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I tried to get into God's America yesterday at the Calais/St.Stephen border and was denied entry and harassed because I'm a self-employed artist living under the poverty line. The few promotional CD's and gallery submission envelopes that I had on me were the cause of suspicion and after repeatedly explaining that I was just going to see some concerts, drop by a couple galleries and music shops, photograph their beautiful country and then quietly be on my way I was told to go back to Canada and dispose of these items and 2 of my 4 cameras before trying again.
They scoffed at my income, lifestyle and art-school education. When I told them I was only trying to make a living as an artist they responded with, "You can't do that here." Upon leaving they left me with, "Come back when you have some steady employment."
America, I'm disappointed.
Here's the photo that started this whole project and a fitting image to go with how I feel about the USA right now.
Jesus and I are hitting the road, travelling from New Brunswick to California to the UK to Western Canada to Amsterdam and back. We're planning on seeing some of his favourite sites; Ground Zero, the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building site, Hyde Park, Columbine High School and many, many more....
"God and the Ten Commandments and all moral instruction have been removed from the schools. If those kids had walked into schools with Bibles headed for a class, they would have been called to the principal's office. But you come in talking about Adolph Hitler and they're having his birthday...and that's acceptable."
- Pat Buchanan, U.S. Presidential Candidate on the Columbine shootings.
"We have experienced a miracle, something unique, something the like of which there has hardly been in the history of the world. God first allowed our people to be victorious for four and a half years, then He abased us, laid upon us a period of shamelessness, but now after a struggle of fourteen years he has permitted us to bring that period to a close. It is a miracle which has been wrought upon the German people.... It shows us that the Almighty has not deserted our people, that He received it into favour at the moment when it rediscovered itself. And that our people shall never again lose itself, that must be our vow so long as we shall live and so long as the Lord gives us the strength to carry on the fight."
- Adolf Hitler
John 20: 1, 12-17
The first day of the week cometh Mary Magdalene early, when it was yet dark, unto the sepulchre, and seeth the stone taken away from the sepulchre .....
And seeth two angels in white sitting, the one at the head, and the other at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain. And they say unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? She saith unto them, Because they have taken away my Lord, and I know not where they have laid him. And when she had thus said, she turned herself back, and saw Jesus standing, and knew not that it was Jesus. Jesus saith unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? whom seekest thou? She, supposing him to be the gardener, saith unto him, Sir, if thou have borne him hence, tell me where thou hast laid him, and I will take him away. Jesus saith unto her, Mary. She turned herself, and saith unto him, Rabboni; which is to say, Master. Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God.
