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I WAS MISTAKEN ABOUT RON PAUL.
I DO NOT BELIEVE IN HIM ANY MORE.


Dear friends,

We are in desperate times and are all looking for people we can trust. When someone appears to offer an answer we are naturally excited and motivated. I have loosely watched Ron Paul for some 6 years and was excited about him running for President. I even wrote several articles and posted them on my website: http://rpmgt.org/RonPaul.htm I was sincere in my research of this person but I did miss some things until last week. I will show some other matters below that have completely convinced me of my error. Since I did present a positive endorsement of this candidate I feel the need to share why I feel I was mistaken. I do not endorse anyone else.

Sincerely,

Rick

Dec. 23, 2007.


Ron Paul and John Paul.

A few more reasons why I was mistaken.

Ron Paul has recently stated publicly that he opposes a new world order and globalism bodies such as the Bilderberger group's ideas. He said in the recent YouTube Presidential debate that people behind such groups have a "conspiracy of ideas." http://www.usadaily.com/article.cfm?articleID=181930

On the other hand he is open to making America trade with all nations such as China, Iran, North Korea and Cuba. Ron Paul also praises world leaders such as Pope John Paul II who attended a Bilderberger meeting with Clinton, supported the formation of a European Union, and who called for a New World Order and a one world religion (gathered with all the religions of the world he said, "We are all praying to the same god."). He called him "one of the great religious leaders of modern times, and an eloquent champion of human freedom and dignity." http://www.lewrockwell.com/paul/paul242.html "The Pope's commitment to human dignity" was "grounded in the teachings of Christ" which Ron Paul supposed led him to oppose "the death penalty" (hypocritically). At the end of his first speech on the subject before the House of Representatives, after the Pope's death, he concluded that he was "pleased to pay tribute to Pope John Paul II. I would encourage those who wish to honor his memory to reflect on his teachings regarding war and the sanctity of life"... While these comments focus on a few issues, it is hard to overlook the sexual scandals that have rocked the church pertaining to the sanctity of life under the Pope's leadership (among other serious disregards of the sanctity of life too numerous to mention).

In the second speech Ron Paul praises the Pope for being "a great man of God and peace" POPE JOHN PAUL II RECEIVES A MARK IN HIS FOREHEAD BY A PAGAN SHIVA PRIESTESS and rebukes politicians for not honoring him in such a way during his life, and for "support [of] policies that are totally at odds with Catholic teachings." http://www.lewrockwell.com/paul/paul244.html Paul was showing his universalism as you see in the picture to the right. He further rebukes them of hypocrisy for having "very short memories." We would ask that same question to the aged doctor with his opposition to the New World Order and the formation of a North American Union if he has either changed his mind or has a "very short memory"? He said further, "Liberals also routinely denounced the Pope for maintaining that Catholicism, like all religions, has rules that cannot simply be discarded to satisfy the cultural trends of the time." Jesuitism stepping on the neck of Protestantism Considering that "Catholic teachings" (as depicted in the present Vatican statues to the left where Jesuitism is stepping on the neck of Protestantism) and "rules" never "discarded", still retain the exact 'infallible' doctrines that called for total dominance and prescribed the bloody Inquisition, we find this hypocritical rebuke most astonishing. Despite any claims of regret about the longest and largest holocaust in human history, which also resurfaced during WWII where the same doctrines justified the Vatican uniting with Hitler and other tyrants to resume the same kinds of holocausts, official Catholic doctrine remains the same with no attempts to remove such "Catholic teachings" from their "rules". See the following documentary: http://arcticbeacon.com/movies/catholic_inquisition_torture.html He further rebuked the members of Congress while saying "that the Pope's pronouncements were theological, not political." Yet it would be very hard to understand how the actions and words of the leader of the Vatican were not political. Pope John Paul II declared mass murderer Sir Thomas More, Lord Chancellor of England during the reign of Henry VIII, the patron saint of statesmen and politicians. Sir Thomas More had Saint William Tyndale— the father of the English Bible— arrested and burned alive. Just look at all the top politians praying to Sir Thomas Moore here at the traditional Roman Catholic Red Mass. Indeed, doctor Ron Paul has a "very short memory."

