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		<title><![CDATA[ Replacing God ]]></title> 
		<link>http://www.freetennessee.org/blog_direct_link.cfm/blog_id/49474</link>
		<description><![CDATA[ While there is a chorus of opposition to the Empire&amp;rsquo;s snooping, it would seem there is a majority of people who approve or are simply apathetic. Why?

When we have been raised in a society which considers itself &amp;ldquo;free;&amp;rdquo; when older generations &amp;ndash; at least &amp;ndash; looked with distain upon those governments which oppressed their populations with a constant review of their activities and words; why is there such a minority which objects to such snooping on ourselves?
My proposition is that the great majority of the population expects their security to reside in the military superiority and technological expertise of the Empire.
Why does man look to the government to keep him safe? Because he has faith in nothing higher. When his faith for security lies in the hands of other men&amp;mdash;the state.
When the thirteen colonies united with a central government for the purposes of regulated commerce and mutual defense, there was a profound faith in God and His providenc... ]]></description>
		<category><![CDATA[ Faith ]]></category>
		<author>Chairman@FreeTennessee.org (David O Jones)</author>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[ The Green Acres Truth ]]></title> 
		<link>http://www.freetennessee.org/blog_direct_link.cfm/blog_id/49463</link>
		<description><![CDATA[ Most people will make jokes about small towns and the life style which they generate.

Back in the late sixties, CBS broadcast a television show by the name of Green Acres starring Eddie Albert and Eva Gabor. It was a six-year running gag about a town called Hooterville and its residents which included Arnold the pig (treated as the adopted son of the Ziffels). Every effort was made to create a cast of wacky caricatures.
The truth of the matter was subtly hidden in the words sung by Albert himself in the show&amp;rsquo;s theme song:
Green Acres is the place to be,
	hard livin&amp;rsquo; is the life for me.
	Land spreadin&amp;rsquo; out so far and wide.
	Keep Manhattan, just give me that countryside.
There is much being said about the activities of the NSA and its massive collection of information on every citizen. My own previous post, Too Many Secrets, told of the extensive computer system and storage facility being built to facilitate that collection. But why is everyone surprised?
The ... ]]></description>
		<category><![CDATA[ Government ]]></category>
		<author>Chairman@FreeTennessee.org (David O Jones)</author>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Jun 2013 14:55:00 EST</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[ Today's Tories ]]></title> 
		<link>http://www.freetennessee.org/blog_direct_link.cfm/blog_id/49419</link>
		<description><![CDATA[ Today&amp;rsquo;s political activists who support ordered Christian liberty are divided into two groups: those who support &amp;ldquo;united we stand&amp;rdquo; (REFORM) versus those who would like to chuck the Empire (SECEDE).

During the American War for Independence, these are two were called Tories (or Loyalists) and Patriots. The division between Tory and Patriot was deep, even though they held some very similar attitudes toward government. For the Patriot, resistance and secession was the right thing to do.
One historian has identified eight characteristics of the Tories which he thinks made them loyal to the king and Britain. As listed in Wikipedia, they are:

	They were older, better established, and resisted radical change.
	They felt that resistance to the Crown&amp;mdash;the legitimate government&amp;mdash;was morally wrong.
	They were alienated when the Patriots resorted to violence, such as burning houses and tarring and feathering.
	They wanted to take a middle-of-the road position a... ]]></description>
		<category><![CDATA[ Politics ]]></category>
		<author>Chairman@FreeTennessee.org (David O Jones)</author>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Jun 2013 12:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[ No More Secrets ]]></title> 
		<link>http://www.freetennessee.org/blog_direct_link.cfm/blog_id/49333</link>
		<description><![CDATA[ Decoration Day was originally observed in the South as Southern women decorated the graves of their men who had given their lives to preserve liberty during the War for Southern Independence. Yankee women picked up the idea and soon the 30th of May became Memorial Day.
Today can now be remembered for another observance &amp;ndash; the total loss of independence from the Empire.
Today is the ribbon cutting for the second (of three) phase of the Utah Data Center, code-named Bumblehive. Located on the Camp W.G. Williams National Guard Post near Salt Lake City, it is a one and a half billion dollar, one million square foot facility to house staff and computers which will &amp;ldquo;enable us to easily turn the huge volume of incoming data into an asset to be exploited, for the good of the nation.&amp;rdquo; This expense could only be born by a massive governmental structure.

