While He Was Yet Speaking

“While he was yet speaking” (Job 1:16a)
“While he was yet speaking” (Job 1:17a)
“While he was yet speaking” (Job 1:18a)

The old adage is true: When it rains it pours. The Morton salt company uses that adage. When my father used to drive us home from the Chicago United Mission at 34 S. Desplaines in downtown Chicago (now a parking lot), his rescue mission ministry, I'd see that adage on the large roof of the Morton salt factory as we passed by along the Kennedy expressway. When it rains, it pours! That is so true of life as well. When bad things happen, they pile up!

Job was living for the Lord. One day God bragged to Satan about Job, opening a can of worms. Satan challenged God, alleging that Job only served God because everything was going good in Job's life on earth. So the Lord wagered Job, making a bet that Satan couldn't shake his faith. God permitted Lucifer to ruin Job's life utterly. Job's crops were destroyed. And while one servant was bringing bad news, “While he was yet speaking,” another servant brought more bad horrific news. That is the way life often is, just one negative thing after another, ruining our day.

The Devil murdered Job's servants, burned his fields, stole his livestock, murdered his ten children, took away his good health, and then Mrs. Job sinfully suggested that Job just get it over with by cursing God and dying. Essentially she told Job to eat worms and die! We must try to be empathetic by placing ourselves in her shoes. Mrs. Job had just lost ten of her precious children that she went through the jaws of death to bring into the world. Her oldest children must have already been teenagers. A strong wind (likely a tornado) took the lives of all her children in one moment. Can you imagine?

I remember many years ago in a Chicago suburb that a female bus driver was blocking the train tracks with her bus. The gates were lowered onto the bus and the warnings lights and bells were sounding. The traffic light was red and there was a car in front of her. So she just sat there in indecision, like a fool, while a speeding commuter train plowed through the bus at 70 mph, ripping and spinning the bus off its frame and instantly killing seven teenagers on board.

The tragic aftermath was gruesome for rescue workers who had to extricate the mutilated lifeless bodies from the wreckage. If I had been that driver, without hesitation I would have nailed the gas pedal and pushed that car in front of me into the intersection, even if it meant killing the driver to save the school children. Forgive my bias dear reader, but that is exactly why women shouldn't be bus drivers, because they are not decisive and aggressive like men are (with few exceptions). I read a stupid comment recently by Jane Fonda where she said there would be no wars if women ruled the world. That is such an arrogant feminist thing to claim, and she is very wrong. Who do you think taught the terrorists? Their mothers!

Life is full of surprises. The adage is also true: Life is what happens while you're making big plans. Proverbs 27:2 warns not to boast about tomorrow, because none of us know what a day might bring. My next door neighbour in 2023 kindly handed me some fruit to taste from his Japanese fig tree growing in his yard. Today he is serving life in prison for a conviction of allegedly sexually assaulting a minor in 2024. He and his wife never saw that coming! I saw that fig tree today, in his backyard now overrun with weeds, and my heart broke for him and his family. Oh how sin thrills and then it kills! Sin fascinates and then it assassinates! This is exactly why my favorite Bible verse is Proverbs 4:23, “Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.”

There are no unimportant things. Little things often lead to big things. Dr. Bob Jones Sr. (1883-1968) rightly said, “Behind every tragedy of human character lies a long process of wicked thinking.” That is so very true. This is why I regularly listen to the inspired King James Bible, and I also listen to fundamentalist Bible preaching. Bible preaching helps us think and live right (Titus 1:3). The fools who scoff at hearing God's Word and Bible preaching, choosing instead to watch worldly television, are the ones who often end up in the hog pen of wickedness.

There have been a lot of drug-related celebrity deaths this year. Case in point is the death of Cindy Crawford's son Presley Gerber, age 27, which has been investigated as an overdose after Presley was found dead at a rehab facility in Los Angeles on September 20, 2026. He was rushed to a rehab center after he overdosed on illegal drugs. When I learn tragic stories like this, I am often reminded of something that Jesus said in John 14:27, “Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.” The ungodly world seeks peace from substance abuse and immoral sex, but the inner peace that Jesus gives transcends this empty world.

It's been said that God the Father only had one Son without sin, but He's never had a son without suffering. Every saint is an adopted son of God (John 1:12; Romans 8:15). Jesus is the only begotten (biological) Son of God. That is why it is blatant false doctrine when ALL of the modern English Bible revisions completely remove the word “begotten” from John 3:16. Jesus is not God's only son, He is the Father's only “begotten” Son, which makes Jesus God also.

John 16:33,“These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.” In Rocky Balboa (2006), Sylvester Stallone tells his real son (who plays in the movie):

Let me tell you something you already know. The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows. It's a very mean and nasty place, and I don't care how tough you are, it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain't about how hard you hit. It's about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward; how much you can take and keep moving forward. That's how winning is done!

When I was younger, I admit that I didn't know how to cope with this mean ungodly world, and I really still don't. People equal pain. I have been deeply hurt by countless religious people, by corrupt pastors and their carnal ungodly supporters. So, I emotionally withdrew into my shell like a box turtle, which many people do. I have never recovered to be honest. I hate this wicked world. I loathe today's lifeless pathetic churches. I loathe the hatred of the New IFB that is akin to deadly cancer. You can count me out! I'd rather just stay home and listen to sermons.

I was listening to Pastor Tom Cucuzza yesterday in a sermon about Eternal Security, who said that he doesn't want to live to be 80 years old; he wants to go home to be with Jesus. Pastor Cucuzza took the very words right out of my mouth. I want to go home, but in God's time. Philippians 1:21, “For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.” I am living a quite life right now, the way that I like it. I mind my own business and stay busy laboring for Christ on my website and blog ministry. I have no local friends. I've been kicked out of umpteen local churches for telling the truth.

These Are Perilous Times In America

These are the “perilous times” foretold of in 2nd Timothy 3:1-7 when people have become rotten, selfish, dishonest, corrupt, scary and as wicked as can be. In the 1978 movie Superman, Lex Luthor's father was absolutely right, “People are no damn good.” The Bible warns in 2nd Timothy 3:5b that churchgoers will possess “a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof.” That “power” is a free grace Gospel according to Romans 1:16.

