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I like this piece, it is such the way of American life. We are constantly taught to absorb everything that the television feeds us. We are taught to see and do, go to school to work towards anothers dream. Never really being taught how to care for others as ourselves, especially in the black community, we were bred to be divided, therefore we in recently history have shown nothing less than being conquered. We fell for the whole Willie Lynch letter, and still to this day we are disconnected by hate, envy, and violence. All this we see in the movies, reality shows, video games, etc... It all goes back to the upbringing of a child, the surroundings thereof. Most of us were raised in a single family home, constantly surrounded by materials. All we know is to be the consumer, thus being a slave to our way of life, which is filled with and solely based upon how much lavish material one can collect. In America your networth is your status, shallow indeed! Which in turn makes us unhumane animals constantly striving to be better than our fellow brethern, and most will sell their very souls to make this so. As a result of the constant rat race, we are so caught up that we become consumed by our race to an overflowing circle of wealth, greed, and unpurity. Being hypnotized on a daily has made us blind to the fact that our government is killing us and our planet everyday with the products that we consume. Our medicines are meant to keep us unhealthy, the animals such as, cattle, pork, chicken, and turkey are being fed unnaturally, with everything but grass, they are fed corn, road kill, same species meat,animal waste, diseased animals, feathers, hooves, blood, manure, plastics, drugs and chemicals. An estimated 13.5 million pounds of antibiotics, which are the same antibiotics which are used in humans, are routinely added to animal feed or water because the animals are so sick from the lack of natural feed. The constant use of these terrible concauctions is what is killing us...I am outraged that it is legal in USA to feed our food source with such harmful waste for the ALMIGHTY DOLLAR! Corn being the number one vegetable on the market which is used 70% of the food that we consume. This is what should be on the national news everyday, but, no, they want us to remain blind and hynotized,and on the constant treadmill to nowhere. We must do all we can to stop all of this legal deadly genocide, which is our present reality as most of us are not aware of! So next time you eat, you must ask yourself, is this safe? The pesticides that are put on the plants are causing our number one pollenater the BEE, diseased and nearly extinct. I won't bore you anymore with all of the problems of the world, these are only a few, there are many more! All in the name of the ALMIGHTLY DOLLAR! Our issue as a whole is bigger than OIL, it is an overflowing fire that is getting bigger and bigger! I say instead of investing in a Big house, or a flashy car, we need to invest in networking together to find a solution that could save us all, such as agriculture and farming. I am currently trying my best to do all that I can do to cut back on all this nonsense. We must come together and form a way to make our daily bread natural and toxic free! I am happy to have stumbled upon a blog such as this! Kudos to you, I am glad to know young black smart men, whom are aware of whats really going on! Peace and blessings unto you all!


Here is an artical that I read...

When many Americans think of farm animals, they picture cattle munching grass on rolling pastures, chickens pecking on the ground outside of picturesque red barns, and pigs gobbling down food at the trough.

Over the last 50 years, the way food animals are raised and fed has changed dramatically—to the detriment of both animals and humans. Many people are surprised to find that most of the food animals in the United States are no longer raised on farms at all. Instead they come from crowded animal factories, also known as large confined animal feeding operations (CAFOs).

Just like other factories, animal factories are constantly searching for ways to shave their costs. To save money, they've redefined what constitutes animal feed, with little consideration of what is best for the animals or for human health. As a result, many of the ingredients used in feed these days are not the kind of food the animals are designed by nature to eat.

Just take a look at what's being fed to the animals you eat.

Same Species Meat
Diseased Animals
Feathers, Hair, Skin, Hooves, and Blood
Manure and Other Animal Waste
Plastics
Drugs and Chemicals
Unhealthy Amounts of Grains
Are these ingredients legal? Unfortunately, yes. Nevertheless, some raise human health concerns. Others just indicate the low standards for animal feeds. But all are symptoms of a system that has lost sight of the appropriate way to raise food animals.

Same Species Meat, Diseased Animals, and Feathers, Hair, Skin, and Blood

The advent of "mad cow" disease (also known as bovine spongiform encephalopathy or BSE) raised international concern about the safety of feeding rendered[1] cattle to cattle. Since the discovery of mad cow disease in the United States, the federal government has taken some action to restrict the parts of cattle that can be fed back to cattle.