The National Security Agency website reads concerning the ribbon cutting:
We&amp;rsquo;re inviting our most loyal partners at ... ]]></description>
		<category><![CDATA[ Liberty ]]></category>
		<author>Chairman@FreeTennessee.org (David O Jones)</author>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 May 2013 12:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[ A Special Place in Hell ]]></title> 
		<link>http://www.freetennessee.org/blog_direct_link.cfm/blog_id/49269</link>
		<description><![CDATA[ Celebrating Memorial Day has become more difficult through the years.
When I contemplate the sacrifice given by so many, my mind quickly turns to the why of their sacrifice. That&amp;rsquo;s where my problem begins.
Most every conflict this nation has been involved in has been for the worst and most selfish of reasons. Lincoln resented the wealth of the South and was unhappy that the free-flowing tariff revenue from Southern ports had been cut off. While pretending to receive peace overtures from Southern States, he sent ships laden with troops (he called them provisions) to the revenue fort in Charleston harbor thus sparking an internecine war which killed over six hundred thousand and left a similar number wounded and maimed for life.
President Wilson wanted to make the world &amp;ldquo;safe for democracy&amp;rdquo; and &amp;ndash; following Lincoln&amp;rsquo;s example &amp;ndash; manipulated the entry into the European conflict which became known as World War I. Body count &amp;ndash; one hundred sixteen th... ]]></description>
		<category><![CDATA[ Military ]]></category>
		<author>Chairman@FreeTennessee.org (David O Jones)</author>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 May 2013 13:25:00 EST</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[ Small IS Better ]]></title> 
		<link>http://www.freetennessee.org/blog_direct_link.cfm/blog_id/49171</link>
		<description><![CDATA[ It is not the intellect, but our emotion which causes us to promote secession.

The significance of smaller and more responsive governments can be argued quite effectively philosophically and historically. There are significant writings both currently and dating from antiquity which give the parameters for the optimum size of a republic.
Aristotle wrote concerning the size of governments that there is &amp;ldquo;a limit, as there is to other things, plants animals, implements; for none of these retain their natural power when they are too large.&amp;rdquo;
More recently Dr. Donald Livingston edited a book entitled, Rethinking the American Union for the Twenty-First Century (2012), in which a variety of authors expound on the legitimacy of large nations breaking into more manageable smaller nations.
Beyond many of their arguments lies the simple comfort of having a government which is actually a part of one&amp;rsquo;s community. And that is the simple emotional argument.
I enjoy living in a ... ]]></description>
		<category><![CDATA[ Secession ]]></category>
		<author>Chairman@FreeTennessee.org (David O Jones)</author>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 11:45:00 EST</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[ Barbarians All? ]]></title> 
		<link>http://www.freetennessee.org/blog_direct_link.cfm/blog_id/49056</link>
		<description><![CDATA[ Have we become a society of barbarians?

It would seem we have left civil society behind and become instead a society of seekers of revenge. We are fast becoming a people without a civilization. Let everyone who has eyes to see; see.
Civilization is defined as an advanced state of human society which reflects a refinement of thought and action. It is most significantly related to a culture of deference to another&amp;rsquo;s rights.
Historically, the governments established on this continent were Anglo-European in origin, but more significantly, they reflected Christian/Biblical thought and practice.
Yesterday, a judge ruled that the Tennessee Department of Labor could be sued by a former official because he has charged that the former Commissioner fired him because he is white (reverse discrimination). The judge wrote that Commissioner Davis and her two top aides &amp;ldquo;engaged in a campaign to terminate or force out long term employees, virtually every one of whom was Caucasian and ... ]]></description>
		<category><![CDATA[ Community ]]></category>
		<author>Chairman@FreeTennessee.org (David O Jones)</author>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 12:20:00 EST</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[ The Mosaic of History ]]></title> 
		<link>http://www.freetennessee.org/blog_direct_link.cfm/blog_id/49008</link>
		<description><![CDATA[ History does not exist in a vacuum with particulars separated from each other. History cannot be understood just as a series of military endeavors or as a series of economic booms and depressions or a series of random and disjointed dates and personalities.
	
