Chapter 10

Freedom, Religion, Traditional Values

 

 

 

Freedom of Religion

 

All peoples of the earth must fully embrace the principle of separation of church and
state.

 

The purpose of government is to establish and protect the rights of its citizens, not to
establish and protect a state religion (JRE Link, 2018-0611 (Mon), COM-STR2).

 

Freedom of religion is a gift of God given to every person born into this world and cannot
be taken away from a country’s citizens by anyone or anything. All governments of the earth
have no higher calling than to protect this right among their citizens.

 

Freedom is the greatest good of all. A free society is an end in itself (JRE Link, 2017-0711 (Tue), COM-STR2).

 

Freedom transcends all beliefs––religious and secular both.

 

Beliefs of men that go counter to faith in God must be separated out from government
institutions as well. Remember, humanism and atheism are religious viewpoints in their own
right and are not granted any special privileges by the Constitution.

 

Love means freedom. If you love your fellow man, you want him to be free first and
foremost. No religion whether founded by man or by God can change this formula.

 

As free men and women of America, our call to people all over the world is to stand up
and fight for freedom everywhere it doesn't currently exist. Freedom of religion, freedom of
speech, freedom of the press, and fair democratic elections are needed in all countries. There are
no exceptions to this rule. The world has no need of theocracies, monarchies, or military
dictators, and no need of communist, fascist, socialist, or terror-driven regimes. Any government
that suppresses the freedom of its people should be rejected outright––the first principle of life
that needs to be taught to every child at birth and in every classroom of the world.

 

Countries that don't protect the basic freedoms of their citizens are, by definition, failed
states. A free and stable society, like that exemplified best by the United States of America, is the
only system of government that truly works in the end. It is the model for civilization (JRE Link, 2017-0711 (Tue), COM-STR2).

 

Pro-America. Pro-freedom. Pro-happiness for the world (JRE Link, 2017-0824 (Thu), COM-STR2).

America is much like Abraham Lincoln––honorable, having a great legacy, having quite
a number of weaknesses surely, but unselfish, desirous that all men be treated as equals, filled
with aspirations for a better world, and a good example to others.

 

Abraham Lincoln—there are some people who believe that his birth, and his rise to lead
America during the critical era of the Civil War, was some random accident of nature. That is
untrue. The hand of God is clearly evident in this great man's life. His words and great example
have inspired the citizens of America, and the people of the world, for generations.

 

The legacy of Abraham Lincoln and the United States is the natural birthright of all
nations if they want it, for God is no respecter of persons. But a legacy this great must be earned.
A free society must be fought for, and if necessary, died for. And the principles of freedom
cannot be abandoned when a nation faces economic or political challenges, for such challenges
will surely come. Patience and a long-term investor’s approach will always be needed. There are
no shortcuts in a country's effort to be like America, or for America herself to live true to her
great heritage.

 

All who live in poorer, Third World countries need freedom most of all.

 

All who live in richer, First World countries need freedom most of all.

 

There is no other pathway to success.

 

Freedom helps protect and give voice to the innocent through a free press. The innocents
shiver in fear when the guilty rule.

 

We want all peoples of the earth to succeed in their pursuit of happiness. But for that to
happen, America herself must succeed, to help steer the world on its course; for surely, America
is the standard bearer of liberty to the world.

 

 

The Spirit of America

 

How can the spirit of America be launched in other nations where freedom doesn't yet
exist?

 

Envision if you will a man like Abraham Lincoln wearing a traditional headscarf riding a
gray-white Arabian horse through the desert of a faraway country. He is neither a prince of high
birth, a religious leader, a military leader, nor a politician. He has no famous last name. He was
born into the world anonymously; therefore, who is father or mother was is not important. The
race or religion he was given at birth is also not important. It is what he discovers in life for
himself and what he does for others on this earth that truly matters.

 

What is the character of this man?

 

He is a man who sincerely loves the people whom he serves and sees them as equal to
himself in every respect. Thus, he is a true leader.

 

He is a man who, if chosen by the people to lead the country, would strive to labor with
his own hands as much as possible to not burden the people with his financial support.

 

He is a man who teaches the people by example. He teaches good principles, but is also
humble enough to listen and learn from others all he can—receiving instruction from the wisdom
that comes to him through others.

