Banking and War - Part 2

If the bank is owned by the government itself, then why does the government have to pay interest on money borrowed from themselves? It seems the £43 bn the UK pays annually in interest alone or the $431 bn the US pays annually in interest alone could be used in ways that better benefit the country and the taxpayer. Why would they be in debt at all if the government owns the banking system?  If I "borrow" money from my savings account to my checking account that I put back later, I certainly don't give myself interest!

I did not research BoE; but read about the Federal Reserve since it was designed to be an image of the BoE and I'm more familiar with the US system. If the Federal Reserve is a government agency, then why must they pay postage instead of free franking like a government agency?  Why are their employees paid by the Federal Reserve and not through Civil Service?  Why is their property held by private deeds and thus is taxable?  I'm not aware of any other US agency who is subject to those constraints; but then, I admit I'm a novice wanting to learn? As I read, I discovered the IRS is a private corporation that is incorporated in Delaware in 1933. Any checks paid to the IRS are endorsed by none other than the Federal Reserve... nope, it doesn't go to the US Treasury as I presumed it did.  Very interesting. It seems I should have figured that out because when I pay my taxes, the envelope is not postage paid like the envelopes when I receive when dealing with other US government agencies... like my passport.  

From BoE site: "William Paterson proposed a loan of £1,200,000 to the Government. In return the subscribers would be incorporated as the Governor and Company of the Bank of England."  I'm curious who these "subscribers" are who loaned the money?  From what I've read, that is secret information as it is in all Rothschild owned national banks.  This quote also from the BoE web page: "The major policy committees of the Bank, all of which are chaired by the Governor and have external members, are the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), the Financial Policy Committee (FPC), and the Board of the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA)." 

(1) I wouldn't be surprised if the BoE's executive Members of Court as appointed by the Crown, or at least the voting majority of the Court are heirs of the Rothschilds, their numerous in-laws, and/or "friends" of theirs. I certainly would not expect the senior Rothschild family members to sit on any boards as they have their empire to run and their name associated with it probably wouldn't happen but are done in proxy by others who do their bidding.

(2) I found this chart that was interesting: http://www.save-a-patriot.org/files/view/whofed.html

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(3) I also find this timeline interesting:  After 12 months of debate, on December 23, 1913 the Federal Reserve started - while many legislators had returned home for Christmas break.  on  February 3, 1913, income tax was instituted; however, it was apparently not properly ratified.

(4)  I also found it interesting that several US presidents and others who bucked the banking system were assassinated. http://www.rense.com/general86/pres.htm

I really hope I can study and conclude there is no conspiracy theory, no Illuminati and my governments aren't run by stealth by a few powerful families who control the national banks and thus don't control the commerce and possibly politics of each nation where I vote. I really do hope I can find that information that disproves my recent concerns and removes reasonable doubt. I'd really like to think that each country is "safe" and there aren't some rich people causing wars to fill their family coffers. But my spidey sense went bonkers after I read about the Georgia Guidestones, so I am trying to research and become educated and figure this out.

The next two paragraphs would be better higher up, but I put here so the links will be active in separate replies.

BoE's vague wording: "The Bank is a public sector institution wholly-owned by the government" and it doesn't answer the question about "shareholders".  http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/publications/Pages/foi/disc091106.aspx

On a blog that explains BoE Nominee:  https://forumnews.wordpress.com/about/bank-of-england-nominees/ 

Banking and War

Another post on my waking up to look past my curtains and see the world and study about it. I'm still in the information gathering stage prior to making my own opinions; so bare with me, please... or scroll and ignore.  I'm always open to feedback as it helps me find new avenues to want to research and learn.  

 

I read an article about the Rothchild's and their part in organizing and funding war. In 2000, there were only seven countries in the world who did not have a Rothchild Central bank. In the USA their bank is called the Federal Reserve; In Canada it's the Bank of Canada. In England it's the Bank of England. Although the name implies it belongs to the country, they are owned by private shareholders and Rothchilds are/were major shareholders; although they work in cooperation with the government, they are not owned by the government. The Rothchild family's current estimated net worth is 500 TRILLION dollars or half the money in the world. 