However, most animals are still allowed to eat meat from their own species. Pig carcasses can be rendered and fed back to pigs, chicken carcasses can be rendered and fed back to chickens, and turkey carcasses can be rendered and fed back to turkeys. Even cattle can still be fed cow blood and some other cow parts.

Under current law, pigs, chickens, and turkeys that have been fed rendered cattle can be rendered and fed back to cattle—a loophole that may allow mad cow agents to infect healthy cattle.

Animal feed legally can contain rendered road kill, dead horses, and euthanized cats and dogs.

Rendered feathers, hair, skin, hooves, blood, and intestines can also be found in feed, often under catch-all categories like "animal protein products."

Manure and Other Animal Waste

Feed for any food animal can contain cattle manure, swine waste, and poultry litter. This waste may contain drugs such as antibiotics and hormones that have passed unchanged through the animals' bodies.

The poultry litter that is fed to cattle contains rendered cattle parts in the form of digested poultry feed and spilled poultry feed. This is another loophole that may allow mad cow agents to infect healthy cattle.

Animal waste used for feed is also allowed to contain dirt, rocks, sand, wood, and other such contaminants.

Plastics

Many animals need roughage to move food through their digestive systems. But instead of using plant-based roughage, animal factories often turn to pellets made from plastics to compensate for the lack of natural fiber in the factory feed.

Drugs and Chemicals

Animals raised in humane conditions with appropriate space and food rarely require medical treatment. But animals at animal factories often receive antibiotics to promote faster growth and to compensate for crowded, stressful, and unsanitary living conditions. An estimated 13.5 million pounds of antibiotics—the same classes of antibiotics used in human medicine—are routinely added to animal feed or water. This routine, nontherapeutic use of antibiotics speeds the development of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, which can infect humans as well as animals. Antibiotic resistance is a pressing public health problem that costs the U.S. economy billions of dollars each year.

Some of the antimicrobials used to control parasites and promote growth in poultry contain arsenic, a known human carcinogen. Arsenic can be found in meat or can contaminate human water supplies through runoff from factory farms.

Unhealthy Amounts of Grains

One last surprise. While grain may sound like a healthful food, the excessive quantities fed to some animals are not. This is especially true for cattle, which are natural grass eaters. Their digestive systems are not designed to handle the large amounts of corn they receive at feedlots. As a result of this corn-rich diet, feedlot cattle can suffer significant health problems, including excessively acidic digestive systems and liver abscesses. Grain-induced health problems, in turn, ramp up the need for drugs.



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Want to Change What Animals are Fed?

The rise in animal factories over the last 50 years has led to a system that is out of control. Mad cow disease, increased liver abscesses, and the rise of antibiotic-resistant bacteria are just some examples of the damage that comes from unwise and often inhumane approaches to raising food animals.

As a consumer armed with information, you have the power to promote a modern approach to raising animals that is both productive and healthful. You can help to effect change by supporting systems and producers that feed animals the food they were meant to eat.

You can:

Avoid factory farmed animal products altogether by choosing plant-based foods.
Choose grass-fed and grass-finished beef and dairy products and pasture-raised pork, poultry, and egg products.
Select certified organic meats, eggs, and dairy and those clearly labeled as using only vegetarian animal feed.
Purchase meats, eggs, and dairy products from local farmers on the farm, at farmers markets, or by buying a share from a local farmer as part of a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program.


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For More Information

Sapkota, A.R., L.Y. Lefferts, S. McKenzie, and P. Walker. 2007. What do we feed to food-production animals? A review of animal feed ingredients and their potential impacts on human health. Environmental Health Perspectives 115 (5):663-670.

Visit the Eat Well Guide to learn how you can locate sustainably produced meats, eggs, and dairy products.

Visit the American Grassfed Association's list of producers to locate producers of grass-fed and grass-finished animal products.

Click here for a guide to Community Supported Agriculture.

Click here to find a farmers market near you.

Click here to learn more about the Union of Concerned Scientists' work on sustainable agriculture.



