Politics – No Hate No Violence

A Minute of Silence for Charlie Kirk

Please take a minute of silence—not just for our martyr Charlie Kirk, the ultimate respectful debater who was murdered one year ago, but also for his belief in everyone’s potential, no matter their station in life. I never saw a hateful attitude in him despite all that was thrown his way; he was blessed with God-given tolerance.

He is a martyr whose legacy will influence hundreds of millions of lives over the next 50 years. Charlie, we love and miss you. We take comfort in knowing you are with God and Jesus, watching over your immediate and extended family as they carry on your work to make you and us proud.

Our Finger On The Hate Button

The other day, I was in the grocery store wearing my hat (the hat pictured above), and a young employee in their thirties gave me the finger. So, I walked over to him, who was about 20 feet away, and said, “Either you can’t read or you’re very lucky I believe in what this hat represents.” He then apologized and explained that he assumed it represented something else.

That incident made me realize how quickly our “hate button” can be pushed. Instead of instantly hating something, we should question why we feel that way. It’s astonishing to think that people and families now hate each other because of their political beliefs. When you read it, it sounds crazy, but it’s happening. We can attribute this divisiveness to politicians on both sides who perpetuate hate in order to gain support. They encourage us to hate the other side and vote for them. It has become an industry.

The truth is, 80% of Americans, regardless of party affiliation, want to be moderate. However, they allow the extreme left and right to dictate the agenda because they are either misinformed or afraid to speak up. As a Conservative Democrat, I believe our party is particularly guilty of fostering hatred. Abraham Lincoln once said, “I hate that guy, I need to get to know him better,” recognizing the destructive nature of hate. This is especially true for politicians. After all, wars have been waged due to hatred, and no war is ever good. Just look at the mess we’ve created around the world. While World Wars I and II may have had some justification, I am grateful to all the patriots who fought and died in all our wars. I believe their sacrifices will not be in vain because we have given the world a taste of freedom and democracy, which will benefit future generations in those countries. Above all else, I am proud of our military. Without them, we would not be the country that everyone, especially our own politicians, wants to destroy, even though I am a Democrat.

If you only watch news media that aligns with your own views and makes you comfortable, you are not truly watching the news. Instead, you are consuming politically correct commentary that tells you what you want to hear. A significant 72% of people in this country believe that political correctness is a problem. It’s important to express your own thoughts respectfully and gain the respect of others. Also, try watching the news from other channels occasionally. You might actually learn something and realize how similar we are. Most importantly, practice tolerance, as it goes a long way in preventing hatred.

Let’s lighten up and think before we resort to hate. At No Hate No Violence, we know that practicing this will lead to greater happiness and create a better world.

Sincerely,

Pat Lockhart
CEO & Founder

Shutdown of NoHateNoViolence

We, at NoHateNoViolence, need to notify you with great regret that we have sold our blog. We want to thank you for all your support over the last 5+ years. The good news is that the new owners are a much larger organization, with much more sustainability, better writers, and plans to reimagine this platform. The new owners are going to shut down the blog temporarily to reimagine the concept and should be back online sometime in summer. They want to see the outcome of those before finishing the reimagining of the platform. At that time, they will disclose their plans and ownership of this company.

We wish them and our loyal followers “nothing but the best” in your and their endeavors to reduce Political Correctness—telling people what they want to hear even if it is lying, so as to promote there agenda of. Telling people ‘what to think,’ as opposed to our position of telling people what you think respectfully, with facts, to promote showing people ‘how to think.’

If you would like to copy any of our articles, you will have until February 12th to do so. Again, thank you for all your support.

No Hate No Violence Team Management

Veterans Answers To Thoughts Of Suicide

Here at No Hate No Violence Press we’re excited! We’ve just published our newest book “Answers To: Where Do We Go From Here? Planning Confidently For The Next Life” and we want you as our valued subscriber to have priority access to this groundbreaking publication for free. (See the link below)

The reference to suicide in the title of this article points to one of the most profoundly moving chapters in this new book, a chapter that chronicles the experiences of Veterans, physicians, truck drivers and teachers who have committed suicide and then returned from death. In fact, we believe in the author’s vision so deeply that we’ve made this chapter into our newest YouTube video. We hope this video will inspire viewers with thoughts and visions of the immense value of human life.