The “repent of your sins” garbage that is being preached in 95% of Baptist and other bad churches today is a counterfeit plan of salvation which cannot produce the required new birth (John 3:3). Anyone who insists that you must “be willing to turn from your sins” (which toxic lie all Chick Tracts contain) to get to Heaven is denying the saving power of the Gospel. Instead they are wickedly adding human effort to Christ's finished work of redemption. We are saved by resting in what Jesus did through Calvary's cross 2,000 years ago to pay for our sins, and not because we commit to live a better life that has less sin (Hebrews 4:10-11).

Wicked incompetent pastors have perverted God's simple plan of salvation in a futile attempt to force carnal people to live holy lives, but corrupting the Gospel is not how to do that. The Gospel must not be altered or embellished in any way (1st Corinthians 15:1-6). The great need of the hour is preaching preachers! I cannot remember the last time I heard a Baptist pastor preach about Hell, or against sin by name, or contend for the faith. Today's pastors are a sad joke! They do not impress God one bit, I assure you. It is a pastor's duty to preach the truth. Damn the torpedoes!

That is why young people today refuse to attend church anymore, because today's pastors are afraid to preach against feminism, abortion, homosexuality, et cetera. They are afraid to preach the truth that 911 was a blatant Inside Job! They are afraid (or to ignorant) to preach against the fraudulent Federal Reserve scam since 1913.

They are afraid to expose President Donald Trump for the phony that he is, who lied his way into office in 2024. I do not support MAGA! You can keep your stupid bullcrap hat too. Trump hasn't kept his promise to lower inflation. All he has done is blame Joe Biden, claiming that he inherited the problem, so it is beyond his ability to fix it. That is totally unacceptable Mr. President! You made a solemn promise to the American people.

Financially hurting U.S. farmers and ranchers are still very angry at Trump for undermining their profits by imposing tariffs and opening new markets abroad. Charity should start at home. We never should have engaged in this unnecessary war with Iran, nor given hundreds of billions of dollars to Ukraine. It is not the job of Americans to police the world. Tens of millions of Americans need dental care but cannot afford it. Homelessness is getting worse every year.

I Come From The Future: I Bring Bad News!

Rough times are ahead for the American people. The wage gap between the rich and the poor will continue to widen. God only knows the evil that will ensue when the wicked Democrats retake the White House in 2029 or 2033. All the homosexual DEI (diversity, equality and inclusion) junk is coming back! The bottom will fall out spiritually as the wicked retake the government and society. Proverbs 28:28, “When the wicked rise, men hide themselves: but when they perish, the righteous increase.”

We cannot stop the Devil from killing, stealing and destroying (John 10:10). Yet, the Bible tells us in 1st John 4:4-6, “Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world. They are of the world: therefore speak they of the world, and the world heareth them. We are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us; he that is not of God heareth not us. Hereby know we the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.” I love that! The indwelling Holy Spirit inside every believer is GREATER that the Devil who is at work corrupting the world.

The heathen world hears the world, giving regard to their ungodly advice (John 15:19); but those who are led by the Spirit of God listen to truth-tellers who preach the inspired Word of God. 1st Corinthians 1:18b says that “the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.” I have shared the Gospel with countless thousands of people throughout my lifetime. I have handed people Gospel tracts, just to watch them literally walk 10 feet and toss the tract into a garbage pail. Woe unto those fools at the Great White Throne of Judgment (Revelation 20:11-15).

I'm sure that at some time in all of our lives we have been able to relate to Job's calamity, whom the Bible says was bombarded with one negative report after another, “While he was yet speaking” (Job 1:16a). And then again in verse 17, and again in verse 18. When it rains, it pours! I have been there friend, where things just kept getting worse, more crap on the pile.

Don't Worry Be Happy In The Lord 

At those bitter times in life all we can do is look up to our blessed Savior like the psalmist, who cried out to God in Psalm 6:2-6, “Have mercy upon me, O LORD; for I am weak: O LORD, heal me; for my bones are vexed. My soul is also sore vexed: but thou, O LORD, how long? Return, O LORD, deliver my soul: oh save me for thy mercies' sake. For in death there is no remembrance of thee: in the grave who shall give thee thanks? I am weary with my groaning; all the night make I my bed to swim; I water my couch with my tears.”

Being a Christian doesn't make life any easer, but it does make life better knowing that we can bring our every burden to the Lord in prayer and leave it there. Philippians 4:6-7, “Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.” As the great contemporary philosopher Bobby McFerrin said in 1988, “Don't Worry Be Happy.”

The Joy Of The Lord Is Your Strength

Nehemiah 8:10, “Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the LORD is your strength.” I do not believe that this verse is teaching that God gives us His joy to be strong; but rather, our strength comes from knowing that God is joyful in Heaven. I find great peace in knowing that God is at perfect peace. I find great comfort in knowing that nothing ever rattles God's cage, so to speak; nothing every occurs to Him. God doesn't need a secretary to handle his complex schedule. Everything's alright in my Father's house!

We read in Revelation 20:12b that “the books were opened,” but those books aren't for God. They are for the damned to see a record of their sins, from which “works” they will be judged. God doesn't ever remember anything; He is omniscient (all knowing). Nehemiah said the joy of the Lord is your strength. In other words, if God is happy you will also be happy. If God is pleased, so am I. If God is calm, then so am I. I do not know what tomorrow holds, which is why I tend to worry. But my heavenly Father know what tomorrows holds.

I admit that I am a worrier. That is why I cautiously try to live my life in such a way, that I avoid creating unpleasant situations where I would need to worry more than I already am tempted to do. There's already enough stuff to worry about without creating more problems. Right? I learned that you cannot trust God and worry at the same time. The moment we start having faith in God, our worries begin to subside. When we put our faith in our blessed Savior, life's worries start to fade in comparison to the great hope of eternal life. Always remember,

UNSHAKABLE FAITH COMES FROM HAVING OUR FAITH SHAKEN.

While one servant was giving Job the horrible news that his oxen and asses had been stolen and men killed, “While he was yet speaking” another servant came to bring more bad news that his sheep were gone and workers dead; and then “While he was yet speaking” yet another servant came to tell Job that all of his camels were gone and those servants killed; and then “While he was yet speaking” still another distraught t servant ran in, informing Job that all of his ten children were dead. Can you image how Job felt? To say that he felt overwhelmed would be the understatement of that century.

Dear reader, “Have faith in God” (Mark 11:22b). Those are Jesus' words, not mine. When life doesn't give you a break, and everything seems to be going wrong, just hang in there for God, so that you may exclaim with the dear saint of God in Job 13:15, “Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him: but I will maintain mine own ways before him.”

