'Living in a Death Spiral?'

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Hello Dear Friends and Readers all over the World !
    Ha!  The air temp. U.P. here where I exist is only 9 degrees above today... toasty !   I drove all the way to Green Bay, WI., and got lost three [3] times, and so I vowed to buy a GPS unit before I even make that trip again to the G.B. -VAMC- Dental clinic, there !   I didn't eat all day until now,  3 PM.   I am just totally pissed off at myself ---unable to meet the challenges, and very few people-- when you ask for simple directions -- don't even know their OWN CITY !!   Asking the female dental secretary directions  at the clinic was an 'effort in futility,'  LOL.   So then I asked her to put a MAN on the phone, and he gave me PERFECT directions... but the wrong directions...lol.   Dang!  Now I am laughing at myself, as I am proof reading this rant... LOL> 
      For these reasons and more,  I have come to believe that most people in the USA have been dumbed down by a few reasons that make logical sense to me....  duh.   The water we drink,  [and sugary soda !], the food we eat, the 'medicine' that we swallow every day that poisons our brain... [me included],  any house hold aerosol / spray, plus the nasty water we shower with !!   I don't trust any immune injections for the flu/ colds, at all !   I don't much trust the Gov't or the  VA !!   But in the Army, at Fort Campbell, KY., they inoculated us for just about every disease known to man ... and then some !   Some of the guys had bad reactions to them.    My sister, Linda, was the National President of the Autism Society for a few years, etc., and she had the first 2 kids turn out to be super intelligent, both college grads,    but the 3rd came down with Autism....  so you figure it out, and I am sure she has her own respected opinions, too.  
    Personally,   I have studied healing Herbs, and Fasting for health reasons, for more than 40 years, because I never trusted 'doctors',  although a few of the good ones helped save my life a few times.   I surely don't have all the answers, and after today, I just feel like a big, old dumb ass, age 67...  going on 97... LOL.   I used to have a printer, so I could just print from my Personal Computer, the 'trip--tik' and directions,  but very soon I will buy a good GPS unit ! ! !
      Years ago,  schools and parents taught the young ones the proper way to speak English,  but not anymore.   Now days I guess all they have is coloring books, crayons, and cell phones, with "texting" on it,  but it's not really pure English,  it's sort of a 'ghetto short hand', IMHO.    Ha!   The Army/ Military had a fool proof way of communicating where people only made the bare minimum of mistakes.   People's lives were and are at stake !  
     But ever since Obama snuck into the WH,  talking sh** all the time came into vogue, ghetto 'English' where they never understood the term, "Enunciation," and still don't.   And this all ties into the piss poor work ethic, too, with school drop outs, and too young, teen pregnancies, and abortion.... life is cheap, attitude, all contributing to the economic meltdown that this article is telling us about.


Now,  personally,  just think about me, getting lost in a big city and not knowing how to get out, with my gas supply running low, and 2 hours drive from my 'castle' of safety, where ever that would be.    Let's face it folks -- no matte who great and good our next president is, and will be,  the time will come for the whole world to 'PAY THE PIPER,' when we cannot borrow our way out anymore, or print more money in the back room !   Now, do you think that someone is going to volunteer that information and 'start a super big panic ??'   Folks like the Obama's and their rich friends will have already been on their Jets and out of this country before it falls !   Hillary and her crew will be on the next Jet.  


I was listening to a Christian radio station on the way home today, and what it really means to be a disciple of Christ.   It sounded like few of us now days even measure up to that high standard, and so I questioned myself, again.   Even many churches in the USA don't even measure up to being a true follower of Jesus Christ, and so many people [mostly those who don't have the Holy Spirit, and never opened the KJV Bible] that attend churches regularly, are missing the TARGET !   Hey!  that IS the definition of SIN ---- "Missing the target of perfection."   It's just something that we are 'born- into', and inherited from our first parents,  Adam and Eve.   But most of the schools now days teach that Adam and Eve is a goofy fable/ fairy tale !     The kids have no shame  --- because their parents don't have any shame, or knowledge, or sense.   Most people on earth are already LOST, and the majority of people on earth WILL BE 'LEFT BEHIND,'  mark my word.   Now, how do I even know this ??  Email me:   tschuckman@aol.com  


Warm Regards,
Tom Schuckman

Are You “Living In a Death Spiral”? These 6 States Will Collapse During the Next Recession

