Bill's Bible Basics Blog

As many of you will already know if you have read some of my previous posts and the comment threads under them, some of my friends here are in favor of getting the COVID-19 vaccine, while others are not and do not support it for various, in my view, very legitimate reasons.

Sadly, both the present U.S. administration and certain health officials — you know who they are — have used this situation to further divide people, so that now considerable hate and animosity has been directed at people who refuse to be vaccinated for whatever their reasons.

As I have stated in previous posts, whether or not one gets the vaccine is a very personal choice, and this choice should NOT be taken away from us through forced mandates, because then we become a dictatorship and are no longer truly free.

Furthermore, if we allow them to force the vaccines on us, then they will be emboldened to pressure us further, and force on us whatever else they please, because we will have already shown weakness under pressure. That is a very dark road to go down, my friends.

But what I really wanted to say to everyone is the following: Just because you personally got the vaccine and are currently fine, does NOT necessarily mean that everyone who gets the vaccine will be fine.

In fact, as I am sure many of you are already aware, that is most certainly not the case. By their own admission, both the Biden administration, the CDC and others have candidly stated that literally thousands of people have ALREADY suffered negative reactions to the vaccines to varying degrees. Some have even died from taking the vaccines.

My friends, this is NOT just some wild conspiracy theory coming from some crazy person. It is verifiable medical fact which has been clearly confirmed by people both in the government, and in the medical profession.

That being the case, how can anyone ridicule and shame those of us who refuse to get vaccinated? How can anyone — the government, medical professionals, business conglomerates, small businesses, universities, schools, etc. — in good conscience pressure and force any of us to get vaccinated, when they know that it might quite possibly end in tragedy — including loss of life — for some of us?

To me personally, it is like playing a game of Russian Roulette. You just never know who is going to get the bullet, but someone always does, because that is the nature of the game.

Does anyone have the right to force us to take a vaccine which might seriously sicken us or even kill us? Despite their seemingly scientific explanations and their seemingly logical reasoning, I think not!

As I mentioned in a few previous posts, I am more afraid of getting the vaccine due to potential negative side effects, than I am of COVID-19 itself.

As it turns out, a recent poll revealed that this is in fact true of a majority of American adults who currently remain unvaccinated. We are talking about millions of people, my friends. Are we all wrong for feeling this way? Again, I think not.

In my particular case, I ALREADY have breathing issues and longterm lung damage, due to the fact that in recent years I have suffered from two bouts of DVT — Deep Vein Thrombosis, or blood clots in my legs — which the second time around led to Acute Bilateral Pulmonary Emboli.

The latter means that I had multiple blood clots which had traveled up my legs and into every single node of my lungs. I was in very bad shape, it was very painful for me to even breath, and I could have easily died if any of those blood clots had traveled to my heart or to my brain.

As a result of the aforementioned, I am now on an anticoagulant — or blood thinner — for life, to hopefully prevent any additional blood clots from forming in my body. This has greatly restricted my diet for reasons I won’t get into here, created problems with being able to take certain other drugs, and other issues.

By the way, everything I have stated here regarding my health can be confirmed by hospital records and by my personal physician, who incidentally respects my decision to not take the vaccine.

Now, are any of you reading this aware of the fact that one of the known negative side effects of taking the vaccines is in fact thrombosis, or the formation of blood clots? If you don’t believe me, look it up for yourself.

Blood clots is the LAST thing that I need; and as I said, that is precisely why I have been taking daily doses of Warfarin for a number of years now.

So tell me something. Do you honestly believe that the government has the moral right to shame me, to pressure me, and to force me to take a vaccine which could very well bring on the very thing I am fighting against, and which could potentially kill me? Do they have the moral right to take away my freedom to choose for myself when it comes to the issue of the COVID-19 vaccines?

Now with me, my decision to refuse the vaccine has to do in large part with DVT, Acute Bilateral Pulmonary Emboli, damaged lungs and breathing difficulty, and the potential for thrombosis. With someone else, it might be some other medical condition.

