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Once in awhile I read an amusing quote. There was one recently in an article by The Wall Street Journal reporting on the Pentagon’s first cyber strategy. Part of the plan warns nations of the consequences of attacking the U.S. by hacking computer systems. Hackers, supported by national governments, pose as significant a threat to U.S. nuclear reactors, subways or pipelines as a hostile country’s military. An unidentified U.S. military official said: “If you shut down our power grid, maybe we will put a missile down one of your smokestacks.” Previous attacks have originated from Russia and China but often both the perpetrator and impact are unclear. Related Posts: Protect Marriage Campaign  Read More →

Today in the United States, we are celebrating Memorial Day, a time to remember those who have given of their time — and some, their lives — in the service of their country. This documentary includes some information about and reflections from members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who served in World War II. The video includes some stories of faith in the midst of war. We are grateful for those who have served in the military, and their families and loved ones who support them.  Read More →

Another poignant video from Seth Adam Smith about the painting The Rock of Hope and Freedom by artist Chad Hawkins. Renowned artist, Chad Hawkins, recently finished a beautiful and heartfelt painting, commissioned by the U.S. Army. The painting is called “The Rock of Hope and Freedom” and depicts a child flying a kite in Afghanistan, with several children cheering him on. While the children are playing, enjoying the new freedoms of their country, a U.S. Soldier stands as a sentinel to the far right, guarding the children of Afghanistan. Watch this video to learn more about the message and hidden symbols within the painting! Anne Bradshaw Author, True Miracles with Genealogy: Help from Beyond the Veil at http://truemiracleswithgenealogy.com Epic Genealogy Giveaway Starting Soon!  Read More →

Unless a society is thoroughly educated in the principles if liberty, a revolution will only replace the old state with a new one, and the cycle will repeat itself. This is why the modus operandi of libertarians should be education, not violence.  Read More →

Gentle Reader, Our fighting men are being sent on repeated tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan. We have too small a military to do anything else, so our men come home, then go back into combat again and again, guaranteeing horrific consequences most American cannot even imagine. When I was a young military bride, an old 2nd World War hand-to-hand combat vet told me he refused to sleep in the same room with his beloved wife for a long time after returning to the States. Naively, I asked him why. His answer has stayed with me for these many years: “I knew if she turned over in bed or mumbled in her sleep, she would be dead before I could even wake up.” He was telling me he could, and absolutely would, kill the woman for whom he gladly would give his own life, by sheer instinct. He had been in combat so long, and had been so conditioned that, even while asleep, he reacted with lightening and deadly speed in response to any movement or sound. According to what I have been... Read the rest of this entry »

Two disclaimers: I am not at all party inclined, so if any examples seem unbalanced to you, perhaps the unbalance is with you? No, really, I tried to take examples of both political parties’ representatives follies for the most egregious examples of how insistence on ideological purity combined with political expediency lead to disaster. Second; [...]  Read More →

I read an article recently about how men (not mankind so as to include women, but men) love war. They love the thrill of pitting their manliness against each other, just to see who’s the toughest. Each wants a turn to prove that in a real life and death situation, he would pull out on top… or at least alive. My first thought was that the whole idea was bologna. I’ve never been a guy who likes the much physical “pitting.” Take wrestling, for example; who wants to wrap their arms around a greasy sweaty guy in spandex – I mean really?! I’d rather pin a bald goat. And as for the grunting manliness of the all American football game? Let’s throw a ball at someone and then pile as many people as we can on top of them – while wearing a helmet, shoulder pads… and yes, spandex. And this is a national pastime? So when it comes to the real deal, with guns, utility belts, and assault weapons, I’m not big on the idea. (At least they wear real pants, but... Read the rest of this entry »

A funny thing about a lot of the forgotten stories in the bible is that while they are often interesting stories, they contain no particular lesson. Perhaps that’s why they are forgotten. One such story involves a little mess that Lot, Abram’s (Abraham’s) brother got into. You probably remember that when Abram and Lot first arrived in the land of Canaan, they divided the land in half, and each took a half. Well, there were still people and cities in those lands, and Lot picked a land that was more fruitful, but it was also in the middle of a pretty nasty war. Lot built a home on the outskirts of Sodom. The cities of Sodom and Gomorrah were apparently losing the battle, because the armies of those cities fled to an area that was full of “slime-pits,” or bitumen pits – a sticky, petroleum-based goop. The few who were left back at home fled into the mountains, and when the opposing armies collected spoils of Sodom, they took Lot and the people of his household prisoner. Among... Read the rest of this entry »