Ken Hutcherson
Welcome to the Hutchpost!
How would you like to be a big black man who is conservative, friends with the likes of Dr. James Dobson and Rush Limbaugh, someone who believes that there are no mistakes in the Bible, doesn’t care what people think of him, thinks the only way to make your enemy a friend is to defeat them or kill them, thinks it is okay for prisoners to be executed, thinks that the human race is at the top of the food chain, thinks it is okay to drill for oil in our own country, to kick illegals out of that same country, and thinks it’s okay to enjoy life?
I am about infusing the culture with biblical truth, where ever and whenever I can no matter what the cost…
Join me as we explore God’s Biblical Blueprint for an ordered, just and fair society.
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The Liberal Lexicon
Exclusive: Ken Hutcherson & James Hansen challenge Dan Savage over his 'gayness'
Rosetta Stone has quite a catalogue of languages you can learn. Want to vacation down in Mexico and sound like a local? Then pick up their program on Spanish. Planning a business trip next year to China but don’t speak Mandarin? Rosetta Stone can help you. And yet, with all of the languages they offer, there is one that is curiously absent. It’s a sort of ubiquitous Esperanto that isn’t bound geographically, ethnically, economically or politically. It’s called, “Liberal.” That’s right: Liberal.
Do you speak Liberal? It’s a language many of us hear in our day-to-day lives, be it at work, sporting events, or dinner parties. Family reunions are a great place to pick up this language, as are European vacation spots or the urbanized ghettos of major U.S. cities. It’s also used frequently on television and in various media outlets by those who are skilled in the nuances of this elastic dialect. No matter where you go, we guarantee that you’ll meet someone conversant in this language. And oh, that accent! A hint of Russian mixed with University French and populous Greek … no wonder the Liberal tongue is so seductive and exotic.
As with learning any language, you’ll miss something substantive unless you’re completely immersed in it. That’s because the Liberal language is linguistically sophisticated. It often selects words that have historical meaning to most people, it deconstructs them, and then it utilizes them in subversive, unexpected ways. For instance, if there were such a thing as the Liberal Lexicon, you would find key words such as fairness, justice, diversity and profit. What traditionalists hear and what the Liberal language is conveying are usually two different things.
One of the most significant words to be found in our hypothetical Liberal Lexicon is tolerance. The entry might read something like this: Tolerance: 1) the ability to present your position in a hostile-free environment while simultaneously demeaning those who disagree with you; 2) a virtue in which opposition is silenced through fear, intimidation and potential litigation; 3) a word used to cloak what traditionalists call “intolerance”; and 4) a quality that is exclusively found in those who speak fluent Liberal.
Understand the far-reaching impact of how progressives use words in this month’s Whistleblower magazine edition, “THE ALINSKY CODE: How America is confused, intimidated and dominated by the left’s secret language”
By way of example, Dan Savage had some incredibly memorable things to say to a number of high school students at a journalism seminar held a couple of weeks ago. Maybe his comments regarding Scripture or his creative use of the English language to identify the adolescent followers of Christ sounded intolerant, but because Savage speaks Liberal, this simply can’t be the case. Traditionalists heard inflammatory speech by an angry bully, but Savage was only speaking with clarity and righteous indignation. After all, those Christian students were simply getting a taste of their own acidic medicine. It’s about reciprocity, right? You see, the funny thing about speaking Liberal is that using it immediately insulates you from any criticism. It’s a free pass. It’s the attractive friend who gets you in the night club while all the other suckers have to wait outside.
Ironically, after having written a recent column about Dan Savage and his obvious lack of true gayness, he hasn’t said much. Frankly, those who would usually defend the outspoken activist rarely mentioned his name when they blogged their disdain for our article. They were able to call us names, though … and plenty of them. They read our hearts, knew our intentions and explained what was in the core of our souls. The only conclusion one fluent in Liberal could draw was that we were (please remove young children from the room now)… intolerant. You see, when it came to investigating our motives there was plenty to say. But when it was time to address the substance of the article it was as quiet as the loser’s locker room after the Super Bowl.