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Being on the hook is not going to be pretty when interest rates are raised back up, and debts come due. At a personal level, it will mean more stress and juggling to make ends meet. For the larger economy, it will mean cities and states unable to meet obligations or balance their budgets – ending in bankruptcy, and bailouts. Meanwhile, millions of people are relying on that money to keep coming in order to survive. Something is going to go very wrong.
Relying upon government to function and send you money is not a secure plan.
The mathematics are terrifying and dismal, and so is being caught up in these collapsing states.
In the next phase of the financial crisis, the debt supercycle will become the most defining feature of the big hurt that will fall on nearly everyone.
That’s the dire warning that Goldman Sachs issued about what they termed the Third Wave of the global collapse. But it hasn’t come, at least not yet:

This wave is characterised by rock-bottom commodities prices, stalling growth in China and other emerging-markets economies, and low global inflation, Goldman Sachs analysts led by Peter Oppenheimer said in a big-picture note.
This triple whammy has its roots in the response to the first two waves of crisis — the banking collapse and European sovereign-debt crisis — and it is all part of the so-called debt supercycle of the past few decades.

Unfunded liabilities for pensions and other state benefits are threatening the security and future of an entire generation of retiring, hardworking Americans.
The debt will be shifted for as long as possible… but eventually, someone will have to come to terms with it. The black hole totals up to huge sums of money; no one can pay; and the system is bankrupted, or services rendered become inadequate and farcical.
Forbes contributor William Baldwin describes the acute problem of “death spiral states,” which could actually be as bad as it sounds. It affects dozens of cities and municipalities as well.

Does your state have more takers than makers? Check it out.
California has a powerful economy, with 14 million private-sector jobs. It also has burdens: welfare recipients (12.6 million), generously paid government employees (2.1 million) and people collecting government pensions (1.3 million).
Add up the numbers. There are 114 clients drawing from the government for every 100 people chipping in by working outside the government and paying taxes. We’re calling this the Feedme Ratio. Six states have a number over 100.
These states are at risk of going into a downward spiral in the next recession. The burdens will remain but too many of the providers—employers in the private sector—might shrink or decamp.

Right now, the biggest risks for a bankruptcy or collapse is in the these states, based upon the ratio between what Baldwin terms “makers” and “takers.” Basically, the socialist state is enveloping all prosperity:

• New Mexico – 148 dependents per private sector worker
• West Virginia – 116 dependents per private sector worker
• California – 114 dependents per private sector worker
• Mississippi – 111 dependents per private sector worker
• New York – 108 dependents per private sector worker
• Arkansas – 103 dependents per private sector worker

Detroit and Chicago top the lists of cities who wouldn’t be healthy in the ratio of makers/takers either, and would crumble in a debt crunch.
You can check on your state via this interactive map, though it is dated slightly to 2015.

A score under 100 means that the state has a net number of providers, and is theoretically on more solid ground. However, the pressures are endemic n the system, and no state is immune. For instance, Texas has a healthy score of 66.7; yet, the city of Dallas just announced that it is suspending pensions payments to city rescue workers and employees. There’s a serious disconnect.
Once things go downhill, violence, crime, looting, riots and the like become chronic problems. The police state presence is also an issue, and society goes on edge.
Everyone can feel the sinking depths, and order is about to implode. When things go primal, you do not want to be around to get caught up in it.
Being inside a major city on the day that the ATMs stop spitting out cash, or EBT cards don’t work will be an incredibly dangerous day. Relying upon government bureaucracy and functioning technology to meet your vital needs is a good position to be in during an emergency situation – be it economic crisis, hurricane, power grid failure or something else.
Joel Skousen described in great detail how to avoid the urban areas that will become completely dysfunctional nightmares at the first sign of a major emergency.
Your retreat should be strategically chosen to lay outside of certain regions, military targets and fragile climates. Knowledge of the back roads is essential to planning a route that won’t leave you stranded on the highway in endless gridlock.
Above all, it is advisable to avoid mass populated areas, especially big cities on the East and West Coast. People are prone to panic, and will be easily cut off from essential services become desperate. There are far too many bad apples in that ratio for any good to result.
Avoidance is key – and that is why living in a “death spiral” state like California or New York could be a major liability during a crisis, or alternately a prolonged collapse.
CalPers pension… a massive black hole that is merely carving a path for many failed states to come.
The future is austere if this equation isn’t balanced out:


Tom Chatham warns about the abrupt change that is coming home to roost in America. Things can get really bad, really quick.
But really, most of us don’t know how bad it will get:

