Harry Reid's Statement

I am absolutely livid at Harry Reid for his statement that "the Iraq war is lost." It is not lost! I heard this statement shortly after I signed my contract and was sworn-in. One of the first things mom heard on the way back home from the ceremony was his statement. I am outraged at this. What he said is very similar if not exact to what many Nazi Propaganda statements were during WWII. On the radio one would hear things like, "You cannot win," "You're outnumbered" and "You've lost the war anyway." If we lose this war, it will not be because of my brothers in arms. It will be because of these Iraqi extremist allies in Washington. In Iraq at reveille, the people like Harry Reid are trying to jerk the Colors out of the hands of the Color Guard and replace it with a white flag. Harry Reid has no place to say what he said. He is wrong. The War on Terror in Iraq is going well. The "drive-by" media chooses to only mention the negative. If you look for the negative in anything, that's what you will find. The war is being won and we will win it in the end if these idiots, like Harry Reid will give us a chance to do our job! My thanks to Sean Hannity for taking my call this past Monday to express my thoughts about this treasonous statement.

Why I Want to be an American Soldier

The difficult thing about answering this question is the fact that there are countless reasons why a human being would want to join the military to defend their country. The difference between, say an Iraqi extremist soldier devoted to fighting America from and an American soldier devoted to defending the United States is freedom. Other tyrannical nations despise it and hate us for it. We love it and cherish it and are willing to lay our lives down for it. Not because we have the perverted belief of receiving 40 virgins upon our death. True devotion to one’s country is selfless. We go into the military knowing that the cost could be high and that if it is God’s will for our lives to be sacrificed for God and country, so be it.

Shortly after September 11, 2001, a fear crept upon me. A fear that a draft would be enacted and I would be forced to fight. Then, my senior year of high school, I began to consider it, but with the intention of being in a military band and as far away from combat as possible. However, I decided it would be best to wait until I completed college and thought that was the end of the matter.

Sophomore year of college at Texas A&M, the thought once again came to my mind only this time, the possibility of seeing combat was no longer an issue with me. I was in an undesired situation financially, but told myself I wouldn’t join such an honored body for the sake of needing money. That thought planted a seed and it grew.

I continued my education and then decided to talk to a recruiter just to see what my options were. Having dealt with recruiters before and having the assistance of my brother, I went in knowing how to filter through some of the garbage and what questions to ask. Obtaining the information I desired, I returned and continued my daily routine. Then, I decided to seriously consider it.

I then began to seek advice from my church family, my family, and friends. I told them it was possible, but had not decided just yet. After careful thought and prayer, I decided to start the process in April of 2006. I did all the preliminary paperwork and made appropriate arrangements. However, after getting to MEPS, there were some things they weren’t happy with. At this point, I wondered whether it was worth it. My reasons did not become clear until after I was initially denied entrance.

From there, I went to the Army National Guard to attempt to get in that way. Thankfully, things went more smoothly there. When I knew it was likely to get in, I then searched myself for reasons as to why I really wanted to do this. I had been so focused on getting in I had not sat down and listed reasons why. I knew why in my head, just not on paper. I knew it was the right thing to do and exactly a year later, on April 18, 2007 I signed my contract and was sworn in. I just hate it that mom had to hear Senator Harry Reid's infuriating statement on the radio on her way back home from my Swear In ceremony.

It has become a burning desire within me to do my part for my country, defend her and my loved ones from those that would do us harm. For 21 years, I have lived in the “land of the free and the home of the brave” without having to do anything for it. I have grown up hearing about what both of my grandfathers did in World War II. They are two of my heroes. Even though I will probably never go through what they did, I want to be able to tell them when I see them one day that I tried to do my part and was honored to be a part of what they were a part of.

I love this great country with all my heart. I love the freedom it offers and I love the Lord who blessed us with such a great country. It will be a great honor and privilege the day of graduation from Basic training to look at our country's flag and salute. I gladly and willingly "defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic and will bear true faith and allegiance to the same. So help me God."

PFC Latimer
U.S. Army National Guard

Kittyzilla!

