Sunday, May 2, 2021
To: Friends & Supporters
From: Carol Bauer
As you know, my wife, Carol, prepares a monthly prayer alert. I hope you will share Carol's thoughts with your friends and fellow worshipers. Thank you for taking an interest in her monthly devotion. -- Gary
We are now officially more than 100 days into the new Biden-Harris Administration . . . and nearly six months from Election Day 2020. We have had time to let it settle in, take stock, and make an honest evaluation comparing the Joe Biden of the campaign with the Joe Biden sitting in the White House today. The comparison is striking.
It truly is the political equivalent of the bait-and-switch marketing strategy where you draw in potential customers with a "too good to be true" ploy and then the offer changes when more details emerge.
Mild-mannered, affable Joe, campaigning virtually from his basement, calling for unity is very different from governing Joe, whose definition of unity means conservatives ditching their values and joining him on his crusade to impact every facet of our lives.
If Biden has his way, three and four-year olds will spend their days in government-run programs, churches and Christian schools will be told who they can and cannot hire and racial divisions will be stoked.
Is this the America you want for your children and grandchildren?
Difficult as it is, let's start from where we find ourselves right now. We are more than 18 months from the next mid-term election in November 2022. That is the next time that voters across the country will have an opportunity to vote for all members of the U.S. House of Representatives and 34 senators. It feels like an eternity before we get there.
But there's a lot we can do on a more personal and local level before then to set the table for this nationwide election, which will be viewed as a referendum on the Biden Administration.
Have you noticed that politics has crept into nearly every aspect of our lives from sports, television and soft drinks to school boards, curriculum and book publishing? This was not our choice.
In fact, tens of millions of Americans would love to have areas of their everyday lives that were free of politics and political correctness. But we are where we are. If we don't acknowledge that the cultural battlefield has expanded, we will regret it.
And so, I encourage each of you to find a way to impact the national conversation where you are right now. Do not wait for the mid-term elections.
If our voices are not heard now, we will find there are fewer and fewer places where we can speak and have an impact. Here are some ideas:
- Did you like Senator Tim Scott's GOP response to the State of the Union address? Send him a note or email congratulating him. He spoke with clarity and passion and with a powerful personal story. No doubt you have heard of the hateful things said about him after his remarks to the nation. Take a minute to encourage him. You can find contact information here.
- Look at your child's curriculum through the lens of your own education. If you are disturbed by what you find then band together with like-minded parents and approach your local school board with your concerns. Strength comes in numbers. Be strong, be fact-based and do not be intimidated. Groups are forming all over the country to resist the inclusion of critical race theory in all aspects of learning. Even math instruction is being changed in the name of "equity." Find out what is happening in your local school district and take a stand.
- If what you find is too disturbing, then consider Christian education, home schooling or supplementing your child's curriculum at home.
- Use Gary's "End of Day" report to keep yourself and those in your circle of influence informed. Forward it to others.
- Print out Gary's recent list of the "100 Mistakes, Missteps and Misstatements of Biden's First 100 Days." (See below.) It is shocking and comprehensive, and should rouse anyone from their political lethargy! What better way to remind ourselves of Biden's many deceptions to get votes. As you look at the long list pick some items that are meaningful based on your training or career. Speak to those with authority from the vantage point of your experience and your influence will be magnified.
- Think of ways to express appreciation to law enforcement who serve and protect us. Police departments across the country are experiencing alarming levels of retirements, coupled with low levels of new recruiting. It is no wonder. This is a dangerous trend for police departments, which are losing seasoned officers who are not being replaced. We are headed into a summer with troubling potential. Look for ways to thank those on the Thin Blue Line.
- The coming months will be marked by Memorial Day, Flag Day and the Fourth of July. Take time to talk to your children and grandchildren about the meaning of these uniquely American holidays. It is doubtful they are learning about them at school. Help them understand the privilege of growing up in the United States. Bring meaning to the holidays beyond barbeques, flags and fireworks.
- Form a Citizenship Ministry at your church to facilitate voter registration and education ahead of the next election. Get the word out on voter registration requirements, deadlines, early voting opportunities, Election Day hours and voting locations. Provide voter guides so congregants can compare political stances.
- Make your pastors aware of the so-called "Equality Act" (HR 5) and its potential impact on churches and Christian schools. (See the Heritage Foundation report "HR 5 is no Act of Equality").