Some people who oppose the Globalist neoconservative agenda, as Ron Paul has been well known for, are troubled by the fact that he coauthored a book in 1993 with Lewis E. Lehrman who is a neoconservative and one of the directors of The Project for a New American Century. People may explain away that connection but the late Pope's actions in promoting the United Nations as well as a new world order were very obvious to everyone. Further, the Pope made great efforts to make all world religions into one, contradicting the obvious fundamental differences they all have in reference to origins, meaning, morality and destiny.

While Ron Paul now says he does not support the conspiracy theories of Alex Jones, he has appeared on his show numerous times over the years in a way which gave most people the opposite impression. This has prompted critics like Glen Beck to ask Ron Paul directly what his views about government involvement with 911 terrorism are. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YUukbFgQcY Paul responded to the surprise of many conspiracy theorists that the theories were bizarre and preposterous while advocating that instead it all came down to a bad foreign policy and leadership ineptness. While it is true that the specific theories Beck asked about, which Paul used those words to describe, were one set of theories, Paul nevertheless did give a categorical rejection of all conspiracy theories for that event and used the same language when asked on other programs. Two things that were the most surprising about Paul's belittling statements against what Alex Jones holds as obvious fact, were that Ron Paul claimed to never even hear some of the well known theories Glen Beck had addressed, and that Alex Jones continued his support and respect for Ron Paul in the same way as if the interview never happened. Firstly, Ron Paul has heard these theories numerous times over the years in numerous interviews on the Jones show, as well as from numerous persons who have corresponded with him both as a Congressman as well as a presidential candidate. This denial is an obvious lie. When I asked the dailypaul.com forum what their thoughts were about this, many argued just as Beck said, that he had to lie.


    Update addition on this point.

    On the Alex Jone show Jan 8, 2008 the following question and answer was given at the end of the mid-day brodcast concerning Ron Paul's answer to Glen Beck's question about 911 conspiracy theories:

    1 minute clip of Alex Jones claiming Ron Paul was playing politics about 911

    "Ron can't really talk about that right now, can he?"
    "Let me just say this... everytime he is on this transmission, every time, he brings up, 'I'm afraid they might stage something to go into Iran, I'm afraid of a provication like Gulf of Tonkin. They've staged things before.' So to our audience he tips his hat. But ya he is playing politics on the other end of it. And I'm not going to say anything more. I happen to know. [pause] I'm just joking actually, I don't know anything. Ha ha, ha ha, ha, ha, ha. The point is that that just don't worry about it all right?"



    Further update on this point.

    On January 10th 2008 on the Fox debate in SC the second question asked to Ron Paul was the following as transcribed here, and on video here.

    "Many of your supporters call themselves 911 truthers. They believe that the US government was in some way complicit with the 911 attacks or covered it up. Are you tonight prepared to either embrace that rhetoric or ask those supporters to abandon it? Or divorce themselves from your candidancy?"

    "I can't tell people what to do, but I've abandoned those viewpoints. I don't believe that, and that's the only thing that is important. And so I don't endorse anything they say," he said without officially asking his backers to cease that type of rhetoric.

    "Sir would you ask them to cease that rhetoric on your behalf?" "Well, it doesn't do me any good, so if they care about me, they should. But the only thing I have control over is what I believe and what I say," Paul said.


Secondly, Alex Jones has been an outspoken and harsh critic of those who disbelieve his theories. His continued support of Ron Paul contradicts many years of criticizing of others who made the exact same statements as Ron Paul has just made. Further, while Jones has avoided almost all discussion about the Vatican and the NWO he did produce an article opposing the Pope a few years ago when he pushed for the NWO:

http://www.infowars.com/articles/nwo/pope_bush_proposed_chaplain_nwo.htm

To be consistent, if it were anyone else, Jones would have dismissed Ron Paul as endorsing the NWO for his comments about the late Pope (as well as for the way he dismissed Jones' theories).

The Alex Jones media machine has been a major contributor to the Ron Paul campaign. Most of Jones' listeners support Ron Paul. The question we have after the Beck interview and the praising statements about Pope John Paul, is why? The two are mutually exclusive. Alex Jones' doctrine and practice has called Ron Paul's views as stated deceitful and cowardly for someone in his position. But he will not act consistently. Instead, he went on the attack against Glen Beck for asking the questions Americans wanted to know about Ron Paul. Even Jones' sidekicks the Watson brothers, who run his websites and write articles for him, thought the interview went very well. But Jones said on his show that he disagreed with these brothers. Very revealing indeed!

