Commentary

DEMOCRAT OBSERVATION

When Senator Tim Scott (Rep-S.C.) spoke following the State of the Union address by President Biden a few months ago it totally infuriated the Democrats. This respectful black man could show other black people another way to go to improve theirs lives on their own. He is an outspoken Republican conservative. The Democrats do not want to see the black Americans follow his message. He has become their Number One enemy and they want him beat in the next election.

When I was a little girl, Friday night was “Pizza Night.” To this day, we have pizza for supper every Friday night. It’s tradition and it’s always a fun time.

But about three weeks ago, for the first time ever, “Friday Night Pizza Night” was — as my mom put it — “the Pizza Night from hell.”

My family, my sister Ashley’s family, and my parents decided to meet at Johnny’s Pizza on Southern Loop in Shreveport.

On the way there, Dad was pulling a trailer and bumped into a vehicle in front of him. Miraculously, they got that cleared up and actually made it to Johnny’s Pizza to meet us.

All twelve of us were seated, and then we waited. And waited. And waited.

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I sometimes listen to the late Bible teacher, David Pawson.

Recently in a YouTube talk, I heard Bro. Pawson say that someone had once asked him if their baby who had passed away would be in Heaven.

In his gentle British accent, Bro. Pawson replied that, while there are no specific Bible verses stating directly that babies will be in Heaven, he believed that God’s character provides evidence that they will be.

I started thinking, what are some specific attributes of God’s character that we can lean on when we don’t know the exact answers to some of our questions.

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The beginning of the school year brings concerns to children and parents. Good grades, getting enough sleep and getting along with teachers and other students are all very important. But one of the most continuing concerns by mental health counselor Jami Margoles, continues to be bullying. It can lead to low self-esteem, health problems, poor grades and even suicidal thoughts.

What is BULLYING?

While laws vary from state to state, the definition of bullying accepted by many mental health professionals is “physical or verbal aggression” that is repeated over a period of time and involves an imbalance of power.

Bullying has been around for a long time. In today’s time it has reached epic levels due to social media.

BIDEN - CAPITAL GAINS TAX

It appears very ill-logical for President Biden’s capital gain tax to increase to 43.4%. It sounds good but actually it will cost the government revenue. The bureaucrats claim this preferential tax rate for long-term capital gains is unjustified. Especially for gains on assets held for less than a year are taxed the individual rate. They claim that a preferential rate, which is expected to vacate, is unfair. The current top rate is 23.8% which includes a 3.8% ObamaCare surcharge.

25 Years Ago

July 10, 1996

An unknown liquid in a bottle shut down Converse. After an investigation, it was discovered to be a juvenile prank.

P.M. Woods was tapped to head the Louisiana Municipal Association as its president.

The Caddo-Adai Indians were preparing for that weekend’s powwow.

Tyler Eaves was celebrating his sixth birthday. He lived in Belmont and his parents were listed as Kim and Allen Eaves.

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LOOK OUT - US

The Bypartisan Senate infrastructure deal hasn’t been written into legislative language and the prediction that it is a no-tax increase pledge is not exactly correct. They are actually counting on $100 billion in new revenue, which they plan to come by increasing greatly the size of the Internal Revenue Service. They can provide more audits on Americans each year. They plan to spend $40 billion more on the IRS which would increase the size of the IRS by more than a third over ten years. Their goal is to raise $100 billion in additional tax revenue without changing the tax laws. This is supposedly the way they can get around the no-tax pledge. They plan to hire more agents, conduct more audits on our citizens who are paying taxes. They think that more Americans are bending the law someway and that they will recover $100 billion more.

We welcomed a new family member in mid-June, a beautiful chocolate and tan miniature schnauzer puppy girl.

Our little Bailey (“Bailey Hanna Chocolate Bliss”) came into our lives at just the right time. We lost our precious two-year-old schnauzer girl, Charli, in early April to a sudden tragedy. Our family and our boy schnauzer, Kaiser, had been grieving.

We originally had no idea that we would be getting another puppy so soon after losing Charli, but a series of events that I recognize as God’s grace came upon us.

Bailey happens to be Charli’s half-sister from the same mister. Bailey was the only girl in the litter and was born with a white heart on her chocolate chest.

Through missing Charli deeply, frequent tears, and a heavy heart, we began to find a ray of sunshine in preparing for Bailey’s arrival.

WHAT’S GOING ON IN WASHINGTON

U. S. Senator John Kennedy introduced a bill called “No Dollars for Dictators Act”. The legislation would “prohibit allocation of special drawing rights at the International Monetary Fund from going to perpetrators of genocide and state sponsors of terrorism unless Congress authorizes the allocation.” He stated that the Biden Administration shouldn’t be forcing US taxpayers to line the pocket of Xi Jinbing, Vladimir Putin and Hassan Rouhani. The president had given the green light to a deal that sends $40 billion to China and Russia while all the world poorest countries would receive half that amount.

U.S. Catholic bishops recently attempted to prevent President Biden from receiving Communion at at Mass. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops voted “overwhelmingly” to write a formal document on the significance of the Eucharist after a controversial debate on whether Biden and other politicians who support abortion policies are worthy of receiving Communion.

One thing I notice is that great emphasis is so often put solely whether these politicians take legalistic religious actions such as “receiving Communion” or “taking the Eucharist.” Little, if anything, is ever mentioned about whether they have a saving relationship with Jesus Christ, which has nothing to do with works or legalistic formalities.

I often listen to a YouTube channel called Eternal Call where the speaker often talks about the dangers of religious legalism. Here’s an excerpt from one of his posts: