Monthly Archives: February 2013

Listing of transcripts and videos of “Free to Choose” episode 4 – From Cradle to Grave on www.theDailyHatch.org

February 10, 2013 – 1:51 am

In the last few years the number of people receiving Food Stamps has skyrocketed. President Obama has not cut any federal welfare programs but has increased them, and he  has used class warfare over and over the last few months and according to him equality at the finish line is the equality that we should all be talking about. However, socialism has never worked and it has always killed incentive to produce more. Milton Friedman shows in this film series below how so many people get caught in the “Welfare Trap.” Friedman also gives a great solution to this problem in the “negative income tax.” I am glad that I had the chance to be studying his work for over 30 years now.

In 1980 when I first sat down and read the book “Free to Choose” I was involved in Ronald Reagan’s campaign for president and excited about the race. Milton Friedman’s books and film series really helped form my conservative views. Take a look at one of my favorite films of his:

Friedman Friday:(“Free to Choose” episode 4 – From Cradle to Grave, Part 1 of 7)

Volume 4 – From Cradle to Grave
Abstract:

Since the Depression years of the 1930s, there has been almost continuous expansion of governmental efforts to provide for people’s welfare. First, there was a tremendous expansion of public works. The Social Security Act followed close behind. Soon other efforts extended governmental activities in all areas of the welfare sector. Growth of governmental welfare activity continued unabated, and today it has reached truly staggering proportions. Travelling in both Britain and the U.S., Milton Friedman points out that though many government welfare programs are well intentioned, they tend to have pernicious side effects. In Dr. Friedman’s view, perhaps the most serious shortcoming of governmental welfare activities is their tendency to strip away individual independence and dignity. This is because bureaucrats in welfare agencies are placed in positions of tremendous power over welfare recipients, exercising great influence over their lives. Because people never spend someone else’s money as carefully as they spend their own, inefficiency, waste, abuse, theft, and corruption are inevitable. In addition, welfare programs tend to be self-perpetuating because they destroy work incentives. Indeed, it is often in the welfare recipients’ best interests to remain unemployed. Dr. Friedman suggests a negative income tax as a way of helping the poor. The government would pay money to people falling below a certain income level. As they obtained jobs and earned money, they would continue to receive some payments from the government until their outside income reached a certain ceiling. This system would make people better off who sought work and earned income. This contrasts with many of today’s programs where one dollar earned means nearly one dollar lost in welfare payments.

Volume 4 – From Cradle to Grave
Transcript:
Friedman: After the 2nd World War, New York City authorities retained rent control supposedly to help their poorer citizens. The intentions were good. This in the Bronx was one result.
By the 50’s the same authorities were taxing their citizens. Including those who lived in the Bronx and other devastated areas beyond the East River to subsidize public housing. Another idea with good intentions yet poor people are paying for this, subsidized apartments for the well-to-do. When government at city or federal level spends our money to help us, strange things happen.
The idea that government had to protect us came to be accepted during the terrible years of the Depression. Capitalism was said to have failed. And politicians were looking for a new approach.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt was a candidate for the presidency. He was governor of New York State. At the governor’s mansion in Albany, he met repeatedly with friends and colleagues to try to find some way out of the Depression. The problems of the day were to be solved by government action and government spending. The measures that FDR and his associates discussed here derived from a long line of past experience. Some of the roots of these measures go back to Bismark’s Germany at the end of the 19th Century. The first modern state to institute old age pensions and other similar measures on the part of government. In the early 20th Century Great Britain followed suit under Lloyd George and Churchill. It too instituted old age pensions and similar plans.
These precursors of the modern welfare state had little effect on practice in the United States. But they did have a very great effect on the intellectuals on the campus like those who gathered here with FDR. The people who met here had little personal experience of the horrors of the Depression but they were confident that they had the solution. In their long discussions as they sat around this fireplace trying to design programs to meet the problems raised by the worst Depression in the history of the United States, they quite naturally drew upon the ideas that were prevalent at the time. The intellectual climate had become one in which it was taken for granted that government had to play a major role in solving the problems in providing what came later to be called Security from Cradle to Grave.
Roosevelt’s first priority after his election was to deal with massive unemployment. A Public Works program was started. The government financed projects to build highways, bridges and dams. The National Recovery Administration was set up to revitalize industry. Roosevelt wanted to see America move into a new era. The Social Security Act was passed and other measures followed. Unemployment benefits, welfare payments, distribution of surplus food. With these measures, of course, came rules, regulations and red tape as familiar today as they were novel then. The government bureaucracy began to grow and it’s been growing ever since.
This is just a small part of the Social Security empire today. Their headquarters in Baltimore has 16 rooms this size. All these people are dispensing our money with the best possible intentions. But at what cost?
In the 50 years since the Albany meetings, we have given government more and more control over our lives and our income. In New York State alone, these government buildings house 11,000 bureaucrats. Administering government programs that cost New York taxpayers 22 billion dollars. At the federal level, the Department of Health, Education and Welfare alone has a budget larger than any government in the world except only Russia and the United States.
Yet these government measures often do not help the people they are supposed to. Richard Brown’s daughter, Helema, needs constant medical attention. She has a throat defect and has to be connected to a breathing machine so that she’ll survive the nights. It’s expensive treatment and you might expect the family to qualify for a Medicaid grant.
Richard Brown: No, I don’t get it, cause I’m not eligible for it. I make a few dollars too much and the salary that I make I can’t afford to really live and to save anything is out of the question. And I mean, I live, we live from payday to payday. I mean literally from payday to payday.
Friedman: His struggle isn’t made any easier by the fact that Mr. Brown knows that if he gave up his job as an orderly at the Harlem Hospital, he would qualify for a government handout. And he’d be better off financially.
Hospital Worker: Mr. Brown, do me a favor please? There is a section patient.
Friedman: It’s a terrible pressure on him. But he is proud of the work that he does here and he’s strong enough to resist the pressure.
Richard Brown: I’m Mr. Brown. Your fully dilated and I’m here to take you to the delivery. Try not to push, please. We want to have a nice sterile delivery.
Friedman: Mr. Brown has found out the hard way that welfare programs destroy an individual’s independence.
Richard Brown: We’ve considered welfare. We went to see, to apply for welfare but, we were told that we were only eligible for $5.00 a month. And, to receive this $5.00 we would have to cash in our son’s savings bonds. And that’s not even worth it. I don’t believe in something for nothing anyway.
Mrs. Brown: I think a lot of people are capable of working and are willing to work, but it’s just the way it is set up. It, the mother and the children are better off if the husband isn’t working or if the husband isn’t there. And this breaks up so many poor families.
Friedman: One of the saddest things is that many of the children whose parents are on welfare will in their turn end up in the welfare trap when they grow up. In this public housing project in the Bronx, New York, 3/4’s of the families are now receiving welfare payments.
Well Mr. Brown wanted to keep away from this kind of thing for a very good reason. The people who get on welfare lose their human independence and feeling of dignity. They become subject to the dictates and whims of their welfare supervisor who can tell them whether they can live here or there, whether they may put in a telephone, what they may do with their lives. They are treated like children, not like responsible adults and they are trapped in the system. Maybe a job comes up which looks better than welfare but they are afraid to take it because if they lose it after a few months it maybe six months or nine months before they can get back onto welfare. And as a result, this becomes a self-perpetuating cycle rather than simply a temporary state of affairs.
Things have gone even further elsewhere. This is a huge mistake. A public housing project in Manchester, England.
Well we’re 3,000 miles away from the Bronx here but you’d never know it just by looking around. It looks as if we are at the same place. It’s the same kind of flats, the same kind of massive housing units, decrepit even though they were only built 7 or 8 years ago. Vandalism, graffiti, the same feeling about the place. Of people who don’t have a great deal of drive and energy because somebody else is taking care of their day to day needs because the state has deprived them of an incentive to find jobs to become responsible people to be the real support for themselves and their families.

Other segments:

Milton Friedman Friday:(“Free to Choose” episode 4 – From Cradle to Grave, Part 7 of 7)

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Milton Friedman discusses Reagan and Reagan discusses Friedman

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War on poverty is a failure in USA

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Milton Friedman Friday: (“Free to Choose” episode 4 – From Cradle to Grave, Part 4 of 7)

 I am currently going through his film series “Free to Choose” which is one the most powerful film series I have ever seen. PART 4 of 7 The massive growth of central government that started after the depression has continued ever since. If anything, it has even speeded up in recent years. Each year there […]

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Milton Friedman Friday:(“Free to Choose” episode 4 – From Cradle to Grave, Part 2 of 7)

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Friedman Friday:(“Free to Choose” episode 4 – From Cradle to Grave, Part 1 of 7)

Friedman Friday:(“Free to Choose” episode 4 – From Cradle to Grave, Part 1 of 7) Volume 4 – From Cradle to Grave Abstract: Since the Depression years of the 1930s, there has been almost continuous expansion of governmental efforts to provide for people’s welfare. First, there was a tremendous expansion of public works. The Social Security Act […]

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“Schaeffer Sundays” Francis Schaeffer’s “How should we then live?” Video and outline of episode 3 “The Renaissance”

February 10, 2013 – 12:08 am

 

Francis Schaeffer: “How Should We Then Live?” (Episode 3) THE RENAISSANCE

I was impacted by this film series by Francis Schaeffer back in the 1970’s and I wanted to share it with you. Schaeffer really shows why we have so many problems today with this excellent episode. He noted, “Could have gone either way—with emphasis on real people living in a real world which God had made, or humanism could take over with its emphasis on the individual things being autonomous…Humanism’s problem: What is the meaning of individual things, including Man, if there is no final thing to relate them to? And how do we know what is right or wrong if there is no absolute to give us certainty? Humanism ends with only statistical averages.” That is exactly where we are today in 2011. Just left with no final answers, but just wtih statistical averages.