Jones has further stated on radio that he was significantly influential in getting Ron Paul to run for President and also that his camp coined the term or started the recent Ron Paul Revolution. During the same period where Paul was distancing himself from 911 conspiracy theories, Jones published totally unsupported claims about NWO assassination plans for Ron Paul: http://www.prisonplanet.com/articles/december2007/121407_assassinating_paul.htm

This was a major subject on the dailyPaul.com forums for the next week even though there was much action to stop all discussion about it. I'm sure this will bring many thoughts to peoples minds... The Watson and Jones team have continually used these kinds of sensational claims in the past. Notice the strength of the argument in the following statement: " Estulin, whose information has unfortunately proven very accurate in the past, went public with the bombshell news [about a Ron Paul assassination plot] during an appearance on The Alex Jones Show today." Jones always draws a lot of attention to his industry whenever such prophetically false claims are made to scare his audience. Typical with all cult groups, the prophesy is given with some disclaimer and hope that it will not happen, but the natural impression is given to all followers that it will definitely happen. When it doesn't happen, and the hype is long gone, the disclaimer is then used to justify the sensational prophesy. Jones has done this repeatedly, and actually daily reinforces the false predictions. He is bound to be right one time out of a hundred. But just last year in the summer he gave a very solemn warning that the end was really coming this time. War was about to start up like we have never seen it, within a month. This was special and equal only to his prediction about 9/11 (which he falsely claimed he was the first to warn about). Well actually he did make a real fool of himself and his followers on December 31, 1999. The disclaimer clause in this more resent case was that his listeners could make a difference by activism. Nevertheless the terror continued to scare everyone in the same way that so many cult leaders have scared their sheep.


    Example of how hateful, violent and foul Alex Jones is. Warning graphic and murderous language!

    Alex Jones has rebuked others over the years for using foul language on his show, but lately he has finally shown his own real character in this regard. Alex Jones is an actor who has gradually lead his sheep to the delusions he has desired. For years he called for non-violence (while his body language and voice tones contradicted it) but this clip shows the listener his real philosophy and plan to stir up a violent revolution. If you really can know someone by their fruit we can see that Jones is just as perverse as those he is claiming to attack. It soon becomes manifest to the impartial observer that he is really promoting the same agendas. Like a frog in the pot his listeners have had the water temperature turned up slowly so that they did not suspect or notice the changes this man has made over the years. His program, run on the ABC owned GCN media, has gradually moved towards violence, filth and delusion. Another example is the increased promotion of death metal Satanic music on the program. He used to play music for only a short period of time but now he runs this death metal filth for prolonged periods after his breaks. He does not claim to be a saint even though he claims to be a Christian. The following video shows that he is not Christian and actually an agent provocateur. This is Ron Paul's friend.


    Lest you think Ron Paul is way above these kinds of things, the fact is that he has continually appeared on the Alex Jones show over the years and has spoken sympathetically with Jones as he made numerous sensational claims. Late this summer, just before the Ron Paul Revolution really took off, Ron Paul made the following statement on the show: "If I were a betting man I would bet that they will attack Iran before the end of this administration, which means in the next year or so. The plans have been laid just like the plans were laid to go into Iraq a long time before they did but they had to wait for the right opportunity." http://www.prisonplanet.com/articles/august2007/280807_iran_attack.htm This fit in perfectly with all the hype Jones was engaged in for the last 3 or 4 years about Iran. First it was April 2005, then Fall of that year. Then Fall 2006. Now we have about a year to go. But now things have changed with Iran. The scare tactics will continue. Both these men criticize the government for scaring the people into following them, but they are on record for doing the same. Every time Alex Jones produces a new scary terrorism video of the nature of an Osama video, which many times features Ron Paul, it successfully draws in more support for this scare media industrial complex. (I should mention here also that GCN is actually owned by ABC!) Alex Jones always asks the fitting question on his show (or at least he used to), Who stands to gain? It should be evident by now. See also A Critique of Alex Jones' Endgam3 Documentary.