 

In 2000, the following countries were the only ones to not have a Rothchild (or subordinate) centralized bank: Afghanistan, Iraq, Sudan, Libya, Cuba, North Korea and Iran. I find it interesting that these countries are war torn and/or considered the largest threat to democracy - maybe it's not democracy we're protecting but the Rothchild's family fortune?  The three countries who still stand against having a Rothchild central bank are: Cuba, North Korea and Iran.  I'm still reeling from what I'm learning as I try to get up-to-speed after decades of just agreeing with my exes on what's going on in the world and voting for who my church recommended in election brochures. It's fun as I attempt to learn history, current events and politics for myself. As with any new skill, I may be crawling before I walk and not being very graceful and understanding; but I'm having fun and keeping my brain active - so that's good.  It also helps me realize how much I need to hang onto God's hand - always, but especially in today's world.    

 

I found this movie very informative: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxVONyqXMJg

Division of Church and State

I've found it interesting to follow the news articles, the posts, the photos of Pope Francis's recent trip to the USA. It seems many people had expectations of what the Pope should stress while he was a guest on US soil.

Prior to Pope Francis's arrival, I was curious how he would proceed; and found it interesting and compassionate. I liked this quote a friend put as a reply to a meme with the Pop's photograph and the caption: "Went to Congress to give a Speech... who was he representing?: 

"The Vatican as a STATE, a country, which it is. Other religious leaders who speak before Congress don't do those things either, because of current interpretation of what is "too religious". (The banners of Catholic schoolchildren at the airport saying "Jesus loves you" were removed by US authorities before he landed as being too religious for a government event.) In his homilies at the Vatican, speaking as the leading spokesperson for the Catholic church, his approach is different. He was speaking as a head of state addressing the US Congress."
 
Thus, an analogy would be if the Queen of England visited the USA, would we be disappointed if she acted and spoke as the head of state rather then as her position as Supreme Governor of the Church of England.

Another example would be if the USA had an official visit from the General Leader of Tibet who has the religious title of Dalai Lama. He would be invited to State functions in his government capacity as General Leader of his (exiled) country; however, he might schedule some non-state meetings in the function of his religious office.

That's part of the separation of church and state. People with both religious and state titles, must have to be very careful to walk a fine line I think the Pope did well.

Admirable Kansas Women, especially Beth Clarkson

This morning, a not-so-new news story, that I just discovered,  had the gears in my head going so fast that smoke was streaming out of my ears - sort of like some geo-engineering jets flying around my pink matter with a fog streams of ideas.... but much less toxic. ;-)

I'm not homesick for Kansas right now, but I was thinking about the mark that strong Kansas women have had on my life. Like my mother who fought legally and financially to keep us together as a family after Dad died; my paternal grandmother who homesteaded and raised 8 children on the prairie in a 2-room limestone home; to a high-school teacher I admired who had given up her dream of living a monastic life to come to our WASP school and pour her encouraging words and engaging style of teaching into our lives. There is my sister, who's a strong, compassionate woman who's always been there for me to laugh with me, cheer me, be a sounding board and just be an awesome woman.  There's my niece who was born in Kansas but moved as a toddler to Georgia; She's amazing and like a fishing bobber, no matter what huge waves of life try submerge her - she pops to top with a huge smile; plus she's an awesome hairdresser - a people artist who not only works miracles with hair but works miracles in people's lives by her compassion, encouragement and ability to listen from deep inside. 

 

Below is a short list of notable Kansas women.  I could have extended the list with the many Kansas women writers, journalists, educators, artists, musicians, and singers, such as Martina McBride, ZaSu Pitts, Marilyn Maye, Kirstie Alley, Vivian Vance, Laura Ingles Wilder, etc. I could have pointed out Kansas is the home of beautiful women since three Miss Americas were from Kansas (1966, 1968, 1997).  Since it's my blog, I didn't add them to my list. The joy of being my own blog author and editor!

