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America is at a critical time right now. If you have not gone to vote yet it is important that you vote in the mid-term elections! Find out more about the candidates in your state here and see what their values are so you can make a value-based decision. National Rifle Association President, Oliver North, spoke at the Value Voter Summit 2018 and reminds everyone that Americans still value their freedoms.
“We are, I believe, on the precipice of the most important election…I’m convinced that our God given freedoms enshrined in our U.S. Constitution as the Bill of Rights, are at greater risk today than at any time since the war that pitted Americans against one another…the Civil War. That contest was anything but civil, but it resolved forever that human beings could never again be subject to bondage in this country. It also settled forever that we the people, the first three words of that Constitution…we the people shall determine how we would be governed. That very concept, of how we are going to be governed, is now being challenged by powerful elites who aim to take away our God given freedoms that are enshrined in the Bill of Rights.”
Oliver speaks about a man, Mark Robinson who attended a Greensboro, North Caroline city council meeting and he took a stand for what is right. Mark states, “I’m a law-abiding citizen who has never shot anybody. Never committed a serious crime, never committed a felon. But it seems like every time we have one of these shootings, nobody wants to put the blame where it goes, which is at the shooter’s feet. You want to put it at my feet…the people who have come together, who are together, who feel unified. Who obey the law and work hard everyday and I’m just tired of people trying to pull them apart…I’m thinking that there is millions…across the country and I’m hoping that each one of those people will go out and tell these politicians, we are not going to take it and we are going to stand for our rights and we are going to hold on to them.”
Roozbeh Farahanipour, a political refugee in America and a business owner, shares how important the Second Amendment is to him. In Iran he was tortured and jailed for 36 days because he helped lead protests for freedom of speech. He talks about how people are tortured, executed, hung in the streets for demonstrating their cry for freedom from the regime in Iran. “Just imagine if you get successful, you remove the Second Amendment from your Constitution completely. Who knows in 20 years, 25 years maybe the situation could change. But any single person should have a right to defend themselves and defend their families.”
Stephen Willeford is the hero who pursued after a shooter in Sutherland Springs, Texas where at First Baptist Church 26 people were murdered. He shares his value on the Second Amendment. “Every one of those shots represented one of my neighbors and one of my friends. I ran as fast as I could. Immediately he came out of the church shooting at me, he hit the truck in front of me, he hit the car behind me, he hit the house behind me, and I hit him. He had an AR-15, but so did I and it’s not the gun, it’s the heart. It’s a matter of the heart. I’m not the bravest man of the world or anything, but I was here. I was here, and I could do something. I had to do something.”
Tomi Ledford, a mother, shares the importance of the Second Amendment to her. In 2011 an intruder broke into her home. “I do know what its like to be vulnerable, I do know what its like to feel like you can’t protect your children or yourself. And it’s terrifying when you have a spouse, whether it be a husband or wife, that is serving overseas thousands of miles away. And you are the only one there to stand up for yourself, to stand up for your home, for your little kid that’s right there next to you. I support the Second Amendment because of that…everybody has a right to life and you have the right to protect that and nobody has the right to take that from you.”
Oliver continues saying that we won’t hear these stories on the normal media outlets. He also shares how NRA has a School Shield program that is a free service to all districts and schools in America that helps schools get equipped and made safe to protect against any shooter or attack that may come against the school. “There are more than 130,000 public and private elementary, middle and high schools in the United States.” He shares how many other places even pointing out a zoo, is more protected than most of our schools. Therefore, the NRA started the School Shield program to offer discreet professional help in securing the school. NRA also provides grants to help schools that can’t afford what is needed to secure the school.
“All the freedoms that we hold dear are quite literally at stake…the enemies of our freedom are highly organized, abundantly funded, and thanks to a super-rich group of political elites, hell bent on buying this election to serve their own agenda. This self-serving cabal of billionaires, and their politicians have conspired to permanently transform America into a socialist state. They tried their best to win the White House in 2016 and ever since they have done everything possible to undo that election. Their goal is a clear and present danger. They have announced their plan, seize power in the House of Representatives in Washington, capture the U.S. Senate, impeach our president, then crush the NRA and take the White House two years from now. And then repeal the Second Amendment. They’ve declared it, they’ve stated it. It is an all-out attack against us all and our freedom.”
Oliver continues speaking about a commercial that the NRA is running concerning honoring our country. “When you take a knee during our national anthem you disrespect the men and women who have lost their limbs, so you could spend your Sundays playing games. When you dishonor our flag, you turn your back on the families of heroes serving on the front lines whose sacrifices make it possible for cameras to focus on your disgraceful protests. And when you teach children that police are the enemy you turn your back on the very law enforcement that keeps your stadium safe. We fight for the First Amendment as much as the Second but while you use it disgracefully, we use it to tell the truth. We stand for our country, we stand for our veterans and our military. We stand for our law enforcement and we stand for our flag because we are still freedoms safest place.”
