American Borg

REMOVING AMERICA'S FREEDOM – CREATING THE BORG

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.

People of America claim the right to individualism. They value freedom of religion, free speech and freedom of expression. And yet many, as the old expression goes – are cutting off their nose to spite their face – while calling on others to do the same.

The result of freedom of speech will be that we are going to hear words that express thoughts and ideas that are sometimes contrary, that is, opposite in nature, direction, or meaning, from our own. If we are to live in a country where we are free to worship as we please, then we can expect to see and hear expressions of various thoughts, ideas, and faiths, some of which we may find very troubling.

There are safeguards, as there must be, in a land that offers the freedoms we say that we value. For example, while we have freedom of speech, we are not free to slander, or to invade another man's space. We have laws against indecent exposure and so on. So then, there are protective boundaries. These are not for the purpose of denying our freedoms but rather protecting them.

To be an American, we will not only enjoy such freedom, but we will need to have the strength to survive it. When someone is believing and expressing something we are opposed to, but it is not illegal, we are forced to make decisions of our own. We can choose to separate ourselves from those individuals, which could involve a cutting off of a relationship. We can involve ourselves in debate, working to counter their claims. We can choose to ignore them, be spiteful to them etc. But we must be able to endure and put up with the expression and evidence of things we oppose, which requires strength. To be an American calls for real men and woman, not weaklings. The benefit is the freedom of individuality, the ability to be ourselves and to enjoy the fellowship of those who are like-minded.

American parents need to raise their children to be strong, physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually and to be disciplined. For in such a country as ours, where there is good, there will also be evil. Our children need to be raised to be thinkers, people who can think for themselves and not fly by the seat of their pants, who will not be driven by the emotions of any given crowd or influence.

Today, however, we see people who, while claiming their rights to freedom of speech and expression, use their freedom in an effort to deny this same freedom to others. They want the right to eliminate our rights if it offends them. People with no more strength of character and mind, whose emotions are so weak that upon seeing or hearing something that they oppose must be so emotionally shaken that they cannot bear it, without abusing other's freedoms, are unstable and too weak to bear such a country as ours.

For by the very nature of our freedoms, we must be able to suffer those who do not think like us and who express themselves accordingly. But today, groups of individuals break the law as they destroy and deface property that depicts things they say offends them. They act either like spoiled children who must have everything their way or like unstable individuals whose psyche and tender emotions cannot tolerate anything they do not like without falling apart or going into a rage. Not only do they express their weakness, but try to spread it like an awful, contagious disease.

What is at their own core, the hatred and fear that torments them and drives them to unreasonable acts, is the very thing they attempt to spread. They try to intimidate and shame those who will not follow their example.

If, when you see a statue that represents something you disagree with, you are so shaken that you cannot emotionally withstand it, then you need spiritual and psychological help. You are unable to bear the freedoms America provides. But by no means should you expect to have the right to take away or destroy the rights of your fellow Americans or that which, for them, represents a piece of their history. You do have the right to walk away.

People get caught up in debates, asking such questions as - 'Would you want to have to see …? Or how do you think they feel when they see …? What are they to tell their child when they see …?' By such questions and displays of emotion, people are drawn into emotionally charged conversations that are irrelevant to the basic laws of our nation. Does that sound cold? It is fact. My freedom to have a sign in front of my church expressing my faith is not based on, nor can it be based on, your emotional response. It is up to you to have the strength of mind and emotion to decide how you are going to respond. You can ignore it altogether. You can explain to your children what the error is that you believe to be expressed there. You can let the words you see spur you on to search out the truth. Your response is up to you. What you are not free to do, is deny me my freedom because you do not like it.

If an African American mother walks by a statue of Robert E. Lee with her little girl, it is up to her how she will respond. She can give it no attention at all. She can tell her child that it represents what they have overcome. She can encourage her child to look into history and try to discover what that man was really like. She can say that it is a remembrance of our history, reminding us of the good and the bad. Or she can become so emotional that she brings her child to tears as she spews hateful words and tells her that the statue has no business being there. Her response is up to her. Those who wanted the statue are not responsible for her response, for we cannot look into the mind and heart of every individual.

An effort to purge America of all that offends, is an effort to remove the freedom we cherish. If each of us removes from the face of the earth, all that we say offends us, which is, more likely, all that we disagree with and don't like, there will be no more freedom of expression in our land.

Can we be kind? Yes. Can we be considerate? Yes. But to do so, we should not become like the Borg in the Voyager movies. We do not want to become a vast collection of drones who are all linked to one mind. Though, in truth, there are those who would, likely, love to see just that happen, so that they can then rule the collective.

Our differences provoke us to learn, grow, better ourselves and even attempt to bring about change. Our differences challenge us.

The very fact that you are not allowed to take away my freedoms and destroy my expressions of those freedoms, should spur you on to find means of persuasion, rather than force.

If something is being done that we truly believe is harmful to our children and our way of life, there are proper legal avenues through which to seek change. But brute force, temper tantrums, and destruction, demonstrate weakness and hatefulness that needs to be resisted not joined.

We must resist and refuse assimilation by the Borg!

As Christians, we are grieved with unrighteousness, sin, and all the things that oppose our God. We live seeing and hearing the expression of sinful hearts on a daily basis. Satan has worked long and hard in his attempt to desensitize us, so that sin will no longer bother us. If we become numb to it we will cease to be witnesses of the way of God. We will just melt into the collective.

We should recognize the things that oppose God. We should be bothered by it enough to do spiritual warfare against it. But, at all times, we should be strong in the power of God's might. We should so rely on His strength that our enemy is unable to bring us down. The things of the world, should neither entice us nor cause us to become emotionally unstable. We are the light of the world.

We know that it is only Salvation, which comes through Jesus Christ, that will truly change the hearts of men. We are called to live the truth, speak the truth, and represent Christ.

Be not deceived into thinking it is our place to purge the world of everything it calls offensive. Remember, to those bound in sin, Christians are the most offensive things of all. There has been, and continues to be, an effort to rid the world of all Christians.

If as a Christian, you do not want to be eliminated, do not get caught up in the frenzy of weak, sick and hate-filled minds, calling for the purging of all that offends. Do not cut off your nose to spite your face.

Remember that it is not a physical fight that we fight.

Ephesians 6:12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.

It is a spiritual battle. It is a fight of faith.

1 Timothy 6:12 Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.

Our weapons are not of the physical things of earth.

2 Corinthians 10:4 (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)

DO NOT – give in to emotional outcries from those seeking to lure you into emotionalism that will distract you from truth and lure you into a battle meant to strip away America's freedom and create an American Borg!

Be strong -

1 Corinthians 16:13 Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong.

Ephesians 6:10 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.

2 Timothy 2:1 Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.

DO NOT buy the lie that to be caring you must let your emotions rule you until you are no more than an emotional basket case fighting with words of emotion that are void of truth and steal America's freedom.

It is truth that sets us free, not emotional debate and mob rule.

The Bible has instructed us to 'compel.'

Luke 14:23 And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled.

Thank God for the freedom given us in America! Do not give in to those who are so weak that they are constantly ruled by 'offences.' If you are so weak that everything you disagree with upsets you beyond your ability to cope, there is a Savior who can help.