Distinguished Kansas Women Who Set Records:

Amelia Earhart - first woman to become an NIAA pilot and first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. There is a statue of her about 18 miles from where I live in Newfound; a tribute to where her plane took off for that historic solo journey that was dangerous because her altimeter didn't work and she had no idea of her altitude.  A gutsy Kansas who was not only setting records but breaking gender roles.

Bernadette Gray-Little become the first woman and first African American to hold the position of chancellor at University of Kansas.

Elizabeth Hoisington - First Woman Brigadier General (I think I met her as the guest speaker when I graduated  WAC Basic Combat Training in Fort McClellan, Alabama).

Elizabeth Wooster - Educator and first Kansas woman elected to statewide office.

Hattie McDonald - first black woman to win an Emmy Award.

Hilda Clark - First woman to appear in a Coca Cola advertisement.

Julia Ann Beauchemie Stinton - 1850 her wedding photo was first photo taken West of Missouri River. She was also pro-slavery.

Kathryn O'Loughlin McCarty was the first Kansas woman to be elected to a federal position. she had three strikes against her. She was a single woman, a Catholic, and a Democrat in a primarily Republican district that encompassed 26 counties in northwest Kansas. She overcame these obstacles to win by approximately 143,000 votes.

Lucy Hobbs Taylor - first American woman to earn a Doctorate in Dental Surgery.

Lucy Tayiah Eades was the first woman to serve as principle chief of the Kaw (Kansa) Nation. After her tribe was sent to the Osage Reservation in Oklahoma, she was elected to her position in 1922. In 1929, She was invited to the presidential inauguration for Herbert Hoover and Charles Curtis, vice president from Kansas, and fellow Kaw. I found her interesting because both her parents starved to death when she was five; yet she managed to become a nurse trained at the Haskell Institute, a well-traveled woman, a wife and mother, and eventual head of her people. A woman who apparently didn't believe in letting potential excuses hold her back.

Lynette Woodard - first woman to be a member of the Harlem Globetrotters.

Mildred Axton was the first woman to fly a B-29; she was a military test pilot.

Nellie Cline - in 1918 was the first woman to present oral arguments before the Kansas Supreme Court. After the Suffrage Amendment, Cline became was among the first four women to serve in the Kansas House of Representatives from 1921 to 1924.

Susanna Madora Salter - first elected woman mayor in the USA at Argoia KS in 1887

Other Distinguised Kansas Women:

Ann Dunham - Barak Obama's mother

Barbara Ehrsam was born in 1848 and became an international leader of the Ba'hai faith.

Carrie Nation - Well-Known Temperance Activist

Ellen Goodnow along with her husband raised funds, spoke, entertained, and helped Kansas to join the USA as a free state. Kansas earned the name "Bloody Kansas" because of the battles and murders of Kansas abolitionists by Missouri slaveholders trying to stop Kansas from joining as a free state.

Erin Brockovich - Environmentalist and has had a movie (starring Julia Roberts) about her first environmentalist discovery.

Grace Bedell, as a young child she wrote Abraham Lincoln and told him if he'd grow a beard he'd have a better chance at a successful campaign. He wrote her a thank you and after elected, he visited her to let her see his whiskers.

Laura M. Johns - advocate for women's suffrage. After getting the vote, she continued to advocate for women to educate themselves to cast informed ballots.

Olive Ann Meller Beech - helped found and later became CEO of Beech Aircraft that had 14,000 employees during WWII. She was the first woman to receive the National Aeronautic Association's Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy.

Shelia C. Blair - lawyer, professor and banker. Forbes magazine ranked her as the second most powerful woman in the world after German Chancellor Angela Merkel (2009).

Susan B. Anthony - founded the National Woman's Suffrage Association, and women were given the right to vote in Kansas school elections in 1861; right to vote in municipal elections in 1887, state voting rights in 1912 and full voting rights in 1920. A huge gain in rights without any bloodshed, battles or revolution.

ZaSu Pitts - Pitts has been recognized with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, a U.S. postage stamp, and a star tile at the entrance to the Parsons (Kansas) Theatre.

So why did I start thinking and studying about Kansas women today?

