Chad Vegas has successfully played the "they are out to get me, just because I am a christian*, card.  Now it the 'principle of the thing' (read money).

Now I'm just left wondering the relationship between Vegas and our US Congressman, who recently voted to foreclose on those who find themselves unable for any reason to pay their mortgage payment, rather than allow a bankruptcy judge to work with them to structure their payments considering their current financial situation.

(Clue for the mystery name; fill in the blanks: A-b-e-r-n-a-_-_-y), because their expressed opinion of an issue is so anti-Christ.

*small c, Christian: as elected Representatives of the people, their votes didn't demonstrate obedience to Jesus Christ(ian)-in chief), and one day will be astound when Jesus says to them, that his Father will....

...place the sheep on his right and the goats on his left.

Then the king will say to those on his right, 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father. Inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.

For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, a stranger and you welcomed me, naked and you clothed me, ill and you cared for me, in prison and you visited me.'

Then the righteous will answer him and say, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink?  When did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you?

When did we see you ill or in prison, and visit you?'

And the king will say to them in reply, 'Amen, I say to you, whatever you did for one of these least brothers of mine, you did for me.'

Then he will say to those on his left, 'Depart from me, you accursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.

For I was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me no drink, a stranger and you gave me no welcome, naked and you gave me no clothing, ill and in prison, and you did not care for me.'

Then they will answer and say, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or ill or in prison, and not minister to your needs?'   

He will answer them, 'Amen, I say to you, what you did not do for one of these least ones, you did not do for me.'  

And these will go off to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life.

Just as the NeoCon's religious majority refuses to actually hear the solidly-elected President,  they refuse to hear their religious King, but continue to live their lives in conflict with both.

The King said this will happen, think about it Chad, Kevin, and Mr. A:

I am speechless~ not surprised~ just speechless.

I was just reminded that, I forgot the good news,  "The righteous will be astonished that in caring for the needs of the sufferers they were ministering to the Lord himself. One of these least brothers of mine: cf

Matthew 10:42.

P.S. (Way off blog post topic) I was also just reminded that I need to apologize to my daughter, Debi.  If by chance you read these words,  I forgive you; and regret my words to you; we welcome you back home, so you can visit your children.  They miss you!

It's so easy, to claim to be a christian.

and so humbling to be a Christian.

Daddy

 chad Vegas (sniff, sniff ...) is not a good person.

--virgil

Why were only  Vegas and trustees Bill Perry and Bryan Batey  on hand. This type of situation in effect creates a dictatorship.

as always, great point tknozy. 

mont
I stumble onto an idea or two now and then. :>)
 

Seriously, who ever voted this heartless piece of poo in office should be ashamed of themselves!!!!! All the Prayers in the world wont stop Carma...  I'm soo sick of Christians and there "Holy er than Thou" attitudes....Those teachers probably aren't in Vegas Church family either, that's two strikes against them...I wonder what the children did to make him mad, not bow when they were in his presence!!!!! Come back down(or up) to earth and get with the program Vegas!!! My prayer will be with the teachers and their families, also for Vegas to resign!!!!

Vegas ain't Christian. We know that.

"You shall know them by their fruits"

He's a third rate politician on the school board of a small town - a small town wanting to be big, but not too big too fast.

--virgil

VirgilAnderson, I've only lived here for 6 years.   But it seems to me that this comfortable small town that I fondly remember visiting as a youngster in the early 60's, has gotten way too big, way too fast.  It's politics's reflect it; help the rich (developers), and stomp out the 'union member wannabees'.

A near ten year real estate  boom has had, and will continue to have,  an effect. There's no doubt about that, Montfred.

What I wonder about are phenomenons like vegas.  I mean, where does that come from?

It's ugliness.

--virgil

I don't know where phenomenons like vegas came from, I'm the new kid in town, I'd ask Sam Heath, he claims to have all the answers, so I'm sure he'd be willing to discuss it with us.

Monte

PS, thanks tKNOWz for the link.

