DHS Training Targets Christians Constitutionalists, and Fundamentalists

First Amendment: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

Are the Department of Homeland Security and the US Federal Government determined to violate First Amendment Rights for Christians, Constitutionalists, and those who criticize our president? I believe the answer is yes. Here's a letter written by a Colorado State Patrolman about a training session.

On April 1, 2013 I attended training in La Junta, Colorado hosted by the Colorado State Patrol (CSP).  The training was from 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm and covered two topics, Sovereign Citizens, and Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs.  I was pretty familiar with motorcycle gangs but since we often deal with the so-called sovereign citizen groups I was interested to see what they had to say.  The group consisted of police officers, deputies, and CSP troopers.  There were about 20 people in attendance.

Trooper Joe Kluczynski taught a 2-hour section on sovereign citizens.  Kluczynski spent most of his two hours focusing on how, in his view and apparently the view of Homeland Security, people turn to the sovereign citizen movement.  Kluczynski started off by saying there are probably some sovereign citizens in this room and gave a generalized list of those groups that have sovereign citizen views. 

Among those groups, Kluczynski had listed, were those who believe America was founded on godly principles, Christians who take the Bible literally, and “fundamentalists”.  Kluczynski did not explain what he meant by “fundamentalists” but from the context it was clear he was referring again to those who took the Bible literally or “too seriously.”

While Kluczynski emphasized that sovereign citizens have a right to their beliefs, he was clearly teaching that the groups he had listed should be watched by law enforcement and should be treated with caution because of their potential to assault law enforcement.  Kluczynski explained why he believed these groups were dangerous saying they were angry over the election of a black president. 

When someone in the group suggested the failing economy was probably much more to blame, Kluczynski intimated that those who are not going along with the changes in America will need to be controlled by law enforcement.  Kluczynski even later questioned some of the troopers present if they were willing and prepared to confiscate “illegal” weapons if ordered to.

Kluczynski’s assignment with the CSP was an Analyst for the Colorado Information Analysis Center, (CIAC).  CIAC is funded by Homeland Security funds and run by the CSP.  Kluczynski said he gets his information from the Department of Homeland Security.  Kluczynski said he was leaving the CSP at the end of that week (March 29, 2013) to begin his new career with Homeland Security.  I thought he was perfect for the job.

Ron Trowbridge
Undersheriff
Prowers County Sheriff’s Office
April 5, 2013

Colorado State Patrol (CSP) Trooper Joe Kluczynski is a CSP analyst for the Colorado Information Analysis Center, (CIAC). CIAC is funded by DHS and run by the CSP, and the training materials Kluczynski used came from DHS. Kluczynski recently quit his job for a post in the Department of Homeland Security.

After the training was re-evaluated and the letter got public attention, this is what Ron Trowbridge wrote.



If this were the only evidence the government is targeting Christians and Constitutionalists, I wouldn't be worried. However there are many other instances as well including training on a military base that labeled Bible believing Christians as terrorists. I'll document other violations of the Christians first amendment rights in future posts.

Is Communism Still Alive?

Fifty years ago, there was an understanding in the United States that communism was evil. Even those who opposed fighting communism admitted communism was bad. They just thought war was worse. During the twentieth century, almost half of the world was ruled by this iron fist, stripping God given rights of the masses. Those who opposed it were killed or imprisoned without due process.

The sad thing is many young people don't know history. They don't know what communism is or why it is wrong. Because of that, communism has creeped into our society and is looked on as a good thing. We can thank politics, the media, and the educational system for that.

Back in the 1950s, Senator McCarthy saw the threat of communism in our nation and decided to do something about it by violating people's right and having anyone with communist views blackballed. When America woke up from the hysteria of the witch hunts, universities decided to hire communists as professors in a backlash. Those professors became deans and presidents of the universities by early 1960s. They educated the next generation of teachers, journalists, and politicians. They didn't mention they were teaching radical communism, but that's what happened.

During the Nixon era, everyone who wanted to change the world enrolled in colleges to become journalist or a teacher. That's why there was a gluttony of teachers and journalists in the 1980s. These communist taught and led journalists now own and run our mainstream media. Those teachers now run our public education system and decide what is taught. Left leaning politicians have been supported by the media now for sixty years. And they've gained headway.