	History is a mosaic of all these things; it is the many becoming one. History is a reflection of its author, the Three-in-One. It is the story of men and their ideas and the consequences of those ideas.
	
	Martin Luther, the great Christian reformer said that history is like type being set. You can&amp;rsquo;t easily understand its meaning until it is turned over.
	
	God creates by act not process, thus since the beginning He has continued to &amp;ldquo;act&amp;rdquo; in history.

	Suleiman I ruled the Turkish (Ottoman) empire when it was at its height. In 1526, his army conquered much of Hungary in the Battle of Mohacs. European powers feared that the Turks would overrun Europe. In 1529, he was at the gates of Vienna, when storms pr... ]]></description>
		<category><![CDATA[ History ]]></category>
		<author>Chairman@FreeTennessee.org (David O Jones)</author>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 14:35:00 EST</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[ The Inevitable Anarchy Here ]]></title> 
		<link>http://www.freetennessee.org/blog_direct_link.cfm/blog_id/48875</link>
		<description><![CDATA[ When respect for ordered liberty no longer exists the result is eventual tyranny.

While the conservative political pundits will cry with outrage over Emperor Obama&amp;rsquo;s attitude toward the Constitution, they neglect that George W. Bush called it a &amp;ldquo;damned piece of paper.&amp;rdquo; Members of both the Republican and the Democratic parties chafe against the restrictions which were meant to be imposed upon them.
The failure of respect for ordered liberty began over a hundred years ago. In their book Who Killed the Constitution (2008), Thomas Woods and Kevin Gutzman limited themselves to covering only events of the 20th century. They make a profound argument that not only the Executive branch, but also the Legislative and Judicial branches of the central government are complicit.
The central government &amp;ndash; which I continue to call the Columbian Empire because it exists in the District of Columbia &amp;ndash; has lost its moral authority because it has buried its respect for orde... ]]></description>
		<category><![CDATA[ Liberty ]]></category>
		<author>Chairman@FreeTennessee.org (David O Jones)</author>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 13:30:00 EST</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[ Winning By Losing ]]></title> 
		<link>http://www.freetennessee.org/blog_direct_link.cfm/blog_id/48820</link>
		<description><![CDATA[ It is remarkable how many events and men which have decided the course of history were considered insignificant at the time.
The recent parade of Presidents which has filled the Oval Office have had egos inflated by their own perceived self-importance.&amp;nbsp; Each have done their part to increase their dominance of power and so relegated it to the next occupant.&amp;nbsp; While many Republicans will denounce the arrogance of Obama, they neglect to remember that George W. was the author of those powers which give Obama his arrogance.

