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Obama Sticks It to Donald Trump Over Birth CertificateAs the billionaire reality star speaks to reporters in New Hampshire,the president breaks in to prove he was born in Hawaii

Donald Trump, the self-styled GrandInquisitor of Barack Obama's birthplace,stood on a runway in New Hampshire

Wednesday morning and blustered at reporters abouteverything from Obama's handling of Libya, OPEC,and gas prices to America's failure to give China anultimatum on currency manipulation.

And he took credit for something that had hap-pened roughly 40 minutes earlier: The White Houserelease of President Obama's long-form birth certifi-cate, posted as a PDF to the White House blog.

Trump said it was amazing that Obama's birthcertificate had "materialize[d]" after the billionairereal-estate mogul and reality-TV star embarked on amedia tour to promote himself as a possible 2012White House candidate and made Obama's birth-place the central focus of his media campaign.

But as Trump was in mid-harumph, the networkscut him off and switched to a feed from White Housebriefing room.

The president had something to say.Not about the major shakeup underway at the top

of America's national-security command -- the pend-ing retirement of the Secretary of Defense, hisreplacement with CIA Director Leon Panetta, andGen. David Petraeus's move from top commander inAfghanistan to replace Panetta as head of America'stop intelligence agency. No, not about that. AboutTrump's fixation. About where Obama was born.

And about the "carnival barkers" attempting to"make stuff up" to distract America from serious dis-cussions about important policy. It was a not-so-thin-ly-veiled reference to the billionaire TV star speak-ing at the New Hampshire airport.

"Let me just comment, first of all, on the fact thatI can't get the networks to break in on all kinds ofother discussions," Obama said, smiling.

"As many of you have been briefed, we provid-ed additional information today about the site of mybirth. Now, this issue has been going on for two, twoand a half years now. I think it started during thecampaign. And I have to say that over the last twoand a half years I have watched with bemusement,I've been puzzled at the degree to which this thingjust kept on going. We've had every official in

Hawaii, Democrat and Republican, every news out-let that has investigated this, confirm that, yes, infact, I was born in Hawaii, August 4, 1961, inKapiolani Hospital," Obama said. "We've posted thecertification that is given by the state of Hawaii onthe Internet for everybody to see. People have pro-vided affidavits that they, in fact, have seen this birthcertificate. And yet this thing just keeps on going."

Indeed, birtherism has kept going. Obama's long-form birth certificate has been at the center of con-spiracy theories for roughly two years. Obama'scampaign first released a shorter "certification of livebirth" in 2008. And it set up a website, Fight theSmears, to combat rumors that Obama was born out-side the U.S.

But suspicions have not only persisted, they haveseemed to grow substantially in recent weeks. In aCBS/New York Times poll taken April 15-20, 25percent of respondents said they didn't think Obamawas born in the U.S., while 18 percent didn't know.

Republican politicians like Rep. MicheleBachmann (Minn.) have asked why the presidentdidn't simply release his long-form birth certificateand put all this business to rest. More conspiratorialminds suspected there had to be a nefarious reasonwhy the president hadn't released it, even as Hawaiigovernment officials have certified that the long-form certificate does exist, and that the president wasborn in Hawaii on Aug. 4, 1961. As Joshua Greenreported, the long-form birth certificate was kept byHawaii officials. That's the way it works in Hawaii.Obama's mother was issued the "certification of livebirth." Some of the most ardent birthers focus onhow easy it would be to fabricate the short-form doc-ument, given that it contained no signatures or raisedseal.

Obama said he wouldn't have called the highlyunusual press conference, if not for one thing. Hewas having trouble getting his message across, hesaid, as birtherism had come to dominate news dis-cussion over the past few weeks, clouding seriousdiscussions about America's long-term financial sta-bility.

"Now, normally I would not comment on some-thing like this, because obviously there's a lot of stuff

swirling in the press on at any given day and I've gotother things to do. But two weeks ago, when theRepublican House had put forward a budget that willhave huge consequences potentially to the country,and when I gave a speech about my budget and howI felt that we needed to invest in education andinfrastructure and making sure that we had a strongsafety net for our seniors even as we were closing thedeficit, during that entire week the dominant newsstory wasn't about these huge, monumental choicesthat we're going to have to make as a nation. It wasabout my birth certificate. And that was true on mostof the news outlets that were represented here,"Obama said.

"And so I just want to make a larger point here.We've got some enormous challenges out there.There are a lot of folks out there who are still look-ing for work. Everybody is still suffering under highgas prices. We're going to have to make a series ofvery difficult decisions about how we invest in ourfuture but also get a hold of our deficit and our debt-- how do we do that in a balanced way," he contin-ued.

"And this is going to generate huge and seriousdebates, important debates. And there are going to besome fierce disagreements -- and that's good. That'show democracy is supposed to work. And I am con-fident that the American people and America's polit-ical leaders can come together in a bipartisan wayand solve these problems. We always have," he said.

"But we're not going to be able to do it if we are

distracted. We're not going to be able to do it if wespend time vilifying each other. We're not going tobe able to do it if we just make stuff up and pretendthat facts are not facts. We're not going to be able tosolve our problems if we get distracted by sideshowsand carnival barkers," he added, in an apparent dig atTrump.

"We live in a serious time right now and we havethe potential to deal with the issues that we confrontin a way that will make our kids and our grandkidsand our great grandkids proud. And I have everyconfidence that America in the 21st century is goingto be able to come out on top just like we alwayshave. But we're going to have to get serious to do it,"Obama said.

One important thing about birtherism is that itseems unconnected to fact. And the presidentacknowledged that, for some people, nothing he cansay, no evidence he can provide, will satisfy theirsuspicions.

"I know that there's going to be a segment ofpeople for which, no matter what we put out, thisissue will not be put to rest. But I'm speaking to thevast majority of the American people, as well as tothe press. We do not have time for this kind of silli-ness. We've got better stuff to do. I've got betterstuff to do. We've got big problems to solve. AndI'm confident we can solve them, but we're going tohave to focus on them -- not on this," Obama con-cluded, thanking the reporters in attendance, andexiting the room.

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Theo and Martha Logan, with their twochildren, William and Barbara, moved toSan Diego from Germany, to make their

home in 1962. He entered the real estate busi-ness that year, and in 1965 organized his com-pany, Logan Real Estate at 4490 Logan Avenue.

