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I'm consistently blogging again. In case you're interested: AnnaZ.blogspot.com
 
If I haven't replied to you, or fail to do so, please forgive me. My FReeping time is sporadic at best.

I now live in the great state of Texas. Here's my last word to Los Angeles (aka telling the ACLU how I really feel): HipSocket.tv

Shalom!

 
 
 
This liberty we prize
is not America's gift to the world,
it is God's gift
to humanity.

George W. Bush
 
 
 

 
 
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Through a certain chain of events, I had the opportunity to communicate with what, to many rational people, appears to be an actual angel of God (the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob).
 
Besides some greetings and [not so] "small talk"), there were two scriptural messages given to me which I will post here:
 
 
Hebrews 11
(Yes, the entire chapter) 
 
11:1
Now faith is the substance of things hoped for,
the evidence of things not seen.
11:2
For by it the elders obtained a good report.

11:3
Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God,
so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.
11:4
By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain,
by which he obtained witness that he was righteous,
God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaketh.
11:5
By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death;
and was not found,
because God had translated him:
for before his translation he had this testimony,
that he pleased God.
11:6
But without faith it is impossible to please him:
for he that cometh to God must believe that he is,
and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
11:7
By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet,
moved with fear,
prepared an ark to the saving of his house;
by the which he condemned the world,
and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.
11:8
By faith Abraham,
when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance,
obeyed;
and he went out,
not knowing whither he went.
11:9
By faith he sojourned in the land of promise,
as in a strange country,
dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob,
the heirs with him of the same promise:
11:10
For he looked for a city which hath foundations,
whose builder and maker is God.
11:11
Through faith also Sara herself received strength to conceive seed,
and was delivered of a child when she was past age,
because she judged him faithful who had promised.
11:12
Therefore sprang there even of one,
and him as good as dead,
so many as the stars of the sky in multitude,
and as the sand which is by the sea shore innumerable.
11:13
These all died in faith,
not having received the promises,
but having seen them afar off,
and were persuaded of them,
and embraced them,
and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.
11:14
For they that say such things declare plainly that they seek a country.

And truly,
if they had been mindful of that country from whence they came out,
they might have had opportunity to have returned.
But now they desire a better country,
that is, an heavenly:
wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God:
for he hath prepared for them a city.
By faith Abraham,
when he was tried,
offered up Isaac:
and he that had received the promises offered up his only begotten son,
Of whom it was said,
That in Isaac shall thy seed be called:
Accounting that God was able to raise him up,
even from the dead;
from whence also he received him in a figure.
By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come.
By faith Jacob,
when he was a dying,
blessed both the sons of Joseph;
and worshipped,
leaning upon the top of his staff.
By faith Joseph,
when he died,
made mention of the departing of the children of Israel;
and gave commandment concerning his bones.
By faith Moses,
when he was born,
was hid three months of his parents,
because they saw he was a proper child;
and they were not afraid of the king's commandment.
By faith Moses,
when he was come to years,
refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter;
Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God,
than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season;
Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt:
for he had respect unto the recompence of the reward.
By faith he forsook Egypt,
not fearing the wrath of the king:
for he endured,
as seeing him who is invisible.
Through faith he kept the passover,
and the sprinkling of blood,
lest he that destroyed the firstborn should touch them.
By faith they passed through the Red sea as by dry land:
which the Egyptians assaying to do were drowned.
By faith the walls of Jericho fell down,
after they were compassed about seven days.
By faith the harlot Rahab perished not with them that believed not,
when she had received the spies with peace.
And what shall I more say?
for the time would fail me to tell of Gedeon,
and of Barak,
and of Samson,
and of Jephthae;
of David also,
and Samuel,
and of the prophets:
Who through faith subdued kingdoms,
wrought righteousness,
obtained promises,
stopped the mouths of lions.
Quenched the violence of fire,
escaped the edge of the sword,
out of weakness were made strong,
waxed valiant in fight,
turned to flight the armies of the aliens.
Women received their dead raised to life again:
and others were tortured, not accepting deliverance;
that they might obtain a better resurrection:
And others had trial of cruel mockings and scourgings,
yea, moreover of bonds and imprisonment:
They were stoned,
they were sawn asunder,
were tempted,
were slain with the sword:
they wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins;
being destitute,
afflicted,
tormented;
(Of whom the world was not worthy:)
 
they wandered in deserts,
and in mountains,
and in dens and caves of the earth.
And these all,
having obtained a good report through faith,
received not the promise:
God having provided some better thing for us,
that they without us should not be made perfect.
 
 
 
 
Matthew 5:6
Blessed [are] they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness:
for they shall be filled.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
I was told to tell people about Jesus.
 
