Hamilton: God has called us to be ambassadors even in this dark moment

>> Abraham Hamilton III: Darkness is not an affirmative force. It simply reoccupies the space vacated by the light.

>> Abraham Hamilton III: This is the, Hamilton Corner on American Family Radio.

>> Abraham Hamilton III: It should be uncomfortable for a believer to live as a hypocrite, delivering people

>> Abraham Hamilton III: out of the bondage of mainstream media and the philosophies of this world.

>> Abraham Hamilton III: God has called you and me to be his ambassadors even in this dark moment. Let's not miss our moment.

Abraham Hamilton urges listeners to embrace and bask in gratitude

>> Abraham Hamilton III: And now, the, Hamilton Corner.

>> Abraham Hamilton III: Good evening everybody. Welcome to the Hamilton Corner. My name is Abraham Hamilton iii. Delighted to be on the program with you. You know, one of the things that the Lord has been impressing upon me is the need for us to be continuously grateful and, to overflow with gratitude, to have a heart condition and an internal disposition to where gratitude, is new, natural to us, you know. And I say new natural because it is a byproduct of, being born again. You know, that's not something that comes naturally to fallen Adam. but it's very easy to be, laser focused on points and reasons to complain. It's very easy, you know, and it's the tried and true trick of the talking snake, you know, in the garden that superintended the rebellion. You have all the lavish access to the entirety of all that God has created. That is good. That is very good. Yet the, talking snake was able to cause a siloed focus on what was perceived as the one thing you can't touch when the reality is that it was instruction for protection. You know, the same thing often happens in our lives, but we have all kinds of things to rejoice and be grateful for. Yet we often allow the enemy to cause us to be laser focused on things that will turn us into, curmudgeons, complaining curmudgeons. but it is, the goodness of God that empowers us to be able to overcome the fallen Adam, the Adamic propensities, to be laden to the old man instead of basking and growing in the new nature afforded to us, us having been born again. So, one of the things I would definitely want to encourage you, this audience, to embrace and to bask in, is gratitude. Man, God is overwhelmingly good. Overwhelmingly good. Well, thank you for tuning into the program at this very moment. Many of you, if not most of you, are making your transition from your part time jobs where you generate an income to your full time jobs where you cultivate an outcome. And as you do so, I want to remind you to do so with, with intentionality, understanding the primacy that God places on family. Guys, there's lots of things that we can do, but the one thing that we must do. Batten down the hatches at home. To have the Joshua 24:15. Not merely to be, you know, a hobby lobby placard put on the wall in your home. As for me and my house, you know, but to live that reality. As for me and my. My house, we will serve the Lord. Yes, we know darkness, mounts all around us. But you don't have to kick the door open to your front. The front door of your home and say, come on in. No, no, no, no, no, no. As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord, as I say, on a regular basis. My man, 100 grand. Mr. Bobby Rosa is right across from me. We've had some spirited conversations already before coming on the air. And in the screening room. Producer extraordinaire, often imitated, never duplicated the real. Never J. Mac. Many tried to duplicate him. Unsuccessfully, I might add. He waving at the Kimbe Mutumbo finger. No, no, no. And let me also introduce. She didn't want to be in the studio. Cause she don't want to be on camera. Not yet. We gonna get in here eventually. I interned from the summer, ever pristine today. She's wearing green. We talking about our sister Kennedy Greene in the screening room, sitting next to J. Mac. Y' all just see her laughing. Wonderful, godly young lady. I'm excited to have her with us for the summer. We're gonna have a good time working together and glorifying the Lord as we work together.

Matthew's gospel was recorded by a Jewish tax collector whose Hebrew name is Levi

All right. To the word of God we go. Matthew, chapter five is where we're gonna begin the program. Matthew, chapter five, verses four through 12. This is a part of, the longest recorded sermon of Jesus in the Beatitudes. Matthew, chapter five. One thing that's just remarkable to consider, that Matthew's gospel is actually recorded by the Jewish tax collector whose Hebrew name is Levi. but he was employed by the Romans as a tax collector. And in fact, Jesus is calling to him to become a disciple. Caused a little bit of beef among the disciples, even. but the fact that the Hebrew tax collector Levi even names his gospel Matthew is a sovereign declaration that Messiah comes from the line of David, comes from the Hebrew people, but he's for the world. So the Romanist name Matthew is what is used to title this gospel. God is amazing, isn't he? from one man, from one blood, all mankind was created. And points to the revelation 7. 9 Reality that every tribe, nation, and Tongue will have a, portion of the Lord's eternal remnant, to bask around the Lord's throne for all eternity. Glory be to God.