There was considerable activity in the realestate industry during the 1960’s and 1970’sdue to the heavy population growth inCalifornia, changes in Federal Civil RightsLaws and resulting housing occupancy pat-terns. Theo was deeply involved in theseresulting significant social changes.

In 1965, he joined the San Diego Board ofRealtors, becoming the first African Americanmember. He served in various capacities as amember, including several terms as director. In1978, Theo was elected as the first AfricanAmerican to serve as President of the SanDiego Board of Realtors, after having servedthis organization, and California and Nationalaffiliate organizations in several capacities.

Theo has been an active member in the SanDiego community for nearly fifty years, servingthe community in many ways. He served as amember of the San Diego Park and Recreationboard. During his tenure he influenced theBoard to improve the park facilities in theSoutheast Community. He assisted in the for-mation of, and served as the first Vice

guidance. This was a place where questionscould be answered, concerns heard and finan-cial needs met. Theo was known to give oddjobs to the neighborhood youth and others whowould come to him when short on cash.

Theophilus Alonzo Logan was the first offive children born to Jerome Henry (Romie)Logan and Mollie Payne Logan, in Lima,Oklahoma, in 1917. He grew up in Oklahoma,completed elementary school in Lima andDouglas High School in nearby, Wewoka. Hegraduated from Lincoln University,Pennsylvania, with a degree in Liberal Arts in1939. After graduation, Theo worked for twoyears for the United Presbyterian Church inValliant, Oklahoma, prior to moving toCalifornia in 1941. In April 1942, Theo wasdrafted into the US Army where he remainedfor 20 years and retired in the rank of Major.He served in several stations in the continentalUnited States, Italy, Germany, Korea and Japan.

Theo is married to the former Martha R.Nash, a retired attorney. They met at LincolnUniversity, MO, where he was AssistantPMS&T, ROTC Department. They married in1957. They have two children: AttorneyWilliam F. Logan and Barbara C. Logan, and

four grandchildren. Theo is very proud of the fact that he and his

son, William, are active members of KappaAlpha Psi Fraternity.

THEOPHILUS ALONZO LOGANChairman of the South East DevelopmentCorporation (SEDC). He served on the SanDiego County Tax Appeals Board for severalyears and the Jackie Robinson YMCA Board.He has been a supporter of the Boy Scouts ofAmerica and the PTA. Over the years he hasbeen a sponsor of Little League, and financialsupporter of many other community activities.In addition, he has always been a vital memberof his church, however, Theo’s primary effortswere in real estate: selling, counseling andinvesting. He always placed great emphasis inhelping people. He knew the importance ofinvesting in real estate, and always took a greatinterest in the “First Time Home Buyer.” Hismost important goal was to help them achievetheir dream of owning a home, when they,numerous times, thought this was beyond theirabilities.

Theo remained in business at the same loca-tion until he retired in 2010. The real estateoffice became a land mark in the southeastcommunity, primarily serving the shelter needsof the African American and HispanicAmerican communities. “The Office,” as hisfamily calls it, became a place where residentsfelt comfortable seeking Theo’s advice and

San Diego City Council

district boundaries to

be redrawnSAN DIEGO -- With the 2010 U.S. Census

complete and the recent release of local data, theCity of San Diego has begun the process to createCity Council districts as equal in population as“possible and practicable” – meaning, accordingto the data, representing about 144,624 SanDiegans.

This year, the once-per-decade process is morecomplex because last year San Diego votersapproved a ninth City Council district, the firstsince the 1960s.

The mission to redraw the new San Diego CityCouncil district boundaries lies in the hands of the2010 Redistricting Commission, composed ofseven resident members who were appointed byan Appointing Authority of retired judges of theSuperior Court of San Diego County, selected atrandom.

In addition to adopting a plan that createsboundaries for districts that are nearly equal inpopulation, the City Charter also lists a number ofother legal criteria having to do with the size andshape of districts. The charter also requires thecommission to preserve “communities of interest”identified by both Census data and public testimo-ny. Ultimately, the way districts are drawn willaffect voters’ ability to elect CityCouncilmembers of their choice.

The Redistricting Commission is hosting 20public hearings this spring and summer to gatherinformation from San Diegans. Because residentsare the eyes and ears of the community their testi-mony is critical to assist in identifying and preserv-ing “communities of interest” – places where, forexample, common activities and social and lifestylepatterns are shared within an area. Public commentshelp the commission better understand and evaluatethe specific communities throughout San Diego sothat it can ensure fair and equitable redistricting.

Because of deadlines associated with prepar-ing for the 2012 primary election, theRedistricting Commission’s deadline to completethe new plan is August 2011. The current round ofhearings takes place prior to the Commission’spreliminary plan – one in each council district andan additional Saturday hearing in a central loca-tion. After developing a draft plan and preliminarymap, the commission will gather comments atnine additional public hearings.

Although redistricting relies heavily on censusdata comprised of numbers and other demograph-ic information, citizen participation in the processwill help shape the new City Council districts andaid the commission’s efforts.

Residents may also call (619) 533-3060. Thecommission invites San Diegans to join its emaildistribution list, request a presentation for a com-munity meeting, and attend the commission’spublic hearings.

Residents are also invited to attend the com-mission’s meetings, held the first and thirdThursday of each month at 4 pm on the 12th floorof the City Administration Building, 202 C St.,San Diego, CA 92101.

Mrs. Martha R. Logan and Mr. Theo Logan

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Blacks Don’t Have a Redistricting Problem,

Blacks Have a Reorganization Problem

The community’s attention has beendrawn toward the city of San Diego’sdecision to add a new district that will

include one more council seat on the San DiegoCity Council. Remember that it was only a fewyears ago that we approved a stronger mayoraltype of government that gave more power to themayor. What kind of power would the redis-tricting give to Black folks? None.

Redistricting can only dilute our communi-ty and help those Blacks that keep runningaround yelling about “diversity.” Black folkshave been neutralized in their own district withdecisions that have both taken from and addedto the populace. When there were citywideelections our candidates didn’t win. But evenwhen the city approved district elections and itmade it easier for Black folks to vote forwhomever they wanted, we still didn’t makeany real changes with our candidates. So let’snot put too much weight on this redistricting.

