| I hate to be one of the Nay Sayers who predict | | | | on America. I attended meetings and heard a |
| doom and gloom for our glorious nation. I believe | | | | number of lectures at yearly gatherings including |
| in our system of government and have great | | | | two by the late Robert Welch, a founding |
| respect for the members of the military that daily | | | | member. |
| lay down their lives for the pursuit of freedom. | | | | One reason that I eventually left the JBS was |
| However, fear has entered my soul. It's a fear | | | | because it was simply hard for me to believe that |
| brought on by the knowledge that many of our | | | | the entire power structure of our government |
| leaders have lost their love for liberty and sold | | | | had been taken over by cultists and members of |
| their souls for wealth and status. | | | | various secret societies. I guess I was just too |
| Abraham Lincoln has said: | | | | young to believe that betrayal on such a massive |
| "What constitutes the bulwark of our liberty and | | | | scale could exist in what seemed like a free |
| independence? It is not our frowning battlements, | | | | society. |
| our bristling seacoasts - these are not our reliance | | | | My opinion on these issues changed in the late |
| against tyranny. Our reliance is in the love of | | | | 1980s. I was booked as a guest on a talk radio |
| liberty, which God has planted in our bosom. Our | | | | program in Austin, Texas, where I was presenting |
| defense is in the preservation of the spirit which | | | | a seminar. Two members of the U.S. House of |
| prizes liberty as the heritage of all men in all lands, | | | | Representatives from opposite sides of the aisle |
| everywhere. Destroy this spirit and you have | | | | were in-studio guests just before me. They were |
| planted the seeds of despotism around your own | | | | in town for some big political event and seemed |
| door." | | | | roundly annoyed with each other during the |
| I first heard those powerful words in 1964 after | | | | program. |
| visiting the New York World's Fair with my | | | | As their segment ended the two seemed |
| parents. I was just eight years old when we | | | | thoroughly disgusted with each other's point of |
| entered the Illinois Pavilion at the fair and | | | | view, or so it appeared. Once the microphones |
| experienced "Great Moments with Mister Lincoln." | | | | were turned off, they settled down and retreated |
| The exhibit was created by Walt Disney and | | | | to the lobby. Taking a bathroom break just |
| featured animatronics in the form of a robotic | | | | before my segment, I went out to the lobby to |
| President Lincoln that spoke, stood up and moved | | | | find a restroom and saw the two politicians talking |
| around like a living human. Those that visit the Hall | | | | with each other and laughing. It bothered me. |
| of Presidents at various Disney Parks can enjoy | | | | That same situation repeated itself several more |
| an expanded version. | | | | times in different places as I observed politicians |
| The Lincoln presentation was powerful and | | | | with opposing views leaving radio or television |
| inspiring. My parents purchased a packet for me | | | | studios congratulating each other on a job well |
| that contained a book and record of the | | | | done. A job well done for WHO or WHAT? |
| presentation. I enjoyed listening to spoken word | | | | It eventually sunk into my head that I was |
| and speech recordings and had a decent collection | | | | nothing more than a pawn for powerful people to |
| of them. I listened to the Lincoln presentation | | | | play with and that my vote was a joke. No |
| over and over again. I knew the words were | | | | matter who I voted for, the winner would be |
| important and wanted to comprehend what they | | | | someone that belonged to some horrendous cult. |
| meant. | | | | My realization explained many things including why |
| After a discussion about the speech with my | | | | politicians from both major parties wanted the |
| father, I suddenly understood the message that | | | | few remaining freedoms I had to vanish. They |
| Lincoln was passing on to the ages. The spirit of | | | | were creating the perfect Orwellian Society of |
| Liberty is not a fragile thing, but it requires people | | | | people enslaved to unnatural standards and false |
| that believe in and act on the principle to keep it | | | | values. |
| strong. Acting on the principle sometimes means | | | | I recently viewed a copy of a DVD produced by |
| helping others to obtain the freedom that we | | | | Alex Jones entitled, Dark Secrets: Inside Bohemian |
| have. However, it doesn't using freedom as a | | | | Grove. The presentation sickened me. Like most |
| come on or a gimmick to further some other | | | | people that hear about various secret societies, I |
| agenda. | | | | just assumed that the ceremonies involved were |
| It has become painfully obvious to me that many | | | | harmless and even a bit silly. In fact, I became |
| of the leaders of this nation and our world have | | | | very upset with a fellow JBS member years ago |
| sold their souls to a dark power that does not | | | | when he gave a speech that claimed influential |
| love and, in fact, loathes freedom. They have | | | | members of the Masonic Lodge (including U.S. |
| betrayed the American People and the very | | | | Presidents) were actually worshipping the devil and |
| concept of liberty. That betrayal takes the form | | | | various demons. I may owe him an apology. |
| of membership in cult-like secret societies like the | | | | I believe in freedom of religion, however, my |
| Bilderburgers and the Bohemian Grove group. | | | | tolerance does not extend to accepting the fact |
| My knowledge of and concern about secret | | | | that elected male politicians are running around |
| societies and their influence over government | | | | ancient California redwood trees worshipping a |
| officials began with my introduction to the John | | | | demon called Moloch and taking part in nothing less |
| Birch Society years ago. As a member, I took | | | | than immoral acts that mock the very idea of |
| part in a number of campaigns to help reduce big | | | | marriage or commitment to a monogamous |
| government and the influence of outside agencies, | | | | relationship of any kind. |
| groups, other governments and secret societies | | | | |