Matthew, chapter 5, verses 4 through 12, is where we're starting the program

Matthew, chapter 5, verses 4 through 12, is where we're going to begin the program. And this is what God's word says. Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled or shall be satisfied. Blessed are, the merciful, for they shall receive mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God. Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account. Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven. For so they persecuted the prophets who were before you. A couple things I want to point out first, where it says in verse six, blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall thirst be filled. That is a promise that God makes to us. For those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, they shall be filled. As the blessings are articulated. Jesus also explains that peacemakers. Peacemakers. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God. You guys have heard me describe before that peacemakers are not synonymous with peacekeepers. Peacekeepers are those who seek to maintain a stasis that they've inherited. Okay? That the peace is an inheritance. You maintain that that's what the Lord tells, to his church through the Apostle Paul, that we are to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. We don't create the unity of the Spirit, however, Jesus creates the unity of the Spirit by his atoning, salvific work on the cross. We then, as his disciples, as his own offspring, as those who have been regenerated and been granted the new nature. As, 2 Corinthians 5, 17 says, we then maintain what we've inherited from Jesus as a result of his work. But here Jesus is talking about peacekeep. I'm sorry, Peacemakers. Peacemakers. M are those who enter a chaotic foray and forge peace out of the chaos. Who forge peace out of the chaos.

Sometimes in our culture we conflate meekness with weakness

And one of the main components I want to have a conversation about today during this segment is right there in verse five. Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. Now, oftentimes in our culture we conflate meekness with weakness. And I understand why we do that. First and foremost is because they work. The words rhyme, you know, meek and weak. Feet and meat, they rhyme. They sound like they're pretty close together. But the notions of weakness and meekness could not be further apart from one another. Meekness is a fruit of the spirit. Meekness. And I remember teaching my children earlier on, early on, we would even do the gestures. Meekness is strength. And my little baby boy would flex. Strength under control. Meekness is strength under control. Or to say it differently, meekness is controlled. Strength. Controlled strength can be directed and targeted and utilized. Strength that is out of control, volatility. Belligerence is strength that is not directed and not targeted and is often counterproductive. Jesus says, blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. Meekness affords you. And let me say it differently, in order for one to be meek, the presumption is that there is a potency, there is a potent quality. You cannot be meek if you are weak, because if you are weak, there's no need to control anything because just envision the spaghetti noodle arms, like, nobody worrying about you. It wasn't in that movie when they were the armrest of the movie over the top. You know, you get. You get your bandana, you put your arm on the table, nobody ain't worried about you. You got the spaghetti noodles. But if you have a strength that is controlled, then that strength can be targeted, can be directed, and is useful. When Jesus, turned over the tables, at the temple, when the money changers were turning the house, the Lord's house of prayer into a den of robbers is what Jesus said. The Bible says that Jesus platted the whip. He didn't just rage and uncontrolled, you know, like the dude perfect rage monster, you know, I got children, you know, he wasn't a rage monster. He plotted the whip. Strength under control. Controlled strength can be targeted and utilized. This is the time for the exercise of the fruit of the spirit. And that is meekness. That is meekness. I was talking yesterday about the reality. Yes, we live in a crazy time, but God knew what time we would be living in. He knew what the. Excuse me, environmental features would be. He knew. Look, they're counting my sneezes. Well, y' all ain't no good. Ain't no good, Kennedy. They ain't no good. They coming with a ledger. How many sneezes will we get today?

>> Abraham Hamilton III: That's one.

>> Abraham Hamilton III: I love you all.

There are people who say, yeah, we're having a baby

Brothers, we live in an Environment that is. That is absurd and insane on many fronts. But Never forget Acts 17. God has ordained us for this moment. It is he who determined before time the boundaries of our habitation and when we would live.

>> Abraham Hamilton III: Why?

>> Abraham Hamilton III: So that we should seek God. I'm thinking about Kennedy and her in the peers that she has. And I can only imagine the types of conversations, that she's been a part of and that she's witnessed and things of that nature. But God has ordained you for this moment? Yes. With all of the confusion that that's abundant with the, Absolutely. Sociopathic articulations from people like Jesse Ridgeway and others who would say, yeah, we're having a baby. And then, oh, we learned that our baby may have a chance of having some difficulties, may have trisomy 21, may have down syndrome. And out of. Out of the. The abundance of caution, any circumstance where difficulty could arise for us and where our child may have difficulties, instead of risking the chance for that happening, we just gonna murder the baby. Murder the child.