Even so, come, Lord Jesus!

Refuting Pastor Loran Livingstone On Speaking In Tongues

1st Corinthians 14:23, “If therefore the whole church be come together into one place, and all speak with tongues, and there come in those that are unlearned, or unbelievers, will they not say that ye are mad?”

Pastor Loran Livingstone (born 1952) is a false prophet who leads Central Church in Charlotte, North Carolina, and has done so for more than four decades. Dr. Livingstone moved to Charlotte in 1977 to pastor the newly formed Central Church.

Unfortunately, Pastor Livingstone is a Church of God Pentecostal preacher who teaches the unbiblical modern-day pagan practice of speaking in tongues. Dear reader, heathen false prophets like Loran Livingstone and Paula White speaking such gibberish garbage, which is sinful nonsense...

1st Corinthians 14:23, “...will they not say that ye are mad?”

Trump's White House Faith Leader Speaks in Tongues

Speaking in Tongues as practiced today in Charismatic and Pentecostal churches has its origin in African witchcraft. The truth may shock you!

In the Bible tongues (languages) were used for the purpose of preaching the Gospel. This is made clear in Acts chapter 2 concerning the Day of Pentecost, because 3,000 men were born again by gladly receiving (believing) the Gospel which the Apostle Peter preached unto them (Acts 2:41).

In sharp contrast, Pastor Loran Livingstone perverts the Scripture, claiming that the Christians in the upper room spoke among other believers in tongues. ...

Acts 2:5-8, “And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven. Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speak in his own language. And they were all amazed and marvelled, saying one to another, Behold, are not all these which speak Galilaeans? And how hear we every man in our own tongue, wherein we were born?”

Nothing in this Scripture passage confirms that unsaved people were not present while the miracle of tongues occurred. The Bible plainly tells us that the result of speaking (and hearing) in tongues was the conversation of 3,000 men at Pentecost. Whatever started in the upper room was intended for the thousands of unsaved people who came on the Day of Pentecost.

The modern-day entertainment of speaking in tongues (unknown jibber-jabber) is totally foreign to the Word of God. 1st Corinthians 14:23, “If therefore the whole church be come together into one place, and all speak with tongues, and there come in those that are unlearned, or unbelievers, will they not say that ye are mad?”

Legitimate Biblical tongues ALWAYS deals with known, earthly, established languages; but never some unknown, strange, mumbo-jumbo unknown earthly language. If it's not an earthly established language, it's of the Devil. God is still a miracle-working God, but His power is not available at our whim for the purpose of entertainment and dazzling the crowd, preying upon people's pocket books like Paula White wickedly does.

Please RUN from any preacher who speaks in gibberish unearthly tongues!!!

And for that matter, RUN from all female preachers, who are defiant against God's holy commandment for women to keep silence in the churches, and to leave men to lead the church (1st Timothy 2:11-12).

That being said, I think Pastor Loran Livingstone is a good man, and I have enjoyed listening to much of his Bible preaching. But speaking in tongues is an unbiblical practice. The only legitimate “tongues” always involves known, earthly, established languages. A translator is often required. But this is a very different scenario than uttering some unknown gibberish that no human being has ever heard, which somebody can allegedly understand (which they don't). This is spiritual fraud! What Miss Paula White is doing is spiritual fraud! It sickens me that President Donald Trump appointed Paula White as his White House spiritual advisor.

I also applaud Pastor Livingstone for exposing the corrupt Health, Wealth and Prosperity false gospel movement. He comes closer to being right than wrong. I felt it necessary to refute Dr. Livingstone's false teaching that there are legitimate forms of Pentecostal speaking in tongues. There are not! If you don't know what they are saying, and they don't know what they're saying, that is of the Devil. Any spirit that is not the Holy Spirit is a familiar spirit (demon).

And also, I need to mention that Dr. Loran Livingstone is a strong supporter of Pastor John MacArthur (1939-2025), who was the Godfather of the damnable heresy of Lordship Salvation. Tragically, Livingstone also preaches a perverted view of the Gospel, mixing works with grace. Your behavior has absolutely nothing to do with receiving God's free gift of eternal life by faith.

I encourage you dear reader to read the following insightful free online book by Evangelist John R. Rice (1895-1980):

Speaking In Tongues

Conan O'Brien Mocks The Bible, Wants To Go To Hell

Luke 16:22-24, “And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried; And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.”

One of the most famous Late Night TV hosts is Conan O'Brien. On his popular NBC's 'Late Night With Conan O'Brien' (1993-2009), in 2008 he sang a horrible song mocking the reality of Hell. Conan Mocks God! Romans 1:18, “For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness.” Here is the song if you want to hear it, but I warn you the lyrics may be offensive to some listeners. This was aired on national television. ...

“I'm a Gonna Go To Hell When I Die” —Conan O'Brien

Conan O'Brien makes a mockery of Hell. In the despicable song titled: “Go To Hell When I Die” by a group of perverts who call themselves The Booty Boys, Conan is the featured singer. Conan has really hit rock bottom with this sleaze. Here are the sinful lyrics:

Editor's note: The crude lyrics cited in this song may be offensive to some readers. 

Here are the sinful lyrics:

I'm Gonna Go To Hell When I Die
I'm Gonna Go To Hell When I Die
I'm Gonna Go To Hell When I Die
I'm Gonna Go To Hell When I Die

I can't be saved, it's too late for me
I'm going to H-E Double L when I D-I-E
You could say I'm messed up, but I'm keepin' it real
I'll sleep with your mom for a home cooked meal

Give a guy with no legs a new pair of shoes
And give Ben Affleck a bottle of booze
I Call up Nick Lechey, tell him he's gay
Then ask Jessica to spell Chevrolet

ChorusI sent Al Roker a box of crullers
With a dozen jelly donuts and a staple remover
I sent Abe Vigoda a cookie basket
With some flowers and a catalogue to pick out a casket

Jacked Michael J. Fox for his time machine
Then I grabbed a couple hookers and Charlie Sheen
And got 'em all to take a trip back in time with me
So we could pee on R. Kelly when he turned 14

ChorusI pick Kirstie Alley up out of the gutter
Throw her in a ring with Sally Struthers
Cover them with syrup and melted butter
And see how long it takes before they eat each other