These are my quick thoughts. I encourage you to be motivated to develop your own. There is much to be done and the time is now!
Finally, I beg you not to be intimidated by the cancel culture we see all around us. Have you noticed that the other side no longer wishes to debate issues but to shut opposing viewpoints out of public conversation? They do not have the numbers on their side but they do have the shrill voices and a big megaphone.
Did you hear about the efforts of 14% of the employees of the book publisher Simon and Schuster urging the company not to publish former Vice President Mike Pence's two upcoming books? It has generated an incredible amount of press.
So, 14% of the employees of a book publishing company are trying to silence a former vice president!
Our voices must not be silenced. By looking for opportunities to speak out and have an impact we can change the direction of the country starting in our families, neighborhoods, churches, communities and states.
Lord, it has been a challenging several months. It is easy to feel helpless and hopeless and "hide in our pews." And yet, here we are, created by You and planted in a difficult and challenging time in history. We have been given so much and thus much is expected of us.
God, give us strength to rise to the occasion. Open our eyes to see where we can make a difference and then act. Prod us to support and encourage those who are on the front lines fighting for the values we share. Remind us of our responsibility to pass on our heritage to the next generations.
You have entrusted so much to us. Walk alongside us as we rise to this generational challenge to ensure that this nation remains a living example of free speech and religious liberty. Thank you, Lord.
100 Mistakes, Missteps & Misstatements In Biden's First 100 Days
1. Repealing the Mexico City Policy, forcing taxpayers to subsidize abortions overseas.
2. Reversing Trump Administration pro-life rules that prevented tax dollars from going to pro-abortion groups like Planned Parenthood.
3. Canceling the Keystone XL pipeline, costing thousands of jobs.
4. Canceling new oil and gas leases, limiting future energy supplies.
5. Shutting down the 1776 Commission on patriotic education in our public schools.
6. Rejoining the Paris Climate Accord.
7. Rejoining the World Health Organization.
8. Kowtowing to communist China by banning the phrase "China virus."
9. Creating a crisis at the southern border leading to a record number of illegal aliens entering the country.
10. Stopping construction of the border wall at a cost of $6 million a day.
11. Preventing most arrests and deportations of criminal illegal aliens.
12. Ending Trump's "Remain in Mexico" order for migrants seeking asylum in the U.S.
13. Allowing border detention facilities to operate at 1,500% capacity during the pandemic.
14. Preventing the media from seeing the horrific conditions at migrant border facilities.
15. Ending Trump's travel ban on nations known to be hotbeds of terrorism.
16. Ordering the Census to include illegal aliens in congressional reapportionment.
17. Repealing Trump's public charge rule preventing immigrants from becoming a burden on public welfare services.
18. Reinstating Obama's catch and release program for illegal aliens crossing the border.
19. Releasing illegal aliens into the country without COVID tests.
20. Releasing illegal aliens into the country without court dates.
21. Flying illegal aliens to the Canadian border for faster processing.
22. Paying nearly $90 million to house migrants in hotels.
23. Proposing a massive amnesty bill that does not require use of the E-Verify program.
24. Allowing 900,000 deported aliens to return to America.
25. Repealing Trump's executive order limiting legal immigration during the pandemic.
26. Proposing a COVID vaccination plan that prioritized illegal aliens.
27. Reopening child detention facilities that Kamala Harris vowed to close.
28. Allowing transgender individuals to serve in the military, including paying for sex change surgeries.
29. Signing an executive order including "gender identity" in the enforcement of civil rights laws.
30. Ordering the State Department to make LGBTQI issues a foreign policy priority and giving priority to LGBTQI refugees.
31. Supporting the Equality Act, which would severely limit religious liberty.
32. Creating a White House Office on Gender Policy.
33. Redefining Title IX and eviscerating women's sports, putting special interests above women's rights.
34. Dropping Justice Department support for young female athletes.
35. Making climate change a top national security and foreign policy priority.
36. Repealing Trump's regulatory reforms that saved businesses and consumers at least $160 billion.
37. Repealing Trump's executive order to boost trade apprenticeship programs.
38. Repealing the Trump rule requiring colleges to disclose funding they receive from communist China.
39. Signing so many executive orders that even the New York Times told Biden to stop.
40. Developing COVID passport IDs.
41. Telling governors to reimpose mask mandates.
42. Waiting longer than any president in the past 100 years to hold a formal press conference.
43. Proposing a school reopening plan that was actually a huge step backwards (50% of schools opening one day a week).
44. Allowing the teachers unions, not science, to dictate the CDC's school reopening guidance.
45. Pushing a $1.9 trillion "emergency" COVID relief bill with less than half of the funding going to COVID relief and a third ($600 billion) not spent until 2022 or later.
