If you get stopped for Jay Walking, you can now be STRIP SEARCHED!!!!

[This]

If this was posted elsewhere on this site, I could not find it. I was not even able to find it on Rapture Ready News.

This post will outline just how disgusting and immoral this world is rapidly becoming. It is incredible how fast the U.S.A.'s freedoms are decaying under AC-like Obama. Here is an article outlining the whole issue in the New York Times, the NWO's mouth piece (the only reason why I read this leftist rag is to see what the enemy is up to):

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/03/us...y-offense.html

Here are just three highlighted quotes from this lengthy article:

- The Supreme Court on Monday ruled by a 5-to-4 vote that officials may strip-search people arrested for any offense, however minor, before admitting them to jails even if the officials have no reason to suspect the presence of contraband.

- The procedures endorsed by the majority are forbidden by statute in at least 10 states and are at odds with the policies of federal authorities. According to a supporting brief filed by the American Bar Association, international human rights treaties also ban the procedures.

- The federal appeals courts had been split on the question, though most of them prohibited strip-searches unless they were based on a reasonable suspicion that contraband was present. The Supreme Court did not say that strip-searches of every new arrestee were required; it ruled, rather, that the Fourth Amendment’s prohibition of unreasonable searches did not forbid them.

There is a LOT more information in this article, but let me sum up the big picture. Between Obama's Health Care Act, his Executive Order on March 16, 2012 and this SCOTUS ruling, the U.S.A. is now Nazi Germany 1933 waiting for a Night of the Broken Crystals (or, it's equivalent, the soon “Sudden Destruction”). With these three things now in place, the U.S. Government, under Obama, now has the legal basis:

- To microchip its citizens (Obamacare)

- To hunt people hiding in the forest, on even the loosest suspicion of terrorist activy, even if they have not actually violated a single law

- To implement COMPREHENSIVE martial law, even during peacetime, ceasing control of ALL resources AND labour

- To strip search someone for even the most minor of crimes even if nothing else is suspected, taking away all privacy and dignity

Luckily, we are still missing concentration camps, a method of mass extermination (beheading, as per Revelation) and tons of plastic coffins before that could be the case. Oh wait a minute, this is already here thanks to "emergency preparations" already in place by FEMA for mass civil unrest. THANK THE LORD, ONLY THE RESTRAINER RESTRAINS UNTIL THE RESTRAINER IS TAKE AWAY (and we with Him) - THE RAPTURE MUST THEREFORE BE REALLY SOON!!

Whatever happens to the U.S.A., "the home of the free", will be the exact template that the NWO will use for the rest of the world. The timing is perfect, and why shouldn’t it be? While the U.S.A. has historically been the “hammer of good”, she will now become the “hammer of evil” under Obama (but, in reality, his TRUE master, Lucifer / Satan).

Who will be able to stand up to the Beast once One World Government is implemented? The Russians? The Chinese? NOPE. According to the Bible, all will fall in line "for a short season"!!

CONCLUSION: Look up for surely our redemption draws near!! MARANATHA!!

[YeuEmMaiMai]

FEMA camps are already in place so yes, we have concentration camps

[Robert]

FEMA camps are already in place so yes, we have concentration camps

Really? Where, exactly?

[This]

Really? Where, exactly?

I suggest that we do not get into a debate about whether or not FEMA Camps exist or not. For those who do not believe FEMA Camps exist, they will not be convinced that FEMA Camps exist. For those who believe FEMA Camps exist, they will not be convinced that FEMA Camps do not exist.

As for my personal opinion: Given all of the repressive Executive Orders that have been passed lately, and more specifically since 9/11, I personally cannot discount their possible existance. Yes, such camps would be huge, but then again so is the land area in the U.S.A. in which such FEMA Camps could be hidden.

Here is just one of 1000s of articles that try to prove FEMA Camps exist:

LINK REMOVED BY MOD

I can also easily find 1000s of articles that say FEMA Camps don't exist (and I have read quite a few as well).

I feel that we shouldn't belittle one's belief or non-belief in FEMA Camps as this would be, in my opinion, a complete and utter waste of time and effort. In addition, it will also create resentment between brethren that is completely unnecessary, especially given the lateness of the season.