“We get the last word, we vote…every single vote by you and other Americans like us can make all the difference by preserving our freedom for our progeny…we have two missions, every one of us, pray for our nation…and second become a recruiter, just like in the Marines or the Army, go out there and find one or at least ten that will join us in this fight and go to the poles and vote to take a stand to vote for freedom. We are the land of the free because we are still the home of the brave and committed to the future of this great land.”
If you need to find out more about the candidates running in your state, you can visit here to find out more and vote based on values. Be sure to pray for our nation because God is still looking for a people to stand in the gap. God hears and God answers prayers! We want to hear from you. You can write to us at friends@greglancaster.org. Greg and John shared in this segment.
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America is at a critical time right now. If you have not gone to vote yet it is important that you vote in the mid-term elections! Find out more about the candidates in your state here and see what their values are so you can make a value-based decision. National Rifle Association President, Oliver North, spoke at the Value Voter Summit 2018 and reminds everyone that Americans still value their freedoms.
“We are, I believe, on the precipice of the most important election…I’m convinced that our God given freedoms enshrined in our U.S. Constitution as the Bill of Rights, are at greater risk today than at any time since the war that pitted Americans against one another…the Civil War. That contest was anything but civil, but it resolved forever that human beings could never again be subject to bondage in this country. It also settled forever that we the people, the first three words of that Constitution…we the people shall determine how we would be governed. That very concept, of how we are going to be governed, is now being challenged by powerful elites who aim to take away our God given freedoms that are enshrined in the Bill of Rights.”
Oliver speaks about a man, Mark Robinson who attended a Greensboro, North Caroline city council meeting and he took a stand for what is right. Mark states, “I’m a law-abiding citizen who has never shot anybody. Never committed a serious crime, never committed a felon. But it seems like every time we have one of these shootings, nobody wants to put the blame where it goes, which is at the shooter’s feet. You want to put it at my feet…the people who have come together, who are together, who feel unified. Who obey the law and work hard everyday and I’m just tired of people trying to pull them apart…I’m thinking that there is millions…across the country and I’m hoping that each one of those people will go out and tell these politicians, we are not going to take it and we are going to stand for our rights and we are going to hold on to them.”
Roozbeh Farahanipour, a political refugee in America and a business owner, shares how important the Second Amendment is to him. In Iran he was tortured and jailed for 36 days because he helped lead protests for freedom of speech. He talks about how people are tortured, executed, hung in the streets for demonstrating their cry for freedom from the regime in Iran. “Just imagine if you get successful, you remove the Second Amendment from your Constitution completely. Who knows in 20 years, 25 years maybe the situation could change. But any single person should have a right to defend themselves and defend their families.”
Stephen Willeford is the hero who pursued after a shooter in Sutherland Springs, Texas where at First Baptist Church 26 people were murdered. He shares his value on the Second Amendment. “Every one of those shots represented one of my neighbors and one of my friends. I ran as fast as I could. Immediately he came out of the church shooting at me, he hit the truck in front of me, he hit the car behind me, he hit the house behind me, and I hit him. He had an AR-15, but so did I and it’s not the gun, it’s the heart. It’s a matter of the heart. I’m not the bravest man of the world or anything, but I was here. I was here, and I could do something. I had to do something.”
Tomi Ledford, a mother, shares the importance of the Second Amendment to her. In 2011 an intruder broke into her home. “I do know what its like to be vulnerable, I do know what its like to feel like you can’t protect your children or yourself. And it’s terrifying when you have a spouse, whether it be a husband or wife, that is serving overseas thousands of miles away. And you are the only one there to stand up for yourself, to stand up for your home, for your little kid that’s right there next to you. I support the Second Amendment because of that…everybody has a right to life and you have the right to protect that and nobody has the right to take that from you.”
Oliver continues saying that we won’t hear these stories on the normal media outlets. He also shares how NRA has a School Shield program that is a free service to all districts and schools in America that helps schools get equipped and made safe to protect against any shooter or attack that may come against the school. “There are more than 130,000 public and private elementary, middle and high schools in the United States.” He shares how many other places even pointing out a zoo, is more protected than most of our schools. Therefore, the NRA started the School Shield program to offer discreet professional help in securing the school. NRA also provides grants to help schools that can’t afford what is needed to secure the school.
“All the freedoms that we hold dear are quite literally at stake…the enemies of our freedom are highly organized, abundantly funded, and thanks to a super-rich group of political elites, hell bent on buying this election to serve their own agenda. This self-serving cabal of billionaires, and their politicians have conspired to permanently transform America into a socialist state. They tried their best to win the White House in 2016 and ever since they have done everything possible to undo that election. Their goal is a clear and present danger. They have announced their plan, seize power in the House of Representatives in Washington, capture the U.S. Senate, impeach our president, then crush the NRA and take the White House two years from now. And then repeal the Second Amendment. They’ve declared it, they’ve stated it. It is an all-out attack against us all and our freedom.”
Oliver continues speaking about a commercial that the NRA is running concerning honoring our country. “When you take a knee during our national anthem you disrespect the men and women who have lost their limbs, so you could spend your Sundays playing games. When you dishonor our flag, you turn your back on the families of heroes serving on the front lines whose sacrifices make it possible for cameras to focus on your disgraceful protests. And when you teach children that police are the enemy you turn your back on the very law enforcement that keeps your stadium safe. We fight for the First Amendment as much as the Second but while you use it disgracefully, we use it to tell the truth. We stand for our country, we stand for our veterans and our military. We stand for our law enforcement and we stand for our flag because we are still freedoms safest place.”
