Larry Ebaugh

Retired telecom design engineer; father of 4 and grandfather of 4. Seeking after Christ & his teachings.

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Never forget! 😏

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Here's to wishing all of my friends here on 'X' a very Happy Valentine's Day!

And lest we sometimes forget, the love that we share today is not one of lust as the world is inclined to practice it, but rather it's a spiritual love inspired by none other than God Himself. ♥

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I know, a lot easier said than done!

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And I for one completely endorse this post. To put it clearly, I stand for Trump and also ICE, and I salute them for what they're doing to help clean things up. Continue on please. 🇱🇷
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This meme rather speaks for itself. 🙄

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Lead on Kristi Noem.
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Yes, in the blink of an eye.

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I think we'd all be wise to remember this. Because quite honestly, I think that too many people are inclined to forget.

I mean it's almost as if, at least for some people anyway, if THEY can’t fathom it in their own minds, then it can't possibly happen. >
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Our fight is not Republican vs Democrat, nor Conservative vs Liberal. No! It's neither of these.

In the eyes of God our fight is Righteousness vs Unrighteousness; Good vs Evil.

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In some circles the following joke is considered the greatest religious joke ever told. Now maybe it is, but then again just maybe it isn't. Anyway, it was originally told by comedian Emo Philips about 40 years ago:
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Today I'm going to write about something that just could be a bit controversial. But since I seem to sometimes have the tendency for sharing what I believe to be the truth, I don't see any reason to change now?
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Reputable, and in my opinion objective, journalist Lara Logan reveals the truth about our mainstream news media "journalists" and states quite unequivocally, "It is a fact that the vast majority of journalists in this country are registered Democrats."
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From the mind of a child.

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I can't help but wonder how our freedom-lovin' feminist women here in the U.S. would take to Sharia law? 🙄

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“Communications is More Than Words and Meanings are Sometimes Misunderstood”

There was once a lady looking for a camping ground. She was a rather old fashioned lady, always delicate and elegant, especially in her language. She and her husband were planning a week's vacation in Florida, so she wrote a certain campground and asked for a reservation. She wanted to make sure the campground was fully equipped, but didn't quite know how to ask about the toilet facilities. She just couldn't bring herself to write the word "toilet" in her letter. So after much deliberation, she finally came up with the old-fashioned term bathroom commode. She still thought she was being too forward, so she referred to the bathroom commode as the B.C. "Does the campground have its own B.C.?" is what she finally wrote.

Well, the campground owner wasn't old-fashioned at all and just couldn't figure out what the woman was talking about. The B.C. business really stumped him. After worrying about it for a while, he showed the letter to several campers, but they couldn't imagine what the lady meant either. So the campground owner finally came to the conclusion that the lady must be asking about the local Baptist Church, so he sat down and wrote the following reply:

Dear Madam:

I regret very much the delay in answering your letter, but I now take the pleasure of informing you that a B.C. is located 9 miles north of the campground, and is capable of seating 250 people at one time. I admit it is quite a distance away if you are in the habit of going regularly, but no doubt you will be pleased to know that a great number of people take their lunches along and make a day of it. They arrive early and stay late. The last time my wife and I went was six years ago, and it was so crowded we had to stand up the entire time we were there. It may interest you to know that right now, there is a supper planned to raise money to buy more seats. They're going to hold the supper in the basement of the B.C.

I would like to say it pains me very much not to be able to go more regularly, but it surely is not a lack of desire on my part. As we grow older, it seems to be more of an effort, particularly in cold weather. If you decide to come down to our campground, perhaps I could go with you the first time you go, sit with you and introduce you to all the other folks. Remember this is a friendly community . . . 😏

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Sometimes I simply have to shake my head and wonder where some people's common sense has gone. Or possibly the problem is that common sense is no longer so common any longer.

I hear over and over again about how some people who pray or in some other way express appreciation to God while on government property, that they’re somehow violating our U.S. Constitution. The charge, usually brought about by the likes of the ACLU, is that the 1st Amendment of our Constitution says "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof".

And yes, of course our 1st Amendment does indeed say this. But some people have interpreted that praying or simply using the name of God as somehow establishing a religion or a church. I don't get it. How is that in and of itself establishing a religion or a church?

I think if one did even a brief look at our United States Declaration of Independence, they’d find the term "God" used along with a variety of other terms of similar meaning; terms like Nature's God, Creator, Lord, and possibly other references to a Supreme Being.

So if our Founding Fathers thought that using any of these terms that alluded to God, in addition to praying on government property which no doubt they did, if they thought even for a moment that in doing so they were establishing a religion or a church, then why on earth would they say in the 1st Amendment that Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion? For they’d be violating their own 1st Amendment that they created themselves, would they not?

It should be apparent then that our Founding Fathers did NOT mean that simply using terms referring to God, or praying, constituted the establishment of a religion or a church. Establishing a religion or a church would be more like creating a system of beliefs and moral values to live by. It would most likely include certain rituals and practices, like communion for example. In other words, religion like our Founding Fathers were used to in England, which they apparently abhorred, where one had little choice of what religion to practice.

In my Washington State awhile back, a football coach was relieved of his duties for praying on the 50 yard line after games. He did NOT require that his players join him, but if they did join him of their own free will, they were welcome to do so.

Was he serving communion at these gatherings? No, not at all. Was he taking an offering for some religious purpose? Again, no. He was simply kneeling and praying on the 50 yard line after games.

So, the question is this: Our Founding Fathers prayed. Our Founding Fathers used God’s name in official documents. Did they think doing these things constituted the establishment of a state religion or a church of some sort? At the risk of repeating myself, no, of course they didn’t!

If the official governmental documents that established our great nation, e.g. our Declaration of Independence, were brought before our U.S. Supreme Court today for recertification, I dare say that I believe they just might be found unconstitutional by today’s nonsensical interpretation of things. What a sad thing to think, but I do believe that just could be the case.

What’s that shallow rumbling sound I hear? Oh, that most likely would be our Founding Fathers turning over in their graves. And they’d most certainly have ample reason to do so.

Grr . . .