Communists changed their tactics with the fall of the Soviet Union. They call themselves progressives and take over gradually without anyone knowing they're doing it. When somebody brings up communism, because this generation doesn't understand what it means, that person is decried as an alarmist. But the communist agenda is not hidden. They boldly post their goals and achievements on their website for all to see.  Here's a link.

Remember, no matter how good they try to make communism sound by calling it progressive and saying their for equality and redistribution of wealth, what they really want is to take away our right to choose and our right to property, freedom of speech, and freedom of religion. They want the state (the government) to be in control of everything.

Here's the 10 pillars of communism. I'll leave it to you to decide if our government is following these pillars and how.

1. Abolition of property in land and application of all rents of land to public purposes.
2. A heavy progressive or graduated income tax.
3. Abolition of all rights of inheritance.
4. Confiscation of the property of all emigrants and rebels.
5. Centralization of credit in the hands of the state, by means of a national bank with state capital and an exclusive monopoly.
6. Centralization of the means of communication and transport in the hands of the state.
7. Extension of factories and instruments of production owned by the state; the bringing into cultivation of wastelands and the improvement of the soil, generally in accordance with a common plan.
8. Equal liability of all to work. Establishment of industrial armies, especially for agriculture.
9. Combination of agriculture with manufacturing industries; gradual abolition of all the distinction between town and country by a more equable distribution of the populace over the country.
10. Free education for all children in public schools. Abolition of children’s factory labor in its present form. Combination of education with industrial production.

The Faith of George Washington

Throughout history, people have known the founding father of the United States, George Washington was a man of faith. Recently his reputation as a Christian has been tarnished, not because any new documents have been discovered, but because some historians want to prove our founding fathers did not rely upon God. It has become politically incorrect to consider George Washington as any more than a Deist, someone who believes in a distant God who doesn’t interfere with the plans of man.

This theory became popular in 1963, when Professor Paul Boller wrote a book, George Washington and Religion. Professor Boller wrote, “Broadly speaking, of course, Washington can be classified as a Deist.” But the evidence that Washington was more than a Deist is overwhelming. To debunk this theory, Peter A. Lillback wrote a biography based on fifteen years of research called George Washington’s Sacred Fire.

Here’s a few things that prove George Washington had a strong Christian faith in God.

At age thirteen, Washington transcribed and memorized "110 Rules for Young Gentlemen," written by Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Jesuits in the 1590's. They teach that man is God's servant who lives not for self, but for others. They became part of his character.

When Washington was twenty, he wrote prayers to say each morning and evening. On Sunday mornings he prayed, "...pardon, I beseech Thee, my sins; remove them from Thy presence, as far as the east is from the west, and accept me for the merits of Thy son, Jesus Christ..."

Captain Washington, at the age of twenty-three, was caught in a surprise ambush by the French and Indians near what is now Pittsburgh. Every British and American officer was shot but Washington though he rode back and forth across the battlefield. He later wrote to his brother, "By the all powerful dispensations of Providence, I have been protected beyond all human probability or expectation, for I had four bullets through my coat, and two horses shot under me, yet escaped unhurt, although death was leveling my companions on every side of me."

As Commander and Chief of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, on July 2, 1776, General Washington told his troops: "The fate of unborn millions will now depend, under God, on the courage of this army. Our cruel and unrelenting enemy leaves us only the choice of brave resistance or the most abject submission. We have therefore to resolve to conquer or die."

As Commander and Chief, he pushed for army chaplains and required church attendance among the soldiers.

Seven weeks later, British General Howe had trapped Washington and his 8,000 troops on Brooklyn Heights, ready to crush them the next morning. Washington gathered every vessel from fishing to row boats and spent all night ferrying his army across the East River. By morning many troops were still exposed to the British. This gave the British a chance to win the war. But the fog that almost always lifts from the river in the mornings, that day, stayed thick and covered Washington’s retreat until the entire army escaped.