>>  : And then.

>> Abraham Hamilton III: And then on top of that, to say, and, yeah, we murdered him out of compassion. Guys, that is sociopathic talk. That is sociopathic talk. That's the kind of stuff that. That Margaret Sanger and her eugenic society said. You know, these people, they're unfit for reproduction. So we should sterilize them and murder them, you know, for their own good. You see, we don't want them to, you know, to these.

>> Joseph Parker: These weeds.

>> Abraham Hamilton III: We don't want these weeds to be, inundated with the responsibilities attended to reproduction. So let's just kill them and sterilize them for their own good. Guys, that's sociopathic talk. That's evil, man. That's rank evil. But God has ordained us for this time. And his ordinance for us for this time requires us to be endued by the potency of his spirit. That's what the Bible says. The fruit of the spirit are the fruit of the spirit. You've often heard me describe it, that the fruit of the spirit is the evidence of the Holy Spirit's residence. Right? It's the external manifestation of the internal reality. A portion of that external manifestation is meekness. It's strength that's under control. It's strength that can be targeted and directed and utilized. It's a strength that creates a resolution that you can huff and puff like a big bad wolf all you want, but you can't blow my house down because my house is not built on the sand. My house is built on the rock. It is a. It is a. A strength that causes us not to be intimidated. Who is this uncircumcised Philistine who dared to find the armies of the living God you've heard me describe before? Jesus. I'm sorry. David never described Goliath as a giant. Not because his eyes ain't work. It's not because he couldn't see. No, his vision was clear. So clear that Goliath was eclipsed by David's view of his God. This is what I'm talking about. And in our time, often what's required from us is to exercise that meekness in the form of resolve. You can say what you want, but my 10 toes are down on the ground and they're planted. And, I'm not moving. And my refusal to mute, to move is not about hatred. It's not about fear. I'm not phobic about anything. It's actually anchored in love. My love for my king, which produces in me a, love for you. So I'm not moving because truth comes with a capital T. A discipleship minute with Joseph Parker.

>> Joseph Parker: Looking in the book of Romans, Romans, chapter 12, beginning at verse one, I beseech you therefore brethren, by the mercies of God that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God. For I say through the grace given to me to everyone who is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think soberly as God has dealt to each one a measure of faith and individually members of one another. Father, we thank you once again for the wisdom, the powerful grace, the powerful understanding and insight that is ours as we spend time with you one on one in your word each and every day. We thank you and we praise you in Jesus name. We do pray. Amen.

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The San Francisco Giants had four players who said no to Pride Night

>> Abraham Hamilton III: Shining Light into the Darkness this is the Hamilton corner On American Family Radio.

