It is drawn my notice that there is a growing body of evidence that Julian Assange, who is now serving a sentence in solitary confinement in a British prison while waiting to be extradited to the US for another potential 175 years of prison here, is being tortured and may be in very bad health. The name that did not come to mind in the voicemail is John Kiriakou who spent almost three years in prison for exposing that the CIA and the US Government in general by policy tortures people. Some have described the US as a Christian country. Considering the institutional church throughout history and even today engages in torture, the label seems to fit the US too. Remember the alleged crimes are simply embellishments to get revenge for exposing the US Military’s role in casual killing, and a bit of misdeeds by the DNC. Seth Rich got off easy with a few bullets in the back. That is so much quicker. What is the difference between this and the events at Westar? Only scale.

I saw a brief interaction with some reporters confronting Eric Schmidt at the Bilderberg meeting today and his condescending response. It was a reminder of a time when I questioned a man of stature at a men’s breakfast and the response I got. What is demonstrated to us by the institutional church is to respect power and yield to it. Obedience to the Lord comes later. Power is what makes the PCA effective, don’t you see?

Julian Assange is a flawed man, but what he has been involved in with WikiLeaks deserves respect and for the follower of Christ a way to live out Eph 5:11. The reporters who challenged Eric Schmidt are also flawed men, but have far more courage than the masses of yes-men that otherwise bow before Schmidt.

I too am a flawed man, but also a follower of the Lord Jesus Christ. I am also a man chastised by the Lord and tortured by the institution and extended family. I have all the more reason to not give up and pursue reconciliation, even with those that have plugged their ears and shown a heart of stone toward me. Something to do with Matthew 5:44. Remember, the waterboarding offer remains available (http://kozlowski.org/2017-12-17+1).

The good news is that the farmers market opens tomorrow! Yes, I plan on being there.

Dorothy-Jane, after seven years of you turning your back to me, and now over 1,000 days where I have not been allowed to speak with our kids, my love for you and the joy I have in knowing you has not changed. I remain available to you and you alone, as we agreed. I love you!