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― Freemasonry ―
A Mason might tell you the very beginning of Freemasonry occurred with the Knights Templar. The Order of Solomon’s Temple was a Catholic military order. The members accompanied pilgrims to the Holy Land, charged with protecting the travelers from bandits and marauders along their journey. The men of God were humble and steeped in poverty at first, until nobles and church leaders began to put their support behind the figures. The Pope also exempted the order from obedience to local laws, allowing them to pass freely across all borders, and making them exempt from any taxation. The order grew rapidly, eventually accepting valuables and issuing “letters of credit.” Upon arrival in the Holy Land the funds could be retrieved with the letter. The arrangement was akin to banking, and the early use of what would become cheques. The system eased the fears of the travelers, making them less attractive to thieves.
The Templars became very wealthy in time through the system of banking they used, and they built a network of commanderies and fortifications throughout the Holy Land, and Europe. Their power and wealth, however, was viewed as a threat by the leaders of the church and governments, so accusations of unholy rituals and deceptive practices began to emerge. Eventually, they were proclaimed to be enemies of the church, and many were rounded up and executed for their alleged crimes of financial corruption, fraud, heresy, idolatry, and homosexual practices. Some even confessed to some of the charges under torture. The scandals led to all Christian monarchs arresting all Templars and seizing their assets, forcing those who escaped to hide in the shadows, and gather in the deepest of secrecy.
The Knights Templar were dismantled in the Rolls of the Catholic Church in 1309. Freemasonry incorporated the symbols and some of the rituals of several medieval military orders including the Knights Templar, with some stories claiming that Freemasonry is directly descended from the historical Knights Templar through its final members who allegedly took refuge in Scotland. For the most part, the stories connecting Freemasonry to the Knights Templar are speculation at best, and not supported by Masonic historians, nor non-Masonic historians.
The impact of Freemasonry on American History is an often discussed topic. Some Americans believe that the Founding Era was infested with Masonic influences, and that the Founding Fathers were largely members of the “Secret Society.” If Freemasonry was a large part of the founding of the country and if a majority of the Founding Fathers were members of the secret fraternity, then it raises questions regarding whether or not Christianity was truly the foundation of the American System.
Studies regarding Freemasonry shows that modern American Freemasonry is antithetical and hostile to Christian Biblical teachings. Much of the data we have that assists us in coming to the conclusion that modern Freemasonry stands in opposition to Christian principles is largely available due to the testimony of high-ranking Masonic officials who renounced their Masonic membership after welcoming Jesus Christ into their lives.
A common belief is that an overwhelming majority of the Founding Fathers were active members, and even leaders, in Freemasonry. Various sources proclaim that the governing documents, seals, symbols, and even the blueprint of Washington D.C., incorporated Masonic beliefs and symbols.
A study of history and the documents remaining from the founding era reveal that the United States was founded on a value system, and a belief in Natural Law, connected to Christianity. The concept that our rights are divinely dispensated by God is at the heart of our founding. No enduring hope for liberty and prosperity could be formed from a pagan foundation.
Modern Freemasonry has masked its true nature by involving itself in charitable endeavors. Today most citizens only know the fraternal group for its good work in the community, and its symbol sometimes adorned on the back of a vehicle or on a ring on somebody’s finger.
American Freemasonry is a massive organization. The infrastructure is rigidly organized, filled with a system of degree rituals and teachings that seem religious and philosophical. As far as secret societies go, Freemasonry is America’s largest, and oldest. A friend of mine, a level 33 Freemason, once told me that Freemasonry is not a secret society, it is simply a society with secrets.
Freemasonry’s American origins date back to about 1730 in Pennsylvania and Massachusetts. In today’s society Masons are frequently prominent and visible members of the community, with a disproportionately high percentage of them serving as high-ranking, powerful officials. The fact that so many of them have worked their way to positions of power, yet they come from a relatively small secret organization, has launched many conspiracy theories. If so many hold positions of power today, we might believe, then, that it must have been similar during the era of the birth of the United States.