    Are these predictions and associations and endorsements a sign of hypocrisy and poor judgment or something merely accidental that is not worthy of our attention? Hope and fear for America may be a little more accurate. We hear that Hollywood went on strike but it appears the entertainment has just moved to the Internet.


    Further evidence of the incredible delusion and fundamental contradiction of Alex Jones about Pope John Paul II.

    After listening to the Alex Jones show for years, as well as reading his network of websites, there is precious little to be found there about the Vatican corruption in history and in modern times. Even though Jones tirelessly rants minute by minute and spouts forth threats of revenge and attacks against this "NWO and their minions," we only find one or two mentions about the Pope's involvement of such! In the below link we find one such example without any comment or reference to the following quote:

    "Bush senior proposed that Pope John Paul II become "the chaplain of the New World Order"

    http://www.infowars.com/articles/nwo/pope_bush_proposed_chaplain_nwo.htm

    Then we find another quotation of a CNN article about the Pope:


    Pope calls for a New World Order

    CNN | January 1, 2004

    [ http://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/01/01/pope.ny.ap/ ]

    VATICAN CITY (AP) -- Pope John Paul II rang in the New Year on Thursday with a renewed call for peace in the Middle East and Africa and the creation of a new world order based on respect for the dignity of man and equality among nations.

    John Paul presided over a morning Mass inside St. Peter's Basilica to mark the World Day of Peace, which the Roman Catholic Church celebrates every January 1. He appeared in good form, delivering his entire homily in a strong and clear voice despite a relatively tiring holiday schedule.

    This year, John Paul directed his thoughts to continuing conflicts around the globe. But he stressed that to bring about peace, there needs to be a new respect for international law and the creation of a "new international order" based on the goals of the United Nations.

    He called for "an order that is able to give adequate solutions to today's problems based on the dignity of the human being, on an integral development of society, on solidarity among nations rich and poor, on the sharing of resources and the extraordinary results of scientific and technical progress."

Yet exactly 15 months later another article appears about the Pope after he dies. Alex Jones' webmaster Paul Watson wrote and published on his propagandamatrix.com website as well as both of Jones' prisonplanet.com and infowars.com websites the following article that remains to this day. Notice both the question asked and the ludicrous answer given to this vastly important subject. No other NWO, Bilderberger attendees, United Nations and EU promoters get this kind of treatment and reasoning. All others have received continual assault by this man and his friends. At the same time Ron Paul praises him as a great man of God, Alex Jones reasons thus:

    As Pope Nears Death; Has He Hindered Or Helped The New World Order?

    http://www.propagandamatrix.com/articles/april2005/010405nearsdeath.htm
    http://www.infowars.com/articles/nwo/pope_nears_death_helped_or_hindered_nwo.htm
    http://www.prisonplanet.com/articles/april2005/010405nearsdeath.htm

    Propaganda Matrix | April 1 2005
    Prison Planet | April 1, 2005

    CNN SNIP : Pope John Paul II's condition remained "serious" early Friday, but he appeared to be responding well to antibiotic treatment for a urinary tract infection that caused him to develop a fever, a Vatican official said.

    Thursday night, as his health deteriorated, the pontiff was given the last rites of the Roman Catholic Church, a Vatican source told CNN.

    ---------------------

    Isn't it almost BEYOND COINCIDENCE that the Pope had a feeding tube inserted and now looks to be on the verge of death?

    Is it far-fetched to suggest that this is a sign from God - a message delivered as 'edtorial commentary' from the big guy upstairs? A sign that major global upheaval is again about to take place on the scale of 9/11?

    Many accuse the Pope of being a New World Order shill but his recent statements were on the whole, excluding his pro-EU stance, in line with what an ANTI-GLOBALIST would say.

    FLASHBACK: Pope Condemns Mercy Killings of Elderly
    FLASHBACK: Pope Condemns Unethical Science, Cloning
    FLASHBACK: Pope likens abortion to Holocaust

    But then again he was a Bilderberg attendee and not so long ago called for a New World Order so it's still an open question.

    It may be the case that in the last year or so as his condition grew worse he began to regret his past actions and tried to redeem himself.

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    Dear Paul;

    I just read your article on the website, and I would like to make a few comments:

    1. The Pope, while supportive of the EU, has nevertheless been very critical of their aims. Before the signing of the EU charter, he tried to get a clause placed in the charter recognizing Europe's Christian heritage, but it was rejected. He has since withdrawn much of his support for the EU, based on its secular character I would also add that his reasons for supporting the EU have to do with concerns over Poland's economic status, not with global empire.

