Next Stage of the Covid Wars

It seems like Covid has polarized the world. The two warring parties are the vaccinated and the unvaccinated. I see it everywhere. At church for instance, Lydia* who is vaccinated, told me she doesn’t want to sit next to her friend of thirty years Mindy* because “she hasn’t been vaccinated and I don’t want to die!” Where do I begin to comment on that statement? 

I was quite disgusted with the hysteria and lack of scientific credibility in that statement, as well as the lack of love. Not to mention the fact that Christians used to be taught to not fear what can happen to the body but only to the soul. Lydia* also mentioned she is not happy that this unvaccinated women has the nerve to explore the topic of vaccine safety on her facebook page. It seems all conversations that question anything about this vaccine are shut down these days by appealing to peoples fear of death or, they shut down inquiries by saying that you are selfish, stupid or uncaring for bringing that topic up. 

Real science has died. The kind of science that created all the great developments and foundational principles that we are heirs of today. We are now witnessing the Dr. Frankenstein school of medicine. We are creating a monster. And, just like Dr. Frankenstein had to deal with a nasty outcome, so will we. What a visionary Mary Shelley was.

Real science never ceases to ask questions. Real science is question, hypothesis and experimentation. It is making sure that every study has been done in an accurate, precise, statistically significant and unbiased way. Confirming a study, challenging each new premise and exploring its’ consequences. That is real science. Real science does not shut down debate nor force its’ will upon the innocent. It is certainly not using the worlds population as guinea pigs by convincing them that if they don’t do this that they will die. I thought we had laws to protect people against that?

What is it with all this fear and manipulation? The fear of loosing one’s life is always an excuse for anything that is done in New York these days. Even if that fear is irrational. No one cares about the truth anymore. Why should they? Philosophically our world no longer believes in any objective truth. In truths’ place we have situational and very sketchy ethics. We have the deconstruction of the Jude-Christian system. This is all leading to the chaos that you see around you. Our world is convulsing as it changes from righteous to unrighteousness. It will be a brave new world that the elitist Dr. Frankensteins have envisioned and are implementing, not the world that God envisioned. It is very important to keep that in mind.

During the beginning of the lockdown the behaviors that I saw over here in Westchester County, New York were shocking. It showed me what actually dwelt beneath the thin veneer of civilization that existed here. What I saw was ugly, narcissistic and pagan. I feel like my innocence has been lost. I really wish I could unsee what I have seen, but I can’t.

This week my church is having a meeting to determine if mask use should continue. Many churches including the Brooklyn Catholic Church have decided to create a church of masked and unmasked people in its’ pews. Those who are vaccinated can take off their mask but, those who have not received the mark, I mean vaccine, must continue to wear masks and sit in their very own special section of church. If this seems to smack of something demonic that is because it is. While the vaccine itself is not the mark of the beast, the system being implemented in our world is leading to that conclusion.

How will the churches determine if people are vaccinated? Are churches now going to be in the business of keeping tract of people’s vaccination records? Will they go by the honor system? Will it begin to create a discord between the community of believers? Is health privacy at its’ end? The answer to all of the above is yes.  

I live in a state that has instituted an immunity passport. It is called the excelsior pass. This pass will ensure that you have proof of a vaccine or of a negative test. Privileges are linked to this. It will surely create a first and second class status. All this points to a loss of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, but nobody seems to care.. 

Although the United States federal government has said it won’t mandate the vaccine passport it is as clear as day that they are doing it just the same through a business/government partnership. Business/government partnership? What does that sound like to you? To me, it sounds like the former Soviet Union. To me, it is the Chinese social credit score. Are you familiar with the Chinese social credit system? Let me sum it up by saying it is totalitarian dictatorship for the 21st century. 

At the beginning of this crisis, I spoke of the virus being manufactured as a bio weapon. The media got into a frenzy at the suggestion of that back then. Now Dr. Fauci or should I call him Dr. Mengele, thinks that theory should be explored, hum. You figured that out did you Dr. Fauci?

The Next Stage of the Covid Wars is catapulting our world into a different place. The worst part is how easily everyone is falling into the trap. People are willing to give everything up in order to be saved from the scourge of this virus. They don’t care that the technology is unproven. Yes, that is what it means when something is new and has been approved for emergency use only. I am sure that the powers that be will ram through a more satisfactory approval rating very soon. But, no matter what they do, questions will remain. Why has no vaccine for the AIDS virus between created even after so much money was spent to do just that? What is this new mRNA technology? Is it safe? What are the long-term consequences?Why has the general belief that vaccines were ineffective against viruses changed so dramatically? 

Our world is deciding that you can not travel, go to school, or live life normally if you do not get this vaccine. That is scary. We should all take a step back to think about it. Do you want to be a part of this?  A lot of things that I am seeing just wouldn't make sense unless I had read the Bible from beginning to end. 

This virus is like a game of strategy. I feel like I am in the chess game of my life, my eternal life. Have you looked at all the angles or beneath the surface of all that is being said and done? Unless we all do that there is no hope to stand against the tyranny descending upon us. Are the statistics and findings valid? Not when you look deeper. Don’t just accept statistics, question them. The statistics must be scrutinized and checked for falsification, and for bias. That is what you learn in statistics 101. Are the medical decisions and societal changes really saving lives or destroying them? Have you read the books of prophecy or have you minimized their importance?

Remember that if prophecy isn’t one hundred per cent true than the Bible is a lie. But, it isn’t. All the prophecies have been fulfilled or will be fulfilled. This is God’s message to us. It is not some sort of metaphor or myth. When I first started writing my little blog, I thought I would just write about playground jealousies, workplace or marital strife. Little did I realize what was down the pike. How life-changing events were just around the corner. Is that how the prophets felt? They all saw things how they really were not the way we wished that things would turn out. The most important thing that we must decide today is who or what it is that guides our life. In this epic battle of life there are sides and we all must choose. Stay close to Jesus and his holy word the Bible. 

