Bruce Springsteen and An Ostrich

4/11/2016

I gained a ton of respect for Bruce Springsteen this weekend. He was scheduled to play a show in Greensboro, NC and canceled the show to demonstrate opposition to the HB2 law recently passed. Here’s a link to his statement: https://twitter.com/ABC/status/718521187492564994/photo/1?ref_src=twsrc^tfw

I don’t know enough about this law to comment on whether or not I agree with Bruce however, I don’t have to agree with Bruce Springsteen’s thoughts and feelings on this law to respect him. I respect Bruce Springsteen for knowing the law, feeling passionate about it and standing by his opinion of it. He is doing his part to take a stand; in his words: “Some things are more important than a rock show and this fight against prejudice and bigotry – which is happening as I write – is one of them. It is the strongest means I have for raising my voice in opposition to those who continue to push us backwards instead of forwards.”

We need more people like Bruce. People that educate themselves on what is going on in the world and do everything they can to advocate for what they believe in. I can respect him and his actions regardless if I agree with his interpretation of this law or his feelings related to it.

Right now there’s a scary thing brewing in our country. And I’m going to be honest; I am part of the problem. I’m no Bruce Springsteen (obviously!). There’s so much negativity in this country, so much hate, so much corruption. Our government is out of control. It’s so discouraging and overwhelming, I choose to act like an ostrich with my head in the sand. I just want it to go away so I don’t have face it, face our reality. I don’t always stand up for what I believe is right or wrong because sometimes I don’t even realize there’s a reason I should be standing. For example, I am a little bit like an ostrich when it comes to this upcoming presidential election. I have allowed the media to form my opinion of the candidates and now I just want to bury my head until it’s all over.

A few weeks ago, I streamed a church service from Church by the Glades in Coral Gables, FL. I’ve mentioned this church a time or two in previous blogs and again God delivered a powerful message on the topic of politics. I’m sure liberals AND conservatives may be surprised to hear the church didn’t support either side of the aisle. The service was a reminder (and a call to action!) that we need to engage in politics and not be ostriches with our heads buried in the sand (this was my takeaway). By the way, fun fact of the day - ostriches actually don’t bury their heads in the sand. They just put their heads in the sand to turn over their eggs. Anyway, back to this church service! Each of us needs to research and seek facts (not media facts but real facts!) on who is running, who is making decisions, what these decisions are…and stand up for what we believe in. In a roundabout way, the church called us to do what Bruce Springsteen did…get facts, form an opinion and take a stand.

So I am going to pull my head out of the sand and start a focused effort on learning more about local and federal government. I’m going to pray for wisdom in deciphering the messes we have going on in our government so I can form an educated opinion, make a sound argument and take a stand.

Proverbs 8:11-16
For wisdom is far more valuable than rubies. Nothing you desire can compare with it. I, Wisdom, live together with good judgment. I know where to discover knowledge and discernment. All who fear the LORD will hate evil. Therefore, I hate pride and arrogance, corruption and perverse speech. Common sense and success belong to me. Insight and strength are mine. Because of me, kings reign, and rulers make just decrees. Rulers lead with my help, and nobles make righteous judgments. I love all who love me. Those who search will surely find me.”

If you are a liberal or a conservative or a member of the “I don’t care party” and have 35 minutes to spare, the sermon is definitely worth checking out: http://cbglades.com/teachings/ (It is part 1 in the series…Who would Jesus vote for?).

An ostrich, Bruce Springsteen and the USA,

Ashley Lucille

2 Comments

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4/13/2016 10:58:57 pm

Hi. Your comment/concern “Our government is out of control. It’s so discouraging and overwhelming ….” is a most common concern, just one of many, as forewarned in Samuel 8:18 “And ye shall cry out in that day because of your king which ye shall have chosen you; and the Lord will not hear you in that day.” I’m sure many Christians are praying about who will become the next president, wondering if the state of affairs of the U.S.A. will improve, but God will NOT hear them, except that He will still protect & provide for Christians out of His love for them. It’s OK to have an earthly king, but that’s in His permissive will, not His perfect will (demonstrated in 1 Samuel 8). Remember He is a jealous God.
BUT, it’s actually more serious than Christians realise, as the governments are not really ‘kings’ or similar, but are mammons (they’re corporations ie. commercial legal-fiction entities which can NOT function without commerce) which we are sternly told NOT to serve – see Mat. 6:24 “No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.” Luke 22:25-26 reads “And he said unto them, The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and they that exercise authority upon them are called benefactors. But ye shall not be so …” The governments are definitely benefactors.
I’m not meaning to appear negative towards your post (which is from your heart), nor be a troll, but I’m just offering my views in the hope that you might look at the situation form a different angle.
I watched the Youtube ‘Who would Jesus vote for – Looking for a leader’. It’s so typically founded on the erroneous opinion that the ‘authority’ in Romans 13:1 refers to the governments. Anyway, Jesus would certainly NOT vote for any leader.
The gov’t is a power, not an authority; also it’s a corporation in which all of its statutes (rules for a society) (statute ≠ law) refer to persons. A ‘person’ is a rank/role in society (like a sergeant in the army, a queen in England), also a corporation-sole (single entity corporation). The common definition of ‘person’ refers to us, men & women, but not so in the statutes; although a judge, barrister will not reveal this deceit.
Pastors often quote 1 Peter 2:13-14 “Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme; Or unto governors…” as meaning we should obey the governments (legal-fiction corporations), but it refers to kings & governors (real men & women). But this is nothing revelational – it’s standard rules of contract ie. if you are a member of a non-legal-fiction society, or say a non-legal-fiction club, you should obey the rules, but you joined in the first place of you own free will) – but I ask, why are Christians serving an earthly king, or Caesar in the first place.
When I hear pastors preach that the ‘authority’ in Romans 13:1 refers to the governments, they really show their ignorance when they try to explain Romans 13:3 “For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil.” when it is obvious that governments are very much a terror to good works.

4/13/2016 11:12:18 pm

You said “… start a focused effort on learning more about local and federal government.” If you’d like to know about governments, statutes, legal-fictions, corporations, persons, being surety for ‘your’ person/corporation-sole, capitis diminutio, strawman, nom de guerre, cestui que trusts, ‘color of law’, ‘res’ (captured vessel) as in resident, how judges claim jurisdiction, the differences between (note: Satan is a great counterfeiter) law & statute, lawful & legal, covenant & contract, person & man/woman, Christian marriage & civil union, money & fiat currency, I’d be happy to send you information. If you’d like to know about law, just read your bible – it’s found no where else (except God’s laws of nature, like gravity, magnetism, which all we can do is observe)
When I share this information with non-Christians & fellow ‘black brothers’ (I’m a ‘white’ adopted member of an (ab)Original Tribe/Nation on the continent known as Australia) most are very interested, but if I share with Christians, they seem to have a fleeting moment of cognitive dissonance and push me away as it conflicts with the decades-long erroneous ‘serial’ teachings by preachers (who know very little about law & statute) that we must obey the governments. It strikes at their rigid belief structure and interferes with their comfort zone. Even if governments were ‘authorities’ ordained by God, serving (surrendering your free will to) them is still the second best you can do, as God is not your first King.
Most Christians are most adamant that the governments are authorities to be obeyed (but they are powers, legal-fiction commercial entities ie corporations), yet few will consider that I don’t recognise their ‘white’ ‘western’ governments just as they do not recognise (ab)Original leaders.

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