 

He is a man who desires that all men and women be judged fairly, and be on an equal
footing before the laws of the land, and also that such laws themselves are just and fair.

 

He is a man who makes sincere pleas to help guide the people towards important goals,
looking out for them and doing that which is in his power, but still respecting their agency.

 

He is a man who is ready to step aside and allow the people to govern themselves so that
they can reach their full potential in life as free men and women of society.

 

Inspired by his call to stand up for the cause of freedom, the people come running to his
side. They commit themselves to the principles of freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and
freedom of religion in their land and, rejoicing one with another, form a procession and carry a
makeshift wooden podium for public speaking to the local town square, where also a stage is
quickly assembled. All men and women of the community, including those with different
religious and political beliefs, and those of different races and ethnic backgrounds, are then
invited to stand up one by one on the stage and speak freely all that they want to say. It is a
joyous occasion.

 

This is the spirit of America.

 

This is the spirit of freedom that all nations must seek after and embrace.

 

Leaders like Abraham Lincoln and our Founding Fathers can be found among all
countries and cultures of the world. These men and woman living today, equal in stature to the
greats of America's past, need to stand up, set the example for others, and lead their countries
forward in the pursuit of liberty and justice for all (JRE Link, 2021-0606 (Sun), COM-STR2).

 

Men of religion can flourish when freedom is established in their lands. They should no
longer seek for political power, nor to enrich themselves by virtue of their affiliation with a
particular religion, nor to seek the destruction of those who have different beliefs. A true man of
God surely does not do such things.

 

A true man of God is not driven by hate. He is filled with the love of God and the hope
for a better world. His faith in God supports science in its search for truth (JRE Link, 2017-0726 (Wed), COM-STR2).

 

A true man of God focuses on his own weaknesses, praying, learning all he can,
perfecting his faith, and preparing himself to stand before God to be judged one day.

A true man of God knows that all men and women of the earth have the same right and
privilege as he to choose for themselves what religion to belong to or what belief to have.

 

To believe in God or not to believe––one man's belief should be no more important than
another's in the eyes of government. Salvation in heaven cannot be forced on an individual by
another man, by another religion, or by the government of the land. Those who pursue a course
of coercing others to adhere to the tenets of their religious or political beliefs are in open
rebellion to God, to their country, and to the advance of civilization (JRE Link, 2018-1212 (Wed), COM-STR2).

 

You don't fight to advance your religion. You fight for the freedom of religion to be
firmly established in your country and in every other country of the world. Then you can freely
share your ideas with others for their consideration.

 

No land is holy to God if the people living there are not righteous. Righteousness
includes embracing civil rights and the basic freedoms for all people, men and women both (JRE Link, 2017-0711 (Tue), COM-STR2).

 

 

Traditional Values in America

 

Freedom and our system of laws in America were established upon the foundation of the
Judeo-Christian values of Western civilization. These values, and a firm belief in a traditional,
loving, and merciful God, were cherished by our Founding Fathers and are what have made this
country great since its inception. A seeker of truth need look no further than 1776 to see evidence
of God and His purposes for mankind.

 

Faith in God brings about the highest aspirations of humanity (JRE Link, 2018-0606 (Wed), COM-STR2).

 

The laws of our country are a reflection of our values as citizens. But a society's values
must not be the inventions of man, for any laws of morality developed by man himself are
relevant to his earthly existence only, and therefore, imperfect in their nature, and unable to be
uniformly enforced. For surely, governments are quite limited in what they can do. They cannot
create and enforce laws that ensure complete fairness and equality––true mercy and true justice–
–in the countless activities, large and small, that occur every day in the lives of their citizens.

 

There is no civilization, and no rule of law, without righteousness. Man exists to be free,
but also to be good (JRE Link, 2019-1209 (Mon), COM-STR2).

 

What is the basis of righteousness in America? Is it science? Is it political correctness? Or
is it our Judeo-Christian values? I think you know the answer.

 

Civil rights advances and tolerance for others are fruits from the tree of Judeo-Christian
values.

 

America needs moral clarity, and moral clarity comes only from God.

