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Arming our teachers
Mark Bailey
Yes, I have no issue with a select number of teachers being armed on campus. The exact
policies would vary, but as a father of two children I do not now nor
would I have ever had a problem with a few of the teachers/staff being
armed. In 1990, at the height of the
Invasion of Kuwait by the Iraqi's (yes, they invaded Kuwait.... not
us...) I was an Army Recruiter right here in Scottsdale AZ.
In September of that year a US Navy female Recruiter was held at knife
point in San Diego and an Army Recruiter in Los Angeles found a pipe
bomb in his Recruiting office.
We were instructed to be 'ever vigilant' about our surroundings, and all
of a sudden all of us felt like we had bullseyes on our backs wherever
we went.
I was the Army Recruiter for Saguaro High School, and was the only
Military presence in uniform allowed on Campus since its doors opened
(separate story here... but Saguaro H.S. has a policy of no military on
campus allowed until I low crawled into the center where the flagpole
was on a dare from a student).
My wife was very concerned for my life and we bought a Glock 17 9mm and
three 17-rd magazines. I kept the Glock in my briefcase for self
protection as I went on all of my appointments.
In October, right before the liberation of Kuwait... I was in the office
with all of my other Recruiters when we heard a gunshot next door. (All
of the Recruiters were in side-by-side offices).
Every single one of the Recruiters drew pistols our of their briefcases
and purses... including "Sergeant Mom" who drew a Ruger .44 Blackhawk
revolver out of he oversized purse.
We formed a 7-person "stack", and cleared the three
Recruiting Offices... and as we cleared the Marine Corps office "Gunney"
joined in as we cleared the Navy Office.
To be clear, just because we are "All Military" does not mean they are
"Gun Slingers"... we had two Infantry (Me and Gunney), one Artillery,
one Armor, one Aviation Mechanic, One Medic, and one Logistician... so
we had only two people trained to actually "clear rooms with loaded
weapons"
So, using this example, any teacher should be properly vetted by Law
Enforcement Officers in the same fashion for them to conceal carry in a
classroom.... we don't need everyone whipping out a pistol, but it would
have been nice to have seen one teacher in Florida able to defend
everyone in that school
Look out for a robot takeover
Rev. Dr. John Edwin Rodgers
More and
more businesses and activities are going on-line. There is less and less
personal, human contact. You don't talk to people, you just click on the
screen. People are not needed much anymore. It is all being done by
these electronic robots. When everything is on-line, the robots will
take over. Humans will try to resist and this will lead to the
Terminator.
Religion is in the Control Business
Bishop John Shelby, Episcopal Church I don’t
think Hell exists. I happen to believe in life after death, but I don’t
think it’s got a thing to do with reward and punishment. Religion is
always in the control business, and that’s something people don’t really
understand. It’s in a guilt-producing control business. And if you have
Heaven as a place where you’re rewarded for you goodness, and Hell is a
place where you’re punished for your evil, then you sort of have control
of the population. And so they create this fiery place which has quite
literally scared the Hell out of a lot of people, throughout Christian
history. And it’s part of a control tactic.: "I think the church fired
its furnaces hotter than anybody else. But I think there’s a sense in
most religious life of reward and punishment in some form. The church
doesn’t like for people to grow up, because you can’t control grown-ups.
That’s why we talk about being born again. When you’re born again,
you’re still a child. People don’t need to be born again. They need to
grow up. They need to accept their responsibility for themselves and the
world.. Every church I know claims that ‘we are the true church’ – that
they have some ultimate authority, ‘We have the infallible Pope,’ We
have the Bible.’… The idea that the truth of God can be bound in any
human system, by any human creed, by any human book, is almost beyond
imagination for me. I mean, God is not a Christian. God is not a Jew or
a Muslim or a Hindi or Buddhist. All of those are human systems, which
human beings have created to try to help us walk into the mystery of
God. I honor my tradition. I walk through my tradition. But I don’t
think my tradition defines God. It only points me to God.