In summary, I personally choose to believe that FEMA Camps exist. If you don't, fine, I won't think any less or more of someone because of this.

[GlennO]

I smell the scent of FUD here....

The title itself is an exercise in sensationalism

[This]

I smell the scent of FUD here....

The title itself is an exercise in sensationalism

The Supreme Court just passed a ruling that says ANYONE can now be strip searched for any misdemeanor, no matter how minor, without any reason for such search. This means you, your wife or husband, your children, ALL are subject to this ruling. The quotes from the NY TIMES article were taken as written. How in the world is this "an exercise in sensationalism"??? This is big news on a decision from an entity meant to PROTECT our Constitutional rights!!!

In terms of FUD, there certainly is and should be Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt for those who do not have complete confidence in the Pre-Tribulation Rapture. We will be out of here before the snare is yanked around the slumbering world's throat. Praise the Lord, the Bride will not be here for when the Sudden Destruction takes away the false veneer of Peace and Security.

I am not fearful. Not in the least. I will NEVER be in a FEMA Camp (IF they exist), I will be in New Jerusalem before that could happen. I believed the Lord when He promised that we were not appointed to wrath!! I BELIEVE IN HIS BLOOD!!

BOTTOM LINE: Washington has put the squeeze on human rights in the U.S.A. BIG TIME since 9/11. That is a PROVEN FACT!! These rulings are on official government websites. This is not "FUD" or "sensationalism", this is the REALITY of the end-times. For those who refuse to believe that the snare is being set right now - it is time to wake up!!

[arapahoepark]

It's regarding going to jail, provided they have a reason to arrest you in the first place for the safety of those in the prison. They only decide the case in front of them and it's district in more of an appellate way, not necessarily going to effect for the country.

I am sorry, but I must say this again please check your facts before stuff is posted. I had a whole class on this issue today.
I for one disagree with it, but it's no where near what you guys say is going on.

[arapahoepark]

US FEMA Camps

Link doesn't work

[This]

It's regarding going to jail, provided they have a reason to arrest you in the first place for the safety of those in the prison. They only decide the case in front of them and it's district in more of an appellate way, not necessarily going to effect for the country.

I am sorry, but I must say this again please check your facts before stuff is posted. I had a whole class on this issue today.
I for one disagree with it, but it's no where near what you guys say is going on.

Once again, you can choose to disagree and that is okay.

However, I feel strongly that this is just another rule on the slippery slope towards the complete loss of freedom. If a peace time martial law is called, anyone they choose can be sent to prison for little or no cause, just on suspicion. This is according to the Executive Order on March 16th combined with this ruling.

The United States is a pot of water rapidly coming to a boil and the frogs don't realize it. Unfortunately for the majority, only a few select frogs are going to be snatched away from the pot before it becomes fatal.

I MAY be blowing this out of proportion, but I believe that such caution is fully warranted when viewed with the other rulings / EOs that have recently come out. There is something stinky in the United States, and its turning the country into an Obama-nation!!

Again, this is my opinion and you can choose to believe that all is fine if you so choose.

On a different note (as per your second post), In terms of the link provided, that particular website is down right now. You may wish to try again later tonight or tomorrow.

[Robert]

I smell the scent of FUD here....

The title itself is an exercise in sensationalism

Agreed bro. It is FUD and when people get scared, they seem to crave it.

[mattfivefour]

The Supreme Court just passed a ruling that says ANYONE can now be strip searched for any misdemeanor, no matter how minor, without any reason for such search. This means you, your wife or husband, your children, ALL are subject to this ruling. The quotes from the NY TIMES article were taken as written. How in the world is this "an exercise in sensationalism"??? This is big news on a decision from an entity meant to PROTECT our Constitutional rights!!!

Respectfully, the ruling does not say that at all. The ruling (which I have read) says nothing more than that a correctional institute is not violating an individual's rights if it decides to strip-search them for the safety of its personnel and the other inmates.

"Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, joined by the court’s conservative wing, wrote that courts are in no position to second-guess the judgments of correctional officials who must consider not only the possibility of smuggled weapons and drugs but also public health and information about gang affiliations."

It was a split decision ... 5-4 ... which means it could be re-opened if the makeup of the court changes and more liberal judges decide to hear another related case.

[This]

Usually I try my best to see through the press hype, especially the New York Times, but clearly I did not this time. Thanks for pointing out that truly, for once, the SCOTUS ruling wasn't as Constitution destroying as I had thought. Nice catch, fellow watchers.

My apologies for the "hysterics". It really seemed like they could strip search Granny for spitting her gum out on the side walk (if they wanted to).

[Kenny64]

God's Word gives us His perspective about fear: "For God hath not given us the spirit of fear" (2 Tim. 1:7 KJV), and "Perfect love drives out fear" (1 John 4:18).

[YeuEmMaiMai]

What the article is getting at is

1. it is possible to be arrested for jay walking and thus be taken to the local PD station where you can be strip searched without probable cause.

Now take a look at these executive orders
EXECUTIVE ORDER 10990

allows the government to take over all modes of transportation and control of highways and seaports.

EXECUTIVE ORDER 10995

allows the government to seize and control the communication media.

EXECUTIVE ORDER 10997

allows the government to take over all electrical power, gas, petroleum, fuels and minerals.

EXECUTIVE ORDER 10998

allows the government to seize all means of transportation, including personal cars, trucks or vehicles of any kind and total control over all highways, seaports, and waterways.

EXECUTIVE ORDER 10999

allows the government to take over all food resources and farms.

EXECUTIVE ORDER 11000

allows the government to mobilize civilians into work brigades under government supervision.

EXECUTIVE ORDER 11001

allows the government to take over all health, education and welfare functions.

EXECUTIVE ORDER 11002

designates the Postmaster General to operate a national registration of all persons.

EXECUTIVE ORDER 11003 allows the government to take over all airports and aircraft, including commercial aircraft.

EXECUTIVE ORDER 11004 allows the Housing and Finance Authority to relocate communities, build new housing with public funds, designate areas to be abandoned, and establish new locations for populations.

EXECUTIVE ORDER 11005

allows the government to take over railroads, inland waterways and public storage facilities.

EXECUTIVE ORDER 11051

specifies the responsibility of the Office of Emergency Planning and gives authorization to put all Executive Orders into effect in times of increased international tensions and economic or financial crisis.

EXECUTIVE ORDER 11310

grants authority to the Department of Justice to enforce the plans set out in Executive Orders, to institute industrial support, to establish judicial and legislative liaison, to control all aliens, to operate penal and correctional institutions, and to advise and assist the President.

EXECUTIVE ORDER 11049

assigns emergency preparedness function to federal departments and agencies, consolidating 21 operative Executive Orders issued over a fifteen year period.

EXECUTIVE ORDER 11921

allows the Federal Emergency Preparedness Agency to develop plans to establish control over the mechanisms of production and distribution, of energy sources, wages, salaries, credit and the flow of money in U.S. financial institution in any undefined national emergency. It also provides that when a state of emergency is declared by the President, Congress cannot review the action for six months. The Federal Emergency Management Agency has broad powers in every aspect of the nation. General Frank Salzedo, chief of FEMA's Civil Security Division stated in a 1983 conference that he saw FEMA's role as a "new frontier in the protection of individual and governmental leaders from assassination, and of civil and military installations from sabotage and/or attack, as well as prevention of dissident groups from gaining access to U.S. opinion, or a global audience in times of crisis." FEMA's powers were consolidated by President Carter to incorporate the...

National Security Act of 1947

allows for the strategic relocation of industries, services, government and other essential economic activities, and to rationalize the requirements for manpower, resources and production facilities.

1950 Defense Production Act

gives the President sweeping powers over all aspects of the economy.

Act of August 29, 1916

authorizes the Secretary of the Army, in time of war, to take possession of any transportation system for transporting troops, material, or any other purpose related to the emergency.

International Emergency Economic Powers Act

enables the President to seize the property of a foreign country or national. These powers were transferred to FEMA in a sweeping consolidation in 1979.