Beth Clarkson.  What more can I say as I read about this phenomenal woman who is not only taking on city hall, but legally fighting for her and all our rights to be assured that elections are legal.  For those who don't know, she is a Ph.D. in statistics at Wichita University. Her website states:

My statistical analysis shows patterns indicative of vote manipulation in machines. The manipulation is relatively small, compared with the inherent variability of election results, but it is consistent. These results form a pattern that goes across the nation and back a number of election cycles. I’ve downloaded data and verified the results from several states for myself. Furthermore, the manipulation is not limited to a single powerful operator. My assessment is that the data reveals multiple (at least two) agents working independently to successfully alter voting results.

No matter why she was willing to figure out what is going on, I greatly admire her for her tenacity to search the legal channels to discover the truth.  I am grateful for this Kansas pioneer who is either purposely or inadvertently setting legal precedence that hopefully will keep the USA transparent enough to be honest. As the US citizen, I watch our once democracy become entrenched as an oligarchy  and sliding towards fascism; it makes me grateful this Kansas woman is pulling the brakes to stop or slow that descent.  I pray for your safety, your success and godspeed as you move forward.  Congratulations to Attorney Randy Rathbun for donating his time pro-bono; may your name go down in history as the successful advocate of the US people and Ms. Clarkson.

I admire Ms. Clarkson and wish her case had more national and international coverage because I feel this is a very important lawsuit - maybe not as big as Brown vs the Board of Education but not far behind.

Main Site for Information:

http://showmethevotes.org/

Articles:

http://bethclarkson.com/?page_id=46&paged=2

http://www.kansas.com/opinion/opn-columns-blogs/article32685087.html

Videos:

http://www.ijreview.com/2015/09/409547-kansas-statistician-suing-audit-recent-elections-thinks-gop-stealing-votes/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOHj-D8ouS8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HX9rMQMlDgE

http://www.kshb.com/news/state/kansas/kansas-statistician-suing-the-state-to-obtain-election-records-says-voting-results-dont-add-up

Legal Records:

http://showmethevotes.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/2015-08-21-Answer-of-Defendant-Kobach.pdf

Reading: "I am Nujood, Age 10 and Divorced" by Nujood & Delphini Minoui

It's been a while since I've read a book that I couldn't put down. It touched my heartstrings in many ways.

The first half of the book is a vignette of the young heroine, Nujood, who lives in Yemen. It is the story of a child married against her will or consent at the age of 9 to a man over three times her age. There was no gentleness or compassion as he assaulted her physically and sexually and her mother-in-law showed her no kindness or compassion after he repeatedly raped his child-bride. That part of the story was handled very delicately as befits the dignity and understanding of a child; I am grateful that the major details were minimized although alluded to. A few months later, she begged him to visit her family and he agreed.  While there, she ran away and went to court to ask a judge to grant her a divorce. She was fortunate to find a judge with young daughters who took compassion on her plight and found her a female attorney who was active in trying to stop the practice of marrying off young children.

The second half of the book is about her life after the divorce. Because of laws and family devotion, she chose to move back home to hopefully protect her young sister from the same abusive fate. There are time of misery, occasional sparks of childhood and comments of maturity as she processed what she'd been through.

The book covers her life from 2008-2009.  I searched online to see if her life improved.  Apparently her teen years are still fraught with financial struggles as her father bought two more wives and has had 14 more children -- using the money earned from her book that was to be used to help the existing family and to pay for her education.  The father kicked her out but continues to collect the royalties of her book. As a minor she has no say, nor can the publisher send her the money to her until she reaches her majority.  The father also sold Nujood's younger sister into marriage at a young age.

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/mar/12/child-bride-father-cash-spend
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nujood_Ali

There has been a movie made of her life.

I found this video by National Geographic that explains the multi-faceted issue with trying to ban child marriages:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7c_zppPutQw  It is not just Islam but all major world religions, including Christianity, who practice selling their daughters young as a child bride.

In the roots of Christianity, Judaism, a girl had to be 3 years and 1 day old before having sexual intercourse with her husband.   http://discover-the-truth.com/2013/09/14/bible-child-marriage-in-ancient-israelite-times-paedophilia/

I'm grateful I live in modern times and in Western society.

Reading: Power vs Force by David R. Hawkins, M.D., Ph.D.