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[1] Rendering is an industrial process in which animal carcasses, parts, and other wastes are ground up, heated, and further processed to create a variety of products, including animal feed ingredients. Meat and bone meal, blood meal, and feather meal are some examples of rendered products.

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Preach!!!.....
 

Wow! I'm so glad to see someone so spiritually knowledgeable! Especially in the last days! You are so right about false prophets getting over on people. It's always been that way but even more so today. I had a teacher tell me on Friday that Christians were ignorant. He was ranting and raving trying to prove to the class why the Christian way is the bad way. I wish he could read your blog. Thanks for giving MYSPACE the bread we need!
 

God says give what u feel in ur heart It doesnt have a set amount give of yourself its free to spread the gospel and rest on saturday I have been mis lead and taken by false prophets
Ask God for guidance in those unsure moments

luv ya thanks for being real
 

Saturday is the sabbath - good job for have the mind to find out for your self but don't feel bad alot of people have been mis-lead
 

I think that ur faith is refreshing. i am glad that u posted it . so many people need to read things like that to help them thru the day. from time to time i felt like a few statements were made withme in mind. i always feel that way during the surmon tho. Preach on! God Bless ;p
 

I made it a goal to study the whole bible this year that is the exact chapter I am on (II Corinthians 11) . I actually had a man tell me that I was reading the wrong BIBLE because it isn't the King James Version. What! I can't understand who thou, thoust, thine, thy, and all those words that endeth with th are so I read the New International Version. He even tried to give me a dvd that disrespects the bible I read. When I study the BIBLE I have the King James and New International Version so that I can learn to understand both. They are saying the same things. I asked him where did he get the dvds he was passing out from. He said he got them from his Pastor who got it from somewhere else. The man who I was talking to hadn't even watched the dvd yet! Its said that God blessed us with a sound mind and we won't even use it for ourselves. Continue to pass the good news brotha. Good to know some of us think for ourselves.
 

I made it a goal to study the whole bible this year that is the exact chapter I am on (II Corinthians 11) . I actually had a man tell me that I was reading the wrong BIBLE because it isn't the King James Version. What! I can't understand who thou, thoust, thine, thy, and all those words that endeth with th are so I read the New International Version. He even tried to give me a dvd that disrespects the bible I read. When I study the BIBLE I have the King James and New International Version so that I can learn to understand both. They are saying the same things. I asked him where did he get the dvds he was passing out from. He said he got them from his Pastor who got it from somewhere else. The man who I was talking to hadn't even watched the dvd yet! Its said that God blessed us with a sound mind and we won't even use it for ourselves. Continue to pass the good news brotha. Good to know some of us think for ourselves.
 

Good Stuff!

I think it's funny that even on MySpace... you'll see people giving themsevles titles... like apostle or prophetess... a bit ridiculous

Even the word pastor means 'shepherd'...

Jesus Himself told us... we are all brothers and sisters... no titles... no heirarchy...

Mt 23:7 And greetings in the markets, and to be called of men, Rabbi, Rabbi.
Mt 23:8 But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your Master, even Christ; and all ye are brethren.
Mt 23:9 And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven

The same can be said of 'pastors'... when someone is vain enough to put their name upon the church... you know whose church it really is...

As I said above... the word pastor means shepherd... and there is only One Shepherd we are to follow...

Peace
Eric
 

very well put, everything you write seems to be so insightful and thought provoking....kudos to you.
 

Amen ! and amen!
 

I'm sorry I didn't read anything regarding the sabbath, you had a lot to vent though are the taking your Money
 

Too deep for words. Speak on....
 

