I have been accused (by family members, no less!) of being a hateful man. I have been accused of not being tolerant of those who think differently than I do. I have been accused of HATING certain religious belief systems, and MAKING UP phrases such as “The Homosexual Agenda”.

To borrow a phrase, “guilty as charged”. Well, guilty of being truthful, which appears to be hate to certain people, especially those who allow their “feelings” to overrule their “thinkings”.

I am tolerant, of those who are trying to live correctly. I am NOT tolerant of those who try to force their ideologies on me or my family – and by “ideologies” I mean trying to convince me that homosexuality is “normal” and an “accepted” part of society now. (no, they are not. they may be considered normal and acceptable by liberal left leaning peoples, but not by true Christians.) And intolerant? How about when Christians decide not to support a business, and are called “racist” for doing so? How about when Christians decide to show their SUPPORT for a business and are called “racist” for doing so? Who is intolerant?

As far as the “Homosexual Agenda” – tell me you haven’t noticed that every prime-time show now has a “gay” character – or a “gay couple” – and the other characters pretend it is normal. Yes, the producers of those shows are trying to convince people that these types of relationships are normal and accepted. THAT is the Homosexual Agenda.

Don’t take my word for it – the mainstream media has been slanting coverage and cherry-picking stories for a while now. A man with a blog that I just found today, Lloyd Marcus, states the whole issue, even addressing the “racist” issue obliquely, in his post:

My conversation with Dad was yesterday. He called me at 9AM this morning. “Why haven’t I heard about what Christians were doing in support of Chick-fil-A?” I told Dad the reason is because the mainstream media, where he gets his news, is in the pocket of the socialists/progressives who embrace same-sex marriage. The mainstream media (CNN, ABC, CBS, and NBC) gave the phenomenon minimal coverage.

Dad was surprised to learn that all who oppose same-sex marriage are branded bigots and haters by his beloved Democratic Party and the mainstream media. Dad said he does not hate or judge anyone. However, the Bible says homosexuality is wrong. He must stand on the Word of God.

You can read the whole post here.

Now, really, you gonna call a black gentleman who happens to be a conservative Christian “racist” too?

Isn’t that kind of … I don’t know, maybe intolerant of you?

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For those of you who have missed seeing this in my posts lately:

Obama(THHO)

I have seen the original pieces from which this e-mail was compiled. The attributions are correct, as near as I can remember. Yes, the mind still works correctly once in a while …

I received this from a Guy who served and is a casual acquaintance. Actually, he sent it to my wife, who is a former co-worker of his, and she passed it on to me.

There – now that there is enough fluff so that the Myfaceplace extract doesn’t set off the Censors … and please note that since this is from another source, it does not follow this site’s editorial preferences by not capitalizing certain words – like muslim, islam, and koran (qoran/quran/fakereligiousbookthatoutlineshowtotakeovertheworld):

Islam in a Nutshell

This, not the Chinese or the Russians represent the greatest threat to the world and might be the fulfillment of the book of Revelation in the Holy Bible.

Adapted from Dr. Peter Hammond’s book: Slavery, Terrorism and Islam: The Historical Roots and Contemporary Threat

Islam is not a religion, nor is it a cult. In its fullest form, it is a complete, total, 100% system of life.

Islam has religious, legal, political, economic, social, and military components. The religious component is a beard for all of the other components.

Islamization begins when there are sufficient Muslims in a country to agitate for their religious privileges.

When politically correct, tolerant, and culturally diverse societies agree to Muslim demands for their religious privileges, some of the
other components tend to creep in as well.