I challenge Stephen Hawkings to some one on one
Slam dunk on that bitch like Alan Iverson
Tried to race Andy Dick but he lost control
Ran his mother-f**king car into Billy Joel

ChorusPush an old lady down a flight of stairs
And pull out the rest of Ron Howard's hair
And lock a PETA member in a room full of bears
And hook Gary Coleman up with a job at the fair

Keep an unofficial count of Star Jones' chins
Cast Hillary Swank and Matt Damon as twins
Start a petition that Conan will hate
Get the Tonight Show cancelled in 2008

SONG: 'GO TO HELL WHEN I DIE'

Do you think God is humored by such wickedness? Do you think God laughs in good humor while unsaved sinners sing about going to Hell. God's wrath rests upon all Christ-rejecting sinners. Psalm 7:11 states that God is angry with the wicked EVERY DAY. We read in Proverb 14:9, “Fools make a mock at sin...” To no surprise, Conan O'Brien legally officiated over Late Night TV's first same-sex marriage in New York on November 4, 2011. That is shameful.

All they do on Late Night TV is joke about sin—homosexuality, adultery, drunkenness and going to Hell. In another episode, Conan portrays Jesus as being a homosexual voyeur (a viewer who enjoys seeing the sex acts or sex organs of others). This is how they portray the sinless Lamb of God on TV. This is the horrible way they mock and desecrate the Son of God. Most of their guests do the same. Everything is about sex, perversion, substance abuse, mocking God's Word, blaspheming the Lord, et cetera. Why should God bless America? No Sir, we need for God to curse our wicked nation.

Conan sings that he's going to Hell when he dies. Sadly, he will one day be condemned out of the words of his own mouth. Matthew 12:36, “But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.” How much more shall men give account for blasphemy? Kindly, Conan's Roman Catholic religion won't help him escape the fires of Hell on Judgment Day. Religious sacraments never saved anybody. ONLY through faith in the cross of Jesus Christ WITHOUT WORKS can anyone be saved, NOT through religion or personal merit. 

I don't condemn anyone, God forbid; for the Bible condemns all of us as guilty, rotten, hell-deserving, sinners (Romans 3:10-23). For someone to openly sing with cheer that they're going to burn in Hell is truly heart-breaking. Hell is forever! Conan, just as Mandy Moore (an atheist), and other God-haters, has sold his soul to Satan. Why would anyone joke of such a horrible place as Hell, where lost sinners burn in fire and brimstone forever? Clearly, Conan doesn't take Hell seriously. I pray for his salvation, but as Jesus said in Luke 18:24, “How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!” What further saith the Scripture? ...

"In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ: Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power." —2nd Thessalonians 1:8-9

Is Hell a joke to you too dear reader? God is not willing for any to perish (2nd Peter 3:9). If you've never been born again, please come to Jesus Christ while you still can. Revelation 20:15, “And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.” God created Hell for the Devil and his angels, not for humanity. Matthew 25:41, “Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:” Matthew 25:46, “And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.” I assure you dear friend, on the authority of the inspired Word of God, that nobody is laughing in Hell. There are no parties in the Lake of Fire.

The Beatles' John Lennon (1940-1980) became infamous on March 4, 1966 when in an interview with the London Evening Standard he stated that The Beatles were “more popular than Jesus.” Although he tried to downplay his words years later in an attempt to do damage control, John couldn't weasel his way out of the crass comment that “Christianity will end.” The 25-year-old young John Lennon clearly felt and expressed resentment for Christianity. We can only wonder where John went in the afterlife. Sadly, I think he is in Hell suffering forever.

God knows that I didn't write this article to be mean or to criticize anyone, but simply because I care about people and I want all of my blog readers to go to Heaven someday. There are only two places to go when someone dies—Heaven or Hell. There is nothing in between. Annihilation (ceasing to exist) is a false teaching. Life is short, Hell is hot, and eternity is a long time!!! It is a matter of whether or not you believe the Holy Bible. Please don't go to Hell!

For the sake of argument, what if Conan O'Brien made fun of the 19 firefighters who tragically lost their lives in the Yarnell Hill Fire in Arizona on June 30, 2013, when they were overtaken by the flames? The firefighters had deployed emergency shelters, but those protective measures were no match for the raging forest inferno, and the intense heat and deadly conditions proved fatal to all 19 men. What if Conan mocked and made fun of them? Well, in the first place he would have been fired that same very day from the network. Second, I seriously doubt if any other network would have rehired him because the stigma sticks. The public would have crucified him. Why? Because the lives of those 19 firefighters matter.

Yet, according to the inspired Holy Scripture most people die in their sins and go to Hell to suffer and burn in fire and brimstone for all eternity (Matthew 7:13-15; Luke 13:23-24). Dear reader, that means billions of human beings are already suffering in Hell forever. If there is even the slightest remote possibility that the Holy Bible may actually be true (and I am betting my eternal destiny that it is), why on earth would anyone (let alone a famous role model like Conan O'Brien) mock and make jokes about such a frightening place as Hell? Shame.

Clearly, heathen people do not take God's Word seriously, which they will someday. They will rue the day that they didn't believe (Luke 16:19-31). The world does not fear God. Romans 3:18, “There is no fear of God before their eyes.” I'll bet Conan O' Brien takes his salary seriously! But that's only money. Hell is nothing to scoff at.

There's a fine line between badass and dumbass.

There's a fine line between bravery and stupidity.

There's a fine line between faith and foolishness.

Some skeptics say that “hell” (Hebrew: Sheol) in the Old Testament just means “grave.” If that were true, then the following Bible verse would make absolutely no sense. Psalms 9:17, “The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God.” How could the wicked and the righteous go to the same place in the afterlife for this verse to make any sense? Clearly the wicked and the righteous go to different places.

It is a sin to make light of Hell and the things of God. Proverbs 14:9, “Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous there is favour.” Our faithful Creator deserves more respect than that. God is good to all of us. Even so, come, Lord Jesus!

The Miracle Of Salvation

John 1:12-17, “But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God. And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth. John bare witness of him, and cried, saying, This was he of whom I spake, He that cometh after me is preferred before me: for he was before me. And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace. For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.”

