Bunker Hill by Pastor Garrett Lear
These remarks were made by our late friend Pastor Garrett Lear on Bunker Hill last year-2020:
Remarks by Pastor Garrett Lear, the Patriot Pastor at the 245th Anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill June 17, 2020
BUNKER HILL
The Battle Cry No other king but King Jesus!
Isaiah 33:22
We are here today in the midst of a prevailing chaos to celebrate a decisive loss of life and property. The 245th Anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill.
WE should be here, we must be here, we want to be here. Here we stand as our ancestors did so long ago. Our stand is more ceremonial than actual. No blood and treasure will be expended today as it was then.
1200 colonial troops under the command of seasoned soldier and leader William Prescott in a stealth move occupied Bunker and Breed’s Hills.
Belligerents as they were called (some of us here today might be called that) came from CT, MA, NH, RI under command of Prescott, Putnam , Warren, Stark faced off against Howe, Gage, Pigot, Abercrombie Clinton, Graves, Pitcairn. 2400 against 3000.
The battle was tactical though somewhat a Pyrrhic victory for the British. It certainly proved that because of the American Colonial Patriot courage, Yankee ingenuity and mettle… inexperienced militia could stand up to regular troops in battle. What an important message to send to King George by special delivery post!
Our losses: 115 Killed 305 wounded 30 captured (20 POWS died) Totaling 450.
Their losses:19 officers killed 62 officers wounded 207 soldiers killed 766 soldiers wounded total 1,054. That sent the British high command an important message that all tyrants need to hear… we will not submit to lawless deeds or have our native natural God Given rights violated.
I had at least 4 ancestors here perhaps more than that, who I am attempting to verify.
At this present time in our beloved country, when skin color is being rioted over so to speak… there were some 150 African Americans and some 27 American Indians on the Patriot side. Free African Americans Barzillai Lew, Salem Poor, and Peter Salem for example.
The one of the last and longest living survivors was Ralph Farnham. He Lived long enough to tell about the battle, keeping it fresh in people’s minds as we are here to do today. We will not forget. Will we?
“Do not fire until you see the whites of their eyes”… we may not be sure who said it first, but we know that when they ran out of powder and shot, they threw rocks rather than surrender the hill!
That is Hutzpah, that is Huzzah, that is Hallelujah. Let us pray.
The Patriot Pastor’s website: http://thepatriotpastor.com/
The Weekly Sam: Outcome Based Education An Expose
Before there was Common Core, and Critical Race Theory, the education arm of the Deep State was pushing Outcome Based Education (OBE) In this 1994 presentation, Sam Blumenfeld exposes OBE: https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/shurtleffhal/episodes/2021-06-11T17_53_17-07_00
As more and more parents are speaking out against Critical Race Theory and the 1619 Project, they need viable alternatives. Please introduce them to the Sam Blumenfeld Archive-one of many resources American parents can turn too: https://campconstitution.net/sam-blumenfeld-archive/
The Weekly Sam: Our Socialist Government Schools
Sam Blumnefeld passed away six years ago this week-June 1, 2015-but his important work lives on. Here we have a lecture from the 1980s entitled “Our Socialist Government Schools: https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/shurtleffhal/episodes/2021-06-04T18_01_49-07_00
It would be an understatement to say that Sam was ahead of his time. Please visit and share his archives https://campconstitution.net/sam-blumenfeld-archive/
Camp Constitution’s 1st Annual Memorial Day Barbecue
Camp Constitution held its 1st Annual Memorial Day Barbecue at the Lane House in Lexington, MA on Monday May 31. It was an excellent time where Patriots gathered to honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our nation, and enjoyed good food, fellowship, and networking opportunities. After the hearty meal, Rev. Steve Craft of Camp Constitution opened in prayer followed by the singing of the National Anthem by Boston area freedom activist Sam Johnson and Mrs. Edit Craft. Attendees listened to speeches by historian Ton Moor who gave a presentation on the history of Memorial Day and the debuted his song “Camp Constitution.net” Other speakers included John Hugo of Super Happy Fun America https://superhappyfunamerica.org/ Ted Tripp of the Boston Broadside,https://www.bostonbroadside.com/ Heather Viveiros of Give to Those tps://www.give2those.org, who earlier in the day completed a 65 mile walk from Boston to Bourne to honor Veterams, Renee Arena, Candidate for School Committee in Waltham, MA, and Barbara from Harlem https://www.barbarafromharlem.com/
A link to a playlist of the speakers at the barbecue: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgklCv4UU0g&list=PL7jnzBzBiNYAi-nCh5pJ54PBAO9o0dThq
The Weekly Sam: Government Schools–Temples of Humanism
Back in 1988, Sam Blumenfeld told me in no uncertain terms that I should never send my children to a government school. I took his advice and I am forever grateful for doing so. My wife and I sent two of our children to a Christian school for a few years and then started homeschooling. After a tough day, we sometimes asked ourselves if we were doing the right thing. We then would play one of the many speeches of Sam’s which we had on cassette. Sam’s presentations always encouraged us to stay the course.