“We get the last word, we vote…every single vote by you and other Americans like us can make all the difference by preserving our freedom for our progeny…we have two missions, every one of us, pray for our nation…and second become a recruiter, just like in the Marines or the Army, go out there and find one or at least ten that will join us in this fight and go to the poles and vote to take a stand to vote for freedom. We are the land of the free because we are still the home of the brave and committed to the future of this great land.”
If you need to find out more about the candidates running in your state, you can visit here to find out more and vote based on values. Be sure to pray for our nation because God is still looking for a people to stand in the gap. God hears and God answers prayers! We want to hear from you. You can write to us at friends@greglancaster.org. Greg and John shared in this segment.
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Did you know that Facebook is secretly rating you as a user based on your trustworthiness? It is a hidden scale to fight fake news reportedly. Greg and John give us the details of this hidden rating system so that we can know that truth of what is going on behind the scenes of social media. They also give us the wisdom we need to not be fearful of these changes.
The Christian Post reports on the new system Facebook is using to rate their users’ trustworthiness. “Facebook has revealed that it will start rating its users on a hidden trustworthiness scale, as part of what it says is its battle against “fake news.”
Facebook product manager Tessa Lyons told The Washington Post in an interview on Tuesday that the ratings system will seek to identify users who attempt to game the system by repeatedly reporting content they disagree with as untrue. Lyons insisted that the trustworthiness score is not meant to be an absolute indicator of a person’s credibility but will serve as a behavioral clue for the Facebook team to monitor those who continuously flag content as problematic. Several experts have spoken out about their unease at this new tool, given that users will have no way of knowing their score or disputing it.
“Not knowing how [Facebook is] judging us is what makes us uncomfortable,” said Claire Wardle, director of fact-checking company First Draft. “But the irony is that they can’t tell us how they are judging us — because if they do the algorithms that they built will be gamed.” Bernie Hogan from the Oxford Internet Institute said that Facebook’s methodology still raises concerns, however.
“Consider the analogy of one’s credit score. You can check your credit score for free in many countries — by contrast, Facebook’s trustworthiness is unregulated, and we have no way to know either what our score is or how to dispute it,” Hogan argued.
“Facebook is not a neutral actor and despite any diplomatic press materials to the contrary, it is intent on managing a population for profit.”
Greg gives an example of this being like having a telephone and the telephone company telling you who you can and can’t talk to and/or blocking you being able to talk to certain people. This is violating our Constitutional rights in America! The First Amendment reads: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances. On Facebook you are assembling friends around you and sharing your grievances. When Facebook regulates that and blocks friends from seeing your posts etc. it is a violation of our First Amendment rights!
Maybe you are called to create a new social media network that is based on the U.S. Constitution! If you were to create that many people would switch to that network overnight knowing that their freedom and privacy is protected.
TomoNews continues with the report about the Facebook rating system. “Looks like someone got inspiration from the Chinese government. Facebook has now started giving scores based on trustworthiness of users on the social media site…other tech companies such as Uber and Twitter also give their users scores and ratings. Even the Chinese government has a system in place in which it gives citizens a social credit score based on their behavior both online and off.” This is a strategy to produce a narrative that is not constitutional.
TomoNews brought up China and how the government has created and is currently using a system that gives citizens a social credit score, which is based on many different factors. The name of the system is Sesame Credit and it will be mandatory for Chinese citizens by the year 2020. Extra Credits shared on how the Sesame Credit system works, “Having a high score gives you special benefits, like making it easier to get the paperwork you need to travel or making it easier to get a loan. Now, currently there is no consequences about having a low score, but there’s been talk about implementing penalties once the system becomes mandatory in 2020. Penalties like slower internet speeds, for low scoring citizens, or even restricting the jobs that a low scoring person is allowed to hold…. because this is all part of a social network, it also scans your friends; so, you will lose your points for having friends with low obedient scores; and it tells you this. At any point, anybody can check anyone else’s score, and when you check your own score, Sesame Credit provides a handy map of your friends to show who is dragging your score down….” This is somewhat like the U.S. credit score but the sesame credit score measures how closely the citizens follow the party line. Based on the posts one makes on social media can either raise or lower their score. The government is using this system to allow it to do the dirty work for them. We are at the tipping point in the world that things could go the wrong way!
