Adrian Peterson, the next Ray Rice?

Here is Goodell's chance to follow through. Peterson should be suspended indefinitely, just like Ray Rice. Does he have the backbone to do it? I sincerely doubt it however I can only hold out hope he is a man of integrity.

Where's my grace? I'm not in charge. For consistency's sake and personal integrity Goodell must sentence him the same way. Domestic violence is domestic violence.

I think America needs to get off the Politically Correct slope before it's too late. OOPS! It already is. There is a reason they are called slippery-slopes. You attempt to navigate them and you fall down.

Who's next? Me? You? I guess we will find out soon.

In Defense of Ray Rice

When you read the above title what was your first thought? Ask yourself why you reacted that way? Often people make judgements without all the facts. I find that the country at large is acting rashly and with emotions rather that using facts and logic in the case of Ray Rice. Throw away your outrage, anger and any other emotion that could cloud your view of the actual events. Look at the video clinically and disect it. Here is what I see in the video:

1. Rice and Palmer appear to be arguing based on Palmers body language prior to entering the elevator.

2. Rice does not appear to be angry.

3. After entering the elevator Rice leans towards Palmer as if to kiss her.

4. Palmer throws her left fore arm towards Rice's face.

5. Rice throws a punch/slap at Palmer. It appears to be with an open hand. It's hard to tell from the video.

6. Rice moves to the other side of the elevator.

7.Palmer agressively pursues him.

8. Rice's second punch knocks Palmer down and she strikes her head on the railing in the elevator. The punch appears to be with a closed fist.

Lets stop here for a moment. If Palmer had been a man Rice would still be in football. She attacked him first however she is a woman and deserves special treatment? Gloria Steinem would be appalled, unless she is a hypocrite.

What does America expect Rice and his now wife Palmer to do? He can't get a job based on America's logic. If all domestic offenders were fired from their place or employment then what do they do? Sponge off the rest of us? Do you want your employer to investigate you? It's already happening. Employers wanting to access Facebook accounts, Blogs, etc. If they don't like something you have said, you're fired.

Rice has not been charged as far as I know. He has not been arrested and I see no pending court case, yet he has been tried and convicted by public opinion.

I don't know Rice's background so I do not know what motivated him to punch Palmer. I learned from my father not to hit women. Where was Rice's father? His mother? What did they teach him? I have far too many questions to condemn Rice in a knee jerk fashion like the rest of America especially the media. Although since the majority of the media are not Christians (they don't act like it) I can understand why there is no grace in them. However there are millions of Christians in America that ought to be showing Christ's grace to Rice and get him some counseling. What he needs is help not condemnation,  

Scripture we all ought to Know

2 Timothy 3:16-17 – “All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.”

Psalm 14:1, 53:1 – “The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, their deeds are vile; there is no one who does good.”

John 3:19-21 – “This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but people loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil. Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that their deeds will be exposed. But whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so that it may be seen plainly that what they have done has been done in the sight of God.”

Isaiah 6:9-10 – ‘He said, “Go and tell this people: “‘Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’ Make the heart of this people calloused; make their ears dull and close their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed.” ‘

Isaiah 42:18 – “Hear, you deaf; look, you blind, and see!”

Matthew 15:13-14 – ‘He replied, “Every plant that my heavenly Father has not planted will be pulled up by the roots. Leave them; they are blind guides. If the blind lead the blind, both will fall into a pit.” ‘

Revelation 3:17 – “You say, ‘I am rich; I have acquired wealth and do not need a thing.’ But you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind and naked.”

John 12:34-46 – The crowd spoke up, “We have heard from the Law that the Messiah will remain forever, so how can you say, ‘The Son of Man must be lifted up’? Who is this ‘Son of Man’?” Then Jesus told them, “You are going to have the light just a little while longer. Walk while you have the light, before darkness overtakes you. Whoever walks in the dark does not know where they are going. Believe in the light while you have the light, so that you may become children of light.” When he had finished speaking, Jesus left and hid himself from them.

Even after Jesus had performed so many signs in their presence, they still would not believe in him. This was to fulfill the word of Isaiah the prophet:

“Lord, who has believed our message and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?”

For this reason they could not believe, because, as Isaiah says elsewhere: “He has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts, so they can neither see with their eyes, nor understand with their hearts, nor turn—and I would heal them.”

Isaiah said this because he saw Jesus’ glory and spoke about him. Yet at the same time many even among the leaders believed in him. But because of the Pharisees they would not openly acknowledge their faith for fear they would be put out of the synagogue; for they loved human praise more than praise from God.

Then Jesus cried out, “Whoever believes in me does not believe in me only, but in the one who sent me. The one who looks at me is seeing the one who sent me. I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness.

John 3:16-17 – “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.  Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because they have not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son.”

If two people love each other ...

The LGBT agenda contains the argument, "If two people love each other they should be aloud to be together." in different forms. On the surface this seems to be a legitimate argument. A heterosexual man loves a heterosexual woman has been accepted for millennia. Now the LGBT community wants this same definition to apply to homosexual men and women. It's happening now. Where will it lead? Well this argument allows for the following unions:

Brother and Brother
Sister and Sister

Nothing wrong with that is there? If they love each other then this is okay. There is no higher authority to say it's wrong. God? God was kicked out in the first paragraph of this blog. Man is supreme and can make his/her own rules. So what's next?

Brother and Sister
Mother and Son
Daughter and Father

Ever met a teenage girl in love before? So next we have:

13 year old girl 40 year old man
13 year old boy 37 year old woman

"If they love each other..." why should we stand in their way? Where do we draw the line and why? Harris and Dawkins should be all for the last one. The boy's sex drive matches the woman and the girl is at the beginning of her child bearing years.

The line is drawn by God. That's why some of these sound wrong to you.