    2. Secondly, as Jim Tucker stated on Wednesday's program, the Pope was not at the Bilderberg conference, but in his native Poland. Here's a press release from June 1999: http://www.dailycatholic.org/issue/archives/.......

    3. Finally, the Globalists are supposed to have life-extension machines that rejuvenate health, and expand the human lifespan beyond the expected 120 year limit. If the Pope is such a big supporter of the New World Order, then where is HIS life extension machine?

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    OCCULT SYMBOLISM OF TERRI'S DEATH, MAYBE OF POPE TOO?

    Rumor Mill News

    The occult numerology symbolism in these dates cannot escape us.

    Terri died on the 31st after starving to death for 13 days

    that is a mirror, they do this a lot...

    13/31

    not to mention that 13 is a very highly important number for them...

    Also, as far as the Pope goes...

    IF John Paul were to die TODAY

    that would make a lot of sense that they would pick today because...

    ALL of the Fatima visions were given on the 13th
    Sister Lucia died on the 13th
    the Pope was shot on the 13th
    a lot of the third secret revelations were made on the 13th...

    for the Pope to die on the 31st, the mirror date to the 13th would make PERFECT sense....

    Unless he can hold on till the 19th as that is a very ritually significant day for them, but no, I predict here and now that when this pope dies it will be on the 13th or on the 31st of a month. The 13th has been so highly significant in John Paul's term as Pope, it has been prevelant all through his time as head of the church.

    It just might be today because after him being shot on the 13th and Lucia dying on that day, the same as the Fatima visions, it would maybe be a little too obvious to have him pass on the 13th, so they would go with the next best thing... the mirror date of the number, to keep the masses in the dark while sending the message loud and clear to those in the know.



    http://www.lewrockwell.com/paul/paul242.html

    Honoring Pope John Paul II A Consistent Pro-Life Figure

    Ron Paul Before the US House of Representatives, April 6, 2005.

    Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to join my colleagues in paying tribute to the life and legacy of Pope John Paul II. Pope John Paul II was one of the great religious leaders of modern times, and an eloquent champion of human freedom and dignity. Unlike all-too-many misguided religious leaders, the Pope understood that liberty, both personal and economic, is a necessary condition for the flourishing of human virtue.

    The Pope's commitment to human dignity, grounded in the teachings of Christ, led him to become one of the most eloquent spokesmen for the consistent ethic of life, exemplified by his struggles against abortion, war, euthanasia, and the death penalty.

    Unfortunately, few in American politics today adhere to the consistent ethic of life, thus we see some who cheered the Pope's stand against the war and the death penalty while downplaying or even openly defying his teachings against abortion and euthanasia.

    ....

    In conclusion, I am pleased to pay tribute to Pope John Paul II. I would encourage those who wish to honor his memory to reflect on his teachings regarding war and the sanctity of life,



    http://www.lewrockwell.com/paul/paul244.html

    Theology, Not Politics
    I'm happy to witness so many politicians honoring a great man of God and peace. The problem, however, is that so few of them honored him during his lifetime by their actions as legislators. In fact, most members of Congress support policies that are totally at odds with Catholic teachings.

    The hypocritical pro-war conservatives lauding him today have very short memories.

    Both conservatives and liberals cannot understand that the Pope's pronouncements were theological, not political.

    He was a man of God, not a man of the state. He was not a policy maker, but rather a steward of long-established Catholic doctrine. His mission was to save souls, not serve the political agendas of any nation, party, or politician.

    The Pope's commitment to human dignity, grounded in the teachings of Christ, led him to become an eloquent and consistent advocate for an ethic of life, exemplified by his struggles against abortion, war, euthanasia, and the death penalty.

    But no politician will ever produce even a tiny fraction of the legacy left by Pope John Paul II.

    ....

    Ron Paul



    http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=17083

    Clinton, Pope join Bilderbergers
    Secret meeting of global movers, shakers in Portugal

    What do Steven Spielberg, Pope John Paul II, Ted Turner, Boris Yeltsin, Bill Clinton and House Speaker Dennis Hastert have in common? They are among those on a "partial guest list" of expected attendees to the 1999 Bilderberg meeting in Portugal scheduled for next week.