Membership has been working its way downward in modern times. Freemasonry’s popularity has waned. One wonders if the downward spiral of the number of Masons in the United States is partly due to the fact that not much about Masonry is any longer completely secret.
As for the high percentage of political officials who are members of modern American Freemasonry, Masonry itself does not get involved in politics. However, the organization does hold a couple strict political beliefs; separation of church and state as defined by modern establishment politicos, and replacing all religiously affiliated schools in America with secular public schools.
Rather than recognize God as He is presented and defined by biblical texts, Masonry recognizes whatever god any individual Mason might claim. There is a great deity, Masonry provides, known as G.A.O.T.U.; the Great Architect of the Universe.
The history of American Freemasonry reaches back in time, finding its roots in Europe. Craftsmen traveled across Europe more than a thousand years ago building cathedrals, abbeys, churches, castles, and other stone buildings. They journeyed the continent performing physical stone-cutting and stone-laying. Many of these craftsmen were members of Masonic lodges.
Traveling masons were known as free masons, and they devised a system of secret signs and handshakes that identified them to other free masons. Non-traveling masons usually belonged to local Masonic guilds rather than lodges. They lived and worked in their own region and all construction they participated in was local. Often, local masons were employed by traveling free masons for their construction jobs in the area.
The Old Charges of 938 A.D. were early Masonic regulations that called for the following:
1. God and religion is very important.
2. Masonry is a professional craft.
3. The Science of Geometry is an important part of the craft.
4. Masonry is a regal duty.
The first charge to the mason that God and religion are very important was more than a mere belief. The primary source of a mason’s work was cathedrals, and most of the countries in Europe had state established religions. If God and religion were not an important part of masonry for the world to see, they might not get any work.
Considering masonry as being a professional craft demanded that the members follow strict regulations regarding conduct, behavior, and training.
Using the science of geometry meant that to be a mason one must understand the scientific and mathematical basis for architectural designs.
Instruction in royal protocol was required because much of the work that masons performed was at the request of monarchs, nobles, and governmental church officials.
The 926 A.D. Constitutions instructed that “Every mason shall cultivate brotherly love, and the love of God, and frequent holy church.” It was required that at every meeting of masons the members would pray heartily for all Christians.
In 1583 masonic documents declared, “The might of the Father of heaven, and the wisdom of the glorious Son, through the grace and the goodness of the Holy Ghost, yet being three persons and one God, be with us at [our] beginning.” In 1686 masons were demanded to “be true men to God and the holy church.” In 1722 the charge required “A mason is obliged, by his tenure, to obey the moral law; and if he rightly understands the art, he will never be a stupid atheist nor an irreligious libertine.”
In short, the early masons were Christian, and were expected to follow the tenants of the Faith. While it may be appropriate in today’s world to question if a practicing Freemason can also be a Christian, the question did not pertain to early American Freemasonry. In fact, if early American Freemasonry had been incompatible with orthodox Christianity, and a massive number of Founding Fathers were members of such an organization, the lack of Christian values and principles would be evident in the writings and founding documents by the Founding Fathers.
A change began to occur when in the late 1600s and early 1700s, as their numbers began to decline partly because edifices were being built primarily by carpenters rather than stone masons, masonry attempted to increase their numbers again by opening their ranks to those who had never before laid a single stone. The Masonic regulation of 1703 provides, “The privileges of masonry should no longer be restricted to operative masons, but extended to men of various professions.”
Newly accepted members included aristocrats and members of royal families. As word got out that important people were joining the ranks of the masons other politicians and prominent individuals began to join, too, hoping to rub shoulders with royalty and other important personages. The newcomers, having no real knowledge of operative masonry, began to speculate and spiritualize the symbolism of operative masonry, interpreting the symbols and artifacts in an allegorical, moral, and religious manner. What emerged was “speculative masonry.”
By 1723 the new Masons developed their own standards to replace the Old Charges that have previously governed operative masons. The new teachings mixed and merged their new rituals with the old traditions of operative masonry, preserving the three degrees, secret methods of recognition, and the requirement of a belief in God. Despite the foundation of its system of ethics being that of Christianity, unChristian doctrines began to emerge, and masonry eventually abandoned its Christian roots and instead embraced pluralistic and pagan philosophies.