The angel's name was Zion.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
And now, back to your regularly scheduled profile page...
 
 
 
 

 Unspun with AnnaZ,
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I used to occasionally write: Mercurial Times
but now I just read Mark Steyn

 
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I shot a documentary,
featuring some reasonably interesting people.
One day it may actually be released,
and, if so, click here to reserve a future copy.
 
 
 

 
 
 
I don't always have time to post,
but I archive threads I find interesting here: http://annaz.blogspot.com/
 
 
 
 

 
 

O beautiful
for heroes proved
in liberating strife
 
 
 

 
 
 

The Epistle to The Romans ~ 8:28

And we know that all things
work together for good
to them that love God,
to them who are the called
according to his purpose.

 
 
 

  God bless the Robinsons
and freerepublic.com
and you
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Don't fatwa me!
 
 
  
 
 
 
The Epistle To The Romans ~ Chapter 11
 
1: I say then, Hath God cast away his people?
God forbid.
For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.
 
2: God hath not cast away his people which he foreknew.
Wot ye not what the scripture saith of Elias?
how he maketh intercession to God against Israel, saying,
 
3: Lord, they have killed thy prophets, and digged down thine altars;
and I am left alone, and they seek my life.
 
4: But what saith the answer of God unto him?
I have reserved to myself seven thousand men, who have not bowed the knee to the image of Baal.
 
5: Even so then at this present time also there is a remnant according to the election of grace.
 
6: And if by grace, then is it no more of works:
otherwise grace is no more grace.
But if it be of works, then is it no more grace: otherwise work is no more work.
 
7: What then?
Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for;
but the election hath obtained it, and the rest were blinded
 
8: (According as it is written, God hath given them the spirit of slumber,
eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear;)
unto this day.
 
9: And David saith,
Let their table be made a snare, and a trap, and a stumblingblock,
and a recompence unto them:
 
10: Let their eyes be darkened, that they may not see,
and bow down their back alway.
 
11: I say then, Have they stumbled that they should fall?
God forbid: but rather through their fall salvation is come unto the Gentiles,
for to provoke them to jealousy.
 
12: Now if the fall of them be the riches of the world,
and the diminishing of them the riches of the Gentiles;
how much more their fulness?
 
13: For I speak to you Gentiles, inasmuch as I am the apostle of the Gentiles, I magnify mine office:
 
14: If by any means I may provoke to emulation them which are my flesh,
and might save some of them.
 
15: For if the casting away of them be the reconciling of the world,
what shall the receiving of them be, but life from the dead?
 
16: For if the firstfruit be holy, the lump is also holy:
and if the root be holy, so are the branches.
 
17: And if some of the branches be broken off,
and thou, being a wild olive tree, wert graffed in among them,
and with them partakest of the root and fatness of the olive tree;
 
18: Boast not against the branches.
But if thou boast, thou bearest not the root, but the root thee.
 
19: Thou wilt say then, The branches were broken off, that I might be graffed in.
 
20: Well; because of unbelief they were broken off,
and thou standest by faith.
Be not highminded, but fear:
 
21: For if God spared not the natural branches,
take heed lest he also spare not thee.
 
22: Behold therefore the goodness and severity of God:
on them which fell, severity;
but toward thee, goodness,
if thou continue in his goodness:
otherwise thou also shalt be cut off.
 
23: And they also, if they abide not still in unbelief, shall be graffed in:
for God is able to graff them in again.
 
24: For if thou wert cut out of the olive tree which is wild by nature,
and wert graffed contrary to nature into a good olive tree:
how much more shall these,
which be the natural branches,
be graffed into their own olive tree?
 
25: For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery,
lest ye should be wise in your own conceits;
that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.
 
26: And so all Israel shall be saved:
as it is written,
There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer,
and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob:
 
27: For this is my covenant unto them,
when I shall take away their sins.
 
28: As concerning the gospel, they are enemies for your sakes:
but as touching the election, they are beloved for the fathers' sakes.
 
29: For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance.
 
30: For as ye in times past have not believed God,
yet have now obtained mercy through their unbelief:
 
31: Even so have these also now not believed,
that through your mercy they also may obtain mercy.
 
32: For God hath concluded them all in unbelief, that he might have mercy upon all.
 
33: O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God!
how unsearchable are his judgments,
and his ways past finding out!
 
34: For who hath known the mind of the Lord?
or who hath been his counsellor?
 
35: Or who hath first given to him,
and it shall be recompensed unto him again?
 
36: For of him, and through him, and to him, are all things:
to whom be glory for ever.
Amen.
 