But here’s the thing. Even if there is no concern for any current medical condition, as I have stated before, in my view, no government or health agency has the political, medical or moral right to nullify and take away our right to choose for ourselves when it comes to deciding whether or not to take the vaccine.

No matter how scientifically sounding, or medically sounding, or logically sounding their reasoning may seem, when it comes to our bodies, we alone have the right to make the final choice. Not them. This is my position regarding this issue. You can agree or disagree as you each wish, but I will not debate the issue with anyone.

Dear friends, I think you will find the following opinion piece in The Washington Times rather interesting. Some of it may be a little above your understanding, but most of it isn’t. Please have a look at it and let me know what you think. Thanks!

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/aug/5/biden-teams-misguided-and-deadly-covid-19-vaccine-/

Dear friends, one of my Facebook friends just informed me of something which I find quite unusual, and in fact rather unbelievable. So, I decided to share it with all of my friends to see what you think.

According to my friend, after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine, two members of her extended family applied a small refrigerator magnet to their bodies, and the magnet stuck in both cases.

Please note that she does not specify exactly where — that is, on what part of the body — the magnet test was conducted. I am waiting for a response from her regarding that point, because I believe that it is important.

Has anyone else here who has taken the vaccine experienced anything like this? Even if you haven’t, I would be very interested in your thoughts.

As for me, after giving it some consideration, I wrote back to my friend with the following:

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That is just plain weird. I tend to be a very logical, analytical person. I try to understand things. So, a few questions if I may.

1. What gave your sister-in-law and her mother the idea to even do that?

2. What part of their body did they apply the magnet to?

3. How soon after the vaccine was injected did they use the magnet?

4. Are you saying that the magnet actually stuck to their skin?

To be quite honest, as a logically-thinking person, I find the story difficult to believe. Let me explain why I have my doubts.

First of all, while I have not personally taken the vaccine, I would assume that whatever amount of actual serum it contains must be quite small if it is injected into one’s shoulder via a regular syringe. I am thinking along the lines of 30 CCs or less.

Assuming that is the case, then I would think that the amount of solid particles in the serum portion of the vaccine is considerably smaller than that.

Now, if the vaccine does contain any metallic substances — I have not personally researched this — I would think that the magnet would have to be applied immediately and directly to the injection site, in order for what they say happened, to actually happen.

Even then, I still have my doubts, because I have a hard time believing that the vaccine could contain a sufficient amount of metallic particles for that to even happen.

But let’s go on.

When that vaccine is injected, it is injected deep into the shoulder muscles, I assume. From there, I imagine that it immediately begins to be carried from the injection site to other parts of the body via the bloodstream.

So what does that mean? It means that the vaccine is very much diluted throughout the body — probably almost imperceptible — so that even if it does contain any metallic substances, they too are going to be very thinned out.

Thus, in my view, and with my limited understanding, I would think that if that magnet test were conducted on any part of the body other than the actual injection site, there would be zero results, because there simply wouldn’t be enough metallic particles present to allow for it to occur.

Getting back to the shoulder, even if the vaccine does contain a sufficient amount of metallic particles — which again, I have not confirmed — they would have to remain at the injection site long enough — and at a shallow enough depth — for them to have any effect on the magnet, which I still doubt.

So, in my view, if both your sister-in-law and her mother really did experience that, then I would have to conclude that it is due to something else; particularly if the magnet test was conducted on some other part of the body other than the shoulder area.

My key thought here is that a person’s body would have to have quite a concentration of metallic substances in it — either in the flesh, bones or blood — for this type of magnetic reaction to even occur.

So what does that mean? It implies longterm exposure to something metallic in their environment; perhaps in the water they drink, or maybe in the air they breath, or perhaps in some food that they constantly eat, or in something else.

But as I just said, it would have to be longterm exposure, so that the concentration of those metallic particles could build up to a sufficient level in the body, to allow the magnetic reaction to occur.

As a logically-thinking person who has no scientific background, those are my personal thoughts on the matter. I hope I have got your brain ticking on this. ?

