Thursday, November 5, 2009
It is, "Life at Conception."
Planned Parenthood has been a part of Abby Johnson's life for the past eight years; that is until last month, when Abby resigned. Johnson said she realized she wanted to leave, after watching an ultrasound of an abortion procedure.
"I just thought I can't do this anymore, and it was just like a flash that hit me and I thought that's it," said Jonhson.
She handed in her resignation October 6. Johnson worked as the Bryan Planned Parenthood Director for two years.
According to Johnson, the non-profit was struggling under the weight of a tough economy, and changing it's business model from one that pushed prevention, to one that focused on abortion.
"It seemed like maybe that's not what a lot of people were believing any more because that's not where the money was. The money wasn't in family planning, the money wasn't in prevention, the money was in abortion and so I had a problem with that," said Johnson.
Johnson said she was told to bring in more women who wanted abortions, something the Episcopalian church goer recently became convicted about.
"I feel so pure in heart (since leaving). I don't have this guilt, I don't have this burden on me anymore that's how I know this conversion was a spiritual conversion."
Johnson now supports the Coalition For Life, the pro-life group with a building down the street from Planned Parenthood. Coalition volunteers can regularly be seen praying on the sidewalk in front of Planned Parenthood. Johnson has been meeting with the coalition's executive director, Shawn Carney, and has prayed with volunteers outside Planned Parenthood.
On Friday both Johnson and the Coalition For Life were issued temporary restraining orders filed by Planned Parenthood.
Rochelle Tafolla, a Planned Parenthood spokesperson issued the following statement: "We regret being forced to turn to the courts to protect the safety and confidentiality of our clients and staff, however, in this instance it is absolutely necessary."
The temporary restraining order contends that Planned Parenthood would be irreparably harmed by the disclosure of certain information, but does not bar Johnson or Coalition For Life volunteers from the premises.
As of Sunday evening, neither Johnson nor Carney had seen the complaint filed against them that prompted the restraining order.
A hearing about the order has been set for November 10.
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
A Family Research Council Message
Here is a email message sent to me today from Family Research Council
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Webcast of Thousands (of Petitions)
Today Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) officially filed her $1.3 trillion-plus health care bill, signifying the start of the House debate may be just three days away. Of course, that doesn't mean you should wait until Friday to contact your Representatives! To hear more about the problems plaguing Pelosi's bill, tune in to our video webcast tonight done in partnership with American Family Association (AFA). You'll hear from the brightest experts in and outside of Congress, who will explain the issues facing America in this overhaul and what you can do.
As part of tonight's event, we'll also deliver your 150,000 signed petitions to Representatives Mike Pence (R-Ind.), Michelle Bachmann (R-Minn.) and Charles Boustany (R-La.), who will also be speaking. The line-up also includes health care specialists from FRC , AFA, National Right to Life, Conservatives for Patients' Rights, and Americans for Prosperity.
At over 1,900 pages, the bill leaves plenty of room for discussion -- particularly on the necessity of the 111 new federal bureaucracies Pelosi's legislation would create. Unfortunately, none of them would police whether taxpayer funds will be used for abortion, since the mandate to cover the procedure still exists. Reps. Lois Capps (D-Calif.) and Brad Ellsworth (D-Ind.) are rumored to be behind some phony "compromise" amendments, which won't change the fact that the abortion industry stands to make millions of dollars from this bill. Call your Member of Congress right now at (202) 224-3121 -- and tune in tonight for the latest.
For One Abortion Leader, Seeing Was Believing
The former director of Planned Parenthood in Bryan , Texas stood in a clinic room watching the ultrasound of a baby who would never be born. As the doctor snuffed out another life, Abby Johnson decided to change hers. On October 6, the eight-year veteran of the abortion movement turned in her resignation. "I just thought I can't do this anymore, and it was just like a flash hit me. [A]nd I thought, that's it." The "business" had been weighing on Abby for awhile. She told a local TV station that Planned Parenthood had become more aggressive in peddling abortion, especially with its branches. "It seemed like... the money wasn't in family planning, the money wasn't in prevention, the money was in abortion, and I had a problem with that."
For months, bosses had been leaning on Abby to "bring in more women" for abortion. Instead, Abby decided to lead more women to the truth. She teamed up with the Coalition for Life ministry and says she's never felt better. "I don't have this burden on me anymore," she says. Now her only burden is promoting the value of human life -- a passion that she and FRC share. Our new pregnancy resource center report is an in-depth look at how the pro-life movement is not only saving lives -- but changing them. Log on to FRC's new site for more information on how you can volunteer to help.