Here’s how it works:

As long as the Muslim population remains around or under 2% in any given country, they will be for the most part be regarded as a peace-loving minority, and not as a threat to other citizens. This is the case in:

United States — Muslim 0.6%
Australia — Muslim 1.5%
Canada — Muslim 1.9%
China — Muslim 1.8%
Italy — Muslim 1.5%
Norway — Muslim 1.8%

At 2% to 5%, they begin to proselytize from other ethnic minorities and disaffected groups, often with major recruiting from the jails and among street gangs. This is happening in:

Denmark — Muslim 2%
Germany — Muslim 3.7%
United Kingdom — Muslim 2.7%
Spain — Muslim 4%
Thailand — Muslim 4.6%

From 5% on, they exercise an inordinate influence in proportion to their percentage of the population. For example, they will push for the introduction of halal (clean by Islamic standards) food, thereby securing food preparation jobs for Muslims They will increase pressure on supermarket chains to feature halal on their shelves — along with threats for failure to comply. This is occurring in:

France — Muslim 8%
Philippines — Muslim 5%
Sweden — Muslim 5%
Switzerland — Muslim 4.3%
The Netherlands — Muslim 5.5%
Trinidad & Tobago — Muslim 5.8%

At this point, they will work to get the ruling government to allow them to rule themselves (within their ghettos) under Sharia, the Islamic Law.
The ultimate goal of Islamists is to establish Sharia law over the entire world.

When Muslims approach 10% of the population, they tend to increase lawlessness as a means of complaint about their conditions. In Paris , we are already seeing car-burnings. . Any non-Muslim action offends Islam and results in uprisings and threats, such as in Amsterdam , with opposition to Mohammed cartoons and films about Islam. Such tensions are seen daily, particularly in Muslim sections in:

Guyana — Muslim 10%
India — Muslim 13.4%
Israel — Muslim 16%
Kenya — Muslim 10%
Russia — Muslim 15%

After reaching 20%, nations can expect hair-trigger rioting, jihad militia formations, sporadic killings, and the burnings of Christian
churches and Jewish synagogues, such as in:

Ethiopia — Muslim 32.8%

At 40%, nations experience widespread massacres, chronic terror attacks, and ongoing militia warfare, such as in:

Bosnia — Muslim 40%
Chad — Muslim 53.1%
Lebanon — Muslim 59.7%

From 60%, nations experience unfettered persecution of non-believers of all other religions (including non-conforming Muslims), sporadic ethnic cleansing (genocide), use of Sharia Law as a weapon, and Jizya, the tax placed on infidels, such as in:

Albania — Muslim 70%
Malaysia — Muslim 60.4%
Qatar — Muslim 77.5%
Sudan — Muslim 70%

After 80%, expect daily intimidation and violent jihad, some State-run ethnic cleansing, and even some genocide, as these nations drive out the infidels, and move toward 100% Muslim, such as has been experienced and is on-going in:

Bangladesh — Muslim 83%
Egypt — Muslim 90%
Gaza — Muslim 98.7%
Indonesia — Muslim 86.1%
Iran — Muslim 98%
Iraq — Muslim 97%
Jordan — Muslim 92%
Morocco — Muslim 98.7%
Pakistan — Muslim 97%
Palestine — Muslim 99%
Syria — Muslim 90%
Tajikistan — Muslim 90%
Turkey — Muslim 99.8%
United Arab Emirates — Muslim 96%

100% will usher in the peace of ‘Dar-es-Salaam’ — the Islamic House of Peace. Here there’s supposed to be peace, because everybody is a Muslim, the Madrasses are the only schools, and the Koran is the only word, such as in:

Afghanistan — Muslim 100%
Saudi Arabia — Muslim 100%
Somalia — Muslim 100%
Yemen — Muslim 100%

Unfortunately, peace is never achieved, as in these 100% states the most radical Muslims intimidate and spew hatred, and satisfy their blood lust by killing less radical Muslims, for a variety of reasons.

‘Before I was nine, I had learned the basic canon of Arab life. It was me against my brother; me and my brother against our father; my family against my cousins and the clan; the clan against the tribe; the tribe against the world, and all of us against the infidel. — Leon Uris, ‘The Haj’

It is important to understand that in some countries, with well under 100% Muslim populations, such as France, the minority Muslim populations live in ghettos, within which they are 100% Muslim, and within which they live by Sharia Law. The national police do not even enter these ghettos. There are no national courts, nor schools, nor non-Muslim religious facilities. In such situations, Muslims do not integrate into the community at large. The children attend madrasses. They learn only the Koran. To even associate with an infidel is a crime punishable with death. Therefore, in some areas of certain nations, Muslim Imams and extremists exercise more power than the national average would indicate.