The changes that people make in their lives after a Near Death Experience (NDE) are often miraculous – listen and hear for yourself!

This video reveals through narration and visual imagery the experiences of people who have committed suicide and then been met and urged to go back by long-lost friends and family on the other side. The stories told by these fortunate people who have been given a second chance are inspiring even for those of us who may never have contemplated the tragic, senseless act of suicide or its true consequences.

After you watch the YouTube video, we’ve arranged with Smashwords, a major international distributor, to make the full digital edition with dozens of hyperlinks to Near Death Experience research and stories available to you free – click here to get this free groundbreaking book!

“Answers To: Where Do We Go From Here?” offers dozens of fascinating first-person stories of Near-Death Experiences – this YouTube video is only one part of the whole story. Other chapters include published clinical research along with personal reports of an existence beyond this life by people who have died and then returned to life often with detailed and even fully verifiable experiences.

We would also like to announce an exciting new way to experience this inspiring evidence of the afterlife. We’ve worked with renowned narrator & voice actor Tim Little, whose voice has inspired millions of audiobook fans, and who has narrated our new YouTube video, to produce a full audiobook edition of “Answers To: Where Do We Go From Here?”. (Audiobooks.com link)

After you order your own free book please pass this offer on to your friends and family, especially if you know someone who might benefit from this book right now in these troubled times.

Let’s Enjoy life! Pass It On!

Patrick Lockhart

Founder and CEO: No Hate No Violence Press

Life Never Ends

This testimonial came from my ex sister in-law who is Jewish, she got it from her priest brother in-law. This is a great example of what we could see after the virus subsides; with the right

Attitude, If we Help, love and think of others,

We have no room in our hearts for hate. These words speak for themselves. Thanks sister and Father Garry.

They say that in Wuhan after so many years of noise

you can hear the birds again.

They say that after just a few weeks of quiet

the sky is no longer thick with fumes

but blue and grey and clear.

They say that in the streets of Assisi

people are singing to each other

across the empty squares,

keeping their windows open

so that those who are alone may hear the sounds of family around them.

They say that a hotel in the West of Ireland is offering free meals and delivery to the housebound.

Today a young woman I know is busy spreading

fliers with her number through the neighborhood

so that the elders may have someone to call on.

Today Churches, Synagogues, Mosques and Temples

are preparing to welcome and shelter the homeless,

the sick, the weary.

All over the world people are slowing down and reflecting.

All over the world people are looking at their neighbors in

a new way.

All over the world people are waking up to a new realty to how big we really are,

to how little control we really have,

to what really matters.

To love.

So we pray and we remember that

Yes, there is fear,

but there does not have to be hate.

Yes, there is isolation,

but there does not have to be loneliness.

Yes, there is panic buying,

but there does not have to be meanness.

Yes, there is sickness,

but there does not have to be disease of the soul.

Yes there is even death.

But there can always be a rebirth of love.

Wake to the choices you make as to how to live

now.

Today, breathe.

Listen, behind the factory noises of your panic

the birds are singing again.

The sky is clearing.

Spring is coming.

And we are always encompassed by Love.

Open the windows of your soul.

And though you may not be able

to touch across the empty square,

Sing.

Unplanned VS Planned

The topic of abortion certainly is one that carries a lot of debate. As does the movie “Unplanned”.

But rather than debate the topic of abortion we wanted to bring up the topic of censorship.

Many of you may have seen the movie “Unplanned” which tells the story of Abby Johnson, a young clinic director for Planned Parenthood who ultimately becomes an anti-abortion activist. It’s an interesting movie.

But the making of the movie is an interesting story in itself.