Americans that have only known the post WWII prosperity are ill equipped and educated to deal with depression level living. Easy credit and instant gratification have created a nation of whining, self absorbed, entitlement minded people with no moral or mental toughness.
Doug Casey believes we are headed for what he calls a super depression created by the ending of a debt super cycle. The bigger the debt cycle the bigger the depression that follows. That’s how reality works and most people are not prepared for reality.
When this depression, which has already started, gets momentum, it will overwhelm the plans of a society that is expecting to get things like social security, pensions and payouts from retirement plans they have paid into for many years. All of those things will disappear almost overnight and leave society gasping and stupefied over what to do.

The big reveal is coming: inside that great big old lock box… is just another I.O.U.
Are you prepared for the future, and all the economic uncertainty it could bring?
Read more:
Screwed Over Retirees: Dallas Suspends Withdrawals From “Insolvent Pension System”
Goldman Sachs: The Third Wave of the Financial Crisis Is Upon Us
5 Urgent Warnings From Big Banks That the “Economy Has Gone Suicidal”
2008 Repeat Coming, Says George Soros, Harbinger of “Impending Financial Markets Crisis”
Debt Super Cycle Will Destroy U.S. Standard of Living Overnight “Leave Society Gasping and Stupefied”

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Hi  Friends,
    I don't know about you folks,  but as I look back at my own past history/ and life,  I remember regretting my getting into certain relationships and wished that I had never made that move -- to get together, where someone was just taking advantage of me.   And perhaps I should have listened to a little voice inside me,  or a big red flag going up in he back of my head !   --LOL   Now,  still we are all human and all sinners, and all make many mistakes in our lives,  the book of Proverbs is so enlightening, because it often shows us the "Parallels" of life's lessons --- What to do, and what NOT TO DO.   If we LEARN from a lesson, then we have benefited, and can move on and rejoice that we were not killed, maimed, or injured too badly.   And sometimes a little scar is a good reminder of 'what could have happened to us...'   I have a few scars, and they all tell a story.    I have seen some bullet wounds, too.  
     I know that some of you are tired of hearing these things,  but some of us are TRUE VETERANS in every sense of the word, and we all have the scars to prove it.   Sometimes the scars are not visible,  but they still hurt, and we carry them deep inside.   I feel that a certain place  in the heart of Milwaukee, WI., called the,  "Vet Center,"  [yet not connected to the VA--- and that is why Veterans feel safe....], is responsible for saving my life, in the early 1990's.    Just finding out that other folks carry the same scars that I do,  was a great relief,  and woe to those who love to tell lies to Veterans including the Gov't, the corrupt VA system, and others, even false religions, and spouses ! ! !    OK,  I know... some people would say to me,  'Tom, why are you griping ?   You got all of YOUR benefits !'   And I will say back to them,  "to the least of my BROTHERS who still suffer, because the VA system has cheated them, big time,  I still fight for them !!"    Got it ?   Most, if not too many, go to their grave too early, and suffering, because their country treated them like 'used toilet paper,' and the VA failed them !   But I am sure that Mr. Trump will set things right.   I also want that 'turkeys' that cheated the Vets to face JUST prosecution !   Ha!  I still have the 1st and 2nd Amendment working for me.


