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Some of My Thoughts and Beliefs
by Billy Heatherington
I am Biblically and politically conservative, fanatically patriotic, and proud of it. I will write some of my thoughts and beliefs in the following paragraphs. I believe that in the beginning God created everything that was created. I believe the Holy Bible is the divinely inspired Word of God and that is accurate as written. I believe that Jesus Christ is the only begotten Son of God and that He was with God in the beginning. It was Jesus who created the heavens and earth and it is Jesus who provides the cohesive power that holds the universe together (Colosians 1:13-17). I believe that only way to reach God is through Jesus. I believe God answers prayer when we pray in Jesus' name. Sometimes he doesn't answer our prayers like we want them answered but He always hears us when we pray. I believe God loves us and will forgive us of any sins we have committed if we repent and ask His forgiveness. I believe that God made America the most powerful nation in the history of the world because our nation was founded on Christian principles and we have had a lot of Godly people down through the years who have faithfully served God and prayed for Divine guidance.
I am one of those right wing conservative Christians that the liberals, atheists, and ACLU hate. In the Holy Bible, God calls an atheist a fool (the fool has said in his heart there is no God, Psalms 53:1). I confess that I am out of the mainstream as defined by the liberals because I am against abortion, homosexual marriage, and the legalization of marijuana, and some other things the liberals say is mainstream. Partial birth abortion is the most barbaric act that I have ever heard of and I don't see how any of our leaders or any sane person could support it. I have read how they insert a needle into the base of the partially born baby's skull and suck the baby's brains out. How in the world could anyone be so cruel? Pro-choice means the woman's right to kill her innocent, defenseless baby. The choice should be made before the act that made the baby is performed. The Bible calls homosexuality an abomination to God. Homosexuality was one of the primary reasons that God destroyed Sodom and Gomorra. The very thought of a man marrying a man or a woman marrying a woman is totally repulsive to me. The homosexual community is trying to push this "marriage" issue through the liberal courts and it is a direct attack on the family. The only thing I will say about the legalization of marijuana is that I am against it. It would only make a bad situation worse. Another important issue facing our nation is the excessive power that the federal judges have assumed. They don't interpret the Constitution, they write their own laws. When the atheists and ACLU want a part of the Constitution removed or if they want a part of it twisted around, they just find a liberal federal judge and he or she will rule in their favor. If they are not stopped, Christians will have no rights in a few years. There is no way we can have a country where no one is offended. It offended some atheists when the Ten Commandments monument was displayed in Montgomery. Well, I was deeply offended when the liberal judge said to remove the monument. An overwhelming majority of Americans said the Ten Commandments should not be removed. I am offended when I hear the term "politically correct." I am offended when I hear the liberal media report on something that I know is a lie. I read that 89% of the media are liberals and most of them tell us what they want us to hear, which may not resemble the truth. I am offended when I hear that the word Christmas is not allowed in some schools, and Christmas parties are also banned. I am offended by the people who hate our nation and want to destroy all of us and will if we don't continue to fight them. I am offended by people who want to deny our freedom of speech and religion but they can say anything they want to against us. I am offended by the Hollywood weirdoes and other so-called celebrities who criticize our country while our soldiers are dying to protect their freedom of speech. I really think some of them commit treason. This is only a sample of some of the things that offend me.
I stated that I am fanatically patriotic and I am as defined by the main stream liberals. I don't remember ever doing anything that was anti-patriotic. I have always loved my country but I appreciate it more now than I ever have. I deeply appreciate every man and woman who have fought and many have died so that our country can remain free. If not for their sacrifice we would be the slaves of a conquering dictator or might have been dead years ago. I am proud to be an American and I am thankful for the many freedoms that we enjoy and often take for granted. I am proud to fly our great flag in our front yard and to wear a flag on my lapel. I still get chill bumps when I hear the National Anthem and God Bless America. I am thankful that many schools still have the students recite the pledge of allegiance. I wouldn't be surprised if the Supreme Court removed the words "under God" from the pledge because one stinking atheist was offended by it because he didn't want his daughter to have to recite it. It turned out that his ex-wife and daughter are Christians and his petition to the courts had nothing to do with his daughter. My advice to the people who hate America, hate the flag, and who are offended by hearing God's name is that they find them a Godless country somewhere in the world where they won't have to put up with all of this offensive stuff. Even with all the bad things going on in the world, the United States of America is still the greatest nation in the world and I had rather live here than in any other country. If things get worse we should remember that God is still in charge and in the end the devil and his forces will be defeated. The Bible says that every knee shall bow and every tongue shall confess that Jesus Christ is Lord. This is a rather lenghty message but I only scratched the surface.