Thank you so much. I appreciate you letting yourself be a vessel to share the word. Continued blessings to you and your bothers,

Jackie
 

You are so deep? I thoroughly enjoyed reading that. I, being raised in the church had a hard time as an adult conforming to that way of thinking. I wanted to hear the word and have a place to worship, but I found myself slowly being pushed into the ways of the long time members. They want to have a hand in every aspect of your life and if you don't fall into the trap your are ostracized. My breaking point was two situations that occurred. The first was during a new members class I was told that if the word doesn't come from the bishop or one of the ministers, it isn't of God. My question was, so if I come to the church with a word from the Lord it won't be received because I'm not a minister, and their answer was that it would not be received. I know that God can use anyone and anything to get his word.The last situation was when I, being a single mother of two had fallen on hard times. The enemy was really busy. My car died on me, and my electricity was cut off for a month. Not one person from my church came to see why I hadn't been to church. If I was alright, if my children were ok, nothing and still to this day no one has come by to find out why I stopped attending. Mean while the bishop is driving a Benz, co pastor got a 300, and I'm still walking, and God is still good! I always said that I will start my own church. No fashion shows, no gimmicks, just the word, praise and worship. If we take an offereing all money will go into a fund to help the members in need. I'm not helping anybody who isn't trying to help themselves, but I would never live off the people.
I am a servant of the people!
 

It's really nice to see someone on myspace talking about the Lord. In a word it's "Refreshing". God Bless!
 

That's definatly one out look however I think people are just looking for the truth and don't know how to find it like what day of the week is the sabbath on and how long has it been that way? when did christians stop calling God "Allah" and why? Why didn't christians celebrate x-mas and Easter until 3 - 4 hundred BC? The answers to these questions are why so many people don't know the TRUTH if they statred researching they may find more truth then they really want!!! but you have some very valid concerns!
 

Oh that's more christian than shabatish thoughts ;=)

But anyways Israel is 60!!!Happy Birthday!!!
LOL!
 

That was really good...James is one of my favorite books that I have to read over and over and over again. It talks mainly about Christian conduct and a lot of people really need to read it over and over and over again. :o) Whoever wrote this really understands it, not that it isn't written plainly, but the whole Bible can be misinterpreted with those who don't understand it. Well done!!
 

Hallelujah, Amen!
 

share some more. this is good.
 

I love the way you said it and explained it . I would love to hear more of your thoughts!
 

amen!!!!!
 

May GOD bless the vessel that spreads his word!!
 

Real u better preach!!! Real i can see the power of God all over you and that's good that you are very into the word of God don't let anybody change your name around i don't care if they don't think that you are into the bible and the word of God but you just show them out of their words... Preach On Man Of God.. I see you as a preacher.. God bless you and keep on preaching the word of God..
Be Blessed
 

I agree!!!--Thank you for sharing :)
 

THIS IS SUCH AN INSPIRATION! EVERYONE SHOULD READ THIS...........
 

GORGEOUS MAN WITH A GORGEOUS MIND....WOW....I THINK I'M IN LOVE! LOL
 

REAL RECOGNIZE REAL AND I'VE ALWAYS RECOGNIZED THAT YOU WERE A REAL NIGGA KEEP IT DOING YOU MY DUDE AND STAY TRUTHFUL AND SPIRITUAL
 

Such lovely inspiration. Stay in the word.

Yvette
 

Huh...
Sexy and educated...
Get it bro....
Not 2 many of you on here....
 

I love the way how your in tune with god. You can teach me things that I havent read entirely in the book of the word.
 

I knew New York gave you the right name. You keep it 100% Real, Real. Lol. I love your mind.
Please keep blogging!
 

Amazing....
 

Real, I would just like to tell you that it is very refreshing to see that there some real men like yourself out there that believe in God and don't mind sharing his goodness. Keep doing what you do, and always stay real to yourself and people that will bring very far. SMOOCHIES! Tammy
 

As I expected the masses are not reading this entry of yours... You are obviously a man who first and foremost is a man of God... All of the women out there trying to GET your attention, should PAY a little more attention to what drives YOU. This world and a lot of the people in it are caught up in the hype of fame and fortune. What they do not understand is outside of all of that, there is a human being with thoughts, needs, wants and desires on a very basic level.
You will find what you are looking for sweetie. I promise you and God has promised you.
 

Good Afternoon, Mr. Ahmad (real). I first would like to say thank you for loving the Lord like you do. Today I was having a very bad day actually a bad month and I went on your page. When I seen the Blog titled GOD'S TIME, I went to it. After reading your blog I feel so much better, it really lifted my spirit. More of our Men should be God fearing men. I most definately know how much trouble the tongue can cause. The tongue is very powerful and should be used wisely. I have learned from my mistakes and watch what I say and also I don't let what people say get to me any longer. Your blog was an inspiration to me today and I just want to thank you for not trying to hide your love for the Lord and let everyone read your thoughts.
 