Ron Paul Votes to make Bush the Decider

What makes Ron Paul's decisions about 911 evidence relevant is the fact that he voted in favor of the following Bill: http://news.findlaw.com/hdocs/docs/terrorism/sjres23.enr.html even though he was aware of the intentions of the administration to seek an actual war in that direction This law stated: "That the President is authorized to use all necessary and appropriate force against those nations, organizations, or persons he determines planned, authorized, committed, or aided the terrorist attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001, or harbored such organizations or persons, in order to prevent any future acts of international terrorism against the United States by such nations, organizations or persons." The key part is "he determines". He had already determined on the day of the event who was responsible. Paul now complains that this wrongly resulted in a war, but he was very much aware of the neoconservative plans for total domination (as fully developed in the PNAC policy a year earlier). Where is the evidence to justify a vote in that direction? He still supports that decision. This is a matter of concern and is inconsistent with anti-war or just-war philosophy when no proof exists for such a decision. That which was presented was mere statements without evidence amounting to proof. Mere assertion is not proof, and evidence is not proof until it is beyond reasonable doubt. For conspiracy theorists like Alex Jones, who believe there was and is evidence in a contrary direction, this then becomes a fundamental issue. It is a persistent decision that would indicate a reckless policy of aggression in view of what was a predictable outcome. This single decision paved the way for the entire mess we are in today. Even a Ron Paul meetup group leader on the ronpaulforums.com admited that this was a mistake. John Stevens writes: "Sorry folks - it looks as though this is a blemish on the good Doctor's stellar record in Congress." "The best response I can give is that as good as Ron Paul is - he is not perfect. This vote was a mistake." This takes away much of the strength of Ron Paul's attacks against all the other candidates, as well as the administration, for their actions in relation to the war in Iraq. For he reasons the exact same way claiming that there was not sufficient evidence to justify such actions. Yet the evidence is still lacking for his vote. We would ask how one can favor the one intelligence analysis and reject the later? This is another fundamental inconsistency.

See also A Critique of Alex Jones' Endgam3 Documentary.

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THE FOLLOWING IS NOW RETRACTED:

The Spirit in the Air is Ripe for a
Third Great Awakening!

By Rick Friedrich of Michigan


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Anyone looking over the entire country will notice two opposite developments among people. The first one is a feeling of indifference and gloom, and the second is one of hope and action. The first is the result of the present state of the economy, and many political, religious and cultural evils that have brought the general population into a state of servitude with no future hope for better days. The second is a lively expectation that truth and justice will triumph and bring liberty to the captives sickened by this plague of despair.

As a student of American history, and as a publisher ( http://TruthInHeart.com ) of classic American Revival literature in particular, I have long thought about the events leading up to the first Great Awakening. The years leading up to that period were dark and gloomy just as they are today. The mood was indifferent, and the morals and intelligence among the people had sunk low. Then suddenly a spirit of hope burst forth that could not be ignored or avoided. A revival of truth and virtue spread like wildfire. The masses were soon swallowed up with something surely divine.

Today this is the need of the hour. Countless religious persons and groups have for years prayed for a similar revival, and have held numerous meetings with the intent to stir up the same. But things have only appeared to get worse. The real question is why? Why have the prayers not been answered? The same people who believe the bible is true will find that it tells them that their prayers must be absolutely honest and without selfish motivation for the requests to be answered (James 4). But the vast majority do not even expect to be totally honest or without selfish motivation in this life while they make any particular request (2 Cor. 7:1, Titus 2: 11-14). So the question is, why pray for something you do not expect to get? Why bother?

The philosophy behind such reasoning seems to not just be confined to the masses of professing religious people, but in a similar way it also seems to hold the masses of population in regards to modern politics. People vote for someone who promises change and improvement while knowing full well that most politicians are liars, and controlled by self-interest, and will never do what they promise to do. Again, why do people entertain such a philosophy, and why do they settle for hypocrisy? Why have the masses adopted such a pessimistic and selfish attitude? What is the reason for it? And what is the solution for that disease? Where is the doctor that can cure America's indifference today?