Today’s 1.5 billion Muslims make up 22% of the world’s population. But their birth rates are higher than the birth rates of Christians, Hindus, Buddhists, Jews, and all other believers. Muslims will exceed 50% of the world’s population by the end of this century.

Well, boys and girls, today we are letting the fox guard the henhouse.
The wolves will be herding the sheep!

NOTE: Has anyone ever heard a new government official being identified as a devout Catholic, a devout Jew or a devout Protestant…? Just wondering.

Devout Muslims being appointed to critical Homeland Security positions?
Doesn’t this make you feel safer already??

That should make the United States much safer, huh!!
Was it not “Devout Muslim men” that flew planes into U.S. buildings only 10 years ago?
We must never forget this..
Was it not a Devout Muslim man who killed 13 at Fort Hood ? (He killed “From within” -don’t forget that).

Also: This is very interesting and we all need to read it from start to finish. Maybe this is why our American Muslims are so quiet and not speaking out about any atrocities. Can a good Muslim be a good American? This question was forwarded to a friend who worked in Saudi Arabia for 20 years. The following is his reply:

Theologically – no . . . Because his allegiance is to Allah, The moon God of Arabia

Religiously – no. Because no other religion is accepted by His Allah except Islam (Quran, 2:256)(Koran)

Scripturally – no. Because his allegiance is to the five Pillars of Islam and the Quran.

Geographically – no. Because his allegiance is to Mecca , to which he turns in prayer five times a day.

Socially – no. Because his allegiance to Islam forbids him to make friends with Christians or Jews..

Politically – no.Because he must submit to the mullahs (spiritual leaders), who teach annihilation of Israel and destruction of America , the great Satan.

Domestically – no. Because he is instructed to marry four Women and beat and scourge his wife when she disobeys him (Quran 4:34)

Intellectually – no. Because he cannot accept the American Constitution since it is based on Biblical principles and he believes the Bible to be corrupt.

Philosophically – no. Because Islam, Muhammad, and the Quran do not allow freedom of religion and expression.. Democracy and Islam cannot co-exist. Every Muslim government is either dictatorial or autocratic.

Spiritually – no. Because when we declare ‘one nation under God,’ the Christian’s God is loving and kind, while Allah is NEVER referred to as Heavenly father, nor is he ever called love in The Quran’s 99 excellent names.

Therefore, after much study and deliberation. … Perhaps we should be very suspicious of ALL MUSLIMS in this country. – – – They obviously cannot be both ‘good’ Muslims and good Americans. Call it what you wish, it’s still the truth. You had better believe it. The more who understand this, the better it will be for our country and our future. The religious war is bigger than we know or understand.

Can a Muslim be a good soldier???

Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, opened fire at Ft. Hood and Killed 13. He is a good Muslim!!!
Footnote: The Muslims have said they will destroy us from within.
SO FREEDOM IS NOT FREE.

Even though some of the information is obviously dated, it is not outdated. I have yet to read anything from any reliable source (for example, their very own koran) that contradicts the information provided above.

And, as a student of history, do you all remember what happened forty years ago, and who claimed responsibility for it? Does Munich ring a bell? Bueller?

Bueller?

