The Biblical Bee

[End Wokeness @EndWokeness]

Europeans discovering America is some of the best content of the internet right now:

[The Biblical Bee @thebiblicalbee]

@NoContextHumans We call that multi-purpose down South!
Son, you make good decisions!

[The Biblical Bee @thebiblicalbee]

@step2mls @johnrich YEAH BUDDY!!!! oh, thank you for the pic... just had a flood of memories come rushing back. ❤️ you got a priceless gem!

[The Biblical Bee @thebiblicalbee]

@step2mls @johnrich What year had the silver ram head as a hood ornament? That's the one my grandpa had... man, I loved that truck and I'd kill to find one like it!

[The Biblical Bee @thebiblicalbee]

@johnrich AMEN!!!! I'd gladly give up my '22 Ram for the old Dodge pickup truck my grandpa drove when I was a kid OR could someone tell me how to turn my gov surveillance-nanny state- tech mobile back into my grandpa's truck?

[Jeremiah Knight @iamrjknight]

There is a kind of kindness that is not kindness at all. It smiles while a soul walks toward ruin. It stays silent in the name of peace while sin hardens, deception deepens, and repentance grows farther away.

Love does not abandon people to the sins that are destroying them. Love may be patient, gentle, and slow to speak, but it is not cowardly. It refuses to call silence compassion when God has commanded truth.

“You shall not hate your fellow countryman in your heart; you may surely reprove your neighbor” (Leviticus 19:17).

That verse is serious. God says refusing to reprove can be hatred in disguise. Not every correction is pride. Not every warning is judgmental. Sometimes the most loving thing we can do is speak the truth clearly before sin finishes its work.

“Faithful are the wounds of a friend, but deceitful are the kisses of an enemy” (Proverbs 27:6).

The goal is not to crush the sinner. The goal is restoration. Scripture does not call us to expose others for sport, argue for pride, or correct with a harsh spirit. It calls us to restore with gentleness, while watching our own hearts before God.

“Restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness; each one looking to yourself, so that you too will not be tempted” (Galatians 6:1).

True love does not make peace with what nailed Christ to the cross. It pleads. It warns. It prays. It points back to mercy. It refuses to let a soul sleep comfortably on the edge of judgment.

“My brethren, if any among you strays from the truth and one turns him back, let him know that he who turns a sinner from the error of his way will save his soul from death” (James 5:19-20).

[The Biblical Bee @thebiblicalbee]

"In the beginning the church was a fellowship of men and women centering on the living Christ. Then the church moved to Greece where it became a philosophy. Then it moved to Rome where it became an institution. Next, it moved to Europe, where it became a culture. And, finally, it moved to America where it became an enterprise." ~ Richard Halverson

[The Biblical Bee @thebiblicalbee]

@porterstansb The vast majority of Americans don’t understand paying ss means nothing… it’s not yours!!! Stop believing the lies of politicians and the government and stop vacationing and overindulging your kids and save, save, save like your life depends on it because it does!!!

[The Biblical Bee @thebiblicalbee]

I agree that things should be as you say (and as our founders intended). You are partially correct in a philosophical or natural-rights sense, but not under established U.S. constitutional law as interpreted by the Supreme Court. The current legal reality is that tax disputes are classified as “public rights” matters… these involve the government exercising its sovereign power to assess and collect taxes (a core Article I power). The Supreme Court has long held that Congress can assign such cases to non-Article III tribunals like the Tax Court, without the full protections of Article III courts or Seventh Amendment jury trials.

Key precedents:

Murray’s Lessee v. Hoboken Land & Improvement Co. (1856) distinguish “public rights” from “private rights”

No jury in Tax Court - The Seventh Amendment (“In Suits at common law… the right of trial by jury shall be preserved”) applies in federal courts for legal (not equitable) claims analogous to 18th-century common law. Tax deficiency cases in Tax Court are not treated that way, it’s a specialized forum for redetermining liability before payment. Juries are available only in refund suits in U.S. District Court (after full payment under the Flora rule).

Tax Court is constitutional as designed: It’s an Article I court. Congress created it for efficiency in revenue collection. Decisions are appealable to Article III circuit courts.

