School Shootings: A Problem with Guns or a Problem with Families

School Shootings: A Problem with Guns or a Problem with Families

The recent shooting at the Santa Fe High School in Texas is another unfortunate event that falls into what many are calling a ‘school shooting epidemic'. The fact that events like these keep happening should be a cause for every American to reflect on the country’s decaying moral values. However, the mainstream media has hoisted it up as a talking point to attack the Second Amendment and the rights of gun owners in America. It’s clear that there are malicious and powerful forces in the country that want to disarm every American of their right to defend themselves, their loved ones and their property. 

Having sensible conversations about making schools safe has been twisted into talk about gun reform. Gun owners, who are legally entitled to firearms under the Second Amendment, are being demonized by being called perpetrators of gun culture. What these social justice warriors on their moral high ground don’t understand is that gun violence can happen with or without their so-called gun reform. The guns that they call instruments of death are the same ‘instruments’ that will ensure they will make it alive out of a hostile situation. They don’t realize that when the terrorists attack us on our home soil, it will be our guns that will ensure the survival of our liberty.

All this talk about gun reform is a red herring that stops a conversation about how family values taking a backseat have led us to frequent shootings in our communities. Most of those who perpetuate this violence are young, disturbed individuals who are deprived of a good upbringing and healthy values. Respect and discipline, once the cornerstone of American households are no longer values parents feel necessary to teach their children. Instead, these parents have abdicated their responsibility and left their kids to be raised by morally bankrupt TV, video games, the public-school system, and music. Add to that an environment that normalizes divorce, unwed mothers, godlessness, promiscuity and drug abuse and we have a recipe for disaster. Now, understand I was once an unwed mother. So, I am not demoralizing myself or other hard working single parents. It’s just hard to play two roles and sometimes the kids act out.

In the absence of good morals, American youth have embraced hedonism. The value of hard work has been replaced by instant gratification on social media. Young people have been taught that they can and should be as outlandish as possible. Attention is their currency. So it comes as no surprise that when these tragedies are given a closer look, hunger for attention comes out as the motivation.

Instead of practicing the virtue of patience and hard work, today’s American youth want everything now. When they face any difficulty, they act up and take rash actions like throwing tantrums and at their worst, go on a shooting spree in their school. Guns don’t kill people, entitled kids who don’t know any better do.  They are not the responsible gun owners of America who follow proper protocol and gun safety laws of their country. Taking away the rights of gun owners is another way America is being stripped of its identity and values. It infringes on America’s ability to live up to the ideals of a free nation.

In the interest of the safety of our kids and communities, we need to take a close look at our communities and our culture. When we no longer honor God’s word and seek false gods, we cause the decay of America’s soul. This violence is only an escalation of this decay. We have to shun the media that promotes ungodliness and raise our children with respect for America and its values. It’s only a return to the wholesome values of our forefathers that will give us the strength to steer this country away from a state of decline. 

It’s Time to Fight for Our Stars and Stripes

A trucker by the name of Dave Moore recently came across a Pilot Truck Stop at Amarillo, Texas where the American flag was disrespectfully removed. It seems the folks at Pilot just can’t respect the flag of the country that lets them carry out their business and make money. In fact, it seems like disrespecting our country’s cherished legacy is the fastest way to get attention. Just look at the way football players have been kneeling during the national anthem and how the mainstream media picked it up as a heroic act. It’s shameful to see our country’s values in such decline.

When we were kids, we were taught by our folks to pay the flag and the anthem its proper due. The American flag was more than just a decoration. It was a reminder of the countless sacrifices that were made to keep this country safe and free. The American soldiers who raised it at Iwo Jima knew this. The American astronauts who landed on the moon knew this. The firefighters at Ground Zero saving lives during the country’s darkest hour knew this. 

On the other hand, kids these days are being prepared to attack our Second Amendment rights and disrespect our country’s leadership. They are being corrupted by the mainstream media with movies, music and TV shows full of filth. The Pledge of Allegiance has been taken out of classrooms so that the new generation forgets that we are One Nation under God. If we take away our country’s values and symbols, we face a very real threat of losing our American identity.

What Pilot and other businesses like them are doing is an insult to the countless veterans who fought and died while keeping our country safe and its citizens free. It is an insult to servicemen who fly the flag to show the solemn promise to care for their fellow countrymen. We can’t let the new generation forget that America is the land of the free and the home of the brave. We can’t let corporations and their globalist agenda erase our Old Glory.

Business owners like Jimmy Haslam wouldn’t have tasted success if it weren’t for this land of opportunities. Besides the incident with the flag at his Pilot and Flying J stores, he has allowed his football team the Cleveland Brown to kneel during the national anthem. These incidents are those of malice and cowardice. If these corporations can’t respect our flag, we don’t have to give them our business. Boycott businesses that don’t know how to show respect, drive down their sales and hit them where it hurts until they learn their lesson.

The Onset of Liberalist Socialism and the Free Speech Embargo in our Schools

The United States of America is one of the most, if not the most ‘progressive’ nation in existence. It is the culmination of many cultures and belief systems, all falling under the banner of unity and national pride, and built upon a solid foundation of Christian ideals. These very ideals are the benchmark in progressive living, and are perfect in nature; and when combined with the US constitution, create a recipe for national success.