E P I S O D E 3

T h e RENAISSANCE

I. The Art of the Renaissance Is One of Mankind’s Glories

A. The artists reflect their culture.

B. The artists often provide the way for the next step in culture.

1. Positive emphasis on nature in Giotto’s art.

2. Significance of work of Masaccio.

3. Perspective as a form of humanism.

4. Parallel and supportive developments in Low Countries. Van Eyck’s Adoration of the Lamb, the substitutionary work of the crucified and risen Christ. Also an example of landscape naturalism.

5. Dante’s life and work.

a) Following Aquinas, he mixed Christian and classical elements.

b) Dichotomy in Dante and other writers between sensual and idealized, spiritual love.

6. Brunelleschi’s architecture and the conquest of space.

7. Trend to autobiography and self-portraiture a mark of emphasis on Man.

C. Italian Renaissance music.

1. Invention of orchestration.

2. Invention of movable type for music.

II. Increased Drift Toward a Total Humanism

A. Could have gone either way—with emphasis on real people living in a real world which God had made, orhumanism could take over with its emphasis on the individual things being autonomous.

B. The die was cast: Man tried to make himself independent, autonomous.

C. A growing humanism sees what preceded the Renaissance as the “Dark Ages.”

D. Idea of a “Dark Age” and a “rebirth” in Renaissance.

E. Aquinas had opened the door for that which is the problem of humanism.

1. Illustrated by Raphael’s fresco in the Vatican:

The School of Athens.

2. Humanism’s problem: What is the meaning of individual things, including Man, if there is no final thing to relate them to? And how do we know what is right or wrong if there is no absolute to give us certainty? Humanism ends with only statistical averages.

F. Fouguet’s Red Virgin as an example.

1. At first, only religious values seemed threatened.

2. But gradually the threat spread to all of knowledge and all of life.

G. Man as hero: Michelangelo’s Prisoners and David . Change in his later work, however.

H. Leonardo da Vinci and the dilemma of humanism.

1. Logical conclusion of humanism as perceived by Leonardo.

2. Final pessimism of Leonardo an expression of inevitable progression of humanism towards pessimism.

III. Christianity’s Answer to Humanism’s Problem

Questions

1. In what ways is this treatment of the Renaissance different from other treatments with which you are familiar?

2. Attitudes toward nature and Man seem to be crucial to understanding the Renaissance. How far were these attitudes Christian and how far non-Christian?

3. Can you see any parallels between the evolution of humanism in the Renaissance—from hopeful dawn to ominous sunset–and the changing outlook on human and world problems during your own lifetime?

Key Events and Persons

Dante: 1265-1321

The Divine Comedy: 1300-1321

Giotto: c. 1267-1337

Brunelleschi: 1377-1446

Jan van Eyck: 1380-1441

Masaccio: 1401-1428

Fouquet: 1416-1480

Duomo, Cathedral of Florence: 1434

Leonardo da Vinci: 1452-1519

Michelangelo: 1475-1564

Michelangelo’s David: 1504

Francis I of France: 1494-1547

Further Study

There are so many good picture books of Renaissance art and architecture that, rather than try to select one or two, I will simply urge the importance of consulting some. With profit, one might also listen to

Renaissance music, such as the selection in The Seraphim Guide to Renaissance Music.

J. Burckhardt, The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy, 2 vols. (1958).

Benvenuto Cellini, Autobiography (1966).

E. Gorin, Italian Humanism (1966).

E. Panofsky, Studies in Iconology (1962).

Georgio Vasari, The Lives of the Painters, Sculptors and Architects, 4 vols. (1963).

W.H.Woodward, Vittorino da Feltre and Other Humanist Educators (1963).

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“Sanctity of Life Saturday” Bill Muehlenberg’s review of Schaeffer biography (includes video SLAUGHTER OF THE INNOCENTS)

February 8, 2013 – 4:08 pm

 

I truly believe that many of the problems we have today in the USA are due to the advancement of humanism in the last few decades in our society. Ronald Reagan appointed the evangelical Dr. C. Everett Koop to the position of Surgeon General in his administration. He partnered with Dr. Francis Schaeffer in making the video below. It is very valuable information for Christians to have.  Actually I have included a video below that includes comments from him on this subject.

In the film series “WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE HUMAN RACE?” the arguments are presented  against abortion (Episode 1),  infanticide (Episode 2),   euthenasia (Episode 3), and then there is a discussion of the Christian versus Humanist worldview concerning the issue of “the basis for human dignity” in Episode 4 and then in the last episode a close look at the truth claims of the Bible. 

Francis Schaeffer: “Whatever Happened to the Human Race?” (Episode 2) SLAUGHTER OF THE INNOCENTS

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Francis Schaeffer pictured above. I really have so much respect for Francis Schaeffer and the way he taught so many people about the importance of getting involved in the pro-life movement.

Notable Christians: Francis Schaeffer

 

By: Bill Muehlenberg
Christian Today Australia Columnist
Friday, 16 October 2009, 11:16 (EST)
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This pastor, apologist and writer had a profound impact on evangelicalism in the second half of the twentieth century, and his impact is still very much felt today. Although he has been dead now for a quarter of a century (he died in 1984), this great Christian continues to influence believers around the world.Born in 1912, he studied under Cornelius Van Til and J. Gresham Machen at Westminster Theological Seminary. He became a Presbyterian pastor in the US. But his global impact took off when he went to Europe in 1948.In Holland he met art historian Hans Rookmaaker, and was introduced to the thinking of Abraham Kuyper and Dutch neo-Calvinism. Thus the presuppositional apologetics and worldview thinking he learned at Westminster was further augmented in Europe.He and his wife Edith soon settled in Switzerland, and established a ministry which would influence millions of people. In 1955 they started L’Abri (French for ’shelter’) in the Swiss Alps. There he taught Christian truths to anyone who would listen, and soon travellers worldwide were coming to the Swiss chalets to hear and learn and work.This ministry became especially vital during the counterculture of the 60s. Westerners seeking truth and gurus in the East would often travel along the “hippy trail”. From London and Amsterdam, Western young people would travel through Europe to India, Nepal and other exotic locations hoping to find truth in the wisdom of the East.

As they often stopped at L’Abri along the way, they were exposed to the truth about Jesus Christ and biblical Christianity. The routine there was fairly simple. They could stay at the chalets, do some work during the day, and study and listen to lectures by Schaeffer, Rookmaaker, Oz Guinness and others during evenings and weekends.

Edith Schaeffer especially developed a hospitality ministry (which she wrote up in Hidden Art and L’Abri). Sure, people would throw up on the carpets and cause other headaches for the Schaeffers, but they loved these young people and were intent on reaching them with the Gospel of Christ.

The evening lectures and debates were the highlight of life at L’Abri. Many young intellectuals and seekers were warmly yet forthrightly confronted with the logical contradictions of their own non-Christian thought systems, and the coherence and beauty of the Christian worldview. Many people were saved through this ministry, and countless others were strongly influenced by it.

The core of his thought appeared in his first three works: Escape from Reason (1968), The God Who is There (1968), and He is There and He is Not Silent (1972). This trilogy serves as the basis of all his other thought. In it he lays out the case for the biblical worldview, and offers penetrating critiques of non-Christian philosophies and worldviews.

His apologetic method was full-orbed, with many discussions of art, film, literature, culture, sociology, philosophy, theology and history along the way. He firmly believed that Christianity spoke to every area of life, and that believers must love God with their minds as well as the rest of their being.

He insisted that Christians develop a complete biblical worldview, and see how their faith impacts on all aspects of life. He said, “The basic problem of the Christians in this country in the last eighty years or so is that they have seen things in bits and pieces instead of totals.”

And his apologetics was not just about right thinking. He was a pastor, and he knew that right behaviour was also critical. This was a constant theme in his writings, especially in his The Mark of the Christian (1970) and True Spirituality (1971). He insisted that we not only defend the truthfulness of the Gospel, but that we live the truth of the Gospel as well.

