Monthly Archives: February 2013

Reflections on Liberty

Rope-A-Dope!

Don’t Stop Now!

The gun banners are counting on you to run out of steam.  Don’t give them the satisfaction.  Keep communicating with your Representatives.  Here is a link. Ruger Advocacy

Rope-A-Dope: What they are really after is Firearm Registration!  You will begin to hear more and more about “Universal Background Checks”.  Every bill suggested for this contains registration or a “database”.  The banners may well concede they cannot get an AWB and push for a “compromise”.  Don’t fall for it!  There is only one reason they want a database; are you ready? Confiscation!  Registration is the real cherry they are trying to pick.  When you write your Representative tell them NO, on universal background checks.

Magazine Bans: Dave Kopel gave some insightful and powerful testimony before the Senate last week.  You can view his testimony here.  I encourage you to check it out; it might help you be better informed.

What is a high capacity magazine?  Technically, it is probably one that contains more rounds than the magazine designed for and that came with the firearm.  So, a Glock 17 has a 17 round magazine, an AR15 type firearm has a 30 round magazine.  These are standard capacity.  Do not call them high capacity!  When your favorite store or vendor sells a standard capacity magazine, make them call it that.  Again; a standard capacity magazine is one that came with the firearm, and, or is in common use with that firearm.

NRA:  After their press conference the National Rifle Association was pilloried by the press and anyone with a keyboard or microphone.  The problem for the critics is that most of America agreed with the NRA.  Have you noticed that the things they suggested have gained steam and mental health and school security strategies are being studied and adopted all across the country?  The NRA is taking the hits, but they have set the parameters for the debate.  Hats off to the NRA, keep it up!

Are you member?  Here is a terrific deal on a life membership: Follow this link to Tom Gresham’s page and you can get an NRA life membership for only $300.  That’s a savings of $700.  Thanks Tom!

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Till later.

Ecclesia Real

Patriot Prayer League!

The most powerful form of political activism is Prayer!

It is our duty as believers to vote and to communicate with those we select to make the daily decisions needed to run this great country.  Political involvement is necessary and good.

But the greater authority, the greater power, lies in our prayers.

I’m asking you to commit to pray for our country and its leaders.  Every Day!

Here is what you can do:  Pick some hour on the clock that you are likely to see twice each day, like 7 or 8 and commit to pray for 5 minutes – 5 minutes for our country and its leaders at the top of one of those hours.  The hour is not important; five minutes of prayer is.  You can be flexible; you have two choices each day.  You can change the time on the fly, but please pray. 1 Timothy 2:8 I will therefore that men pray everywhere, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting.

Each time you hear something upsetting, frustrating or maddening on the news, turn that passion to prayer.  Pray about that issue and those who are making that decision. Fifteen or 30 seconds of earnest prayer can touch the heart of God.

Pray humbly; remember, you do not know everything.  You do not know all the pressures our representatives may be feeling. Pray for courage and wisdom!

Pray for decisions that honor God and promote righteousness.

Pray for other believers and ask God to stir their hearts to pray.

Here is something else you can do.  Like this page Patriot Prayer League!  This page is our combined prayer journal.  Use this page to record what you prayed for that day.  Your entry will be guidance and encouragement to others.  Tell of your prayer victories and struggles, and post encouraging comments when others post. Hebrews 10:25 Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.  We need each other.  Let’s take our struggle against the enemy as an opportunity for unity and encouragement.  This will strike another blow against the enemy of our souls.  Don’t forget to invite your friends to join us.

You may also post your prayer insights on Twitter using this hash-tag, #ppl.

Who is with me?  Let’s pray for the rebirth our country needs – one issue at a time!

Here is a good start:  Pray these simple one-sentence prayers, earnestly and from your heart.

God save our Republic.

God save our President.

More later, time to pray!