All posts by Samuel Adams

I've lived in Canon City my whole life. It makes me sick to think of where this country is headed. The solutions are in God's Word.
Abortion

Here’s the Results of an Abortion in Augusta, Georgia

Abortions are not safe. They are a serious medical procedure which has serious consequences for the mother. Of course, far and away the most serious issue is that the baby dies by being murdered in the womb.

Jesus said there is no greater love than to lay down your life for a friend. What greater selfless act of love could there be than for a woman to carry a baby she may not want for nine months and give birth? What more heinous act of selfishness could there be than for a woman to hire an assassin to rip a baby apart?

Christianity, For My Kids

How to Find the Truth

First of all, truth is an absolute. The definition of truth is that which conforms to the mind of God. There is no way to account for truth apart from the God of the Bible. Repentance leads you to the truth (2 Tim. 2:25). That is, you first submit to God, and then you have access to truth. So, this post is mostly for people who are already Christians.

Unfortunately, there is a lot of disagreement on various topics among Christians. How do you determine the truth when two or more Christians disagree on something? The best way to find the truth I have found is to engage in debate. Watching or reading other people debate is good, but it is only a useful way to learn good arguments to apply in your own debates. I have had a lot of success in learning new things by learning a little about a topic, debating someone else, which will require you to learn more to win a debate. This will be the blessing of Facebook and other social media. We complain that Facebook sometimes censors Christians and conservatives, but the real benefit is that iron sharpening iron in a massive way through social media will cause the truth to triumph among Christians.

My first tip is that you have to not debate a moron. You have to debate someone knowledgeable. You may not be able to debate a famous person, but there are people who are pretty knowledgeable about every topic that are accessible online. They’re not famous in society at large, but if it’s a specific-enough topic, they are famous in that small circle. Those types of people are usually open to discussion whether it’s on Facebook, Twitter, Youtube or whatever. I would be more than willing to debate the CEO of Planned Parenthood on abortion or a philosophy professor atheist on the existence of God. They may be smarter than me, but their beliefs are false.

That being said, I enjoy talking to morons who like to shoot off their mouth, but have almost no capability to defend what they believe. I don’t do this to test my ideas to find the truth but more to spread the truths I’ve already proven. Other people read those conversations, and learn about your position, or maybe the moron will eventually change their mind. But I can only think of three times out of hundreds where someone has changed their minds or admitted that they were not arguing properly. Twice on a Youtube comment thread, and once through e-mail (I can’t remember how I was introduced to the Jehovah’s Witness I was emailing, but he lived in the Caribbean somewhere.)

This may be the most important part: How do you know whether you’ve won or lost a debate? A lot of people in a written debate can bluster enough so that it can be hard to tell whether you’ve won. As I’ve said, it is extremely rare when someone admits they were wrong. Here are a few guidelines to help discern whether you’ve won or lost.
1. Whose questions are going unanswered or ignored?
2. Whose answers are logically fallacious?
3. An indicator can be: who is calling more names? Though, sometimes the person who is right is just a jerk.

Item 2 took me several years to hone my skills. I intend to teach my children what logical fallacies are so that maybe they’ll have a leg up on me.

I’ve used this method for more than ten years on various topics, such as evangelism methods, the Trinity, what it means to be born again and how it applies to Jehovah’s Witnesses, salvation by grace alone through faith alone, Calvinism, theonomy, open borders, abolishing police, socialism, abolishing public school/the value of homeschooling, creationism, and a few others.

A lot of those topics are related, but rest assured, Scripture always wins. I might be personally lacking knowledge that causes me to lose a debate, but when I go find the answer for the next debate from Scripture, I win. I would like to get started debating postmillennialism with premillennialists. I think that is an important topic.

Have I ever lost a debate? Yes, not necessarily because I was wrong, but because I didn’t have the answer to a question, and by the time I figured out the answer, the debate was stale and I didn’t go back. I’ve lost that way to a guy who was saying that only ordained elders/evangelists/pastors should proclaim the gospel. I’ve lost on the street to the first JW I ever spoke to. I’ve lost to an atheist when he asked why atheism can’t account for why 1+1=2.