Speculative Masons changed their calendar system from the time of Christ to the time of Adam, adding four thousand years to their calendar. Adam was then considered the first Mason, and therefore the father of the organization. The changes were popular, and in 1717 masonry began to grow rapidly. By 1730 there were 100 speculative lodges in England.
By the time the Founding Fathers were around Freemasonry had grown into a very influential organization. Therefore, many eyes into history have determined that Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, John Adams, James Madison, Charles Carroll, John Jay, Samuel Adams, and a long list of other prominent Founding Fathers were all Masons. Except, out of the list of names just provided, not one of them served as a member of Freemasonry.
Contrary to popular opinion Freemasonry did not enjoy significant influence on the formation of the United States. The truth is supported by historical documents, and the work of reputable Masonic historians, who have investigated actual records.
Freemasonry itself has done much of the research regarding any alleged connections between Freemasonry and the birth of the United States and has found that only a few of the Founding Fathers were Freemasons, and the ones who did have a brush with the society were largely not active members, and very Christian in their belief system.
· Neither John Adams or Samuel Adams were Masons, as argued by the authorities of the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts.
· No information has ever been located linking James Madison to any Masonic membership.
· Thomas Jefferson was not a Freemason, either. On page 91 of “Masonic Membership of the Founding Fathers,” Ronald E. Heaton wrote regarding Thomas Jefferson, “No mention of the Fraternity appears in the millions of words he wrote and which are in print. Strict search has uncovered no evidence.”
· The same book by Ronald E. Heaton provides that there is “no evidence of [Alexander Hamilton’s] activity in or connection with the Masonic fraternity.”
· Charles Carroll was not only not a Freemason, as suggested by the movie “National Treasure,” he was an active and devout practicing Catholic. The Catholic Church, then and now, has been one of the fiercest opponents of Freemasonry, with over fifteen papal pronouncements having been issued against Freemasonry since 1738.
· Researchers from The Masonic Services Association of North America, an organization that describes itself as “the servant of Freemasonry,” state that John Jay was never a Mason.
The list of Founding Fathers wrongly assumed to have been associated with Freemasonry is a long one. However, that is not to say that none of the Founding Fathers were Freemasons. Some were. However, several of the few that were members of the fraternity had minimal contact or involvement with the society.
· George Washington, Father of the Country, is probably the most recognizable Founding Father associated with Freemasonry. According to Washington’s Writings, published in 1941, Volume 36, page 453, in a letter to G.W. Snyder, written September 25, 1798, Washington asserts that he wanted to “correct an error you have run into of my presiding over the English lodges in this country. The fact is I preside over none, nor have I been in one more than once or twice within the last thirty years.” Any Masonic activities performed by George Washington are very few.
· Benjamin Franklin was probably the most active Mason of any of the Founding Fathers that were Masons, but his constant tendency to refer to Scripture, the fact that he recommended prayer before each session of the Constitutional Convention, and his proposition to the Great Seal that an image be provided of Moses lifting up his wand and dividing the Red Sea, and Pharaoh in his chariot overwhelmed with the waters, with a motto, “Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God,” is hardly the actions of an anti-Christian individual, much less an anti-Christian Mason.
· John Hancock was a Freemason, and the son of a famous Gospel minister. He was a signer of the Declaration of Independence and twice served as President of the Continental Congress during the years the governmental body existed prior to the Constitution. He was head of the militia in Massachusetts, and was elected the first Governor of that State, of which he would serve many times. He was instrumental in writing Massachusetts’ first constitution, which includes an explicitly Christian declaration for those who would hold office in that State:
“I, ___________, do declare, that I believe the Christian religion, and have a firm persuasion of its truth.”