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The following words are keyed to attract the attention of the DHS and the NSA – including the new “Spy Center” in Bluffdale, UT: Terrorism Al Qaeda (all spellings) Terror Attack Iraq Afghanistan Iran Pakistan Agro Environmental terrorist Eco terrorism Conventional weapon Target Weapons grade Dirty bomb Enriched Nuclear Chemical weapon Biological weapon Ammonium nitrate Improvised explosive device IED (Improvised Explosive Device) Abu Sayyaf Hamas FARC (Armed Revolutionary Forces Colombia) IRA (Irish Republican Army) ETA (Euskadi ta Askatasuna) Basque Separatists Hezbollah Tamil Tigers PLF (Palestine Liberation Front) PLO (Palestine Liberation Organization) Car bomb Jihad Taliban Weapons cache Suicide bomber Suicide attack Suspicious substance AQAP (AL Qaeda Arabian Peninsula) AQIM (Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb) TTP (Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan) Yemen Pirates Extremism Somalia Nigeria Radicals Al-Shabaab Home grown Plot Nationalist Recruitment Fundamentalism Islamist Emergency Hurricane Tornado Twister Tsunami Earthquake Tremor Flood Storm Crest Temblor Extreme weather Forest fire Brush fire Ice Stranded/Stuck Help Hail Wildfire Tsunami Warning Center Magnitude Avalanche Typhoon Shelter-in-place Disaster Snow Blizzard Sleet Mud slide or Mudslide Erosion Power outage Brown out Warning Watch Lightening Aid Relief Closure Interstate Burst Emergency Broadcast System Cyber security Botnet DDOS (dedicated denial of service) Denial of service Malware Virus Trojan Keylogger Cyber Command 2600 Spammer Phishing Rootkit Phreaking Cain and abel Brute forcing Mysql injection Cyber attack Cyber terror Hacker China Conficker Worm Scammers Social media

Just for a change of pace – baseball.

I have enjoyed watching the game of baseball since I was a young boy. At various times, I have played on Little League teams and even umpired for Little League once I aged out of the teams.

I started out as a fan of the Cincinnati Reds. I still keep an eye on how they are doing. They are about the only “old school” team I follow. (attended the last game in Crosley field and the first game at Riverfront Coliseum, haven’t been to the “new” Great American Ballpark) I also follow the Rockies and the Diamondbacks, for sentimental reasons – the Rockies because I was born in Colorado, and the Dbacks because they are the home team here.

Up until Sunday, July 22, 2012, I had not attended a Diamondbacks game that they won, and I mean from the first time a pitch was thrown in BOB until Sunday afternoon. That day, I witnessed the Diamondbacks handing the Astros their butts. Two days later, I got to watch as the Diamondbacks trounced all over the Rockies. While I felt bad for the Rockies, I was ecstatic that I had started a new streak – two winning games in a row that I had attended.

Now, it will take a lot of winning games for me to feel like it has changed to a balanced set of wins and losses, but hey, I’m willing to keep attending games in an effort to let that record even out. I’ll keep you posted.

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Names of things mean things. In the article linked, Aurora, Colorado Police Chief Dan Oates (who, by all indications, should know better) had this to say about an aspect of the case:

“All the weapons that he possessed, he possessed legally,” Oates said at the Friday evening press conference. “And all the clips that he possessed, he possessed legally. And all the ammunition that he possessed, he possessed legally.”

(emphasis mine)

Clips? Really? He had all this tactical advantage and he used clips during the shooting?

For those of you unaware of the difference (which seems to be quite a few, since the Misleading State Media seem to enjoy feeding you lies), clips hold the rounds ready for loading into either replaceable magazines or into a magazine well on the weapon (the Arisaka leaps to mind).

Need some visuals? Glad you asked:

These are clips. These are used to hold the rounds of ammunition in a state of readiness before loading into the magazine (or magazine well) of a weapon. These are the items that legislatures everywhere are crying about because they are “high capacity clips” that allow people to shoot rapidly. They want to ban these. They are morons.

These are magazines. These are the actual tools used to transport the round from a ready, pre-loaded position into the firing chamber of the weapon. It doesn’t matter what the capacity of these magazines are. With enough of them, and fast enough hands, even the dorkiest of shooters can pray and spray many more rounds of ammo than any non-armed person is ready to deal with.

In my own case (being a dorky shooter and all) I can rapidly fire all loaded rounds, release the magazine, and have another magazine seated and fire all rounds in under twenty seconds. How many rounds? Twenty Five (one in the pipe, two magazines of 12 each) – and that’s without a magazine pouch – just having the second magazine in my back pocket. What if I bought more magazines? I’m pretty sure that with magazine pouches, I could send a lot of lead downrange in a very short period of time.