These changes that are taking place online and in social media shows that tech giants have the power to change votes! Psychologist Robert Epstein is interviewed by Tucker Carlson on Fox News and he expresses his concern over what can happen in the mid-term elections because Facebook and Google are manipulating users to vote differently. “We should be extremely concerned…content no longer matters. All that matters are the filtering and ordering of content and that is completely in the hands of Google and Facebook to a lesser extent Twitter.” Tucker asks the question, “How would a company…like Facebook or Google manipulate public opinion to achieve a desired result in an election?” Dr. Epstein responds, “I think they are doing this all the time actually because we are well aware of the fact that they suppress material, sometimes they announce it, sometimes they don’t. We are aware of the fact that Google puts some items in search results higher than other items. Well if search results favor one candidate that shifts votes. I think we are well aware of the fact that news feeds on Facebook sometimes seem to favor one political point of view over another and that shifts votes.” He continues to state that from his calculations 10 big tech companies will be able to shift upward of 12 million votes in the mid-term elections! This is reminding us of the mark of the beast! It seems that this world is moving towards that, with all the changes that are taking place!
With the changes that are happening in the world this point toward one thing, where do we stand on money? Jesus said, “No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money.” We must make our choice to only serve God and trust Him through everything knowing that He will provide for all our needs! Don’t be fearful but be wise and gain the knowledge you need, to know how to respond to all that is going on in this world. If you don’t know Jesus as your Lord and Savior, you can read our stories at Meet My Father and make that decision today! We want to hear from you, you can write to us at friends@greglancaster.org. Make sure to watch or listen to hear the full content. Greg and John shared in this segment.
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Facebook SECRETLY RATING User’s Trustworthiness? Can Facebook be Trusted or is this the beginning of the end of Privacy and the beginning of policing Citizens?
Did you know that Facebook is secretly rating you as a user based on your trustworthiness? It is a hidden scale to fight fake news reportedly. Greg and John give us the details of this hidden rating system so that we can know that truth of what is going on behind the scenes of social media. They also give us the wisdom we need to not be fearful of these changes.
The Christian Post reports on the new system Facebook is using to rate their users’ trustworthiness. “Facebook has revealed that it will start rating its users on a hidden trustworthiness scale, as part of what it says is its battle against “fake news.”
Facebook product manager Tessa Lyons told The Washington Post in an interview on Tuesday that the ratings system will seek to identify users who attempt to game the system by repeatedly reporting content they disagree with as untrue. Lyons insisted that the trustworthiness score is not meant to be an absolute indicator of a person’s credibility but will serve as a behavioral clue for the Facebook team to monitor those who continuously flag content as problematic. Several experts have spoken out about their unease at this new tool, given that users will have no way of knowing their score or disputing it.
“Not knowing how [Facebook is] judging us is what makes us uncomfortable,” said Claire Wardle, director of fact-checking company First Draft. “But the irony is that they can’t tell us how they are judging us — because if they do the algorithms that they built will be gamed.” Bernie Hogan from the Oxford Internet Institute said that Facebook’s methodology still raises concerns, however.
“Consider the analogy of one’s credit score. You can check your credit score for free in many countries — by contrast, Facebook’s trustworthiness is unregulated, and we have no way to know either what our score is or how to dispute it,” Hogan argued.
“Facebook is not a neutral actor and despite any diplomatic press materials to the contrary, it is intent on managing a population for profit.”
Greg gives an example of this being like having a telephone and the telephone company telling you who you can and can’t talk to and/or blocking you being able to talk to certain people. This is violating our Constitutional rights in America! The First Amendment reads: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances. On Facebook you are assembling friends around you and sharing your grievances. When Facebook regulates that and blocks friends from seeing your posts etc. it is a violation of our First Amendment rights!
Maybe you are called to create a new social media network that is based on the U.S. Constitution! If you were to create that many people would switch to that network overnight knowing that their freedom and privacy is protected.
TomoNews continues with the report about the Facebook rating system. “Looks like someone got inspiration from the Chinese government. Facebook has now started giving scores based on trustworthiness of users on the social media site…other tech companies such as Uber and Twitter also give their users scores and ratings. Even the Chinese government has a system in place in which it gives citizens a social credit score based on their behavior both online and off.” This is a strategy to produce a narrative that is not constitutional.
TomoNews brought up China and how the government has created and is currently using a system that gives citizens a social credit score, which is based on many different factors. The name of the system is Sesame Credit and it will be mandatory for Chinese citizens by the year 2020. Extra Credits shared on how the Sesame Credit system works, “Having a high score gives you special benefits, like making it easier to get the paperwork you need to travel or making it easier to get a loan. Now, currently there is no consequences about having a low score, but there’s been talk about implementing penalties once the system becomes mandatory in 2020. Penalties like slower internet speeds, for low scoring citizens, or even restricting the jobs that a low scoring person is allowed to hold…. because this is all part of a social network, it also scans your friends; so, you will lose your points for having friends with low obedient scores; and it tells you this. At any point, anybody can check anyone else’s score, and when you check your own score, Sesame Credit provides a handy map of your friends to show who is dragging your score down….” This is somewhat like the U.S. credit score but the sesame credit score measures how closely the citizens follow the party line. Based on the posts one makes on social media can either raise or lower their score. The government is using this system to allow it to do the dirty work for them. We are at the tipping point in the world that things could go the wrong way!
