My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge.
Hosea 4:6

Do not put your trust in princes, in mortal men, who cannot save.
When their spirit departs, they return to the ground; on that very day their plans come to nothing.
Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD his God,
the Maker of heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them -- the LORD, who remains faithful forever.
Psalm 146:3-6

***IMPORTANT NOTICES***

1. Effective December 22, 2010, all new articles will appear in their entirety at Food for the Thinkers on Wordpress.
It just allows me to use much clearer graphics and stop being so Amish.

2. Were you looking for one of my individual articles when you found yourself here? There is a very good explanation.
This was originally a Geocities page. Yahoo closed Geocities on October 26, 2009.
All pages were transferred over to Yahoo Web Hosting and we were required to take new URLs.
While this might be slightly inconvenient, Yahoo was good enough to automatically redirect requests for old URLs to this, my home page.
To find one of my old articles, click here and you will find my complete archive.

Fear not: The Fountain of Truth is still very much a going concern. Thanks for reading!

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Recent Additions to the Fountain of Truth

• "I'm Not Going to Plead Guilty to Using My Medicine."
• Just What Kind of People Support Ron Paul?
• What Would Tim Tebow Do?
• Banning Books, Banning Web Sites
• Why Iran Doesn't Scare Me
• They Won't Let Ron Paul Win This

My Complete Archive

Effective December 22, 2010, all new articles will appear in their entirety at Food for the Thinkers on Wordpress.

"...always you are consistent and consider the boneheaded implications of feel good herd mentality quick fix solutions."
-- JK in Longmont, Colorado

"Thank you for making people think even after they've spoken ... Your wisdom is certainly appreciated by those who are able to articulate it,
but I think that same wisdom reaches far more people than you might imagine because it is non-inflammatory ...
and it is always 'just' in its reasoning."
-- PM in Tucson

"Have you thought about writing a book or some articles to address the Body of Christ about our political involvements?
You have a real gifting to see things differently and I think you are on to some real truth here. Like all of us with something to say,
I pray that God use you as a clean vessel relying fully on Him and free to speak truth in love."
-- BL in Maryland

"You'll burn in Hell!!! Sorry, Doug, but your eternal fate has been decided; Rush Limbaugh has spoken."
-- JM in Reno

"You are one of the best writers I've read. For real! I wish every Christian church in America would syndicate your articles.
(Want a publicist?)"
-- ES in Florida

"One thing I like about your thoughts and writing style is that it isn't rocket science or anything anyone with an inkling
of common sense cannot understand. You put an issue out there in plain words and all it takes
is just a little common sense to understand exactly what you are saying..."
-- RD

"Doug is one of the best 'communicators' of social and political ideology that I have been exposed to over the years."
-- PS in Colorado

"It's a pity you lost your (Colorado State) House race. You could have been Colorado's Ron Paul."
-- MS in Arvada, Colorado

"I just HAD to take a break from perusing the contents to tell you that I now have a vision in my mind
of six-year-old Doug parading around the house, declaring 'I’M THE RULER OF THE WO-O-O-O-O-ORLD!'
Do you have video?"
-- NT in Highlands Ranch, Colorado

"Keep writing. I pray that those that read your words will have their blinders removed."
-- MG in Memphis

"Doug; I am not a believer, but I find your non-vain, non-righteous, non-aggressive approach a welcome relief compared to others I read."
-- DR in Wisconsin

"I'm proud of you and think you are the most wonderful writer! You have a way of expressing yourself Doug that is truly a talent. 
Yes, I love your website and all of your comments."
-- RM in Aurora, Colorado

"You write the best letters ever and I mean it ... You should write to every newspaper in the country."
-- MN in Golden, Colorado

"Thanks for your email and website. 
I am appalled but not necessarily surprised at the evangelical right...just take a gander at what the cemeteries (seminaries) are producing to "shepherd" churches. 
I've always believed that our country's problems will not be solved politically, but spiritually. By that, I mean accurate spiritual knowledge/application. 
If one has the right spiritual knowledge, then one will be able to vote and be aware or active politically in the best sense and be able to determine what is "the lie". 
But since the cemeteries have done their dastardly best in corrupting the church leaders, the sheep follow."
-- AL in Littleton, Colorado

"Kudos on your site ... what a wealth of research info for a writer like me!"
 -- MN in Taunton, Massachusetts

"You really ARE out of sync with most of Christendom, just like me."
-- SS, a pastor in Aurora, Colorado

"Every once in a while a new jewel on the internet is discovered."
-- JB in Iowa

"Your website is full of everything a God-fearing Christian should be aware of."
-- EB in Wisconsin

"I read your articles line by line, and am always amazed at how much sense you make!"
-- LT in SoCal