This uproar reminds me of the Census.Allow me to remind you that very few individ-uals – some in the community and some out ofit – control the Census. Let the truth be told: itwasn’t counting people that mattered; it wasthe counting of the money. If you were in theloop you got some money and if not, well, youdidn’t see any money. You have to be connect-ed with Jesus Christ, an organizational leader,or otherwise be a part of the in-crowd to getsome of the power and the money. So all ofthis fuss about redistricting doesn’t make anydifference. We don’t fight for things in ourcommunity that make a difference. What doyou really have? You have a library namedafter Malcolm X. You have an elementary sci-ence institute, and the Jacob Foundation. Youcomplained about the grocery stores, so nowwe have a Food 4 Less.

I was listening to the news in Alpine wherethe citizens have decided they want to go bag-less – all grocery store customers must bringtheir own bags. Now in southeast San Diego

we shake down any individual that brings a bigbag in the door for fear that they will steal. Soin a white community you can bring your ownbag, but in the Black community you have tocheck in the bag. Is this progress? Do we real-ly want redistricting or do some people justwant a few dollars? Remember that these peopleare the same people that moved the MartinLuther King Jr. parade downtown after theyripped his name off of a street. These are thesame people that sold us the idea of GatewayEast and Gateway West when we didn’t get any-thing but a place to go shopping and the right toyell out that we have something in the 4thDistrict. But now, we are talking about redevel-oping the community when we have no nickel inthat dime at all as to what is going on. We havediluted any and everything that has been startedby Blacks in the 4th District. If you don’t thinkso, think about the Euclid Medical Center. Look

at what we’ve done to that. Any club or organi-zation we have had has been moved out of thecommunity, yet we claim that it’s still importantto the community. Redistricting cannot and willnot help our people.

Redistricting is going to eliminate BlackAmericans in San Diego from ever havinganother Black councilperson. Look at thehandwriting on the wall. We are not going tohave another Black councilperson even if wekeep the district the way it is now, not to men-tion if we lose any territory in this new redis-tricting plan. Our minds need to be redistrict-ed. Our heads need to be treated for all of theillnesses we have suffered over the years. Wecan’t sing in the same choir let alone be in thesame district. So are we really makingprogress?

Until Next Week,Willie Morrow

BALBOA PARK — Roosevelt Brown staged the firstChildren’s Book Party in the backyard of his EmeraldHills home.

About 100 people showed up that day, and Brown, 68,gave away more than 200 brand-new books. He couldn’thave imagined back then what he had started.

On Saturday morning, the 27th annual event is expect-ed to draw at least 1,200 people to the Organ Pavilion inBalboa Park. Children will be bussed in from about adozen of the city’s elementary schools to make sure thateverybody who wants to read will have material.

Everyone in attendance will be guaranteed two newbooks, free of charge. The event is open to the public andwill also include entertainers and light refreshments, all atno cost.

“What I had in mind was for everyone in the neigh-borhood to read,” Brown said. “We just wanted to makesure the kids in the neighborhood and whoever was closeby who didn’t have books would have them.”

Brown, a retired parts inspector for Solar Turbines, is

the coordinator and director of Reading Literacy LearningInc., a nonprofit he started to encourage children to read.He and his volunteers collect thousands of books, all ofwhich are new, at every reading level every year. Thenthey try to give them all away.

Saturday’s event begins at 8:30 a.m. and is scheduledto run until 10:30. Books will be separated by readinglevel, from toddlers through high school.

Considering his drive and dogged determination to getkids reading, one would think Brown excelled in school.In fact, he struggled.

Brown grew up with a speech impediment that causedhim to fall behind his peers, because he feared beingcalled upon in class and avoided academic and socialactivities.

Now, because of his efforts, thousands of San Diegoschoolchildren have had the opportunity to get ahead oftheir peers. After nearly three decades, Brown remembersthem fondly as well as those who have helped make hiswork possible.

Tireless volunteer prepares for annual Balboa Park book fair

Sandy HuffakerRoosevelt Brown wants to give chil-dren opportunities that he never had.

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by Lady TopazA study finds that

overweight AfricanAmericans can improveheart health by supple-menting with vitamin D.

Vitamin D has onceagain established itselfas fundamental for ahealthier heart—this time in a study on over-weight African American adults who supple-mented with vitamin D in the amount of 60,000IU monthly, which is the equivalent of taking2,000 IU daily.

Researchers from Georgia Health SciencesUniversity in Augusta found supplementatingthe subjects improved vascular function ofendothelial cells. Vascular endothelial cells linethe inside of blood vessels and serve to dilate orconstrict blood vessels in response to changesin blood flow. When endothelial cells are dys-functional, the heart must pump harder toimprove blood flow through the blood vessels.

By using an inflatable cuff to increase bloodpressure in the arteries of participants’ arms, theresearchers were able to measure arterial flow-mediated dilation using ultrasound. After 16weeks of supplementation, the participants’blood flow improved significantly.

The findings were presented by Ryan A.Harris, Ph.D., assistant professor, on April 11 atExperimental Biology in Washington DC.“This points to a beneficial effect of vitamin Dsupplementation on endothelial cell function,”says Dr. Harris. “If you’re deficient in vitaminD and you take supplements, you have a goodprobability of increasing endothelial function.”

The results of the study are noteworthy,explained Dr. Harris in his presentation,because African-Americans are at greater riskof cardiometabolic factors that include higherblood pressure, increased waist circumference,elevated plasma glucose, and dyslipidemia.

African Americans also have a greater riskof having low circulating vitamin D levels. The

VITAMIN D IMPROVES ENDOTHELIALFUNCTION IN OVERWEIGHT

AFRICAN AMERICANS

greater amount of pigmentation in darker skinoffers rewards such as natural protectionagainst ultraviolet light that would otherwiseburn skin and increase risk of skin cancer, but italso decreases the skin’s ability to activate vita-min D’s precursor (pre-vitamin D) into the full-fledged hormone-like vitamin.

Living at Northern latitudes, staying indoorsor otherwise avoiding exposure to sunlight,combined with diets containing little vitamin Dcan compound risk of vitamin D insufficiencyor deficiency.

Supplementation provides a safe and effec-tive way to bring vitamin D levels back to nor-mal ranges. As in previous studies, this newstudy reported no side effects in participants.