>> Abraham Hamilton III: Welcome to the Hamilton Corner. Welcome back, I should say, to the Hamilton Corner. Abraham Hamilton III here. An example of the type of, of, of controlled strength I'm talking about was on display this last couple weeks, in Major League Baseball. And I want to talk a little bit about it because it was four players in total, three of them, well, let me explain what happened. So major, league Baseball had two teams and it's funny how this unfolds. They started this thing having so called Pride Nights, in Major League Baseball. Then they implemented a rule, I think about 20, 23, whether you no longer have these pride uniforms and things of that nature. But they, the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Francisco Giants applied for exemptions from the rule prohibiting the, the Pride Night celebrations and having the uniforms be changed and all this other kind of stuff. I mean, I didn't know all of this before I learned this, when this issue came to the fore in the news, recently. And, and I'm gonna say it real slow. The San Francisco Giants, you know, San Francisco, home of Harvey Milk and the, the Fulcrum, if you will, of the LGBTQIAP Rainbow, Gestapo establishment. And then I'm saying that the social political advance, right, not to be confused with the individual people, right? And individual people were bound in various iterations of sin who need the gospel, you know, that's the people. But then you have the advocates for this social political agenda through which they seek to aid the fundamental transformation of the United States of America by, employing what Georgie Lukaks said in the 1900s was cultural terrorism by inundating society with sexual degeneracy. And to normalize it, all right, well, the San Francisco Giants had four players who said, you know, we don't rock with this, you know, celebration of Pride Night. And I'm going to name these players because the scripture says to give honor where honor is due. These are four men who are Christians and they didn't make a big scene. They were not belligerent, they were not volatile. They didn't try to blast social media and blast their teams. But they said, nah, it was really like the Hebrew boys, except these are like 20 something, 30 something year old grown men who make millions of dollars, who had the unmitigated gall to say, you know what, we're not doing that, we're not doing that. So what am I talking about? San Francisco's right hand pitcher, landon Rupp, 32 year old J.T. brubacker, Rhyen Walker, and then you had a fourth player give you his name. And his stance was a little bit different, but in agreement with the other three Christians on the, with three of the other Christians on the team, Sam Hintjes, who's 29 years old. So we're talking about a 29 year old, a 27 year old, a 30 year old and a 32 year old. All grown men, obviously. Three of them, Landon Rupp, J.T. baker, Brubaker, I said back traditionally, I'm sorry, and Rhyen Walker all decided, oh, the team is going to make us wear these pride night uniforms on our hats. We're going to Write Genesis chapter 9 verses 12 through 16m. And what Genesis 9 verses 12 through 16 explains is that the bow is God's bow and it's expression of God's covenant with mankind never to deluge the earth, to destroy the earth again by a global deluge, a global flood. So these three men, right, Landon Rupp, J.T. brubaker and Rhyen Walker said, we're going to Write Genesis chapter 9, verses 12 through 16 on our hats. The fourth man, the fourth man, Sam Hintes, said, you know what? I ain't wearing a, rainbow colored hat. I'm gonna just wear the regular San Francisco Giants baseball hat. Now, all four of these gentlemen did what they did in opposition to what their teams were requiring, all right? It became a huge deal, that deal, as you might imagine, in San Francisco. Some say San Francisco, I didn't say that. Some people said, some people say it was a huge deal. They're doing interviews. Every reporter, you think they asking them about balls and strikes.

>> Joseph Parker: Nah.

>> Abraham Hamilton III: You think they want to talk about, man, you had a, you threw a curveball. You had a. Nah, you didn't want to talk about. In fact, the Giants lost the game, by the way, five to one. They lost the game. You want to talk about the. Nah. They want to say, well, well, we noticed that you decided to put some, some wording on your hat. Why did you do that? And they accused the players of hate, of being phobic, you know, it, the whole deal. And to a man, they said, this is not about hate at all. I just believe what I believe. And one of them even said, I just feel like I'm being compelled to do something and embrace something that I just simply don't agree with. It's not about hate, I just disagree. And I don't want to be forced to embrace and endure something that I don't agree with. Well, first, the first response. After that, the San Francisco Giants manager came out, basically threw his own players under the bus. Not all the way under the bus. I mean, they weren't looking at the undercarriage all the way, but they probably were in the, in the, in the, in the trunk with the space saver spare, you know what I mean? They was probably in the trunk. You know, the manager, which is the coach in baseball, said, well, we had players, they're grown men. He say, like this, but he said, but they have the right to exercise. They believe. But we as an organization, we as a team, we. We have this long standing support, blah, blah, blah, yakety schmacky, Y' all know the drill. Then after that, Major League Baseball itself sent out a very Nebuchadnezzar like public rebuke. And I'll give y' all the ABE standard version. They said, ayo, San Francisco Giants players, y' all know we have a policy in the league concerning our uniforms. And if you put extra wording on your baseball hats, that is a violation of our policy. Y' all know how policy violations get handled. Fines, suspensions, you know the drill. Then the players. But something crazy happened. And the players, and look, late 20s, early 30s, they're millionaires, you know, but these are not like the most popular players in the league. These are not like Shohei Ohtani. These are not, you know, these are not, you know, Brice Harper. These are not the super, uber, uber, super superstars. These are just regular players. And even though anything about professional sports, regular players could get. Get the regular player treatment, they just said that way very easily. But the players, guys, the players did not back down. The players did not back down. The players reasserted their positions. Look, this is not about hate at all. We have a belief system. We believe we have the right. And thankfully, we live in a country that we can express ourselves. And if there's something we feel like that our conscience won't allow us to support, to embrace, and they stood firm. And then something amazing happened. Immediately after Major League Baseball, the commissioner of which is, Robert Manfred, sent out his screen. And the condemnation and the rebuke came from Robert Manfred, by the way. It came from the commissioner of baseball, reminding the players about their policies, their rules, that they could face fines, they could face suspensions if they did not comply with the uniform standards. Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah.