As he said in his important 1976 volume How Should We Then Live?, “As Christians we are not only to know the right worldview, the worldview that tells us the truth of what is, but consciously to act upon that worldview so as to influence society in all its parts and facets across the whole spectrum of life, as much as we can.”

He was certainly no mere egghead. All his learning and brilliance was aimed only at one thing: to help people come to know Christ, and to make Christianity known as the sole answer to mankind’s problems. He engaged with all the important thinkers and philosophers of the day, not as a simple academic exercise, but so that he could effectively speak to them and their followers about the truth claims of Christianity.

Consider an illustration of his real heart on this: after delivering a learned lecture on a deep philosophical and apologetic topic, he said in the ensuing question time that he was ‘just a plain old evangelist’. The audience broke into laughter, trying to square this with his eloquent discourse. But deep down that was what Schaeffer was all about: an evangelist.

Schaeffer was greatly concerned that the church was just not doing its job in terms of having a holistic witness to the surrounding culture: “Our culture, society, government, and law are in the condition they are in, not because of a conspiracy, but because the church has forsaken its duty to be the salt of the culture.”

Thus he wrote books on a wide variety of themes, including Art and the Bible (1973), and Pollution and the Death of Man: The Christian View of Ecology (1970). Toward the latter part of his career he made two important series of videos dealing with contemporary issues: How Should We Then Live? and Whatever Happened to the Human Race?

His concerns especially moved in the direction of the life issues, and he became an outspoken critic of the culture of death, taking a strong stand against abortion and euthanasia at a time when few other evangelicals were concerned about such matters.

Indeed, he became increasingly concerned about the state of evangelical Christianity, and how it had in so many ways simply followed the dead-end paths of the surrounding culture. His last book, The Great Evangelical Disaster, written the year he died (1984), was a clarion call for the church to rouse from its slumbers, and become a true beacon of hope, truth and light in a dark and broken world.

He was greatly concerned about the erosion of truth and the collapse of moral absolutes, and offered a genuine prophetic voice to a dying world. His works and influence were enormous, and he was one of the great Christian apologists and activists of last century.

No committed Christian should be ignorant of his life and work. For those who want to go further with Schaeffer, his twenty or so books can still be found, but a 5-volume Complete Works of Francis Schaeffer came out in 1985 and is still widely available. It is well worth getting if you don’t have his original volumes.

Also, helpful works about Schaeffer include:

Scott Burson and Jerry Walls, CS Lewis & Francis Schaeffer (IVP, 1998).
Colin Duriez, Francis Schaeffer: An Authentic Life (IVP, 2008).
Bryan Follis, Truth and Love: The Apologetics of Francis Schaeffer. (Crossway, 2006).
Barry Hankins, Francis Schaeffer and the Shaping of Evangelical America. (Eerdmans, 2008).

Schaeffer was a prophetic voice, both to the non-Christian culture around him, and to the church as well. He took his faith seriously, and wanted all believers to engage with their culture in order to reach it for Christ and his Kingdom. We will all benefit greatly by reading – or re-reading – the works of this great Christian thinker, pastor, evangelist and apologist.

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“AngryOldWoman” blogger argues that she has no regrets about past abortion (Cartoon)

February 8, 2013 – 12:30 pm

 

Sometimes you can see evidences in someone’s life of how content they really are. I saw  something like that on 2-8-13 when I confronted a blogger that goes by the name “AngryOldWoman” on the Arkansas Times Blog. See below.

Leadership Crisis in America

Published on Jul 11, 2012

Picture of Adrian Rogers above from 1970’s while pastor of Bellevue Baptist of Memphis, and president of Southern Baptist Convention. (Little known fact, Rogers was the starting quarterback his senior year of the Palm Beach High School football team that won the state title and a hero to a 7th grader at the same school named Burt Reynolds.)

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I have a lot of respect for the teachings of Adrian Rogers and I have posted many of his videos over and over and over  before. He has taken up many issues such as alcohol, drunk driving, evolution,  character,  9/11, profanity,  confronting atheists (like Antony Flew, , Carl Sagan),   and he has impacted millions of lives throughout this country through his Love Worth Finding tv  and radio ministry.

Adrian Rogers looks at Scripture to reveal what qualities God requires of leaders and the choice He respects.

This quote below was taken from the message “The Leadership Crisis in America, Part 1” which can be found at the 22 minute mark of the video above.

On the Arkansas Times Blog on 2-8-13 a lady that was using the username “AngryOldWoman,” stated:

I am not in Saline’s statistics. I had one 38 years ago and have had no regrets. It was a decision between me and God. Given the same circumstances I would do it again. The thing about the large majority of us ‘non nut job, non fundamentalist folks’ is that we just don’t speak up or out enough.

Again. If you are against one don’t have it.

I replied:

Let me make two points to “AngryOldWoman.”

1. If you had no regrets about your abortion 38 years ago why do you go by the username “AngryOldWoman”?

2. AngryOldWoman had an abortion because she was selfish pure and simple. She should have given the child up for adoption. That child may have become a doctor and cured cancer.

3. You say, “If you are against abortion then don’t have one.” I am a Christian and the Bible instructs Christians:

 “Open thy mouth for the dumb [unable to speak] in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction. Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.” (Proverbs 31:8-9)

Adrian Rogers

“When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn.”  Proverbs 29:2

This quote below from Adrian Rogers, past President of the Southern Baptist Convention was taken the late 1990”s.

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I was in Washington D.C. testifying before a Senate Committee on the subject of abortion, and I told Senator Orrin Hatch what I felt the Bible had to say about this matter. When I went out of that room, a woman met me in that hall. She put her hands on her hips and looked in my eyes. She was a lawyer. She said, “Mr. Rogers, I want to tell you something. You don’t understand what it is like for a woman to have an unwanted pregnancy. You don’t understand that trauma.”

I said, “Let me get you straight lady. What you are saying is this. If someone causes you trauma then you have the right to eliminate them.” I said, “Because you causing me trauma right now. Suppose I were to put both of my thumbs in your windpipe and began to throttle you? At least you could scream. At least you could run. At least you could cry for help.”

She backed away and I am sure she went somewhere and said that Baptist preacher threatened to throttle me, but you see these little ones, these babies in the womb can not speak for themselves and it is the king who must speak for them.

“Open thy mouth for the dumb [unable to speak] in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction. Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.” (Proverbs 31:8-9)

God is speaking to the leader and God says to the leader you speak up for these.

“Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee, which frameth mischief by a law? They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn the innocent blood.” (Psalm 94:20-21)

Somebody may say, “What if it is legal?” Just because it is legal doesn’t make it right. When Supreme Court justices degree that little preborn babies are no longer individuals then what they have done is “frame mischief by a law” and that is an abomination to God. I think is so clearly and graphically illustrated now by this thing of partial birth abortion. You hate to describe it, but they take a little baby in the birth chanel and the doctor arranges for a breach birth so the little feet will come out first and the hips and the chest and the arms and the baby is all born except for the head and then the doctor takes a pair of sharp sissors and then inserts those sissors at the base of the skull and then he takes a tube and sucks the brains out of that little child.

Somebody says it is legal. Friend learn this: EVERYTHING THAT IS LEGAL IS NOT RIGHT.

In Jeremiah 22, God says through Jeremiah to the king, “If you shed innocent blood, God swears by Himself that He is going to destroy your nation.”

“Woe unto him that builds a town with blood and establishes a city by iniquity.” (Habakkuk 2:12)

When I come to vote if that man or woman will not stand up for the unborn then they shall not have my vote period.

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SEC football recruiting roundup 2013

February 8, 2013 – 8:09 am

Nick Saban

Streeter Lecka

We finally found a Top 25 in which the SEC is more dominant than the USA Today Coaches’ Poll: the post-Signing Day recruiting class rankings.

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I have to say the SEC is really doing well these days. Everyone expects Alabama is going to be on top on most years and that was true again this year when they came in first again.

I also consider Florida (4), LSU (7), Georgia (12) and Texas A&M (10) as schools with tremendous recruiting advantages due to the population around them. Some people would say that Texas A&M only thrives when Texas is down but I don’t believe that because there are so many great players in Texas that there are plenty to go around.

Auburn (11) is a school that I can’t figure out. There is not a lot of population near the university but the school did a great job recruiting this year. I give Gus Malzahn a lot of credit for that.

Tennessee (25), Arkansas (22) and Auburn (11) did a great job of bouncing back after not having a returning set of coaches. They are probably the most amazing stories. However, the true test of these programs will be the performance of these coaches next year when they may be able to get into the top 10 in recruiting because they will have a whole year to develop relationships.

South Carolina (21) has done a great job of recruiting the last few years and I give their head coach a lot of credit for that and the same could be said for Hugh Freeze who probably deserves the most credit in the SEC for the performance of Ole Miss (6) this year in recruiting.

