MICHAEL VICK versus THE HUMANISTS

MICHAEL VICK versus THE HUMANISTS

By "Humanism" is meant replacing Biblical or Divine law with the rules or opinions of mortal men and women, replacing the mind of Deity with the lesser mind of Man. This reality presently confronts Michael Vick, the black football star, as it regards his involvement in dog fighting. In a Biblical sense, dogs are property, but in a Humanistic sense, dogs are people with the same rights and feelings as innocent humans. But applying Biblical philosophy is particularly difficult in our present Post-Christian Era of American history.

While the Bible teaches "a righteous man regardetah the life of his beast, but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel" (Prov. 12:10), it does not equate men and animals. In fact, animals are property within Biblical philosophy. To equate the two, one must presume the philosophy of Hinduism or Paganism or some other such philosophy is true. To illustrate, a recent California law was passed stating that animals have no "owners," but only "companions." This ruling summarizes the view of animal rights activists. It also should be noted that a declining human birthrate seems to accompany animal idolization. On August 23, 2007, on his radio show discussing, actually condemning, Michael Vick, Rush Limbaugh suggested "animals are part of the family." And he also has no desire for children.

A confusing Bible passage, also in the Koran in some form, is commonly misinterpreted by Mohammedans and others to denigrate dogs, to see them as loathesome. (Remember Mohammedism is a mixture of ancient Jewish tradition, Christianity, and Paganism current in the time of Mohammed.) The passage reads, "Thou shalt not bring the hire of a whore, or the price of a dog, into the house of the Lord thy God for any vow: for even both these are abomination unto the Lord thy God." (Deut. 23:18) The "dog" in this instance is a homosexual male, parallel with the female "whore," both of which are lauded and officially condoned under Humanistic law now in force in the United States.

Michael Vick presently faces two "serious" charges: One is "animal cruelty," based largely upon Humanism. His defense is that the dogs were his property, not someone else's, or he used the dogs of others with their permission. If convicted, the worst penalty should be for a minor misdemeanor.

The second charge is "gambling," which has various dimensions, depending on whether fraud was a factor. Certainly, ill-gotten gain is okay, if Federal, State, County, or City Governments get their cut. Nevada has a great deal of "legal gambling." Through taxation, Governments steal no end of wealth from the people to squander upon the whims and carnal proclivities of bureaucrats. Before they go too hard on Mr. Vick, perhaps his accusers and the powers that be should examine the source of their laws, and should clean their own houses.

This is not to condone either animal cruelty or gambling, but does urge a sense of proportion before a Man is treated like a dog. Mr. Vick needs a reformation of character, or change of heart, not sitting in a jail somewhere with a ruined life. A little preaching of the Word could go a long way toward helping him and those intent on his destruction.

WHY DISPARATE GROUPS ARE UNITED

A conservative radio talk show host recently remarked that he did not fully comprehend how the many different, self-interested factions, such as illegal aliens, radical Mohammedans, Marxists, Liberal Socialists, "Gays," anti-war activists, Hollywood actors, and ACLU members could be united against the United States of America, seeking to destroy its power and influence, in short to bring about its defeat and humiliation. To be sure, this is a curious disposition, given the forum the United States gives to all of them to express their opinions, believe their religious biases, and to accumulate material wealth.

The answer lies obscured in the still underlying, but eroding philosophy upon which the United States was founded, namely Judeo-Christianity. What eventually became the United States was the first nation in modern times to have a legal system based upon Biblical principles. It is now the world's oldest republic. While we now live in the Post-Christian Era of American history, enough residual devotion to the founding principles remain that it threatens the patently anti-Judeo-Christian objectives of the above-named factions and others like them. In fact, all such are united enough that the scriptures characterize their solidarity as a conspiracy against Christ and freedom (2 Cor. 3:17). In other words, they are unitedly at war against the Lawgiver, against individual life, against individual dominion to conduct business, and against individually controlled wealth resulting from the exercise of individual rights. In short, they all seek to impose the State as their object to worship in place of Deity.

A "right" is nothing less than a claim to dominion to act within a realm of human endeavor. At the same time, the Ten Commandments, among others, define and circumscribe human dominion and behavior. To most of those named above, freedom means unopposed perversity, or being one’s own god, while divine law imposes limits on human rights.

To illustrate, consider for a moment at least one major tenent believed by each group of America haters:

Illegal aliens are frequently bent on living on the labors and wealth of others, helping themselves to benefits they did not create, and using the laws of the land to obtain legal plunder. Those that rape and murder break several of the Ten Commandments at the same time.

Radical Mohammedans dismiss out of hand the divinity and commandments of Messiah, and desire to plunder, murder, and rape anyone not believing according to their will and pleasure, viewing themselves as the arbiters of all moral questions.

Marxists are consummate materialists lusting after power over others and their wealth, leading to unjust dominion and legal thievery of goods and rights belonging to others. Liberal Socialists share the same religious precepts.

Homosexuals, or "gays," feel condemned because of their narcissistic love of self, wherein they reject the notion that they should forego pleasures of the body to selflessly raise the upcoming generation of humans. They do not necessarily love others as themselves, and resent anyone suggesting they should. They, especially, define freedom as unfettered perversity and self-indulgence.

The ACLU is dedicated to the proposition that morality is relative, and that Judeo-Christianity is the great enemy of moral relativism, which allows every man and woman to be his or her own god. Hence, the ACLU is the enemy of Judeo-Christianity and all its institutions, American constitutional government being among the most prominent.

Anti-war activists and many Hollywood actors live in a dream world, a world of make-believe, a utopian construct that pretends good and evil can be reconciled with a few soft words, or by "making a deal," when great wealth and great unjust dominion are the real stakes in a conflict. They do not consider that Jesus was called a "rock of offense" because He was not diplomat, and did not offer deals to accommodate sinners. Above all, Hollywood actors and their ilk have no desire to feel the limitations Judeo-Christianity imposes upon their narcissism and profligate ways of living.

To summarize, what appears to be a war or struggle against America, promoted by unlike or disparate factions and groups, is really a common war against the God of the land and His fundamental commandments.