On September 30, 2026, I heard in the news about a disturbing incident in the Middle East involving flight 1073. The lunatic co-pilot suddenly started stabbing the 39 year old pilot from India, and then using the plane's controls put the aircraft into a deadly nose dive. The troubled plane descended 14,000 feet in less than 30 seconds, ripping off part of the tail wing section of the aircraft. The pilot by some miracle was able to unlock the cockpit door and holler for help. The pilot was severally disabled and lying on the cabin floor. One of the courageous passengers had seen how to operate the throttle in a movie, so he took the plane out of a nose dive and saved everyone. It is an absolute miracle that those 174 passages and crew survived:

1. The fact that the pilot after being stabbed multiple times was able to make it to the cockpit door and unlock it, and then yell for help while bleeding profusely and still fighting off the madman, is a miracle.
2. The fact that one courageous passenger took the initiative to fight the lunatic co-pilot is rare. A true hero!
3. I saw the damage to the tail wing section. After plunging over 14,000 feet in just 30 seconds, it is a miracle that the tail wing section wasn't completely torn off from the extreme wind shock at 700 mph.
4. And the fact that the courageous man (a plumber by trade) knew how to recover the plane out of a nose dive, which he later said he had learned from watching movies, is absolutely astounding.
5. The fact that by chance there was a passenger on that plane who is a pilot was incredibly fortunate and rare.

I cannot believe they are alive! When we think about all the things that could have gone wrong, and all of the amazing things that went right, it is mind boggling to realize in hindsight that 174 people survived this traumatic ordeal. Praise God!

I think there is a good spiritual illustration here. Jesus Christ is our pilot. Satan bruises His heal, trying to hinder Him from flying the plane. Like salvation, under normal circumstances when passengers get onboard a plane, they have no part in reaching their destiny except to just trust the pilot. We have no part in our eternal salvation except to get onboard by trusting the pilot (i.e., the Savior). That's all Noah and his family did to be saved from the flood, they just got aboard the ark, by faith trusting that it would save them.

The popular damnable heresy of Lordship Salvation teaches that to reach their destination, the passengers must behave well, remain in their seat, and turn from their sinful bad habits. Clearly, this is false teaching. It doesn't matter how the passengers think, live or behave; all that matters is that they trust the pilot enough to get aboard the plane. The pilot does the rest. 

Likewise, Noah and his family simply got onboard the ark. It didn't matter how they behaved once the ark's door was closed and sealed by God. It didn't matter if they took daily baths or kept the ark tidy, or if they got along with each other and the animals. They were saved for one reason and one reason only, because they obeyed the Lord to get on the ark.

God deliberately made His plan of salvation so easy, simple and free that even a small child can be saved (2nd Timothy 3:15). With that truth in mind, it is tragic that many corrupt preachers today, such as Pastor John MacArthur (1939-2025), are making salvation difficult, complicated and hard...

"There is no such thing as a childhood conversion." —Pastor John MacArthur; September 25, 1990 at the Calvary Baptist Church; SOURCE

Blasphemy! In Dr. MacArthur's complicated plan of salvation, it is so difficult and demanding that a child cannot be saved. MacArthur says that salvation is an “adult experience,” because it requires the wherewithal to commit one's entire will and personality to God to be converted. The disgraced preacher even calls salvation "an exchange" or "a trade of sorts." Eternal life is a “free gift” the Bible teaches in Romans 5:15-18, that does not require anything to be given in exchange or a trade to receive it.

It is alarming how many pastors and clergy still idolize John MacArthur, succumbing to his toxic theology which contradicts the inspired Word of God. In our illustration of the co-pilot (Satan) attacking the pilot (Jesus), Mr. MacArthur could easily take the place of the lunatic co-pilot who attempted to deliberately crash the plane by perverting "the grace of God that bringeth salvation" (Titus 2:11b).

Salvation is a supernatural new birth (a bona fide miracle) wrought by the Holy Spirit of God, in response to a man's faith in the GOOD NEWS (Gospel) of Jesus Christ crucified, buried and bodily ressurected three days later (1st Corinthians 15:1-4). When we think about all the things that could go wrong, and the things that didn't go wrong, it is truly a miracle that anybody ever gets saved. That is why we can truly exclaim with the prophet Jonah in the belly of the whale in Jonah 2:9b, “Salvation is of the LORD.”

Mark 10:25-27, “It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God. And they were astonished out of measure, saying among themselves, Who then can be saved? And Jesus looking upon them saith, With men it is impossible, but not with God: for with God all things are possible.”

It is a part of our inherent sinful nature to corrupt God's simple plan of redemption, by adding human effort to the equation. Adam sewed fig leaves together in an attempt to cover his sin and shame, but God rejected Adam's fig-leaf religion. Cain tried to impress the LORD with the most delectable produce that his fields could yield, but it was an offense to God. These men failed to understand God's simple plan of salvation. Ah, but Abel understood, which is why he simply offered up a lamb sacrifice as a demonstration of his faith in the Lamb of God (John 1:29). God doesn't save anyone who is TRYING to be saved; He only saves those who are TRUSTING to be saved. The free gift of eternal life is RECEIVED, not ACHIEVED.

Salvation is of the LORD, and please don't ever forget that beautiful truth. All of these foolish pastors and evangelists today, who go around requiring that you “repent of your sins” or “be willing to turn from sin” to get to Heaven, have no idea of the woeful damage they are doing to the cause of Christ. They are wickedly preaching “another gospel” (2nd Corinthians 11:3-4).

The Good Thing About Not Going To Church

Ephesians 4:30-32, “And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption. Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.”

I admit that I have a contrarian way of looking at things. God is a contrarian too...

Isaiah 55:58-59, “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.”

When I attended the Smyrna Baptist Church in Pensacola for several months in 2024, I cried often from my pew. I cried when I heard the old hymns of the Christian faith being played beautifully on the church piano. I cried being around God's children.

But then I met the horrible pastor's wife, who is rude and obnoxious to say the least. When I attended their 2024 Memorial Day picnic, Pastor Bill Adams sat in his chair under a tee and never so much as waved to me. He never welcomed me or cared that I bothered to show up as a newcomer to their so-called “church.” I kindly said “hello” to a woman carrying food from the church to the picnic area, but she totally ignored me all three times, which hurt my feelings.

After the picnic they invited everyone to watch a religious film inside the church, so I went. I needed to take my prescription pain medications, and kindly asked the pastor's wife who was standing in the kitchen with a few other females if I could please have some water. The rude pastor's wife said, “Why didn't you get some water outside?” She was so lazy that she refused to walk over to the sink and pour me a glass of water. That is so horrible. This is today's pathetic churches! Shame on Bill Adams' terrible carnal wife; and he is just as carnal.

