SUHI Football Sched. 2015

I am happy to declare that The Sweetwater High School Red Devils have been practicing for their 2015 Varsity Football Season. The school started in 1920. This means 95 football seasons. Not bad. I helped coach their Freshman and JV football teams for two years. I am happy to announce that I have been their unofficial chaplain for 17 years. The Lord has been good to all of us. Here is the schedule for this year.

Date Opponent
8/21
7:15p
@ Valhalla (El Cajon, CA)
Game Details: scrimmage
Preview Game
8/29
2:00p
@ Santa Fe Christian (Solana Beach, CA)
Location: Santa Fe Christian High School Preview Game
9/4
7:00p
Olympian (Chula Vista, CA)
Location: Sweetwater High School Preview Game
9/11
7:00p
Mission Bay (San Diego, CA)
Location: Sweetwater High School Preview Game
9/18****************
7:00p
@ Chula Vista (Chula Vista, CA)
Location: Chula Vista High School
Rivalry Game
Preview Game
9/25
7:00p
@ Ramona (Ramona, CA)
Location: Ramona High School Preview Game
10/2
7:00p
Calexico (Calexico, CA)
Game Details: Sweetwater HS
Preview Game
10/9
7:00p
@ Mira Mesa (San Diego, CA)
Location: Mira Mesa High School Preview Game
10/23
7:00p
@ Mar Vista (Imperial Beach, CA)
Game Details: Mar Vista HS
Preview Game
10/30
7:00p
Mater Dei Catholic (Chula Vista, CA)
Location: Sweetwater High School Preview Game
11/6
7:00p
Hilltop (Chula Vista, CA)
Game Details: Sweetwater HS HOMECOMING!!

Raping: Spiritually Beneficial?

I would just like to tell the world that sexual assault is neither "spiritually beneficial" or "virtuous." Why am I declaring this? The following excerpt taken from a recent article written by Joshua Keating, a staff writer at Slate Magazine who specializes on writing about international affairs. Keating quotes an article written by another writer, as part of his article. Here is part of what he wrote.

"Based on interviews with 21 survivors, the article details how rape has become deeply enmeshed in the organization and the radical theology of the Islamic State” 'since the group overran Yazidi territory in 2014. ISIS has created “a network of warehouses where the victims are held, viewing rooms where they are inspected and marketed, and a dedicated fleet of buses used to transport them,” and issued a 34-page how-to manual with guidelines for rape. Its leaders have celebrated sexual assault as “spiritually beneficial, even virtuous.” A 12-year-old escapee, now living with her family in an Iraqi refugee camp, describes how an ISIS fighter would pray before and after raping her and explain that the Quran gave him the right to do so."

So, "an Isis fighter would pray before and after raping her and explain that the Koran gave him the right to do so." If the Koran gives him the right to rape a 12 year old girl, then, obviously the Koran is not the Word of God. The actual Word of God forbids sex outside of marriage. (marriage being between a man and a woman) Any man who rapes a woman is a criminal who needs to repent. A man who rapes a child is not only a criminal, but also a sick person, who also needs to repent. If he repents, he needs to replace the lies he has believed with the Word of God, and develop his faith in Jesus Christ. I have discussed this matter with high school students, most of who have told me "its their culture." No way. Having sex with a child against her will is not "an aspect of culture." It is criminal and barbaric conduct. Apparently, in the opinion of some, if you politicize perversion and you back it up with some kind of religion, you are justified, and you actually think you deserve sex from some captured, innocent girl because you are carrying a sub-machine gun. How pathetic can you get? What do these actions say about the offender's religion? RD

Don't Be Afraid To Give

Continue to stand up for that which is proper. Continue to fight for justice. Take it to a higher level. Fight for righteousness. Help that widow. Help that orphan. Comfort the depressed and the troubled......Be wise. Sometimes, just listen Sometimes, just nod your head to acknowledge that you heard that troubled person's words. Have a heart for it. Education is good. But what good is a higher education if one does not have the heart, patience, time and kindness to help. Yes, dig into your pocket. Don't be afraid to give. Spread some wealth. Have faith that somehow, it will come back to you. When have you heard that kindness caused someone to go broke? Have faith in God. He is the creator of kindness. Not only that, He is the creator of goodness. Let us be like Him. Let us be good persons. We can start today.....on the first day of August.

Freedom's Course

I have talked about this before, but I continue with the theme because I feel so strongly about it. I believe that freedom (or liberty) is the greatest gift a government/nation/society or culture can give to it's people. I believe government has the capacity to diminish creativity, productivity and prosperity. Government has the capacity of getting so immense that it has too many employees with not much to do. They then start their jobs as hard-core bureaucrats. Their leaders may then try to find them "something to do." That "something to do" may involve the need for the citizen to go to an interview, or a meeting, get a permit, pay some fees, wait for an environmental impact report, get some signatures, talk to another "representative" of the department, and the list goes on. All of this can impact productivity. Our society is not set up this way. Our society is set up to enable freedom to take it's course.

Greed And Need

Maybe certain definitions of words do not change as rapidly as we think they do. Needs do not really change. Perhaps the ways of satisfying them, do change. Often as a result of the involvement of government. Below is an interesting quote by the late Joseph Sobran. He was a columnist and former editor of National Review. His insight was worthy. RD

"In the current political vocabulary, ‘need’ means wanting to get someone else’s money. ‘Greed,’ which used to mean what “need” now means, has come to mean wanting to keep your own. ‘Compassion’ means the politician’s willingness to arrange the transfer."

When Governments Fear The People

I do not want the government under which I live, to be tyrannical. I want to be free. I want to be free to live as I choose. I know government is necessary. I know we have laws. I choose to obey them. They are there for a purpose. I know government has corruption. I just do not want the corruption to affect me directly, in a negative way. Maybe that sounds too idealistic. Nevertheless, I want to be free. And I think Thomas Jefferson agreed with me. Or, maybe I should say I agree with him. Incidentally, I do not own firearms. However, I am very pro-Second Amendment. I have my reasons. RD

"When governments fear the people, there is liberty. When the people fear the government, there is tyranny. The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government." Thomas Jefferson

Another Quote By Patrick Henry

"It cannot be emphasized too strongly or too often that this great nation was founded not by religionists, but by Christians; not on religions, but on the gospel of Jesus Christ. For that reason alone, people of other faiths have been afforded freedom of worship here."
Patrick Henry