Below is a fine article that I read on SEC recruiting:

If grading the NFL Draft the day after it ends is a futile exercise, grading Signing Day before the players hit campus is practically impossible. Of course, that won’t prevent us from trying. Based on 247Sports’ composite ratings:

1. Alabama

The rich get richer. Nick Saban, winner of three of the last four national championships, brought in 26 new recruits, including 6 of the 33 prospects given five stars. The Crimson Tide added the nation’s top inside linebacker recruit, Reuben Foster, despite the fact that he has an Auburn tattoo. They also received letters of intent from arguably the nation’s best wide receiver (Robert Foster), the nation’s best tight end (O.J. Howard), one of the country’s best outside linebackers (Jonathan Allen), and arguably the best offensive tackle (A’Shawn Robinson). When Alabama went slumming for four-star recruits, they landed quarterback Cooper Bateman, tackle Leon Brown, and running back Altee Tenpenny, who was widely considered the best prospect in Arkansas. At this point, Alabama doesn’t even reload. It simply maintains.

More: The inside story of how Alabama recruited Tenpenny

2. Ohio State

The Buckeyes didn’t match Alabama for five-star quality, but nearly made up for it in four-star quantity. Urban Meyer’s first full class as coach in Columbus features 25 players, including 19 four-star recruits. The crown jewel, safety Vonn Bell, appeared set for Tennessee until a Signing Day switch-up put him in scarlet and gray. The Buckeyes also signed the top recruit in Missouri (running back Ezekiel Elliott), the top recruit in Ohio (wide receiver Jalin Marshall), and the top recruit in New Jersey (cornerback Eli Apple). Outside linebacker Mike Mitchell is considered by some the best linebacker recruit in the country. And in dual threat quarterback J.T. Barrett, Meyer has an ideal trigger man for his run-heavy offensive attack.

3. Notre Dame

Brian Kelly saw what elite talent can do in the BCS National Championship Game. Wednesday, he went about evening the playing field. The Irish landed the nation’s top outside linebacker (Jaylon Smith) out of their backyard and the nation’s top defensive tackle (Eddie Vanderdoes) from much further away. Notre Dame will always recruit nationally, but Kelly cast the net especially wide in 2013: the Fighting Irish’s 23 commitments come from 15 different states and the District of Columbia. Four-star offensive tackles Steven Elmer and Hunter Bivin could bookend the Irish offensive line for years.

4. Florida

The Gators had two of their three stars on campus long before Signing Day, as five-star outside linebacker Alex Anzalone and running back Kelvin Taylor enrolled a month ago. All that was left for Will Muschamp was to sign the nation’s best defensive back, the Tampa-based Vernon Hargreaves III, and a boatload of four-star talent across the board. Florida got three of the nation’s best defensive tackles (freshman Caleb Brantley and JUCO teammates Darious Cummings and Jarran Reed) and one of the best offensive tackle prospects (Trenton Brown). Aside from taking a project at quarterback (three-star prospect Max Staver), the Gators largely filled depth concerns across the roster.

5. Michigan

It was an uneventful Signing Day in Ann Arbor, where head coach Brady Hoke had locked up 17 four-star commitments long before formal signatures were available. Hoke clearly addressed his desire to return Michigan to its pro-style past. Running back Derrick Green, widely considered one of the best running backs in the nation, should step in immediately to contribute in the Wolverines’ revamped backfield. Four-star quarterback Shane Morris will have to dethrone Devin Gardner, but should join Green by 2014. Cornerstone tackle Logan Tuley-Tillman is one of six offensive linemen in the class, four of which earned four-star grades. On the defensive side, Michigan stocked up inside with defensive tackles Henry Poggi and Maurice Hurst Jr., defensive end Taco Charlton, and inside linebacker Ben Gideon.

6. Ole Miss

Anyone who disputes that a program can create momentum in recruiting and capitalize on Signing Day need only look to Oxford, where Ole Miss went from the middle of the SEC pack to the top six in one morning. The Rebels got the nation’s top recruit (defensive end Robert Nkemdiche), top offensive lineman (tackle Leremy Tunsil), and second-best safety (Tony Conner) to add to the country’s best receiver (Laquon Treadwell) and best JUCO recruit (defensive tackle Lavon Hooks). Hugh Freeze’s class is slightly top-heavy — 16 of Ole Miss’ 27 recruits have three-star ratings — but that top tier rivals Alabama for the nation’s best.

More: The inside story of how Ole Miss landed Nkemdiche

7. LSU

For the second consecutive year, LSU failed to land a five-star commit. However, the Bayou Bengals’ four-star-heavy haul of 28 commitments was enough to get them into the top 10. Cornerback Tre’Davious White is considered one of the nation’s best. He will be joined in the Tigers’ defensive backfield by four-star cornerbacks Jeryl Brazil and Rashard Robinson. LSU also stocked up in the trenches with defensive tackles Greg Gilmore and Maquedius Bain, defensive ends Frank Herron, Tashawn Bower, Michael Patterson, and Christian LaCouture, and offensive linemen Ethan Pocic, Josh Boutte, Andy Dodd, and Fehoko Fanakia. A pair of quarterbacks, Hayden Rettig and Anthony Jennings, round out a class light on skill position talent.

8. Florida State

The Seminoles battled coaching changes throughout the 2013 recruiting season, but managed to get letters of intent from 22 players, including five-star linebacker Matthew Thomas and eight four-star recruits. Cornerback Jalen Ramsey is ranked as the top recruit in Tennessee, halfback Ryan Green may be the nation’s best running back, and DeMarcus Walker is one of the country’s five best defensive ends. Four-star wide receivers Levonte Whitfield and Isaiah Jones each received four stars, and wideout Jesus Wilson and tight end Jeremy Kerr also signed on with the Seminoles.

9. UCLA

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Five tiny classes

5. San Jose State

The Spartans have no real history from which to build a recruiting reputation and lost their coach, but SJSU needed to capitalize on an 11-win season and a bowl game. Instead of consolidating that success in recruiting, San Jose State landed a class of just 10 players, with only two of the 10 receiving a three-star rating.

4. Northern Illinois

The two-time MAC champion and Orange Bowl runner-up ran into many of the same problems that San Jose State had: A coaching change put recruiting on hold, and the new staff could not recover. The results: A BCS bowl team signs 14 recruits, with 10 holding one- or two-star ratings.

3. Stanford

The Cardinal only signed 12 players due in large part to a remarkably small number of graduations. Quarterback Ryan Burns, linebacker Peter Kalambayi, and wide receiver Francis Owusu look like early contributors, but the sheer lack of offers, coupled with Stanford’s academic limitations, brought the Cardinal class into the nation’s bottom half. On a per-player basis, however Stanford’s class is strong.

2. Boston College

The Eagles were truly terrible in 2012, going 2-10. They also replaced their coach. Neither of those is an excuse for a class that had just 15 signees, 11 of them with three-star ratings. Boston College’s class is ranked 91st, 11 spots behind the next-lowest BCS team. Steve Addazio has a lot of work to do, and not a lot of pieces to work with in his first year at the helm.

1. Georgia Tech

It was a banner year for talent in the state of Georgia. Yet, while the rest of the SEC and ACC got fat on the Peach State, Georgia was limited in its in-state recruiting and Georgia Tech was practically inept. The Yellow Jackets got one four-star in-state prospect in offensive tackle Shamire DeVine, a handful of three-star players from throughout the South and Mid-Atlantic, and little else. No quarterbacks in the class, no real help on defense, and just 14 commits, all despite beating USC in a bowl game.

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Any concerns that new coach Jim Mora Jr. wasn’t equipped for the college game were muted by his first full class. The Bruins, helped somewhat by scholarship reductions at Southern Cal, landed 18 four-star recruits in a class of 26 players. Safety Tahaan Goodman, inside linebacker Isaac Savaiinaea, and defensive end Kylie Fitts highlight the class, but U.S. Army All-American quarterback Asiantii Woulard was UCLA’s biggest prize on Signing Day. Woulard, who is a Florida native and was committed to South Florida until early January, announced his intent to play for the Bruins Wednesday. He joins a class heavy on interior linemen and defensive players.

10. Texas A&M

The Aggies were the recipients of one of Signing Day’s biggest surprises, when four-star defensive end Daeshon Hall decommitted from Washington and signed a letter of intent with Texas A&M. Hall joins a class with a staggering 32 commitments, including five-star wide receiver Ricky Seals-Jones, four-star defensive tackles Justin Manning and Isaiah Golden, and quarterbacks Kohl Stewart and Kenny Hill. The Aggies went heavy in the passing game on both sides of the ball, signing seven wide receivers and five defensive backs.

11. Auburn

Gus Malzahn may be an offensive coach, but Auburn focused on the defensive side of the ball Wednesday. The Tigers added two five-star prospects on the defensive front (defensive end Carl Lawson and defensive tackle Montravious Adams) and stole borderline five-star defensive end Elijah Daniel from Ole Miss. While the quality was on the defensive line, the quantity came on offense, where Malzahn signed a handful of receivers, a trio of halfbacks, and four-star quarterback Jeremy Johnson.