I finally got pictures sent from my phone via e-mail to my computer. So, here he is! He's almost 8 months old. He certainly acts like a child. I've told quite a few of you stories about him, so I won't bother repeating myself. Enjoy!

Science versus the Theory of Evolution

First off I will have you know that I worked with Joe Taylor in his fossil museum, did a number of fossil restoration projects, replication, and research. In addition, he taught me a great deal much from personal experience. I say this so you'll be aware that I know what I'm talking about. I've experienced it firsthand. I'm not one-sided either. I've been very much exposed to the theory of Evolution here in college. Since my brother-in-law James Taylor wrote some points already, I will refer to some of his points in my arguments.

The Theory of Evolution vs. the 2nd Law of Thermodynamics

From firsthand experience, the facts just do not support the theory of Evolution. As afore mentioned, it violates the 2nd Law of Thermodynamics which states that “all work processes tend towards a greater entropy (disorder/lower energy density) over time. Since the universe is tending towards a greater entropy (expanding over time), all work processes within the universe also tend towards a greater entropy."

In layman's terms, the Second Law of Thermodynamics states that in a closed system things always go from a state of order to a state of disorder without exception. Think about a nice orderly child’s bedroom, or any room for that matter. Do nothing and it will “magically” become an absolute mess. You must put energy into the system to make it orderly again. This is why evolution is impossible. There is no physical law that can account for inanimate objects going from a state of disorder to a state of life. The Second Law of Thermodynamics is a powerful advocate that someone had to create the incredibly sophisticated order we see all around us, Rom 1:20.

Evolutionists completely ignore this law and when pressed about it they side step it and say “Well that only applies to a closed system and since the earth receives energy from the sun it is open and not closed.” My own college professors will actually say this when questioned about evolution vs. the Second Law of Thermodynamics. Indeed, they all say this and quickly change the subject because they know their answer is a non-sequitur. Why is that you ask? Two reasons:

First, the earth and sun must be considered as being in the universe which is by definition (from a physics standpoint) a closed system. Where then does the universe get this strange ability to defy the Second Law of Thermodynamics? Answer, it doesn’t. Therefore, things on the earth always go from a state of order to disorder unless work not just energy is applied to reverse the disorder.

Second, if we allow the earth/sun relationship to be an open system (as my college professors suggest) then we have to take into consideration the quality of the energy being put to work in the system. Let's go back to our bedroom analogy. If you tell a two year old child to clean up his bedroom and leave him unattended, every mother knows exactly what you will get, an even bigger mess than before. As you can see it’s not the quantity of the energy but the quality of the work that makes the difference. A two year old child is more than happy to put energy into the room but it’s not the kind that will clean up the mess. Likewise with the sun. Yes, the sun will put tremendous amounts of energy into the earth. But as any thinking person knows not all sun energy is good energy. Think about what happens when summer rolls around and you go outside on the first hot day of the year with your sleeves rolled up. You get a sun burn. The sun put energy into you all right. However, it was not good energy but destructive energy. The sun actually killed life (the cells in your skin) it did not create life. Yes, without the sun we would not live long. We need its energy to have life. But, it takes highly developed systems which are capable of taking advantage of the sun’s energy to utilize any useful work from it. It can’t work any other way. The amount of sun energy that would be necessary to jump start life would kill it before it ever got started.

The Theory of Evolution vs. Science

When it all comes down to it, whether you believe in evolution or creation, it takes faith. For something to be considered scientific, it must be observed and be repeatable under carefully controlled experiments. The theory of Evolution violates both.

"You can't observe the origins of the universe, the earth, the plant and animal life any more than you can repeat it. Therefore, what you believe about origins, whether you are a creationist or evolutionist can only ever be believed by faith. All the fossils that can be dug up can only tell us that we found a fossil and it was in the dirt (or rock as the case may be) and that’s it. Nothing more. It’s a dead animal or plant and it can’t say one word about where it came from or how it got there. Period. We can interpret, based on any number of factors, such as geology and geography etc., how it got there but that is called interpretation based on evidence. Interpretations are always subject to your predisposition. That's not to say the evidence is unimportant or that we can't learn anything from the evidence. The point is there is no scientific mechanism to prove how it got there or why it is there."

