STACE – Episode 2005
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The TOP of the STACK:
Here are some of the top news stories from this week.
President Trump signed legislation late Wednesday ending the record-long government shutdown, resolving the 43-day closure caused by Democrats’ demand to increase spending on Obamacare subsidies. Federal agencies began reopening Thursday morning, more than 650,000 furloughed civil servants returned to work, and more than one million federal workers who went without pay during the funding lapse can now receive paychecks.
Speaker Mike Johnson said the House will vote on a bill to release all files related to the late financier and convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein next week. Johnson said on Wednesday that a discharge petition to bypass leadership and force a vote on the bill hit the benchmark for needed signatures. He has decided to expedite the vote for the bill, which under current rules could have been delayed until at least early December, according to The Hill.
Longtime civil rights activist Rev. Jesse Jackson was hospitalized Wednesday. 84-year-old Jackson was admitted to the hospital and under observation for progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), a rare neurodegenerative disease for which there is currently no cure. He and his family are in our prayers.
Senator John Fetterman was also hospitalized this week. Thursday, during an early morning walk, he fell near his Pennsylvania home in Braddock. Upon evaluation, it was established he had a ventricular fibrillation flare-up causing him to feel light-headed, which is apparently why he fell. Other than minor injuries to his face, Fetterman was reportedly doing well – even joking about falling on his face, saying, “If you thought my face looked bad before, wait until you see it now!” He has battled health issues in the past, the most high-profile being a somewhat debilitating stroke during his 2022 Senate campaign. So we’re praying for him as well.
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Consider This:
Billboard’s number one song on its “Country Digital Song Sales” chart is called “Walk My Walk” by a band called Breaking Rust, and, according to Billboard, Breaking Rust was created by artificial intelligence (AI). This is just the beginning, folks. AI generated songs are seeping into every genre, including Christian music.
This is something to keep an eye on and be very aware of, as many feel artificial intelligence is easily becoming a tool of satan. By its nature, AI is a heartless, soulless, source of intelligent creativity. Some say it could even be what ushers in the mark of the beast. While this seems amusingly humorous to many, I believe it is a very real possibility that Christians would be wise to meet with thoughtful discernment and prayer.
In fact, here’s one preacher who seems to connect the dots for us…
[clip1 – Revelation verses regarding the Image of the Beast]
Now folks, I’m not saying I agree or disagree with that assessment. But I will say this: It is a very compelling argument worthy of further study.
Live Read:
If you’re like me, you probably do a lot of shopping on Amazon. Going into Christmas time especially, it’s just a convenient place to find those gift items for family and friends, right? But you don’t always know where your money is going – China, Taiwan, Japan, Vietnam. And you also don’t know if the items were made by slave labor or not.
Wouldn’t it be great if there was an online shopping site with a convenient app for your smart device where you could purchase quality products and KNOW your money is going to reputable sellers right here in the USA? Well, there is. It’s called Public Square. You’ll find the app in your app store. And every item is made in the USA! And the manufacturers are Americans who share your values.
A few years ago, I was looking for a good place to buy an American flag to fly in my front lawn. I had previously bought flags from big box stores like Walmart, but those flags – United States of America flags – were all made in China. So I wanted to make sure I was giving my hard-earned money to someone who made a great quality flag right here in the USA. I found that through the Public Square app. The seller even inserted a personal note about the flag, which was a nice touch. And the flag – it was absolutely beautiful! Made in the USA, so I was very proud to fly it in front of my house.
That’s what you’ll find with Public Square. Quality products, made in the USA, by folks who love this country as much as you do. Try for yourself today. You can visit their website at PublicSquare.com – that’s PublicSquare.com – or simply download the app from your smart device’s app store. Don’t sacrifice your principles when you make that next online purchase. Shop Public Square, America’s Marketplace.
Today’s Lesson:
Can morality be legislated? While this may seem like a no-brainer and an obvious NO, this question is also linked to another one: Should our faith dictate our political views? To this, I’d have to say YES. As Christians, God’s Word is the final authority on morality, and that should be something which permeates every aspect of our lives. Let’s go back and look at what the Founders believed.
The Founders believed the government indeed has an interest in promoting the dictates of the law of nature. The Declaration of Independence mentions some of those provisions. The law of nature gives people the right to life, liberty, and property. Government has a moral duty to protect those rights for its citizens. Laws that protect life, liberty, and property do legislate morality—a morality in line with the law of nature. Most obviously, they tell people that it is wrong to steal or to murder.
So we see here that it’s actually proper for a governing authority to legislate morality, but ONLY when that morality is based upon what is called “the law of nature.” But where does that come from? What exactly is meant be this term, the law of nature? Webster defines it as “a natural instinct or a natural relation of human beings or other animals due to native character or condition.” But of course, it goes deeper than that. Webster goes on in its definition of natural law to specifically include “one of the chief generalizations of science variously conceived as imposed upon nature by the Creator, as representing an intrinsic orderliness of nature.” Ah, so this means God is the ultimate source of this morality.
It makes sense that those who founded the USA viewed God in this way. They passed laws promoting strong families and churches. They used public funds to provide moral teaching in schools and, in some states, religious instruction in churches. After all, you can’t have a free country unless the people are relatively decent. Government has a duty to promote some basic minimal moral expectations and requirements of people if they’re going to be able to be responsible citizens of a free society.
People who believe in virtue will better govern themselves. In turn, the natural rights of life, liberty, and property will be better protected. People will restrain themselves or act with honor without the supervision of government when they hold in high regard the biblical teachings of Jesus. This will naturally result in greater happiness among the populous. At least, as long as everyone – including our leaders – make every effort to stick to those principles.
Unfortunately, over time that sense of beneficial adherence to scripture was replaced with a humanistic view of morality. God was kicked out of people’s everyday lives, resulting in an infusion of poor judgment and reprobate thinking. When the legislation of morality is coupled with this worldly and distorted view of morality itself, the freedom and happiness found in obeying God’s laws go right out the window as well.
When we stand up today for Godly principles in a world that has all but forgotten those were the same principles upon which our nation was founded, we get ridiculed. Many laugh at us, while others flat out tell us to keep our religious faith to ourselves. They say our Christianity has no place in politics. However, the realm of the political has invaded and attempted to overtake the realm of personal belief and our convictions of faith.
This is exactly what Allie Beth Stuckey was saying in this clip from a recent Turning Point USA event…
[clip2 – Allie Beth Stuckey calls on pastors to boldly speak out on moral issues]
This is increasingly becoming more of an issue as legislation gets passed without being based in the morality that originates from God. Man’s morality is faulty and falls far short of God’s. The Bible goes so far as to say that our righteousness is “as filthy rags.” Now tell me. Can a filthy rag be used to clean up anything? No. Neither can man’s broken moral compass be used to pass laws that will be anything other than a detriment to mankind. We NEED that TRUE moral standard that only comes from God.
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Until next time, God bless.
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