There's nothing wrong with KILLING people who want to do this to your children...

Now, the tendency among a lot of folks - namely, some Christians - is that they'll hear about this and automatically assume it's the biblical "mark of the Beast". That's a pretty new idea, actually. Until ten years or so ago no student of the Bible (serious or... nevermind) had a clear picture of WHAT exactly this might be but with the advent of implantable chips, it's by far the most accepted theory of what the "mark" will be. Doesn't mean it will be the mark, but it sorta makes sense if it is. So this article at Wired News is no doubt gonna raise some eyebrows...

Brave New Era for Privacy Fight

By Kim Zetter

02:00 AM Jan. 13, 2005 PT

As the nation prepares for President Bush's inauguration next week, privacy activists on both sides of the political spectrum are bracing for a White House push to augment controversial domestic surveillance powers gained under the Patriot Act and other legislation passed since 9/11.

"The administration has made it clear that they do intend to continue their move to dramatically reduce privacy and constitutional protection for our citizens," said former Republican congressman Bob Barr, who now works as a speaker and consultant to organizations like the American Civil Liberties Union.

But surveillance legislation isn't the only concern on the minds of privacy advocates. They're also looking at technologies and services coming out of the commercial sector that could seriously affect civil liberties.

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Radio-frequency ID tags will become a bigger issue in 2005 as their use expands into new areas. Currently, stores and companies embed RFID tags in the packaging of drugs and commercial products to help track product supplies and update orders. But privacy advocates say the tags will soon be embedded in clothing and other products, raising concerns that the tracking might not stop when consumers leave a store with the product.

"The problem is not only about tracking the whereabouts of people but about linking associations," Rotenberg said. "Students with RFID student cards can be grouped and monitored in terms of who they're with."

Chips embedded beneath the skin will also become a larger issue.

Last October, the FDA approved an implantable computer chip that would contain medical information to assist with health care. The military has discussed implanting the chips in soldiers to speed up medical care, and Rotenberg said it's likely the chips will soon be used in prisoners, parolees and eventually children. The concern is with forced chipping, which would take away choice from individuals receiving the chips...

I don't care if it is the "mark of the Beast" or if it isn't: nobody is going to implant a chip into my body. For no other reason than because my identity is my own and is soveriegn only to God. And nobody is going to implant a chip into the bodies of my wife and children either. Or anyone else that I love.

And I swear to Almighty God that I will kill anyone who attempts to do so.

And so should you.

You are not a number.

You are not a piece of meat.

You are not a slave.

Your children are non-negotiable.

Your mind is your own.

You owe allegiance to no man, or party, or government, unless they've proven worthy of it in your own estimation.

You do not have to let "them" win.

You do not have to do something simply because "the government" or "the party" tells you to do that thing.

You win the only victory that really matters in this world when you say "no I won't" just one more time than they say "yes you will".

You are not alive today just to eat and sleep and screw and spend and be amused by far too little and then to die.

You do not deserve to be exploited by evil men.

You must be sober in mind and gentle in spirit.

You must give "them" every possible chance to retreat from their madness...

...And if they do not, you must stop them. And it does not matter who "they" are, at all.

There's only so much freedom in this country as there is a willingness of the people to put officials and agents of their government in a state of constant fear. That's the bulwark - that the Founding Fathers designed - against government growing too powerful. Or having jurisdiction over things that are now now, or ever will be, given to it.

"Against the law"? Yeah, what I just wrote could be easily construed as that. And I won't dodge around it: if anyone desires something like "chipping" my family or subjecting my children to state-imposed mental health screenings (read into that what you may), they should be made to understand that they can be killed for pursuing such insanity.

But from where I'm seeing things, breaking the law by warning those who feel empowered to do such a thing that they will die - and potentially doing the deed if they persist - is a very measly thing to worry about when you're dealing with the sanctity of your own and unique soul.