I jumped out of my seat when I saw this message that you put out. I am soo happy to see, finally, someone who loves the Lord and studies their bible. I myself am God fearing and God loving. I try to study the bible as much as I can and have uncovered the truth about misleading messages that have been told too me. I really want to talk to you and get to know you, because you are a very intresting person and I really want to learn more about you and your beliefs. Usually when I first see a cute celeb I just say ooo and move on, but you, you have won me over.
 

Shalom....im not being judgemental or anything like that but what do u consider yourself as far as spiritually...becuz i have sumthings i can show u becuz u r on the right path..I have just found myself spiritually and i have been searching for a while and i know that there is alot goin on i would like to talk to u about some things...please hit me back asap... Shalom
 

Amen. These things are true and i am happy to know that u have stability in ur faith. Stay steadfast in tha word, it will set u free.

 

I ADMIRE THAT YOU ARE A MAN THAT FEELS. Most men are not in tune with their emotions. Emotion is what fuels life. I agree that the world is filled with hypocrocy and ugliness. So it is nice to relate and recognize 'the real' whenever given a chance. Be blessed and know that one heart can always make the difference.
 

Why do you have to be so cool?
 

Thanks for putting a smile on my face!!May GOD always bless you and your family.
 

Hi, what you wrote about the tongue is so true. The bible says life and death is in the power of the tongue and it is sharper than any 2 edged sword. You can use it to uplift, encourage and bless another or you can deceive, discourage and bring damnation to another. I think what a lot of people dont realize is that when you speak negative to another they are setting themselves up to manifest the exact same thing in their lives. How I look at it is, the tongue only speaks what the the mind conceiveth. When people speak negatively it makes me know that the mind renewed. People can easily reveal themselves by their words. The bible says whatsoever a man speaketh so is he...
 

I can learn from you. Be my teacher.
 

Well written
 

You know to really hear a man, other than the preacher, talk about the bible like that is a good man, and would really make a women happy later on in life. And to tell you the truth, you would really make a good preacher, and If we were to know each other, I would always go to your church no matter what! Love, CaseClose
 

I enjoyed the words of wisdom. I have been called to the ministry and I asked God to bless me with discerment and wisdom. So these past few years have been trully God's training school of love. I fully agree that the tongue is the most dangerous weapon that we have. I have seen people shattered because of the words they choose to use. God has blessed me with the spirit of discernment and he said I will learn wisdom. I am more inclined to listen to people more especially when its out to just get something out me or whomever. And the wonderful thing is I have learned no matter what happens we are stilled called to love those who speak out against us. One example, I was at church and my pastor who was new at the time, has a thick puerto rican accent and at the end of the sermon as she was greeting everyone who were leaving, this one woman kept letting everyone skip ahead of her and me and the pastor noticed she wanted to talk to my pastor one on one, and when it was her turn she just exploded on my pastor saying how she couldn't understand her and she was going to the church board to get her dismissed and for a moment it was so still you could literally feel the spirit of God and I knew he was encouring my pastor with the right words to say and teach me in the peocess. I wanted to tell her she should be more patient with our new pastor and remind her that God warns us to not disrespect/harm those whom he has charged over us. But like I said God was in the mist and my pastor said, "I am so sorry you couldn't understand me and will you pray with me to ask forgiveness?" The way she handled the situation was so humbling and it taught me to be like brother Paul that we need to get down on peoples level to pull them up to God. And it taught me that harsh speech doesn't get it. If I said what I wanted it probably would've put up a defensive wall to the situation and maybe she would have left the church thinking that her view was justified, but by asking this woman to pray was getting her on her knees and asking God to help all involved. She pulled her with love and I use this example everyday. I (we) never know who hears me (us) and how they will preceive it. So we MUST be careful how we talk and how we teach. I enjoyed this email and look forward to more encouring words from you brother. your sister in Christ -lily