In his first Inaugural Address as Governor of Massachusetts in 1780, he announced, “Sensible of the importance of Christian piety and virtue to the order and happiness of a state, I cannot but earnestly commend to you every measure for their support and encouragement.” Hancock also urged a “due observation of the Lord’s Day,” calling for a statewide day of prayer for “the knowledge of Christianity to spread over all the earth.” The request for a day of prayer was a frequent request by the statesman. His writings and actions were hardly those of a person who put his Freemason membership above God or country, or that of a person who believed Pagan teachings by a secret organization bent upon ruling the world.
· John Dickinson, signer of the Constitution, and a person who helped draft the Declaration of Independence, became a Mason on January 11, 1780. His membership was followed by a notation in the Masonic records, “Never since appeared in Lodge.” He lived his life as a Christian, and during the revolutionary crisis he called out to his countrymen to “seek God.” When he faced death, he reaffirmed his dedication to Christ.
“Rendering thanks to my Creator for my existence and station among His works, for my birth in a country enlightened by the Gospel and enjoying freedom, and for all His other kindnesses, to Him I resign myself, humbly confiding in His goodness and in His mercy through Jesus Christ for the events of eternity.”
· William Hooper, signer of the Declaration of Independence, became a member of Freemasonry, and then shortly after the Lodge he was a member of ceased to exist. No records exist of him ever attending another lodge.
· James McHenry, signer of the Constitution, became a Freemason on May 21, 1806. His entry in Masonic records is followed by the notation, “Struck off, 1809” after he was in the organization for only three years. McHenry was also the founder of the Baltimore Bible Society, an organization that exists today, but under a different name; the “Maryland Bible Society.” McHenry utilized his organization with the goal of putting a Bible in the hands of all people.
· Richard Stockton, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, was a Freemason. Like the other signers of the July 4, 1776 document that declared America’s independence from the British Empire he pledged, “with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence” his “life, fortune, and sacred honor” for the cause. He did not survive the American Revolution. After being captured by the British, he was tortured severely. He was released through a prisoner exchange, but his health never recovered. With the understanding that his death was imminent, he spent the time to get his affairs in order, penning his last will and testament, giving particular attention to his children who would never know their father, and giving strong attention to his Christian faith. He died a strong Christian, and sacrificed his life for American Liberty. Freemasonry was something he was a member of, but it was not the primary driving force of his life, nor did his membership to the organization have a negative influence upon his Christian Faith.
· Robert Treat Paine was a signer of the Declaration of Independence, and was a Freemason. As the first Attorney General of the State of Massachusetts and a Justice of the State Supreme Court of that State he left a clear written record of his beliefs and leanings.
“I have for some time had a desire to attend upon the Lord’s Supper and to come to that Divine institution of a dying Redeemer, and I trust I’m now convinced that it is my duty to openly profess Him least He be ashamed to own me another day.”
Like his father, Robert Treat Paine became a minister, and during the American Revolution he was a military chaplain. As an outspoken Christian and Patriot, though a member of Freemasonry, he was not one to chase after any tenants of the organization that might exist today, likely because the non-Christian, global and diabolical attributes that are assumed to be a part of the organization in modern times were not a part of Masonry during the time of the forging of the United States.
· Gunning Bedford, Jr. was a signer of the Constitution, and served not only as a Freemason, but as the Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Delaware. In his 1799 oration on the death of George Washington, he openly proclaimed the Christianity of Washington, as well as his own. Bedford was unashamed of his belief in the Gospel of Jesus Christ, and was vocal about it.
· Francis Scott Key, author of the Star Spangled Banner, our National Anthem, identified as a Freemason. In the fourth stanza of the song (originally a poem by him) are the words, “In God is our trust,” which may have been the inspiration for the motto “In God We Trust” which began appearing on coins after the War Between the States, and ultimately the phrase became the official motto of the United States in 1956, two years after “under God” was inserted into the Flag Salute.
Freemasonry membership, during those times, did not deter any of the Founding Fathers from their Christian belief system, nor their duties as a patriot. And, According to the book “Freemasonry and the Founding Fathers” by David Barton, “Most of the Founders were not Masons; and many who were, at best, were inactive.” Barton provides that of those who signed the Declaration of Independence, a maximum of one in six could have been Freemasons (16%). Among the delegates to the Constitutional Convention a maximum of one in four (25%) could have been Freemasons. Those numbers represent the maximum number possible, including inactive members and those who were allegedly Masons, but only inconclusive evidence exists. Those with indisputable evidence of having been Freemasons represents a much lower percentage.