How vitamin D acts on endothelial cells tohelp to improve vascular function remainsunclear, Dr. Harris explains. The results of thisstudy, however, suggest the need for greaterawareness of the impact of vitamin D onAfrican Americans’ heart health.

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Here is to optimum health!

How Unsafe is Your Food?By Grady P. Anderson, Jr. M.D.There has been a lot of information

on the TV and in newsprint media in thelast year. As I have mentioned previ-ously the things that we put in ourmouths may be part of the problem. Thisweek I came across a magazine Ideas &Discoveries or ID for short. This mag-azine gives you the consumer informa-tion that is not generally known to thepublic or healthcare providers.

The cover of the June 2011 issue leadarticle How Unsafe is Your Food? iswhat caught my eye. I will give yousome excerpts from this article. I gotmy copy from Vons; the magazine is to be displayed until June 10 2011 at a cost of $4.99a bargain.

The first culprit is our old friend ASPARTAME about which I mentioned the workof Dr. Russell Blaylock, M.D. well apparently somebody else has also. This substanceis found in Chewing Gum. It has different names NutraSweet, Spoonful, Equal,Canderel, Sanecta and others. ASPARTAME may be found in custard pies, cookies,canned fish, canned fruit, snacks, desserts and sugar-free beverages.

Suspect #2 “INSTANT SOUP” the substance GUANYLIC ACID this is made up ofguanine which is a purine and in excess amounts leads to GOUT diagnosed as hyper-urecemia. These uric acid crystals are deposited in the kidney, joints, tendon sheathsand the pericardium the sack that contains the heart. GUANYLIC ACID may also befound in various grains, peanuts and almonds. Now why would you drink almond milk?Isn’t milk supposed to be from two legged and four legged creatures. Milk does notgrow on trees or vines! This is a new one because in the older medical textbooks putthe blame on MEAT. The latest research states that the human modern-day dietmust contain 1/3 protein, 1/3 carbohydrates and 1/3 fat but must also containdietary supplements. The new food pyramid that was published by the governmentstates this.

Suspect #3 LEMON CAKE in association with ALUMINUM.You may have heard that Aluminum has found at autopsy in the brains of individuals

who previously diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. Well in the article it states that citricacid and aluminum show up together on millions of food packages around the world.Now citric acid is able to pass across the blood brain barrier and is able to take aluminumwith it. “Investigators have found aluminum deposits in the brain of Alzheimer patients.”

In the section labeled food report. “Aluminum always requires a go-between to attackthe brain. Citric acid is an accomplice, but aspartame and flavor enhancers like gluta-mates can also transport aluminum across the blood brain barrier. These additives com-binations are frequently used and can be found in chewing gum, licorice candies, slicedpackaged cheeses, canned vegetables and juices.

Now cans contain metals like tin, zinc and aluminum all of these have been linked toAlzheimer’s disease. This is not the case for glass containers which heated sand. Untilnext time.

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OMNILOGUE© - “All of us communicating witheach other, so that we all come to a collective under-standing, so that we all work toward the same goal.” ©

1665 Euclid Ave inside Ebony Beauty Supply

Eye 2 Eye with Carrol Waymon

April 28, 2011 - Last week in Part-1, Mr.Jealous, expressed our collective concern andanger over how the Georgia courts were han-dling the Troy Davis case that just might endwith Davis’ being executed by the Statedespite the evidence and other conditions sur-rounding this case.

He states “ Despite these new develop-ments, the state of Georgia is putting Davison track to be executed- perhaps as early asnext month.”

Now at best, this observation is disturbingand should perhaps be a “call for publicassembly in the public square; a call to allgroups interested in social justice and racialequality before the law regardless of creed orother belief systems.

“ This should be a rallying cry that it’s timeto re-examine our own interpretation of eventsin racial matters over the past, say, 70 years,since the forties, leading up to those fiftiesand sixties, the time of the explosive riots andother civil unrests.

DO YOU SEE WHAT I SEE!They killed Emit Till, Medsgar Evans; the

four little girls; the three college students inMiss. in 1964; before-these few well knowncrimes committed by authorities and associat-ed in the minds of the world with the CivilRights Movement – long before these- therewere thousands of other blacks killed duringthe years before the 50’s between, say 1864and 1954 alone. They were shot, hanged fromthe trees and fences, lynched- the last official-ly in the 1950’s-, burned to death and drownedand beaten and by any other method theywished.

And the strange part of all these killings,Mr. Jealous, is this: except for a few, theywere all “legal” crimes.

Let me make thispoint another way: Itwas legal to lynchBlacks. It was legal to“beat to death” Blackpeople or hunt themdown and shoot them.

For most of ouryears a Republic, or aNation, it has been “legal” to do whatever“white” people decided to do to all others,whether or not these “others” were present oreven alive!

“HOW DO YOU LOOK AT WHAT YOU SEE”It should now be obvious that most men

who are now found to be innocent or “notguilty” and are now being let out of prisonafter 20, 30, or forty years, with many havingbeen on “death row’ for years – it should

be obvious that the DNA tests allow us nowto “see” what was NOT there all the time forall these men “who were legally found guilty”decades ago. So let’s try changing our ownreality for a moment.

Look at this next paragraph: we have delib-erately “broken all the rules of good and prop-er writing!” BUT the writing and meaning arestill there and obvious.

“WHAT DO YOU SEE BELOW”So Mr. NAACP President, your respectable

and honorable “ kitchen cabinet advisors”should consider that there are other ways to“see” things and bring about changes. In thecase of Troy Davis, we suggest strongly thatyou and your advisors accept The Legal reali-ty that a million people walking and ridingaround in this little Georgian Town for a weekor two with BlaCK AND Brown and Tan ANDYELLOW, MALE AND FEMALE with

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TO THE NAACP PRESIDENT JEALOUS:

“REVOLUTIONS” Part-2

OMNILOGUE© - “All of us communicating with each other, so that we all come to a collective understanding, so that we all work toward the same goal.” ©

The Omnilogue© vision is one of … a better understanding …of the communities in which we live.

by Clovis M. Honoré

How To Find A (Real) Church!Is the Black Church a viable institution to meet the needs of the Black Community?So far, I think the evidence is pretty thin. After 13 years of evaluating churches on their

ability to serve their communities, I have put together a set of criteria I think a Church needsto have to be effective in ministry. Look and see if your church has these qualities. If not, askyour pastor why not. If you are the pastor, ask yourself why not. There are BiblicalScriptures to back up every one of these. I won’t put them in this article, but can you findthem in the Bible?

