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The Foolishness and Danger of Rewriting History

To the people who have torn down George Washington statues: it’s dangerous to view history through a present lens.

History is filled with pages of imperfect people who were used by the Creator to fulfill a critical role in world history. Indeed, such was the case with George Washington. Sans his leadership, and the protection from harm that God provided for him, there would have been no United States of America. And without the USA? Well, that will be the subject of my next Hidden Headlines Podcast (Episode 64).

That stated, George Washington wrote his will several months before his death in December 1799. In the document, Washington left directions for the eventual emancipation of his slaves after the passing of Martha Washington. Of the 317 enslaved people at Mount Vernon in 1799, 123 of the individuals were owned by George Washington and were eligible to be freed as per the terms of the will.

By law, neither George nor Martha Washington could free the Custis dower slaves. Upon Martha Washington’s death in 1802, these individuals were divided among the Custis grandchildren. By 1799, 153 of the people enslaved at Mount Vernon were part of this dower property.

In accordance with state law, George Washington stipulated in his will that elderly enslaved people or those who were too sick to work were to be supported by his estate in perpetuity. The remaining non-dower enslaved at Mount Vernon did not have to wait for Martha Washington’s death to receive their freedom. Writing on the subject to her sister, Abigail Adams explained that Martha Washington’s motives were largely driven by self-interest. “In the state in which they were left by the General, to be free at her death,” Adams explained, “she did not feel as tho her Life was safe in their Hands, many of whom would be told that it was [in] their interest to get rid of her–She therefore was advised to set them all free at the close of the year.”

In December 1800, Martha Washington signed a deed of manumission for her deceased husband’s slaves, a transaction that is recorded in the Fairfax County, Virginia, Court Records. They would finally be emancipated on January 1, 1801.

Without the United States of America, the world would be one likened to that of a prison planet.

Mandatory Unemployment vs Personal Responsibility During COVID Scamdemic

Welcome to the new normal. Welcome to the new America. It’s not what our Founders intended. Not even close.

The liberal establishment must be so proud.

We now have a country in which honest, hard working American’s are no longer allowed to work.  Some cut hair, some are carpenters, some own gyms.  They’ve been shut down because of a version of the flu.

Yes, it can be a nasty influenza, especially if one is obese, out of shape, has a poor diet, has a compromised immune system, or is elderly. But those are the types of conditions that often lend themselves to mortality usually during a bad strain of the flu.

What ever happened to personal responsibility? If I trust my barber or hair stylist and the barber or hair stylist trusts me, why can’t I get a hair cut? If I want to gut the bathroom and build a new one, why can’t I make that decision for myself?  How about the gym (my wife and I have owned several)? Why can’t gym owners and their patrons decide what they want to do?

And now, proving how upside down all of this is, we have idiocy ensuing in San Francisco after the city decided to give alcohol, marijuana, and methadone to homeless addicts in hotels during the coronavirus pandemic.

San Francisco’s department of public health confirmed the report on Twitter this week.

“These harm reduction based practices, which are not unique to San Francisco, and are not paid for with taxpayer money, help guests successfully complete isolation and quarantine and have significant individual and public health benefits in the COVID-19 pandemic.”

It’s the coronavirus this time, but what will the next step in this government domination exercise look like?

New Age YouTube Stars Say, “No More Children”

It’s actually one of the weirdest videos I’ve ever seen on YouTube.  I’d say it’s hilarious, except for the fact that the New Age mother-daughter hosts of this channel are serious–about talking to Greek gods, pulling energy out of thin air, eliminating children, and demonizing moms.

The duo, Lynn and Jamie McGonagill, are promoting the Lightworkers Healing Method, a system of “angelically-guided energy healing with the goal of aligning us with our own soul’s life purpose,” according to their website.  The Method “improves the present by working with higher-dimension guides, angels, and lightbeings, as well as both our past and future lives, in a unique and powerful process.”

The McGonagills are seen in this video, and others,  wildly reaching up above their heads as if they are stirring the air and sewing imaginary quilts or something.  Often the daughter’s eyes are glazed over as if in a trance. According to an explanation on YouTube, the women believe that they are working with their “intuitive channels.”

“Because gravity is real, intuitive channels fall down when we don’t hold them up. We are repeatedly lifting up our intuitive channels so they get out of the soup of confusion, fear, and untruth that is rampant in human society. We do this so we can hear god,” the McGonagill’s claim.

Lynn McGonagill often repeats the questions “For who is the message? Why do you ask?” as she raises her hands, and Jamie is frequently heard affirming her mother’s assertions with the statement “That’s true.”

At one point the begin talking to the ancient Greek god, Pan.

“[Pan] has given an edict that there is to be no more parasitism inside the nature realms,” Lynn McGonagill states at one point. “With Pan’s recent edict, inside the nature realms, parasitism is now considered a crime of treason against the nature realms.”

By the end of the episode, McGonagill contends that the earth is too crowded and suggests abortion over childbirth.

“Friends, we have enough humans on the planet. We don’t need any more humans,” she states. “It is not okay for women to have babies, and stop contributing to the process under the pretense that they’re doing a good thing by staying home and raising children.”

“We don’t need children. If you find yourself pregnant, there are options, and you can have an abortion,” McGonagill continues. “No babies. Cut off the baby factories. We have 7.5 billion humans on the planet—that’s too much.”