I am convinced that the influence of these men will eventually be recognized as minimal in the course of history.
Charles Carleton Coffin, in the Introduction to his The Story of Liberty first printed in 1879, wrote:
You will notice that the events which have given direction to the course of history have not always been great battles, for very few of the many conflicts of arms have had any determining force; but it will be seen that insignificant events ha... ]]></description>
		<category><![CDATA[ Integrity ]]></category>
		<author>Chairman@FreeTennessee.org (David O Jones)</author>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 13:20:00 EST</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[ Your hope for the future lies in how you think of history ]]></title> 
		<link>http://www.freetennessee.org/blog_direct_link.cfm/blog_id/48764</link>
		<description><![CDATA[ There are five basic theories of history.&amp;nbsp; Four of them align themselves in opposition to the fifth, but it is only the fifth which gives any hope for humanity, the others lead to despair.
The cyclical view of history sees the same pattern in the events of men as that which exists in the seasons. This theory spread widely in the religions of China, India, the Middle East, Greece, and Rome. It manifests itself in the religious concept of reincarnation. With repeating cycles there is no progress, thus it leads to despair.
The marxist view of history conceives history as a class struggle of the bourgeoisie (the &amp;ldquo;haves&amp;rdquo;) versus the proletariat (the &amp;ldquo;have-nots&amp;rdquo;). &amp;nbsp;It manifests itself in constant envy and hatred. &amp;nbsp;Because there will always be those who have more than others, there can be no historical progress which again leads to despair.
The existential view of history is a philosophy which states that man is not capable of determining the particul... ]]></description>
		<category><![CDATA[ History ]]></category>
		<author>Chairman@FreeTennessee.org (David O Jones)</author>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 09:30:00 EST</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[ History Creates Your Bias ]]></title> 
		<link>http://www.freetennessee.org/blog_direct_link.cfm/blog_id/48681</link>
		<description><![CDATA[ Those who think that history only deals with the past are wrong. History deals with all facets of time: past, present, and future.
History has significance in our daily lives. It is easy to understand that our present has been formed by the past and most importantly our understanding of the past. But to take that thought along the time continuum into the future, our understanding of our present will not just affect our future, but determine it as well.

In the Bible book of Job (8:8-10), we read,
For inquire, please, of the former age,
	And consider the things discovered by their fathers;
	For we were born yesterday, and know nothing,
	Because our days on earth are a shadow.
	Will they not teach you and tell you,
	And utter words from their heart?
Most people will endure only those history courses which they must take in order to get their diploma. But we are urged by Scripture to enquire: search things out and consider them.
History has significance in our daily lives becau... ]]></description>
		<category><![CDATA[ History ]]></category>
		<author>Chairman@FreeTennessee.org (David O Jones)</author>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 11:40:00 EST</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[ Stealing the Show ]]></title> 
		<link>http://www.freetennessee.org/blog_direct_link.cfm/blog_id/48582</link>
		<description><![CDATA[ Children will often &amp;ldquo;steal the show&amp;rdquo; at weddings and other ceremonial events.&amp;nbsp; The picture of a young John Kennedy saluting his father&amp;rsquo;s funeral cortege is an indelible part of history. This week, during the funeral of Britain&amp;rsquo;s Margaret Thatcher, another child was able to steal the show.


This child is the granddaughter of the late Prime Minister. An elegant, nineteen year-old Amanda Thatcher gave a dignified and subdued reading from Ephesians chapter 6. The entire recording is destined to be imprinted on the memory of everyone who hears it.
Putting all achievements aside, our lasting contribution in life is in the people we touch. As great as Margaret Thatcher&amp;rsquo;s political legacy, it is no match for the legacy she has left in this granddaughter. Amanda now lives in Texas with her mother and attends the University of Virginia. She has even done missionary work in China.
From all the reports available to me, it would seem that the character of th... ]]></description>
		<category><![CDATA[ Role-Model ]]></category>
		<author>Chairman@FreeTennessee.org (David O Jones)</author>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 10:31:00 EST</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[ George Washington said Government Is Force! ]]></title> 
		<link>http://www.freetennessee.org/blog_direct_link.cfm/blog_id/48508</link>
		<description><![CDATA[ The voting public must come to an understanding of the difference between an empire and a republic before we are able to return to responsible governing.