Doctrine: Biblical Accuracy - Can your doctrine stand up to Biblical scrutiny?Are you willing to admit to what you don’t know?How do you relate it to the people – how do you make the doctrine applicable to every day

life?How do you deal with contrary “traditions” – old stuff that just doesn’t mean anything any-

more?Salvation/Sanctification:Is there a clear and understandable process, for everyone’s spiritual growth, including the pas-

tor! “Work out your salvation…”How do you look for fruit from your people – how do you measure progress?Discipleship:Basics – Do you know what you believe? Do you know WHY you believe it?Is discipleship ministry/service-based? – You learn what you DO.Is discipleship structured? How do you measure progress? How do you define success?MINISTRY = SERVICE:How do you assess the needs of the people in the congregation?How do you assess the needs of the people outside the congregation?How do you reach out to the community?How do you define the community?Do you do a Spiritual Gifts Analysis and teach your people how to use their gifts for the sake

of the “Body of Christ”? Education:Is it structured? Is there testing and promotion.Is there a process from people to move from student to teacher.Worship:Define it in all its dimensions.Hands, song, “praise”, shout, lifted hands, dance, music…MORE ON THIS LATER.My email address is clovis.honore@yahoo.com. If you think your church is making a strong

contribution to the development of Black people in San Diego, feel free to send me an e-mail andwe can talk about it. - CMH

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Despite the rules violataions.So, too, will those federal officials with

thousands of new-comers “visiting” their littletown for a day or two asking to visit TroyDavis. Because Mr. Ben Jealous, if they puthim to death, they will have done it legally evenif he didn’t do anything wrong or illegally!

And he can and will be freed only if youchange the community and the court’s present“reality.” INVADE THE TOWN!”

So, until next week, remember: ALWAYSIN ALL HUMAN MATTERS TO ASK YOUR-SELF: “ HOW DO YOU SEE WHAT YOU’RE

“LOOKING AT” AND “HOW DO YOULOOK AT WHAT YOU SEE!”

Mississippi River Floods 2011

Deep South Braces For Surge Of Water Not Seen Since 1927By CAIN BURDEAU

NEW ORLEANS -- A surge of water notseen since the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927is forecast in coming days to test the enormouslevees lining the Mississippi River on its coursethrough the Deep South, adding another ele-ment of danger to a region already raked bydeadly tornadoes and thunderstorms.

Mississippi's and Louisiana's governorsissued flood warnings Thursday and declaredstates of emergency. Authorities along theswollen waterway in both states are warningnearby residents to brace for the possibility ofany flooding. River boat casinos in Mississippiare closing and levee managers are readyingsand bags and supplies – and the manpower tobuild the defenses – to fight the rising riveralong hundreds of levees in both states wherethe river crosses en route to the Gulf of Mexico.

"We're going to do everything we can to pre-pare for the worst-case scenario while we stillare hoping for the best case," Louisiana Gov.Bobby Jindal said, adding the state was pre-pared to withstand the test.

Louisiana is still recovering from powerfulHurricane Katrina, which struck in August2005 as levees broke under surging waters andmore than 80 percent of New Orleans wasflooded. Since 2005, the corps has spent bil-lions of dollars in repairing levees and improv-ing the city's flood protections, but the vastmajority of that work has been focused on pro-tecting the city from hurricane surge, not riverflooding.

While authorities who manage the leveesexpress confidence that those structures canwithstand the enormous surge, the high watersare expected to put pressure on the levees for asmany as 10 days – and that has officials con-cerned.

"It is going to be a slow-moving crest andwhat that means is it does put pressure on thoselevees," Jindal said.

River flooding, fed by heavy rains acrossthe Mississippi River valley, is already a seriousproblem hundreds of miles upriver, particularly

in Missouri where the Army Corps of Engineersis considering whether to blow up a levee torelieve pressure on Cairo, Ill, a bottleneckwhere the Ohio and Mississippi rivers meet.

As the water makes its way downriver, thelower portion of the Mississippi will be tested.

The river is forecast to crest at 53.5 feet onMay 18 at Vicksburg, Miss., a key gauge. Thatis the highest river stage recorded at Vicksburgsince the catastrophic flooding of 1927 whenthe river reached 56.6 feet and would have kepton rising if levees hadn't given way, causingmassive flooding and killing hundreds. Afterthat calamity, the nation undertook an aggres-sive $13 billion plan to build levees and flood-ways that would avert such a scale of floodingagain.

The crest of the high river is expected toreach New Orleans on May 22, and Jindal saidthe corps was looking at opening a major spill-way, the Bonnet Carre, just north of the city torelieve pressure.

Those who manage the levees built up since1927 expressed confidence in them.

"The levees are designed to withstand 65feet," said Robert Anderson, a corps spokesmanin Vicksburg. But he added that "it has neverbeen tested before quite like it has been testednow."

"I do not expect any breaches on this leveesystem today. I think we can withstand thewater," said Reynold Minsky, the president ofthe Fifth Louisiana Levee District, which over-sees about 260 miles of levees along theMississippi.

Still, there are concerns.About 241 miles oflevees in the Mississippi River system betweenCape Girardeau, Mo., and the Gulf of Mexiconeed to be heightened or strengthened to meetthe corps' standards, according to the corps.

"We have some low points," said JamesShivers, the superintendent of the FifthLouisiana Levee District.

Levee officials said crews would workaround the clock to contain leaks that spring upalong the levees. Such leaks, known as sandboils, can undermine a levee and cause a sec-tion to collapse.

In Mississippi, gambling regulators startedclosing down nine barge casinos at Tunica.Resorts was closed Thursday, to be followed byone casino each on Friday and Saturday andthree each on Sunday and Monday, said LarryGregory, head of the Mississippi GamingCommission.

He estimated 10,000 workers would beaffected by the closings.

"We anticipate that all of the river casinoswill close at some point as the pig goes downthe python," said Mississippi Gov. HaleyBarbour

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‘Winning the future’for Black Businesses

By Rebecca S. Rivas for The St. Louis American

What is the Obama administrationdoing for the African-Americancommunity? "That's a limiting

question," said Michael Blake, deputy associ-ate director of the Office ofIntergovernmental Affairs and an associatedirector for the White House Office of PublicEngagement.