I titled this article, “The Good Thing About Not Going To Church.” Pastor Jack Hyles (1926-2001) used to wisely say that the easiest place to backslide is in Bible college, because you hear Bible preaching every day of the week and become accustomed to it. The same is true of those who attend church for a long times, three times per week. Bill Adams and his wife have been playing church as a game for so long (for decades) that they have become immune to the Holy Spirit's conviction. I have seen this again and again throughout my life, where people who live a religious life become hardened and calloused toward people.

To be honest, I do not attend church regularly, simply because those ungodly churches keep kicking me out their door. But a good thing, a silver lining to the storm clouds you might say, is that by not being in church on a regular basis my heart has remained tender and submissive toward the Holy Spirit's leading. That is why I cry when I do sit in a church service. My heart is still soft and tender toward God, truth and people. I don't ever want to grow thicker skin. I don't ever want to become tough and calloused like the sinful world (1st John 5:19).

I love what Brother Hyles said about this problem in professed Christians today:

“One of the great sins of Christianity, and especially fundamental Christianity, is this sin of losing our responsiveness; and losing our response to stimuli, or to a given stimulus. That's the first step that sets in when churches begin to die. The first step—no response, no response.” —Pastor Jack Hyles, “Piping And No Dancing”

Dr. Hyles nailed it! People in today's churches, particularly fundamentalist Baptists, have become cold, unresponsive and calloused toward people. That is why Pastor Bob Gray Sr. recently unfriended and blocked me out on Facebook, as did also Steven Anderson. These two cold-hearted phonies know nothing about God's unconditional love for sinners. They do more harm than good when they elevate hard preaching over compassion and love. People just want to be loved. Positions and titles will come and go, but the way that you treat people will always be remembered. There is a coldness in churches today toward people.

When I attended Campus Church at PCC in 2021, their phony pastor Jeff Redlin just coldheartedly walked away when I told him at their July 4th picnic that I was sleeping homeless in Walmart's parking lot. I had just landed the day before from Guam. I flew 9,000 miles to find out that the wicked Woodspring Suites Hotel in Pensacola abruptly cancelled my 30-day confirmed reservation (which I had reserved over a month in advance) without notice. Redlin couldn't have cared less! 1st John 3:17, “But whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?”

Sadly, most fundamentalist Baptist churches are spiritually dead today. There is a woeful lack of genuine love, concern and compassion for human beings. The very thought that a pastor's wife would refuse to give a cup of water to a 57 year old man who needs to take his pain medication is alarming. Pastor Adam's rude wife at Smyrna Baptist Church asked me why I didn't get some water outside. I didn't need to take my pain medication outside. She is very wrong and irresponsible as a pastor's wife to antagonize a man who just needed some water. Even the heathen world isn't usually that cruel. Unreal. God will be their only Judge (Romans 14:10-12; Matthew 12:36; James 4:12; Matthew 7:1-2). But I believe in “word of mouth” reviews.

In the months to follow at Smyrna Baptist Church, it became clear that they all hated me because of my website ministry, specifically over my preaching against Pensacola Christian College (PCC) where the pastor's daughter attends. As far as I am concerned, she is a victim of PCC! I make no apologies for preaching THE TRUTH. The Apostle Paul was despised, rejected and hated by phony churchgoers too for telling THE TRUTH. Galatians 4:16-17, “Am I therefore become your enemy, because I tell you the truth? They zealously affect you, but not well; yea, they would exclude you, that ye might affect them.” PCC zealously affect many churches, but not for good. PCC is wrong on God's simple plan of salvation!

When I attended Smyrna Baptist Church in Pensacola, I saw that they distribute toxic Chick Tracts. Jack Chick (1924-2016) was a religious cartoonist, not a sound Bible preacher. Mr. Chick was wrong on God's simple plan of salvation. Since 1960 they have distributed well over one billion of their poisonous religious Chick Tracts throughout the world. Chick Tracts preach another gospel. Bible repentance does not mean to be willing to turn from your sin.

Am I such a horrible troublemaker because I refuse to go along with PCC's, Smyrna's and Jack Chick's counterfeit plan of salvation, to just pretend that everything is okay and play church while singing pretty songs, dropping some money into the offering plate, and staying quiet amidst blatant false teaching? And to be transparent, I never once brought up any doctrinal matters while attending Smyrna. I was a complete gentleman, but they scrutinized my website ministry and condemned me for telling the truth.

Ladies and gentlemen, somebody needs to preach THE TRUTH...

“The world will go to Hell unless somebody is authoritative!” —Pastor Jack Hyles, “I Shall Not Be Moved”

My only crime is that I cared enough to TELL THE TRUTH. It is shocking that human behavior is so corrupt that even professed Christian leaders would be calloused and unresponsive toward truth and hurting people. In August of 2024, Bill Adams' ungodly wife deliberately approached me in a Sunday morning church service to shake my hand, but when I did she suddenly looked hard right 45 degrees off at the wall with an impudent face to diss me. She wanted to offend me, hoping that I would leave and never return. I am not that shallow.

I contacted her husband, the pastor, when I got home, but he completely ignored me. I reached out to Pastor Adams again a few days later, and to his secretary in case he was away. I mentioned in my correspondence to Pastor Adams that I am divorced, suffering from chronic neck pain with burning nerves and related health afflictions, and would appreciate his friendship. His response, to his utter shame, was to completely ignore me. Great pastor, huh? Of course I never went back, who would? They got their wicked way. John 8:45, “And because I tell you the truth, ye believe me not.”

These ungodly hypocrites have joined together with the deadly cult at Pensacola Christian College. PCC's present net assets is roughly $650,000,000. Their college president Troy Shoemaker gets paid $219,000 per year. That is sickening! PCC are not serving the Lord, they are serving their own bellies, preaching another gospel...

Romans 16:17-18, “Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them. For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple.”

The good thing about not going to church these days is manifold.

First, you won't be corrupted by another gospel in the case of PCC's Campus Church and all the fake churches (like Smyrna Baptist Church) that wickedly support and bid their college Godspeed. Other corrupt churches in Pensacola include: Victor Baptist Church, Family Baptist Church, Bible Baptist Church, Fairfield Drive Baptist Church, et cetera.