The world
didn't end Sept. 23 or October 15, and you thought you were safe. No
way!! Yet another doomsday prophet is warning that all things will
end Nov. 19, when the mysterious planet Nibiru will pass close to Earth
and set off cataclysmic earthquakes.To see what didn't happen
look here
Crackpots are Usually Wrong
Rev. Dr. John Edwin Rodgers
Crackpots who predict a world-wide
cataclysm are just that - crackpots. How is it that they know
something our best scientists don't know? .Or perhaps they're con
artists. Hustlers who promise a panacea that will make you rich and
successful are also just that - hustlers, con artists. Don't believe
them. If something seems to good to be true, it probably isn't. Many
people get rich by doing nothing more than selling a plan that claims to
make you rich.
Fake Metaphysical Products On-Line
Cherie Boldt
It's so important to do your research before you buy any herbal
supplements online. Just because something says 'sea buckthorn oil'
doesn't mean it actually IS sea buckthorn oil! These days, it's
hard to tell what you’re getting when you purchase from many online
retailers. Stick to brands that have been certified by third parties and
are transparent about their products. Share your experience with your
readers....for real!
What's Good about Politics
Dr. John
PoliticiaMany metaphysicians avoid
anything political. It seems they think politics and spirituality are
mutually exclusive. Politics is dirty and corrupt. Perhaps this is
because there are few spiritual people who pay any attention to what is
going on in politics. Shouldn't spiritual beings care about the
well-being and safety of our fellows? Is it not government that controls
the physical well-being of its citizens? Bad government is harmful to
its citizens and good government is beneficial to those it serves.
Our goverment is controlled by the senate and the house of
representatives. If too many bad or ignorant men gain these seat,
things may not go well for the nation.
Therefore, shouldn't we be concerned with who is running our government
and we can do to make sure the nation is being handled well? Can
we do this without paying attention to politics? It's a difficult and
often dirty job, but it is your obligation as a spiritual being
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Hear Voices? You may not be Crazy
You may have an enhanced ability. A
study, published in the academic journal, Nature, found that people who "hear voices"
but who do not have a mental health problem, could detect disguised
speech-like sounds more quickly and easily than people who had never had
a voice-hearing experience. The findings suggest that voice-hearers have
an enhanced tendency to detect meaningful speech patterns in ambiguous
sounds. The researchers say this tells could ultimately help
scientists and clinicians find more effective ways to help people who
find their voices disturbing. The study involved people who regularly
hear voices, also known as auditory verbal hallucinations
Surreal Landscapes on our
Planet
Earth is
full of bizarre, alien landscapes. Some are land formations
molded over thousands of years, while others are human-made
creations that have altered the planet in strange ways. From
the bubbling lava lakes of Ethiopia, to a lake that has been
nestled in the desert for 2,000 years, here are 29
landscapes that are so incredible, it's hard to believe
they're real. to see them all go to:
29 alien landscapes
Help for Colds and Flu
Rev. Dr. John Edwin Rodgers
Why do we
get more flu in the winter? Are flu viruses snowbirds? The
answer is this: We need a certain amount of moisture in our
mucous membranes (our sinuses, etc). Cold air does not hold
as much moisture as warm air: Hence our sinuses get dried
out in the Winter: This causes inflammation. The
inflammation makes us vulnerable to cold germs and flu
viruses. Solution: keep yourself surrounded by warm, humid
air.
This Explains Everything (?!)
Avery Goodman
If the Ego
exists due to being a fraction of Duality then the half
remaining non-locally waiting to become Unity. This means
you really can be in two places at once when you're not
anywhere at all.
The Universe is Open!
Raven Smokedancer
As you lay down to go to
sleep tonight (after you fill out your gratitude journal)
say these things as you drift off to sleep:
I Am Acceptance, I Am, I Am Abundance, I
Am, I Am Aware, I Am, I Am Calm, I Am, I Am Clarity, I Am, I
am Change, I Am, I Courage, I Am, I Am Eternal, I Am, I Am
Gratitude, I Am, I Am Hope, I Am, I Am Holy, I Am, I Am
Spirit, I Am, I Am Blessings, I Am, I Am Love, I Am, I Am
Peace, I Am, I Am Inspiration, I Am, I Am Free, I Am, I Am
Grace, I Am, I Am Patience, I Am, I Am Kind, I Am.