Monte,

Sam's done locked me out . I actually never got the chance to comment on his post.  I think the way I wear my facial hair may have given him cause to pause. 

--virgil

I think the bigger story is why others on the board were not present, and how this decision could be made under such circumstances.

And by the way, tkozy, the cat sex graphic is obnoxious.

Sam's locked you out too, man, imagining that blocking out 2 people on a social network, he must really HATE us, glad he doesn't claim to be a.....

oh never mind.  guess we will never know.

Monte

PS, by the way,  tkozy, thanks for the link. 

And by the way, tkozy, the cat sex graphic is obnoxious.

As is the substandard quality of B-town education ...

--virgil

You can assign responsibility to the union for the substandard quality of education, virgil. Perhaps you would be more comfortable if the fornicating felines were hitting a bong?

"... felines were hitting a bong?"

Do cats do that sort of thing?

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

--virgil

the image in question, including the 2 content cat's was A LINK to the The MQ, formerly known as the Muir Quarterly, the official college newspaper of Muir College at the University of California, San Diego

.

Hey,

Has the site been hacked?

The photo I posted was one of Gerald Ford with a paded helmet on, from the following link:

http://www.themq.com/issues...

What I see on my computer that I used to post. Is the Ford portrait. But on my other computers it is  the Cat cartoon.

Strange

As for the cat cartoon. It appers to me to be no more than a casual romantic moment.  But no intercourse.

I supose it depends on your definition of the what the word is, is.

In all of my recollections. I can not remember  meeting a cat who though sex was obnoxious.

And unless you are invited into the cats bedroom. Don’t concern yourself with the sex. :>)

Well posting that link didn't work. I copied the image location from the Ford photo. When I use my computer to view that link. I get the Ford photo.

When I go to the rest of my computers. I see the Cat link.

Strange.

Ask Sam, I'm sure he will discuss it with you.

mont,

The Ford photo was also from the MQ link. Do you think that they spoofed the image link also?

I would if I could.

--virgil

OK, but back to the topic at hand. Chad Vegas is a horrid little person. I'm so angry that if I were to say more about him, it would get me kicked off this site.

I only hope that the trustees can revisit this issue and make the correct decision next time.

The irony of it all, if we can call it that, is that Chad based his decision at least partly on a normative evaluation on the performance of people he knew nothing about.

That is not only the height of prejudice and ignorance, but in this case HYPOCRISY!!

I worked with Chad while he was filling out his education cred at South HIgh.

Better at their job? Are you kidding?

The campus practically had a party when he left. Chad is in no position to judge the work quality of others. He wouldn't know good education practices from bad if he had to.

All Chad has is hubris and the desire to catch headlines, which in his view has to be through hurting others, if possible, and tying it tortuously to some supposed ideal.

Question for all Bakersfield: why is it that the rest of us can find ways to be good Christians and not behave like Chad?

Once again Vegas proves himself to be a hypocrite.

He complains about "overinflating the size of government" while at the same time collecting over $10,000 in government paid health benefits he can afford to pay out of his own pocket.

I've seen the way he dresses, the cars he and his wife drives and the house they live in. 

Quite an opulant lifestyle for someone who doesn't have a real job or has to worry about losing it.

And the Lord said unto him, Now do ye Pharisees make clean the outside of the cup and the platter; but your inward part is full of ravening and wickedness.
Luke 11:39

As a human being, I'm stunned and shocked. As a Christian since childhood and someone with a masters degree in theology, I'm practically at a loss for words. Actions like this not only are not Christian, they are simply cruel and petty. As such, they fly in the face of the very commandment of Jesus that's at the heart of Christianty: to love God and our neighbors. As for who our neighbors are, Jesus' answer to that was the parable of the Good Samaritan. Perhaps Mr. Vegas ought to follow the scriptures a bit more and his own "principles" a lot less.

It's so cute when they take their first fiscal conservatism steps.  One vote in front of the other, tentative at first, wobbling on their little principles--and sometimes falling flat on their face.