The danger is in not knowing when you’ve lost, or being too proud to not admit that you’ve lost or that your beliefs are wrong, or being unwilling to change your mind. I haven’t won the majority of my debates because I’m so smart, but because I was defending what most Christians already believed, or because I happened to choose a belief among Christians that seemed to fit the best with Scripture, even if it was unpopular among other Christians. Sometimes, I have observed debates, and have seen one side win handily. That is a good indication of what the truth is, but you have to be able to defend it yourself.

The reason I write this is because the thought popped into my head that while I’m middle-aged and healthy, anyone could drop dead at anytime. I’m glad I have been writing and debating online for 10 years so that my young children will have a record of my beliefs. I want to put in writing the important things so that even if I died today my children who are too young to understand this now will be able to read this someday.

Abolish The Police

Moody Cop on a Power Trip

Here’s Officer Willis with the Plano PD handing out government propaganda stickers to some kids in Chik-Fil-A in August, 2015.

Here’s Officer Willis harassing some teenagers during a traffic stop for smiling a few months earlier.

He supposedly faced discipline, but it appears his punishment will not be divulged to the public. He clearly has no business being a cop.

Border Policy

Brain Dead Conservatives

I posted this question to a tea party Facebook group and had an interesting conversation with one of the many socialists who are trying to pass as conservatives. Here’s the question, and the conversation.

ΜΕ ⇒ Does anyone know what the immigration policy the founding fathers implemented? Should their policies and thinking on the subject influence us as conservatives?

SOCIALIST ⇒ Our borders were to be secured. I believe that is clear!

ΜΕ ⇒ That is the opposite of the truth. There were no limitations on immigration. The borders were open until the 1920s. The Constitution doesn’t give Congress the power to regulate immigration–only naturalization.

SOCIALIST ⇒ To secure our border was always a priority. To say otherwise is just plan idiotic.

ΜΕ ⇒ Secure from invaders, yes. But the founders gave us open borders.

SOCIALIST ⇒ isn’t 25 million a threat? At what point does a group become an occupational force that then needs to be handled like a security issue, a national threat?

ΜΕ ⇒ So you don’t care about the legacy of the founding fathers. The only threat to the American way of life is conservatives who advocate for socialism and big government–like you.

SOCIALIST ⇒ Wow, you’re an argumentative ass. …you also know nothing. ….I think you’re a lying troll trying to confuse people into believing that conservatives did the immoral deeds and sins that the progressives and Democrats are responsible for…..

ΜΕ ⇒ You’ve been duped. The founding fathers gave us open borders, and socialists and Marxists want central control of the labor markets. Democrats have been the ones who want to limit immigration. Conservatives like Reagan and the founding fathers advocate small government and free immigration. Show me the limitations the founding fathers placed on immigration. Otherwise, just admit you don’t care what they thought.

SOCIALIST ⇒ officiating the truth is a tactic of the left. …you are an evil person! [Editor’s note: I have no idea what this means.]

ΜΕ ⇒ I  know it doesn’t feel good to be shown that you’re advocating for Marxist policies. But show me where the founding fathers limited immigration. In fact, one of the reasons given for their secession in the Declaration was that the king was trying to prevent immigration, and they wanted free immigration.

SOCIALIST ⇒ Lynette, he is a member of the tea party. ….but only to troll. …he is a bad person.

ΜΕ ⇒ Being in the tea party would indicate that I have an affinity for America’s founding principles. I realize what they gave us is the opposite of what conservatives believe today.

SOCIALIST ⇒ Unjust taxes is a strong belief by many independents /Liberians…..taxation without representation. Non professional politicians. [Editor’s note: It’s officially gone off the rails for our socialist friend.]

ΜΕ ⇒ Do you reject the immigration/border policies of the founding fathers?

SOCIALIST ⇒ take your medication and go back inside to your therapy group, they miss you!

 

I’ve had this same conversations several times, but I thought this one was relatively short, so appropriate to post here. I think this meme is a very accurate portrayal of how these conversations go.

Abolish The Police, Another Lying Cop, Power Trip, Resistance to Tyranny is Obedience to God

Everyone Missed the Real Story on the Lemonade Stand

The story of the police in Denver shutting down a kids’ lemonade stand on Memorial Day weekend made big news. Everyone got mad that the government would do such a thing, and that neighbors called the cops on little kids. But that’s not the big story.