It is the duty of every American, be they of any religion or school of thought, to at least uphold the constitutional foundation that the country was built upon. Unfortunately though, in recent times, these very ideals have come under question and are being challenged on a widespread scale in our society.

Liberalism and the Current Liberal Ideology: The Contradictory Conundrum

The liberal movement, which has always been a thorn in the side of good, God-fearing Americans and American culture in general, has, in this day and age, advanced to a point when its prevalence can be seen everywhere, in all centers of society.

Under the guise of ‘tolerance’ and ‘acceptance’, this movement has sought to establish a belief system which is based on socialist ideas and a supposed ‘free-for-all’ society. However, the very same liberal vision that seeks to accept and appreciate all, now wants to enforce its own set of ideals, which condemns any and all voices that are raised against them and in the favor of the principles of free speech upon which our country was built.

Liberalist Socialism in our Schools

The school is a center of education; a haven for all those who seek knowledge and free themselves from the fetters of ignorance. Such an institution absolutely must foster an environment of free speech, since that is the main medium for the expression of ideas, and the sharing of knowledge.

Unfortunately, today, if one is to exercise free speech in an academic institution, which is their constitutional right, they are labeled as racist, sexist, homophobic, close/narrow-minded, Nazi, fascist, regressive and generally repulsive. And all of this in the favor of deviation, hedonism, and rampant socialist values – in favor of a society where Godlessness would prevail. This is, in essence as well as practice, completely against what the constitution permits and our national integrity commands.

The liberal mindset has meticulously worked to have traditional free speech abolished from our centers of education, in order to pave the way for its own version of free speech. According to this mindset, it is free speech only when it comes from a liberal. God forbid if someone of a conservative mindset were to express themselves, as that would be the ultimate violation of the liberal code!

The traditional and constitutional version of free speech is now met with protest and disruption by individual groups in schools and colleges, as well as larger groups such as Antifa.

All of this leads to a question that we must ask ourselves; which is, to what extent do we allow these destructive, negative, Marxist and outright militant tactics to succeed? The answer to that, my fellow Americans, is no more!

It is time to stand up as one and take back our basic rights, so that our future generations can emerge and prosper in a positive, constructive and prosperous society.

Keeping God, Family, and Politics Together: A Good Christian’s Ethos

A nation is driven by its leaders for better or worse. And yet, the leaders are born out of the nation. They represent their people, their aspirations, and their collective wisdom in what they want to achieve together. Without a collective goal, people are lost! How will they develop a noble goal for themselves if those in authority do not follow the commandments of God?

Every Christian is a shepherd in his or her own right. A father leads a family, a mother educates her children, and a businessman is accountable for his employees. This is the way of the world and the law of nature that God has ordained in our world. If we keep shying away from taking responsibility or taking part in the affairs of our neighborhood, our city, our state, and our country, how can we blame anybody for not taking what we want seriously?

If people who say they believe in God do not stand up and work to build their nation as God wants to see it, do they have any right to complain when a godless group of ruffians finds their way into the halls of power? Do they have any right to talk about how the country is going away from God?

Jesus Christ was the first example of who a Christian should be. He was born in a society of culture, art, and politics. Some call it a golden era for western civilization and knowledge, much like the world we see around us today. Even with all the rapport, that system was wrong. It denounced the true God and challenged His law, and Jesus rose to fight this injustice with his peaceful movement. A movement which was, in every sense of the word, a political one - though much more too.

If Jesus was the best Christian and he saw the need of political leadership to right the ways of his nation, will we not follow in his footsteps?

As a responsible citizen of this society and nation, it is your duty - it is my duty - to do our part before we put blame on others.

Dating for Couples with Kids

Investigating the Background during Dating: A Good Idea?

Dating can be a complicated process. It becomes even more complicated when you are a single parent with kids who is trying to look for love. The prospective partner must not only win your heart and treat you well, but they should be equally kind, respectful and warm towards your children.

Having worked with single parent support groups for a good 18 years, I can safely vouch for the fact that it is highly important for you to really know who you are dating before you introduce them to your family. I have lost count of the number of stories narrated to me that involve children who were victimized by their parent’s partner, while they were only dating.

And each story is more heartbreaking than the last one.

Being a single parent comes with its own set of challenges. You have to do the job of two people making sure that you set a great example for your kids to follow, as many times as you possibly can. Even in love and relationships. Suppose you have met somebody and you have nothing but good things to say about them. They are smart, intelligent and have a great sense of humor -- you are sure your kids will love them too.

But is the person you are dating, somebody that can be trusted with your children?

Our children are nothing less of a gift straight from God. It only makes sense to treat them that way too. You need to find out if your partner would be good to your kids as good as they are to you.

Even if you have been dating somebody for over 4 months, there is no guarantee that that person is not hiding anything from you. What if they are? You deserve to know. Getting someone’s background investigated can unearth several things that can help you predict what they would be like in the future.

Maybe the person you are dating was unable to keep their last job because of their uncontrollable temper? Maybe they were charged with a sexual harassment case? How many people do you know who would confess such things to your face?

Most importantly, how are those people in question going to be any different towards you and/or your kids?

Harris County offers incredible background investigation services which you should definitely avail. Have your partner’s background investigated by them before introducing them to your family.

If there is something you should know about them, you will know. If there is nothing suspicious that shows up, your heart will rest easy knowing that they are safe to be around with, for you and your kids both.

It’s a win-win situation.