Friends of Liberty - FEMA CONCENTRATION CAMPS: Locations and Executive Orders

I am not a dummy and I do not buy into the consperiacy theories but based upon WWII and what they did to the American citizens who were Japanese. I have NO DOUBTS that they have these places set up already under the guise of temp shelters for disaster victims.

[This]

Hi YeuEmMaiMai,

EXCELLENT SUMMARY!!! WELL DONE!! It was awesome to see the list of "Boa Constrictors" being placed around the neck of U.S. Society.

And, for the record, to those who talk about this type of material being fear inducing, I do not see it this way. Instead, it fills me with hope and wonder that all is being put into place for our soon Rapture.

For those who reject Jesus, the above material SHOULD be fear inducing. Indeed, the times that will soon be here will make Nazi Germany look like a Disney Camp. This is reality and is necessary for some to finally get off the fence and really examine why they are rejecting the Gospel.

Anyway, thanks YeuEmMaiMai, I appreciated your effort.

P.S. What does your user name mean?

[YeuEmMaiMai]

Anh yeu Em Mai Mai = I love you in Vietnamese

anh = male (myself in this case)
ye^u = Love
ma~i ma~i = forever (some people say thu*o*ng ma~i, same thing)

[SteveJM]

I never heard of the acronym FUD before coming to the Forum. It stands for "fear, uncertainty, and doubt." We, as Christians, shouldn't be preoccupied with any of those three characteristics, but that doesn't mean we bury our heads in the sand or look at our situation in the world through rose colored glasses either. I do believe that there's a lot of fear mongering out there, and I'm skeptical as to the motives of many who do so. I'm sure that some do so out of a real concern, but others I believe enjoy the attention, and many are profiting from it. Most of the websites that are warning are also selling. Some of the alarm ringing may also be used for the purpose of creating civil unrest and result in the enacting of more controls, there's a conspiracy theory for you.

After spending a great deal of time over the years looking into what may be going on behind the scenes, what conspiracies may exist and where we may be headed, both as a nation and world, I've, for the most part, stopped being consumed by it. Why? I don't feel it agrees with what I'm taught in our Bible.

2 Timothy 1:7
"For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind."

Romans 8:35-39
35Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?
36As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.
37Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.
38For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,
39Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Philippians 4:8
"Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things."

In these last days what should be most important is knowing Christ. Consider the words of Andrew Murray-

"lf we would learn the lesson of the Epistle, and experience in our Christian life the full power of the everlasting redemption, we must above all learn to know Jesus better. The general knowledge we had of Him before and at conversion is not enough for a strong and healthy growth. God desires that we come to a close friendship, to an intimate acquaintance, with His beloved Son, that we should be the loving, happy witnesses of how completely He can save. Let us do so. Remembering that angels and prophets could only point to Him who was to come, that the words of Scripture, and even of Christ Himself, only profit as they waken the expectancy of something higher, let us wait on God to speak in His Son to us. God's speaking in us will be a mighty act of creative power, a birth of His love within us."

O God! teach us that the blessed secret of a full salvation is this—Christ, our Saviour, is the Son of God.

We need to be good stewards of all that God has given us including our time. I know that when I was "researching" the conspiracies, world events, following the news closely, just trying to figure out what was going on in the world, trying to get to the truth, that I did so at the neglect of the truth of God's word, in the reading of and meditating on it. I also neglected my walk and fellowship with my creator. Today, I would rather spend my time knowing Christ than trying to know who is digging a ditch for me to fall into. What profit does this knowledge have for us anyway? Can we effect change and thwart the schemes of evil men, through knowledge? Through the courts or politics?

Do we face times of great sorrow? Yes, we already do. How can we know that we'll be spared from great persecution by the rapture? We don't. There are many across the globe who have already been persecuted for and even died for their faith. It's going on as we breathe. Are we to believe that America is immune? There are many who haven't, by the rapture, been saved from persecution, why should we then believe with confidence that the rapture will save us from persecution? It will save multitudes from the great tribulation, but that doesn't mean that many more believers will not suffer and die before the rapture takes place. My personal belief is that while we have our eyes open to what's going on around us, our greatest strength when we face our greatest trials will be in our knowing Christ, and when I say that I mean that we need to know Him with a great closeness. We should not be content in knowing that we've received Him as Savior, but we should continually draw closer to Him. It's in Him that we'll find our strength for today and the days ahead.