 

Look upon the inspired nature of our Founding Fathers and see if there is not a little bit of
faith in God we can draw upon to do similar miracles in the nation today (JRE Link, 2016-1020 (Thu), COM-STR2).

 

Believe in God. Believe in miracles.

 

Miracles of God brought to pass throughout America—the more the merrier.

 

America needs miracles to achieve her great destiny... to lead the world forward towards
the ideal.

 

One nation under God.

 

America, be thou humble before God.

 

America, please don't dwindle in unbelief (JRE Link, 2019-0505 (Sun), COM-STR2).

 

America, put the flagpole of righteousness in the ground, hoist her flag, and always stand
by her.

 

Let God be the strength of the United States of America and she shall prosper forever (JRE Link, 2018-0519 (Sat), COM-STR2).

 

Faith and good works are all around you in a good society. America is good (JRE Link, 2020-0911 (Fri), COM-STR2).

 

A happy society—one that is based on faith in God and righteousness.

 

Righteousness is the standard of excellence in society that we are striving for. Everything
we need will then be taken care of in due time.

 

Righteousness is the measuring stick of America's performance, not GDP (JRE Link, 2021-0503 (Mon), COM-STR2).

 

America and the world need to "hunger and thirst after righteousness," as is commanded
in the scriptures.

 

America, make a strong pivot to increased righteousness.

 

Morality in society must be grounded in faith in God and objective truth, not the sandy
foundation of humanism and political correctness.

 

Wickedness undermines an otherwise goodly nation (JRE Link, 2021-0604 (Fri), WSE-MAIN).

 

Men are not very smart; hence the great wickedness that we see manifest throughout the
world every day. Faith in God is the means by which this inherent wickedness of mankind is
overcome and a successful society is born.

 

Sin—it's a killer of mankind, stealing away peace from nations and holding back the
progress of civilization (JRE Link, 2022-0315 (Tue), COM-STR2).

The American people—they've fallen asleep and are not reacting to the word of God that
is so readily available to them every week at church (JRE Link, 2022-0724 (Sun), WSE-MAIN).

 

Condemn-nation—America, escape evil or risk being found on the left hand of God.

 

Why faith? The "why" has been given in the scriptures—the development of the soul of
man in this earthly plane. Materialism, carnal desires, selfishness, sin, and evil counteract faith,
destroying first the individual, then the family, then the nation, and then ultimately, civilization
itself.

 

Faith in God is the engine for sustained growth––personal growth as individuals, and
societal growth in peace and prosperity (JRE Link, 2019-0426 (Fri), COM-STR2).

 

Faith in God is renewable energy for our hearts and minds. It really is! (JRE Link, 2019-0426 (Fri), COM-STR2)

 

Is it possible that God could have a plan for mankind so glorious, and so far beyond
description, that it caused all of us to sing for joy and rejoice? (JRE Link, 2021-0905 (Sun), COM-STR2)

 

The answer is yes, and our Judeo-Christian values are an important part of that plan.
Political correctness is not.

 

Political correctness is pretended virtue. It has no real standing before God (JRE Link, 2019-0201 (Fri), COM-STR2).

 

Political correctness is not righteousness. It's a corruption of righteousness.

 

Political correctness is not tolerant of other people's opinions (JRE Link, 2018-0129 (Mon), COM-STR2).

 

Political correctness is guilty of two great evils—enforcing liberal bias throughout
society and destroying free speech.

 

Free speech filtered through the corrupting rules, ordinances, and laws of political
correctness is no longer free speech (JRE Link, 2019-0317 (Sun), COM-STR2).

 

We restrict free speech at our peril. We rely on free speech to maintain this wonderful,
free society of ours.

 

The best speech is free speech (JRE Link, 2020-0819 (Wed), WSE-MAIN).

 

Be pro-speech (JRE Link, 2021-0822 (Sun), WSE-MAIN).

 

Support the right of free speech in the public square without any woke restrictions. This
right belongs to all Americans. Underline "all."

 

Woke leaders are not good stewards of the levers of power in society, and they are not
good role models. They are leading the people into sin.

Hell isn’t freedom. Political correctness is hell for society. Woke leaders propagate that
hell.

