FUNNY ISN'T IT?(recited by Ben Stein - CBC)

. This post was in J Thomas Plumleys Blog and was written and recited by Ben Stein on CBS Sunday Morning Commentary. My confession: I am a Jew, and every single one of my ancestors were Jewish. And it does not bother me even a little bit when people call those beautiful lit up, bejeweled trees, Christmas trees.. I don't feel threatened. I don't feel discriminated against.

That's what they are: Christmas trees.

It doesn't bother me a bit when people say, 'Merry Christmas' to me. I don't think they are slighting me or getting ready to put me in a ghetto. In fact, I kind of like it, it shows that we are all brothers and Sisters celebrating this happy time of year. ..................................................................................................................................... It doesn't bother me at all that there is a manger scene on display at a key intersection near my beach house in Malibu . If people want a crèche, it's just as fine with me as is the Menorah a few hundred yards away...

I don't like getting pushed around for being a Jew, and I don't think Christians like getting pushed around for being Christians. I think people who believe in God are sick and tired of getting pushed around, period. I have no idea where the concept came from that America is an explicitly atheist country. I can't find it in the Constitution and I don't like it being shoved down my throat. Or maybe I can put it another way: where did the idea come from that we should worship celebrities and we aren't allowed to worship God as we understand Him?

I guess that's a sign that I'm getting old, too. But there are a lot of us who are wondering where these celebrities came from and where the America we knew went to. In light of the many jokes we send to one another for a laugh, this is a little different: This is not intended to be a joke; it's not funny, it's intended to get you thinking.

Billy Graham's daughter was interviewed on the Early Show and Jane Clayson asked her 'How could God let something like this happen?' (regarding Katrina) Anne Graham gave an extremely profound and insightful response. She said, 'I believe God is deeply saddened by this, just as we are, but for years we've been telling God to get out of our schools, to get out of our government and to get out of our lives. And being the gentleman He is, I believe He has calmly backed out. How can we expect God to give us His blessing and His protection if we demand He leave us alone?' In light of recent events... terrorists attacks, school shootings, etc. I think it started when Madeleine Murray O'Hare (she was murdered, her body found a few years ago) complained "she didn't want prayer in our schools," and we said "OK".. Then someone said "you better not read The Bible in school." The Bible says thou shalt not kill, thou shalt not steal, and love your neighbor as yourself. And we said "OK." Then Dr. Benjamin Spock said "we shouldn't spank our children when they misbehave because their little personalities would be warped and we might damage their self-esteem" (Dr Spock's son committed suicide). We said "an expert should know what he's talking about. "And we said "OK." Now we're asking ourselves why our children have no conscience, why they don't know right from wrong, and why it doesn't bother them to kill strangers, their classmates, and themselves. Probably, if we think about it long and hard enough, we can figure it out. I think it has a great deal to do with 'WE REAP WHAT WE SOW.' Funny how simple it is for people to trash God and then wonder why the world's going to hell Funny how we believe what the newspapers say, but question what the Bible says. Funny how you can send 'jokes' through e-mail and they spread like wildfire but when you start sending messages regarding the Lord, people think twice about sharing. Funny how lewd, crude, vulgar and obscene articles pass freely through cyberspace, but public discussion of God is suppressed in the school and workplace. Are you laughing yet? Funny how when you forward this message, you will not send it to many on your address list because you're not sure what they believe, or what they will think of you for sending it. Funny how we can be more worried about what other people think of us than what God thinks of us. Pass it on if you think it has merit. If not then just discard it... no one will know you did. But, if you discard this thought process. . . .

don't sit back and complain about what bad shape the world is in. My Best Regards, Honestly and respectfully, Ben Stein

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. Speaking of Diet. . . . .

How blessed I am to have a healthy diet of Holy Ghost anointed rich preaching!!! I thank God for a pastor that is sensitive to Gods voice. Pastor King truly has a link with the Almighty! He is totally in tune with God. Many times I have come across people who ask me to go to their church and check it out but, I am so full from the feast at my house (Gods church) I have no appetite for food from elsewhere.

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My diet consists of the following:

• anointed worship.
• pre-service prayer (to get my spiritual antennas up).
• prayerful preaching (sometimes with heaviness and many tears from the burden to reach people).
• no omissions of the Bible (even though it might step on toes).
• the voices of other men (the five fold ministry).
• no compromising teaching.
• humbleness to listen to God and be used as a vessel to speak Jesus' heart's desires.
• willingness to help us to know the very depths of the Bible.
• many teaching materials such as historical, quoted, various Bibles etc. (to get across what is needed).
• setting no time limits when God is doing something.

Now after saying all this I think of where Jesus was talking to his disciples and said in John chapter 6:

[63] It is the spirit that quickens; the flesh profits nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life. . . . .

[67] Then said Jesus unto the twelve, Will you also go away?

[68] Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life.

With the above verses in mind, I can only go where I know that I am hearing all the words of eternal life for they do give me complete nourishment and therefore am very careful about where I go to hear the word of God preached. I know I am not going to be lacking spiritual food if I continue to sit under the feet of pastor King (or a preacher who believes all the truth) as long as he continues to be under the anointing of God and preaches all the Bible. So forgive me if I don't go to other churches. They just won't do it for me although if they preach ONE God, Acts 2:38 salvation, separation and holiness (everything that is required) that is another story.

If you want to know the stuff that I believe, check out http://truthchurch.com/page.php?ID=13. This will show many scriptures that backs the plan of salvation and the other things mentioned. Also, if you are hungry for more, we have an awesome Bible study (403-282-0238).