* the names are changed but the stories are real. 

Seeds planted in La Belgique

What are the long-term consequences of an affair? For Huguette and Robert that has included a lifetime of ups and downs. Up with the thrill of their sexual liaisons and down every holiday and during Covid-19. 

I first met Robert at the small hotel that he manages in southern Belgium, I enjoyed speaking to him every night when he served dinner, partially because he really seemed to understand my French. 

I certainly had a great time in the art of conversation on that trip. My mother and I would regale poor Robert almost every evening about all our daily activities yet he was always cordial and disposed to making insightful commentary on everything we discussed.

Every evening patrons of the cafe brought up some topic loudly and soon each individual table would be having their own mini discussions on the topic de jour. One night, the topic turned to marriage. It started with a joke, we all have heard. But it turned quite serious when Robert commented to my mother and myself that he was quite familiar with the problems of marriage because he was married for fifteen years and with his mistress close to the same duration. I was startled when Robert made this major reveal. He told two complete strangers that he has been with his mistress as long as he has been with his wife. In other words, he was a Prince Charles type. 

Prince Charles of England, the guy who married Princess Diana and all the while retained his relationship with Camilla Parker-Bowles. A lot of people believe that this will preclude Prince Charles from ever ascending to the throne currently occupied by his mother Queen Elizabeth. We know the Bible’s position is clear concerning leadership in the church. We know that even to be a deacon, a man must be “the sober husband of just one wife.” So, we have learned by this verse that by the time the New Testament rolls around the concept of a single spouse is paramount but, not so in the Old Testament.

The Old Testament depicts a period where polyagamy, the having of many wives, was sanctioned. Yet within that system it is clear that having sex with someone constituted a marriage. The story of Jacob, Leah and Rachel expresses this concept. So, how does this make you look at your life today? What if you were de facto married to every person that you had sex with? What if the sex act constituted the beginning of a family? We ought to think of that because by divorcing sex from family life we have created a mess in this world. 

Let’s go back to Robert and Huguette. Huguette knows that Robert is married and Robert’s wife knows that he has been having a long-term affair. It has always been all out in the open. Robert felt a certain pride in that. He felt quite civilized in the way that he managed his affairs. He must have felt that way or why else would he have told two complete strangers all about it the first time that he met us?

Didn’t Jacob try to manage things too? The answer is yes he did. But, it got out of control for Jacob just the way it recently got for Robert. Robert and my family stayed in touch after our visit to Belgium. So, when the virus hit he naturally called me to see how I was faring over here in Westchester County, New York. 

I asked him how he was doing and I can say that good-natured, happy-go-lucky Robert’s life was in taters. Of course the hotel industry took a major hit and Robert was reeling from that. But, his personal life was the much bigger problem now. All the years of supposedly civilized behavior ended when COVID hit. If you can believe it, Robert and Huguette were on vacation when the first lockdowns occurred. Initially, Robert was forced to be in lockdown with his mistress. Then, his wife did not want him back in their marital home. 

She was angry that she was forced to cope with the onset of the outbreak without her husband. In a weird way she was now feeling the way Huguette often did. One of the complaints Huguette had over the years is that Robert’s wife got him for holidays. Also, that Robert was never there when she had car trouble or when something needed fixing. 

But now his wife was at her breaking point. She demanded that Robert choose between her and his mistress. According to Robert he was forced to make the decision to choose his wife. But wait, get this, Robert informed me that he told his wife that he would like to make a financial settlement on Huguette for their time together. 

From what he said, his wife went ballistic and consulted a lawyer who immediately filled paperwork to stop Robert from dispersing any marital funds. She also moved to establish a separation agreement. She had finally had enough and was not going to see herself or her children shorted to benefit his mistress. I hope I got that right because my French is not that good.

It was at this moment that I harkened back to my first visit to Belgium. The first time that Robert shared  the details of his personal life became the first time that I shared the biblical stance on the sanctity of marriage with him. The thing that I instantly liked was his honesty and respect. Athough he chose not to follow Jesus he shared that his parents and grandparents did. Oh, blessed family who creates the Christian home. It leaves an indelible mark upon all those who enter it.

He stated that he did not share my views but, that he had respect for them. Now, that he faces the consequences of his actions, it was a good time to plant another seed of biblical perspective. I told Robert that his life reminded me a lot of the biblical story of Jacob, Leah, and Rachel. He was open to this line of conversation. He asked me to tell him that story. 

It began, I said, a lot like your story. Jacob had one woman in mind and then another came into the picture. It complicated things. He had a responsibility to both because in the Old Testament we see that sexual knowledge brings with it a union, a marriage. There can be different terms based on if the woman was your servant, first or second wife. All the same they are all de facto marriages.

Haven’t we been missing that in these days of sexual promiscuity? There is love, plus financial and emotional responsibility and accountability to God for our actions. At this point Robert got emotional. Apparently I had hit a cord. He said, yes, yes, that is how I feel about them. I love them both and I am accountable and responsible in both those relationships. 

But, what do I do because my wife does not see it that way? I answered Leah and Rachel had some problems about that too. At this point I asked him if I could read the story and he agreed. The story starts in Genesis chapter 29 and goes on several more chapters. As I read him the story to my surprise he told me over and over how all of it’s elements rang true in his life. The ups and downs, the jealousies and rivalry for his attention. He told me he knew what he must do. I only hope that this is to accept the invitation of salvation and clarity that only a relationship with Jesus Christ can bring him.