A Christian Viewpoint

Originally posted at Tripod: Saturday, 1 November 2003

Halloween – day after
The night of Halloween and a single knock came to the door. One child and adult braved the night to continue the tradition of the Druids.

Where have the children gone… into churches, malls and halls. There where the gifts and candy were closely monitored to prevent the tainting of treats with drugs, pins, razorblades. We have come a long way from when I was a child.

Being a Christian (conservative) I find I am sometimes torn between the time of innocence when we dressed to make fun of what scared us or delighted us, to the time where evil does walk the streets and things once praticed in innocence takes on a dark taint in today’s world.

Today I look at greying sky and leaves turned gold and red. I think back to the good old days and wonder where have they gone. Sadly, the answer comes; they have given up on the truth of God to beleive a lie. What is that lie? Take your pick.

Today is a different age. Today has a different reality. Where now will the heart of man lead us? Perhaps into that greater diversity that the bible calls sin and others call choice.

So I am reflective this day with sadness as my companion. I will not stay here long. It is only a time for remembrance as I observe the view out my window.

Originally Posted at Tripod: Thursday, 30 October 2003

Iraq…

When will the press get it right and keep it right. Once again last night on several newscasts about Iraq they talked about those killed and wounded in the service of their country. The line has been crossed, they say, where the amount of casualties during the war has been surpassed by the casualties after the war.

In politics I expect politicians to be loose with the truth. With news agencies I need to know the facts. How else can you keep politicians “honest”? How can you address a situation correctly if the info is faulty?

The war in Iraq is not over. On the aircraft carrier president Bush said that the major combat phase was over. There are still objectives that need to be met before the war can be ended. Congress agreed to the war and its objectives. They are still not met.

It is bad enough that some democrats and others around the world muddy the waters by insisting or insinuating that the war is over and the US and other coalition forces should leave. It is worse that the guardians of the truth, the press, too often cannot get it right either.

If there is no truth… how will the people be set free: from tyranny, from terrorism, and every other ill that besets man.

So I cheer the truth and rage against the lies. When enough people stand for the truth – it will prevail. Then the captives will be set free. Amen.

😎 Welcome to the new location of the ChristianMuse weblog. I am moving the posts I have made at tripod and placing them here. There will be about seven entries. I will then make new posts as time goes on. Comments are turned off at this time. I hope to turn them on in the future. God bless and happy reading.

🙂 Now to see what this looks like when I make an entry for the second day. I know this may look rediculous but it is necessary to figure out what are the possibilitites of the program before I etch it in stone.

😀 Well if I configured this puppy correctly I will be able to see some basic results. Where I go from here I am not certain. My Home on the net

:doze: OK, tried a bit of configurating to change the layout and colours. Not bad so far I think. Now to get busy looking at all the other config options availlable to me. Only when I am satified will I connect to the web and see what happens.
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