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So, what are your thoughts, my friends? I am not interested in wild, unproven conspiracy theories. Let’s deal with real scientific possibilities to try to explain this. Thanks!

My friends, for those of you who are likewise continuing to resist getting the COVID-19 vaccine, please know that I understand exactly how you feel, and I can tell you that you are definitely not alone. Please refer to the new post I made here about an hour ago regarding the Kaiser Family Foundation poll. I think you will find it interesting.

But what I really wanted to share with you in this current post is the following.

In my case, my resistance goes beyond just the COVID-19 vaccine. In other words, my resistance did NOT just suddenly start with the COVID-19 vaccines.

For the record, it has been my personal philosophy, belief and practice for many years now to not put any more man-made chemicals, medications, etc., into my body than is absolutely necessary.

Currently, there are only two medications which I am forced to take on a daily basis, in addition to one vitamin supplement: an anticoagulant — due to previous incidents of DVT (Deep Vein Thrombosis) and Acute Bilateral Pulmonary Emboli — and a med to supplement my thyroid gland output. That’s it.

It is because of my personal philosophy that I would rather endure a headache until it passes, than take something like Tylenol, Aspirin, Ibuprofen, Aleve, Motrin, etc. Unlike a lot of people, I do not go to the medicine cabinet and pop a pill every time that I feel bad. It’s just not the way I roll.

Likewise, I stay away from all manner of popular opioids as much as possible, and I haven’t taken one in years now. They are simply nasty business, besides being highly addictive.

Perhaps most surprising of all is the fact that based on my recollection, I haven’t had a single vaccine for anything since I was a kid in elementary school over 55 years ago. Annual flu shots? Nope! I just don’t do it!

So as I said, this is a life philosophy for me. It is not just some sudden resistance to the COVID-19 vaccine on my part. It is an ongoing thing which I started many years ago.

The Scriptures inform us that our bodies are the temples of God’s Holy Spirit, and that we are to respect them and treat them as such, and not abuse them. That is why I also do not smoke, drink or use any recreational drugs.

What about you? Please feel free to share your thoughts below. Thanks!

Now isn’t this interesting! Let me start by saying that I don’t place a lot of faith in public opinion polls for a variety of reasons, including the following:

1. They rely upon theoretical extrapolation of the actual results.

2. They rely upon very limited data sets, meaning the number of people polled compared to the entire population.

3. We don’t know how truly random the people are who are selected to participate in the poll.

4. The numbers can be manipulated by the pollster to say what they want them to say, and to produce the results which they desire.

If we choose to ignore all of the above, a new news article published in the The Washington Times states that a recent poll conducted by the Kaiser Family Foundation found that 75% of unvaccinated American adults fear the COVID-19 vaccines, more than they fear COVID-19 itself.

The reason why I find that point so interesting is because barely 8 hours ago in a previous post here, I stated that this is precisely my position as well. Furthermore, I am sure that there are many of you out there who feel the exact same way. You fear the side effects of these questionable vaccines, more than you fear actually getting COVID-19. That really says a lot!

Following is a link to the news article in question:

https://m.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/aug/4/majority-reluctant-unvaccinated-adults-find-covid-/

Hello again, my friends. Like many of you who are elderly, I also live alone, and I am really quite the recluse. In fact, since March of 2020 when the pandemic first seems to have hit our island, I have only left my home about twice a month to get my monthly lab work done, and to go to my monthly doctor’s appointment.

Other than those two monthly outings which I cannot miss, I have only gone out a few other times to get certain things in more recent months. I have someone who does my food shopping for me, and who checks my mail for me as well. I also find myself purchasing more online items as well. No surprise there.

While there is strong pressure here on Guam to get vaccinated — it is constantly promoted by the local government and by local health officials, and published in the newspaper just about every day — thus far, no official person or government agency has pressured me directly to be vaccinated. My personal physician also respects my choice not to be vaccinated.

Whether the situation will change in the future remains to be seen. Honestly speaking though, it is not looking very good for those of us who are still resisting being vaccinated.