An empire has no boundaries; a republic knows its limitations. George Washington said, &amp;ldquo;Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master.&amp;rdquo;
An empire centralizes its power because it has a managerial mindset.&amp;nbsp; All power and authority must come from the center; all decisions must remain with those in the center.&amp;nbsp; It then seeks to impose its power upon all it touches.&amp;nbsp; A republic diffuses power over the range of its communities, recognizing that local authority is best able to address local problems.
An empire has no boundaries; a republic knows its limitations.&amp;nbsp; Our differing attitudes on immigration are a reflection of empire vs. republic.&amp;nbsp; Since an empire has no boundaries, it need not worry about illegal immigration because t... ]]></description>
		<category><![CDATA[ Government ]]></category>
		<author>Chairman@FreeTennessee.org (David O Jones)</author>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2013 11:45:00 EST</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[ A Sad Joke ]]></title> 
		<link>http://www.freetennessee.org/blog_direct_link.cfm/blog_id/48467</link>
		<description><![CDATA[ I would say it were a joke if it were not so sad.&amp;nbsp; As reported by Nashville&amp;rsquo;s Tennessean,
A group of 15 faith leaders from across the state delivered 133 baskets of loaves and fish and a letter Monday calling on Tennessee officials to not abandon Medicaid expansion if the state&amp;rsquo;s alternative expansion plan is not approved by the federal government.
The letter, which was signed by nearly 100 clergy and faith leaders, called Medicaid expansion &amp;ldquo;not only the right thing to do, it&amp;rsquo;s the moral and faithful thing to do.
Have these &amp;ldquo;faith leaders&amp;rdquo; ever read the Scripture?&amp;nbsp; My Bible tells me that it was Jesus who fed the multitudes, not Pilate.&amp;nbsp; If these men were truly faith leaders, they are the ones who would be feeding the poor, not demanding that the State of Tennessee do it.
I have a real problem with the image of Christ demanding the Roman government to take care of the poor.&amp;nbsp; Instead I am happy to participate in &amp;ldquo;give and... ]]></description>
		<category><![CDATA[ Faith ]]></category>
		<author>Chairman@FreeTennessee.org (David O Jones)</author>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2013 09:16:00 EST</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[ Governing Myself ]]></title> 
		<link>http://www.freetennessee.org/blog_direct_link.cfm/blog_id/48452</link>
		<description><![CDATA[ A republic is a viable government only for a virtuous people, for they must be able to govern themselves before they can be self-governing.

In 1882, the theologian R.L. Dabney advised the graduates of Hamden-Sidney College, 
Young Gentlemen, the heritage of freedom which our fathers left us, we have not been able to bequeath to you. Our apology is, that in the endeavor to save the liberties transmitted by our fathers, we did what we could.
Subsequent generations have done little to reverse the trend away from the republican form of government established in 1783.&amp;nbsp; The major problem has been an increasing lack of the religion and morality which George Washington said was indispensable for a people to be free.
The general attitude of business and of the public in general has been to desire more &amp;ndash; more of everything tangible.&amp;nbsp; Even the Church has succumbed and changed the message of the Cross to one of more &amp;ndash; happiness, prosperity and possessions.
Dabney conti... ]]></description>
		<category><![CDATA[ Government ]]></category>
		<author>Chairman@FreeTennessee.org (David O Jones)</author>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2013 13:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[ Forging Our Own Chains ]]></title> 
		<link>http://www.freetennessee.org/blog_direct_link.cfm/blog_id/48357</link>
		<description><![CDATA[ It is hard for the typical American, especially a Southerner, to admit that they have become a slave. We tend to think slavery involves chains, cruel taskmasters, and sparse living quarters. We, like the Pharisee, are thankful that we are &amp;quot;not like one of them.&amp;quot;
And we are NOT like one of them. We are a different kind of slave, for we have forged our own chains. We have done it so subtly. We are like the frog thrown not into boiling water, but allowed to swim in a warm pot and the heat gradually increased until we have been cooked.
We are all slaves, every one of us. There are actually three types of slavery.