For Liberals, Hamilton Is 7th Heaven
When President Obama nominated David Hamilton to the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, his staff said the selection "is a kind of signal" about the kind of judge this White House is seeking. If that's the case, then the signal must be: left turn ahead! Judge Hamilton is an anti-faith extremist whose cases are only notable for their blatant religious prejudice. In the suit for which Hamilton is most recognized, the judge struck down 188 years of prayers "in Jesus' Name" to open the Indiana legislature claiming it unconstitutionally "advanced Christianity." It was a decision that was later reversed by the same court to which Hamilton is now nominated -- the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals. What Hamilton lacks in Christian tolerance he makes up for in Islamic hospitality. The judge may have struck prayers in Jesus' name but has welcomed any in Allah's.
As for his interpretation of the law, Hamilton is on record suggesting that America 's judges "writ[e] footnotes to the Constitution." He's ruled against abortion waiting periods and tougher penalties for sex offenders. The Washington Times warned readers, "This judge is a radical's radical," whose past jobs have included fundraising for ACORN and heading up Indiana 's chapter of the ACLU. Senate leaders are hoping to slip a vote on Hamilton's confirmation past conservatives this week.
Our sources on the Hill tell us that Democrats may be persuaded to postpone the vote if the grassroots make enough noise. You know what that means! Pick up the phone today and call your Senators. Remind them that a vote for Hamilton is a vote for a judicial activist who is committed to driving a political agenda that's out of step with mainstream America. For more ammunition, check out FRC's letter to Senators explaining why we're scoring the bill.
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Webcast of Thousands (of Petitions)
Today Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) officially filed her $1.3 trillion-plus health care bill, signifying the start of the House debate may be just three days away. Of course, that doesn't mean you should wait until Friday to contact your Representatives! To hear more about the problems plaguing Pelosi's bill, tune in to our video webcast tonight done in partnership with American Family Association (AFA). You'll hear from the brightest experts in and outside of Congress, who will explain the issues facing America in this overhaul and what you can do.
As part of tonight's event, we'll also deliver your 150,000 signed petitions to Representatives Mike Pence (R-Ind.), Michelle Bachmann (R-Minn.) and Charles Boustany (R-La.), who will also be speaking. The line-up also includes health care specialists from FRC , AFA, National Right to Life, Conservatives for Patients' Rights, and Americans for Prosperity.
At over 1,900 pages, the bill leaves plenty of room for discussion -- particularly on the necessity of the 111 new federal bureaucracies Pelosi's legislation would create. Unfortunately, none of them would police whether taxpayer funds will be used for abortion, since the mandate to cover the procedure still exists. Reps. Lois Capps (D-Calif.) and Brad Ellsworth (D-Ind.) are rumored to be behind some phony "compromise" amendments, which won't change the fact that the abortion industry stands to make millions of dollars from this bill. Call your Member of Congress right now at (202) 224-3121 -- and tune in tonight for the latest.
For One Abortion Leader, Seeing Was Believing
The former director of Planned Parenthood in Bryan , Texas stood in a clinic room watching the ultrasound of a baby who would never be born. As the doctor snuffed out another life, Abby Johnson decided to change hers. On October 6, the eight-year veteran of the abortion movement turned in her resignation. "I just thought I can't do this anymore, and it was just like a flash hit me. [A]nd I thought, that's it." The "business" had been weighing on Abby for awhile. She told a local TV station that Planned Parenthood had become more aggressive in peddling abortion, especially with its branches. "It seemed like... the money wasn't in family planning, the money wasn't in prevention, the money was in abortion, and I had a problem with that."
For months, bosses had been leaning on Abby to "bring in more women" for abortion. Instead, Abby decided to lead more women to the truth. She teamed up with the Coalition for Life ministry and says she's never felt better. "I don't have this burden on me anymore," she says. Now her only burden is promoting the value of human life -- a passion that she and FRC share. Our new pregnancy resource center report is an in-depth look at how the pro-life movement is not only saving lives -- but changing them. Log on to FRC's new site for more information on how you can volunteer to help.