As many of you will already know, and as I have shared in previous posts, from President Biden on down the line, the pressure to be vaccinated is quickly building and gaining more and more support, so that now entire cities — beginning with NYC — government agencies, companies, universities and public school systems are tightening the clamps, and this trend will no doubt continue.

Equally troubling is the fact that the animosity and hatred towards “non-vaxxers” is growing, and we are slowly being ostracized and squeezed into a corner, and now being blamed for the spread of the delta variant.

From the U.S. government and its various agencies, to the news media, they are all pushing this very same narrative. And as we saw in the news just a few days ago, the government came right out and said that the goal is to make life difficult for “non-vaxxers”.

Do you see the hypocrisy in this? In recent days, the Biden administration has repeatedly said that they will not make the vaccine mandatory. Yet by their very actions and war of words, they are doing the exact opposite.

I say this: The more a government insists that they won’t be doing a certain thing, the more you can be sure that that is exactly what they eventually intend to do.

So what are they waiting for? Well, my suspicion is that because right now there is still a lot of strong resistance — including at the state level, such as with Texas and Florida — and because there are many millions of American citizens who are refusing to be vaccinated, it would not be a good time for them to completely lower the hammer and mandate vaccinations for everyone.

So, I think perhaps they will abide their time, while they continue with their fear-mongering campaign, and with their pressure tactics, and with their constant demonization of “non-vaxxers”, until the FDA fully approves the vaccines sometime in September, according to the latest news reports.

They are already saying that they believe that such action by the FDA will be a game changer, and that it will convince a lot more people — perhaps millions — that the vaccines are safe. But are they really?

In short, my suspicion — and it is only a personal theory — is that they will slowly whittle down the over all number of vax resistors, until it reaches a certain percentage of the U.S. population which they feel is manageable. Then they will totally lower the hammer and mandate that everyone must be vaccinated against COVID-19, because we will be in the minority by then.

In short, free will and personal choice regarding the matter will be totally eliminated. They will point to certain ambiguous laws and legal precedents — the meaning of which they may twist for their benefit — in order to justify their actions, regardless of how illegal said actions may be.

In fact, if you are paying close attention to the news, you will discover that certain lawyers, university law professors, etc., are ALREADY beginning to spin this narrative. It is all a part of the psychological manipulation process to soften the people’s resolve.

Regardless, I will continue to resist getting the jab for as long as I possibly can, until there is no way out, and it is forced upon me. Of course, I hope that it doesn’t come to that.

Quite frankly, at this point in time, I am more afraid of the potential side effects of the vaccine, than I am of actually getting COVID-19. I already suffer from certain health issues, including problems with my lungs.

The fact is that I have survived for seventeen months of this pandemic thus far. As such, I must trust God to see me through the rest of it. And if not, if I should become infected and die, well, sudden death is sudden glory for the Christian Believer, as they say.

Quite honestly, I have a peace about this, and I just don’t worry about it. I don’t fear and fret every day like a lot of people are now doing. All of the government and news media fear-mongering and scary talk about the delta variant do not move me to fear. I just go on living my life every day as best as I can.

Of course, when I am out and about each month, I do wear a mask and practice social distancing, because it has been a government-mandated requirement here on Guam since March of last year, if I recall correctly. You can’t get into any places without a mask.

I should mention too that with a population of about 165,000 residents, since March of 2020, Guam has had a total of 143 officially-recognized COVID-19 related deaths. That is an average of less than 9 deaths a month for a 17-month period.

I should also mention that in the vast majority of cases, the deceased had underlying health conditions which were supposedly made worse by the coronavirus. So what did they really die from?

Obviously, any death is sad. But my point in sharing these figures with you is to demonstrate that in our case at least, wearing a mask and social distancing appears to have been to our benefit, which is something to think about.

In conclusion, let’s all pray that our personal choice is not completely taken away, because that certainly seems to be where things are headed in regards to the vaccine.

In my previous post, I questioned whether or not the CDC was overstepping its authority in regards to its opposition to the proposed extension to the eviction moritorium which was first put in place in September of 2020 by the CDC and the Trump administration to protect renters during the COVID-19 pandemic.