We know Savage supports the Day of Silence, but it’s now turned into two weeks. We’re not trying to rattle the cage of a Savage beast, though we are curious why he hasn’t responded. Maybe he’s giving new meaning to yellow journalism. Maybe he doesn’t want to call further attention to this incident because it makes him look a little duplicitous. Or maybe he hasn’t responded because the language we used has become foreign to him. Whatever the reason, we’re still waiting to hear back. “Daaaaan. Daaaaan. Mr. Saaavaaage? Come out, come out, wherever you are. …”
Perhaps we should have a little get-together, a debate, of sorts. We’d like to discuss this incident, not spin it or sweep it under the rug. We’d like to chat with him about what tolerance does and does not look like. We’d like to know why his campaign, “It Gets Better,” only addressed the emotional assuagement of homosexual youth but didn’t factor in the Centers for Disease Control report regarding the extreme health risks and shorter life expectancies of practicing male homosexuals. We’d also like to know why he continues to equate the current social struggles of homosexuals with what black Americans experienced in the Jim Crow South. So, there it is: an open invitation to have dialogue, not diatribe. A chance to respectfully debate positions, not deride people. We’ve seen what he can do with seasoned 15-year-olds; now let’s see if he’s willing to talk with people who have a little more life experience.
For us, the intolerance in his tolerance is intolerable. Then again, we don’t really speak Liberal. We hear it, but don’t quite understand it. But from what we are told, it’s not that difficult to learn. Just kick back, join an Occupy movement, ridicule traditional values, let the government nurse you from cradle to grave, and you’ll be speaking Liberal in no time at all.
The Liberal Lexicon
Exclusive: Ken Hutcherson & James Hansen challenge Dan Savage over his 'gayness'
Rosetta Stone has quite a catalogue of languages you can learn. Want to vacation down in Mexico and sound like a local? Then pick up their program on Spanish. Planning a business trip next year to China but don’t speak Mandarin? Rosetta Stone can help you. And yet, with all of the languages they offer, there is one that is curiously absent. It’s a sort of ubiquitous Esperanto that isn’t bound geographically, ethnically, economically or politically. It’s called, “Liberal.” That’s right: Liberal.
Do you speak Liberal? It’s a language many of us hear in our day-to-day lives, be it at work, sporting events, or dinner parties. Family reunions are a great place to pick up this language, as are European vacation spots or the urbanized ghettos of major U.S. cities. It’s also used frequently on television and in various media outlets by those who are skilled in the nuances of this elastic dialect. No matter where you go, we guarantee that you’ll meet someone conversant in this language. And oh, that accent! A hint of Russian mixed with University French and populous Greek … no wonder the Liberal tongue is so seductive and exotic.
As with learning any language, you’ll miss something substantive unless you’re completely immersed in it. That’s because the Liberal language is linguistically sophisticated. It often selects words that have historical meaning to most people, it deconstructs them, and then it utilizes them in subversive, unexpected ways. For instance, if there were such a thing as the Liberal Lexicon, you would find key words such as fairness, justice, diversity and profit. What traditionalists hear and what the Liberal language is conveying are usually two different things.
One of the most significant words to be found in our hypothetical Liberal Lexicon is tolerance. The entry might read something like this: Tolerance: 1) the ability to present your position in a hostile-free environment while simultaneously demeaning those who disagree with you; 2) a virtue in which opposition is silenced through fear, intimidation and potential litigation; 3) a word used to cloak what traditionalists call “intolerance”; and 4) a quality that is exclusively found in those who speak fluent Liberal.
Understand the far-reaching impact of how progressives use words in this month’s Whistleblower magazine edition, “THE ALINSKY CODE: How America is confused, intimidated and dominated by the left’s secret language”
By way of example, Dan Savage had some incredibly memorable things to say to a number of high school students at a journalism seminar held a couple of weeks ago. Maybe his comments regarding Scripture or his creative use of the English language to identify the adolescent followers of Christ sounded intolerant, but because Savage speaks Liberal, this simply can’t be the case. Traditionalists heard inflammatory speech by an angry bully, but Savage was only speaking with clarity and righteous indignation. After all, those Christian students were simply getting a taste of their own acidic medicine. It’s about reciprocity, right? You see, the funny thing about speaking Liberal is that using it immediately insulates you from any criticism. It’s a free pass. It’s the attractive friend who gets you in the night club while all the other suckers have to wait outside.
Ironically, after having written a recent column about Dan Savage and his obvious lack of true gayness, he hasn’t said much. Frankly, those who would usually defend the outspoken activist rarely mentioned his name when they blogged their disdain for our article. They were able to call us names, though … and plenty of them. They read our hearts, knew our intentions and explained what was in the core of our souls. The only conclusion one fluent in Liberal could draw was that we were (please remove young children from the room now)… intolerant. You see, when it came to investigating our motives there was plenty to say. But when it was time to address the substance of the article it was as quiet as the loser’s locker room after the Super Bowl.
