Is it okay to discriminate? To be judgmental?

Is it okay to discriminate?  To be judgmental?

Yes!

You and I do it everyday!

Discrimination; judgmentalism; two hot-button words that are misunderstood, and misapplied, especially in today's world.

In fact, if you don't discriminate every day of your life, you can't function!  Along with that, if you are not judgmental, you cannot function!  If anyone doubts this, try it for one, single day, and see what happens.

Am I a "hater" for writing these things?

Yes, to some.  But a little common sense will reveal the truth of what I just wrote.

First, what I'm NOT talking about is discriminating against someone because of their race, or religion, or because they sound different than you or me.  And I'm not talking about being judgmental in the sense of looking into their hearts or souls, instead, what IS necessary to do -- again, on a daily basis -- is to make decisions so we can function.  We discriminate and judge what a person does, or doesn't do, or what he/she says, or, in some instances, what they don't say when they should or must say something.  (Remember, that silence can be viewed as an affirmation of an act, or belief, or the written word.)

We discriminate on the "big things," like choosing who we want to pursue to be our spouse.  How many ladies did we "reject" in our minds before we found the right one?

We discriminate on the "little things" such as what to wear to fit a particular occasion; we reject choosing jeans if we're going to the opera.  We judge jeans to be inappropriate for such a formal outing.

If you or I were walking down Main Street, USA, and suddenly, a guy runs out of a bank with a smoking .45, holding a bag of the bank's money, would you go up to him with a smile on your face and say: have a nice day!   I think not.  Instead, you will make a judgement that he is an outlaw and dangerous to you, your family and the commonweal of society.  You are being judgmental; you have discriminated against the actions of this guy, and you did this for your safety and survival, and for those around you too.

Second, and here is the more, or most important aspect of discriminating and being judgmental: to figure out where to worship God; how to worship God; how to please God, and figuring out which direction you want your life to go in order to travel down the straight and narrow, and avoid the well-lit, four-lane highway that leads to perdition.   A path far too many non-discriminating, non-judgmental folks end up taking that leads to eternal ruin...

As I recently wrote, political correctness is damning, so too if we do not discriminate; if we are not judgmental, then we open ourselves up to following false gods; false ideologies, and errant thinking that can very easily cripple our daily thought processes so necessary to function in society.

Pray for discernment, and pray for our country.

Gene DeLalla

 

Beating political correctness...

What's wrong with political correctness anyway?

It is damning, that's what.

Being politically correct means that we don't want to hurt anyone's feelings; we don't want to lower anyone's "self-esteem." So, in other words, we compromise on truth to the point that it is no longer truth.

But the horror occurs when men cease to be men, then the feminists assume the role of patriarch; they become as "men," and UN-feminine; a real disaster.

This is all part of being politically correct: masculinity is emasculated to the point of obfuscating the role appointed to men from their Creator.  Men will then slink into the background for fear of being criticized by the feminist left simply for being men!

Make no mistake: the aim of political correctness is the destruction of manhood and womanhood, and to homogenize their roles into something un-natural.

Think about it: (sorry, feminists) if men don't lead, then females will fill the void and "lead."  What a mess that has produced, with, maybe, a very few exceptions, with St. Joan of Arc coming to mind.

Then there are examples of "leaders" such as Trudeau of Canada who is very much a "woman."  For all practical purposes, he has renounced his manhood and the natural role assigned to him.  His politics are "dirty": his compromises are legion...

This is true of so many males, at least here in the U.S.  But it is apparent that this phenomenon is world-wide, except, perhaps, in certain East European and African countries where they are still fighting to maintain their sovereignty and a real sense of the Natural Law (which dictates the roles of men and women), fighting the politically correct West attempting to impose their radical agenda on their cultural norms and traditions.

So, how can political correctness be beaten down and destroyed, and relegated to the dustbin of history?

The answer is almost too easy: follow the Natural Law (as all humans have it written on their hearts, because we are humans); strive for personal holiness by following the Ten Commandments (they are not the ten suggestions!); be open to learn and know Divinely revealed law, and most importantly, come into the one, true (Catholic) Church founded by our Divine Founder, Jesus Christ.  Without Him, we can do nothing...

And pray for our country.

Gene DeLalla 

The Fall season -- and the law...

My favorite time of year has arrived: Fall!

Who can argue with Nature's blazing colors, cool, crisp air -- and fallen leaves clogging the rain gutters!

Not me...

New Hampshire, and our sister states here in New England, if not already, will soon be barraged with "leaf peepers" from all over the country, invading our borders by car, plane, tour bus, RVs, you name it, if it can get people here, we'll see them landing at our air ports, or traversing our roads.