The real story is that the cops completely made up the laws they were enforcing. There is no law requiring children to get a permit or forbidding children from setting up a lemonade stand. It is the cops who weren’t obeying the law. The people should have arrested them. The cops expect people to just obey them, even when they’re lying through their teeth.

This isn’t anything unique. I can find dozens of examples of cops telling people they’re required to carry ID, or making up other laws. In fact, it’s happened to me.

This has happened because most people do whatever the cops say. We need to get back to defying the government as the founding fathers taught us. We need to teach our children to not respect cops, and to not respect the law.

 

 

Abolish The Police, Another Lying Cop, Christianity, Police Abuse, Power Trip, Resistance to Tyranny is Obedience to God

I Don’t Respect Police or U.S. Law

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JmpSDNx5L8

Obviously, it’s not a crime to disrespect a cop. He’s just lying through his teeth.

The choice in this life is between Jesus Christ and absurdity. The U.S. court system has determined that it’s unconstitutional for the government to submit to Christ. Therefore, they have chosen absurdity, and it is not only not worthy of respect, it is only worthy of mockery.

Abolish The Police, Another Lying Cop, Power Trip

What a Liar!

Listen to this cop lie about identification. He just expects everyone to do what he says. If someone stands up for their rights, (supposedly purchased by the blood of America’s service men) they’re being difficult.

He was hired by the people to protect our rights, yet here he is trying to take this lady’s rights away.

 

Abortion

What Would It Look Like If Christians Were Actually Fighting Abortion?

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Christians are against abortion. But are they against it enough to actually do anything? If they were passionately against abortion, what would it look like?

First of all, Canon City has about 20,000 people. That would mean there are probably more than 10,000 professing Christians (which is somewhat meaningless), and I’d guess about 2,000 that are actually saved. What would happen if those 2000 people spent 2 hours per month fighting abortion and preaching the gospel? That would not be too much to ask. In fact, it’s commanded in Scripture (not the 2 hours, but the caring for orphans). Abortion is murder, and children are being torn limb from limb, legally, in this country.

What would 4000 man-hours spent per month look like in Canon City? First of all, there are about 720 hours in a month. Let’s eliminate any type of work from 10 pm to 7 am, as there aren’t much people around at those times. That means there are about 450 working hours per month. That would mean there would be nine Christians laboring to end child sacrifice from 7 am to 10 pm every day.  That would be impressive. How much discussion would there be if there were always Christians out agitating the public?

Of course, the more likely scenario is that people would concentrate their efforts a little more. There might be times when there are more people out. You might hear Christians bringing up the topic wherever they go. Maybe we could picket pharmacies until they stop selling their abortion pills.

There are no abortion clinics here, but there is in Colorado Springs. There, there are enough Christians to block the doors of the abortion clinic so that no one could ever even approach the doors. I’ve been to the Planned Parenthood there, when my family were the only ones there.

We already have everything we need to end abortion. We have enough people and the God-given conscience of everyone else who know murder is wrong. This saying is right: Every abortion clinic should have a sign in front of it saying, “Open by permission of the church.”

Proverbs 24:11: Rescue those who are being taken away to death; hold back those who are stumbling to the slaughter.

James 1:27: Religion that is pure and undefiled before God the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world.

 

Abolish The Police, Conversation

Cop Apologists With No Answers

I posted this video on Facebook and had a couple cop worshipers respond. I called the police pansies, which they certainly are.

The main reason they’re pansies is because they tackle this guy from behind. There is also a possibility that they’re pansies because depending on what information they had about this bag, they overreacted. However, we’ll withhold judgment on that until more is known about the situation.

I asked the first cop apologist what good reason they might have had for tackling him from behind with no warning, and there was just silence, though she’ll pray for me.

The second cop apologist asked whether the guy may have punched a cop while entering the cordoned-off area, and whether the local cops know this individual as someone who always struggles while being arrested.

Even if those were both true, the guy was not presenting a threat when he was tackled. He wasn’t leaving the scene or even walking towards his bike to leave. He was staying there probably expecting them to shake his hand. There is no biblical justification for assaulting the guy.

I asked the apologist what the biblical justification for assaulting the guy was, and he never responded. The crazy thing about this guy is that he is completely anti-government. He thinks sharply about many different topics. I agree with him on so many things, but it seems that because he is a cop, he is unable to apply his thinking to this one topic.