US Senator Josh Hawley wrote a letter to MLB Commissioner Robert Manfred

Right after that, US Senator Josh Hawley stepped into the frame. Now I'm going to read to you a little bit from Josh Hawley, Senator Holly's letter to Robert Manfred. And he begins his letter thus. I'm not going to read the whole thing. I'm going to read the impostor. Carl, you're already on it. You're already on it because Josh Holly called that out. Pastor Carl said, I bet they would have no problem if they put BLM on their hat and jersey. Actually, Pastor Carl, that happened. There are scores of players who did it and nobody faced any retribution. The condemnation rebuke for it. But this is how, Josh. Josh Hawley began his letter to Commissioner Robert Manfred. He said, quote, dear Commissioner Manfred, I write with grave concern over your reported decision to issue a formal warning to three Major League Baseball players for publicly expressing their Christian faith. This follows a high profile undercover investigation that revealed at least one MLB player. I'm sorry, one MLB team discriminated against a player based on his faith. You must answer for what appears to be a pattern of discrimination within Major League Baseball against players who profess their Christian faith. End quote. Then Josh Holly, in addition to communicating the theological and the moral and legal principle, he then started talking big boy talk. I'll take you to the fifth paragraph in Josh, Senator Holly's letter. He said, quote, my concern is sharpened by the singular legal position that Major League Baseball occupies. Alone among America's professional sports leagues, baseball enjoys a sweeping judicially manufactured exemption from the federal antitrust laws, a privilege the Senate Judiciary Committee has examined with bipartisan skepticism in recent years. A, league that benefits from such an extraordinary dispensation owes the public a corresponding measure of accountability. And it invites the closest scrutiny when it appears to wield its market power to punish Americans for their beliefs. That exemption in any event, has never been understood to shield the league from its legal obligation not to discriminate against its employees on the basis of religion. End quote. Now, y' all know I, translate legalese. I want to know a little not so secret. Secret. Guess who sits on the US Senate Judiciary Committee? That would be Senator Josh Hawley. When Senator Josh Holly just explained for all the world to know is like, I back up from the mic. I gotta be a yo, baseball. You guys are actually violating our antitrust laws. And my committee just so happens to be the committee that reviews that antitrust exemption that you guys enjoy. You guys violate the antitrust laws, but we've granted you an exemption. But my committee is reviewing that exemption. And you know, I would hate to have to take a little bit more scrutiny to that exemption since you guys want to discriminate against people because of their beliefs, Christians in particular. You know what the antitrust provision State, because usually violations of antitrust laws result in things like, you know, breaking up monopolies and things of that nature. Because you. How can you have one organization that owns Major League Baseball, Triple A, single A, Double A, they own all the leagues. Y' all would not want us to look into that to see whether or not this is an illegal, monopolized industry, Would you want us to do that? That's, what Josh Holly is saying. And by gosh. Well, what do you think happened next? What do you think happened next? Well, you don't have to guess. I'll tell you. Commissioner Manfred responds. Commissioner Manford responded to Josh Holly with a letter himself saying because some players were uncomfortable wearing Pride themed uniforms, the league adopted a policy in 2023, you see, in 2023 of prohibiting clubs from using special uniforms, capsule equipment in their celebration days, except under very narrow circumstances, such as honor, special patches honoring deceased members of the baseball community, things of that nature. As you know, he didn't say this in the letter, but the Dodgers and the Giants had an exemption from that. But this is what Commissioner Manfred's letter goes on to explain that the exemption that the Giants and the Los Angeles Dodgers enjoy from the rule they adopted in 2023 allowed the permitting permitted the usage of Pride emblems on caps and uniforms on so called Pride nights, quote, provided that no players or uniform staff would be required to wear them and that the team would speak to the players to make sure they were comfortable with the apparel. Unfortunately, this year's Giants communication with players was inadequate and not clear. Some players apparently did not understand that they had the option but to wear their normal uniform and elected to add messages to their hats bearing the Pride logo. As a result, the Giants players were allowed to wear the hats with biblical references for the entire game. After the game had concluded, my office issued a routine oral warning about the uniform policy violation. Unfortunately, it was issued before we became aware of the Giant slaps. In communication, the players were neither fined nor disciplined to nor will they ever be in quote. I didn't do that. Bobby did that.

>> Abraham Hamilton III: Y'.