We need the same boldness and walk that the apostles had. Many of them were martyred and we should be willing to take that same position. What will give us that strength, will be our walk and intimacy with Jesus Christ.

In these last days, I'll focus on knowing Christ more and serving Him, on counting my blessings, enjoying my family, thinking on more eternal matters. I won't let Satan or his army defeat or cripple me with fear. Man can humiliate, torture, and kill the temporal but they can't harm that which is eternal. We must, for our own sanity, have that understanding.

In conclusion, while I'll still read post threads such as this one and consider our future here, I believe that our time here is best spent in knowing, walking and talking with Jesus Christ, serving Him, sharing the Gospel, enjoying our families, the blessings that we now have, and the promise of a future that is all that God intends it to be. It will be glorious.

[Robert]

I never heard of the acronym FUD before coming to the Forum. It stands for "fear, uncertainty, and doubt." We, as Christians, shouldn't be preoccupied with any of those three characteristics, but that doesn't mean we bury our heads in the sand or look at our situation in the world through rose colored glasses either. I do believe that there's a lot of fear mongering out there, and I'm skeptical as to the motives of many who do so. I'm sure that some do so out of a real concern, but others I believe enjoy the attention, and many are profiting from it. Most of the websites that are warning are also selling. Some of the alarm ringing may also be used for the purpose of creating civil unrest and result in the enacting of more controls, there's a conspiracy theory for you.

After spending a great deal of time over the years looking into what may be going on behind the scenes, what conspiracies may exist and where we may be headed, both as a nation and world, I've, for the most part, stopped being consumed by it. Why? I don't feel it agrees with what I'm taught in our Bible.

2 Timothy 1:7
"For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind."

Romans 8:35-39
35Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?
36As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.
37Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.
38For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,
39Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Philippians 4:8
"Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things."

In these last days what should be most important is knowing Christ. Consider the words of Andrew Murray-


We need to be good stewards of all that God has given us including our time. I know that when I was "researching" the conspiracies, world events, following the news closely, just trying to figure out what was going on in the world, trying to get to the truth, that I did so at the neglect of the truth of God's word, in the reading of and meditating on it. I also neglected my walk and fellowship with my creator. Today, I would rather spend my time knowing Christ than trying to know who is digging a ditch for me to fall into. What profit does this knowledge have for us anyway? Can we effect change and thwart the schemes of evil men, through knowledge? Through the courts or politics?

Do we face times of great sorrow? Yes, we already do. How can we know that we'll be spared from great persecution by the rapture? We don't. There are many across the globe who have already been persecuted for and even died for their faith. It's going on as we breathe. Are we to believe that America is immune? There are many who haven't, by the rapture, been saved from persecution, why should we then believe with confidence that the rapture will save us from persecution? It will save multitudes from the great tribulation, but that doesn't mean that many more believers will not suffer and die before the rapture takes place. My personal belief is that while we have our eyes open to what's going on around us, our greatest strength when we face our greatest trials will be in our knowing Christ, and when I say that I mean that we need to know Him with a great closeness. We should not be content in knowing that we've received Him as Savior, but we should continually draw closer to Him. It's in Him that we'll find our strength for today and the days ahead.

We need the same boldness and walk that the apostles had. Many of them were martyred and we should be willing to take that same position. What will give us that strength, will be our walk and intimacy with Jesus Christ.

In these last days, I'll focus on knowing Christ more and serving Him, on counting my blessings, enjoying my family, thinking on more eternal matters. I won't let Satan or his army defeat or cripple me with fear. Man can humiliate, torture, and kill the temporal but they can't harm that which is eternal. We must, for our own sanity, have that understanding.