Blake spoke to about 75 African-American business and community organiza-tion leaders on April 20 to discuss some ofthe White House's new programs. He alsoheard the audience members' concerns thatfederal initiatives for minorities often don'tplay out on the local level.

The event, held at FUSE Advertising onthe Landing, was one of 1,000 events in 100

cities that Blake will holdto get the word out aboutthese initiatives and howpeople can access them.

"This is showing thatyou can organize even ifyou are not present,"Blake said. "How do youidentify people on theground who do this everyday? My job is to find thelocal leaders around thecountry."

First, Blakeannounced a new website,www.whi tehouse .gov/africanamericans, whichlists the federal programsbenefiting the black com-munity. From small-busi-ness lending programs tohealth care, Blake laid out

the "Winning the Future" federal budget2012. After an hour of discussion, Blake saidhe heard a continual theme.

"You have people who run businesses whoare ready," he said. "All they want is achance. They want access to the opportuni-ties. One of the things I'll take back is weneed to continue to find ways to make peopleaware of the opportunities and then concrete-ly make the connection to the agency whocan provide that help."

To help entrepreneurs in low-income andminority communities start businesses andcreate jobs in inner cities, the federal budgetincludes $13 million to continue the U.S.Small Business Administration's EmergingLeaders initiative (formerly Emerging 200).Overall, the budget supports $16.5 billion in7(a) loan guarantees, helping small business-es operate and expand.

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By Karen Kucherkaren.kucher@uniontrib.com

SAN DIEGO — County crime rates for2010 hit lows not seen in the 30 yearsthe San Diego Association of

Governments has been keeping detailedrecords for the region.

A SANDAG report released Thursdayshows one in every 48 residents in San DiegoCounty was a victim of a burglary, larceny orcar theft in 2010, while 11,641 violent crimes— homicides, rapes, robberies and aggravat-ed assaults — occurred.

Despite worries that the recession thatbegan in 2007 would cause a spike in proper-ty crimes, the report found that over the pastfive years burglaries were down 21 percentand larceny thefts down 20 percent in theregion’s 18 cities and the county’s unincorpo-rated areas.

SANDAG officials attributed the declinesto several factors, including the passage oflaws that mandate increased jail and prisontime for violent offenders, the region’s use oftask forces that combine the resources oflocal, state and federal agencies to target spe-cific problems, and other crime preventionprograms.

Sheriff Bill Gore said the expanded use ofDNA technology, in particular, has helpedinvestigators make arrests in cases that wouldhave gone unsolved in the past.

“Probably one of the biggest contributorsin my mind was Proposition 69 that passed in2004. It allowed sheriffs around the state tostart taking DNA from people arrested forcertain felonies and that’s (been expanded)now for all felonies,” Gore said.

California’s database of known DNA hasgrown to more than 1.7 million samples,making it the third-largest in the world.

The sheriff pointed to the recent arrest ofa suspect in the state Route 163 shootings asan example of how DNA matching can helplocate suspects.

California Highway Patrol investigatorssaid DNA evidence on shell casings linked a58-year-old transient to the April 5 freeway

shooting. The shooting left one driver with apunctured lung and liver. The man’s DNAhad been submitted to the state’s databaseafter he was convicted in a case involvingthrowing rocks at a car on the freeway.

“What we are doing is getting DNA fromcrime scenes and property-crime cases,stolen cars and residential burglaries — acigarette butt, a Coke can, a shell casing,”Gore said.

By running that evidence through thedatabase, he said, burglars who might getaway with 15 or 20 crimes are now beingcaught early in their spree.

“We’re getting them on the second orthird burglary, not the 15th or 20th,” Goresaid.

SANDAG’s 30-year figures show thatreported violent crimes such as robberies,rapes and homicides reached a peak in 1992,when 9.76 crimes per 1,000 residents werereported. The rate fell in 2010 to 3.61 per1,000 residents, a 10 percent decrease from ayear ago and the lowest rate in the past 30years.

Not every category had decreases, how-ever.

• The number of bank heists in the countyjumped by 73 percent between 2009 and2010, increasing from 92 to 159. Severalhigh-profile serial robberies occurred in thattime frame, including at least a dozenattributed to a robber dubbed the GeezerBandit, who is still being sought.

• Reported hate crime offenses increased25 percent, to 144 in 2010 from 115 the pre-vious year. Offenses included assaults, actsof intimidation, vandalism or burglary.

• The number of reported domestic vio-lence cases decreased countywide by about 4percent but jumped 31 percent in El Cajon.Police Detective Tenaya Webb said theincrease may be the result of officers beingbetter trained to document such calls in thecity. “I think we are reporting crimes at anearlier level of violence,” she said.

The jurisdiction with the highest crimerate for the year was National City, with

39.41 crimes per 1,000 residents. That wasfollowed by La Mesa, with 38.01; Del Marwith 31.76; and El Cajon with 31.64.

San Marcos experienced the biggest one-year jump in its crime rate, a 13 percentincrease that officials said was largely due toa spike in shoplifting reports. Ramona andSpring Valley each had crime rate boosts of11 percent.

Homicides countywide decreased for thefifth year in a row, dropping to 67 in 2010

from 75 in 2009. The number of homicides inthe region peaked at 278 in 1991.

The city of San Diego had 29 homicides in2010, down from 41. Police have said muchof that was due to a steady fall in gang-relat-ed murders — from 28 in 2007 to four in2010.

It’s not clear if that trend will hold.Already this year there have been at least fourhomicides that San Diego police believe maybe gang related, Capt. Jim Collins said.

DMV adds appointment reminders to its customer servicesAirlines call to remind you of your next flight. Medical offices call to remind you of your next

appointment. Now the state Department of Motor vehicles will be doing the same.The DMV has launched a reminder service for people who have chosen to make appointments,

rather than stand in line for hours at the local office.Three days before an appointment, DMV customers will now get an automated dial-up with the

date, time, field office location and type of appointment. A voice mail will be left if no one answers.As many as 16,000 automated calls a day will be made to ensure DMV customers get there to

deal with driver licenses, driver tests and the like.In March, the DMV launched an Android phone app called DMV NOW that helps users locate a

nearby DMV office, lists wait times, provides alerts and sample tests and instructional videos.A similar app for iPhones was launched more than a year ago, according to the DMV.But then, why go to a DMV office at all, if you can avoid it?Customers can go online to handle a number of transactions, including including vehicle regis-

tration and driver license renewals, selection of personalized license plates, changes of address andpayment of fees via secure debit transactions. - by Robert J. Hawkins

Musician claims he wrote the ditty "Charge!"Few know its name or origin, but nearly everyone can finish its instantly recognizable refrain: “Da da

da da da da .... Charge!”Now, the sporting world’s most popular piece of music is mired in controversy.This month, South Florida musician Bobby Kent said in a lawsuit that he penned the ubiquitous arena

anthem while working as music director for the San Diego Chargers in 1978. The claim came as a sur-prise to Chargers brass and fans alike.