What you think will come back to you. Say it over and over
until you fall asleep. Read what you were grateful for today
and go on with your day tomorrow. Goodnight!
Modern Witch Trials
Rev. Dr. John Edwin Rodgers
Politicians
are notorious alcoholics and womanizers, especially in
Washington DC. John Kennedy, Bill Clinton are two well-known
examples. There is no serious effort to prosecute them them.
During the inquisition, many women were rich. some jealous
person would accuse them of witchcraft and they were
immediately executed without any sort of trial. But the
acuser would often gain much of the wealth they left behind.
Today some prominent figure is accused of some sexual act,
not evenan illegal one. Immediately, powerful forces with
sometning to gain begin operating - without trial - to get
that individual fired or forced to resign. Let a jury
decide what to do - not political groups or the media. No more
witch trials!!
Like a Bad Penny, 11:11 is Back!
Dr. John
Have you
noticed that the number set 11:11 has been following
the New Age community for a while. The number is of
spiritual and numerological significance. Interestingly
11/11/2011 was the date of the great Japanese tsunami. This
time it's
Breathe 11:11
- a global
experiment in the form of a free app that chimes at 11:11 to
remind you to take a deep breath, make a heartfelt
wish, and connect with others doing the same thing at the
same time. The founders believe there are subtle powers of
conscious breathing in the mysterious phenomenon of 11:11.
You are invited to go to (http://breathe1111.com/)and
d>ownload the
Breathe 11:11 app and
tune in to the podcast. They suggest you try it for a
month, and see what happens. Just maybe it could make a
change in your life and throughout the world.
Ayurvedic Health
Gabriel Cousens, MD
The science
of Ayurveda is particularly useful in helping us maintain
our awareness of nutrition as the interaction between the
forces of food, our own dynamic forces, the seasons, our
life cycle, and spiritual life. According to Ayurveda, the
five-basic elements of creation—air, water, fire, earth, and
ether—manifest in the human psycho-somatic complex as three
dosha essences: vata (air and ether), kapha (water and
earth), and pitta (fire). The insights from Ayurveda,
however, go far deeper than this.
Ojas is defined as the subtle energy of water of and earth.
It is the stored-up energetic life force of the body, or
primal vigor. It involves the integrity and stored energy of
protein, fat, and reproductive fluids, as well as the
healthy gross tissue mass.That includes nut and seed milks,
nuts and seeds, juicy and oily vegetables such as avocado,
low-glycemic fruits, especially berries such as goji
berries, and other foods with a slight sweetness in taste,
like apples, carrots, coconuts, and sprouted grain. Goji
berries and bee pollen are not only high in anti-oxidants,
but they are tremendously rejuvenating. More oily, creamy,
soupy types of food, such as smoothies, are also good for
building ojas .Increasing the intake of omega-3 fatty acids builds oja
(to see more visit
http://treeoflifecenterus.com/gabriel-cousens-m-d/blog/ )
A Cause for Love
Avery Goodman
A couple years ago I was on a bus sitting across from a
young gentleman who would probably be profiled as a thug. I
looked at him and thought "if he had been loved just a
little bit more he might be better off than he is right now"
then I looked a couple seats behind him was a woman who
looked unhappy, and I thought the same thing "if she had
been loved just a little bit more she might be better off
than she is right now" then I realized that is true of
everyone. We would all be better off if we were loved just a
little bit more. So, I looked around and started loving
everyone.
Science Looks at Out-of-Body
events
Dr. Connie Shane
As
you read this interesting article, keep two points in mind:
1) the researchers eliminated the possibility of anything
astral or spiritual, 2) just because OBE-like event can be
created scientifically, does not preclude a real OBE
occuring naturally with a spiritual cause. In other words,
just because someone can conterfeit a $20 bill, doesn't mean
that all $20 bills are fake. With those thoughts the
following article may be of interest and value:
click here
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