	Domestic slavery is the condition in which one person is subject to be directed in all his actions by another.
	Political slavery results from one people group conquering another, either across national boundaries or within by another tribal group.
	Civil slavery exists any time a government encroaches upon the liberties of the citizens more than is absolutely ne... ]]></description>
		<category><![CDATA[ Slavery ]]></category>
		<author>Chairman@FreeTennessee.org (David O Jones)</author>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2013 07:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[ A Prayer from 1780 ]]></title> 
		<link>http://www.freetennessee.org/blog_direct_link.cfm/blog_id/48301</link>
		<description><![CDATA[ On this day of prayer for the Southern Nation, let us remember the words of Samuel Doak.
After graduation from Princeton (1775) and ordination as a Presbyterian minister (1777), Rev. Doak moved to what would become northeastern Tennessee. There he organized several churches and founded several schools, one of which became the first college in Tennessee.
On September 26, 1780 as the over-the-mountain men mustered prior to the Battle of Kings Mountain (a decisive defeat for the British), Doak delivered the following sermon and prayer at Sycamore Shoals.
My countrymen, you are about to set out on an expedition which is full of hardships and dangers, but one in which the Almighty will attend you. The Mother Country has her hand upon you, these American colonies, and takes that for which our fathers planted their homes in the wilderness - OUR LIBERTY. Taxation without representation and the quartering of soldiers in the homes of our people without their consent are evidence that the crow... ]]></description>
		<category><![CDATA[ Faith ]]></category>
		<author>Chairman@FreeTennessee.org (David O Jones)</author>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Mar 2013 12:45:00 EST</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[ A Qualified No is an UNqualified Yes ]]></title> 
		<link>http://www.freetennessee.org/blog_direct_link.cfm/blog_id/48286</link>
		<description><![CDATA[ The headline reads, &amp;ldquo;Haslam gives qualified &amp;lsquo;no&amp;rsquo; on TennCare expansion.&amp;rdquo;&amp;nbsp; What is a qualified no?&amp;nbsp; It is an UNqualified &amp;ldquo;yes, if you do it my way!&amp;rdquo;
Tennessee&amp;rsquo;s Governor Haslam is obviously in favour of ObamaCare (the Patient and Affordable Care Act), he just hasn&amp;rsquo;t yet found a way around the Legislature&amp;rsquo;s opposition.&amp;nbsp; What is it that makes a free-enterprising businessman become a thorough socialist once he is elected?&amp;nbsp; I believe Frederic Bastiat answered that in June 1850 in his pamphlet, &amp;ldquo;The Law.&amp;rdquo; 
When a politician views society from the seclusion of his office, he is struck by the spectacle of the inequality that he sees. He deplores the deprivations which are the lot of so many of our brothers, deprivations which appear to be even sadder when contrasted with luxury and wealth.
The problem which the politician faces is that in order to exercise his &amp;ldquo;philanthropy,&amp;rdquo; he must first get ... ]]></description>
		<category><![CDATA[ Health Care ]]></category>
		<author>Chairman@FreeTennessee.org (David O Jones)</author>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2013 13:13:00 EST</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[ Absolutes vs. Feelings ]]></title> 
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		<description><![CDATA[ Two weeks ago, Ohio Sen. Rob Portman did an about-face on marriage.&amp;nbsp; He decided that instead of supporting traditional (Biblical) marriage, he would support same-sex marriage.
&amp;quot;I&amp;#39;ve come to the conclusion that for me, personally, I think this is something that we should allow people to do, to get married, and to have the joy and stability of marriage that I&amp;#39;ve had for over 26 years.&amp;rdquo;
Described in the media as &amp;ldquo;certainly a social conservative,&amp;rdquo; Portman has landed himself in the muddy water of the middle.
The problem with Mr. Portman is the same problem we face with the Empire, with local and state government and in our businesses and churches. People have forgotten that there are eternal absolutes which must govern us in order for there to be true &amp;ldquo;joy and stability&amp;rdquo; (as the senator put it).
There must be a return to an understanding the absolutes do exist, that they are born of the mind of God, and that they are delivered to us in the... ]]></description>
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		<author>Chairman@FreeTennessee.org (David O Jones)</author>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2013 15:19:00 EST</pubDate>
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