Religion, politics and the ‘Christian Right’

By Adam Carlson

The First Amendment to the American Constitution outlines a concept known as “separation of church and state.” This legislation prohibits the making of any law favoring an established religion, interfering with the free exercise of religion, infrinfging on the freedom of speech, infringing on the freedom of the press, interfering with the right to peaceable assembly, or prohibiting the right to petition.

Furthermore, (and more importantly for this argument) the Internal Revenue Service prohibits any non-profit group or organization from contributing financially or in any other way to any campaign or candidate. This restriction applies to any recognized religious institution or organization and is in place because of these groups’ tax exempt status.

Secret Knowledge

By Adam Carlson

“The Devil’s greatest trick was convincing man that he does not exist.”

What is “Secret Knowledge?” It is the true history and nature of a thing or an event that has been masked in part or in whole by the powers that lurk in the shadows of history (and they are still around). The power behind the throne or the puppet masters, call them what you will but they do exist and garner, by means both financial, religious and political, the control of the masses. The biggest weapon in their arsenal is ignorance. Keep the masses ignorant and they don’t even know there is a will greater than their own to resist, let alone how to resist it.

Schools to track children

By William R. Toler

The indoctrination centers are at it again. This time…they’re tracking children.

A California television station recently reported on a school district that is using RFID tags to track preschoolers.

The story is a lovely puff piece touting the beneifts of using radio frequency identifcation nodes to keep track of students while at school. The teachers at the preschool laud the advancement in technology because it keeps them from having to write so much down and will free them up to “spend more time with the children.”

Each student will wear a special jersey outfitted with a RFID tag that will pinpoint where each student is and alert teachers when a child leaves campus.

The reporter even applauds the system saying, “In the end, the tracking tags are a security feature…and something akin to an inventory system…that frees teachers for more important things.”

Raw milk on the rise

By William R. Toler

Raw milk demand is on the rise and going underground.

A recent article in the Carolina Journal highlights the growing trend of the purchase of unpasturized milk, which has been ridiculed and banned by state and federal officials.

In North Carolina — as well as 24 other states — it is illegal to sell raw milk for human consumption. A state epidemiologist, according to the Journal, compares raw milk to “heroin” and “mercury,” while the Food and Drug Administration equals drinking the dairy delight with “playing Russian roulette.”

As mentioned in an earlier article, many people have formed contracts where there is multitple ownership of cows and goats since there are no laws against drinking from one’s own livestock.