Personally, I'll take short day-trips with K to observe the brilliant concoction that Mother Nature has brewed; a real feast for the eyes!

Let's say that we decided to drive along a scenic highway and ended up in a town that we've never been to before.  We get hungry, so we ask where the nearest "family restaurant" is located; we get directions and lo and behold, we find the place, and enjoy a pretty good meal at fairly reasonable prices.

Well, it's time to leave "Happy Town," and continue to devour the breathtaking scenery along the highways and byways, through town and mountain roads...

But just when things were going smashingly well, and we were about to leave Happy Town, we notice flashing red and blue lights in the rear-view; what the heck did I do???  We get pulled over by the local constabulary; he asks to see my driver's license and registration, you know, the usual stuff...

He sees my veteran's plates on my car, and immediately thanks me for my service, then proceeds to call in my bona fides to see if there are any outstanding traffic tickets. etc...

Of course I ask him why I was pulled over; he says to me that I failed to wave goodbye just before we left the city limits of Happy Town...

We were flabbergasted!   I failed to WAVE GOODBYE to the town???

The officer was really nice, though, and explained that Happy Town has an ordinance that plainly states that everyone that leaves Happy Town must wave goodbye!   He said that if I wanted to see the ordinance, he would be "happy" to take us to the town clerk to read it for ourselves...

Could something like that really be "on the books"???

Amazing!!

But whether I like it or not, I violated the law.  As it turns out, I realized that ignorance of the law was no excuse.  I couldn't say to the officer: but officer, I didn't know that I had to wave goodbye to Happy Town.  Nope, it wouldn't work.  I was guilty of not obeying that "silly" law.  But guilty nonetheless!

Now, if ignorance of that silly ordinance was no excuse, then what about the Natural Law that we're all born with?   Or, how about Divine law that we must know if we want to get to Heaven?

Are they "silly" too?

The Natural Law tells us that the baby developing in the womb is part of the human race, and deserves to be born, and have the proper liberties and the ability to pursue happiness, just like the rest of us.

The Divine law tells us that we must know, love and serve God in this life, in order to be happy with Him in the next.

If we are "ignorant" of either law, we will still be culpable for not obeying those laws, just as I was culpable for not waving goodbye to Happy Town!

Don't be fooled, and don't let anyone tell you that so long as you are "nice," you too will go to Heaven.  No, there is much more to do if you want to see your Creator when you leave this earth, and enjoy the beatific vision for all eternity!

If anyone has any questions, or wishes to make a comment, I'll be happy to explain the who, what, when, where, how and why of the true way to follow the good Lord...

Believe it or not!!  And be HAPPY!

Pray for our country...

Gene DeLalla

When did we become human?

The title of this article: When did we become human?  Is monumental, because some folks think that what is developing in the womb isn't.  If not, then what is "it"?  On a more personal level, when you were developing in your mother's womb, what were you, if not human?

Keeping in mind that as you were growing in the womb, some people thought that you were just a mass of cells, and certainly NOT a human being.  What if they were right, and your mother decided to get rid of that "mass of cells"?  What would be wrong with that, if she really thought that?

But remember we're talking about you!

Aren't you glad that your mom realized that you were more than a mass of cells?

But let's go back to the original question: When did we become human?  This is a very important question because there are those that say we only become human when, at a certain point, we become "viable," or when we take our first breath of air -- after we're born!

Then we become human??

If only the pre-born could speak!  I bet they would yell out loud that they wanted to live, and not die a horrible, painful death.

BECAUSE THEY ARE HUMAN!

Please pray for our country, and pray for an end to the scourge of abortion.

Gene DeLalla

Truth; lies; can you tell the difference?

It is said that if a lie is told often enough, it is then believed as a truth.

How true that is (no pun intended).

Let us take a quick look at what has been happening to Judge Kavanaugh... His life, reputation, his very family have been under constant attack from the hard-Left liberals on the Senate Judiciary Committee, as well as being trashed in the mainstream media on a daily basis.  There have even been threats against his family -- his wife and two daughters.  This is truly disgusting.  It is non-American in a country that, supposedly, believes in the Constitutional right of free speech, but  more importantly, that one is innocent until proven guilty by a jury of his peers.  Judge Kavanaugh, however, has been accused, tried and convicted in the court of public opinion, not by the facts.   Plainly stated, he has been denied his due process.

I cannot emphasize enough just how important due process is, along with habeas corpus. Without these two foundations in law, we might as well just move to Communist China, or some other third-world hell-hole and live out our lives in fear and intimidation, without recourse to the government to redress our grievances.  

And in this country, we have certain organizations that promote real hate speech, yet accuse us of what they do and say.  Admittedly, a very shrewd and effective tactic that is used on those who have been, for all practical purposes, brainwashed, unable to think or research for themselves, and uncover the truth of the matter.