>> Abraham Hamilton III: All. Again, what was Commissioner Manford saying? Uncle Commissioner man was saying, Senator Holly, we don't want no smoke. We don't. We. We don't want any smoke. Listen, listen, listen, listen, listen, listen. Senator Hob, let me tell you. See, what happened was we already adopted a room in 2023. This never should have happened. See, initially I thought that the players agreed to wear the hats, and then they want to write on them. and then that was a Problem. But no, you see, we end up finding out, and I want to make sure that you know that I know that you know that I know, so that you know that the problem was the Giants. You see, the team, the team didn't tell those players that they didn't have to wear the hats. That's what it is. So in spite of the letter that I wrote, remember, Rob Manford is the one who sent the letter to the Giants instead of players. In spite of the letter that I wrote threatening them with fines and suspensions. It was just a big misunderstanding. Coinky dink, that's all. Just a big little coinky dink. It's a problem. Just a little. See, the. It's the Giants fault. It's not my fault. You know, it's not my fault as a commissioner of the league. And I send out this rebuking, scathing, threatening letter to the players before I realized, oh, they didn't know. They didn't have to wear that. Now, why am I presenting all of this? For this simple reason. Blessed are the meek, controlled strength. Now, the players didn't know that Rob Manford would cry uncle and back away. All they knew is that their team was requiring them to, to use God's bow in a unlawful, unbiblical manner. And they said, we're not going along with it.

Hamilton Corner: US hockey players take stand against anti-gay discrimination

We're not going along with it. I don't know what this would cost us. You know, I don't know how this is all going to play out,

>> Abraham Hamilton III: but

>> Abraham Hamilton III: we're not going to stand for it. And my prayer for us guys is that this will be encouraging because often in our lives, all that's necessary is for you just to take a stand, plant your feet, take a stand, and act upon the truth of God's word and standing in righteousness. That's it. This is a modern example of having a, Goliath, so to speak, to back down. These players didn't know that the, that the major league, the. The league would bow and capitulate and back away from their previous threat. But when you're standing in conviction, this is not the product of the work of pollsters. You don't stick your finger in the air to see which way the wind is blowing. And you know, you want to means test your ability to see what is going to be the fallout. You simply take your stand. We need more meekness demonstrated in this fashion in our society. I pray that you and I will take our stands in our homes and our families and in our workplaces.

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Major League Baseball bans use of uniforms for special messages in 2023

>> Abraham Hamilton III: Welcome back to the Hamilton Corner. Abraham Hamilton III here. Now. One thing I want to point out is that in light of this and something I was unaware of that Robert Manford, Commissioner of Major League Baseball, made public now through his correspondence with Senator Josh Hawley is they outlawed, using Major League Baseball uniforms for these quote unquote special messages in 2023. And one of the things that Senator Hawley pointed out is like, you guys had messages, you promote messages all the time that you want, but you want to come down to these players when they want to say, you know, you're misconstruing what God's bow actually means. So that led to Commissioner Manfred saying, you know what, I'm backing off of this thing. But now here's a question that's going to persist because the only two teams that secured the exemption from the 2223 rule was the Dodgers, Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Francisco Giants. What do you think the likelihood that there will be a, I don't know, you know, rainbow themed baseball uniforms in 2027? Eh, ah, what do you think? Eh, I don't know for sure, but it seems like we might not see that anymore. And that is due to these four players, three of which put Genesis chapter 9 verses 12 through 16 on their hats. One of which you say, you know what, I don't know what the consequences are, but I'm not wearing that hat. I'm not wearing that alter uniform. Sometimes, guys, all that's necessary is to Stand. That's what I'm saying is to stand is to stand. You know, we're not going out, you know, looking to be belligerent, looking for a fight, but also we're not going to back down when you are trying to impose upon us something that is. That is constitutionally unacceptable. Unacceptable. So I'm grateful for these men who took their stand and created a public showing up moment as result of their willing willingness, simply saying, now we're not going to go along with it.