Kent’s suit against the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers asks for an unspeci-fied but potentially substantial sum of money in unpaid royalties for all the times his song — “StadiumDoodads” — has been played.

But as recently reported by the Miami New Times, the University of Southern California credits a for-mer student with writing the famous six-note progression. A 1990 Sports Illustrated article ascribed the“famous fanfare” to USC and said the sounds, first strung together in 1946, evolved into “Trojan Warriors,Charge!” in 1952, and that the USC Trojan Marching Band has been playing it ever since.

Cue the fight song.After calling their composition “Stadium Doodads,” Kent and co-author Bernardo Hollman signed a

contract with ASCAP in which the corporation agreed to collect all performing-rights fees from users oftheir music and pay them their share. By 1980, they had their piece copyrighted.

Violent offenses, property crimes hit 30-year low

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We are pleased to work in conjunction with La Jolla Playhouse on our final production of theyear. Opening in late April, "Let Me Down Easy" is a one-woman show written by Anna DeavereSmith. You may know her from her current role on Showtime Network's "Nurse Jackie" or her roleson "The Practice" and "West Wing."

“Let Me Down Easy" is” a total vital piece of theater, mixing astandup comic's instincts with a great reporter's keen eye" (Variety).

The San Diego run of "Let Me Down Easy" is the production's West Coast premiere. Called themost exciting individual in American theater by Newsweek Magazine, Smith's "Let Me Down Easy"explores the power of the body, the price of health and the resilience of the spirit. Based on inter-views with an eclectic range of people -- from a heavyweight boxer to a supermodel, and from TexasGovernor Ann Richards to legendary cyclist Lance Armstrong.

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What Allen Iverson’s

Foreclosure Tells Us About

the State of the Black Athlete

It appears that life just got more compli-cated for former NBA star Allen Iverson.It is being reported that Iverson's 6,848

square-foot home in Cherry Hills, Colorado isnow in foreclosure. Iverson is an 11-time NBAAll-Star and former MVP. He purchased thehome in 2008 for $3.88 million and now owes$2.5 million to Wells Fargo.

I am not sure if this foreclosure is part of abroader financial trend in Iverson's life, but Icertainly wouldn't be surprised. For some oddreason, the last five years have produced one ofthe fastest slides of any player in recent memo-ry. Just a few years ago, Iverson was an NBAbeast; slashing, leaping and sprinting his way tomagical performances. As the years went by,we saw more and more reports that Iverson'spersonal life was starting to unravel. Storiesabout alcoholism and gambling problems wereaccompanied by an embarrassing drop in hison-court statistics, leading America to concludethat Iverson was becoming an aging also-ran.

Allen Iverson's slide is not the first to occuramong prominent black athletes. It seems thatthis kind of thing happens every year, with theculprit being a mix between bad personalchoices, poor money management and a lackof preparation for life after basketball. Lastyear, former NBA star Lorenzen Wright wasfound dead in the woods after some accusedhim of becoming a drug dealer. We witnessedthe sudden fall of Michael Vick, and countlessother athletes who've ended up dead, ondrugs, broke or in prison. These are the storiesthat make it to into the media; there are quitea few other disturbing tales about men whosacrificed all of their educational opportuni-ties for a hoop dream that never came to be.The media isn't going to report on how manyof these men find themselves in places that we

don't want our sons to end up.What many black athletes can learn from

Iverson's problems both on and off the court isthat even if you are a successful athlete, youmust always ensure that you have an educa-tion and are equipped to make good choices. Idon't blame Iverson for leaving college early,but I do blame him for not getting an educa-tion later on in life. It also takes time to real-ize that even if you can have everything youwant, it may not be good for your soul to pur-sue all that is offered to you (check out thebook, "Dorian Gray" as an interesting taleabout how having all he wants can poison aman's soul). Far too many prominent blackmale athletes have the platforms of kings, butthe mentality of court jesters. They've becomeconvinced that the pursuit of women andbling should override the necessity to usetheir vast power for the larger public good(for example, these brothers could take atremendous stand for their friends who arevictims of the mass incarceration of blackmales that has taken place over the last 25years). Additionally, we all grow tired of see-ing one uneducated black athlete after anoth-er being left broke by his agent and attorney,both of whom have law degrees from IvyLeague schools. The bottom line: A wealthyfool and his money always part ways. So, anyathlete, black or otherwise, who insists uponallowing himself to drown in ignorance isbegging to be exploited by others.

I can't describe exactly what's happeningwith Allen Iverson, but something inside mesays that Iverson's story is going to end tragi-cally. This makes me sad, because Iverson'stalent, courage, brilliance and relentlessnesson the court were virtually unprecedented. Iam going to sincerely miss this man's play.

On the Set of Alicia Keys’ New Lifetime Film ‘Project Five’Alicia Keys is among five

celebrity directors, includingJennifer Aniston and DemiMoore, tapped to direct a shortfor Lifetime's upcoming origi-nal movie, 'Project Five,'which will sew together fivepersonal narratives depictingthe effects of breast cancerthrough survivor stories. Keysand her cast members RosarioDawson, Tracee Ross andJennifer Lewis took some timeoff their shoot to snap a coupleof candid shots of them goof-ing around together. Think thefilm's gonna be a completetear jerker? The network reports the shorts will be educational and enjoyable, with a mix ofhumor and drama to help raise breast cancer awareness.

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After her winter hospitalization and subsequentsurgery, Franklin pledged that she'd work to live ahealthier, more fit lifestyle. Appearing Thursday on"The View," the results were obvious. She's lost 85pounds, and while the drop was due to her surgery,she's also doing her best to keep it off.

