{"id":94,"asset_id":262,"title":"AMERICA IS BEING BLACKMAILED","alias":"america-is-being-blackmailed","introtext":"<div class=\"post-top\">\r\n<div class=\"post-top-right\">\r\n<h2 class=\"post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ifapray.org\/blog\/america-is-being-blackmailed\/\"> AMERICA IS BEING BLACKMAILED<\/a><\/h2>\r\n<h5 class=\"post-date\">October 17, 2020 | Karen Hardin, IFA Contributing Writer<\/h5>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"prayer\">\r\n<div class=\"text\">Lord God, please open the eyes of those who have succumbed to the fear that has been spread and return us to a place of wisdom, common sense, and integrity.<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<h4>black\u00b7\u200bmail&nbsp;|&nbsp;\\&nbsp;\u02c8blak-\u02ccm\u0101l \u2013 extortion or coercion by threats especially of public exposure or criminal prosecution<\/h4>\r\n<p>My husband and I went to a theme park recently. As we entered the park, we were reminded again and again\u2014while outside in the fresh air\u2013to keep our masks on. This was not because the park officials agreed with the mask mandate, but because they were forced to comply with it, or be shut down.<\/p>\r\n<p>That is called coercion and blackmail. And it is happening all across our nation.<\/p>\r\n<p>Businesses are not the only targets of these threats. Medical practitioners have been some of the hardest hit.<\/p>\r\n<p>I wrote about my <a href=\"https:\/\/ifapray.org\/blog\/medical-procedures-denied-in-some-states-unless-we-submit\/#comment-51084\">friend\u2019s daughter<\/a> who needed a medical procedure this spring. Originally, she was told that she did not need to be tested for COVID before she could enter the medical facility. The next day, &nbsp;she was told she had to be tested or treatment would not be given. When she questioned the practitioner, his response was, \u201cThis isn\u2019t coming from us. We don\u2019t agree with it. We are simply forced to comply or be shut down.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p>Over and over I hear the same frustration coming from business owners who are forced to require their employees and patrons to wear masks, even when they have caused harm. Such as when my aunt passed out in a local area Wal-Mart because of lack of oxygen. She was dutifully wearing her mask and now has a cracked pelvis because of it.<\/p>\r\n<p>Or my friend who runs a beauty salon and began experiencing intense headaches. They became so severe she went to the doctor, concerned she might have an aneurysm. She was told the migraines were due to the mask she was required to wear at work. Her body was telling her something the CDC refuses to admit. <a href=\"https:\/\/ifapray.org\/blog\/america-is-being-blackmailed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"AMERICA IS BEING BLACMAILED\">READ MORE &gt;&gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>","fulltext":"","state":1,"catid":"8","created":"2020-10-17 12:21:14","created_by":"873","created_by_alias":"","modified":"2020-10-17 12:21:14","modified_by":null,"checked_out":null,"checked_out_time":null,"publish_up":"2020-10-17 12:21:14","publish_down":"0000-00-00 00:00:00","images":"{\"image_intro\":\"\",\"float_intro\":\"\",\"image_intro_alt\":\"\",\"image_intro_caption\":\"\",\"image_fulltext\":\"\",\"float_fulltext\":\"\",\"image_fulltext_alt\":\"\",\"image_fulltext_caption\":\"\"}","urls":"{\"urla\":false,\"urlatext\":\"\",\"targeta\":\"\",\"urlb\":false,\"urlbtext\":\"\",\"targetb\":\"\",\"urlc\":false,\"urlctext\":\"\",\"targetc\":\"\"}","attribs":"{\"article_layout\":\"\",\"show_title\":\"\",\"link_titles\":\"\",\"show_tags\":\"\",\"show_intro\":\"\",\"info_block_position\":\"\",\"info_block_show_title\":\"\",\"show_category\":\"\",\"link_category\":\"\",\"show_parent_category\":\"\",\"link_parent_category\":\"\",\"show_associations\":\"\",\"show_author\":\"\",\"link_author\":\"\",\"show_create_date\":\"\",\"show_modify_date\":\"\",\"show_publish_date\":\"\",\"show_item_navigation\":\"\",\"show_icons\":\"\",\"show_print_icon\":\"\",\"show_email_icon\":\"\",\"show_vote\":\"\",\"show_hits\":\"\",\"show_noauth\":\"\",\"urls_position\":\"\",\"alternative_readmore\":\"\",\"article_page_title\":\"\",\"show_publishing_options\":\"\",\"show_article_options\":\"\",\"show_urls_images_backend\":\"\",\"show_urls_images_frontend\":\"\"}","version":1,"ordering":null,"metakey":"","metadesc":"","access":"1","hits":null,"metadata":"{\"robots\":\"\",\"author\":\"\",\"rights\":\"\",\"xreference\":\"\"}","featured":"1","language":"*","xreference":"","note":""}