The Bible points out that Satan is/ was a LIAR, and also a MANSLAYER !   How?   Because as I have said before....  you/ we can cause a man's death by telling a lie !    There are numerous ways and examples...   but let's say that one man perverts or lies about the Bible, or what God says or wants us to do, or what God does NOT want us to do... and another person follows that bad, untruthful advice.   Well,  2 people, or more might get killed or end up in hell.   The one telling the lie, and the one who commits a sin, worthy of death, either thru ignorance, or what ever.   Got it ?    
     I have personally made some big mistakes in my own life, listening to someone I thought was telling me the truth,  but they were misled too !   Governments lie to their people all the time, and false religions lie to people all the time, too.   And both are greedy, and love the lime light and the money and fame.    It is said that only an 'educated population can/ should have a form of Gov't such as Democracy... although we in the USA, have a Republic.   It is far from perfect, with many faults,  but still, perhaps the best form of Gov't on earth 'right now,'  until "God's Kingdom" finally comes.    I would rather live here in America than any other place on earth, and I have been around to make that educated statement,  Europe and Asia !     Yes,  so many arrogant, prideful,  selfish, have managed to seize power in America in the last 4 decades that it doesn't  even look like the America most of us older folks knew in the 1960's and before.    And places like Norway, Sweden, Germany, Austria,  also used to be great places to live, until Socialism came to town !   After the Flood in Noah's time, the people started to disobey God's general order again, and built big cities for the purpose of wanting to be GREAT, and do wrong.... having only ONE LANGUAGE AT THE TIME.   Instead of 'filling the earth and becoming many,' as Jehovah told them, for a 2nd time, in the book of Genesis,  mankind rebelled again, and so God "confused" their languages, so that they were scattered to the four winds, and became many nations.   And that is how and why so many people come from different areas and national groups.   Yet, we all came from Adam and Eve [not Adam and Steve...].    
     Yes,  one reason why there is so much strife and discord in the world is because most people have discarded   God's 'Instruction Book,'  the Holy Bible !   Marriage was a very sacred, special, hallowed, Institution in my family, forever when,  but now that is being dumped on the scrap heap, too.   Enter the dragon.... and enter Women's Lib !!    Now days so many woman just ditch and dump their marriage partners, and even their kids, in search of their own "FREEDOM !"  Their word, promise, wedding vows, contract, mean NOTHING !!   And men are just as bad.   So many folks don't even get married anymore, to avoid the "responsibility."   People make fun of me and call me STUPID because I did get married... and maybe they were right.... lol.    If I had to do it all over again,  I wonder if I would have made the same mistakes.    But I figured that if I just sat down with a woman and laid all my cards on the table, explaining what I wanted in life, and what I would do in return,  maybe the woman would figure things out and make an "educated decision."    But so many are fickle, and they watch too many day time drama and Women's Lib, BS, and their heathen  girl friends, etc., and figure that they are not bound by any contract,  agreement or promise.   Oh well......  all that is over with now.  


So,  here is the Winter, but actually,  December 21st, and it takes more energy to stay warm, walk on the snow, ice, and dress properly, etc.    When I was younger and only weighed about 200 pounds, and a power lifter,  things were so easy for me to do,  but those days are gone, too.    We used to help our older neighbors  all the time,  [FOR FREE, of course] , like young lions and bulls, so strong and mighty.   Somehow, with every day life, working for the man, getting involved in accidents and injuries, much of the 'wind in our sails' has slacked off.    Like I said before,  I envied so many other couples who made things work, and even the bible said that they 'have something good.'   I had something very good, a nice wife,  but she passed away about 6 years ago, and left me alone, and not much has worked well after that.  


So, again,  perhaps now you know why a lot of older folks like me look to the Rapture for EVERYTHING.   I wouldn't care if it came tonight while I was sleeping all alone !  What a blessing it would be for me !  Even better than that great Mexican lunch I had today at Carlos Cantina, in Iron Mountain, MI !   I enjoyed 20 hot peppers with my excellent food today !    Great for the digestion, folks.


A der friend sent this following article to me, and I thought I would share it with you.   Enjoy.


---Tommy Schuckman

I have always known about  the intense hate that the Muslim terrorist in the white house holds for Israel, but never did look at his satanic hate for Jews through the words of Prophecy.  If you scroll down and read the article concerning the subject line in this email, you will understand how much the Muslim terrorist really hates Israel and what he has done to work diligently for her destruction.  While some try to dismiss the Muslim terrorist's hate as a mental condition, in reality his hate is structured through the worship of evil and Satan.  One day he will pay.  Or, one day he could be given a second chance like Nebuchadnezzar. 