Second, you won't become so used to going through the motions of playing church that you are no longer sensitive to the conviction of the indwelling Holy Spirit if you are saved. I don't want to lose my tender heart for Christ. I am a caring person. That is why I make an issue over false doctrine that affects where men will spend eternity. Right doctrine matters!

The Importance of Local New Testament Churches

I am not endorsing staying home from church. Pastor Jack Hyles spent the third act of his life preaching THE BOOK (the inspired King James Bible), THE BLOOD (Jesus' literal liquid blood sprinkled upon the heavenly Mercy Seat), and THE BODY (the importance of attending a local New Testament church). I believe those truths as well. But sometimes staying home is truly the best option. I am often encouraged by this passage from Michael Bowen...

According to many verses in the bible, especially those warnings God gave to us through Paul in the book of Galatians, you should never listen to anyone’s message that runs counter to the message given to us by Christ, and you should never attend a church where the pastor tells the flock that they must add works of discipleship to faith in Christ’s “finished work” as the way to enter heaven. That’s exactly the reason why I no longer attend any of the local churches in my current hometown. [emphasis added] —Michael P. Bowen, “I Never Knew You,” p. 115

I am glad to know that I am not alone in my difficulties with local churches. In fact, as a faithful minister of the free grace Gospel, I have gratefully received tens of thousands of emails over the past 24 years from people around the world, many from hurting people who cannot find a doctrinally sound church to attend in their area. If that is you, you are not alone friend.

God knows that I do not hate those corrupt pastors and churches. Ironically, I had extended an olive branch of friendship to Marty Herron at the Harvest Baptist Church on Guam, and to Jeff Redlin at Campus Church at PCC, and to Bill Adams at Smyrna Baptist Church. Sadly, none of them wanted to touch me with a 10 foot pole. I know how our dear Savior felt, who was prophesied about in Isaiah 53:3, “He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.” The prophet Isaiah penned those inspired words 700 years before Christ lived on earth. Jesus was a man despised and rejected by people.

What saith the Scripture? 2nd Timothy 3:12, “Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.” To the wicked world their Bible only contains two words, “Judge not” (Matthew 7:1a). We see and hear it all the time from the heathen world.

In June of 2024, Canadian singer Justin Timberlake was arrested for a DUI after dining at a hotel in New York. The next day the media asked singer Billy Joel who dined at the same hotel what he thought about the arrest, and Billy Joel interestingly quoted Matthew 7:1, “Judge not, that ye be not judged.” The ironic and interesting thing is that Mr. Joel is an avowed atheist who is quoting the Holy Bible:

LONG ISLAND, N.Y. (PIX11) — Music legend Billy Joel spoke Tuesday afternoon about Justin Timberlake’s arrest for allegedly driving while intoxicated on Long Island.

The “Piano Man” was eating at the American Hotel in Sag Harbor, the same East End town where Timberlake was arrested earlier Tuesday morning.

“Judge not lest ye be judged,” Billy Joel told PIX11 News.

Timberlake was arrested after police pulled him over for allegedly not stopping at a stop sign and failing to keep right twice, according to court documents. Timberlake’s mug shot was released Tuesday evening. SOURCE

John 15:19-20, “If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you. Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also.”

I think it is tragic that along with the heathen world, most of the clergy today are no better. The vast majority of churches and Bible colleges have turned sour, preaching another gospel. People are out of necessity leaving the churches to find a closer walk with God. The Lord never intended for local churches to become mere fun centers, retirement clubs and spiritual museums for self-righteous relics. Today's churches are pathetic!

Even so, come, Lord Jesus!

The Stupid Country Of Sweden

Proverbs 13:24, “He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.”

Proverbs 23:13, “Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.”

The inspired Holy Bible teaches that parents must spank disobedient children to teach them to be responsible. God put that padded area on the backside for a reason, for spankings. Yet, the wicked liberals in the country of Sweden think they know more than God does. You couldn't make this stuff up! Since 1979, the government of Sweden has outlawed spanking children...

The first anti-spanking law in the world. Historical background to the Swedish legislation

In 1979, the International Year of the Child, Sweden became the first country in the world to prohibit all physical punishment of children. That same year, the Swedish Ministry of Justice financed an information campaign on TV and other mass media. 

The law was discussed in schools. It was advertised on milk cartons and a brochure called “Can you bring up children successfully without smacking and spanking? was distributed, in order to introduce the law and the reasons for it. The brochure also referred to family support services that provide advice and assistance to families and children who find it helpful to talk to someone outside the family.

The brochure was disseminated to all households in Sweden and was translated into English, German, French, and Spanish and into some other immigrant languages. SOURCE

Two generations later and Sweden doesn't know how to handle their criminal youth...

Sweden Mulls Prison For Young Teens As Violent Crime Rises 

Andreas Noll | June 7, 2026

In the fight against escalating gang crime, Sweden's parliament will vote on plans to hold 13-year-olds criminally responsible and, in serious cases, imprison them. Other European nations are also lowering age limits.

Children aged 13 and 14 should still be in school. But in Sweden, young teenagers are being recruited by criminal networks to carry out attacks and contract killings — even shooting people in broad daylight.

Under Swedish law, those under the age of 15 are not criminally liable, a fact that is being exploited by organized crime and gang members who often operate out of sight. Under current laws, children cannot be convicted as criminals, but instead fall under the jurisdiction of social services and youth welfare.

But in its battle against rising gang violence and organized crime, Sweden wants to toughen its legal tool set. Parliament has already approved a measure allowing 15- to 17-year-olds convicted of serious crimes to serve prison sentences in specially adapted juvenile units.

In addition, the government plans to lower the age of criminal responsibility to 13 on a trial basis for particularly serious offenses. This would apply to crimes such as murder, manslaughter, serious bombings or other offenses carrying very high minimum sentences. SOURCE

Oh foolish government of Sweden! Ecclesiastes 8:11, “Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil.” That “sentence against an evil work” should begin with proper spankings when a child is old enough to know the difference between right and wrong. Sweden's leaders are absolutely insane to outlaw spanking children, which the Lord commands parents to do.

The government of Sweden are in direct opposition to God almighty, and their society is paying for it dearly. Teen crime is out of control in Sweden. So much so, that they want to lower the age limit to incarcerate 13 year old teenagers. What next, 10 year olds? Instead of permitting parents to properly spank their own children as God commands in His inspired Word, they'd rather put the undisciplined misbehaving adolescents into prisons. What fools for leaders!