One of those "premiere" organizations is the Southern Poverty Law Center.

If anyone knows anything about these frauds, the only word that accurately describes the title is "Southern," because it is located in the South!

Poverty?  Law Center?

Truly an oxymoron...

This real hate group labels any pro-life, pro-family, veteran, pro-traditional marriage, pro-charity, organization or publication as haters (of what??), and places them on a list that is circulated to various leftist media to besmirch and slander their beliefs and good works.

To show just how powerful these snakes are, several years ago, under the Obama administration, their infamous list of "haters" was transmitted to federal government agencies, and lumped them all into the category of home-grown terrorist organizations!  The dissemination of these data was later called "an error," and was pulled from the shelves, so to speak.  At least that's what we were told.  But the damage was done -- purposely, of course.

This shows just how important it is to search for the truth.  But in order to find that truth, it is imperative to seek out alternative sources of news that will counter the lies and distortions of facts that can and do destroy the innocent.

If we think that this only happens to others, but can't possibly happen to us, think again.

Pray for our country, and pray for discernment to recognize truth from lies.

Gene DeLalla

Quiz: Name the country...

I'm going to give you the following facts, then I want anyone to name the country or countries that these data are referring to.

Here we go...

1. Hate of white males.
2. confiscation of land; farms, ranches, etc.
3. Fear for one's life via death threats for speaking the truth.
4. Decent people giving up on running for political office because of the toxic environment.
5. Denying of free speech to one's opponent.
6. One political entity screaming "hate speech" while they, themselves, use the most despicable -- real -- hate speech to label the other political entity.
7. Anarchists violently attacking those peacefully marching for their rights, including free speech.
8. Radicals turning on each other, as happened during the French Revolution.
9. Reverse discrimination because of one's color or ethnicity.
10. The media siding with the radicals, smearing any conservatives.
11. Denial of due process...

I'll stop here, but there are many more data that can be listed.

Now, the question again: Name the country where this is happening.

Answer: South Africa.

BUT ALSO THE U.S. OF A.!!!!!

Let that sink in: the U.S. of A.!

Pray for our country.

Gene DeLalla

Are we really "free"?

Now why would I put the word FREE in quotation marks?

I feel that it is necessary because our sense of what being free is can be a contradiction, especially here in the U.S. of A.

How so?

First let's look at the Declaration of Independence, and take from the first paragraph the following: When in the course of human events...We hold these truths to be self-evident... they are endowed  by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the  pursuit of Happiness.

I have to admit, that as a patriotic American, this sounds good and righteous.

But if we have to depend on a majority of citizens to conclude that these are, in fact, our rights, whether those rights are decided at the ballot box, or by a majority of judges appointed for life, we are in big trouble.

Majority rule = Democracy?

If that is the case, then Democracy = mob rule.

If one wishes and desires to follow God in this life, in order to be happy with Him in the next, then being "free" can mean only one thing: abiding by the rules of life as dictated by the Natural Law and Divine Law, which include the two great Commandments: love the Lord they God....and love thy neighbor...

But if being "free" means doing what we want, when we want, with little or no accountability for our actions, so long as we abide by the laws "on the books," then is that really being "free"?  I contend just the opposite is true: the folks that fall into that category are not really free at all, but slaves; slaves to their desires, mostly carnal in nature: It is called concupiscence, and can be deadly to the soul.

Let's harken back to the French Revolution, and the Declaration of the Rights of Man.  It's pretty high-sounding.  But in that declaration is the following (paraphrasing): I can do what I want without any interference or restrictions, so long as I don't infringe on my neighbors rights to do what he wants without any interference or restrictions.

Think about that for a moment...

It's lunacy!

(The good Lord would certainly look with disdain upon us doing whatever we want without Him.  Remember, we are free under the "chains" of charity, which allows us to do whatever we want -- to please God, that is.)  

Our precious rights don't come from majority rule, but are given to us by God.  It is the job of government to protect those rights, not infringe upon them as is being done to us these days by an overreaching, behemoth monstrosity of a centralized power.

And that centralized power tells us (according to man's law and court decisions) that it is okay to take the life of a pre-born American girl or boy; to snuff out that life for the convenience of the woman or the "health" of the mother.  It also tells us that homosexuals can "marry," or that those who think they are one gender one moment, then another gender the next, can use whatever facilities they choose, regardless of what the common sense laws of decency prescribe.  I'm afraid the list is becoming endless...

As we can see, being free can mean different things to different people, but in the long run, there is really only one freedom; freedom from the slavery of sin.  But who talks about that these days???

Pray for our country..

Gene DeLalla