Please read post #134. I was referring to you without pinging you.
Thank you. My husband isn’t very thrilled about the danger I may be creating for our family. My sister isn’t either. Nor are they thrilled about the time that I’ve invested in the research.
I was where Snake Doctor is. I had researched a bunch and figured Obama was hiding something but I thought it was hopeless to try to change the way the media and government are.
The idea that it is my duty and best response to simply accept the inevitable changed when my daughter asked me about college plans and I realized I don’t have any hope for my kids’ temporal future. I could see myself handing to my kids the world of “The Dark Knight” or Al Capone, and I realized that just like the resistance during Hitler’s rule who faced insurmountable odds because most people plugged their ears to what was going on, I had to at least say I fought as hard as I could.
I think of Theoden in “REturn of the King”, when told that too few Rohirim had come and that they could not win against Mordor. He said, “No. We can’t. But we will meet them in battle nonetheless.”
The outcomes are up to God. My job is to be faithful. I spend my days taking care of the immediate family needs, teaching my kids the faith, and fighting the lawlessness all around me. This world may end soon. Or freedom to fight may end soon. That’s in God’s hands. Until then - until I am handcuffed and dragged away - or shot in front of my church - I will live free and fight for my kids’ chance to live free.