We know Savage supports the Day of Silence, but it’s now turned into two weeks. We’re not trying to rattle the cage of a Savage beast, though we are curious why he hasn’t responded. Maybe he’s giving new meaning to yellow journalism. Maybe he doesn’t want to call further attention to this incident because it makes him look a little duplicitous. Or maybe he hasn’t responded because the language we used has become foreign to him. Whatever the reason, we’re still waiting to hear back. “Daaaaan. Daaaaan. Mr. Saaavaaage? Come out, come out, wherever you are. …”
Perhaps we should have a little get-together, a debate, of sorts. We’d like to discuss this incident, not spin it or sweep it under the rug. We’d like to chat with him about what tolerance does and does not look like. We’d like to know why his campaign, “It Gets Better,” only addressed the emotional assuagement of homosexual youth but didn’t factor in the Centers for Disease Control report regarding the extreme health risks and shorter life expectancies of practicing male homosexuals. We’d also like to know why he continues to equate the current social struggles of homosexuals with what black Americans experienced in the Jim Crow South. So, there it is: an open invitation to have dialogue, not diatribe. A chance to respectfully debate positions, not deride people. We’ve seen what he can do with seasoned 15-year-olds; now let’s see if he’s willing to talk with people who have a little more life experience.
For us, the intolerance in his tolerance is intolerable. Then again, we don’t really speak Liberal. We hear it, but don’t quite understand it. But from what we are told, it’s not that difficult to learn. Just kick back, join an Occupy movement, ridicule traditional values, let the government nurse you from cradle to grave, and you’ll be speaking Liberal in no time at all.
WorldNetDaily
THE GAYING OF AMERICA
Let's take back the rainbow!
Exclusive: Ken Hutcherson wants homosexuals forced to find a different religious symbol.
by Ken HutchersonRainbows used to mean something very different than they do today. It used to be understood as the sign God put in the sky to remind us that even when He’s angry about sin, He’d never again destroy the earth with a global flood. But of course, that’s not what most people associate a rainbow with today.
The guy who puts a rainbow sticker on the back of his Prius is sending a slightly different message: He’s got a co-pilot, and it isn’t God. If you really want the conversation to get going, try putting one of those stickers on your minivan right next to the Jesus fish logo. Talk about mixed messages. Is that guy straight? Is he gay? Do you think he’s a liberal Presbyterian?
How did we get here? Just when was this symbol liquidated of its meaning? When was the sign pointing to God’s promise intentionally co-opted to point to a certain lifestyle choice? Let’s just say that the homosexual movement has been busy over the last couple of decades and that many of these changes have taken place without so much as a peep from the larger Christian community. Rome’s burning; Nero’s fiddling; and Christians are taking a well-deserved nap.
I’m not suggesting that believers don’t appreciate the theological importance of this colorful little symbol, but I think that too many Christians may have adopted the wrong kind of rainbow. They’re yellow with fear, green with envy, blue with depression and red from embarrassment. So, why are believers so off-color these days? Maybe they’re tired of fighting the good fight. Maybe they haven’t seen as much progress as they’d like. Or maybe they think someone else will carry the proverbial water. Sadly, as believers, we’ve gone from echoing Luther’s, “Here I stand, I can do no other” to “Here I sit, I want my mother.” After all, why not put off today what someone else will postpone tomorrow?
It’s this rigorous apathy that’s got me so riled. I’m bothered that Christians can breathe noxious fumes coming from a decaying cultural carcass and think they won’t be affected. I’m bothered that Christians are too afraid to work together because someone might be overshadowed. I’m bothered that Christians wave a white flag of surrender when they should be taking ground. I’m bothered that Christians are more concerned about offending people than they are that people are offending God. And what’s more, I’m bothered that a number of other pastors aren’t bothered.
It’s been said that if you lead the orchestra, you’ll have to turn your back on the crowd. Well, the crowd is getting increasingly hostile. From the rainbow to Tebow, the Christian message is under assault; and these opposition voices don’t grow weary. They don’t grow tired. And when one voice is silenced, it’s replaced with a cacophony of others just ready to get into the mix. All the while, Christians are working together about as well as the remaining contestants on “Survivor.”