These changes that are taking place online and in social media shows that tech giants have the power to change votes! Psychologist Robert Epstein is interviewed by Tucker Carlson on Fox News and he expresses his concern over what can happen in the mid-term elections because Facebook and Google are manipulating users to vote differently. “We should be extremely concerned…content no longer matters. All that matters are the filtering and ordering of content and that is completely in the hands of Google and Facebook to a lesser extent Twitter.” Tucker asks the question, “How would a company…like Facebook or Google manipulate public opinion to achieve a desired result in an election?” Dr. Epstein responds, “I think they are doing this all the time actually because we are well aware of the fact that they suppress material, sometimes they announce it, sometimes they don’t. We are aware of the fact that Google puts some items in search results higher than other items. Well if search results favor one candidate that shifts votes. I think we are well aware of the fact that news feeds on Facebook sometimes seem to favor one political point of view over another and that shifts votes.” He continues to state that from his calculations 10 big tech companies will be able to shift upward of 12 million votes in the mid-term elections! This is reminding us of the mark of the beast! It seems that this world is moving towards that, with all the changes that are taking place!
With the changes that are happening in the world this point toward one thing, where do we stand on money? Jesus said, “No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money.” We must make our choice to only serve God and trust Him through everything knowing that He will provide for all our needs! Don’t be fearful but be wise and gain the knowledge you need, to know how to respond to all that is going on in this world. If you don’t know Jesus as your Lord and Savior, you can read our stories at Meet My Father and make that decision today! We want to hear from you, you can write to us at friends@greglancaster.org. Make sure to watch or listen to hear the full content. Greg and John shared in this segment.
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At VFNtv, we are trying to help American Christians be empowered and have the knowledge to succeed in America. On The Torch we have added new categories named: Civil Rights and Civil Christianity in America. You can view many segments and articles concerning these issues and help empower yourself as an American Christian. We have the Constitution in America, and because of the Constitution, it is legal for you to proclaim that Jesus is your Lord and Savior and it is legal to have a Bible study at your work place! The enemy is trying to stop these things from happening among many other constitutional rights, but when we know our rights, we know that we can stand on that and boldly stand for the truth. We can imitate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. because he set a great example of how as the Church we can impact America and stand up as a bold witness for Christ. Check out this category on The Torch and be encouraged as you listen, watch, and read what has been said, and be empowered to carry this out in your life and to help bring America back to its original intent! We want to hear from you and what you think about this. Also shared in this segment: Organizers of the Light, King Rules, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, Dr. Alveda King, the Constitution, the 1st Amendment, and boldness. Greg, Pat, and John shared in this segment.
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Jesus told us, the Church, to go into all the nations to make disciples, Matthew 28:19, Jesus said to His disciples, “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations.” Bill Bright, with Campus Crusade, shared some great insight on our culture and broke it down into seven spheres of culture, which can be called mountains. And these Mountains of Culture can be found in every nation! God has called us to make disciples in each mountain and we call each mountain: Government, Family, Business, Media, Religion(Faith), Education, and Arts and Entertainment. It seems that there is much darkness in every part of our culture. When there are true disciples in each mountain then people who are actually doing what God has called us to do will transform their mountain and as true disciples are raised up each mountain will become healthy again. We may not be called to change the world, but we are meant to win the world to Jesus Christ by sharing the Good News, one by one, to those around us in our daily lives. America was founded by people who had a desire to follow God. America is based on all our rights coming from God. We need to ask God how we can impact each mountain of culture and how to impact the mountain we are currently in. At VFN Kingdom Business, VFNKB, we have mountain meetings to help you learn to impact your mountain and you can also stand with VFNKB and partner with us to help impact each mountain and the world! We want to hear from you and what you think about these mountains of culture. Also shared in this segment: VFNtv, Marriage, media, entertainment, business, integrity, Bill Bright, discipleship, Constitution, 1st Amendment, and Judeo-Christian Values. Greg shared in this segment.
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The Church has been established as it is, with tax-exempt status, because of what was written in the First Amendment. “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof…” It is not established because of some law like the Johnson Amendment, but it is a Constitutional right! President Donald Trump is working to repeal the Johnson Amendment because it does restrict our rights for freedom of speech and he has signed an executive order to ease some restrictions from this amendment. Many Evangelical leaders recently met with President Trump and outside of what was broadcasted they had a private conversation that was only meant to stay in that room, but someone leaked this information, and this is a warning that we need to take heed of! We also need to remember that when we are entrusted with private information like this that we guard it and don’t betray a trust especially since we are representing Jesus to the world.
Reported by NBC News, “At stake in the November midterms, Trump told the audience, are all the gains he has made for conservative Christians.
“The level of hatred, the level of anger is unbelievable,” he said. “Part of it is because of some of the things I’ve done for you and for me and for my family, but I’ve done them. … This Nov. 6 election is very much a referendum on not only me; it’s a referendum on your religion, it’s a referendum on free speech and the First Amendment.”
“If the GOP loses, he said, “they will overturn everything that we’ve done, and they’ll do it quickly and violently. There’s violence. When you look at Antifa and you look at some of these groups — these are violent people.”
President Trump is pro-America, pro-life, and seeks direction and prayer from believers! We recently spoke about the many great accomplishments that he has done for our nation. He is leading the way to bring America back to her original intent.