This new article from The Washington Times answers that question and more. One paragraph in particular states the following:

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“It is not clear whether the new eviction moratorium will survive legal challenges. The Supreme Court last month signaled that the CDC overstepped its authority when it imposed the first ban in September 2020.”

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On the whole, I think it is a well-balanced article, because it not only mentions the difficulties which are being faced by American renters, but also the problems which are being encountered by American landlords due to non-payment of rent.

Of course, the Biden Administration and Congress are pointing the finger at each other for the failure and slowness in getting the money into the hands of the people who need it.

According to God’s Word, we never go wrong by helping the poor, the elderly and the downtrodden.

Here is The Washington Times article I mention above:

https://m.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/aug/3/biden-announce-targeted-extension-moratorium-evict/

You might also be interested in reading this Bill’s Bible Basics article:

Article: “What About the Poor?”:

https://www.billkochman.com/Articles/What-About-the-Poor-1.html

Many of us already realized that it was eventually headed in this direction. President Biden gave the green light a few days ago, and now NYC has decided to be the first city in the nation to get the ball rolling.

If NYC is successful at this and survives any legal challenges, how many other cities will begin to follow suit?

Or has Mayor Bill de Blasio signed his city’s economic death certificate by enforcing this mandate beginning in September?

https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/nyc-proof-vaccination-requirement-indoor-restaurants-gyms-shows

I honestly don’t understand this, perhaps because I am not familiar with all of the power and authority which the CDC holds during times of a medical emergency, such as the COVID-19 pandemic.

It just seems to me that the CDC should have nothing to do whatsoever with the eviction moratorium. It should be a decision left to the president and Congress. The CDC should stick to medicine and stay out of politics.

I am referring to this quote from an article in The Washington Times called “CDC balks at Biden’s request to extend eviction ban”:

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“The White House scrambled Monday to address rising evictions nationwide, as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention rebuffed President Biden’s request to extend a moratorium and the administration faced a growing political problem.”

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You doubt it? Then consider this latest article from The Washington Times.

The fact is that at the very most, these va¢¢ines may possibly mitigate your symptoms, should you become infected with COVID-19, and they may prevent you from dying.

However, they do NOT prevent you from getting COVID-19, and they do NOT prevent you from being a carrier, asymptomatic or otherwise.

So the big question is this: Do you want to take your chances as an unva¢¢inated person with getting a virus which has a 98% survivability rate … or do you want to take your chances with a not thoroughly tested va¢¢ine which is now known to have negative side effects, and which may even cause death?

The choice is yours. Not the government’s … at least for a short while longer.

https://m.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jul/30/vaccinated-people-make-74-covid-19-cases-linked-bi/

Following is a direct quote from The Washington Times article that I shared earlier:

“The directives are designed to spur vaccination by making life difficult for those who have refused the shots while setting the table for mandates in the private sector.”

Can it be any clearer than that? They want to force us to get a va¢¢ine which has yet to be fully approved by the FDA — that will happen by September — which has not undergone thorough testing for several years, and which has by their own admission resulted in thousands of people suffering from negative side effects, leading to hospitalization, and even death.

Why are they pushing this va¢¢ine so hard for a virus which has a 98% survivability rate? What are they really trying to accomplish with this “va¢¢ine”, which is really not even a va¢¢ine in the truest sense of the word? When has a government ever forced its constituents to do such a thing? Wake up folks! Something is not right with this.

If you doubt it, then just read this article in the New York Times from July 29, 2021. Their agenda is now rather clear:

https://m.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jul/29/biden-orders-federal-workers-get-vaccinated-or-fac/

This negative sentiment towards unvaccinated people is slowly spreading. It began with President Biden’s ridiculous claim that getting vaccinated against COVID-19 is the most patriotic thing you can do. Little by little they are building up pressure, and manipulating public opinion, so that vaccine resistors are being painted in a negative light. Where will it end?

https://m.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jul/23/ala-gov-kay-ivey-fumes-over-worst-vaccination-rate/