So what is it going to take to wake up this sleeping beauty known as the Bride of Christ? Do we not see what is at stake? Don’t we understand that if our symbols can be hijacked, so too can everything else we hold dear? The rainbow is only one example of many where the church has passively sat by and allowed others to redraw lines on the playing field. Linguistic redistricting is a pet peeve of mine, so don’t even get me started about terms like “tolerance,” “justice” and “love.” Those fish will be fried at a later date. But for now, I have a simple proposition: Let’s take the rainbow back.
Yes, let’s take back the rainbow for God. Let the homosexual community find a different religious symbol to commandeer. If they were feeling congenial, perhaps the Muslims would let them borrow their crescent moon. In these desperate economic times, maybe the Wiccans would rent the pentagram to them. I don’t really care. What I want is for the Christian community to wake up, wipe the sleep from their eyes, and realize that they are in a spiritual battle that isn’t going away and has no demilitarized zones. The rainbow is a symbol, but it’s meaning points to the very character of God. So Christians …use this God-given symbol for His glory. Using it won’t make you a homosexual. It won’t make you a New Ager. It won’t make leprechauns real. But it might allow you to get into conversations with people who need to meet the very One Who gave us His promise in the first place.
Is it time for another Telemachus, the monk who tried to stop the gladiator fights taking place in Rome? In the process, Telemachus was stoned to death on Jan. 1, A.D. 404. However, from that day on, there was never another gladiator fight in Rome.
Martin Luther King stood up to make the issue black and white. We as Christians have watered down the truth and are trying to make it purple and pink.
Is it time for us to change history? Let’s take back the rainbow!
The guy who puts a rainbow sticker on the back of his Prius is sending a slightly different message: He’s got a co-pilot, and it isn’t God. If you really want the conversation to get going, try putting one of those stickers on your minivan right next to the Jesus fish logo. Talk about mixed messages. Is that guy straight? Is he gay? Do you think he’s a liberal Presbyterian?
How did we get here? Just when was this symbol liquidated of its meaning? When was the sign pointing to God’s promise intentionally co-opted to point to a certain lifestyle choice? Let’s just say that the homosexual movement has been busy over the last couple of decades and that many of these changes have taken place without so much as a peep from the larger Christian community. Rome’s burning; Nero’s fiddling; and Christians are taking a well-deserved nap.
I’m not suggesting that believers don’t appreciate the theological importance of this colorful little symbol, but I think that too many Christians may have adopted the wrong kind of rainbow. They’re yellow with fear, green with envy, blue with depression and red from embarrassment. So, why are believers so off-color these days? Maybe they’re tired of fighting the good fight. Maybe they haven’t seen as much progress as they’d like. Or maybe they think someone else will carry the proverbial water. Sadly, as believers, we’ve gone from echoing Luther’s, “Here I stand, I can do no other” to “Here I sit, I want my mother.” After all, why not put off today what someone else will postpone tomorrow?
It’s this rigorous apathy that’s got me so riled. I’m bothered that Christians can breathe noxious fumes coming from a decaying cultural carcass and think they won’t be affected. I’m bothered that Christians are too afraid to work together because someone might be overshadowed. I’m bothered that Christians wave a white flag of surrender when they should be taking ground. I’m bothered that Christians are more concerned about offending people than they are that people are offending God. And what’s more, I’m bothered that a number of other pastors aren’t bothered.
It’s been said that if you lead the orchestra, you’ll have to turn your back on the crowd. Well, the crowd is getting increasingly hostile. From the rainbow to Tebow, the Christian message is under assault; and these opposition voices don’t grow weary. They don’t grow tired. And when one voice is silenced, it’s replaced with a cacophony of others just ready to get into the mix. All the while, Christians are working together about as well as the remaining contestants on “Survivor.”
So what is it going to take to wake up this sleeping beauty known as the Bride of Christ? Do we not see what is at stake? Don’t we understand that if our symbols can be hijacked, so too can everything else we hold dear? The rainbow is only one example of many where the church has passively sat by and allowed others to redraw lines on the playing field. Linguistic redistricting is a pet peeve of mine, so don’t even get me started about terms like “tolerance,” “justice” and “love.” Those fish will be fried at a later date. But for now, I have a simple proposition: Let’s take the rainbow back.
