Praying For Our Nation This Election! Choice? If You Call It That. Compare and Contrast is all I ask.

Hello,

First, I want to ask that you seriously pray for our country. I fear the standards for Presidential candidates has continual been going down hill. I do not expect these people to be angels or perfect. However, most of you that I am mailing….I consider basically to be honest, ethical and moral upstanding citizens.. but not without blemishes or sins… That said…repeated..aberrations or deviations from a moral or ethical code? What does this say? Or, is the old adage….rules and laws are great as long as they don’t apply to me.

Is Trump perfect….well I won’t say he is….womanizer….well I think he has a history of cheating on his wives…child out of wedlock….Business man….yes…gone into bankruptcy? Well the government keeps writing red ink all the time….Trump did come back from bankruptcy…not paying taxes…these are the legal laws.. if show loss don’t have to pay taxes… he knows how to make others feel inferior….my first choice…notta. Hot temper..maybe…could be an act… Point he mad about Obama’s birth certificate….I am sure he is smart enough to know where Obama was born didn’t matter because his mother was an American…as long as one parent is an American…the offspring is a full American citizen with rights and privileges (think about missionaries, those serving overseas in the military or just employed by multinational corporation). Point during debate I wish journalist or Hilary had made to educate our children/other. Media has definitely had a field day pointing out Trump’s short comings. Like I said he has plenty..and some are continual running themes…Do I believe that all the women that came forward about his unwanted attentions are lying? Are telling the truth? No I don’t think all are lying and I don’t think all of them are telling the truth. Politics make me think some must be politically motivated. Can I doubt all? He has a history of cheating…I can’t just make snap judgements…

But consider that the press seems to be considerably more less aggressive towards painting a picture of Hilary Clinton’s behaviors.

Consider starting with her marriage.

Hilary Rodham was her pick. Nothing wrong with deciding this is the way she wants it. People do change their minds. Personally, (I know…plenty of my family will give me heck for this…) I have changed my mind on the death penalty(being anti death penalty–I understand people have a right to their opinion to be pro if they choose as I have a right to be anti).

Yet, it feels that changes in Ms. Clinton’s life tend to be at times when it is also politically convenient to do so. When her husband was forfeiting ground in the Governors’ race, she decided Hilary Rodham Clinton was better.

Ms. Clinton had a job in the investigation of Nixon during the Watergate extravaganza. It seemed to me I remembered this and stories. I found this link
http://hotair.com/archives/2008/04/01/hillary-fired-for-lies-unethical-behavior-from-senate-job-former-boss/
This talks about Jerry Ziefman, Chief Counsel to House Judiciary firing Hilary for unethical behavior wanting to deny Nixon representation. Checking snoops get this:
http://www.snopes.com/politics/clintons/zeifman.asp
Of course, snopes.com total denies the complete thing…. going here

Hillary Clinton’s former boss says he fired her from an investigative position because she was a “liar” and “unethical”-Truth! & Fiction!

Get that he didn’t fire her…couldn’t but that his opinion was not very high of her and that she did work on a brief or documents to deny Nixon representation or his lawyers complete access to that which was legally his right. The basis for this is that there is no precedent for procedure in impeachment. Which this is wrong see this link on the first impeachment of a president…President Johnson:
http://avalon.law.yale.edu/19th_century/john_chap_08.asp

Besides, this is the United States…it is basic to be able to have a lawyer present…even at a basic administration hearing….

Now let us consider the emails. Unless Hilary is less educated, had a head injury or just plain stupid, as Secretary of State, I am sure she knew having a private email server was huge violation of law and a security risk that she should have checked with CIA/FBI/DEpartment of DEFENSE and the JOINT CHIEFs of staff….if NOT HER BOSS COMMANDER IN CHIEF..OBAMA and if she did ask..well we have bigger issues to check into.

She served on the Watergate investigation…Nixon guilty of obstruction of justice? Most likely…..Treason? I doubt it.

Hilary guilty of Treason? What is the definition of Treason?
Treason – https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/2381 “Whoever, owing allegiance to the United States, levies war against them or adheres (closely attached) to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort within the United States or elsewhere, is guilty of treason and shall suffer death, or shall be imprisoned not less than five years and fined under this title but not less than $10,000; and shall be incapable of holding any office under the United States.
https://www.google.com/search?q=Treason&rlz=1C9BKJA_enUS691US691&oq=Treason&aqs=chrome..69i57j0j5j0.3922j0j7&hl=en-US&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8
Synonyms ” treachery, disloyalty, betrayal, faithlessness; sedition, subversion, mutiny, rebellion; high treason, lèse-majesté; apostasy; literary perfidy”

FBI findings/reports links
https://vault.fbi.gov/hillary-r.-clinton
Documents in the vault
https://www.fbi.gov/news/pressrel/press-releases/fbi-releases-documents-in-hillary-clinton-e-mail-investigation

https://www.fbi.gov/news/pressrel/press-releases/statement-by-fbi-director-james-b-comey-on-the-investigation-of-secretary-hillary-clinton2019s-use-of-a-personal-e-mail-system