12. Georgia

Mark Richt signed 32 recruits, including 18 four-star prospects, but the story might be the players Georgia wasn’t able to keep in the state. Just two of the state’s top 15 players — quarterback Brice Ramsey and safety Tray Matthews — signed with the Bulldogs. Alabama, Auburn, and Ohio State were as successful among Georgia’s home talent. The Bulldogs were able to land South Carolina’s best player (wide receiver Tramel Terry) and one of Virginia’s best prospects (defensive tackle John Atkins). A solid class that could have been much, much more if their in-state talent stayed home.

13. Clemson

Even though the Tigers lost Robert Nkemdiche’s verbal commitment, head coach Dabo Swinney was able to land a five-star cornerback (Mackensie Alexander), a top defensive end (Shaq Lawson), and two top outside linebackers (Wayne Gallman and Dorian O’Daniel). Halfback Tyshon Dye is also among the nation’s best. Of Clemson’s 23 commitments, 11 are rated four-star or better.

14. USC

The Trojans only signed 12 players due to scholarship restrictions and decommits, but managed to add four five-star commitments in pro-style quarterback Max Browne, defensive tackle Kenny Bigelow, and safeties Su’a Cravens and Leon McQuay III. Halfbacks Ty Isaac and Justin Davis could contribute quickly for Lane Kiffin.

15. Oklahoma

Halfback Keith Ford, one of the best prospects in Texas, highlights the Sooners’ 2013 class. Bob Stoops left the Big 12 footprint in search for defensive backs, and came back with four-star safeties Ahmed Thomas and Hatrari Byrd and cornerback L.J. Moore. The Sooners also landed another pro-style quarterback out of Texas in Cody Thomas. The Sooners also got some help on the defensive line, with four-star defensive end D.J. Ward and tackles Quincy Russell and Kerrick Huggins.

16. Texas

The Longhorns took a demerit for signing a remarkably small class — just 15 players — and failing to match their usual in-state dominance. Texas got just one five-star commitment (offensive guard Darius James) and a boatload of additional help on the offensive line, with four additional linemen rated with four stars: Tackles Desmond Harrison and Kent Perkins, guard Rami Hammad, and center Jake Raulerson. There are strikingly few skill players in the class: No running backs, no quarterbacks, two wide receivers.

17. Miami

You have to hand it to Al Golden. Facing the possibility of sanctions for the last two seasons, Golden and his staff keep reeling in some of the ACC’s top talent. The Hurricanes signed 17 recruits Wednesday, including eight four-star prospects. Golden went to his old stomping grounds in the Northeast to get defensive end Alquadin Muhammad and quarterback Kevin Olsen. He farmed his home territory for much of the rest, signing four players with four-star ratings out of Florida.

18. Washington

The Huskies loaded up on skill position talent and defensive linemen. On offense, Washington added four-star wide receivers Darrell Daniels and Demorea Stringfellow, four-star quarterback Troy Williams, and three-star receiver John Ross and running back Lavon Coleman. Defensively, defensive tackle Elijah Qualls is the center of a cluster of three four-star defensive linemen. Steve Sarkisian also landed a pair of cornerbacks, Kevin King and Jermaine Kelly.

19. Oregon

The Ducks were largely able to hold their class together despite Chip Kelly’s departure for the NFL. Five-star running back Thomas Tyner is the centerpiece, while wide receivers Darren Carrington and Tyree Robinson join the vaunted Oregon receiver corps. On the defensive side, four-star outside linebackers Tyrell Robinson and Danny Mattingly and defensive end Torrodney Prevot give the Ducks depth and pass rushing ability.

20. Virginia Tech

The Hokies did what the Hokies usually do: A handful of top talent, like five-star cornerback Kendall Fuller, four-star safety Holland Fisher, running back Drew Harris, and dual-threat quarterback Bucky Hodges, with 15 three-star projects, nearly all recruited from the mid-Atlantic. Tech also added depth on the offensive line, with three recruits signed.

21. South Carolina

South Carolina has officially returned from the stratosphere of 2010 and 2011, with a solid if unspectacular class. Outside linebacker Larenz Bryant, arguably the top player in North Carolina, joins linebacker Skai Moore and defensive tackle Kelsey Griffin at the core of the class. On the offensive side, quarterback Connor Mitch and running back David Williams should be the future Gamecock backfield.

22. Arkansas

Welcome to the SEC, Bret Bielema. Arkansas’ class of 23 commitments, including five-star running back Alex Collins, four-star quarterbacks Austin Allen and Damon Mitchell, tight end Hunter Henry, and interior linemen Denver Kirkland and Reeve Kohler, would put Bielema’s former team in the top of the Big Ten’s second tier. Instead, he’s in the SEC’s bottom half.

23. Nebraska

Bo Pelini addressed areas of need, landing two four-star linebackers (Marcus Newby and Josh Banderas), two four-star running backs (Terrell Newby and Adam Taylor), a pass rushing defensive end (Randy Gregory), and a quarterback for the inevitable graduation of Taylor Martinez (Johnny Stanton). It is not good enough to compete with the conference’s top two, but it’s precisely the class Nebraska needed.

24. Mississippi State

The Bulldogs got the nation’s second-best defensive end, five-star-rated Chris Jones. They got two top safeties in Justin Cox and Ashton Shumpert. They got four-star wide receiver Fred Ross, four-star tackle Jake Thomas, and a dual-threat quarterback perfect for their system in Cord Sandberg. Yet, they look to be miles behind their in-state rival. A good class for a program on the rise, but not enough to keep up with the conference.

25. Tennessee

The Vols signed 21 commitments, including five players with four-star ratings. Quarterback Joshua Dobbs should find a home in new coach Butch Jones’ system, and receivers MarQuez North and Ryan Jenkins give him some targets. Tennessee was hurt when five-star safety Vonn Bell, long thought to be a probable Volunteer commit, went with Ohio State.

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We got to cut spending and stop raising the debt ceiling!!!

February 8, 2013 – 7:45 am

 

We got to cut spending and stop raising the debt ceiling!!!

When Governments Cut Spending

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Do governments ever cut spending? According to Dr. Stephen Davies, there are historical examples of government spending cuts in Canada, New Zealand, Sweden, and America. In these cases, despite popular belief, the government spending cuts did not cause economic stagnation. In fact, the spending cuts often accelerated economic growth by freeing up resources for the private sector.

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I just don’t understand why we have to run our private budgets on a balanced basis but the federal government does not!!!

As part of the silly budget debate in Washington, President Obama is claiming that an increase in the debt limit wouldn’t authorize higher spending.

That’s technically true, but it sure would enable higher spending.

This Chuck Asay cartoon offers an amusing perspective on the battle.

Asay Debt Limit Bills Cartoon

In the interest of accuracy, however, it should show President Bush having already gone through the checkout line with an equally big cart full of handouts.

After all, government spending imposes a heavy cost on the economy regardless of whether Republicans or Democrats are the ones in charge of policy.

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Open letter to President Obama (Part 233)

February 8, 2013 – 7:37 am

 

President Obama c/o The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20500

Dear Mr. President,

I know that you receive 20,000 letters a day and that you actually read 10 of them every day. I really do respect you for trying to get a pulse on what is going on out here.

Below is an excellent plan to balance the budget through spending cuts from Chris Edwards of the Cato Institute written in April of 2011. As President you should take the bull by the horns and offer some spending cuts suggestions so we can balance the budget. Here is the first part.

A Plan to Cut Spending and Balance the Federal Budget

by Chris Edwards, Cato Institute

Introduction
Reducing Spending over 10 Years
Spending Cut Details
Subsidies to Individuals and Businesses
Aid to State and Local Governments
Military Expenses
Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security
Privatization
Conclusions

Introduction

Federal spending is soaring, and government debt is piling up at more than a trillion dollars a year. Official projections show rivers of red ink for years to come unless policymakers enact major budget reforms. Unless spending is cut, the United States is headed for economic ruin.

The results of the 2010 elections made clear that Americans want an end to the spending spree in Washington. People fear that today’s spendthrift policies may lead to large tax increases and a lower standard of living for themselves and their children. The public has given Congress marching orders to start cutting spending and rein in debt.

Policymakers should implement an emergency plan of cuts to defense, domestic, and entitlement programs. This essay proposes spending cuts of more than $1 trillion annually by 2021, which would balance the budget without resorting to damaging tax increases. Federal spending would be reduced to 18.0 percent of gross domestic product by 2021 under the plan, which compares to President Obama’s projected spending that year of 24.2 percent of GDP.

Each of the spending cuts proposed here would make sense whether or not the government was running deficits. That’s because many federal programs reduce individual freedom and cause economic distortions. If these programs were cut, resources would flow from lower-return government activities to higher-return activities in the private sector.

In recent decades, the federal government has expanded into hundreds of areas that should be left to state and local governments, businesses, charities, and individuals. That expansion is sucking the life out of the private economy and creating a top-down bureaucratic society that is alien to American traditions. Cutting federal spending would enhance civil liberties by dispersing power from Washington.