President Trump and Iran have reached a framework agreement on nuclear negotiations

All right? Now, I want to go into. And I'm going to try my best to avoid too much commentary on this point, because I just want you to be aware of this first and foremost. I came across several different reports because I had been wanting to learn what is in, the Memorandum of Understanding between President Trump, well, really, the United States of America and the Iranians. there are lots of considerations to be made. I want to state on the onset, man, being president is the hardest job in the world. but also I'm committed to being an equal opportunity truth teller. And I'll tell you, man, I do not like this deal at all. I do not like this deal at all. And when I'm looking at this Memorandum of Understanding, this mou, which is not the final agreement, but it is establishing the framework for the final agreement, it leaves me thinking, are we better off now than we were before Operation Epic Fury began? And where do the radical Shiite Twelvers stand? Are they better off now than they were before? With this in place, and then the consistent notion I've raised multiple times, how do you negotiate with the sycophantic, religiously zealous, murderous Shiite regime that has demonstrated throughout history their willingness to use lying as a tactic? How do you negotiate with them? So let's get into it a little bit. And one of the first things I'm concerned about is if our objective was to eliminate the prospect of nuclear threat from the Iranians, then why isn't that point number one in the Memorandum of Understanding? I don't want to read too much into it, but I would have thought that would have been point number one. But no, no, no. The, the. The issue of Iran's nuclear enrichment, and we, we don't get to that to a point 8 of the 14 points in the MOU, just telling it like it is. So let's start at the beginning.

The memorandum of understanding between the US And Iran includes a cessation of hostilities in Lebanon

All right? Point number one. And into the conflict. And into conflict on all fronts. I thought this was interesting, and I pointed this out to you. Before the very first paragraph of the agreement notes that the U. S and Iran and allies would declare a quote, immediate and permanent termination of military operation on all fronts, including Lebanon. Lebanon was mentioned numerous times. If you've been paying attention to this. Israel, has been carrying out strikes in Lebanon throughout this ordeal, throughout the entire engagement. which is a straight, straight up, outright broadside proclamation that Iran is equally interested in Lebanon. The, the, the governing authorities in Lebanon. The governing authority Lebanon is Hezbollah. Hezbollah is Iran extended. And they're basically admitting that if the number one point in the memorandum of understanding between the US And Iran includes a cessation of hostilities in Lebanon, this is once again an affirmation that Iran. I'm sorry, that Lebanon is Iran extended. As I said, the final agreement according to the MoU will lead to the permanent termination of the conflict. Point number two, I'm trying to move a little quickly. We only got 10 minutes and I'm hoping and planning to continue this tomorrow, with a bit more commentary. Cause I just want to get the points out today. Point two, respect for internal affairs. The text of the documents notes that the US And Iran will quote, respect each other's sovereignty and territorial integrity and refrain from interfering in each side's internal affairs. Leave my people alone. I can kill him. Yeah, yeah. Now think about it. This is coming from people who we know slaughtered at least 40 some odd thousand of their own citizens. Also, do you recall that our president said. What did he say when this started? Help is on the way. Remember that? And this is why this concerns me. You know, you have that help is on the way. And you had previously. 38 times it was counted before this that President Trump said that we're close to a deal. We're close to a deal. We're close to a deal. The issue I have with this is it nullifies the potency of our commander in Chief's articulation. So now we never should have been. Is my estimation that if regime change was the objective, that never should have been the objective with this. But the US President said help is on the way. How do you think that's going to impact the, the people that were willing to rise up before? And to which I asked the question is this better or worse for the Iranian people? Yet the agreement is that is respect for each other's internal affairs, which as a general principle, of course I agree with that and I believe that we should respect each other's internal affairs. But that, that where we are. And let me, let me again let me Try to get the points out, save much of the commentary. Point three, an extendable 60 day timeline, which, by the way, the 60 days have started. According to the third point in the document, the US and Iran will commit to negotiating and achieving a final deal in a, quote, unquote, maximum of 60 days, although that timeline could be extended with mutual consent. So much of the news reporting has been we're in a 60 day ceasefire. 60 days. 60 days. 60 days. But the MoU itself says that 60 days can be extended. So all I'm saying is don't hang your coat on 60 days. This document was signed at the palace of Versailles in France and it has been signed by President Trump and by Iranian President Massoud Possession. All right, point four. Point four in the mou, the US to end the blockade. According to the mou, once signed, which it has been signed now, the US will begin removing its naval blockade and quote, any disturbances or impediments that have been placed on Iranian ports. The blockade will end fully within 30 days, according to the MoU, and between the US and the Iranian Ministry of Foreign affairs within 30 days of the final deal being signed. That is not the MoU. Within 30 days of the final deal being Signed, the US has committed to moving American forces from the, quote, proximity of Iran. Practically this means that the US military will return to the posture and the assets it had in place before hostilities began on February 28th.