Here is a quote from the first investigation..
“Although we did not find clear evidence that Secretary Clinton or her colleagues intended to violate laws governing the handling of classified information, there is evidence that they were extremely careless in their handling of very sensitive, highly classified information.
For example, seven e-mail chains concern matters that were classified at the Top Secret/Special Access Program level when they were sent and received. These chains involved Secretary Clinton both sending e-mails about those matters and receiving e-mails from others about the same matters. There is evidence to support a conclusion that any reasonable person in Secretary Clinton’s position, or in the position of those government employees with whom she was corresponding about these matters, should have known that an unclassified system was no place for that conversation. In addition to this highly sensitive information, we also found information that was properly classified as Secret by the U.S. Intelligence Community at the time it was discussed on e-mail (that is, excluding the later “up-classified” e-mails).

None of these e-mails should have been on any kind of unclassified system, but their presence is especially concerning because all of these e-mails were housed on unclassified personal servers not even supported by full-time security staff, like those found at Departments and Agencies of the U.S. Government—or even with a commercial service like Gmail.

Separately, it is important to say something about the marking of classified information. Only a very small number of the e-mails containing classified information bore markings indicating the presence of classified information. But even if information is not marked “classified” in an e-mail, participants who know or should know that the subject matter is classified are still obligated to protect it.”

It is clear that one in top government should be expected to protect clearly classified information even if for some reason it wasn’t correctly marked classified….as I stated…she was Secretary of State….she should….or I suspect she is smart enough to know using a private server is a no no for emails that might contain confidential material or emails from other countries ..individuals that want to keep things out of public know….

I will not go into all issues…can’t but check the Wikileaks Clinton emails

https://wikileaks.org/clinton-emails/

Brought out how addressed Wall Street telling them what they want to hear.

On Hilary think how she would even consider working on a document that limits representation to counsel…would leave emails vital to the United State’s well being or relationships with other countries in question…come on….she didn’t know using a private server was not allowed or a problem?

Is it okay for her to participate in obstruction of justice but in her youth she investigated Nixon for this….thinking there was no precedent for his representation? Yet, she deleted evidence and may have even passed on confidential information? Not knowing the law is an excuse for breaking it? How many people in prison today wish they got that get out of jail card? And, they aren’t even lawyers? Do I think she could be considered for a treason conviction? Did she pass on any information that hurt the United States? Caused military person or such to be hurt? Think? Our economy?

I am not telling you how to vote. This is only asking you to consider this things. PRAY FOR OUR COUNTRY. I am serious. I am taking this serious. My vote will be for the person that will limit freedoms the least.

I think it is sad that our choices are ….

Respectfully and sincerely,

Sandra

PS As always if you have proof positive all of the above is wrong…send it….I will consider it! PROMISE.

How God Might Work Life!

October 28, 2016ollamokImageEdit

The first time I answered this question in writing was online in my Social Medium Blog    Platform Quora; which I enjoy most next to Twitter.  Quora is extremely engaging on an intellectual level above most Platforms.

THIS IS A LINK TO THAT ANSWER, How God Might Work Life! BELOW IS WHAT WAS POSTED ON THAT BLOG

He can show us good examples of what we want to try to be. Lead by example. Give us a taste of bad mediceine by exhibiting evil and bad. This gives us ideas of what we don’t like and hopefully choose not to be.

October 28, 2016ollamokImageEdit

The first time I answered this question in writing was online in my Social Medium Blog    Platform Quora; which I enjoy most next to Twitter.  Quora is extremely engaging on an intellectual level above most Platforms.

THIS IS A LINK TO THAT ANSWER, How God Might Work Life! BELOW IS WHAT WAS POSTED ON THAT BLOG

He can show us good examples of what we want to try to be. Lead by example. Give us a taste of bad mediceine by exhibiting evil and bad. This gives us ideas of what we don’t like and hopefully choose not to be.

Someone touches us with a kindness in such a way we desire to go down that path. A mentor teaches us the skills to be what God intends. God has a way of putting people and resources in place such that if we follow with faith, we will be touched by these people in the way God intends to set us on the path he has set and is best for us.

Faith will reveal how he puts people in our life. Parents are often the first to mold us in the way God desires.

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OCCURS TO ME THIS IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT

READ BIBLE HIS WORD IMPORTANT

THIS MY OWN SPIRITUAL BELIEF I RESPECT EACH PERSON’S

INDIVIDUAL WALK/CHOICE OF RELIGION AND I KNOW MY GOD REVEALS HIMSELF TO EACH PERSON HOW HE WANTS TO SO THE DEVINE PURPOSE IS REACHED

Someone touches us with a kindness in such a way we desire to go down that path. A mentor teaches us the skills to be what God intends. God has a way of putting people and resources in place such that if we follow with faith, we will be touched by these people in the way God intends to set us on the path he has set and is best for us.

Faith will reveal how he puts people in our life. Parents are often the first to mold us in the way God desires.