The need to cut spending and debt is urgent. Numerous committees, think tanks, and members of Congress have proposed plans to tackle ongoing deficits, including the House Budget Committee, the House Republican Study Committee, Senator Rand Paul (R-KY), and President Obama’s National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform. The various plans are not in agreement about the role of taxes in reducing deficits, but there is fairly broad support for substantial spending cuts, particularly cuts to entitlement programs.

The plan presented here does not include tax increases. Official budget projections show that federal debt is exploding because spending is at abnormally high levels. With the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts in place, and with continued relief from the alternative minimum tax, federal revenues are expected to rise to at least 18 percent of GDP in coming years, which is about the average over recent decades. By contrast, it is federal spending—currently at more than 24 percent of GDP—that is above normal levels. During the last two years of the Clinton administration a decade ago, federal spending was just 18 percent of GDP.

Some analysts claim that cutting government spending would hurt the economy, but that idea is based on faulty Keynesian theories. In fact, federal spending cuts would shift resources from often mismanaged and damaging government programs to the more productive private sector, thus increasing overall GDP. Consider Canada’s experience. In the mid-1990s, the country faced a debt crisis caused by runaway government spending—similar to our current situation. The Canadian government changed course and slashed total spending 10 percent in just two years and then held it roughly flat for another three years.1 The Canadian economy did not sink into recession, but was instead launched on a 15-year economic boom.

Policymakers shouldn’t think of spending cuts as a necessary evil needed to reduce debt. Rather, the government’s fiscal mess is an opportunity to make reforms that would spur growth and expand individual freedom. The plan below includes a menu of spending cut options for Congress, and further reforms are described at www.DownsizingGovernment.org.

Reducing Spending over 10 Years

This section illustrates how a reduction in spending could eliminate the federal budget deficit over 10 years. It shows projections of revenues and spending as a share of GDP based on the March 2011 Congressional Budget Office estimates.2 My projections for revenues assume the extension of the 2001 and 2003 income tax cuts, extension of alternative minimum tax relief, and repeal of the tax increases in the 2010 health care law.3 My projections for spending adjust the CBO baseline to include more realistic assumptions regarding troop reductions in Iraq and Afghanistan and the extension of the Medicare “doc fix.”4

In Figure 1, the bottom line shows that federal revenues with tax relief in place are expected to rise to 18.0 percent of GDP by 2021 as the economy recovers and resumes normal growth. The top line shows President Obama’s proposed spending based on his fiscal 2012 budget.5 As a share of GDP, spending is expected to dip the next few years as funding from the 2009 “stimulus” bill peters out and war costs fall, but spending is expected to start rising again after that. That high spending path would lead to higher taxes, higher debt, or both.

Figure 1.
Projected Federal Revenues and Spending Percent of GDP
Figure 1.

The middle line in the chart shows spending under the balanced budget plan. Under this plan, spending cuts of more than $1 trillion annually by 2021 would be phased in over 10 years.6 Those cuts would generate substantial interest savings by 2021, and total federal spending would fall to 18.0 percent of GDP—the same level as federal revenues that year. With those cuts, federal public debt would peak at 75 percent of GDP in 2013 and then fall to 64 percent of GDP by 2021

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Thank you so much for your time. I know how valuable it is. I also appreciate the fine family that you have and your commitment as a father and a husband.

Sincerely,

Everette Hatcher III, 13900 Cottontail Lane, Alexander, AR 72002, ph 501-920-5733, lowcostsqueegees@yahoo.com

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Skillet is a Christian Heavy Metal Band from Memphis Part 3

February 8, 2013 – 7:34 am

Skillet – Awake and Alive

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I really have enjoyed reading about this band from Memphis.

Skillet (band)

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Skillet

Skillet performing at a promotional acoustic show in Denton, TX in 2006
Background information
Origin Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Genres Rock,[1] Christian rock/metal,[2][3] alternative rock,[4] hard rock,[2] nu metal,[5][6] symphonic metal (recent),[5] industrial music (early),[7] grunge (early)[7]
Years active 1996–present
Labels Ardent, Lava, Atlantic, ForeFront, Fair Trade Services (formerly known as INO)
Associated acts Seraph
Website skillet.com
Members
John Cooper
Korey Cooper
Jen Ledger
Seth Morrison
Past members
Kevin Haaland
Ben Kasica
Trey McClurkin
Lori Peters
Jonathan Salas
Ken Steorts

Skillet is an American Christian rock band formed in Memphis, Tennessee in 1996. The band currently consists of husband and wife John (lead vocals, bass) and Korey Cooper (rhythm guitar, keyboards, backing vocals), along with Jen Ledger (drums, vocals) and Seth Morrison (lead guitar). The band has released eight albums, two receiving Grammy nominations: Collide and Comatose.[8] They are planning on releasing their 9th Studio Album in early 2013. Awake has been certified Platinum and debuted on No. 2 on the Billboard 200, with Comatose certified Gold by RIAA.

Skillet went through several line-up changes early in their career, leaving founder John Cooper as the only original member remaining in the band. They have sold over 2 million albums in the U.S. alone[not verified in body] and are known for a relentless touring schedule, which garnered them a top five ranking in the Hardest Working Bands of 2011 by Billboard.com.[9]

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[edit] Self-titled and Hey You, I Love Your Soul (1996–99)

Skillet formed in 1996 with two members: John Cooper, former vocalist for Tennessee progressive rock band Seraph, and Ken Steorts, former guitarist for Urgent Cry. The two bands met through touring together, but those bands disbanded soon after, so John and Ken’s pastor encouraged them to form their own band as a side-project.[10] Coming from different styles of rock music, they decided to name the experiment Skillet. After Trey McClurkin joined the band as a temporary drummer. Skillet was only together for a month when they received interest from major Christian record label ForeFront Records. In 1996 they released a self-titled debut Skillet. It was well-received, and the trio continued to write new material as they toured the United States. One topic that comes up often among fans and the band itself, is the name ‘Skillet’. John Cooper, the lead vocalist, explains that it was a joke at first. Each starting band member was already in a separate band, and all decided to start a side project. Since each other band had a different sound and style to it, the side project was said to be like putting all of those styles in a big skillet to come up with something unique. Hence the band name ‘Skillet’. The band name is still somewhat of a joke between the band members, especially Cooper, who claims to still not like the title.

Skillet recorded their follow-up album throughout 1997, titled Hey You, I Love Your Soul, which was released in April 1998. Their second effort was a change in style from the band’s first release. With this release, Skillet would abandon their post-grunge approach for a lighter alternative rock and style. His wife Korey was enlisted soon after to play keyboards live in order to alleviate John’s live performance duties.

[edit] Invincible, Ardent Worship, and Alien Youth (2000–02)

Shortly before the band began recording for their third album, Invincible, Steorts left the band to be with his family and launch Visible Music College, a modern music ministry college located in Memphis, and Kevin Haaland joined the band as their new guitarist. Korey Cooper joined the band permanently and played keyboards for the recording of Invincible. Because of this change, the musical style on Invincible changed to a more electronic sound.[11] Soon after the release of Invincible in early 2000, Trey McClurkin parted ways with Skillet, and Lori Peters filled the drummer’s position.

The band released their first worship album, and fourth album overall, Ardent Worship in late 2000. The band kept much of their sound from Invincible on their next album Alien Youth.[11] With little time between touring and recording, Skillet released Alien Youth on August 28, 2001, which was the first album that John Cooper took on production duties. Before the release of Alien Youth, Haaland left the band, and Ben Kasica took over on guitar. The first single, the title track, was a major hit in the Christian market and drove Skillet into their first headlining shows.[citation needed]

[edit] Collide (2003–05)

In 2003, Collide was released by Ardent Records. It caught the attention of Andy Karp, the Head of A&R of Lava Records, and in 2004 the rights to Collide were bought by Lava Records, a division of Atlantic Records. On May 25, 2004, Collide was re-released under Lava Records, with an added track, “Open Wounds”. Collide was yet another musical shift for the band. Citing P.O.D. as inspiration for the musical shift on Collide, Cooper said, “Well I’m one of these song writers, everything I hear goes through my John Cooper filter of what I like and what I don’t like. […] All these things […] have been an influence on me.”[12]

[edit] Comatose (2006–08)

Skillet’s album Comatose was released on October 3, 2006. It features the singles “Rebirthing,” “Whispers in the Dark,” “Comatose,” “The Older I Get,” “Those Nights,” “The Last Night“, and “Better Than Drugs”. The album debuted at No. 55 on the Billboard 200 and No. 4 on the US Top Christian Albums chart.[13]

In January 2008, Skillet announced that their drummer, Lori Peters, was retiring from the band, feeling that “it’s time for her to come off of the road and start a new chapter in her life.”[14] Peters’ last concert with Skillet was on December 31, 2007.[15] However, during the 2007 Christmas season, she took the time to train Skillet’s next drummer, Jen Ledger.[15]