The writer and directors of the movie have faced quite a bit of opposition in marketing this film. So much so they testified at a Congressional Committee meeting on “Technological Censorship and the Public Discourse”.

Their testimony includes reports of being blocked or suspended from Google Ads, Twitter, and other social media.

The NPAA gave them an “R” rating limiting their ability to market to a Christian base. These are just naming a few examples of the challenges they faced. Their testimony was very interesting. We encourage you to check out the link “Technological Censorship and the Public Discourse”. It is quite enlightening.

We are supposed to be a country who supports free speech. Yet, here we find big tech companies trying to restrict our rights. How is this right or legal? What they are doing is censorship and seems discriminatory. Our moral compass needs to get back on course.

This type of censorship is an insult to the intelligence of American adults.

We should always be free to hear both sides of a debate and be free to make our own educated decisions on what we choose to believe in. Or what we want to watch at a movie.

That’s what makes America great. We choose which movie ticket we want to purchase. We choose what we want to believe in.

Do You Think It’s Gotten Better?

Our nation’s crisis hasn’t gone away. In the 70’s we never thought our issues with drug abuse could get worse. Then came the 80’s.

Now here we are in 2018 with the death toll rising. We lost approximately 64,000 lives in 2016 to opioid overdoses alone.

That’s roughly the same amount of lives we lost in Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan combined. Every day 116 people die from an overdose and that number is rising.

We are not winning the war on drugs. We need our wall and we need a plan. We need our troops to protect our borders.

What happens if the terrorists and the drug lords start working together? American genocide?

Free Book & New Video On Near Death Experiences

“Answers To:” offers dozens of fascinating first-person stories of Near-Death Experiences. Every chapter includes published clinical research along with personal reports of an existence beyond this life by people who have died and then returned to life often with detailed and even fully verifiable experiences.

One of the most profoundly moving chapters chronicles the experiences of Veterans who have committed suicide and then, often miraculously, returned from death. We believe in the author’s vision so deeply that we’ve made this chapter into our newest YouTube video Please click here We hope this video will inspire viewers with thoughts and visions of the immense value of human life.

The changes that people make in their lives after a Near Death Experience (NDE) are often miraculous – watch, listen and hear for yourself!

After you order your free book please pass this offer on to your friends and family, especially if you know someone who might benefit from this book right now in these troubled times.

Let’s Enjoy life! Pass It On!

Patrick Lockhart

Founder and CEO: No Hate No Violence Press

REMOVING HATE & VIOLENCE FROM THE POLICE

Some people truly believe that all police officers are bad. There are also some who are certain all police officers hate minorities. When you look at the actual numbers, neither of these views are correct. But that doesn’t mean all police officers are perfect, either. There are bad people everywhere, including in the police. They’re a small percentage, but they are still out there. Those few bad police officers are actively fueling these beliefs, making it tougher for the police to do their job and the community to prosper. Getting rid of those few bad police officers would stop creating the horrible situations that fuel these beliefs.

There’s an elephant in the room preventing that from happening: the police unions. Most police chiefs know who the bad apples are. They know which officers are bigots and racists, which ones are extra violent, and which ones have substance abuse issues. But union regulations keep these officers from being dismissed before they cause problems. Police chiefs need to be able to fire cops that aren’t doing their job correctly or might cause trouble through their habits.

That doesn’t mean that the union should be dissolved. By all means, have an organized workforce. Just don’t let that labor organization run the entire workforce. That power needs to be with the labor force themselves, the ones who are in the thick of it day in, day out, not the ones who are paid millions to govern from afar.

When you get right down to it, the police put their lives on the line for us every day. And God bless them for it! They need to have the freedom and respect to police the bad apples they know are in their midst.

A good start to the change would be to strengthen the role and place of the police in the community. The community should reach out to the police force, and the police force should reach back. Community events like potlucks, brunches, festivals, and more are great ways to do this. Connecting the people directly to the police will show that they’re not all bad, and connecting the police to the people will help the good ones feel better about what they do. It just might even convince the bad ones to start changing their tune.