How are we going to respond to what President Trump is warning the Church? We must pray for the President, pray for America, and get out and vote in the mid-term elections that are coming up! We can remember that the Church is a people, not a building and can be anywhere, in government, in education, in your family, in a coffee shop, and maybe in a building. The only reason why a building would be a “church” is that God’s people are gathered together in that building. We must stand up for the freedoms that we have in our U.S. Constitution! Keep believing and keep praying! We want to hear from you! You can write to us at friends@greglancaster.org. Greg and John shared in this segment.
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We are experiencing unprecedented times never seen. As a Christian, we must ask ourselves what it means to be a Christian in this hour? There is no other place for guidance and direction than the word of God. What does it look like to live out a life that is both Constitutionally sound and Biblically correct? Martin Luther King, Jr. walked this out in his life during the Civil Rights Movement.
When Dr. King was interviewed on Meet the Press, he shared with boldness, “I do feel that there are two types of laws, one is a just law, and one is an unjust law. I think we all have a moral obligation to obey just laws. On the other hand, I think we have moral obligations to disobey unjust laws because noncooperation with evil is as much a moral obligation as is cooperation with good.” It is no different for us today. We have the First Amendment of The U.S. Constitution. We must know what is in the Constitution. The government can make no laws concerning religion.
Right now, we are experiencing laws that are trying to be forced and pushed. Glenn Beck recently conversed with a member of Congress who expressed the heightened amount of corruption that is happening within the leadership of the nation. Glenn brings clarity to this hour and asks this critical question to all of us, “We will have to truly stand up and learn how to be civil, to exercise civil disobedience, non-violent civil disobedience. Are you willing to go to jail for what you believe?… Are you willing to go to jail? Are you willing to be penniless? Are you willing to lose your house? Are you willing to lose everything you have?” So many Christians are worried about reputation. Jesus made Himself of no reputation. We are living out the fruit of Martin Luther King. Jr.’s ministry because of his willingness to stand for what was right. When we stand up for righteousness, it is not for our lives, but for the lives and generations that will come after us.
Hear the full report of what is taking place, the wisdom of how to walk as a Civil Christian in a Civil land, and so much more. We would love to hear from you! Write to us at Friends@VFNKB.com. Greg and John shared in this segment.
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How to Be a Civil Christian in Civil Land; Politicians pointing out what is not right
We are experiencing unprecedented times never seen. As a Christian, we must ask ourselves what it means to be a Christian in this hour? There is no other place for guidance and direction than the word of God. What does it look like to live out a life that is both Constitutionally sound and Biblically correct? Martin Luther King, Jr. walked this out in his life during the Civil Rights Movement.
When Dr. King was interviewed on Meet the Press, he shared with boldness, “I do feel that there are two types of laws, one is a just law, and one is an unjust law. I think we all have a moral obligation to obey just laws. On the other hand, I think we have moral obligations to disobey unjust laws because noncooperation with evil is as much a moral obligation as is cooperation with good.” It is no different for us today. We have the First Amendment of The U.S. Constitution. We must know what is in the Constitution. The government can make no laws concerning religion.
Right now, we are experiencing laws that are trying to be forced and pushed. Glenn Beck recently conversed with a member of Congress who expressed the heightened amount of corruption that is happening within the leadership of the nation. Glenn brings clarity to this hour and asks this critical question to all of us, “We will have to truly stand up and learn how to be civil, to exercise civil disobedience, non-violent civil disobedience. Are you willing to go to jail for what you believe?… Are you willing to go to jail? Are you willing to be penniless? Are you willing to lose your house? Are you willing to lose everything you have?” So many Christians are worried about reputation. Jesus made Himself of no reputation. We are living out the fruit of Martin Luther King. Jr.’s ministry because of his willingness to stand for what was right. When we stand up for righteousness, it is not for our lives, but for the lives and generations that will come after us.
Hear the full report of what is taking place, the wisdom of how to walk as a Civil Christian in a Civil land, and so much more. We would love to hear from you! Write to us at Friends@VFNKB.com. Greg and John shared in this segment.
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America is at a critical time right now. If you have not gone to vote yet it is important that you vote in the mid-term elections! Find out more about the candidates in your state here and see what their values are so you can make a value-based decision. National Rifle Association President, Oliver North, spoke at the Value Voter Summit 2018 and reminds everyone that Americans still value their freedoms.
“We are, I believe, on the precipice of the most important election…I’m convinced that our God given freedoms enshrined in our U.S. Constitution as the Bill of Rights, are at greater risk today than at any time since the war that pitted Americans against one another…the Civil War. That contest was anything but civil, but it resolved forever that human beings could never again be subject to bondage in this country. It also settled forever that we the people, the first three words of that Constitution…we the people shall determine how we would be governed. That very concept, of how we are going to be governed, is now being challenged by powerful elites who aim to take away our God given freedoms that are enshrined in the Bill of Rights.”