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OCCURS TO ME THIS IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT

READ BIBLE HIS WORD IMPORTANT

THIS MY OWN SPIRITUAL BELIEF I RESPECT EACH PERSON’S

INDIVIDUAL WALK/CHOICE OF RELIGION AND I KNOW MY GOD REVEALS HIMSELF TO EACH PERSON HOW HE WANTS TO SO THE DEVINE PURPOSE IS REACHED

Reframing Resources a new Social Enterprise coming

https://ollamok.com/reframing-resources/

Kids Being Warehoused But Can't Sue Disability Scoop article post

https://www.disabilityscoop.com/2016/09/26/judge-blocks-kids-nursing-homes/22797/

The whole truth and nothing but the truth?

What does the Bible say about telling the whole truth and nothing but the truth?  NOTE IN A COURT OF LAW I AM SURE GOD intends that peope tell the whole truth.  But some think this phrase said in court came from the Bible. I didn't realize this thought from the Bible until 2009.
 KJV Proverbs 29:11  A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards.
***Some things are no one's business but your own and God.

Helping Youth Have a Faith of Their Own

"This article is reprented by permission from Leading Ideas, a free e-newsletter from the Lewis Center for Church Leadership of Wesley Theological Seminary and available at Lewis Center for Church Leadership"

Here is the site for the orginal article Helping Youth Have a Faith of Their Own. Originally published Feb. 8, 2012.

Helping Youth Have a Faith of Their Own

The fact that youth participate in church less as they get older and often are not present in church as young adults can lead church leaders to assume they lack religious interest. A new book growing out of the National Study of Youth and Religion challenges that assumption. Sociologists Lisa Pearce and Melinda Lundquist Denton found that older teens and young adults see great significance in religion though not always in institutional forms of religious life.

In their book A Faith of Their Own: Stability and Change in the Religiosity of America’s Adolescents (Oxford University Press, 2011), the authors follow up with 2,530 young people, age 16 to 21, surveyed about their faith and religious practices at two points in time. The authors identified five types of religious identity among these young persons.

Abiders (20 percent). These are the adolescents with the highest levels of religious interest and practice. They not only believe in God; they pray regularly, attend services, volunteer, and are most likely to say their religion is the only true faith.

Adapters (20 percent). This group shows high levels of personal religiosity. But compared to the Abiders, they are more accepting of other people’s faiths and attend religious services more sporadically. The Adapters are most likely of all the groups to help others in need.

Assenters (31 percent). These teens say they believe in God, but they are minimally engaged with their faith. Religion is tangential to other aspects of their lives.

Avoiders (24 percent). They believe in God but do not engage in any religious practice. Their God is a distant one, and they often do not name a religious affiliation.

Atheists (5 percent). They do not believe in God and do not attend services.

Meaning for Congregations

What might this mean for congregations wanting to be sensitive to the faith perspectives of youth? We know that participation in formal religious services means little to many youth. They do not necessarily see themselves as less religious because they attend worship less often. The church is often not their primary community of meaning during these years.  

The writers suggest that congregations can support youth as they refine their religious identity with an approach called “scaffolding.” Scaffolding creates a context in which youth can participate at a level just beyond where they are currently. Instead of asking youth to go where they are not ready to go, they are helped to grow from where they are. Hallmarks of all such efforts must be honesty and acknowledgement of the role of doubt in faith.

All people have distinctive issues and needs at various life stages. One lesson from this research is the importance of supporting youth in appropriate ways during these critical years.

Lovett H. Weems, Jr.

FLEA MARKET FLIP REQUEST FROM A FRIEND

Lately exploration of my talents have allowed me to push myself beyond my comfort zone or normal box.  I owe a lot to a friend for giving me this confidence.

Here is the drawing me coaxed me into finishing.  Thanks friend.

"Make me a coffee table!"  I said okay.

I started my search over a few weeks....keying in on finish.  I have had surgery and thud taking longer to make. Yet, I think this should provide the time I need to fit the job to my friend like a glove.

Here is the base painted a different color, Foss.

It has a handle that opens with two shelves for storage.  I may put some other specific storage.    Next, I painted this and will glue it ontop of this base.

Take off the frame and ornate art stuff and you have a shelf shadowbox from the 70's.  I painted it Foss.  Embossed pictures of my friend from her family and a few from mine over years and during college will be put onto of the mirror part in hopefully a eye catching arrangement.  I plan to throw in some pharmacy memento's and SWOSU stuff....just enough.

I asked opinions.  .....what should the top be solid wood, glass or give me a suggestion.  I believe I have my answer and pray I find the size and just right fit to make it pop.  That would make finishing this upcycling nice for me.

I am now looking for two pieces of wood/glass.  Wood all around with glass in the middle like cabinets and a knob on to where it opens in the middle of the coffee table.  I have been surfing the web for a couple of hours and found nothing but I have a few weeks to finish this.

Please provide feedback.  Websites with ideas and training and other hints.  Tell me things you like about my ideas and those you don't.  Any good business person knows sucess depends on satisfing your customers.  Money may not be any issue yet but making something for a person that likes it is a starting goal.  I am considering this is a side business...but long way off.