Recent challenges (post-SEC v. Jarkesy, 2024) argue that certain civil tax penalties (under IRC §6663) are “legal” in nature, analogous to common-law fraud, and thus require juries. The Tax Court has rejected this so far, citing sovereign immunity and the public rights exception, but petitions for Supreme Court review exist.

I agree that the controversy doesn’t convert inherent private rights into mere public privileges. The public/private rights line is somewhat fuzzy and pragmatic. Thomas argues it has drifted, potentially undermining separation of powers or federalism. Tax cases can involve massive property deprivations with limited discovery, short deadlines, and no jury; raising fairness issues. However, courts have consistently upheld the system. The government isn’t “creating” the right via statute in the same way as a new regulatory scheme; income tax liability stems from the 16th Amendment and Code, treated as a sovereign public matter. Pre-existing common-law rights don’t automatically override Congress’s taxing power here.

Individuals have fundamental rights that shouldn’t be lightly subordinated, and the Tax Court setup prioritizes administrative efficiency over full adversarial protections BUT binding precedent (Supreme Court) treats tax adjudication as a public rights exception, so no automatic jury or Article III requirement in Tax Court.

Bottom line: Challenges via Jarkesy-style arguments for penalties may gain traction, but core tax liability disputes are unlikely to shift without major legislative or constitutional change.

Keep up the good fight!
In Christ, B

[The Biblical Bee @thebiblicalbee]

The only hope is to overturn eminent domain completely. Unfortunately, most will only understand how horrific it is if they suffer the governments cruel and unfair practices. They say they pay “fair market value” but when the fair market value won’t buy you a comparable replacement home they don’t care. They say you have to get a new mortgage because they can’t pay you more of the taxpayers money. Yet the egregious overspending, fraud, theft and corruption are mind boggling. I’ve been told by the City of Baton Rouge that “a few must suffer for progress and the greater good of many.” How is this American? How did we as Americans allow lawyers, politicians, and corporations run roughshod over rightful law abiding landowners? This is what the City of Baton Rouge has done to hundreds of its own tax paying residents. Ohh and you won’t have any reputable attorney go against the government in an eminent domain case in this state. If you do, the judge will just keep it from going to trial. Even worse, I haven’t been able to live in my paid off home for 2 years from their damage and the judge said if I sue he’ll just attach it to Baton Rouge’s expropriation case (thus, it will never go anywhere). People wake up. Laws aren’t for you , they are for them to take from us and to control us. I pray you never have to learn the hard way. May God bless America and all who praise His holy name.

[The Biblical Bee @thebiblicalbee]

@WesleyHuntTX Wow...Pure integrity and exceptional character... this is exceedingly rare in today's society. No games. No race baiting. No nonsense. This is a man. This is a leader.

[Peter Allen @pclarkallen]

You don't need to spray Roundup for "vegetation management." You need goats. Side effects include cuteness, shenanigans, enhanced soil biology, and spontaneous barbeques in cases of excess shenanigans. Utilities should be hiring shepherds not spray planes.

[Athenaeum Book Club @athenaeumbc]

Did you know C.S. Lewis predicted the modern obsession with “being nice” would destroy the soul?

In The Abolition of Man, Lewis argues that when a society stops believing in objective virtue, it doesn’t become tolerant… it becomes manipulable.

He calls the result “men without chests.”

People with appetites and intellects, but no courage, no honor, no trained moral instincts. They can calculate everything and defend nothing.

Lewis saw that once we reject inherited moral law, we don’t become free. We become raw material… easily shaped by propaganda, pleasure, and fear.

Modern man prides himself on compassion while quietly surrendering every standard that once gave compassion meaning.

Lewis’s insight is brutal: a civilization that educates clever cowards will eventually be ruled by tyrants or technicians.

Because when nothing is worth dying for, everything becomes negotiable… including human dignity.

[CooperBaggs 💰🍞 @edgaralandough]

I saw a video of a woman cleaning her home that said something powerful: “I’m taking care of what God has already given me so He knows I’ll appreciate what’s coming next.” That really stuck with me. Sometimes the blessing isn’t about getting more… it’s about how well you take care of what you already have. Gratitude, stewardship, and appreciation open the door for even greater things. 💫

[The Biblical Bee @thebiblicalbee]

@ZeekArkham He is still your friend, so pray for God to open his eyes and reveal truth to his heart and mind. For him to throw away 20 yrs over opinions/politics is so sad…. sending you a big hug!🤗