Tyranny and other thoughts

    Today i read about the horrific situation of a fifteen year old girl with a rare medical condition. Her parents had taken her to a neighboring state to receive specialized medical treatment. There was an apparent disagreement about diagnosis and treatment, and the parents tried to move their daughter to another hospital. The admitting hospital claimed child abuse, the girl was seized by the state, and placed in a psych ward for over a year, the parents allowed one hour of visitation weekly. They are still petitioning a judge for her release. Is this America? Yes, 2014 America where the government has made us their slaves. I am told that ten year olds can appeal to the "authorities" if they don't like the tone of their parents, be removed, and the parents forced to pay for their upkeep. In the guise of "protecting" children we are destroying families. The 15 year old mentioned above has released a 45 second video in which she is pleading to be returned to her family. This is slavery. The judge should be impeached and the hospital should be sued out of existence. Instead this family are just more victims demanded by a pagan society. The intense irony is that a society whose individuals pride themselves on doing whatever they want and not having anyone tell them what to do accept ever increasing government control over every aspect of their lives- local, state and federal. There is no such thing as private property anymore- one needs a permit for anything and everything.
     "For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth." ( Romans 1:18 ESV)
    In better news 2 Peter tells us, "Therefore, brothers, be all the more diligent to confirm your calling and election, for if you practice these qualities you will never fall. For in this way there will be richly provided for you an entrance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ." ( vv. 11-12 ESV)
     "For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And his commandments are not burdensome.." ( 1 John 5:3 ESV)