 

Wokeness is not greatness. It is something to be pitied (JRE Link, 2021-1222 (Wed), COM-STR2).

 

Wokeness is a failure of our traditional Judeo-Christian values to take hold in your heart (JRE Link, 2021-1222 (Wed), COM-STR2).

 

Woke ideology—knocked out of the park by the beautiful dogma of Christianity (JRE Link, 2022-0713 (Wed), COM-STR2).

 

A woke person says—I have no tolerance for hate in society. I hate the hater. Indeed, I'm
so filled with hate for such persons that I have now adopted an extremist approach to life myself
and become like them (JRE Link, 2021-1101 (Mon), COM-STR2).

 

And then adds—Furthermore, I am willing to trample on the civil rights of others in order
to see my extremist beliefs enforced throughout society. That's my pathway to the ideal (JRE Link, 2021-1101 (Mon), COM-STR2).

 

Repent of your wokeness and get back on track in life (JRE Link, 2021-1222 (Wed), COM-STR2).

 

Political correctness destroys its own. Nobody is safe from attack, not even its adherents (JRE Link, 2018-0129 (Mon), COM-STR2).

 

No one is left. Political correctness destroyed us all in the end.

 

Political correctness seeks for political power, drawing this power unto itself to rule over
and control others (JRE Link, 2018-0129 (Mon), COM-STR2).

 

Political correctness does not celebrate diversity. It divides people and stirs them up to
anger using groups based on their race, sex, religion, and nationality (JRE Link, 2018-0129 (Mon), COM-STR2).

 

Political correctness undermines the civil rights improvement process.

 

Civil rights improvements must occur within the context of our Judeo-Christian values,
not outside of them, for these values are the standard by which we determine what's right and
wrong in society.

 

Civil rights should be just that... civil rights, and not have them become a religious
movement led by corrupt political correctness zealots.

 

The firetruck is coming, filled with political correctness enforcement zealots, ready to
burn "offensive" books, poetry, music, movies, websites, and social media posts... to take away
the right of free speech in America.

 

Civil rights movements should inspire and teach society, not tear it down. The beautiful
and uplifting movies of the past come to mind—Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, In the Heat of
the Night, To Sir, with Love, Ship of Fools, To Kill a Mockingbird, Gentlemen's Agreement,
Gandhi, and so on.

Be like Atticus Finch. Be the highly-esteemed, just man in society who is spit upon and
receives the blows in the fight for civil rights. Don't be the coarse, unjust man who spits on
others and delivers the blows.

 

Be like Phil Green. The highly-principled man who combats anti-Semitism with great
passion, assuredly, but one who patiently does the work necessary to understand and highlight
the problem in society, and its root causes, not one who resorts to bombastic outbursts and
extreme attacks on others.

 

Be a Sir... of the Sydney Portier variety (JRE Link, 2017-0912 (Tue), COM-STR2).

 

Yes, Sir—Great teachings for humanity in the classic Sydney Portier movies of the
1960s.

 

"Take care"—The warm goodbye, the wonderful ending of In the Heat of the Night. It
speaks of a better world to come in race relations, and in American society more generally.

 

If Hollywood is on her game, and sticks to our Judeo-Christian values, she will take all of
America to the heartland... to Places in the Heart (JRE Link, 2021-0807 (Sat), COM-STR2).

 

The Touched by an Angel perspective of life's problems is always a good one.

 

Bonanza, the Ponderosa Ranch, good old-fashioned values on TV week after week, and
year after year. Simplicity in values like this is what America needs to see in the media and in
entertainment options, not the confusing voice of moral relativism that we have today (JRE Link, 2021-1220 (Mon), COM-STR2).

 

Separate out political correctness from the civil rights movement and you will have true
compassion, love, and greater equality among the American people without all the infighting (JRE Link, 2018-0620 (Wed), COM-STR2).

 

There is no canon of political correctness, nor should we ever want one.

 

Political correctness is nothing more than a tar and feathering––a dumbing down––of our
nation's traditional values.

 

Political correctness is not a system of morality at all, for it is a system of rules, attitudes,
and performances contrived by man, not God, and is ever changing. Any man, woman or child
can redefine these rules at any time to fit his or her preferences; thus, chaos reigns as there are no
absolute, objective moral laws in society from which to properly discern right from wrong.