Even if Founding Fathers were members of the fraternity the Freemasonry of their time period was vastly different from modern American Freemasonry. The most radical changes Freemasonry has undergone occurred since their era. To compare today’s Masonic beliefs and practices to those of two centuries ago is like comparing night to day.
A large part of the radical changes that occurred after the Founding Era during the nineteenth century can be attributed to influences by the Order of the Illuminati. Founded by German Adam Weishaupt and aided by allies like the Jacobins, the Illuminati was behind much of the bloody French Revolution and its widespread anarchy. Influence by the Illuminati and Jacobins did work its way across the Atlantic Ocean to America. In 1798 Reverend Jedediah Morse delivered in Boston a sermon warning that European Illuminati had infiltrated America, and in 1799 Morse warned that the Illuminati had infiltrated European Masonic Lodges. History demonstrates that the Illuminati never took hold in America, and the organization and its beliefs were actively opposed to the American Founding Fathers and the principles they inserted into America’s founding documents.
Some conspiracy theorists argue that Washington D.C. was designed based on Masonic influences, and that Freemason symbolism exists throughout the capital of the United States. It is alleged that a Masonic Pentagram exists in the district that serves as the seat of government, centered near the White House. The points of the pentagram, however, were neither planned nor built until almost a century after the Founding Fathers had the District of Columbia built. For example, the Jefferson Memorial, a key to the imagined Masonic symbolism in the city, was not built until 1943, and it never appeared in any of the original 1791 plans of the city. Even more interesting is the fact that the spot upon which the Jefferson Memorial was built was underwater in the middle of the Potomac River at the time of the original construction of the district. The center of the alleged pentagram is the Masonic House of the Temple, a building that was not built until 1915. The building also never appeared on any early plan of the city.
It is also alleged that the Great Seal of the United States is fraught with Masonic symbolism. The pyramid, with 13 levels, represents the 13 colonies that became the Original 13 States, not Egyptian and Babylonian mysticism. As for the “All-Seeing Eye” above the pyramid, while it has been suggested that it is a symbol of the Illuminati, according to the Founding Fathers the presence of the symbol is to represent the All-Seeing Eye of God, or should we say as the Founders provided, “the eye of Providence.” God is watching over His people both day and night, and intervening on their behalf to destroy their enemies. Rather than a pagan or Illuminati symbol, the All-Seeing Eye on the Great Seal of the United States, which is also on the backside of the One Dollar Bill, is the vigilant all-seeing eye of Almighty God, watching over his people. The principal designer of the Great Seal, by the way, was Charles Thomson, and Charles Thomson was definitely not a Mason.
On the Great Seal of the United States is the Latin phrase, “Novus Ordo Mundi.” The phrase has been inaccurately translated as meaning, “A New World Order.” Instead, what the true translation, and what was meant by the Founding Fathers, is “A New Order of the Ages.” In a sense one might still argue that what they were saying they were introducing to the world was a new world order, and essentially, one would be correct in making that assumption. Except, what a New World Order, or a New Order of the Ages, might mean today is not what they meant back then.
The Old Order was the system of monarchs, mercantilism, and ruling elites that existed in the Old World. The New World, and more specifically, the United States, represented something different. The Constitution of the United States introduced a new kind of system, and the Articles of Association and the Declaration of Independence began the building of that road to a government that would be unlike anything ever seen in the world. America represented a new political line off of the mainstream by introducing a government limited in its authorities, and tasked with securing the Natural Rights of the people. A republican form of government with a foundation based on biblical principles and values designed to allow self-government and numerous checks and balances against a potentially tyrannical government so that tyrants may not be able to entertain their despotic natures was something new, different, and not seen before on the main stage of global politics. The new American System was indeed a new order for the ages; one that the Founding Fathers suspected would be emulated around the world, and one that would create a type of prosperity that would attract immigrants from all parts of the globe.