MOU says Iran will allow commercial vessels through Strait of Hormuz

All right, let me try to move faster. The Strait of Hormuz is 0.5, 21 miles wide. According to the MOU, Iran will, quote, make arrangements using its best efforts to allow safe passage of commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz with no charge. We have reports that that's happened when the straits were open. 19 what million barrels of oil were shipped that immediate day. And MOU says that the traffic will start flowing immediately, taking into account the need to remove technical and military obstacles and conduct demining operations. That is an important point, if you've been paying attention. President Trump mentioned that the global oil reserves had got down to the point to where there are only about four weeks left. So that's. And one of global reserves was refined immediately, readily usable, petroleum products as opposed to being crude and other things that required additional refinement.6. And this I'm just be real. This is the biggest gut punch to me. I felt like I got mule kicked in the chest when I read this. The sixth point says the U.S. and regional partners will develop a, quote, definitive, mutually agreed plan worth at least $300 billion for reconstruction and economic development in Iran, 300 billion. Now, to be clear, the financial mechanisms will be agreed within 60 days of the final deal. That's not the MOU, but the final deal. And all licenses, waivers and permissions will be granted by the U.S. however, this does not mean the U.S. will be financially involved. And, now I'm leading to some of the latter points. What they're considering is kind of a combination of, releasing frozen assets, removing sanctions and things of that nature again. So point seven is that all sanctions against Iran from the US Will end. That's two mule M kicks to the chest for me.

>>  : For now.

>> Abraham Hamilton III: Yeah. Bobby says for now. Yeah, yeah. This is true. They've agreed that this is that. That in order for this to come into fruition, that Iran basically has to comply. They have to be good. You have to be a good boy in order to get all of this stuff. But do you trust him? Well, that's up to them. I trust him. According to point 7, the US will terminate all economic sanctions against Iran, including those included in UN Security Council resolutions and those implemented unilaterally by the US So think about this. It's not only the, the sanctions imposed by the US but also those imposed by the United Nations.

>> Abraham Hamilton III: Yeah.

>> Abraham Hamilton III: Mm, Mm. And the final deal? I'm kind of moving ahead a little bit. The final deal requires a resolution to be issued, ultimately by, by the UN Security Council solemnizing these agreements. Then when you get to point 8, and again I asked why wasn't this point number one? Iran has agreed not to procure or develop a nuclear weapon, and both sides have agreed to deal with the enriched uranium. Tehran already has. The method to manage this enriched uranium, however, is unclear. But the document notes that the mechanism will, quote, be mutually agreed upon in subsequent talks, but that at a minimum, it will be down, blended in place on, and placed under the supervision of the International Atomic Energy Agency, the iaea. Which Iran is already saying, by the way, we ain't doing that. But they signed the agreement. They signed the agreement. Oh boy. Which again. How then should we, as American people, reconcile the previous assertions? For, example, Operation Midnight Hammer. We've decimated their nuclear capacity then Seem like that ended up to be true. Depends on what the definition of is is. What does decimated mean? we destroyed all of the nuclear enrichment, but we're going in to stop their nuclear capabilities. I mean, that's just. This, this, this man, this is. This bothers me, man. This bothers me. Points nine and ten the status quo. We're getting close to the end. I'll try to say these and I'll pick up with 11 through 14 tomorrow. Lord willing, the US and Iran agreed to a status quo of Iran's nuclear program. In the meantime, until the enriched uranium can be dealt with practically, this means that the US Will not impose new sanctions in the meantime, and it will issue waivers for the export of oil, petroleum products and other associated services such as banking transactions and transportation. Guys, I don't like this. I don't. I don't like it at all. And I understand President Trump is in a difficult position, but I have all kinds of concerns. Did we have the proper expectation and assessment before we did all of this? It seems like it was a surprise that Iran was able to endure as long as they did. It seemed like there was a surprise that they were able to exercise such a stranglehold on the straight of her moods. And I know that we didn't unleash the fullness of our capabilities, of course, but this, this, this feels bad and it looks bad. Maybe I'm missing something. We'll dig into a little bit more and I'll offer some commentary after we get through the last four points. Lord willing, tomorrow. The views and opinions expressed in this broadcast may not necessarily reflect those of the American Family association or American Family Radio.

0:00 - 15:00. Matthew 5:4-12. Meekness is strength under control. Controlled strength is directable strength.

15:00 - 31:00. Four Christian baseball players stood firm and Major League Baseball backed down.

31:00 - 48:00. The Memorandum of Understanding between the U.S. and Iran is concerning.

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