 

Anything goes in this crazy world of political correctness that is plaguing our nation.
What's wrong today may be redefined as acceptable and just fine tomorrow. Alternatively, what's
right today may be considered morally wrong tomorrow. Just wait for someone to be "offended"
by something. The political correctness mob is always there, waiting in the wings, ready to
impose frivolous new rules of conduct upon society.

Nothing but vultures—the woke social media mob and the media, who converge on an
issue or person in the news, intimidating, attacking, and destroying everything and everyone in
their path. What's actually true or false, or who is innocent or guilty, is then figured out later,
after the damage is done.

 

Political correctness trys to remove objective moral values from society, which is part of
the plan of its supporters. Every which way. No standard of morality at all.

 

The political correctness culture says this to our school children—We believe that
choosing between right and wrong is judgmental (JRE Link, 2018-1130 (Fri), COM-STR2).

 

Political correctness understands that certain behaviors of society are bad and need to be
corrected, but it doesn’t understand the concept of objective good and evil in the world. It
understands tolerance and love for one another at a basic level, but not the more powerful
personal attributes of unconditional love, self-sacrifice for others, and obedience to God that
transcend mortal life and are at the core of our nation’s heritage and unparalleled success as a
country.

 

Just tolerating others—is that the best we can do in society? Building the ideal America
will require much more from us than that.

 

Tolerance is a component of love, not the other way around.

 

If we have mere tolerance for others only, then we are still living in a black and white
world—we lack the beautiful spectrum of colors in our soul that comes when we are filled with a
genuine and more far-reaching love for others, a love consciously chosen and freely embraced
that is not forced upon us by law, ordinance or social norm.

 

Political correctness understands that we should not be judgmental of others, and not
falsely regard ourselves as being morally superior to others in any way––a valuable principle of
society that all of us should adhere to. On the other hand, we obviously have to judge things
(including the behaviors of other human beings as well as our own) at a certain level to
distinguish right from wrong. Denying the existence of good and evil in the world is itself
morally wrong––exactly what the political correctness movement does today. So, we need to
make righteous judgments in life, while at the same time, remembering that all men and women
of this world are equal in the sight of God. It’s possible, and it’s necessary to do both of these
things at once.

 

Political correctness often leads the way in the persecution of others in society. A
righteous man––whether religious or secular––does not persecute others. He loves others. He
helps others. He forgives others.

 

We need to be unfied as a people, but unified in righteousness, not in political
correctness.

 

The weapons of political correctness are deployed to fight against God (JRE Link, 2021-1114 (Sat), WSE-MAIN).

 

The blessings of heaven are withdrawn when a nation rejects God. If the Spirit of God
ceases to strive with America, she will become weak and feckless, no longer having the great
strength and power in ideals to lead the world. Political correctness, by undermining our Judeo-
Christian values, takes us down that road to a bitter end (JRE Link, 2021-1017 (Sun), COM-STR2).

 

Political correctness—a moral hazard to America. Danger signs are everywhere, warning
us of what's ahead if we don't change course (JRE Link, 2021-0930 (Thu), COM-STR2).

 

Political correctness––the wrong set of principles to guide us. A false ideology that needs
to be abandoned (JRE Link, 2022-0217 (Wed), COM-STR2).

 

Political correctness teaches incorrect principles to our children in school, in universities,
and in society at large.

 

Political correctness is, simply put, extremism on the Left.

 

Political correctness depends almost exclusively on the Left's support. The Left owns it
and it's a terrible mess. If those on the Left will withdraw their support, the political correctness
industry will quickly collapse. We can then instill the correct values to American society once
again, and thereby, restore peace and harmony in the nation (JRE Link, 2021-0816 (Mon), COM-STR2).

 

We need America without the political correctness nonsense, and Europe without the
political correctness nonsense.

 

Let America be America, even with her imperfections (JRE Link, 2021-1103 (Wed), COM-STR2).

 

Use consumer choice, not boycotts and cancel culture (JRE Link, 2020-0819 (Wed), WSE-MAIN).

 

We vote at the ballot box. We vote with our expenditures. We vote with our feet, where
we go and where we live (JRE Link, 2021-1103 (Wed), COM-STR2).