Furthermore, Sweden has the highest divorce rate in the European Union, with around one in two marriages ending in divorce. This trend has remained consistent over the past two decades. Gee, I wonder what caused that?

Sweden is considered the most feminist country, with 46% of its population identifying as feminists, and it is often viewed as a leader in gender equality due to its comprehensive policies and social protections.

Sweden is considered one of the most LGBTQ-friendly countries in the world, with progressive laws supporting same-sex marriage, adoption, and anti-discrimination protections. The country has a high level of social acceptance for LGBTQ individuals, making it a welcoming destination for the community.

Starting to get the picture? Instead of training up their children in the fear and admonition of the Lord, they've raised up a couple generations of spoiled brats who are now out of control. Sweden has tragically become a modern-day Sodom and Gomorrah. Galatians 6:7, “Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.”

Evangelist Billy Sunday (1862-1935)

Ancient Romans Considered Life In Prison Inhumane

Proverbs 12:10, “A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.”

This video is very interesting, about punishments in ancient Rome.

Here's What It Was Like For Prisoners In Ancient Rome

Incarcerating citizens for life was unheard of in ancient times...

Wealthy Romans and government officials grappled with how to confine individuals ethically. Figures like emperors and jurists criticized imprisonment as a form of punishment, suggesting it should only serve to keep individuals until their trial or penalty was decided. Execution was common, especially for serious offenses.

During this period, provincial governors were restricted from condemning anyone to life imprisonment. Prominent Romans, if punished, often faced house arrest or opted for exile instead. Overall, this led to a growing network of holding areas, which included underground dungeons, private creditor-owned jails, and even family homes with makeshift cells. The increase in places of confinement reflected a society grappling with complex legal and social changes. SOURCE

As of early 2020, there were 1,465 people serving Juvenile Life Without Parole (JLWOP) sentences in the United States for crimes committed before turning age 18. This number has been decreasing as more states eliminate such sentences. I think such cruel sentences should be outlawed completely! I wish we'd get rid of prisons entirely. God never intended for humans to be locked in cages, which the good Lord didn't even intend for animals.

That being said, although the ancient Romans didn't incarcerate citizens for life, they did impose cruel forms of punishment. For example: Poena cullei (Latin, 'penalty of the sack') under Roman law was a type of death penalty imposed on a subject who had been found guilty of parricide (murdering one's parents). The punishment consisted of being sewn up in a leather sack, with an assortment of live animals including a dog, snake, monkey, and a chicken or rooster, and then being thrown into water (the alternative was being thrown to the beasts in the arena). Can you imagine?

The penalty for adultery was that the Roman government would confiscate part of your land and wealth. I sure wish we had harsh punishments for adultery in the United States today. The state of Maryland mocks God's laws, imposing a mere $10 penalty for the crime of adultery. Proverbs 14:9, “Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous there is favour.”

The Unfair Prosecution Of Daniel Holtzclaw

I was reading recently about a former Oklahoma police offer named Daniel Holtzclaw. The sad story caught my attention because Daniel was born in 1986 and grew up on the island of Guam, where I also lived for 17 years (2004-2021). Daniel allegedly abused his position and authority as a law enforcement officer, sexually taking advantage of prostitutes and African American women as a trusted officer of the law. Daniel was convicted by a jury in court. If guilty, which it appears that he is, he certainly deserves to be punished, but 263 years in prison? No way! The average time served in prison for murder in the United States is 17.5 years. What they did to Daniel was politically motivated in my opinion. It is obvious.

I much better like Norway's penal system. Norway's maximum custodial sentence is 21 years, with life imprisonment applicable only under military law. For crimes against humanity, the maximum sentence can be extended to 30 years, but traditional life imprisonment is not used in the civilian penal code. Something is broken in our American court system! They might as well have given Daniel Holtzclaw 263,000 years in prison, leaving him no hope. That is cruel and inhumane. The guy never murdered anyone. He allegedly took advantage of prostitutes who were drug addicts, which hardly puts him in the same boat as a killer.

In the state of Oklahoma a life sentence is considered 38 years. The state of Oklahoma effectively gave Daniel Holtzclaw seven life sentences (263 years) for the crime of rape, which is cruel and unusual punishment. The average murderer in America only serves 17.5 years! They gave him the equivalent prison sentence as if he had murdered 15 people.

Child Rapist Gets Probation In Oklahoma

In February of 2018, a convicted child rapist in Oklahoma was sentenced to 15 years… of probation. Benjamin Lawrence Petty pled guilty to first degree rape and forcible sodomy of a 13 year old girl following his arrest. Petty, who is blind, was issued the light sentence by Judge Wallace Coppedge partially on the basis of his disability. An online petition to remove Judge Wallace received over 60,000 signatures from outraged citizens. Judge Wallace, however, remains on the bench. SOURCE

What is wrong with the justice system in Oklahoma? You crucify one criminal by showing no mercy, but insanely set the next one free? Although I would never exonerate a guilty criminal, I do believe that Daniel is the victim of a politically motivated racial agenda, since all of his alleged victims were black females. The cowardly state's attorney general and politicians were more worried about Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton showing up at the courthouse than they were about giving the victims and Daniel justice. You know it's true!

“There is no crueler tyranny than that which is perpetuated under the shield of law and in the name of justice.” ―Montesquieu (1689–1755)

This quote highlights how tyranny can disguise itself as a legitimate authority, making it more oppressive. Daniel was 29 years old when sentenced. He never should have received more than 20 years time in prison at most, which the victims I am sure would have been content with. But 263 years is cruel and unusual inhumane punishment by an out of control abusive injustice system that wanted to make an example of the poor guy.

“Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience.” ―C.S. Lewis (1898–1963)

That's the only reason why officer Derek Chauvin is rotting in a Minnesota prison, for simply doing exactly what his official training taught him to do, by putting his foot on the perpetrator's neck. That man ought not be in prison! He lost his wife, his home, his wealth and his life. George Floyd passed a counterfeit $20 bill at a convenient store (which is why the police were called in the first place), he was high on an assortment of illegal drugs, and he resisted arrest by refusing to get into the police car. What is wrong with our country today? Derek Chauvin, like Daniel Holtzclaw, are both victims of racial pressure upon our legal system. You couldn't pay me enough money to become a police officer in this insane American society today.

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