Joyce Meyer is one of the most popular proponents of the World Faith Movement and the Prosperity Gospel. Meyer has led sermons and other movements worldwide. When I was very young, I heard of her and her TV shows about religion. She has taught her followers that Jesus Christ atoned for our sins in Hell which is blatantly heretical. She even believe that Jesus was born again in hell, which is overt blasphemy. She cited the Amplified Bible to try to teach the World Faith false doctrine that Christians are little gods. Joyce Meyer in the Authority and Opposition, audio tape number 1236 says from her own mouth mentioned that: "... You know, I was listening to a set of tapes by one man and he explained it like this, and I think this kind of gets the point across, he said, "Why do people have such a fit about God calling His creation, but His man little gods? If He's God, what's He going to call them but the god-kind?'....Doesn't The Bible say we're created in his image? Now, you understand I am not saying you are God with the capital G." Like Kenneth Copeland and other World Faith preachers, she believes that Jesus Christ went to hell in our place. Joyce Meyer's booklet called, "The Most Important Decision You Will Ever Make" makes the heretical claim that there is no hope of heaven unless we believe that Jesus took our place in hell. The New Testament is rather clear that Jesus Christ's atonement was on the cross. At the cross, it is finished. Joyce Meyer believes that angels tell her what to say from the pulpit. This is dangerous. The Bible is clear that Christians are led by the Holy Spirit not by angels. That is found in John 16:13. The World Faith movement believes that spoken words can create power, that humans are little gods, that Jesus earned our redemption in hell, and spoke words can cause wealth plus healing. This is ludicrous, but people believe in these doctrines. Words are powerful, but words don't have the power by themselves to change circumstances miraculously or manipulate God to do something for you. You can't compromise real beliefs. We have to purge out the old leaven as found in 1 Corinthians 5:7. Living life means embracing morality, joy, and sound doctrine. In that sense, people can stand fast in the Lord (1. Thess. 3:8).
Jesse Duplantis is a very well known Louisiana World Faith preacher. His ministry is called the Jesse Duplantis Ministries. Also, he works in the Charismatic tradition based in New Orleans, Louisiana. By 1976, he preached his first sermons. He was introduced by John Hagee as "The Apostle of Joy" on TBN. He uses humor too in his religious sermons. He is part of the Christians Untied for Israel (CUFI) which is promoted by John Hagee (who is a Trump supporter). I think people should stand with Jewish and Palestinian people who seek justice and peace in the region. That justice includes an end to oppression and an end to a brutal occupation while innocent Israelis and innocent Palestinians aren't mistreated at the same time. All people in the Middle East should have equality and human justice. Duplantis loves the use of his private jets. Once, Jesse said that Adam was smarter than God. He claimed that God didn't know what he was creating. Jesse Duplantis claimed to have a visit to Heaven. He said that King David told Jesse that he had regretted writing some of the Pslams which is not biblical. He said that Jesus was taller than he thought. He also claimed to be transported to Heaven by a chariot in August of 1988. Even Kirk Franklin criticized Jesse Duplantis for saying that God is not flying that plane. This was in 2018 when Jesse Duplantis asked for donations to buy his ministry another multi million dollar airplane. Franklin wrote that, "Many of these 'ministries' built their wealth on the backs of poor rural minorities that put their trust in the hands of God's shepherds only to see the prosperity benefit those doing the preaching...Again, there are Great Christian leaders, and there is nothing wrong with having a plane...but if the burden falls on the less fortunate and greed is the check written by those drowning in socio-economic rivers of systematic disparities, GOD is not flying that plane." Like always, we embrace discernment.