Camp Constitution inherited most of Sam’s books, papers, and recording. Thanks to our webmaster Eric Coniver and our camp newspaper editor Mark Affleck, the books and papers were converted to PDFs and the recording were converted to MP3 and MP4 and the Sam Blumenfeld Archives was created. This archive has an average of two million views every year, and people from all over the U.S and the world have downloaded Sam’s writings especially Alpha-Phonics.
Recently, a supporter of Camp Constitution made it possible for us to have unlimited space on our Podomatic page and we are uploading Sam’s recording on the page introducing Sam’s work to a larger audience. Here is our latest upload-a timeless presentation: https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/shurtleffhal/episodes/2021-05-19T12_48_48-07_00
Please help us share this resource
Camp Constitution’s Annual Family Camp Two Months Away-“Early Bird” Registration Ends June 1st
Camp Constitution’s annual family camp is two months away-Sunday afternoon July 18 to Friday morning July 23. Our “Early Bird” registration which is a $50. discount per camp attendee ends June 1. This year’s camp returns to the Singing Hills Christian Camp and Conference Center in Plainfield, NH https://www.singinghills.net/. Instructors include author and journalist Alex Newman; Attorney Jonathan Alexandre of Liberty Council; Debbie Bacigalupi, an expert on Agenda 21; atmospheric scientist, Professor Willie Soon; Constitutional expert, Mrs Catherine; Mary Grabar, author of Debunking Howard Zinn; Rev. Steve Craft, and Pastor David Whitney of the Institute on the Constitution https://theamericanview.com/. Returning to run the Junior Patriot program is Mrs. Edith Craft. In addition to the classes, attendees have recreation opportunities which include swimming, marksmanship, basketball, volleyball, chess tournaments, martial arts, campfire, hiking and a field trip to the Calvin Coolidge Homestead in nearby Plymouth, VT, and plenty of good, wholesome fun.
Our family camp is open to entire families, unaccompanied minors from 12 to 17, and adults- staff and non-staff. The cost for campers 13 and older and non-staff adults is $300. Camper 4-12- $200. Children three and under- free-must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Staffers $250. We encourage early registrations to insure availability. Over the past few years, we used an on-line registration application that many people had trouble using. This year, we are using a simple two page downloadable form: https://campconstitution.net/camp-registration/ Fill it out, make a copy with a check payable out to Camp Constitution and send it to Mr. Charlie Everett by E-mail halleckeverett@gmail.com or by mail: 5945 Quail Hollow Road, Unit D Charlotte, NC 28210-5028. Payments may also be made via our PayPal account accessed from our website’s home page https://campconstitution.net/.
Not able to attend camp but would love to help send a worthy young person or family to camp? Please consider donating. For questions or more information, please feel free to contact me by phone: 857-498-1309 or E-mail campconstitution1@gmail.com. A link to our classes and activities from our 2020 camp: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7jnzBzBiNYDOAZbrVE4kD1jNlhxScPmH
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me 857-498-1309
The Weekly Sam: Outcome Based Education and the New World Order
Before there was Common Core and “No Student Left Behind”, there was Outcome Based Education (OBE) or what one critic called Outhouse Based Education. Sam Blumenfeld was one of the first to expose OBE. In this lecture from 1994, Sam goes into people who gave us OBE and discusses their evil purposes. https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/shurtleffhal/episodes/2021-05-14T17_15_16-07_00
Camp Constitution’s Blumenfeld Archives Has Impact in Harare, Zimbabwe
Since the creation of the Sam Blumenfeld Archives several years ago,, thousands of people from all over the world but mainly in the United States, have taken advantage of this incredible resource. In 2019, a special needs teacher in South Africa contacted told us that in only two weeks after using Alpha-Phonics, most of her students became proficient readers. And recently, we heard from a Mr. Godknows Matizofa of Harare, Zimbabwe:
“Blumenfeld is the best method to coach reading…. Nottingham Junior School opened its doors to the public in January 2019 to address the challenges the community was facing ranging from poverty and failure to transport their children to the nearest government schools which are 12 miles away.as a result, some children ended up staying at home so I started offering some home free lessons and when the number increased ,I decided that it should be a full time school. To fund the little requirements like chalks ,desks and some other materials ,I had to use my salary since I was still working for the government as a teacher. The enrolment increased from 6 students to the current one of 350. The school now has 10 teachers including me. These teachers get their salaries from the paltry fees that our students pay. The fees is $11 per month . The amount is too little to cater for the students needs and also to adequately cater for the teachers . We currently have been relying on ebooks for reading, of which to the students its a big challenge since most of them do not afford to have ICT gadgets like phones or tablets to read the books. Some students fail to even pay that little amount. I have mentioned some of the challenges we are facing , We are most welcome to any form of assistance that you may offer us. Feel free too ask anything .