Freemasonry membership did not run rampant through the population of the Founding Fathers, Freemasonry of their era was filled with Christian principles as opposed to today’s version of American Freemasonry, American Freemasonry was not a hotbed for the Illuminati, and the Founders established the American System not on Pagan Freemason principles but on the foundation of the “Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God,” also known as God-given Rights based on a foundation of both Saxon and Christian influences. To accept the fables presented by those convinced our country was founded upon the heavy influences of an organization that may exist today in a cultic form, but did not back then, would be folly, at best.
— Political Pistachio Conservative News and Commentary

By Douglas V. Gibbs
Author, Speaker, Instructor, Radio Host
“If only there was an instruction manual,” asked Joe Rogan. He goes on to talk about how auto mechanics have manuals on how to fix a car and make it run correctly, and then asks why don’t we have a manual to guide us on how to operate the complexities of human existence?
Completely oblivious to the existence of the Holy Bible and United States Constitution, Joe?
God gave us a full and complete manual filled with instructions, examples of bad and good behavior, and the consequences of that behavior in a massive collection of books called the Holy Bible. Then, nearly two hundred and forty years ago, the Constitution of the United States was written, providing us with the instructions on how to maintain a proper government designed to hold back tyranny and promote liberty, which, interestingly enough, is based on biblical truths as the primary part of its foundation. Both documents are typically hated by the enemies of God, or ignored. But, in the case of Joe Rogan, the existence of either doesn’t even come to mind.
Hence, the foundation of our problems here in America. We wonder why God’s moral standard has vanished, godly marriage is flailing as homosexual marriage claims a spot in society, some folks have been convinced that they are the wrong sex and should be chopped up by medical butchers to fix it, masculinity is rare and femininity can be found more often in prancing men than a well-adjusted female, men want porn and sex robots more than reality, we kill babies in the womb, we call people who stand for the godly foundation of liberty that this country was founded upon “fascists,” we don’t have enough of an attention span to use our critical thinking skills beyond the well-scripted words of a headline, and liberty and the free market are considered taboo as people scream against Christians and constitutionalists in “I’ve been offended” rage-filled temper tantrums.
Sarcasm-pump number one, full-speed ahead: If only there was a way to figure out what went wrong?
It amazed me when I saw the following video clip of Joe Rogan being completely oblivious. That said, after viewing the clip, I wanted to give Joe Rogan a benefit of the doubt. After all, the video is only a portion of what he said. Perhaps, I thought to myself, there is more to his monologue than revealed by this video. Maybe he was being sarcastic. Maybe later in the diatribe that is not revealed by this video he exposes that he means the Bible. If, however, the context of this video is as it seems, it reveals the exact problem we have across the wide-breadth of society. People are searching, hoping to fill the void in their lives that only God can fill, and the Bible and the Constitution aren’t even in the realm of possibilities when it comes to their search for answers.
So, in search of trying to give Rogan a benefit of the doubt, considering it was possible the clip above might be misleading, I found the next clip about Rogan doubting the Bible is the inerrant word of God…
Then I find a clip about Rogan believing that the Bible has been manipulated by man…
It looks like Rogan was not being misquoted, nor misrepresented by clever editing. The answer is obvious, but he can’t see it. Perhaps Rogan simply needs a “God Moment,” an epiphany that sometimes can shake the foundations of our existence in ways we can’t explain.
John 16:33
Isaiah 41:10
Philippians 4:6–7
“Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.“
Psalm 34:3-10
“O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together.
I sought the LORD, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.
They looked unto him, and were lightened: and their faces were not ashamed.
This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.
The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them.
O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.
O fear the LORD, ye his saints: for there is no want to them that fear him.
Romans 8:28
Joshua 1:9
Matthew 6:30–33
Proverbs 3:4–7
“So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man.
Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil.“
Romans 15:3-4, 13
2 Chronicles 7:14
Philippians 2:13–16
“For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.