"You are the foremost Christian Libertarian writer of our times.
I don't know if you are a wife beater and a card cheat or not but the fact is that you are the standard bearer of Christian Libertarianism,
so I urge people to read your work and forward every entry to your blog to about twenty people.
 Some of those folks are relatives and personal friends, others are libertarian writers such as Anthony Gregory and a lot of the folks who write for ... Lew Rockwell.  
I hope that they all read your columns, but I can't force anyone; I just give them the chance.
The 'Net is the "Committees of Correspondence" of the Second American (and International!) Revolution, in my opinion, so it behooves us to correspond.
I really think you should submit your columns to Rockwell and Antiwar.com and The Libertarian Enterprise;
it's not about you or me or anyone's ego, but the fact is that you are one of our best and most lucid advocates for Liberty, so you should always try to expand your audience.
I rest my case..."
-- MM in Canada

"You talk about all these things about America not being free, which I agree,
so why don't you try and become president to change it. I would vote for you."
-- MH

"I wanted to take time to complement you on your great website. 
As a fellow believer and libertarian, I always worried if belief in Christ and wanting a libertarian style government could belong together. 
Thanks to your website and bible verses, I can now see that it is possible to follow Christ and maintain a libertarian philosophy on government. 
After Jesus' gift of salvation through Him, I feel one of God's greatest gifts to mankind was the gift of free will. T
he freedom to chose Him or leave Him. A gift many fellow believers would rather force on others, instead of leading and teaching. 
Thanks again on a wonderful resource."
-- JJ

"Please keep writing as I sometimes feel like one of the 'remnant' and I need encouragement."
-- TH in Arkansas

"I tell you, Doug, it is a great relief to know that it is possible for a human to have faith and a brain at the same time. I like knowing you exist."
-- MN from just west of Denver

"Doug, thank you for all you do for Liberty! I mentioned you yesterday on my Wall. I have read your columns for many years.
As a fellow Christian, you have encouraged me to speak up for the helpless and to honor God by loving others and rejecting Tyranny."
-- AA in New Haven

"This is your calling Doug. Do what you need to do to pay your bills, then work on an ebook and then work on a book! You have a great gift and you need to use it, it will help ALL of us."
-- MB in North Carolina

"One of the best writers on Christians and liberty."
-- TG in Wisconsin

"FYI went I first started listening to Ron Paul, I was amazed but skeptical so I started looking for arguments against his position, especially from a Christian perspective.
In my many searches I came across some of your writings. In many ways your writings have had a deep impact on my life and philosophy."
-- JC in Crackramento

"You should be Ron Paul's speech writer."
-- KN near Albany

"As always, thanks for opening my eyes to the seemingly 'under the radar' atrocities that are occuring in our country.
Something has to give or we are all screwed."
-- JW in Rhode Island

"You are out of touch with reality. You are an idiot."
-- JW

MY OLD HOME PAGE

Lots of cool stuff.
On my "hiatus" of sorts, I am refocusing my efforts.
However, I am not going to bury my old stuff.

WHEN THEY CAME FOR THE DRUGGIES,
MOST PEOPLE DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING BECAUSE THEY WEREN'T DRUGGIES.
WHEN THEY CAME FOR THE BRANCH DAVIDIANS,
MOST PEOPLE DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING BECAUSE THEY WEREN'T BRANCH DAVIDIANS.
WHEN THEY CAME FOR THE TERROR SUSPECTS,
MOST PEOPLE DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING BECAUSE THEY WEREN'T TERROR SUSPECTS.

WHEN THEY COME FOR YOU, WILL YOU BE ABLE TO SAY ANYTHING?

THIS IS WHY, IF YOU CARE ABOUT YOUR FREEDOM,
YOU NEED TO SPEAK UP AND SPEAK UP NOW!

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WHEN GOVERNMENTS LET PEOPLE DO WHATEVER THEY WANT, YOU GET WOODSTOCK.
WHEN PEOPLE LET GOVERNMENTS DO WHATEVER THEY WANT, YOU GET AUSCHWITZ.

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ASK NOT WHAT YOUR GOVERNMENT CAN DO FOR YOU.
ASK WHAT YOUR GOVERNMENT CAN DO TO YOU.

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A GOVERNMENT THAT WILL GIVE YOU ALL THE SECURITY YOU WANT
WILL TAKE AWAY ALL THE LIBERTY YOU HAVE.

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IF YOU LIKE BUSH, YOU OUGHT TO LOVE BIG CROCK OBAMA.

FEAR OBAMA? FEAR GOD!
by Todd King

While I am aware that not all who will be reading this are Bible believers, I am planning to answer this from the lens of scripture as it seems that the vast majority of those with whom I am having this conversation claim to be Christian. While I believe there is a plethora of scripture refuting this line of thought, my first examination will be of a passage of scripture which many people, especially Christians, are familiar with.