For Liberals, Hamilton Is 7th Heaven
When President Obama nominated David Hamilton to the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, his staff said the selection "is a kind of signal" about the kind of judge this White House is seeking. If that's the case, then the signal must be: left turn ahead! Judge Hamilton is an anti-faith extremist whose cases are only notable for their blatant religious prejudice. In the suit for which Hamilton is most recognized, the judge struck down 188 years of prayers "in Jesus' Name" to open the Indiana legislature claiming it unconstitutionally "advanced Christianity." It was a decision that was later reversed by the same court to which Hamilton is now nominated -- the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals. What Hamilton lacks in Christian tolerance he makes up for in Islamic hospitality. The judge may have struck prayers in Jesus' name but has welcomed any in Allah's.
As for his interpretation of the law, Hamilton is on record suggesting that America 's judges "writ[e] footnotes to the Constitution." He's ruled against abortion waiting periods and tougher penalties for sex offenders. The Washington Times warned readers, "This judge is a radical's radical," whose past jobs have included fundraising for ACORN and heading up Indiana 's chapter of the ACLU. Senate leaders are hoping to slip a vote on Hamilton's confirmation past conservatives this week.
Our sources on the Hill tell us that Democrats may be persuaded to postpone the vote if the grassroots make enough noise. You know what that means! Pick up the phone today and call your Senators. Remind them that a vote for Hamilton is a vote for a judicial activist who is committed to driving a political agenda that's out of step with mainstream America. For more ammunition, check out FRC's letter to Senators explaining why we're scoring the bill.
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Where Is The Truth?
***No matter how many times you call a lie the truth, it never cease being a lie***
The integrity of our leaders has gone south and we, not you or me, but we as in America, get what we deserve..... godless leaders for a godless nation that would slaughter her very own sons and daughters and allow the godless spread of homosexuality and the rapid decline of moral integrity all across this land.
The acknowledgment of God by these godless leaders will not save them... God will judge each man by his faith and for the one, who says he has faith, the real truth of his faith will be seen in his actions...
Unrepented lies and actions that support abortion and homosexuality will bring eternal damnation.
The following is from an email sent to me.
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Indonesia
Left to Right:
Lolo Soetoro, Stanley Ann Dunham Soetoro,baby Maya Soetoro, and 9 year old Barry Soetoro
This registration document, made available on Jan. 24, 2007, by the Fransiskus Assisi school in Jakarta , Indonesia ,
shows the registration of Barack Obama under the name Barry Soetoro made by his step-father, Lolo Soetoro.
Name: Barry Soetoro
Religion: ..... Islam
Nationality: ..... Indonesian
How did little INDONESIAN, Barry Soetoro, (A.K.A. Barack Obama) get around the issue of nationality to become president?
Someone who tells lies is a L __ __ r?
PART 2:
In a move certain to fuel the debate over Obama's qualifications for the presidency, the group
"Americans for Freedom of Information" has released copies of President Obama's college transcripts
from Occidental College .
Released today, the transcript indicates that Obama, under the name Barry Soetoro,
received financial aid as a foreign student from Indonesia as an undergraduate at the school.
The transcript was released by Occidental College in compliance with a court order in a suit brought
by the group in the Superior Court of California .
The transcript shows that Obama (Soetoro) applied for financial aid and was awarded a
fellowship for foreign students from the Fulbright Foundation Scholarship program.
To qualify, for the scholarship, a student must claim foreign citizenship.
This document would seem to provide the smoking gun that many of Obama's detractors have been seeking.
Along with the evidence that he was first born in Kenya and there is no record of him ever applying for US
citizenship, this is looking pretty grim.
The news has created a firestorm at the White House as the release casts increasing doubt about
Obama's legitimacy and qualification to serve as president.
When reached for comment in London , where he has been in meetings with British Prime
Minister Gordon Brown, Obama smiled but refused comment on the issue.
Britain 's Daily Mail has also carried the story in a front-page article titled, "Obama Eligibility Questioned,"
leading some to speculate that the story may overshadow economic issues on Obama's first official visit
to the U.K.
In a related matter, under growing pressure from several groups, Justice Antonin Scalia announced
that the Supreme Court agreed on Tuesday to hear arguments concerning Obama's legal eligibility to serve as
President in a case brought by Leo Donofrio of New Jersey .
This lawsuit claims Obama's dual citizenship disqualified him from serving as president.
Donofrio's case is just one of 18 suits brought by citizens demanding proof of Obama's citizenship or qualifications to
serve as president.