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Hello Again,  Friends,
    'And just when we all thought it would be safe to go back into the water......lol... this happens.'   
      Have you ever met some super POSITIVE, smiley people, who just never get upset no matter what happens or befalls them ??   I have.   In a way, I sort of envy them, for their collective "Cool," wonderful, everyday attitude, and healthy smile,   but you just got to wonder what they are eating...  or sniffing each morning.   Yet, I find myself drawn to people like that, in hopes that some of that 'stuff' will rub off on me...   Ha!   And who likes to be around a 'sour puss', habitually sad, depressed person, walking around with a chip on his/ her shoulder,   and a 'dark, rain cloud over his/ her head ?   Maybe that sad person is suffering from some hurtful, painful malady or sickness or injury.   Just like,  'I never, ever, have a pain free day that my feet, hands, back and knees, DON'T HURT... and scream at me ! ! !  Nothing absolutely can take away all of my pain, and I bet I would be shocked to death if I woke up one morning, "pain free !"   BUT,  the KJV Bible honestly talks, and promises a time when we shall NOT have PAIN any longer !  
       Please just turn to the last book of the Bible,  Revelation, Chapter 21, verse, 4:   "And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes, and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain, for the former things are passed away."   But remember,  it's always best to read the entire surrounding chapter to get the full gist of the writer's meaning.   We want to 'flesh it all out' and get the entire, full meaning.  But,  why not read the entire book of Revelation ?   It took me a few times, and also studying/ reading a few extra books on that amazing book and discussing different points with other bible-smart Christians to fully understand that book.... and then, actually Ezekiel and Isaiah, are the 2 'keys' that unlock Revelation.    But don't let that stuff  slow you down or discourage you !
     In the past, I wanted somethings really bad, but was intimidated by the extreme difficulty of the final exams, even Federal Exams !   Well,  both the Army and College taught and helped me understand that a man [or lady] must just never give up, and keep trying until they succeed !!  Study, re-read, and even memorize books to achieve your goal.   But first of all,  examine your own conscience and heart to find out just WHY you want such a goal.   Is it to prove something to others or yourself, or to earn big  money in the end ?   Let me tell you,   Money is Nice, and there is nothing wrong with having money,  but it will never bring you true happiness.   And we must not put too much emphasis on our achievements and Pride, either.   But, in fact, real Happiness is a BI-PRODUCT of serving God !   If you really want true happiness,  learn the bible, and how to best draw very close to God !   Because, when every human in the world leaves and deserts you, for one reason or another,  God will stick by you, take care of you, and always be your Friend.   
       In fact,  I am using my isolation now, to get right with God, be a better man, pay off my bills [and if I had a girl friend... lol... I would not have the money to pay off my bills, get ahead, etc.], and invest, before the "Storm."   Just think,  what are YOUR personal, skill sets, plans to survive, tools, weapons,  means, to live, and prosper/ survive, when and if the SHTF ??   Do you depend on someone else for all that you have ??   And so, what if you piss that person off and he/ she leaves you ??   Ha!  Been there --- done that.   But for a true Christian... Death is not an enemy or something to fear,  but a way out.   I am NOT talking about suicide, either.   God doesn't want that, friends.   And if you feel that way, so terrible, lonely and depressed, just email me, and I will give you my cell phone number, and we will TALK !   tschuckman@aol.com  


Please pray for me, too.


Warm Regards,
Tommy Schuckman


And now,  please read,  Hal Linsey's  Report about our present, Administration... and the true evil behind it.


>>> And as you all can plainly see here,  even when I was younger and had my big old, 6 cylinder, 1800 cc, GoldWing bike,  I never wavered from holding abortion to be 'Dead Wrong,'  like Murder !   See the lower sign on my pretty black Bike ??  "Pray to End Abortion."    >>>

December 9th, 2016

There is a great deal of excitement about the incoming Presidential administration. Many Americans believe we are on the verge of a new period of economic growth and prosperity in the United States.

Some feel like there may be significant, positive changes in our foreign policies and America's standing in the world. That includes a reversal in our deteriorating relations with Israel.

President-elect Trump promised to re-locate the United States embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, confirming Israel's claim to Jerusalem as its national capital.

Mr. Trump has also expressed admiration for Israel's leadership in the region and for its industrial and technological innovation and success. He wants to partner with Israel to combat the forces that are wreaking havoc in the Middle East and around the world.

But not everyone who has filled the office of President of the United States feels so enthused about the nation of Israel.

Of course, it's no secret that President Barack Obama viscerally disdains Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. In fact, he has publicly and famously slighted and insulted him on several occasions.

And, as I reported a couple of weeks ago, many observers are nervous that Obama may use his remaining days in office to take a final shot at the Prime Minister or at the nation of Israel by creating an international statehood crisis regarding "Palestine" at the United Nations.

But even with that history and those looming questions, it's arguable that no U.S. President has turned against Israel as markedly as former President Jimmy Carter.

This is the President whose major claim to historical relevance -- of a positive nature (Don't forget, he's the one who facilitated the birth of The Islamic Republic of Iran) -- is the Camp David Accords. He brought Israel's Menachem Begin and Egypt's Anwar Sadat together. That effort culminated in the cordial and beneficial relations those two former enemies have shared the past 38 years.