46. Including reparations for black farmers in the COVID relief bill.
47. Funding Planned Parenthood in the COVID relief bill.
48. Claiming a vaccination goal of 100 million shots in the first 100 days, or one million shots a day. That was already happening before Biden took office.
49. Sending stimulus checks to convicted criminals, including murderers in prison.
50. Proposing a $2 trillion infrastructure bill that's only 37% infrastructure.
51. Proposing massive tax increases on employers that will cost 1 million jobs.
52. Deliberately ignoring Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for weeks.
53. Lifting sanctions on the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen, who have continued to attack civilians in Saudi Arabia.
54. Negotiating with Iran when Iran plotted to assassinate a top U.S. general.
55. Appeasing Iran by agreeing to unilaterally lift sanctions imposed on the regime for human rights abuses and terrorist activities.
56. Sending taxpayer dollars to the Palestinian Authority in violation of the Taylor Force Act.
57. Requiring all federal contractors to pay a $15/hr minimum wage.
58. Equating popular voter ID laws to 1950s segregation and voter repression.
59. Lying about Donald Trump sending children back across the border to starve.
60. Excusing communist China's human rights abuses as "cultural differences."
61. Lying about Georgia's election reform law "ending early voting hours."
62. Calling for the MLB All-Star Game to be moved out of Georgia.
63. Endorsing the decision to ban the national anthem at Dallas Mavericks' games.
64. Issuing gun control regulations by executive order.
65. Lying about the so-called "gun show loophole."
66. Falsely claiming that gun manufacturers can't be sued.
67. Telling a CNN town hall that "we didn't have [vaccines] when we came into office."
68. Suggesting that black and Hispanics aren't getting COVID vaccines because they "don't know how to get online."
69. Smearing veterans and retired police officers as white supremacists.
70. Embracing the radical left's theory of "systemic racism" and saying America has never lived up to its promise and values.
71. Lying about wanting to unite the country while pushing extreme policies that are creating even more division.
72. Canceling Dr. Seuss.
73. Creating a commission to study packing the Supreme Court.
74. Refusing to prosecute violent Antifa rioters.
75. Claiming that Capitol Hill Police Officer Brian Sicknick was killed by "a riotous, violent mob on January 6, 2021." There was never any evidence to support that.
76. Delaying the troop withdrawal from Afghanistan to September 2021, giving Al Qaeda a huge propaganda victory on the 20th anniversary of 9/11.
77. Attending the funeral of a Capitol Hill Police Officer, who was killed by a supporter of Louis Farrakhan, and then attending a meeting with supporters of Louis Farrakhan.
78. Nominating Merrick Garland for Attorney General.
79. Nominating Lloyd Austin to be Secretary of Defense.
80. Nominating Antony Blinken to be Secretary of State.
81. Nominating Xavier Becerra for Secretary of Health and Human Services.
82. Nominating Alejandro Mayorkas to be Secretary of Homeland Security.
83. Nominating Pete Buttigieg to be Secretary of Transportation.
84. Nominating Jennifer Granholm to be Secretary of Energy.
85. Nominating Deb Haaland to be Secretary of the Interior.
86. Nominating Miguel Cardona to be Secretary of Education.
87. Nominating Marty Walsh to be Secretary of Labor.
88. Nominating Gina Raimondo to be Secretary of Commerce.
89. Nominating Rachel Levine to be Assistant Secretary of HHS.
90. Nominating Neera Tanden to be director of the Office of Management & Budget.
91. Nominating Kristen Clarke to lead the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division.
92. Nominating Vanita Gupta to be Associate Attorney General.
93. Nominating Linda Thomas-Greenfield to be U.N. Ambassador.
94. Nominating Avril Haines to be Director of National Intelligence.
95. Nominating anti-gun activist David Chipman to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms.
96. Nominating Colin Kahl to a critical Pentagon position.
97. Appointing Jake Sullivan to be his National Security Adviser.
98. Appointing Susan Rice to be his Chief Domestic Policy Adviser.
99. Appointing John Kerry as his climate czar.
100. Appointing Kamala Harris, who compared ICE agents to the KKK, as his border czar.
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