Oliver speaks about a man, Mark Robinson who attended a Greensboro, North Caroline city council meeting and he took a stand for what is right. Mark states, “I’m a law-abiding citizen who has never shot anybody. Never committed a serious crime, never committed a felon. But it seems like every time we have one of these shootings, nobody wants to put the blame where it goes, which is at the shooter’s feet. You want to put it at my feet…the people who have come together, who are together, who feel unified. Who obey the law and work hard everyday and I’m just tired of people trying to pull them apart…I’m thinking that there is millions…across the country and I’m hoping that each one of those people will go out and tell these politicians, we are not going to take it and we are going to stand for our rights and we are going to hold on to them.”
Roozbeh Farahanipour, a political refugee in America and a business owner, shares how important the Second Amendment is to him. In Iran he was tortured and jailed for 36 days because he helped lead protests for freedom of speech. He talks about how people are tortured, executed, hung in the streets for demonstrating their cry for freedom from the regime in Iran. “Just imagine if you get successful, you remove the Second Amendment from your Constitution completely. Who knows in 20 years, 25 years maybe the situation could change. But any single person should have a right to defend themselves and defend their families.”
Stephen Willeford is the hero who pursued after a shooter in Sutherland Springs, Texas where at First Baptist Church 26 people were murdered. He shares his value on the Second Amendment. “Every one of those shots represented one of my neighbors and one of my friends. I ran as fast as I could. Immediately he came out of the church shooting at me, he hit the truck in front of me, he hit the car behind me, he hit the house behind me, and I hit him. He had an AR-15, but so did I and it’s not the gun, it’s the heart. It’s a matter of the heart. I’m not the bravest man of the world or anything, but I was here. I was here, and I could do something. I had to do something.”
Tomi Ledford, a mother, shares the importance of the Second Amendment to her. In 2011 an intruder broke into her home. “I do know what its like to be vulnerable, I do know what its like to feel like you can’t protect your children or yourself. And it’s terrifying when you have a spouse, whether it be a husband or wife, that is serving overseas thousands of miles away. And you are the only one there to stand up for yourself, to stand up for your home, for your little kid that’s right there next to you. I support the Second Amendment because of that…everybody has a right to life and you have the right to protect that and nobody has the right to take that from you.”
Oliver continues saying that we won’t hear these stories on the normal media outlets. He also shares how NRA has a School Shield program that is a free service to all districts and schools in America that helps schools get equipped and made safe to protect against any shooter or attack that may come against the school. “There are more than 130,000 public and private elementary, middle and high schools in the United States.” He shares how many other places even pointing out a zoo, is more protected than most of our schools. Therefore, the NRA started the School Shield program to offer discreet professional help in securing the school. NRA also provides grants to help schools that can’t afford what is needed to secure the school.
“All the freedoms that we hold dear are quite literally at stake…the enemies of our freedom are highly organized, abundantly funded, and thanks to a super-rich group of political elites, hell bent on buying this election to serve their own agenda. This self-serving cabal of billionaires, and their politicians have conspired to permanently transform America into a socialist state. They tried their best to win the White House in 2016 and ever since they have done everything possible to undo that election. Their goal is a clear and present danger. They have announced their plan, seize power in the House of Representatives in Washington, capture the U.S. Senate, impeach our president, then crush the NRA and take the White House two years from now. And then repeal the Second Amendment. They’ve declared it, they’ve stated it. It is an all-out attack against us all and our freedom.”
Oliver continues speaking about a commercial that the NRA is running concerning honoring our country. “When you take a knee during our national anthem you disrespect the men and women who have lost their limbs, so you could spend your Sundays playing games. When you dishonor our flag, you turn your back on the families of heroes serving on the front lines whose sacrifices make it possible for cameras to focus on your disgraceful protests. And when you teach children that police are the enemy you turn your back on the very law enforcement that keeps your stadium safe. We fight for the First Amendment as much as the Second but while you use it disgracefully, we use it to tell the truth. We stand for our country, we stand for our veterans and our military. We stand for our law enforcement and we stand for our flag because we are still freedoms safest place.”
“We get the last word, we vote…every single vote by you and other Americans like us can make all the difference by preserving our freedom for our progeny…we have two missions, every one of us, pray for our nation…and second become a recruiter, just like in the Marines or the Army, go out there and find one or at least ten that will join us in this fight and go to the poles and vote to take a stand to vote for freedom. We are the land of the free because we are still the home of the brave and committed to the future of this great land.”
If you need to find out more about the candidates running in your state, you can visit here to find out more and vote based on values. Be sure to pray for our nation because God is still looking for a people to stand in the gap. God hears and God answers prayers! We want to hear from you. You can write to us at friends@greglancaster.org. Greg and John shared in this segment.
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Values Voter Summit: NRA President Oliver North-Americans Still Value their Freedoms!
America is at a critical time right now. If you have not gone to vote yet it is important that you vote in the mid-term elections! Find out more about the candidates in your state here and see what their values are so you can make a value-based decision. National Rifle Association President, Oliver North, spoke at the Value Voter Summit 2018 and reminds everyone that Americans still value their freedoms.
