10.26.08
Maxine Weighs In
It’s a bit depressing at times to read all this stuff about conspiracy theories, or about us moving towards a one-world government (not to mention that I’ve read that both Obama and McCain are CRF members), or how we’re continually losing our rights (i.e. the Patriot Act and such). I’ve even read some claims that this current financial meltdown was planned so that we could usher in a one-world currency. So rather than drown in this depressing stuff, I try to remind myself that there still is a lot of good in life. But right when I start to believe it, Maxine weighs in to remind me that maybe we’ve reached a point of no return. . .
Okay, okay, lest I be branded a whiner, sure I realize that America is one of the better places to live. And fortunately, I’m a peon living on a peaceful side of the world and hopefully I can continue to live my life peacefully. But that doesn’t mean I have to ignore the injustices committed in exchange for our comforts. At the very least I should acknowledge it and not turn my eye away from the many other unfortunate families suffering in war torn countries. I wouldn’t want to be like Esau who exchanged his birthright for a bowl of soup, or in our case, exchange our souls for a bit of comfort. It’s hard at times to just sit back and say nothing even though I know that at this point is there anything we can really do to stop the train, anyway? Things are being passed behind our backs at increasing rates such as fluoridating our water supply, not labeling additives in our foods, and even tagging cattle, which has resulted in a recent lawsuit filed just this Sept 2008 by the Amish against the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Michigan Department of Agriculture. Apparently it is a requirement to implant radio frequency identification chips (RFID) into cattle supposedly for the purpose of being able to track diseases in the animals (and in Mexico I read that it is becoming common to chip children for kidnapping protection). However, the Amish are resisting this as they feel that the RFID chips may represent “the mark of the beast” as described in the book of Revelation. I have read that some Amish farmers have already sold off their cattle rather than comply with chipping them. Cripes, I don’t blame them, but this is another example of losing freedom here in the U.S. I don’t see why they can’t compromise with the Amish and label their meat as “Amish” meat, so that it would be left up to the consumer to decide if they wanted to chance eating that meat. I would actually trust Amish meat more than regular feed lot cattle meat, anyway. Or maybe that’s the problem? Hmmm. For more info on this, here’s a link with a bit more explanation and another link here. Times are moving fast. How will we fare?
Marlakins