 

Restore the statues, art works, songs, movies, and holidays that were targets of political
correctness campaigns. Restore the names of buildings, businesses, products, sports teams,
schools, streets, and bridges as well (JRE Link, 2021-1103 (Wed), COM-STR2).

 

Restore conservative authors, politicians, websites, businesses, and citizens to all social
media and ecommerce platforms (JRE Link, 2021-1103 (Wed), COM-STR2).

 

CS (common sense) should replace PC (political correctness) everywhere in society (JRE Link, 2021-1103 (Wed), WSE-MAIN).

 

Use common sense with respect to pronouns in society, not woke ideology (JRE Link, 2021-1103 (Wed), COM-STR2).

 

Use common sense in the rules and local ordinances with respect to men's restrooms and
women's restrooms, not woke ideology (JRE Link, 2021-1103 (Wed), COM-STR2).

Use common sense in the athletic organization rules with respect to qualifications to
participate in men's and women's supports, not woke ideology (JRE Link, 2021-1103 (Wed), COM-STR2).

 

Safe spaces—not needed (JRE Link, 2021-1103 (Wed), COM-STR2).

 

Stop treating our college students and high school students as children. Teach them to be
adults, not to be hypersensitive and overly protected, such that they can't deal with the outside
world around them anymore (JRE Link, 2021-1103 (Wed), COM-STR2).

 

Discontinue CRT (Critical Race Theory) and other woke extremist initiatives (JRE Link, 2021-1103 (Wed), COM-STR2).

 

Let's work together (both Left and Right) to remove wokeness/political correctness from
all walks of life––billboards, commercials, college campuses, corporate boardrooms, social
networking dialogue among us, the news media, TV talk shows, the entertainment industry, the
sports industry, political campaigns, political protests, debates in Congress, public policy
initiates, government agencies, new legislation, existing laws and regulations, churches and
religions, primary and secondary education, etc.

 

Undoing the political correctness industry will help us reduce the size and power of the
greater political industry overall––a double win for the country (JRE Link, 2018-1222 (Sat), COM-STR2).

 

There are things we need to discard in society. Let's discard self-hate.

 

America must love herself (JRE Link, 2021-0210 (Wed), WSE-MAIN).

 

Let's create guilt-free organizations in America that look forward not backwards.
Forgiveness of the wrongs of past generations can be the overriding principle.

 

Lay down your arms. End this tragic culture war against America's traditional values (JRE Link, 2018-0111 (Thu), COM-STR2).

 

 

Love

 

Love means kindness (JRE Link, 2016-1211 (Sun), COM-STR2).

 

Love is happiness and happiness is love (JRE Link, 2016-1122 (Tue), COM-STR2).

 

Love for one another is crucial to the success of our laws and institutions of government.

 

Love is constitutional (JRE Link, 2020-0118 (Sat), WSE-MAIN).

 

Love creates equality.

 

What is love in society? An outreach of warmth and compassion to others by those who
are pure in heart (JRE Link, 2020-0911 (Fri), COM-STR2).

 

The political world is full of deceit. Love is rarely found there (JRE Link, 2020-0911 (Fri), COM-STR2).

 

Love makes society work... bringing people together to solve the nation's problems.

 

Love is a secret weapon against many of society’s ills (JRE Link, 2020-0314 (Sat), WSE-MAIN).

 

Love helps one to forgive... helps entire groups of people and nations to forgive.

 

Love is still a stranger to us. Shall we make an effort to get to know her? (JRE Link, 2016-1108 (Tue), COM-STR2)

 

O love, how we need thee! (JRE Link, 2016-1208 (Thu), WSE-MAIN)

 

Let's remake the world in the image of God with more and more kindness demonstrated,
and a perfect love among us (JRE Link, 2022-0821 (Sun), COM-STR2).

 

"I would like to see love flourish throughout the earth," says God to the world.

 

Embody truth through love (JRE Link, 2022-0713 (Wed), WSE-MAIN).

 

Faith in God is glorious, but the love of God is greater still (JRE Link, 2022-0509 (Mon), WSE-MAIN).

 

To the men—Let your hearts be filled with love, not lust.