In 1777 at Valley Forge, a dozen soldiers died a day in the freezing cold. They lacked supplies such as blankets or shoes. A Quaker named Isaac Potts reported seeing Washington on his knees in the snow praying aloud for his beloved country. He thanked God for exalting him to the head of a great nation which was fighting at fearful odds. Potts told his wife, "Till now I have thought that a Christian and a solider were characters incompatible, but if George Washington not be a man of God I am mistaken, and still more I shall be disappointed in God does not through him perform some great thing for this country."

On May 5, 1778 Washington learned the French would join America as allies. The General told his troops, "It having pleased the Almighty Ruler of the universe to defend the cause of the United American States, and finally to raise up a powerful friend among the princes of the earth, to establish our liberty, and independence upon a lasting foundation, it becomes us to set apart a day for gratefully acknowledging the divine goodness..."

While encamped on the banks of a river, Washington was approached by Delaware Indian chiefs who desired that their youth be trained in American schools. In Washington's response, he first told them that "Congress... will look on them as on their own children." That is, we would train their children as if they were our own. He then commended the chiefs for their decision: You do well to wish to learn our arts and our ways of life and above all, the religion of Jesus Christ. These will make you a greater and happier people than you are. Congress will do everything they can to assist you in this wise intention.

In 1781, General Washington's southern army defeated a detachment of British troops. Lord Cornwallis was infuriated and began pursuing the outnumbered Americans. He waited the night at the Catawba River, which the U.S. troops had crossed just two hours earlier. Miraculously, a storm arose during the night causing the river to be uncrossable for five days. Cornwallis nearly overtook Americans at the Yadkin River, but another flood arose, allowing Americans to escape.

The French navy seized control of the Chesapeake Aug. 30, 1781, driving out British ships. Washington rejoiced and besieged Cornwallis' stronghold at Yorktown. With no ships to escape upon, Cornwallis surrendered.

Washington wrote Congress, "I take a particular pleasure in acknowledging that the interposing Hand of Heaven...has been most conspicuous and remarkable."

During the oath of office, when Washington became president, he chose to take the oath with a Bible.

As president, Washington often spoke on the importance of prayer and signed the first official Thanksgiving Day Proclamation in US history.

It is clear that faith in God was very important to President Washington and that he was a Christian.

How to Get Yourself Killed During a Mass Shooting

Homeland Security has put out a new video telling how to protect yourself during a mass shooting. Basically it says to hide under the desk with scissors until the police come. If necessary, confront your attacker with scissors or run. This seems to me like a great way to get yourself killed.

There are only two ways to stay alive during a mass shooting. The first is to pray to God, the only one who has power over life and death. The second way is to confront the shooter with a gun you carry legally with your CCW licence. You may be shot confronting the shooter with a firearm, but if you're trained, you'll most likely take him with you and protect the lives of others he might have killed.

The video makes no mention of either way. Here's the link. http://youtu.be/oI5EoWBRYmo.

By the way, if confronted with a shooter, I intend to do both - pray and pull out my legally concealed firearm.

Change of Blog Focus

I haven't written a blog post on this blog for a while now. Up until now, this blog was focused on tidbits in American and church history and reviews of historical novels and non-fiction books. I'll still do an occasional review, and I'll still talk about American and church history. But I'm concerned about our nation's future and about the rights we take for granted being stripped away. United States of America is not the great nation she once was because many in this nation don't understand the Constitution, our rights, our history, or our founding fathers' intentions.

So this blog will inform the readers about the past and how it relates to today. If we understand the past, we may be able to stop the cycle that's destroying our founding principles.

I know this is unpopular in this politically correct society, and I considered remaining silent. I stopped posting political comments on my FaceBook page, and I bit my tongue when other posted comments I knew went against everything I believe in. I cannot stay quiet any longer. Short statements on FaceBook are not the best forum to voice my concerns. I need a forum where I can fully explain my views. That's why I'm starting this blog up again.

I'll start next week. In the meantime, I want to leave you with a couple of quotes and hear your comments on them.

In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act. -- George Orwell

All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing. -- Edmund Burke

Warning: This blog is not politically correct and voices my opinions about the problems our nation is facing. If you want to comment, you don't have to agree with me. But you do have to state your opinion respectfully. No bullying. Comments will be moderated.