2 Chronicles 7:14 – If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sins, and will heal their land.

Now I know that we all have heard this verse at leart once, and we all love this verse. But have you ever really thought about this verse and what it really means? Well, I’m going to break it down piece by piece so that we can all see the fullness of this beautiful and blessed text.

“If…” An if, then statement always indicates a contractual agreement, a covenant. Pay close attention, because this is obviously a covenant between God, who is speaking, and someone else. You may be the someone, so you had better be paying close attention.

“…my people, who are called by my name…” This is the other party to the covenant. God’s people- who are called by His name. Could this possibly have current relevance to CHRISTians? Those who are the called and the chosen of God who are called by His name?

“…will humble themselves…” Does anyone today know what humility is? It is the opposite of pride. And what is pride? Pride is the original sin. The original sin of Lucifer, the original sin of Adam, the original sin of thinking that we are God, or at least as good as God. When we say that Obama will win, are we not saying that we can see and know the future? Then, when we say that we must vote for McCain, are we not saying that the future is in our control? So now, are we not attributing to ourselves the power to see and to control the future? And aren’t those attributes that God alone has? So, ask yourself, who is God? God, or you? If we are to humble ourselves, does this not mean that we should get rid of such flawed thinking, allow God to work, maybe to perform miracles, and repent of the sin of the pride of thinking that we know and control everything that is happening in the political realm?

“…and pray…” What does it mean to pray? Sure, we all have been taught that prayer is talking to God. But, really, do you think that this is all that is involved in prayer? Doesn’t relationship always involve both talking and listening? What does God’s Word have to say on the subject? What is His Spirit communicating with your spirit? I can assure you that choosing the lesser of two evils is not what He is communicating to you. Doesn’t scripture say, “Choose good, not evil that you may live!” (This may not be an exact quote, but is found in the book of Amos.) Choosing the lesser of two evils is still choosing evil.

"...and seek my face..." If we are seeking God's face, will be that focused on McCain's or Obama's? In fact, is there anything at all in either one of these men that would point one to Christ? Other than the fact that they are bipedal humanoids created by God, I have not been able to see even one thing in either one of them that would make me think of my Lord.

“…and turn from their wicked ways…” Is there anyone who believes that this does not and cannot be referring directly to the pride that we are being told in the beginning to humble ourselves of? To turn from our wicked ways would require repentance from our sin of thinking that we know all of the answers and that God is incapable of providing for our best interests. Doesn’t our Savior, in Matthew, tell us that God cares more for us than the flowers of the field and the birds of the air. And yet, does he allow them to be ruled by despots? Being ruled by tyrants has always been God’s way of judging His people for pride, disobedience, and unfaithfulness. If we repent now and turn from our wicked ways at this point in time, might God just remove from us this judgment? Well, let’s continue reading to see what the rest of the covenant contains.

“…then will I hear from heaven…” Does God suggest here that He will not hear our prayers as long as we are not humble, repentant, and prayerful? It sure sounds like it to me. But, in accordance with contractual law, He promises to begin listening to our prayers and to restore relationship with us as soon as we repent, humble ourselves, and pray. And unlike you or I, God never violates a covenant.

“…and will forgive their sins…” Forgiveness only comes afteer humility and repentance. This is a central theme of scripture. If we repent, then God will forgive. There are terms. Salvation is a free gift thatt cannot be achieved through works, but we still do have some minimal requirements. Be humble, pray, turn from your wicked ways. Failing these things, God will not listen to us, will not forgive our sins.

“…and will heal their land.” Besides the judgment of tyranny upon God’s people who are unrepentant and proud, other judgments which are common themes throughout scripture include: drought, famine, pestilence, earthquakes, tornadoes, hurricanes, plague, etc. Does anyone other than me notice that there is a high level of these scourges occurring across the nation today? Not only has there been a lot of drought and other ‘acts of God’ occurring, but we are, as are many other nations, facing famine because of over-exportation of food supplies, the government paying people not to farm, and the devaluation of our fiat money so that a loaf of bread that a few years ago cost one dollar now costs upwards of four dollars and climbing.

So, my Christian friend, I pray that you would study on this, dwell on this, and act on this before you go to the polls to vote. Remember that God performed miracles throughout the Old Testament, and continued this throughout the New Testament. God can do the same even today, but will not do so if we do not want or allow him to do so. Don’t get me wrong, God is not limited by us, but is willing to allow himself to be limited when giving us what we think we want as a way of getting our attention. Are you paying attention yet?

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E-mail Todd telling him how brilliant he is for writing this!

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Numbers 6:24-26