I lost my point there somewhere along the way – that is, a Police Chief can’t tell the difference between a clip and a magazine? Perhaps it’s time to let someone else be in charge now … someone who is fully aware of the intricacies of how a weapon is loaded …

EDIT TO ADD

After watching this guy, I think everyone else is just slacking off.

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This shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone who reads here: I am a Christian. Maybe I don’t declare that often enough. As a Christian, I base my beliefs and my views on the Bible. This is the Rock on which I have founded my life. The Bible has proven to be a steady and unchanging point of reference for as long as it has been around. The interpreters and interpretations have been influenced by man, but the Bible itself does not waver. For this reason, it is not a popular point of reference in it’s entirety for a certain 3% portion of the United States population.

Recently, Dan Cathy, owner of Chick-fil-A and an avowed Christian (his company displays Christian actions in all they do) stated in an article in the Baptist Press:

Some have opposed the company’s support of the traditional family. “Well, guilty as charged,” said Cathy when asked about the company’s position.

“We are very much supportive of the family — the biblical definition of the family unit. We are a family-owned business, a family-led business, and we are married to our first wives. We give God thanks for that.

“We operate as a family business … our restaurants are typically led by families; some are single. We want to do anything we possibly can to strengthen families. We are very much committed to that,” Cathy emphasized.

“We intend to stay the course,” he said. “We know that it might not be popular with everyone, but thank the Lord, we live in a country where we can share our values and operate on biblical principles.”

Some of you may not be aware of this, but there is a group of people out there (about 3% of the population) who have a social agenda to make you think that homosexuality is normal and should be accepted as such. This homosexual social agenda has caused some companies to abandon their sound business practices and focus on that 3% of the population. JC PEnney, for example, hired Ellen DeGenerate as their spokesmanwomanperson in February of this year. Their stock was over $40/share. In May, they decided to feature a “Two Mommies” family on their Mother’s Day ad. In June, to show they care equally, they featured a “Two Daddies” family on their Father’s Day ad. Today, their stock is sitting south of $20/share. Christian groups have boycotted the stores. I am sure there are other factors involved, such as changing their sale structure and reducing the people on staff, but overall, they have publicly declared their corporate support for the homosexual social agenda.

Chick-fil-A has not fallen in step. They are continuing to run their business with an eye on their Christian values. They, as people, are acting as Christians and God is blessing their actions. The homosexuals hate this.

Actually, anyone with a liberal bent hates this – from my Facebook page (Shellie is a friend from high school, Jennifer is my niece):

I support Chick-fil-A – because what a business does should be apparent by it’s actions, not by some group demanding to be considered “normal”.

Here is the text of the comment I left on their Facebook page:

If you don’t want to know the answer to a question, don’t ask it. If a business declares that they are family and Christian based, don’t poke the bear.

Why is it a requirement for a business to have a stand on the issue of gay marriage? Just do what normal people do and observe their corporate policy. It is plain to see that businesses such as Oreo and JC Penney have decided to focus their marketing on 3% of the population of the nation.

JC Penney has lost quite a bit of value due to shrinking sales – Mr. Cathy, you keep right on doing what you’ve been doing. There are a lot more people who agree with you than don’t, so your sales will continue to grow. Besides, now I KNOW it’s safe to bring my young daughter to one of your stores – there won’t be any flagrant gays parading around inside demanding they be treated as normal.
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Merry Cathey very well said
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Shellie Dryden · Friends with Debi Pugh and 16 others (note that she is ID’d this way, she unfriended me)
Sorry Carey; I have friends that are gay. They are very good people, with big hearts that are very caring, and they’re not out to make everyone else gay. I care for them, and they don’t deserve to be treated like shit. They’re not killers, child molesters, bank robbers, and drug pushers. They’re just trying to survive in this world like every one else. They are human beings with hearts and feelings.
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Eric Hughes Perfectly stated Cary! 100% agree.
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Cary Cartter Shellie – I’m not saying they are bad people – but why do they have to push to be considered normal, when until the 70s being homosexual was considered deviant? And if that makes you break off being friends, then so be it.
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Merry Cathey I totally agree with Cary. I have a son who decided he is gay. OK. I accept him for what he believes he is but it breaks my heart because he acts the way he does. Do I go around telling everyone I am not gay? No. He used to be a good, loving, caring person. Now he is belligerent and pushy and expects special treatment just because he has decided he is gay. He has become someone I know longer know or understand. I told him he is morally wrong and living in sin. I also asked what happened to his church upbringing. It has torn our family apart.
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Jennifer Cartter Do you judge an entire group of people based on the actions of a few? I certainly don’t. I choose to judge individuals based on what they do and who they are. Should we assume that all Christians are horrible people, forcing their beliefs on the rest of the population because a few (granted, a noticeably loud group) do so?