She asserts that the “ideal amount” is under one billion humans, to which Jamie replies, “that’s true.”

“Women who have babies and stay home to raise them should not be viewed as doing a good thing. It’s not a good thing,” McGonagill opines. “It’s completely not what the situation calls for at all. I’m sorry; find another way to contribute and be valued.”

You know what else is sickening. These women are a part of a much larger organization that has thousands of adherents.

One look at this video and I think you’ll agree with me: these woman are either certifiably nuts, or under the spell of Satan.

“That’s true!”

Now we have people who are upset because their parents didn’t give them consent to be born

It’s the new growing movement in America and the world; a movement that refers to mommies as, “mombies,” babies as, “crotch-fruit,” and and fathers as, “semen demons.”

They call themselves, anti-natalists.

Anti-natalists are adherents of the philosophy that human beings are a destructive force to animals and to the earth, and therefore it’s morally wrong to create more of them. It isn’t possible, anti-natalists point out, to ask fetuses if they wish to be born (or get an answer out of them, anyway), so having a child means foisting life on another being without his or her consent.

I’m preparing an exclusive article on this, but in the meantime, here’s a story that will cause your head to spin. 

Also, check out this video from a few years ago in which I interview a young girl who has been taught that “we shouldn’t exist.”

Facebook Blocks/Unblocks Image of Santa Claus & Jesus

I truly am concerned about the power and influence that Facebook, Google, Apple, and Twitter have when it comes to freedom of speech, expression, and thought.  The companies hold the primary platforms of popular communication and as such have place themselves the arbiters of truth and morality.  Check out this story, which involves the accompanying image,  from LifeSite News:

Facebook is no longer censoring an image of Santa Claus kneeling before the Baby Jesus that it had deemed “violent or graphic content” after a report on LifeSiteNews about the matter went viral yesterday.

Facebook had obscured the picture, explaining that the “photo was automatically covered so you can decide if you want to see it.”

Users then had to click on a button to uncover the photo. Facebook users are now able to freely share the image without any additional step required to view the image.

After LifeSiteNews wrote yesterdayabout Facebook’s condemnation of the picture, the story went viral.  In less than 18 hours, the story was shared on Facebook over 42,000 times by LifeSiteNews readers and had been viewed about 60,000 times.

The story received a boost when it was picked up by U.S. conservative columnist Todd Starnes and published on his blog today. It was also picked up by The Blaze in a post today.

Interestingly, the image was restored on the Feast Day of Saint Nicholas, aka, Santa Claus, who is revered for his kindness and generosity.

Facebook explains on its site what it means by “Violence and graphic content:”

“We also know that people have different sensitivities with regard to graphic and violent content. For that reason, we add a warning label to especially graphic or violent content so that it is not available to people under the age of eighteen and so that people are aware of the graphic or violent nature before they click to see it,” the social media giant states.

“We err on the side of allowing content, even when some find it objectionable,” declares Facebook’s community standards, saying it does so in order to maintain a “safe environment” for its “Facebook community.”

It remains unclear why the image of Baby Jesus and Santa was deemed by Facebook to be “violent and graphic content.”

On December 25, Christians around the world celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ that happened 2,018 years ago. Christians believe that Jesus is the Son of God who came into the world to save mankind from sin and to open the way to heaven. Christians consider God becoming man the greatest historical event to have ever taken place.

The image in question — of the Savior of the World as an infant and a popularized version of a saint — was originally posted on December 1, 2015, with this accompanying poem explaining the touching illustration:

My dear precious Jesus, I did not mean to take your place,
I only bring toys and things and you bring love and grace.
People give me lists of wishes and hope that they came true;
But you hear prayers of the heart and promise your will to do.
Children try to be good and not to cry when I am coming to town;
But you love them unconditionally and that love will abound.
I leave only a bag of toys and temporary joy for a season;
But you leave a heart of love, full of purpose and reasons.
I have a lot of believers and what one might call fame;
But I never healed the blind or tried to help the lame.
I have rosy cheeks and a voice full of laughter;
But no nail—scarred hands or a promise of the hereafter.
You may find several of me in town or at a mall;
But there is only one omnipotent you, to answer a sinner’s call.
And so, my dear precious Jesus, I kneel here to pray;
To worship and adore you on this, your holy birthday.

Facebook has a long history of censoring faith-based organizations and individuals.  The social media giant has been forced to apologize for numerous instances of improperly flagging conservative or Christian content as “hateful” or otherwise inappropriate. It has also come under fire for letting left-wing organizations like PolitiFact and the Southern Poverty Law Center influence its “fact-checking” and “hate speech” policies.

Facebook has censored a Christian theology professor after he criticized a video selling LGBT “pride” to children. It has suspended the account of Elizabeth Johnson, a Christian who goes by the name of Activist Mommy, after she called gender confusion a mental illness. The social media giant has also blocked ads for the movie Gosnell: The Trial of America’s Biggest Serial Killer, labeling the film about the serial killer abortionist ‘political speech.’

The social networking giant has also banned many LifeSiteNews’ pro-life ads, deeming them too “political” because they showed pictures of pregnant mothers, ultrasounds, preborn babies, and the tiny feet of an infant child held in her mother’s hands.