In conclusion, while I'll still read post threads such as this one and consider our future here, I believe that our time here is best spent in knowing, walking and talking with Jesus Christ, serving Him, sharing the Gospel, enjoying our families, the blessings the we now have, and the promise of a future that is all that God intends it to be. It will be glorious.

THAT is the stance we need to take. While we don't ignore what is happening, we need to keep a level head about it and keep from going into all out panic.

We need the same boldness and walk that the apostles had. Many of them were martyred and we should be willing to take that same position. What will give us that strength, will be our walk and intimacy with Jesus Christ.

Spoken with a heart for the Lord, my brother.

[Meg]

I never heard of the acronym FUD before coming to the Forum. It stands for "fear, uncertainty, and doubt." We, as Christians, shouldn't be preoccupied with any of those three characteristics, but that doesn't mean we bury our heads in the sand or look at our situation in the world through rose colored glasses either. I do believe that there's a lot of fear mongering out there, and I'm skeptical as to the motives of many who do so. I'm sure that some do so out of a real concern, but others I believe enjoy the attention, and many are profiting from it. Most of the websites that are warning are also selling. Some of the alarm ringing may also be used for the purpose of creating civil unrest and result in the enacting of more controls, there's a conspiracy theory for you.

After spending a great deal of time over the years looking into what may be going on behind the scenes, what conspiracies may exist and where we may be headed, both as a nation and world, I've, for the most part, stopped being consumed by it. Why? I don't feel it agrees with what I'm taught in our Bible.

2 Timothy 1:7
"For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind."

Romans 8:35-39
35Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?
36As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.
37Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.
38For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,
39Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Philippians 4:8
"Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things."

In these last days what should be most important is knowing Christ. Consider the words of Andrew Murray-


We need to be good stewards of all that God has given us including our time. I know that when I was "researching" the conspiracies, world events, following the news closely, just trying to figure out what was going on in the world, trying to get to the truth, that I did so at the neglect of the truth of God's word, in the reading of and meditating on it. I also neglected my walk and fellowship with my creator. Today, I would rather spend my time knowing Christ than trying to know who is digging a ditch for me to fall into. What profit does this knowledge have for us anyway? Can we effect change and thwart the schemes of evil men, through knowledge? Through the courts or politics?

Do we face times of great sorrow? Yes, we already do. How can we know that we'll be spared from great persecution by the rapture? We don't. There are many across the globe who have already been persecuted for and even died for their faith. It's going on as we breathe. Are we to believe that America is immune? There are many who haven't, by the rapture, been saved from persecution, why should we then believe with confidence that the rapture will save us from persecution? It will save multitudes from the great tribulation, but that doesn't mean that many more believers will not suffer and die before the rapture takes place. My personal belief is that while we have our eyes open to what's going on around us, our greatest strength when we face our greatest trials will be in our knowing Christ, and when I say that I mean that we need to know Him with a great closeness. We should not be content in knowing that we've received Him as Savior, but we should continually draw closer to Him. It's in Him that we'll find our strength for today and the days ahead.

We need the same boldness and walk that the apostles had. Many of them were martyred and we should be willing to take that same position. What will give us that strength, will be our walk and intimacy with Jesus Christ.

In these last days, I'll focus on knowing Christ more and serving Him, on counting my blessings, enjoying my family, thinking on more eternal matters. I won't let Satan or his army defeat or cripple me with fear. Man can humiliate, torture, and kill the temporal but they can't harm that which is eternal. We must, for our own sanity, have that understanding.

In conclusion, while I'll still read post threads such as this one and consider our future here, I believe that our time here is best spent in knowing, walking and talking with Jesus Christ, serving Him, sharing the Gospel, enjoying our families, the blessings the we now have, and the promise of a future that is all that God intends it to be. It will be glorious.

[WKUHilltopper]

It really seemed like they could strip search Granny for spitting her gum out on the side walk (if they wanted to).

I don't think this is beyond the application of the near term future. They apply law, technique and practice when it is convenient to them. Most of any articles discussing this "search" process makes it clear minor infractions are subject to strip searches. Expectoration (most cities have ancient laws prohibiting spitting on the streets) would be a minor infraction...so Granny, make sure you're wearing clean drawers when going shopping.