 

Love shakes the foundation of hell and the hearts of the wicked (JRE Link, 2016-1211 (Sun), COM-STR2).

 

Love, truth, and the Spirit of God are one (JRE Link, 2016-1122 (Tue), COM-STR2).

 

Live a life filled with love. Be embraced in the arms of righteousness and glory.

 

 

Americans Should Be Courteous, Kind, and Nice People

 

Nice people are ambassadors of good will. They are friends to everyone in their
communities (JRE Link, 2020-0625 (Thu), COM-STR2).

 

Nice people are filled to the brim with good thoughts and good deeds (JRE Link, 2020-0625 (Thu), COM-STR2).

 

Nice people don’t sow discord in the nation (JRE Link, 2020-0625 (Thu), COM-STR2).

 

Nice people don’t need to lecture others, or be lectured themselves, about civil rights.
They embody the highest ideals of the civil rights movement instinctively and teach others by
example (JRE Link, 2020-0625 (Thu), COM-STR2).

 

Nice people embrace American’s fine traditions, her values, and her legacy of greatness (JRE Link, 2020-0625 (Thu), COM-STR2).

 

Nice people are quick to forgive others.

Nice people are the means by which we can bring the end to religious, race, and culture
wars (JRE Link, 2020-0625 (Thu), COM-STR2).

 

Nice people are the true beauty of America and her most valuable asset as a nation (JRE Link, 2020-0625 (Thu), COM-STR2).

 

A righteous and happy couple says these words—Being nice and extending kindness to
everyone in our neighborhood is very much in line with our family's goals (JRE Link, 2019-0730 (Tue), COM-STR2).

 

Kind and courteous––the principal words of action for nice people in society (JRE Link, 2018-0224 (Sat), COM-STR2).

 

Let us all strive every day to be nice people.

 

 

Goodness is Required, Combating Extremism, Fighting Against Racism,

Diversity vs. Assimilation

 

There are only two races, two skin colors, two religions, and two nationalities in the
world––good and evil. We should cling to the one and abhor the other.

 

Those who are good at heart and filled with love will always seek out and put into
practice all the good things they can find from their upbringing, their society’s values, their
education, and their religious or personal beliefs.

 

Those who are evil at heart and filled with hate will do just the opposite. They will seek
out and put into practice all the evil things they can find from their upbringing, their society’s
values, their education, and their religious or personal beliefs.

 

The men and women who choose evil over good in this life will have no interest in
protecting our freedoms or preserving our nation’s cherished values. It is only when goodness is
present in the hearts of men that freedom can also exist. Without goodness of heart, we are
nothing. Without freedom, we are nothing.

 

Important discoveries and exciting new inventions of science will also be of no avail if
evil permeates the fabric of American society. If we as a nation choose evil over good, then our
scientific achievements, economic power, and military might, too, are nothing.

 

The basic principles of righteousness (obedience to God, love, kindness, and being nice
people) should be taught in every home on a daily or weekly basis.

 

Teaching our children righteousness is the first priority, coming even before science,
math, English, history, art, music, sports, and other school or vocational interests.

 

If righteousness is taught regularly in every home, racism and other great evils in society
will be eradicated.

 

A righteous child is a wholly successful child. The same is true of adults.

Extremism brings evil more and more into the world. It is the enemy of America, and the
enemy of all nations.

 

Confronting extremism––a showdown with evil (JRE Link, 2017-0821 (Mon), COM-STR2).

 

Denounce the Ku Klux Klan at every opportunity.

 

Denounce right-wing extremist groups.

 

Denounce left-wing extremist groups.

 

Denounce religious extremist groups.

 

Denounce secular extremist groups.

 

Hate is the worst of thee, corrupting thy soul, and leading thee downward away from
God (JRE Link, 2019-0507 (Tue), WSE-MAIN).

 

Extremist—an unwise, hard-hearted man who has lost sight of the basics of good religion
and who fails to embrace the more important things in life like love, kindness, humility,
longsuffering, tenderness, understanding, forgiveness, etc. He is putting his own soul and the
souls of those who follow him at risk if he continues down this road.