On October 21, 2008, Comatose Comes Alive was released; a CD/DVD combo featuring live recordings of the band’s May 9, 2008 concert in Chattanooga, Tennessee. It was shown on the Gospel Music Channel on December 5, 2008. Skillet’s Comatose Comes Alive CD also had a B-side with “Live Free or Let Me Die” as a single, also with five acoustic tracks which purchasers could download by inserting the CD in their computer.[16]

The Comatose album was certified Gold in sales by the RIAA on November 3, 2009.[17]

[edit] Awake (2009–11)

Skillet announced that they went into the studio January 12 to finalize the new record with Grammy-nominated producer Howard Benson. They added two songs (“Hero” and “Monster“) from the new record to their setlist on April 2, 2009 in Evansville, Indiana as part of their Comatose Tour 2009.[citation needed]

Skillet’s most recent studio album is Awake.[18] The album contains twelve songs and was released on August 25, 2009.[19] It charted at No. 2 on the Billboard top 200 selling around 68,000 units in its first week.[20] “Monster” was released as a single on July 14, 2009. Contrary to popular belief, John Cooper stated that “Hero” was not the album’s lead single. It was, however, released as a single in March 2010.[21] They also released a deluxe version with the extra songs “Dead Inside” and “Would It Matter”, along with the original, radio edit of “Monster” that does not have the distorted growl as in the single and in the CD. A remix on “Monster” was featured on one of their popular podcasts.The song “Hero” was used in the publicizing of the first football game of the 2009 NFL season between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Tennessee Titans, and the song “Monster” was used in the episode “Jason: The Pretty-Boy Bully” on MTV’s Bully Beatdown. “Monster” was the theme song for the WWE event WWE Hell in a Cell while the song “Hero” was the theme song for WWE Tribute to the Troops and Royal Rumble 2010, as well as both songs being included on the official soundtrack for the WWE video game WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2010. It is also the opening theme song for the AHL team the Lake Erie Monsters in Cleveland, Ohio and serves as the opening theme of the Fresno Monsters of Fresno, California. “Monster” was aired at the beginning of several ACC football games on Raycom Sports during the 2009 season. In the first week of April 2010, it was released for the Rock band music store in Rock Band 2[22] It also tied the record for highest-charting Christian album on the Billboard 200 with Underoath‘s 2006 release Define the Great Line and Casting Crowns‘ 2007 release The Altar and the Door, as all three albums debuted at No. 2.[23]

Skillet was nominated for six Dove Awards for the 41st Annual GMA Dove Awards.[24][25] Awake was certified gold July 2, 2010.[26][27] Also in 2010, Ardent released The Early Years, a collection of their songs from 1996 to 2001. On November 12, Skillet released an iTunes sessions EP consisting of songs from Comatose and Awake.[28] “Monster” was certified gold a day later.[29]

On February 14, 2011, Skillet officially announced that longtime lead guitarist Ben Kasica would be leaving the band. Kasica was with the band for 10 years, contributing to the albums Alien Youth, Collide, Comatose, and Awake as well as the live album Comatose Comes Alive. He played what was planned to be his last concert with the band on March 20.[30] The band announced that they had chosen solo artist Jonathan Salas as their new guitarist, but Salas confirmed he had left the band on April 9 via Twitter.[citation needed] Kasica returned and continued touring until a new guitarist was trained.[31] On April 16, Seth Morrison replaced Kasica as the lead guitarist, and now tours full-time with Skillet.[32][unreliable source?]

Skillet announced the release of Awake and Remixed EP in early March 2011. The remixes were mainly done by Korey Cooper and Ben Kasica. On March 2, 2011, Skillet unveiled the album artwork for the album. John Cooper says the idea was conceived when Korey Cooper and Ben Kasica remixed the song Monster for their popular podcast. The four-song EP was released on March 22.[33]

“Awake” was nominated for and won the “Top Christian Album” Award at the Billboard Music Awards 2011, and the song “Awake and Alive” was announced to be on the Transformers: Dark of the Moon Soundtrack in May 2011.[34]

[edit] Rise (2011–present)

On June 21, 2011 John posted to his Twitter account that the band rehearsed new music for the first time and that they are getting ready for a new album.[35] At a question and answer session before a concert, John Cooper said that they would be recording a new record in January/February 2012. However, the band was then scheduled to headline the WinterJam Tour. In January 2012, Skillet announced that they will not be touring for most of the summer so that they can record the new album.[citation needed] They plan to enter the studio at the conclusion of the Winter Jam eastern tour, approximately in May, for a release in late 2012.[36]

During a July 18, 2012 interview with RadioU, John Cooper stated the band currently had 61 songs written and would be heading into the studio in October to record the album with Howard Benson for an early 2013 release.[citation needed]

In an interview with CCM Magazine, John Cooper described the new album as “a roller coaster ride”. He states: “We have aggressive tracks, artsy and musical tracks, which is new territory for Skillet. A couple songs are classic American heartland anthems, and a couple songs are signature symphonic-classical rock Skillet. Guitars are dirty and edgier, with absolute shredding solos by Seth.” One of the songs mentioned in the interview was titled “Salvation”.[37]

In a Interview on January 26, 2013 In Beaumont TX, John Cooper announced that the new album will be titled Rise and will be coming out in May 2013.[38]

[edit] Touring

Skillet performing live on April 12, 2008 at Anderson University, Anderson, Indiana.

In the middle of 2006, Korey Cooper took a break from performing, due to her pregnancy with their second child. Her rhythm guitar and keyboard roles were temporarily filled by two people: Andrea Winchell (who would later become the Coopers’ nanny) on keys and Chris Marvin (lead singer/guitar of The Spark) on guitar.

Skillet toured with Ron Luce and Teen Mania Ministries on their Acquire The Fire Tour across the United States and Canada in 2007. When they returned, Skillet had plans to co-headline the Justice & Mercy Tour with Flyleaf, but the tour was postponed and ultimately canceled after a number of shows due to Flyleaf lead vocalist Lacey Mosley‘s vocal problems. They then toured with Luce’s Global Expeditions program on a summer missions trip with teenagers to Mexico. In 2008 they joined Teen Mania Ministries and toured with Acquire the Fire.

Skillet joined Breaking Benjamin, Three Days Grace, and Seether on the first half of their tour in fall 2007.[39] Then Skillet headlined their own Comatose Tour alongside Thousand Foot Krutch and traveled to approximately 30 cities. The tour started on March 28 and ran through May 11, 2008.[40] Skillet toured again from April 2009 through June 2009 with Decyfer Down and Disciple. This tour was called Comatose Tour 2009 (essentially a second branch of the 2008 Comatose Tour). In fall of 2009, Skillet began touring with Hawk Nelson, Decyfer Down, and The Letter Black to promote Skillet’s album Awake. The Awake & Alive Tour encompassed 52 cities from October through January.

Skillet performing live on July 1, 2010 at Cornerstone Festival (Illinois).

Skillet appeared at the 2009 Night of Joy Christian Rock festival at Disney Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World.[41] This marked the band’s first absence from Universal Studios Orlando‘s Rock the Universe in five years due to conflicting schedules. However, they were able to perform the following year, in 2010. On September 26, 2009, Skillet appeared at Awakening Music Festival in Leesburg, Virginia, alongside Jeremy Camp, Kutless, Hawk Nelson, Disciple, Decyfer Down, and others. Skillet also played at the Super Dome in New Orleans for the ELCA National Youth Gathering in 2009.

Skillet headlined two separate Rock the River tours, run by the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, and hosted by Franklin Graham. Those tours were Rock the River: Midwest in the summer of 2009 and Rock the River: West in the summer of 2010.

In January 2010 they toured with Puddle of Mudd and Shinedown through the East Coast of the United States.[42][43] They also announced on their live chat with fans on December 5, 2009 that they would be touring with TobyMac in March and April 2010. This was later expanded upon as the “Awake Tonight Tour” named after both artists’ new albums.[44] House of Heroes joined them on the tour as the opening act.

