 
16. a DOJ with an eye on political opponents and their supporters more than We The People, 
17. employing rhetoric to garner favorability without follow through, 
18. continued implementation and support for programs adverse to family values and unity, 
19. efforts to legislate immorality, with an emphasis on secularism over religious practices outside government, 
20. and a leadership with questionable abilities or dedication to tasks.

Do you want this to continue under Kamala, as you know it will. Even if Trump is not the person you like, is he the better choice? For me the answer is yes. 

Tom Balderston

Author and Blogger

October 2024

Islamists - Who and What They Are

Know this, Islamists are a killing machine borne of a sham religion attributed to a man filled with visions of grandeur while stupefied in a cave in Arabia. Died in 620, Muhammad’s hoard of caravan raiders trained to hate continued his campaign against those that opposed his pogroms. Muhammadism became Islam and Muslims spread out, born from the loins of warriors, pillaging Jerusalem and then Christian settlements along the north of Africa, establishing a framework of male dominance and superiority, women useful only to satisfy and propagate males to be militants, and females for more militants.  Their constitution was a manmade scripture outlining the means of dominance and directives for its subjects.  Adherents became bound risking their lives if alternative life guides were chosen. 

 

Terrorizing is by bullies who, unfortunately, when freed from their cages and having entered the free world are attempting to harvest a global Caliphate by bringing 7th century habits into modern civilized societies.  They use the Islamic supremacist model, requiring the suppression and destruction of all that is non-Islamic. 

Stopped at the gates of Europe, the border between Spain and France in 732, the current of onslaught abated. Spain in time eradicated the Muslim presence from its shores. The conquerers then moved east and an Empire grew, its’ capital became Constantinople . The Ottomans enjoying the spoils and ease of conquest, terrorists then, merged with the Islamists and from the east attempted anew at invading Europe.  In 1529 at the walls of Vienna their campaign ended and soon thereafter the autocrat sultans and other militant leaders of the Islamists were resigned to stay within their already captured boundaries. Europe knew well that Islam and freedom do not mix.  The arid dry desert from which they arose remained their destiny. 

Europe remained free of Islamists until now. And they let them in, opened their borders, knowing well the nature of the beast they were attracting.  In France there have been thousands of hate crimes, offenses of an anti-religious, racist or xenophobic nature which have increased year to year, including burning churches and desecrating religious statues. Neighborhoods under the influence of radical Islam find Christian’s or Christian converts being met with discrimination, intimidation and violence.  Similar destruction is taking place in the United Kingdom. Scandinavian countries, Germany too, are reporting frequent rapes by Muslim men preying on non-Muslims. Communities labelled “no-go” have been established where local police fear to go, and the laws within are Sharia (Islamic Laws). 

There was a recent attempt, thwarted, to create havoc and multiple deaths by a Muslim, Islamist, in Vienna at a scheduled Taylor Swift concert. From a recent commentary by Michael regarding terrorist plotting in Vienna against Taylor Swift posted on X, “Radical Islamic terrorism has been ruining things for the rest of the civilized world ever since its inception by an arrogant, delusional, pedophilic “prophet” who began shedding the blood of innocent people after being humiliated by those in the Middle East for rejecting him and his weird beliefs. This is just further evidence that this ideology is far from being a “religion of peace” which is what leftists want us to believe.”

From The River War, (1899) by Winston Churchill, 

“How dreadful are the curses which Mohammedanism lays on its votaries! Besides the fanatical frenzy, which is as dangerous in a man as hydrophobia in a dog, there is this fearful fatalistic apathy. The effects are apparent in many countries, improvident habits, slovenly systems of agriculture, sluggish methods of commerce, and insecurity of property exist wherever the followers of the Prophet rule or live.

A degraded sensualism deprives this life of its grace and refinement, the next of its dignity and sanctity. The fact that in Mohammedan law every woman must belong to some man as his absolute property, either as a child, a wife, or a concubine, must delay the final extinction of slavery until the faith of Islam has ceased to be a great power among men.

Individual Muslims may show splendid qualities, but the influence of the religion paralyses the social development of those who follow it. No stronger retrograde force exists in the world. Far from being moribund, Mohammedanism is a militant and proselytizing faith. It has already spread throughout Central Africa, raising fearless warriors at every step; and were it not that Christianity is sheltered in the strong arms of science, the science against which it had vainly struggled, the civilization of modern Europe might fall, as fell the civilization of ancient Rome.”

This great British leader’s words remain as true today. But the defenses have been removed. The ordure of hatred has arrived and is now depriving freedom loving citizens of their dignity.  This invasion is making life tragic, imposing the autocratic and oppressive male habits of immigrant Muslims upon innocents, the weak and the ignorant. The spread of these vermin must be curtailed, not by appeasers, but by mighty freedom loving persons willing to fight and say no.

So what happens next? Do eyes remain closed? Do leaders comply and do nothing? Does the specter of the Ottoman Empire become a revival allowing the conquest to continue and globalism become a caliphate?

I say, close borders of all free nations and peoples to Islam, a sham religion, a killing machine, and an ungodly political ideology. When they come they do not assimilate, instead form communities isolated from others and intent on a continuation of the policies and politics of a 7th century zealot, to include Sharia Law, violating local ordinances, and death to freedom, peace and non-Muslims. 

