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Before I start on this I will have to say:  I am not a great fan of Sports in general.

I learned about Tim Tebow, and Tebowing, from seeing it on the New channels, the Letterman show, and Jay Leno.

Today I got one of those email that seem to be going around.  It was about Tebowing.  There were two pictures in it.  One picture showed a bunch of Muslim praying on Wall Street, with the question under it “Why is this OK?”  The other picture was of Tim Tebow doing his thing, with the question “and this is NOT?”.

There are a number of questions that this brings to mind…  Is it the context of the actions?  The Muslims are in the middle of the street, while Tebow seems to be on the sideline..

Is the one, where they are praying to Allah better than the one where he is parying to God, or Jehovah?  That might depend on your religion.

In one story I saw about it he says he is thanking God for letting him play, in another he is asking God for a win.  Does this mean that God, or Jehovah, is a Bronco fan?  Or does it just mean that he likes people who pay homage to him, or just someone who ask him for help.

Think of all the coaches who have asked for help on the field, and have won.  If only one team offers up a prayer, and they win, does that mean God gave them help and the win had nothing to do with their ability?  If both team had prayed, does it mean that God gave the win to the team he liked, or does it just mean that team won on its own?

Does Tebowing trump the coaches prayer?

Does Jehovah even care about the teams?  Is he a Broncos fan?  Does he like the NFL better than the other leagues?

I will have to be fair and say that I don’t know the answer to these question, and the only reason that I have thought about it is for this article.  Though I have always been taught that religion is a personal thing, does if make the belief less real by doing it in public?  Take the Muslim, they make it into an event.  Tim Tebow does it with people watching, or a public display.  Does this mean he has turned prayer into a gimmick?

The question would be:  Does it really matter?  Does Jehovah pick sides?

Its like the old question:  If two armies meet in the field, and they both pray, does Jehovah pick on to win?  If a Islamic army meets a Christian, or Jewish army, is it a question of which god in stronger?

Or is the question really this: Are we just making too much of the question?

You decide, I don’t know.  I can only ask.

That Joe Guy.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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It is really nice to receive comments that say I have made a good point, or that you might not agree with everything I wrote..  Sure I know which article you are commenting on but, could you at least include enough information to let me know that you are really reading the article rather then just pasting in a generic praise…..

I don’t mind people putting in their web sites, I just want to be able to separate those who cut and paste from those who are making real comments…. If I can’t tell the difference I will have to delete the comments, and I don’t really like doing that as I might miss someone who really had something to say..

Thank you,

That Joe Guy.

Servicewoman told DUI cost her a Christmas call from Obama | CharlotteObserver.com & The Charlotte Observer Newspaper

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Servicewoman told DUI cost her a Christmas call from Obama | CharlotteObserver.com & The Charlotte Observer Newspaper.

Coast Guard Petty Officer Golda Payne had been told that she would get a Christmas day phone call from the President…  As the article above states, only about 10 military people are on this list.

So, after giving an interview to the Coast Guard newspaper, imagine her surprise when she did NOT get the call..  or that the reason she did not get the call was because she had a DUI conviction in 2006, and the White House did not want the negative publicity….  “The Coast Guard has been hands down the best thing that has ever happened to me,” Payne said in an email. “It provided me structure and discipline when I needed it most.” . . .

So it  would seem that a young woman who turned her life around after a DUI arrest, and was nominated by her superiors, for this phone call,  as a result  her duties in the U. S. Coast Guard….  That is terrible.  To think that just a couple of years ago she got caught driving drunk, and then changed the course of her life for the better.  We would never want that kind of message to go out..

He is the President of the United States of America and as such he is due respect for his office but, as a person HE might be the one who did not deserve this phone call.

Who do they work for?

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In 1998 %68 of Sarasota County voters passed a change to the County Charter that applied a 2 term limitation on County Commissioners.

Later a Circuit Judge would apply a State Supreme Court ruling to say that this was unconstitutional.  In a case starting in Broward County an Appeals court has held that this is not so.  This would seem to indicate that the Charter change was, in face, legal.

When the first judgement was rendered, why did they NOT appeal the ruling?  With such a large percentage of voters in favor, why did they not at least make sure that this would be the final ruling?   Who knows what the appeals court might have done then?  They might have even agreed.

The problem was that the politicians did not want to risk losing their jobs so, inspite of being elected to represent the will of the voters, and that will was voiced by the vote, they did nothing.

Now that I higher courts has overruled that decision, what have they done?

Instead of saying “we will follow the charter, and carry out the people will”, they are planning to put in another change that will allow them not only 3 terms, but will allow them to start the clock over again.

Think of it this way…  What if the U.S. Congress put up another amendment that would allow 3 terms of the President, and negate the terms already served?  An past President, still alive, could again run for office, and have a chance at 3 terms.  Would we want repeats of Bill Clinton, George Bush II, or even Jimmy “Peanut” Carter?

Then again, we could just limit their terms at the voting booth.  In the mean time, even if you believe we should have term limits on County Commissioners, you should vote against this change for the simple fact that we have limits IN PLACE that are being IGNORED, and even if we do pass it, what is say they won’t just IGNORE it when it is time for their terms to run out.

Think about this:  We passed a State Constitutional Amendment some years ago having to do with setting up a bullet train.  So where is it?  It was also IGNORED.

So remember this.  Not matter if it is the County Charter, the State Constitution, or the U. S. Constitution, it is only a piece of paper and means NOTHING if the people we elect IGNORE it…