I enjoy reading. Sometimes it gives me words to better understand what's already growing inside; sometimes it hones and develops what's already there; sometimes it opens new vistas. I decided to start writing some blogs about books I read - not only to help me have a concise way to go back and see my own journey; but hopefully it will encourage others to read.

I've never been great at summarizing. Now that I'm 65 (how did that happen?), I decided to develop my summarizing skills in part by writing a summary of what I learned reading a book.

I enjoyed reading "Power vs Force: The Hidden Determinents of Human Behavior" by David R. Hawkins.

Power is personal power used to make the world better; Force is stealing power and makes the world and others wounded.  Using applied kineseology, he assigns numbers from 0 to 1000 to explain where we are on the consciousness scale (Think Maslow's Heirarchy of Needs).  The lower the number the more force a person exhibits and the greater propensity to act from selfish and  unmercifulness.  The higher the number, the greater the power and the greater influence we exert on the world.

He writes the average person will only grow 5-10 points throughout our life. He says great love or great pain/failure are the catalysts for growth (reminded me of Richard Rohr's book, "Falling Upward") and often 12-step programs are very helpful in growing more then those few points.

As the higher numbers permeates a person's life, the more non-dualism they have and how they have more peace, influence and power to encourage change in self, others and the world.  People like Mother Theresa who spent her life to help others who were not of her religion, nationality, socio-economic, or educational background - but she was still Christ's hands extended without trying to change the person but loving them and allowing God to change them. The more dualistic a person is, the more force they need to create a space where they are comfortable and they are very uncomfortable with people who are different and they are willing to fight or die to coerce people to be just like them.

I found this book helpful as it built on what I already knew about the two halves of life from Rohr's book; yet it gave greater detail and ways to "test" to more accurately see where I am so I can see what direction to take to mature.  

I'm sure with a second read, I'd find many other things to write about. It's got many streams of wisdom throughout; but personal and spiritual growth is where my mind is, so that's the main area I took away from this reading.

Think Green - Gratitude

I will never (I hope) look at eating the same way again.  This may be a bit scattered as I'm putting my thoughts into words as I form my evolving fascination with God's creation.

The more I read about plants, plant communication, plant community, and as I find God in nature to a greater extent, the more it changes me and hopefully as a believer, an individual, in my communication and in my community. 

Humans exhale carbon dioxide that plants need; plants exhale oxygen that humans (and animal life needs).  I'm mostly vegan - at first it was for health reasons, but it is changing to conscientious reasons.  But humans need fuel - and that fuel, for me, is plant life with occasional dairy and rare animal protein.

I'm thinking plants are sentient, and I'm mostly convinced they are since they live in community and help each other and communicate. I realize plants give up their lives for the animal kingdom... so we can eat them and thrive. Are they aware of their sacrifice?  I don't know, but it seems their community would recognize their absence since plants communicate through their root system.

I see the spark of God in them since they are part of his creation and they are alive - and life is from Him. How can I eat a slice of toast or bowl of blueberries or eat smashed frozen bananas (vegan ice cream) without recognizing those plants gave up their life for ME.  How can I not see my Redeemer's love in them since He did the same.  In Jesus' teachings, he often took common, every-day scenes and turned them into life-altering parables. Seeds scattered on different soils, the mustard seed, fields white and ready for harvest, the parable of the enemy who sowed weeds in a farmer's field. How close to nature my Lord lived.

His last supper included him taking common wine and common unleavened bread and saying, "This is my body given for you." and "This is my blood shed for you."    I have been able to perceive Jesus in the Sunday communion table; but now I see him in the species of bread and wine - because they come from God's creation.  I am starting to see Him in all the food at my family table, too.

As I express my gratitude and thanksgiving for the green beans on my plate,  as I express my gratitude and thanksgiving for His holy Eucharist; and as I express my gratitude and thanksgiving for his sacrifice; I see the inter-connectedness of all things. I see more and more of all things in Him and me in Him as a part of all things. How can help but feel grateful and offer thanks. How can I feel anything but humbled by both the Lord who offered his life for me, and the potato who died for me.