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3 October 2008
Greetings from Tyler,
There is no way we could be sounding the alarm any more urgently than the
headlines are. Even in the wake of the passage of the $700 billion taxpayer
funded “bailout” bill today, we are being warned that the system that
generated this catastrophe has not been fixed! In fact this money and the
power that accompanies it is being placed into the hands of those who have
been up to their eyeballs, even benefiting personally in some cases, from
their participation in the corruption that spawned the crisis.
Even some of the politicians who wrote and rammed this bill down the throats
of taxpaying, bill-paying Americans are lamenting the fact that it is a poor
and inadequate attempt to solve the mess the financial sector is in, but are
saying they had no choice but to pass it to avoid a complete economic
meltdown.
It is only a temporary measure! They’ve pumped more helium into this
over-inflated balloon without addressing the underlying problem. In the name
of social equity, “fairness” if you will, they’ve pressured lending
institutions to make terrible loans, and packaged them into the federally
chartered mortgage institutions, Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae.
Having failed to democratically institute socialism as the American system
of government, a situation has been created that forces income
redistribution on a massive scale in the name of saving capitalism. And it
will not change, for all the talk of change. In the current presidential
election we’ve got a choice between bad and worse. We grow weary, maybe even
angry as we watch as our politicians cave in to “save” a system that has
brought the American economy to the brink of ruin. And the problems don’t
stop at the water’s edge.
Europe is feeling the pressure as well. France’s Sarkozy and other European
officials are arguing over whether a “bailout fund” should be created to
deal with the banking crisis that exists on their continent. French Prime
Minister Francios Fillon is quoted as saying the world stands at the “edge
of the abyss.” Of course, the Europeans are all in favor of our government’s
bailout boondoggle, because they fear their economies are in mortal danger.
As I wrote last week, GTA often proposed that a global economic collapse
might well be the trigger that would bring about an entirely new economic
and political order. And we’re talking now about that end-time scenario
where no man might buy or sell unless he paid allegiance to that new order
and economic system. Is that where all this is taking us?
I can tell you that patriots in this nation are disgusted. Rather than
returning to the sound principals that built this nation, our leaders are
determined to prop up a “politically correct,” or more accurately, socialist
redistribution scheme that is destroying our very foundations. Is there any
hope left for setting this nation right and avoiding the collapse that has
just been temporarily delayed? Is there any sign that America will turn to
God in this time of crisis? You can answer that one.
God promises that He will respond to those who seek Him in times of despair.
But He expects respect and yes, obedience. That’s a concept that is totally
foreign within the realm of mainstream Christianity! Nope. It’s going to
take a lot more than frightening headlines and hand-wringing politicians to
shake up this people.
It’s a good thing we’ve got something else to look toward, beyond the
disingenuous politics, greed and corruption of this doomed age. Otherwise,
we might really get ourselves into a bad mood.
The Garner Ted Armstrong program this week was back on the full ION network.
It offered the very wide-ranging booklet, The Answer to Unanswered Prayer.
The phones are still ringing, and we’ve tabulated 606 responses, with three
hundred fifty six first time contacts. That booklet is thought by many to be
one of the most profound they’ve ever read, and it does contain the essence
of the whole plan of God. The work is being done, and we’re doing it
together!
Thanks, everybody.
Mark Armstrong
P.S. Here’s a report from Cindy Hunter on the condition of Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Ham:
“I got some good news on both Robert and Charlotte today. Charles and Betty
Gulley, from our congregation, and long-time friends of the Ham’s, went to visit
them yesterday. They said Charlotte cracked a big smile when they walked in the
room. She told them she was going to be just fine. Robert is still having
difficulty talking, but they have removed the feeding tube. His throat is sore
from that. They’ve also got his neck restricted with an “insurance collar” due
to the damaged vertebrae, I imagine. Charles had a hard time understanding his
speech due to so many constraints. They had a good visit and hope to return one
more time before the Feast. It looks like these prayers are paying off. Charles
and Betty let them know just how many were praying for their full recovery. Both
are grateful. I’ll keep you posted as I learn more first hand news.”
From Cindy Hunter, Atlanta, GA
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