Time forbids me to cover further the topic of the reason for this crippling attitude, so we will move onto the solution. This nation is sick. It knows it is sick. A short while ago it did not realize it. Just a few years ago when the housing bubble was at its all-time high I warned friends and relatives that it soon would burst and lead to what we are beginning to see happen. Few people cared to ponder the signs and warnings. We were sick, but did not know we were. But now people are awakening on a bed of sweat, with a deep sense of worry, and a mad rush to pay their bills or loose everything. Private and national debt is at an all-time high and naturally nature will take its course in due time. This results in desperation--the kind that can lead to numerous evils in society. Or it can lead people in another direction entirely. The time is ripe for another Great Awakening. It is time for American people to go back to their roots and let history repeat itself. It is time to rebuild America and bring it back to the place it once was known for.

The masses are largely ignorant of history and thus just go along with the flow. But if people would just look upon history carefully enough they may be rescued from present slump of hopeless modernity. They may find the keys to faith in a new day ahead. The cure of hopelessness is to get outside of oneself and to place your anchor in the hands of the Truth, the Just, and the Infinite. And when this happens it can become very attractive to the masses who long for such fulfillment. This has happened many times in history. Could it be happening right now?

As a Canadian citizen and landed immigrant who is married to an American with American children, I have lived and worked here in the USA for over seven years. I have not desired to become a citizen because I did not see the advantage when I really had no one to vote for (with a hope of winning) and I was not proud of the American foreign and domestic policy. Because of the publishing and other work I am doing I have been in constant contact with thousands of religious and non-religious people from every State across this great land over the same period of time. Over the last year I even traveled across the whole country to give out free books to students at the leading universities. I spoke to thousands of students about religious, philosophical, and political subjects so I believe I have a good grasp of times and mood today.

As the country plummets deeper and deeper into debt and trouble there is only two possible roads ahead. One is a great crash and the other is a reversal of ways. While trouble is multiplying by the hour, and actual jobs are dwindling, and foreclosures and scandals multiplying, yet there is an old spirit of hope in the air again. A spirit that is moving people to give from the depths of poverty. It is mocked as hype that will soon pass, but it is unshakably powerful. We have not seen the likes of this for some time. It is affecting every kind of people across this diverse land.

For the last month or so I have been burdened with a deep sense of prayer for this country that I have never had before. It is not the kind where it is empty and mindless without any expectation. But rather something that is not originating from my own efforts or focus. The other week I preached two long sermons about prevailing prayer. I spoke about being moved to pray in such a way that you are not only expectant but that you are triumphant--Romans chapter 8 kind of victory. I had my graphics designer drop what he was doing and draw me up a picture of the ancient Israelites marching around the soon-to-fall walls of Jericho. They had to be expectant and triumphant as they waited for the moment. This is the same with prevailing prayer. It really moves mountains when it is hope against hope. It is unrealistic to the unbelieving. It is mocked by those moved by popular opinion. But I know this burden from experience. It is the kind of burden you cannot dispel or disbelieve. So what does it mean?

For the last 7 years I have made it my duty to follow American politics. I have found the most outstanding politician today to be Dr. Ron Paul, a Republican Congressman from Texas, who is in his tenth term. He is called the most consistent conservative around today; and his critics find the greatest fault in him in being a modern Thomas Jefferson. But even though I was well aware of his consistent loyalty to the constitution as well as the interest many have in him when he started to run for president early this year, I did not really expect the kind of activity we are seeing right now. But over the last month we have seen an amazing thing take place. All you have to do is visit a local Ron Paul meetup group of the over 1000 that exist across the land to see the great diversity of people attending for just as many different reasons to support Dr. Paul. And they are there not merely for the man, but for the cause. The cause is a humble moving of Americans in the classic sense of independence and liberty. The average American knows the country is sick and has lost its liberty, virtue, and reputation, and has been sold out to the highest bidder. The average American feels that these are desperate times and that there is need for fundamental change. What Dr. Paul has done is to remind us of history--remind us of our great heritage. As an experienced doctor he has very simply and carefully diagnosed our disease and has prescribed a perfect cure. He humbly admits to not inventing the cure, but simply points to the very foundation of our country--the principles this country was founded upon and still gives lip service to. All the other candidates look with amazement when he appeals to the constitution and urges the people to vote for freedom, peace, justice, and to get the US out of debt. This is not modern politics.

The other day I was visiting a pastor friend on the other side of the country and he said this to me. Ron Paul is just a plain and ordinary guy and is doing just exactly what you or I would be doing if we were in his shoes. He is not a politician in the modern sense of the term, but rather your average citizen who consistently upholds the highest laws of the land. There is hardly a politician around who could compare in this way. There is no question in anyone's mind what he will do as president, as his work for many years is without deviation from the constitution. This is a question of trust. There is no longer trust for politicians. But everyone trusts Ron Paul to follow the constitution.

The real question is at this very late hour, do we as Americans really want to remove entirely the constitution from our law books? It is presently just given lip service. It will soon be made entirely arbitrary unless something fundamentally changes.

I would venture to say that 70% of Americans who take the time to think about these things would wish for the constitution to be given more than lip service by our leaders today. 70% would vote for a fundamental change. The first obstacle is this disbelief that our efforts will be able to change things. The indifference is so powerfully blinding that it is very hard to get people to focus in on anything political when politics is synonymous with deception these days.

What is so interesting with Ron Paul is that people of so many different philosophies are becoming interested in him. This is because of the nature of his message. It is because the constitution encourages liberty for a diverse people. People want to brand him a libertarian. But they do not even understand what that word means, and what Dr. Paul means by that word. It is very hard to stereotype Dr. Paul and his followers. The best would be to just call him an good old American in the tradition of the founding fathers. But those involved in giving hope to America are from all walks of life. These are not merely students, but middle-aged like me, and older people. They are Republicans, and Democrats, Constitutionalists, Libertarians, and Independents. They all see the need to abandon the faulty system, and the need to return to the old paths. It is time to make politicians accountable for what they swear to uphold. It is time to remove the untouchableness of this hypocrisy. The people are demanding again that government rightly represent the people. Millions have not voted because there was no hope. Now there is a revival of this hope. Now Americans are waking up to do their duty. This causes them to be self-denying. It causes them to be attractive to the indifferent and hopeless. Those with lots of money are mocking the average American in this attempt get back to the foundations and bypass all the big money. In a few days Americans will vote with their money. On November 5th 2007 you will find the average American who is aware of this movement to give what they can to vote for a return to the constitution. There are well over 20,000 people who will give $100 or more on that day to Ron Paul's campaign. This will be the biggest event of its nature in US history. You must remember that this idea just originated the other week and Ron Paul only started to get really noticed in the last month. Therefore this primary American idea is very rapidly growing. Even the big media is having to do a major turnaround about Dr. Paul.

I never had any intention of becoming a citizen until now. Now I have hope that as a citizen I could do something significant! This is up to Americans now.

These facts are easy to see for anyone traveling around the country, or watching the debates, or talking to people. But what lies ahead? Politically the republicans are realizing that there is no other candidate that will defeat the Democrats. While the Democrats are loosing many of their number to Ron Paul. The Constitutionalists, Libertarians, and Independents have great interest in Dr. Paul as well.

But what lies ahead spiritually for this country in light of these happenings? Let all who believe in prayer take this opportunity to pray for righteousness in our day. The masses are being cured of indifference. Many different peoples who have never voted are not only going to vote, but are becoming active. This is not merely a political subject. When people get the kind of hope they are having across this land then this very easily leads to faith in God and a great increase in virtue and corresponding halting of vice. I call upon all believers in God no matter who you vote for, to not ignore this crisis moment in American history. Many of the Christian Right will not vote for Paul because he wants to bring our troops home right away. Do not let that distract you from praying now. Just look at all the people getting serious right now. Just look at what is happening around you. We may very well have a third Great Awakening in our day. Not because of any righteous thing anyone has done. But this very well may be God's timing. Can you march with expectant and triumphant faith around the impossible walls? Either we will let the wall fall on us or we can let God take down the walls.

I am not calling upon anyone to vote here; I have only shared testimony about people becoming uniquely excited about voting to bring back the constitution. All I am doing here is trying to inspire hope to the hopeless. All is gloom and doom with so many religious people today. I was rebuked for that philosophy some years ago. Where is that faith the prophets of old had? What will you do now? Do you believe the promises of God for you? If not then they are being called a lie. There is no place for indifference anymore. The spirit of hope is in the air, and it is very attractive.


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