Do all things without murmurings and disputings:
Isaiah 41:12-13
For I the LORD thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee.“
1 Peter 5:5–11
Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:
Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.
To him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.“
II Timothy Chapter 3
“This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.
Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;
Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.
Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.
Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.
But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.
That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.“
— Political Pistachio Conservative News and Commentary

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By Douglas V. Gibbs
Author, Speaker, Instructor, Radio Host
It would be commendable proclaiming that we need to protect our democracy from the clutches of whoever wanted to destroy it if indeed we were intended to be a democracy. Except, that’s not the case. The word “Democracy” does not appear in any of the founding documents, and there is a long list of quotes by the Founding Fathers about the dangers of democracy. Yet, here we are, convinced that the United States is a democracy, and that our democracy is in danger.
When Donald J. Trump was President of the United States I remember the New York Times having a headline that said, “Donald Trump is Destroying Our Democracy.”
“I hope so,” was my response. We are supposed to be a republic, not a democracy. My latest book, Repeal Democracy, explains chapter by chapter the difference.
In a recent article by Jeffrey Goldberg in The Atlantic, “The Patriot: How General Mark Milley protected the Constitution from Donald Trump,” the writer explains how our “democracy” was saved from the evil clutches of Donald Trump and his anti-democratic activities. Never mind that the article provides no proof regarding its proposition – so we must ask: Was Donald Trump a danger to the Constitution?
The enemies of Trump claimed he was some kind of dangerous military madman who would start wars, and use the military against the American People. The truth is that Trump is the first President in pretty much all of our lifetimes not to start a new war, nor escalate a conflict in place when he entered office. Rather than escalate tensions with any “nuclear-armed adversaries,” Trump actually did the opposite, taking actions to end Obama’s deal with Iran which enabled Iran to head in a nuclear direction, and he walked North Korea back from the edge of the ledge when it came to that country’s ambitions. As for any “Russian collusion,” that was an illusion created by the Democrats in the hopes of destroying Trump – a deception that became exposed easily, yet is denied as such to this day by the allies of the enemies of Trump.
Goldberg’s article claims Milley’s phone calls to China promising warnings to the communist country if Trump attacked was how the military general saved the Constitution from the horrific Trump Presidency, but in truth Milley’s actions edged on treason. If anything, Milley’s actions were against the Constitution, not Trump’s alleged desire to do whatever the leftists thought he was capable of. What Trump did do when it came to China was establish a better playing field when it came to trade with his limited tariffs policy.
The Democrats and their allies in the Republican Party were convinced that Trump was some kind of authoritarian. It was projection, to say the least, but they are so good at lying they even get to the point that they begin to believe their own B.S.
Speaking of B.S.: Now, the January 6 “Capitol Riot” is the B.S. they are believing. They staged it, organized it, threw flash bangs into the crowd to create chaos, make it sound scary, and push the people towards the Capitol Building, and then claim it was Trump and his supporters who were complicit in the “attack” and that somehow it was some kind of insurrection. For a historian like me it was simply a “Reichstag moment” carried out by the enemies of Trump.
Insurrection, from a constitutional point of view, is not disagreeing with the government. Insurrection is what they are guilty of – offenses against the Constitution.
Disagreement against an unconstitutional system leaning towards oligarchy, which is what the enemies of Trump have established, is not insurrection – it’s patriotism.
It’s interesting, though, how the lefties call Trump an incompetent President, but we must then ask, “Who was it that led a deadly withdrawal from Afghanistan that left 13 dead soldiers and hundreds of Americans stranded in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, and then while he was at it left a massive amount of military equipment behind for the enemy to use against our allies?”
Wasn’t that a move against what our Constitution is all about? Wasn’t that a move against America? Wasn’t that a foreign affairs failure and, must I say, giving aid and comfort to our enemies?
Yet, Biden’s hand in that was somehow forgotten, nobody was punished, and everyone kept their jobs.
Could you imagine the screaming that would have occurred if the blunder had occurred under the Trump presidency?
Just remember, all of you Democrats who might be reading this; when you point a finger in accusation, three are pointing back at you.
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