Well, I have the sad honor to report that...

[Mike Vande]

...I, and some of you, are now officially considered threats to national security. I got this from a friend of mine, a retired US Army major who married a lady I graduated high school with. He is the editor of his American Legion Post's monthly newsletter, and sent me an E-copy of this month's edition. See if you're one of what the President's new appointees to the Department of Homeland Security's recent reassessment of who and what constitute “right-wing extremist” threats to national security...

American Legion Post 298,
Cedar Rapids, Iowa,
May Newsletter

It is with great dismay and in trepidation that I write this report. The Department of Homeland Security threat assessment on “right-wing extremists” has essentially classified returning veterans as likely candidates for these organizations. Our National Commander, Dave Rehbein, has addressed this to the Secretary of DHS. As he indicated, this was apparently politically motivated. While the report specifically named veterans, it seemed to consider anyone, who does not agree with the current administration’s policies, to be a domestic enemy. Pro-life advocates, Christians who believe in end times prophecy, those concerned over illegal immigration, and those who support the Second Amendment as an individual right were all mentioned as potential threats in the report.
The assessment also classifies returning veterans as “disgruntled, disillusioned, or suffering from the psychological effects of war”. The value of the DHS assessment in assisting law enforcement has been questioned by many in that field. It is vague and without supporting documentation. In all appearances, this document seems to be an attempt to paint the current administration’s political opponents as domestic enemies. It is that, or the Secretary is completely ignorant of the true nature of the terrorist threat to this nation. In either case, it bodes ill for this nation and speaks to the incompetence of our civilian leadership.
Karl Clapp, Commander

To those of you who've been lumped in with the rest of us newly reclassified right-wing extremists because of your religious/spiritual beliefs, I'd say you should consider this egregious smear on our reputations as a badge of honor, one I pray none of us will shrink from for fear of being scrutinized as (and called a threat to) our national security by the current administration. We should pray that God will open the eyes of the anti-veteran/anti-Christian administration we are stuck with for less than 4 more years. We should also carefully and circumspectly rally our political strength in preparation for the next State & Federal elections, avoiding even the appearance of an intention that could be used by the current administration to further it's anti-Christian/anti-veteran/anti-democratic agenda.

Then again, we Christians who believe what the Bible says about the end times may not be around to vote those elections...

Look up folks, our redemption draweth nigh...