I have friends who are Christian, and they are not like the extremists you see on the news. The best daycare provider I ever found for my son was a Muslim woman. I have friends and family from different racial backgrounds.

Likewise, I have friends who are gay, and they are the quietest, most polite people who are NOT trying to make anyone live their lifestyle, simply going about their business and living their lives.

Personally, I teach my kids to see a person for who they are inside, not for their gender, their age, their skin color, their religion or their sexual orientation. What are you teaching your kid?
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Cary Cartter ‎Jennifer – I AM NOT SAYING GAYS ARE BAD PEOPLE. I am saying that when they push their agenda and DEMAND to know where a business stands in view of their agenda, they should not be offended when there are businesses who do not support their agenda.

Chick-fil-A has been a Christian owned business from the start. The Cathys have stated their Christian beliefs, and have acted in a Christian believing manner, that is, they are not open on Sunday, they themselves model Christian marriages, and they espouse Christian beliefs. Knowing all this, CNN STILL decided to POKE THE BEAR and ask Mr. Cathy a direct and pointed question about gay marriage. Why? So they could manufacture OUTRAGE that a company does not fall into lockstep with the homosexual social agenda.

THIS IS HYPOCRITICAL ACTING AND THINKING.

JC Penney and Oreo have come out in PUBLIC support of gay marriage and gay rights – that is, in support of the homosexual social agenda. In return, Christians have decided to not support these businesses any more. JC Penney, since they have taken on such a public position, has lost over $20/share in value for catering to the demands to 3% of the population.

If homosexuals want to feel they are being demonized because a business will not kow-tow to their every whim, then fine, they don’t need to support that business. But in the same vein, don’t turn around and vilify ME because I am of the opinion that Mr. Cathy is right to RUN HIS BUSINESS AS HE SEES FIT and it is my prerogative to give that company my business while at the same time since I disagree with JC Penney it is also my prerogative to NOT do business with a company that is running their business as they see fit.

It come down to personal accountability and responsibility. You don’t have a problem with gays? Good!! For the most part, I don’t either – as long as they do not push their “rights” and their “we are normal” in my face. Their freedom of speech ends at the end of my nose. As soon as they infringe on MY RIGHTS then we have a problem.

As for your daycare provider, she is either apostate or lying. Read the koran and think with the logic skills you have, don’t let your emotions tell you how to “FEEEEEEEL”.
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Eric Hughes Oorah!
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Cary Cartter And, Jennifer – my daughter is being taught the Bible based truth. With a rock of foundation like that, there is no failing.

Joshua 24:15 But if serving the Lord seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your forefathers served beyond the River, of the gods of the Amorites. But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.
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Jennifer Cartter Cary, I have to say I think the only thing we will EVER agree on is that we are family. When it comes to anything else, we are at opposite sides of the board. I love you by default because you are my uncle, but I feel for you that you cannot accept the good in people who are of differing religious beliefs and lifestyle than yourself.
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Cary Cartter If you only love me by default, don’t waste your time. I find it amusing that you will support deviants’ rights, “religious” beliefs, and the option to feel instead of think, but you are intolerant of my thoughts and beliefs.

I have never said that I cannot accept the good in people. As a realist, I also have to be AWARE of the potential for bad in people. In today’s world, extremists can pop up anywhere – including a movie theatre in a “gun-free zone” – and do great damage and harm to society. Being aware of the wrong people can do lets me protect my family so we can, in fact, enjoy the Good that is all around us.
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