Yes, let’s take back the rainbow for God. Let the homosexual community find a different religious symbol to commandeer. If they were feeling congenial, perhaps the Muslims would let them borrow their crescent moon. In these desperate economic times, maybe the Wiccans would rent the pentagram to them. I don’t really care. What I want is for the Christian community to wake up, wipe the sleep from their eyes, and realize that they are in a spiritual battle that isn’t going away and has no demilitarized zones. The rainbow is a symbol, but it’s meaning points to the very character of God. So Christians …use this God-given symbol for His glory. Using it won’t make you a homosexual. It won’t make you a New Ager. It won’t make leprechauns real. But it might allow you to get into conversations with people who need to meet the very One Who gave us His promise in the first place.
Is it time for another Telemachus, the monk who tried to stop the gladiator fights taking place in Rome? In the process, Telemachus was stoned to death on Jan. 1, A.D. 404. However, from that day on, there was never another gladiator fight in Rome.
Martin Luther King stood up to make the issue black and white. We as Christians have watered down the truth and are trying to make it purple and pink.
Is it time for us to change history? Let’s take back the rainbow!
Week 14: Being Successful and Prosperous 4:
Philippians 4
We’ve been thinking over the last several days about what it means to lead a successful and prosperous life. We established that prosperity comes through obedience to the Word of God. This is a truth that is revealed in the book of Joshua. Joshua and the Israelites know that if they want to experience all the blessing that God promised them through Moses, they will have to remain obedient to His commandments. You and I live in the same reality, but under the New Testament. One of God’s commandments to Christians is found in Philippians 4:6-7. It begins: Be anxious for nothing;
This is not just a helpful, well-meaning suggestion from God. It’s a commandment that requires your obedience. Do you know what nothing is? Picture a zero, and then kick the rim off. That’s nothing! Be anxious for nothing, zilch, el zippo! That’s what God is saying in this verse. Now, is this the way you live each day? Do you get up in the morning without worry, face each challenge without fear, and go to bed that night without anxiety, trusting in God that you can do it again tomorrow? You’re probably thinking, “How can I learn to be like that?” The verse goes on to tell us how.
but in every thing
(Is there anything outside of everything? That sounds real inclusive to me.)
by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
That’s pretty much all of you right there, your heart and your mind. So the key to not worrying and not being anxious in every situation that you face every day is to pray about it in thankfulness. You’re saying to God, “Lord, thank You for this situation. I don’t like it; I don’t like this person; I don’t like what I’m going through. But I just want to say thank you for it and I trust you.” When you are obedient to this command, you will experience the peace of God in your heart and in your mind.
That, my friend, is the definition of a prosperous and successful life! I can’t think of a better way to live than without worry, totally trusting God in every situation. Are there things happening in your life right now that you need to offer to the Lord in an attitude of thankfulness?
Devote yourselves to prayer, keeping alert in it with an attitude of thanksgiving. Col 4:2
Philippians 4
We’ve been thinking over the last several days about what it means to lead a successful and prosperous life. We established that prosperity comes through obedience to the Word of God. This is a truth that is revealed in the book of Joshua. Joshua and the Israelites know that if they want to experience all the blessing that God promised them through Moses, they will have to remain obedient to His commandments. You and I live in the same reality, but under the New Testament. One of God’s commandments to Christians is found in Philippians 4:6-7. It begins: Be anxious for nothing;
This is not just a helpful, well-meaning suggestion from God. It’s a commandment that requires your obedience. Do you know what nothing is? Picture a zero, and then kick the rim off. That’s nothing! Be anxious for nothing, zilch, el zippo! That’s what God is saying in this verse. Now, is this the way you live each day? Do you get up in the morning without worry, face each challenge without fear, and go to bed that night without anxiety, trusting in God that you can do it again tomorrow? You’re probably thinking, “How can I learn to be like that?” The verse goes on to tell us how.
but in every thing
(Is there anything outside of everything? That sounds real inclusive to me.)
by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
That’s pretty much all of you right there, your heart and your mind. So the key to not worrying and not being anxious in every situation that you face every day is to pray about it in thankfulness. You’re saying to God, “Lord, thank You for this situation. I don’t like it; I don’t like this person; I don’t like what I’m going through. But I just want to say thank you for it and I trust you.” When you are obedient to this command, you will experience the peace of God in your heart and in your mind.
That, my friend, is the definition of a prosperous and successful life! I can’t think of a better way to live than without worry, totally trusting God in every situation. Are there things happening in your life right now that you need to offer to the Lord in an attitude of thankfulness?
Devote yourselves to prayer, keeping alert in it with an attitude of thanksgiving. Col 4:2
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