But in the past few years, President Carter seems to have focused his efforts on de-legitimizing Israel. Among other things, he has publicly and loudly called it an "apartheid state" and claims it is worse than South Africa.

His work has fueled the "Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions Movement" (BDS) against Israel.

He has sought to re-write the history of Israel and urged the pursuit of future actions based on so-called historical facts that are simply not true.

But most recently, Carter has doubled down on his efforts to mortally wound Israel and place it in a predicament from which it may possibly never recover.

In The New York Times last week, President Carter publicly urged the Obama Administration to officially recognize "Palestine" as a sovereign state. He encouraged the U.S. to press for Palestine's acceptance as a full member of the United Nations.

In doing so, Carter knows full well that if the United States does that, it will be an act that the Trump Administration will find almost impossible to undo.

Also, Carter knows -- or he should know unless he is descending into dementia or has been given over to a strong delusion -- that the recognition of a sovereign Palestinian state within Israel would virtually be national suicide for the state of Israel. It will be left with utterly indefensible borders and will live with a growing, aggressive cancer in its body core.

Further, Carter knows that the Obama Administration has recently indicated that in its remaining days, it will do nothing at the UN Security Council that will leave Israel in that untenable position.

Yet he publicly calls on President Obama to do an about face and stab Israel in the back anyway.

And, disturbingly, Secretary of State John Kerry apparently agrees with him.

President Jimmy Carter has become such a threat to Israel -- or is trying to make himself one -- that I have called him a "modern Haman." You can read the story of Haman in the book of Esther, chapters 3 to 9.

Believe me, it's not a pretty story. And it doesn't end well for Haman.

Speaking of not ending well, prospects are not so rosy for Basuki Purnama, the current governor of the city of Jakarta, Indonesia.

He is actually a good governor and has done a solid job in leading that city of 10 million people. He's been so successful, in fact, that he's running for re-election.

The problem is, he's a Christian. And Chinese. Two strikes against him in Muslim Indonesia.

Indonesia is the largest Muslim nation in the world. It is the fourth largest nation in the world by population. It is the eighth largest GDP (Gross Domestic Product) in the world.

Up until now, Indonesia's has been predominantly a "secular" government. But radical Islam is on the rise in that nation.

So when it began to appear that a Chinese Christian might win re-election to the post that is second only to the Indonesian Presidency in importance, the Muslims reverted to their traditional tactics.

They fabricated the charge of "blasphemy" against him and began to organize massive protests. The governor had previously had a distinguished military career and has many supporters, but they are not organized and violent like his Muslim detractors.

The Arab news organization, Al-Jazeera, explained Purnama's "blasphemy" like this: "He told a crowd they had been 'deceived' by his opponents who had used a Quranic verse to try to put them off voting for a Christian."

He did not "insult the Koran." He did not "humiliate the Koran." He simply stated his opinion that his opponent had misinterpreted the Koran.

The Muslim agitators have so intimidated Indonesia's national police that they actually changed the transcript of Purnama's speech to make it more incendiary.

Now, Purnama is facing up to five years in prison for "blasphemy" against the Koran.

And the academic figure who publicly criticized the fact that the police had altered the actual transcript has been officially charged with "hate speech." He, too, faces prison time.

Ironically, Indonesia's constitution guarantees religious freedom. But when Muslims grow strong enough to press their will on a nation, constitutional freedoms are hardly worth the paper on which they're printed.

President Obama spent four years during a formative period of his childhood in Indonesia. When he returned in 2010, he complimented the nation publicly. He said, "Your democracy is sustained and fortified by its checks and balances... a vibrant media and engaged citizens who have ensured that -- in Indonesia -- there will be no turning back from democracy."

Just another miscalculation?

I have said on this program, time and time again, that Islam and democracy are incompatible. Because Islam is not a religion, it is a political ideology. It is a way of life and it cannot abide individual equality and freedom.

For decades, well-meaning people have cited Turkey and Indonesia as proof that my contention is wrong. Now, both of those nations are teetering on the edge of becoming Islamic republics and radicalism is exploding in both.

And in a nation as large and powerful as Indonesia, the forces of evil are on their way to tapping into a reservoir of terrorism like the world has never seen before.

Finally, this week I want to continue my discussion of the "Church."

I want to examine the word on which it is based: the common Greek word, "ekklesia," which simply means "a called out assembly of people."

Jesus Christ used that common word in a new sense.

We'll talk about that new meaning this week.

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God Bless,

Hal Lindsey

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