Pathetic, just pathetic. No cost to the district, and Pastor Chad would rather see honest and hard working people cast adrift with no social safety net. I guess Republicanism comes first, and people second. Sounds an awful lot like the budget holdup- Republican dogma over the needs of the population.    

Vegas ain't Christian. We know that.

"You shall know them by their fruits"

Sure he is.

Yes, you shall.

i see nothing wrong with it...they were given a choice to be fired or resign...they chose to resign BEFORE doing their homework and figuring this all out

you dont make drastic life-changing decisions without first weighing all the options.

remember, these teachers werent victims of the economy, their principals elected not to rehire them, which could be blanketed by a number of reasons, but really doesnt need a reason at all.

Simple fix...stop electing him. 

"Sure he is."

Okay,  A Hateful, unyoga-like,  christian.  They have them too.

--virgil

BEFORE doing their homework 

On a bill that hadn't been written yet. 

Okay,  A Hateful, unyoga-like,  christian.  They have them too.

Yup.  Official state religion supporting the status quo over the people.  Pharisees. 

"... you dont make drastic life-changing decisions without first weighing all the options."

Not all the options were got at the time of their decsions.

--virgil

So, learnem, you expect the teachers to know about a law that wasn't in place when they made their decision? Also, what would you rather do: resign or be fired?

" Pharisees. "
 

A son of a snake, if you beleive the words of the new testament.

--virgil

when you are told at ANY job that you have a chance to resign, you know that if you dont youre going to be fired.  you can ask for time to decide, then do your homework..

again..youre still sticking up for people that made bad decisions, and want them back

Something produced it - vegas.

--virgil

spm code: UC DAZ : we could only wish ...

WOW! That's where this has left me. Normally I have too much to say. Chad Vegas is appalling.

 "again..youre still sticking up for people that made bad decisions, and want them back"

Again, not all the options were got at the time of their decisions - read the column, dude.

--virgil

its common sense virgil   the option of resign or be fired is common sense.....it doesnt have to be laid at their feet, or written in multiple languages....  [edit.]

also...the union sometimes doesnt have the best interest of its members at heart...all of this information is READILY available on the internet...virtually a click away....even the stimulus information

again...they chose not to do their homework...

This is typical Vegas.  How this man professes to be a Christian is beyond me.  My brother was a true follower of Christ and his character bore no resembalance to the petty vindictiveness displayed by Pastor Vegas.

Vegas needs to ask himself how Christ would have handled the requests from those 4 teachers.

I think this will be Vegas' waterloo.

Stop picking on learnem.

He has a Master's Degree and it apparently allows him to see into the future.

I was a "Temporary" teacher in the KHSD last year and I remember being given the pink slip in the spring, all teachers who are not fully tenured get them. Tenure takes a minimum of two years; it is not fun. I also don't remember having a choice between resigning or being fired, it was just "let-go". But, about these teachers being bad, or could have been better; there was no way of Chad knowing this. A teacher's perfomance evaluation is internal only, and can be seen by the principal, assistant principal, and superintendant. Not a trustee. Besides, it doesn't matter how good or bad a teacher is, all non-tenured teachers are given a satisfactory rating. Unless they do something really bad.

No, Chad is just being his power hungry, zealotous self. Shame on him. For real change I ask that you vote for me in 2010 for KHSD Board of Trustees. I wouldn't replace Chad, but I could replace Ken Mettler. The lord knows he is no Christian.

" Chad Vegas is appalling."

Chad Vegas likes "the eats".

That's when you know you've made it, you know: You got a lot of the eats coming to ya because you're blessed (must be) to be living and dictating in the land of the free.

poo on the degenerates who don't have my house, or one like it (or, the privileged position my job affords  me and my sense of self-esteem): I love god and he must love me, too!

--virgil

"... its common sense virgil   the option of resign or be fired is common sense..."

Learnem,

Have you read the column, yet?

--virgil

  Chad is in no position to judge

Vegas is Pastor at the CHURCH OF THE JUDGMENTAL

Sam Heath's the choir director