 

Extremism is often focused on one thing, giving its adherents tunnel vision and an
inherent blindness towards everything else. There is no balance and no sense of proportion. The
ideal society we are all seeking for encompasses not just one, and not just some, but all
principles of truth blended and working together in a complete system.

 

Extremism is often centered around hatred of others, fueling passions of anger and
inspiring acts of evil among its believers.

 

The political industry stokes the fires of racial tensions, rather than calming them and
finding solutions for them.

 

Where are the remaining problems of racism to be found in society? Generalizations are
for political activists. Specifics are for the true problem solvers (JRE Link, 2018-0219 (Mon), COM-STR2).

 

Eliminating racism in America also has this great side benefit––we will see the demise of
the political activists who feed off of race division, who profit by it, and who continuously fill
the public airways and university campuses with their moral superiority dances (JRE Link, 2019-0214 (Thu), COM-STR2).

 

Democrats are missing a great opportunity to end racism. They truly have a willing
partner in the Republican party if they will just open their eyes and see. Racial division in
America is not preordained (JRE Link, 2018-0706 (Thu), COM-STR2).

A young black man is empowered by his own good character, by the ideal of America
laid before him waiting to be discovered, by his powerful faith in God, and by his forgiveness of
others, past and present. He feels pure charity in his soul. Racism doesn't deter him. Poverty
doesn't deter him. He inspires others and helps lead the country forward by being the best he can
be. Therefore, he is truly among the greatest of men that America has ever seen.

 

Individual responsibility––where everybody is responsible for their own sins and not for
the sins of their fathers.

 

If we are willing to forgive others for their sins, including those who lived in past
generations, then we can be forgiven for our own sins as well. True, heartfelt forgiveness of
others is the only way forward for each individual, and for all peoples of the earth who want to
succeed.

 

Forgiveness of historical grievances will bring peace to the world now, and will establish
a foundation for lasting peace that can benefit our children and grandchildren in the generations
to come.

 

Everybody needs to come forth into the light of society being who they are as individuals,
and not worry so much about what particular group they belong to. Be yourself. Be your own
person (JRE Link, 2019-0301 (Fri), COM-STR2).

 

God does not want race division in America. He wants a unified people. It's that simple.

 

Assimilation! Assimilation! Assimilation! (JRE Link, 2019-0301 (Fri), COM-STR2)

 

Assimilation is the natural tool to help end any remaining race, ethnic, or religious
discrimination we still have in America (JRE Link, 2019-0301 (Fri), COM-STR2).

 

Through assimilation more and more, disaffected groups can experience all of the
blessings of the American dream (JRE Link, 2019-0301 (Fri), COM-STR2).

 

There is strength in assimilation, not in diversity groupings (JRE Link, 2019-0301 (Fri), COM-STR2).

 

Diversity groupings divide up the electorate and put them into race, ethnic, religious, and
sexual identity containers. The political industry needs these containers. It doesn't know how to
treat people as individuals (JRE Link, 2019-0301 (Fri), COM-STR2).

 

Assimilation is the means by which we become one as a nation. Diversity groupings are
the means by which we remain divided forever (JRE Link, 2019-0301 (Fri), COM-STR2).

 

Don't use the inherent diversity of society as a strategy or weapon to obtain or maintain
political power. Celebrate different languages, nationalities, cultures, religions, races, etc.. of
America for what they are, and the beauty and vitality they bring to the nation. Don't use them as
pawns to corrupt the political process. That demeans them (JRE Link, 2022-0114 (Fri), COM-STR2).

Diversity specialists should become assimilation specialists (JRE Link, 2019-0301 (Fri), COM-STR2).

 

Assimilation in communities leads to greater economic opportunity for everyone
generation after generation (JRE Link, 2019-0301 (Fri), COM-STR2).

 

Assimilation—a blending together of all people and their good ideas.

 

Assimilation leads to tight-knit communities, which is exactly what America needs.
Strong friendships in our neighborhoods will endure through the hard times—economic
challenges, natural disasters, pandemics, wars, crime waves, and the other difficulities of life that
we can face together; and then enjoy the good times all the more—peace, prosperty, family, fun,
celebrations, holidays, movies, sports, and so forth.

 

What is true in America is true for all countries of the world—assimilation works.