In April and May the band continued on a second branch of their Awake and Alive tour with The Letter Black and Red.[45][46] In April it was also announced that the band would be touring with Creed and Theft in August and September 2010.[47][48] In October the band will be co-headlining the “Monsters of Annihilation Tour” with Papa Roach. Trapt and My Darkest Days will be supporting acts.[49] They toured again with TobyMac in November and December as the 2010 version of the Winter Wonder Slam tour.[50] On July 4, Skillet played at Creation Festival East and John Cooper called it the best show of Skillet’s career.[51]

In January 2011, Skillet confirmed that they would be touring with Stone Sour and Theory of a Deadman on the Avalanche Tour. The tour began at the end of March 2011 and concluded on May 8 in Jacksonville, FL. Other supporting acts include Halestorm and Art of Dying.[citation needed] The band had a small international tour in January and February 2011 visiting Australia,[52] New Zealand’s Parachute Music Festival,[53] and Japan.[citation needed]

In October 2011, the band continued their Awake and Alive tour with Disciple, We As Human, and Manafest.[citation needed]

Announced in October 2011, Skillet are headlining the 2012 Winter Jam tour for the central and eastern parts of the United States.[54][55]

[edit] Band members

Current
  • John Cooper – lead vocals, bass, acoustic guitar (1996–present)
  • Korey Cooper – vocals, backing vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards, synthesizer (1999–present)
  • Jen Ledger – vocals, backing vocals, drums, percussion (2008–present)
  • Seth Morrison – lead guitar (2011–present)
Former
  • Kevin Haaland – lead guitar (1999–2001)
  • Ben Kasica – lead guitar (2001–2011, 2011)
  • Trey McClurkin – drums, backing vocals (1996–2000)
  • Lori Peters – drums (2000–2007)
  • Jonathan Salas – lead guitar (2011)
  • Ken Steorts – lead guitar (1996–1999)
Touring[56]
  • Billy Dawson – rhythm guitar (2000)
  • Faith Stern – keyboards, vocals (2002–2003)
  • Chris Marvin – rhythm guitar, backing vocals (2002–2003, 2005–2006)
  • Andrea Winchell – keyboards (2005–2006)
  • Jonathan Chu – violin (2008–present)
  • Tate Olsen – cello (2008–present)
  • Scotty Rock – bass (2009–2011)

[edit] Timeline

[edit] Discography

Main article: Skillet discography

Studio albums

This is a list of major releases only. Additional releases including EPs, live albums, singles, compilation albums and videos may be found at the full discography article.

[edit] Awards and recognition

Grammy Award nominations
  • 2005 nominee, Best Rock Gospel Album: Collide[57]
  • 2007 nominee, Best Rock or Rap Gospel Album: Comatose[8]
GMA Dove Awards
  • 2008 Rock Recorded Song of the Year: “Comatose” at the 39th Annual GMA Dove Awards on April 23, 2008.
Billboard Music Awards
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“Friedman Friday” EPISODE “The Power of the Market” of Free to Choose in 1990 by Milton Friedman (Part 5)

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Milton Friedman The Power of the Market 5-5

 

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I’m Linda Chavez. Welcome to Free to Choose. Joining Dr. Friedman in a discussion of the power of the market are David Brooks of the Wall Street Journal, and James Galbraith of the University of Texas at Austin.

Friedman: In any event, I am not trying to defend one political party or another. As David says, a major enemy of a free market is a business interest. The business community is a major enemy and the problem in this society is to have the public at large understand the importance of free markets so as to protect themselves against the depredation of the business community with their tariffs, their quotas, their special provisions, and so on. But you cover all of these good things that society is supposed to do, you have to look at how many of them have been perverse in their influences and their effect. You mentioned the FDA and that is a very important case because that’s cost tens of thousands of lives over the course of time.

Brooks: You can start with the AIDS virus where the FDA tries again __ recently there have been reforms but they were very slow, even people who knew they were going to die and were going to die without any drug to try experimental drugs.

Chavez: Let me ask another question.

Galbraith: You have to establish that those experimental drugs would have, in fact, saved their lives.

Brooks: They couldn’t have done worse __ they were going to die.

Chavez: Let me give you another hypothetical. What if you have a social need, say a disease which is very lethal but effects very few people and you don’t have a company who has an interest because it is not going to make very much money, there is not a large market for the good to produce a drug, does the government have any role there to step in and try to stimulate certain social purposes?

Brooks: It’s hard for me to imagine how the government would, in the first place.

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Pro-life Arkansas State Senator Jason Rapert

Sen. Jason Rapert, R-Conway, right, speaks during a news conference at the Arkansas state Capitol in Little Rock, Ark., Monday, Feb. 4, 2013. Rapert is the sponsor of a bill that would ban abortions if a fetal heartbeat is detected. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston)next

Many liberals in Arkansas are very upset that even Democrats in the State House and State Senate are voting pro-life, but I am encouraged by it. It is true that abortion forces have attempted to slander some of the good Christian individuals who have supported this pro-life movement in Arkansas, but we will endure through the temporary hardships until we attain victory. Jason Rapert has been one of the biggest heroes of our pro-life movement through all of this. It is my view that he has successfully endured against those forces that have attempted to slander this good man.

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Ark. close to protecting anyone with a heartbeat

Charlie Butts   (OneNewsNow.com)
Thursday, February 07, 2013 

Arkansas could become the first state to pass a heartbeat bill that would further limit abortion. It is now in the hands of the state House.

Cox, Jerry (Arkansas Family Council)While Mississippi legislators this week put a hold on similar legislation, the Arkansas Senate has already approved a heartbeat bill by a vote of 26-8. Jerry Cox of the Arkansas Family Council tells OneNewsNow the Arkansas Human Heartbeat Protection Act would require women to undergo an ultrasound probe to detect a heartbeat, and it would ban abortion if the child’s heartbeat is found.

“What that would result in would be a ban on most abortions except to save the mother’s life and for rape and incest — that would go all the way back to around the seventh week of pregnancy,” Cox reports.

But with the prospect of this bill being approved, he says the “usual suspects have come out” to oppose it.

“The American Civil Liberties Union has opposed the bill, saying they’re going to challenge it in court,” the Family Council spokesman notes. “That’s not a surprise. Some of the local abortion groups here in Arkansas are opposing it, and then some of the more liberal activists in the Democratic Party have been out opposing this effort.”

If the House Public Health Committee passes the act to the full House for consideration, Cox believes the bill will be approved, as he is convinced it is a strong piece of legislation. For that reason, pro-abortion groups are keeping a focus on the Arkansas Legislature. The current session ends the first week in April.

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Many liberals actually truly do argue for abortion rights over human rights. Prochoice advocate Elizabeth Williams came out and said that on 1-23-13 in her article on Salon. We hear reasons for abortion such as poverty,and  child abuse,  but why not consider adoption? Instead, the political left will stop at nothing to push the pro-abortion agenda. Why not stop and take an honest look at when life begins for the unborn child and when she begins to feel pain?

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A NURSE’ S VIEW OF PARTIAL-BIRTH ABORTION

In September, 1993, Brenda Pratt Shafer, a registered nurse with eleven years of experience, was assigned by her nursing agency to an abortion clinic in Ohio. Because of her “strong pro-choice” views, Nurse Shafer did not think this assignment would be a problem. This is her story.

I was present for three of these partial-birth procedures. It is the first one that I will describe to you in detail.

The mother was 6 months pregnant, 26½ weeks. A doctor told her that the baby had Down Syndrome, and she had to have an abortion. She decided to have this abortion. She came in the first 2 days to have the laminaria inserted and changed [to dilate the cervix], and she cried the whole time she was there. On the third day, she came in to have the partial-birth abortion procedure.

The doctor brought the ultrasound in and hooked it up so that he could see the baby. On the ultrasound screen, I could see the heartbeat. As the doctor watched the baby on the ultrasound screen, the baby’s heartbeat was clearly visible on the ultrasound screen.

The doctor went in with forceps and grabbed the baby’s legs and pulled them down into the birth canal. Then he delivered the baby’s body and the arms — everything but the head. The doctor kept the head right inside the uterus.

The baby’s little fingers were clasping and unclasping, and his little feet were kicking. Then the doctor stuck the scissors in the back of his head, and the baby’s arms jerked out, like a startle reaction, like a flinch, like a baby does when he thinks he is going to fall.

The doctor opened up the scissors, stuck a high-powered suction tube into the opening, and sucked the baby’s brains out. Now the baby went completely limp. I was really completely unprepared for what I was seeing. I almost threw up as I watched the doctor doing these things.

Next, the doctor delivered the baby’s head. He cut the umbilical cord and delivered the placenta. He threw the baby in a pan, along with the placenta and the instruments he had just used. I saw the baby move in the pan. I asked another nurse, and she said it was just reflexes.

I have been a nurse for a long time, and I have seen a lot of death — people maimed in auto accidents, gunshot wounds, you name it. I have seen surgical procedures of every sort. But in all my professional years, I had never witnessed anything like this.

The woman wanted to see her baby, so they cleaned up the baby and put it in a blanket and handed it to her. She cried the whole time. She kept saying, “I am so sorry, please forgive me.” I was crying, too. I couldn’t take it. That baby boy had the most perfect, angelic face I think I have ever seen in my life.

I was present in the room during two more such procedures that day, but I was really in shock. I tried to pretend I was somewhere else, to not think about what was happening. I just couldn’t wait to get out of there. After I left that day, I never went back. The last two procedures, by the way, involved healthy mothers with healthy babies.

I was very much affected by what I saw. For a long time –and sometimes still — I had nightmares about what I saw that day.

I wish I hadn’t seen what I saw. But I did see it, and I will never be able to forget it. That baby boy was only inches, seconds, away from being entirely born, when he was killed. What I saw done to that little boy, and to those other babies, should not be allowed in this country.

As told to the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, November 17, 1995, and the U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on the Constitution, March 21, 1996.

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