November 24, 2010 journal, tithing may be the biggest fraud the Church ever committed. Ask your preacher which of the 10 Commandments order tithing and he will turn red face of many colors. This is another man made commandment and artificially imposed on the people. The church is only one step away from Wall Street banking mentality totalitarian. I find nothing in the New Testament Bible scriptures remotely connected to anything like tithing other than government taxes. The message of tithing is ministers lust and greed for the world's goods. I had a friend wrote a book on how even if it were a commandment from God, it's being misused dramatically by the church for health insurance, salaries, air-conditioning and you name it where as it should be given to the poor. The poor ye have with you always and it is our job to support them and not to drive past them in a Cadillac. You can see a lot of tithe money on Myrtle Beach, Miami Beach and even Las Vegas. I have seen some in Honolulu. It is supporting Airlines and car dealers more than the poor. Pat Robertson is wrong implying that if you give to him you will suddenly be rich. The GSP airport was basically empty all day, people were not protesting, they were just not flying and that's the way to beat the system, stay home. In our 25 years of shipping from the Far East, I never saw a freight cost reduction when the ships were filled, always freight costs were reduced when the ships were empty. Pat downs will stop when people stop flying. We are living under the curse of red Edom whom we have collaborated with. The color of communism is Red, the Star of David is Red, how Red do we need to see it? The Red Horse was a horse of war in Revelation Chapter 6 taking peace from the earth. I support the giving spirit which is the Christian nature and it is a godly nature. By G. Styles "I was considering the issue of Thanksgiving, and all that we had to be thankful for even in this hour of decay. My attention was turned to Deuteronomy 28 and "The blessings and cursings of God". My heart is overwhelmed by the miraculous blessings of God for human obedience to his LAW and the crushing curses of God for disobedience and ignorance. of his law. Today, spineless apologetic dumb-ass preachers disgrace our heritage, preaching "Peace, peace, where there is no peace". They make light of the weighty things of his law and teach the do nothing doctrine of "resting in Jesus" while the world implodes morally, socially, and economically around us. They celebrate the end of "slavery" while all the time leading their flock into the snare of debt bondage and calling it good. "Multiculturalism" has replaced the separated Christian church. These teachings are not Christian doctrine but curses from the LORD on willfully ignorant people as he promised. "Moreover all these curses shall come upon thee, and overtake thee, till thou be destroyed; because thou harkenedst not unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to keep his commandments and his statutes which he commanded thee." Deut 28:45 I am thankful this season that the flame of faith still flickers in my heart. I am thankful to associate with men who have not succumbed to the derision of the western world which is governed by the unseen hand of Satanic power in the form of "democracy" which is but the will of godless men. Gentlemen, you are a great encouragement to me and I hope I to you. While the modern church calls us to "rest in Jesus" Paul said: "Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, TO STAND! STAND THEREFORE, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness: and your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace; ABOVE ALL, taking the shield of faith, where with ye shall quench all the fiery darts of the wicked: And take the helmet of Salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of GOD" Eph 6: 13-17 We are not called to win, only to fight! "Hear O Israel, you approach this day unto battle against your enemies: let not your hearts faint, fear not, and do not tremble, neither be ye terrified because of them; For the LORD your God is he that goeth with you to fight for you against your enemies, to save you". Deut 20:3-4