It's About Control

Gilbert House Ministries

It's About Control

May 4, 2024

WHEN THE U.S. government does nearly anything with bipartisan support, you can bet there’s a deep state agenda behind the scenes.

We discuss H.R. 6090, the Antisemitism Awareness Act, which passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 320–91. 21 Republicans voted against it, but 133 Democrats crossed the aisle to support the bill which now is in the hands of the Senate.

We support Israel and its people. Anyone who’s followed us for any length of time knows that. In fact, by the time you hear this program we will likely be in Israel for the fourth time.

But this bill, which purports to enforce a prohibition on “forms of discrimination rooted in antisemitism as vigorously as against all other forms of discrimination” is an unconstitutional infringement of our First Amendment right to speak freely. The House bill adopts a definition of antisemitism according to the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance:

Antisemitism is a certain perception of Jews, which may be expressed as hatred toward Jews. Rhetorical and physical manifestations of antisemitism are directed toward Jewish or non-Jewish individuals and/or their property, toward Jewish community institutions and religious facilities.

Antisemitism, and all forms of discrimination based on race, color, or creed, is wrong. But that definition is so broad that it can and will be used to clamp down free speech. Examples of antisemitism given by the IHRA are ideas and policies we reject, but the Constitution guarantees the right of Americans to say things that others find repugnant or hateful. It should not be illegal to criticize Israel collectively or any individual Jewish person. If passed, this bill could be used as a legal hammer to punish anyone who does.

In short, the bill isn’t about protecting anyone, it’s about control. But in 21st century America, banning “hate speech” trumps protecting free speech. A majority in the House of Representatives have violated their oath of office by voting “aye” on H.R. 6090.

The same is true of the so-called TikTok ban that passed Congress in April. It was justified as a way to protect Americans from Chinese surveillance, but what it actually does is give the president power to shut down any website he or she declares to be under foreign influence. As with the antisemitism bill, it’s not about protection—it’s about control.

Sharon shares her takeaways from a new book by Annie Jacobsen titled Nuclear War: A Scenario. Jacobsen is a gifted writer who tackles some very important topics, and her latest is a sobering look at a plausible sequence of events triggered by a nuclear missile launch at the United States by North Korea.

All Souls' Day

November 2, 2024

A TRADITIONAL celebration intended to honor the spirits of dead ancestors has its roots in Canaanite and Amorite veneration of the Rephaim—the spirits of the giants destroyed in the Flood. We discuss All Souls’ Day, a practice justified in Roman Catholicism by prayers for the dead mentioned in 2 Maccabees 12:42–46. However, this was not standard doctrine among Jews, and 2 Maccabees, although important for the history recorded, is not considered canon by Protestant Christians. For Catholic and Orthodox Christians, however, the ancient tradition of praying for ancestors to help them escape purgatory was coupled with offering ceremonial food and drink on All Souls’ Day. Some scholars believe this practice originated with the veneration of ancestral dead among the Romans, Greeks, and Egyptians, which can be traced back to the kispum rites of the Amorites. In the Middle East, there are reports that Iran is planning an imminent missile and drone attack on Israel in response to last week’s Israeli attack on Iran’s anti-aircraft defenses and a key port. Apparently, Israel inflicted more damage than the ayatollahs wanted to admit. With the election next Tuesday, we also talk about expectations that things will go “kinetic” if the results aren’t what some hope, noting that businesses and government buildings in Washington, D.C. are boarding up windows in advance of Election Day. One pollster reports that 60% of respondents claim to know a Trump supporter who will refuse to accept the results if Harris is declared the winner. Frankly, we think this is another example of the Iron Law of Projection, which states that liberals always accuse others of what they themselves are doing. We also discuss Tucker Carlson’s claim that he was attacked in bed by an unseen force about 18 months ago. The media’s reaction to this demonic encounter is one of the reasons people who have experienced such things are reluctant to talk about them, even with their pastor or priest.

The Odin Defense

October 26, 2024

A MURDER TRIAL in Indiana made international headlines this week when defense attorneys argued that the victims had been sacrificed to the god Odin. Two teen girls were murdered in Delphi, Indiana in 2017. The defense team for the accused, 52-year-old Richard Allen, claims that the girls were actually sacrificed in a ritual to the Norse “All-Father,” Odin—who was not as kindly as he’s depicted by actor Anthony Hopkins in the Thor movies produced by Marvel Comics. The judge in the case had previously refused to allow evidence presented in August by an expert in ritualistic crimes. The defense claims testimony by a crime scene investigator this week has opened the door to present the ritual murder defense. We also discuss Israel’s attack on Iran Friday night. It appears to have targeted Iran’s missile manufacturing capabilities. It’s unclear at this point whether Iran will respond—although, as of our recording this morning, Iran’s proxy Hezbollah had launched 200 missiles at Israel today. We talk about a new report by investigative journalist James O’Keefe, who cites a whistleblower from the General Services Administration who revealed that the GSA awarded a $347 million contract to a private security firm with ties to the CIA, NSA, FBI, and Homeland Security to transport unaccompanied children from America’s southern border to “sponsors.” It’s big business, and the whistleblower says the children were treated like “commodities.” Here’s the link to https://www.zerohedge.com/political/once-you-know-you-cannot-unknow-whistleblower-exposes-how-feds-fund-industrial-sized that explores the exploitation of immigrants by the federal government on behalf of a network of “industrial-size staffing firms.”

Zelensky Gets Desperate

October 19, 2024

DEFENSE ministers for the G7 nations are meeting in Italy and things don’t look good for Volodomyr Zelensky. The Ukrainian president has taken a different approach in recent days. Where once he was thankful for the hundreds of billions of dollars in financial and military aid from the West, he’s now demanding either membership in NATO or nuclear weapons. Neither option appears to be on the table as far as the US, UK, France, and Germany are concerned. Meanwhile, Kamala Harris’s campaign hit more speed bumps with news that she plagiarized large sections of her 2009 book and her awful interview with Bret Baier of Fox News. Her body language revealed her discomfort as she tried to word-salad her way out of the fact that she’s trying to run against her own record. We also discuss this week’s super moon and worship of the moon-god in the ancient world, known as Nanna in Sumer, Sîn (pronounced “seen”) in Babylonia, and Yarikh to the Amorites—from which the city of Jericho gets its name. The archaeological evidence suggests a connection between Jericho and the Nuraghic culture of Sardinia, which is home to hundreds of “giant’s tombs.” There are also around 200 dolmens on the island of Sardinia, tens of thousands of which are found in Israel and Jordan between Mount Hermon and the Dead Sea. We’ve written extensively about dolmens in our books Veneration and our new book The Gates of Hell, which is, as of this recording, Amazon’s #1 New Release in the Theology category. (Thank you!)