 
 
 
 




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You may need to work on toning down your rhetoric in order to reach the masses—in order to get the liberty you desire. Here are some sites to help.

Holistic Politics Freedom, equality, morality, nature,...these are all good things. All to often, political debate rages over which is more important. Synergies get overlooked. There is a better way, holistic politics. By looking at multiple values at the same time, it is possible to come up with creative solutions for the world's problems, solutions that make all the factions more happy.

Thomas Paine Network

The Free Liberal

Organizations and ideas for getting freedom lovers into office.

The Libertarian Party

The Boston Tea Party If you think the Libertarian Party is not radical enough these days.

The Other Foe of Free Enterprise. These days, most people think of socialism as being the opposite of free enterprise. Historically, this has not been the case. Best selling science fiction author David Brin points out the other, much more dangerous, foe.

Libertarian Reform Caucus So, you want more freedom but you think the Libertarian Party cannot win? Consider joining the Libertarian Reform Caucus. We are freedom lovers who want to turn the LP into a real political party, one that balances idealism and political reality.

Essays on World Liberation. If you think that the Libertarian Party doesn't have a real chance, think again. There are strategies and tactics herein that can be used to put Libertarian candidates into office in the near term.

The Leadership Institute The Leadership Institute. Provides quality training in "political technology" for conservatives and libertarians.

Suggested Reading

Books on how to get freedom lovers into power:

Dedication and Leadership by Douglass Hyde. An inside look at how the Communist movement was so successful in advancing its radical agenda. Many of the ideas are apropos for building up the political movements in general. Must reading for anyone doing third party politics.

Take Back Your Government, by Robert A. Heinlein. A handbook for grassroots political activism from the days before professional consultants and television. Dated, but still useful.

Many hardcore libertarians overlook the hard questions in their passion for liberty. The result is loss of credibility for the libertarian movement. Here is some homework.

The Machinery of Freedom, by David Friedman. Many years ago, a two chapter excerpt from this work cemented my anarchism. Now, the entire book is available again. This book is a wonderful economic analysis of government, showing how in many instances that good government is a "public good." In other words, a market based replacement for even essential government services would be a better solution.

Over the years I have decided that his arguments are insufficient in some areas; there is still a good case for some government. But I still highly recommend this work. It is intellectually honest, and explains much of the difficulties of making government work properly (if you are so inclined).

Law's Order, by David Friedman. OK, so you believe in property rights, right? So where does your property begin and mine end? Do I have the right to turn on the lights or do the photons that hit your property constitute tresspass? What if those photons come from a high powered laser?

OK, that was an extreme example, but there are many real world examples where the simplistic view of property rights fails. Dr. Friedman gives them a hard look. People will take your ideas more seriously if you do too.

Simple Rules for a Complex World, by Richard Epstein. It would be nice to simply say that private property is good and that initiation of force is bad and build a legal system based on this dictum. Alas, the real world is not so simple. Legal scholar Richard Epstein points out the holes and suggests additional axioms to make a complete legal system for a free society.

Fuzzy Thinking, by Bart Kosko. Fuzzy Logic is one of the biggest advancements in philosophy to come around in a long time. It deals with the imperfect mapping between words and reality. Must reading for the philosophically inclined, especially followers of Ayn Rand or Murray Rothbard.

And just for fun:

Parliament of Whores by P.J. O'Rourke. A hilarious but informative look at the workings of U.S. government. (Avoid if you find the occasional four-letter word to be objectionable.)

Eat the Rich by P.J. O'Rourke. A very funny survey of various economic ideas, from around the world. On-the-spot coverage of the consequences of various economic ideas, where they were applied. In this one, O'Rourke plays fair, with chapters such as "Good Capitalism," "Bad Capitalism," "Good Socialism," and "Bad Socialism."

The Moon is a Harsh Mistress, by Robert A. Heinlein. Good fiction for freedom lovers. This one turned me into an anarchist for about a decade.

Alastor, by Jack Vance. A collection of three light science fiction novels connected by the same broad background. The third, "Wyst," is by far the best, and the one that is relevant. "Wyst" is a comedy that takes place in something much closer to the Marxist ideal than was ever achieved during the 20th century. Takes a fair look, both sympathetic and skeptical, towards a true "Egalistic" society. The amusing characters and dialog alone make this well worth reading.

That Hideous Strength by C. S. Lewis. Part III of Lewis' space trilogy. The plot has some fascinating parallels to Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged despite the fact that Lewis was a devout Christian while Rand was a devout atheist.

The Futurological Congress, by Stanislaw Lem. Imagine a utopia—or is it dystopia—based on hallucinogenic drugs. Inspired by life in communist Poland. Quite a hoot!







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