It's comical to think they expect us to believe everything evolved from nothing purely by chance with no intelligence., then these same "brilliant” minds can't make one single little simple life form either by chance or with their genius intellect. In actuality, they prove the exact opposite of what they expect us to believe. Only a dummy (talking about the scientists) believes it takes no intelligence to start life and then they with all their supposed brilliance have not the first clue about how to create a life using their “intelligence”. If it can just happen by chance without the catalyst of intelligence then it should be a simple matter for their genius intellect to make one little itty bitty bacteria shouldn't it? They make a laughing mockery of themselves. Of course that's what the Lord said about them in the first place, Ps 2:4. Even if our science advances to the point (I don’t think it will) that we can create life then these same people who have been telling us for the last 100-150 years that it takes no intelligence to create life will have just proved that it does take intelligence to create life.

The Theory of Evolution vs. Statistics

Scientists argue the Earth came to existence by pure chance. We're talking about the Earth that is perfectly positioned so that it sustains life. A mere few miles closer to the sun and we would all be consumed. A mere few miles further from the sun and the world would freeze over.

What about the atmosphere? It protects us from a great deal of dangers, such as powerful microwaves just enough that we stay alive. Something in so complex a situation/position could not happen by pure chance. It would be more likely that a watch would assemble itself on a stump in the woods by pure chance. It just won't happen.

The Age of the Earth

For a long time scientists have maintained that the moon is the same age as the Earth. Over time the moon accumulates a large amount of space dust. The Earth doesn’t nearly as much because of the protective atmosphere. This caused widespread concern among NASA scientists when planning the landing mission to the moon. Some estimated that there would be 100 feet of cosmic powder on the surface. Conservative calculations expected 54 feet.

This created the fear of losing astronauts in a proof of deep powder. NASA did everything in their power to ensure a gentle landing. This explains the huge saucer “pods.” Sensing rods were put in place extending three feet into the surface to take temperature measurements. But what happened when the astronauts landed on the moon? 1/8 to 3 inches of dust!! That’s all! Now how long would it take to gather that much dust? Approximately 8,000 years!

There’s also the issue of world population. If humans have been around for as long as scientists claim, every single space of land on the Earth would be occupied by someone. Even if one were to say that was impossible, what about Homo Erectus and Home Sapien (we’re Homo Sapien Sapiens)? If you include that number, there certainly would be a space problem. Their co-existence is just as probable as our supposed ancestor, monkeys currently co-existing with humans.

The Alternatives at Stake

Divine Creation - Spontaneous Generation

Purposeful Design - Random Accidental Order

Itricate Order - Chaotic Mistakes

Infinite God - Infinite Odds

Life From Life - Life From Non-Life

God = Creator - Time = Creator

Entropy - Evolution

Catastrophe - Gradualism

True Bible - True Theories

God's Purpose - No Purpose

Absolutes Exist - Everything's Relative

Mutations Are Harmful - Some Mutations are Beneficial

Relatively Young Earth - Extremely Old Earth

Civilization From Start - Slow Development of Civilization

Degenerate Man - Man Getting Better

A Future Hope - Hopelessness

Ultimately their fight isn't for the truth. They don't want the truth because they hate it and suppress it as Paul said in Rom 1:18. They hate one person and especially that one person, Jesus Christ. They hate him pure and simple. If, "In the Beginning God created the heaven and the earth", then you owe God your obedience but the nature of fallen man despises God and loves sin and disobedience, Rom 3:10-18. If they acknowledge that God created the universe (as Moses said that He did) then they will have to follow Moses' command given in Duet 18:15, to hear the person who would come after Moses. Moses went on to say you must not only hear but obey Him. That "Him" is none other than Jesus Christ, Acts 3:22. All the evidence we dug up, observed, and analyzed at Mt. Blanco disproves evolution and proves GOD’s creation to be true. However, your faith stands or falls on “thus saith the Lord.” In the end, I hope we can say what Paul said in Acts 27:25: “I believe God.”

Many thanks to James Taylor for the use of some of his points