Thank you in advance.
Yours Truly
Godknows Matizirofa
We donated a case of Sam Blumenfeld’s Phonics for Success, and plan to send them more. They need another 120 copies. The cost of shipping a case of 25 books is $111.oo. The books cost us $5.00. If you would like to donate to this project, you can do so via our PayPal account accessed from our website’s homepage: https://www.campconstitution.net Here is a video of one of the teachers at the school using Sam’s “Alpha-Phonics to teach these precious children the proper way to learn how to read:
The Weekly Sam: How the Left Destroyed American Education
This recording took place in 1998 at a homeschool convention in Illinois:
https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/shurtleffhal/episodes/2021-05-04T08_12_10-07_00
Does the 2nd Amendment Give Us a Right to Keep and Bear Arms
Supporters of the right to keep and bear arms will often say that they have a “2nd Amendment right to keep and bear arms” or a “constitutional right to keep and bear arms.” But they would be wrong. The 2nd Amendment of the U.S. Constitution did not give Americans the right to keep and bear arms. That right already existed. The 2nd Amendment which was adopted on December 15, 1791 simple restricted Congress from passing gun control laws:
“A well-regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.”
Supporters of giving government agents a monopoly on firearms ownership argue that the 2nd Amendment only applies to members of the militia and not to the American people in general, but even if that were true, Americans would still have the right to keep and bear arms without the 2nd Amendment.
What does New Hampshire’s Constitution which predated the U.S. Constitution read? In its Bill of Rights, we read the following:
[Art.] 2. [Natural Rights.] All men have certain natural, essential, and inherent rights among which are, the enjoying and defending life and liberty; acquiring, possessing, and protecting, property; and, in a word, of seeking and obtaining happiness. Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by this state on account of race, creed, color, sex or national origin.
June 2, 1784,
Amended 1974 adding sentence to prohibit discrimination.
[Art.] 2-a. [The Bearing of Arms.] All persons have the right to keep and bear arms in defense of themselves, their families, their property and the state.
The God-given right to self-defense is clearly enshrined in both the US and New Hampshire Constitutions, and not only do the citizen of New Hampshire have the right to keep and bear arms, they have the right to defend life and liberty, and that doesn’t mean calling 911 and hiding under the bed or running out the door.
Let us look at a few other state constitutions:
Massachusetts which is the oldest extant constitution in the world:
PART THE FIRST
A Declaration of the Rights of the Inhabitants of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Article I. All men are born free and equal, and have certain natural, essential, and unalienable rights; among which may be reckoned the right of enjoying and defending their lives and liberties; that of acquiring, possessing, and protecting property; in fine, that of seeking and obtaining their safety and happiness
Article 17: The people have a right to keep and to bear arms for the common defense. And as, in time of peace, armies are dangerous to liberty, they ought not to be maintained without the consent of the legislature; and the military power shall always be held in an exact subordination to the civil authority, and be governed by it.
Maine, which had the good sense to break away from Massachusetts in 1820:
Section 16. To keep and bear arms. Every citizen has a right to keep and bear arms and this right shall never be questioned.
And Hawaii our 50th state which lifted their wording from the U.S. Constitution:
Article I, § 17 of the Hawaii Constitution states: “A well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.”
Over the years, thanks to ill-informed voters, who have a tendency to elect people to office that habitually violate their oaths to both violate the U.S and state constitutions, the right to keep and bear arms is under attack. Thankfully, many states have passed strong laws protecting that right including Maine and New Hampshire.
A Tale of two states:
Until December of last year, I was a life-long resident of Boston. MA. Last May, I applied to renew my long-lapsed firearms ID card. I was told that I had to be put on a list. We moved to New Hampshire in December and in mid-January my son and, I went to the New Hampshire’s Registry of Motor Vehicles to get our NH state issued drivers licenses. Our first stop after getting our drivers licenses was a local gun shop where we purchased a few rifles and handguns. It took less than 20 minutes to fill out the forms and get the instant check. In mid-March I received an E-mail from the Boston Police informing me that I can now apply for a gun permit. All I needed to do was take a firearms safety course, get fingerprinted and give them $100. to exercise a God given right. I told them that I no longer lived in Boston.
I recommend that readers join and /or support groups that support the right to keep and bear arms. I am still offering free pocket copies of the U.S. Constitution My E-mail is campconstitution1@gmail.com
(Rev. Steve Craft at last years Flag Day Rally Auburn, MA)