By Thomas W. Balderston

Author and Blogger

September 2024

Trump Likes to Win

 

 

Trump likes to win, and he’s good at it, which has enraged his opponents, especially since he was taking away power that they feel is their right as Democrats. He won with his plain talk, his facts, and his street smarts. All have come in handy as he climbs the political ladder. However, he has enraged his opponents, the political elites, the Obama’s, Pelosi’s, Schumer’s, Clinton’s, and their wealthy supporters and beneficiaries, unaccustomed as they are to losing, having control, and dominating the halls of the Federal Government.  This has laid the groundwork for the attacks on DJT which seem never ceasing. Even those controlling the main stream media, filling host chairs with brainwashed academic personalities disguised as reporters or journalists, are reeling and find exposure not to their liking. To be succinct Trump is an eye-sore to the Magnates of the Party, a threat to their largesse. But he is great for American freedom loving non-woke, objective male and female Patriots.

By Thomas W. Balderston 

Author and Blogger

August 2024

 

The Voice - The Word

Reflect for a moment, regardless of your beliefs, of a shadow, the image of yourself that falls on walls, on the ground, from sunlight. No sound, just an image, in front, behind or to the side. Your movements may be reflected as well.  Now consider a hidden apparition, a remarkable silent voice, yet heard, whenever an individual commits an act that is wrong.  The voice may not be heard immediately, but it appears after, at some point, and may dwell. It is in your head.   The voice can be like dust on a shoulder, not easily removed; it may take several brushes of the hand, but never is it all gone. An alternative is to cover the dust, or for the voice, to deny its existence. That silent voice, but heard inside your head, is called ‘guilt.’ Too often ignored. 

But where does that voice come from?  Guilt is as the voice of truth, an awareness of knowing you have committed an error of judgement, actions that are abnormal, and do not reflect on correct habits or activities. Very few do not feel the guilt nor hear the voice. Who or what is it that infects the mind of man with reminders of folly? The voice is as a righteous decree. From a historical perspective the voices heard by our ancestors from all over this universe were referred to as an all powerful force of nature, or a god.  Attempts to describe god resulted in icons of the imagination.  There were moon gods, birds, animals, reptiles and idols made from clay, wood, even rocks to look human or non-human.   Yet they represented but one thing.  It is as an inherent element that exits within every person.  For many the voice is God, and for over 2 billion, possibly much more, it is the biblical God. In fact for all, it is God.  I will tell you why.

Why the Biblical God?  If you read the Bible it is as the voice speaking and making clear the demands on our human nature necessary to lead a proper life, a life caring of others, considerate of our bodies, prudent and moral, loving neighbor and God.  Jesus is provided as the perfect example, an example humans may strive for, yet never achieve.

Let me share a few Bible verses and as you read these verses substitute in your mind that ‘voice’ for the word God. 

“…God is being revealed…against all the godlessness and wickedness of people, who suppress the truth by their wickedness….God has made it plain to them….Since creation…invisible qualities - …(an) eternal power and divine nature - have been clearly seen (or felt)…so that people have no excuse.” (from Romans 1).  The Bible says we need to thank the ‘voice’ for when everyone collectively obeys their ‘voice’ in the appropriate fashion life is better and peace exists. Your neighbors feel safe and secure.  Women feel safe.  People do not live in fear of others.  There is freedom.  In denial of what the ‘voice’ tells us people, their hearts and minds, turn to “sinful desires, sexual impurity for the degrading of their bodies with one another. (The truth is ) exchanged…for a lie.” The decision by humans ignoring the ever present voice is to create a false truth (a fabrication) to justify actions opposing the ‘voice.’ If enough humans agree or act in unison they create a false sense of being correct. The adage, a lie told often enough, by many, can become truth, from a media perspective anyway.  Individually they know otherwise. The result is manmade laws defying God’s commandments. 

Why was the Bible necessary?  The world was being taken over by immoral forces. A united force of evil rebelled against the ‘voice’ to do as they wanted.  This was the biblical fall from Grace, the story of Adam and Eve in the Garden. So humans can know or be reminded of how to live properly for themselves and others the passages written in the bible are their guide. The ten commandments is a good guide; who can deny that.  But many do. If you already listen to those voices and avoid being condemned or subject to guilt, you do not need to be reminded.  Unfortunately that is not the case for any of us. No one is perfect, except the biblical Jesus. 

“Furthermore, just as they did not think it worthwhile to retain the knowledge of God, so God gave them over to a depraved mind, so that they do what ought not to be done. They have become filled with all kinds of wickedness, evil, greed and depravity. (Think LGBTQ etc.) They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit and malice. They are gossips, slanderers,  (liars), God-haters, insolent, arrogant and boastful; they invent ways of doing evil; they disobey their parents, they have no understanding, no fidelity, no love, no mercy.”  (Romans 1)  The Bible continues saying people know God, hear the ‘voice,’ yet do bad things in defiance, and continue to do such things, practicing bad habits daily, regardless, “but also approve of those who practice them.”

There is a power in the universe, a reminder that lives in all of us.  From the Bible again, the Book of Mark, chapter 3, “Know the power we are working with, especially spiritual.”  The more the Bible, if you read it, informs us of what is proper and cannot be denied, the more meaningful it becomes until at some point it is impossible to ignore the inspiration behind what Christians call “the written Word.”  

by Thomas W. Balderston

Author and Blogger