“We are, I believe, on the precipice of the most important election…I’m convinced that our God given freedoms enshrined in our U.S. Constitution as the Bill of Rights, are at greater risk today than at any time since the war that pitted Americans against one another…the Civil War. That contest was anything but civil, but it resolved forever that human beings could never again be subject to bondage in this country. It also settled forever that we the people, the first three words of that Constitution…we the people shall determine how we would be governed. That very concept, of how we are going to be governed, is now being challenged by powerful elites who aim to take away our God given freedoms that are enshrined in the Bill of Rights.”
Oliver speaks about a man, Mark Robinson who attended a Greensboro, North Caroline city council meeting and he took a stand for what is right. Mark states, “I’m a law-abiding citizen who has never shot anybody. Never committed a serious crime, never committed a felon. But it seems like every time we have one of these shootings, nobody wants to put the blame where it goes, which is at the shooter’s feet. You want to put it at my feet…the people who have come together, who are together, who feel unified. Who obey the law and work hard everyday and I’m just tired of people trying to pull them apart…I’m thinking that there is millions…across the country and I’m hoping that each one of those people will go out and tell these politicians, we are not going to take it and we are going to stand for our rights and we are going to hold on to them.”
Roozbeh Farahanipour, a political refugee in America and a business owner, shares how important the Second Amendment is to him. In Iran he was tortured and jailed for 36 days because he helped lead protests for freedom of speech. He talks about how people are tortured, executed, hung in the streets for demonstrating their cry for freedom from the regime in Iran. “Just imagine if you get successful, you remove the Second Amendment from your Constitution completely. Who knows in 20 years, 25 years maybe the situation could change. But any single person should have a right to defend themselves and defend their families.”
Stephen Willeford is the hero who pursued after a shooter in Sutherland Springs, Texas where at First Baptist Church 26 people were murdered. He shares his value on the Second Amendment. “Every one of those shots represented one of my neighbors and one of my friends. I ran as fast as I could. Immediately he came out of the church shooting at me, he hit the truck in front of me, he hit the car behind me, he hit the house behind me, and I hit him. He had an AR-15, but so did I and it’s not the gun, it’s the heart. It’s a matter of the heart. I’m not the bravest man of the world or anything, but I was here. I was here, and I could do something. I had to do something.”
Tomi Ledford, a mother, shares the importance of the Second Amendment to her. In 2011 an intruder broke into her home. “I do know what its like to be vulnerable, I do know what its like to feel like you can’t protect your children or yourself. And it’s terrifying when you have a spouse, whether it be a husband or wife, that is serving overseas thousands of miles away. And you are the only one there to stand up for yourself, to stand up for your home, for your little kid that’s right there next to you. I support the Second Amendment because of that…everybody has a right to life and you have the right to protect that and nobody has the right to take that from you.”
Oliver continues saying that we won’t hear these stories on the normal media outlets. He also shares how NRA has a School Shield program that is a free service to all districts and schools in America that helps schools get equipped and made safe to protect against any shooter or attack that may come against the school. “There are more than 130,000 public and private elementary, middle and high schools in the United States.” He shares how many other places even pointing out a zoo, is more protected than most of our schools. Therefore, the NRA started the School Shield program to offer discreet professional help in securing the school. NRA also provides grants to help schools that can’t afford what is needed to secure the school.
“All the freedoms that we hold dear are quite literally at stake…the enemies of our freedom are highly organized, abundantly funded, and thanks to a super-rich group of political elites, hell bent on buying this election to serve their own agenda. This self-serving cabal of billionaires, and their politicians have conspired to permanently transform America into a socialist state. They tried their best to win the White House in 2016 and ever since they have done everything possible to undo that election. Their goal is a clear and present danger. They have announced their plan, seize power in the House of Representatives in Washington, capture the U.S. Senate, impeach our president, then crush the NRA and take the White House two years from now. And then repeal the Second Amendment. They’ve declared it, they’ve stated it. It is an all-out attack against us all and our freedom.”
Oliver continues speaking about a commercial that the NRA is running concerning honoring our country. “When you take a knee during our national anthem you disrespect the men and women who have lost their limbs, so you could spend your Sundays playing games. When you dishonor our flag, you turn your back on the families of heroes serving on the front lines whose sacrifices make it possible for cameras to focus on your disgraceful protests. And when you teach children that police are the enemy you turn your back on the very law enforcement that keeps your stadium safe. We fight for the First Amendment as much as the Second but while you use it disgracefully, we use it to tell the truth. We stand for our country, we stand for our veterans and our military. We stand for our law enforcement and we stand for our flag because we are still freedoms safest place.”
“We get the last word, we vote…every single vote by you and other Americans like us can make all the difference by preserving our freedom for our progeny…we have two missions, every one of us, pray for our nation…and second become a recruiter, just like in the Marines or the Army, go out there and find one or at least ten that will join us in this fight and go to the poles and vote to take a stand to vote for freedom. We are the land of the free because we are still the home of the brave and committed to the future of this great land.”
If you need to find out more about the candidates running in your state, you can visit here to find out more and vote based on values. Be sure to pray for our nation because God is still looking for a people to stand in the gap. God hears and God answers prayers! We want to hear from you. You can write to us at friends@greglancaster.org. Greg and John shared in this segment.