"I feel wonderful, I've got more energy, I'vechanged my diet, going to Whole Foods now, get-ting the best stuff," she said to cheers from the audi-ence and hosts. "Dropped the chitlins, drop the hamhocks, getting some -- I won't say better food, I'llsay other food."

While she still won't reveal her winter ailment -- speculation was that she had pancreatic cancer,something she denied.

Speaking to the AP back in February, Franklinsaid, "I want to not only maintain the weight I amat now, but better it, by one dress size."

And just as she promised, gone are the pigs' feetfrom her diet.

"When you come off (a high-energy concert), acarrot or some celery just isn't going to work," she

said at the time. "I've gotta do a fresh fruit thing ...and come up with some tasty and satisfying recipesthat are going to work for me after concerts."

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Male Doctors Earning Double That Of Women DoctorsNEW YORK -- WebMD Health Corp. today

released the findings of a nationwide survey fromMedscape, the company's medical website forhealth care professionals. The new study revealswide gaps in compensation between medical spe-cialties and between male and female physicians.

"Medscape's first annual physician compensa-tion survey highlights the significant compensationgap between specialties, with pediatrics and adultprimary care on the lowest rung of the income lad-der," said Dr. Steven Zatz, Executive VicePresident, WebMD Professional Services."Responses from WebMD's physician communityalso highlight that a gender gap still exists inmedicine. However, regardless of the disparities incompensation, the results also highlight that nearly70% of physicians surveyed said they wouldchoose medicine as a career if they had it to doover again."

Specialists Earn Two Times More thanPrimary Care Physicians

While the demand for primary care doctorscontinues to grow, specialists still earn the mostmoney. Primary care physicians earn less thanother specialties with average annual incomes of$159,000. The disparity is most evident when pri-

mary care compensation is compared to the topthree earning specialties: orthopedic surgeons andradiologists both at $350,000 and anesthesiologistsat $325,000.

Male Physicians Outearn Female PhysiciansAmong the 15,000 physicians surveyed, men

earned more than women across all specialties. Forall physicians, females earned a median of$160,000 while males earned a median of$225,000. The same held true among primary caredoctors, where female physicians earned $140,000compared to their male counterparts who earned$170,000. The wage gap is likely a result of a vari-ety of factors, but the survey revealed that the num-ber of hours worked and the chosen specialty con-tributed to the lower pay. Female physicians spendfewer hours per week seeing patients than malephysicians; by a two to one margin, women aremore likely to spend less than 30 hours a week see-ing patients. In addition, fewer women are repre-sented in higher-earning specialties.

Practice Size MattersPhysicians working in larger practices with 100

or more physicians earned a median of $167,000,when compared to solo physicians who earned theleast, at a median income of $144,000.

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If you lay down with dogs you will get up with fleas!This article is a universal article it doesn’t single out a sex, a

faith, a culture, or a race. This is a universal truth. Many have asso-ciated this saying with relationships. I am in agreement, I am sim-ply associating the phrase “If you lay down with dogs you will getup with fleas” to every type of relationship. Each one of us mustexamine who we associate with in all areas of our life. It has beensaid “birds of a feather flock together”. What’s the implication?Glad you asked. The implication is you almost always spend timewith people who reflect your values and your belief so anyone whosees you in any particular setting makes the assumption that youare in agreement with the attitudes and behaviors of those you asso-ciate with and to make matters worse, depending on who you’rehanging around, the assumption is you are just like them. Don’t getyour panties in a bunch you can’t blame people for making that leap. Truth is, if you weren’t inagreement, you couldn’t tolerate being in their presence on a regular basis. It would be a constantbattle of the wills if that were so, and who wants to expend that kind of energy? This is not to saythat you will never be in the presence of someone who lives their lives contrary to yours, let me justmake this point to help you further understand.

There are certain conversations friends of mine will have with me and then there are other con-versations they won’t have. They respect where I am in life with my walk with Christ so out of thatrespect their spirit pricks them and says that is not appropriate dialogue around her. This is not tosay that I am so heavenly bound that I am no earthly good, it simply reflects my constant characterand people respond in kind.

Let me state up front these examples do not reflect statements from one who is perfect, withoutsin, or from one who doesn’t happen to slip up every now and then. Always remember it’s neverabout where you began it’s always about how you finish. Here are a couple of examples; peoplerarely cuss in my presence and when they do they invariably say, “I’m sorry” or “excuse me”. Nowcussing is within their character they just internally realized that they shouldn’t say things of thatnature in my presence. This doesn’t make me special or mean that people are not comfortable in mypresence, it simply means because of how I consistently carry myself, their spirit simply says, “nother”. Another case in point, people only send me certain texts, if they’re raunchy, over suggestive,and downright offensive, I tend not to get those, although I do know those who get them on a regu-lar basis. My friends don’t have conversations with me glamourizing sex they have had outside ofmarriage. They may discuss their struggles in that area but we don’t celebrate anything that goesagainst the word of God. Once again not because I am perfect or judgmental they simply respect thecharacter within.

Scripture says let your light shine before all mankind that they may see your good works and glo-rify your Father who is in heaven. Scripture also says we are the salt of the earth. What does salt do?It gives flavor and it preserves. Scripture further clarifies in Proverbs 13:20 “he who walks with wisemen will be wise, but the companion of fools will suffer harm.” Or again Proverbs 14:7 appears totie the ability to discern words of knowledge with the men you hang with. If you hang with fools,you will not discern the words of wisdom. You’ll believe anything, no matter how stupid.

So once again, the focus is on who are you hanging with, and, are they a sweet savor to the nos-trils of God or are they a fowl stench? Answer the following questions:

• If trying to grow in your Christian walk who are you spending time with? Is their counsel lacedwith scripture or worldly principles?

• If trying to strengthen your marriage who are you spending time with? Someone whose coun-sel biblically strengthens and encourages you or one who is an embarrassment to their spouse?

• If trying to grow professionally who are you using as an example? One who is praise worthyfrom above or one who is giving you counsel that leaves a sour taste in God’s mouth?

• If trying to raise your children whose advice are you seeking? Is your counsel coming from onewho expects their children to do as they say and not as they do? Or is their counsel an example ofone who stays at the feet of God in order to receive sound instruction?

You get the point. So as I began if you lay down with dogs you will get up with fleas and ask anydog that’s a horrible existence.

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