This 2020 Presidential election is very unique. One of the many surprises in the race was about how the races of Kamala Harris, Andrew Yang, and Cory Booker ended. Their discontinuing of their campaigns were about them not having enough resources to continue. Even in 2020, massive money is needed to maintain campaigns, to spread information, and to host rallies nationwide. Campaigns are brutal and hard. Candidates have to watch every word that they say, and they have to use strategies to organize debates plus policies to appeal to people. They myth from Trump is that America's economy is in record highs benefiting everyone. The reality is different. Trump's policies have not stop income inequality. This trend started for decades. The growth of for profit charter schools, the restructuring of the auto industry, and the refusal to change the Affordable Care Act into universal health care for real are realities. There is a decline in manufacturing employment since 1979. While Trump uses xenophobic tirades against Mexico and China about its workers, but auto jobs have declined worldwide. From 2016 to 2019, nominal wages rose only 6.79 percent. Total real compensation declined by 0.22 percent. There is no increase of the national minimum wage of $7.29 since 2009. Part time and gig work are more common place. Part time employment has risen 3.4 percent since 2000. 3 in 10 Americans relay on gig work for part of their income. The Brookings institute said that 44 percent of the U.S. workforce have low wage jobs. Nearly half of the country can't make an unexpected $400 expense without taking on debt. The wealth of the three richest Americans (Warren Buffett, Jeff Bezos, and Bill Gates) is more than the wealth of 150 million Americans (or 255 billion dollars) That is why the major leaders of both major parties are tied to Wall Street. Poverty and inequality can never be stopped until the whole structure of society is changed to benefit the people collectively not the 1 percent. Working class people and other oppressed people are fighting back. There are many strikes, many programs, and other actions. The neoliberal system doesn't work. Another shock is the rise of Michael Bloomberg. He has promoted stop and frisk and redlining for years before he issued his apology. He is in favor of the privatization of education. He has been accused of misogyny and profane language by his own workers. Also, he is trying to get the African American vote for winning Democratic primaries. The delegate increase of Buttegieg is uprising, because he is the one who is trying to be the front-runner (while claiming to oppose revolution). Pete Buttegeig's campaign falsely claimed that actor Keegan-Michael Key supported him, and senior advisor Lis Smith has been accused of using digital blackface in running a fake Nigerian account. What is not surprising is the Democratic centrist establishment trying to end the progressive political movement in the Democratic primary with rule changes, delays of voting, shameless corporate media support (one example is how Chuck Todd sad that he doesn't understand how Bernie Sanders is the front runner, and he quoted an article that slandered Bernie Supporters as Brownshirts when Bernie's family were victims of the Holocaust. The corporate media is silent on how one of Biden's supporters is calling Sanders a self hating person), and propping up moderates. You can't defeat Donald Trump with a candidate blaming redlining being gone for the financial crisis of 2008 or not wanting any increase of the minimum wage that Michael Bloomberg has advocated. The DNC neoliberals are allied, in many cases, to neocons like Bill Kristol and David Frum, because they want a more imperialistic, confrontational foreign policy.
Specialized car parts are commonplace. Air Coordinating devices have a compressor, condense, gas receiver, and other devices. The steering wheel has the steering column underneath it. Below that is the universal joint, the oil fill bung, the drag link, the steering arm, the pitman arm, and the steering gearbox. The sun visor is part of an automobile located on the interior just above the windshield (or windscreen). They are designed with a hinged flap that is adjustable to help shade the eyes of drivers and passengers from the glare of sunlight. It has been popularized since the 1920's.
Joe Gans was the first African American World Boxing Champion reigning continuously as a World Lightweight Champion from 1902 to 1908. He lived form 1874 to 1910. Many African American heavyweight boxing legends were Jack Johnson (1878-1946) and others who were brave in the early 20th century. Jack Johnson defeated Tommy Burns and Jim Jeffries. Jack Johnson survived many attempts from racists trying to kill him. Yet, he survived and lived to inspire future boxers. He beat Jim Jeffries in 1910. In 1926, ex-Marine Gene Tunney defeated Jack Dempsey for the World Heavyweight Boxing championship at Philadelphia in 1926. During the 1930's, Joe Lewis became a boxing heavyweight legend. He was beloved by black people and people of every color. He once lost to Max Schemling and then Joe Lewis defeated Max later in 1938 at New York City. Later, Joe Lewis would have more victories and ironically became friends with Max Schemling. Jake Lamotta was a famous middleweight fighter. Also, the pound for pound greatest boxer in history, Sugar Ray Robinson, would excel in the middleweight division too. Rocky Marciano would fight people too. By this time, Archie Moore and other legendary fighters would grow their legacies. During the 1960's, Muhammad Ali revolutionized boxing with his charisma, massive speed for a heavyweight, political activism, love of Blackness, and his confidence. He inspired many black people to love their black identities, and he became the greatest heavyweight fighter of all time with defeating Hall of Fame boxers in many occasions like Sonny Liston, Floyd Patterson, Joe Frazier, Joe Foreman, Ernie Shavers, Ken Norton, George Chuvalo, and other people. Sugar Ray Leonard was a fast boxer of the 1970's and 1980's who used his skills, speed, and endurance to defeat opponents. Mike Tyson dominated the heavyweight division in the 1980's with his accurate punches, defense, and power. He knocked out many opponents in a few rounds and sometimes in one round. More fighters like Roy Jones Jr., Evander Holyfield, Sweat Pea Whitaker, Riddick Bowe, Lennox Lewis, and other made great accomplishments in the 1990's. By the 21st century, fighters like Floyd Mayweather, Sugar Shane Mosley, Vitali Kitschko, Manny Pacquiao, and others have established new legacies in their boxing careers. In 2020, Anthony Joshua, Deontay Wilder, and Tyson Fury are heavyweight fighters in the midst of the resurrection of the heavyweight division.
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