Gary Kreep of the United States Justice Foundation has released the results of their investigation of
Obama's campaign spending.
This study estimates that Obama has spent upwards of $950,000 in campaign funds in the past year with eleven law firms in 12 states for legal resources to block disclosure of any of his personal records.
Mr. Kreep indicated that the investigation is still on-going but that the final report will be provided to the
U.S. attorney general, Eric Holder.
Mr. Holder has refused to comment on the matter.
LET OTHER FOLKS KNOW
The integrity of our leaders has gone south and we, not you or me, but we as in America, get what we deserve..... godless leaders for a godless nation that would slaughter her very own sons and daughters and allow the godless spread of homosexuality and the rapid decline of moral integrity all across this land.
The acknowledgment of God by these godless leaders will not save them... God will judge each man by his faith and for the one, who says he has faith, the real truth of his faith will be seen in his actions...
Unrepented lies and actions that support abortion and homosexuality will bring eternal damnation.
The following is from an email sent to me.
---------------------------------------------------
Indonesia
Left to Right:
Lolo Soetoro, Stanley Ann Dunham Soetoro,baby Maya Soetoro, and 9 year old Barry Soetoro
This registration document, made available on Jan. 24, 2007, by the Fransiskus Assisi school in Jakarta , Indonesia ,
shows the registration of Barack Obama under the name Barry Soetoro made by his step-father, Lolo Soetoro.
Name: Barry Soetoro
Religion: ..... Islam
Nationality: ..... Indonesian
How did little INDONESIAN, Barry Soetoro, (A.K.A. Barack Obama) get around the issue of nationality to become president?
Someone who tells lies is a L __ __ r?
PART 2:
In a move certain to fuel the debate over Obama's qualifications for the presidency, the group
"Americans for Freedom of Information" has released copies of President Obama's college transcripts
from Occidental College .
Released today, the transcript indicates that Obama, under the name Barry Soetoro,
received financial aid as a foreign student from Indonesia as an undergraduate at the school.
The transcript was released by Occidental College in compliance with a court order in a suit brought
by the group in the Superior Court of California .
The transcript shows that Obama (Soetoro) applied for financial aid and was awarded a
fellowship for foreign students from the Fulbright Foundation Scholarship program.
To qualify, for the scholarship, a student must claim foreign citizenship.
This document would seem to provide the smoking gun that many of Obama's detractors have been seeking.
Along with the evidence that he was first born in Kenya and there is no record of him ever applying for US
citizenship, this is looking pretty grim.
The news has created a firestorm at the White House as the release casts increasing doubt about
Obama's legitimacy and qualification to serve as president.
When reached for comment in London , where he has been in meetings with British Prime
Minister Gordon Brown, Obama smiled but refused comment on the issue.
Britain 's Daily Mail has also carried the story in a front-page article titled, "Obama Eligibility Questioned,"
leading some to speculate that the story may overshadow economic issues on Obama's first official visit
to the U.K.
In a related matter, under growing pressure from several groups, Justice Antonin Scalia announced
that the Supreme Court agreed on Tuesday to hear arguments concerning Obama's legal eligibility to serve as
President in a case brought by Leo Donofrio of New Jersey .
This lawsuit claims Obama's dual citizenship disqualified him from serving as president.
Donofrio's case is just one of 18 suits brought by citizens demanding proof of Obama's citizenship or qualifications to
serve as president.
Gary Kreep of the United States Justice Foundation has released the results of their investigation of
Obama's campaign spending.
This study estimates that Obama has spent upwards of $950,000 in campaign funds in the past year with eleven law firms in 12 states for legal resources to block disclosure of any of his personal records.
Mr. Kreep indicated that the investigation is still on-going but that the final report will be provided to the
U.S. attorney general, Eric Holder.
Mr. Holder has refused to comment on the matter.
LET OTHER FOLKS KNOW
Monday, October 26, 2009
World Government Control
This is from an email sent to me from a Christian sister today....I once heard that the idea of Global warming was actually false and just a form of control. I didn't understand what that meant at the time. Read this and then watch the Youtube video. Urgent. Don't put reading this off. If nothing else, PRAY.
http://www.onenewsnow.com/Politics/Default.aspx?id=734422
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Of climate control and one-world gov't
Pete Chagnon - OneNewsNow - 10/23/2009 6:00:00 AM
Will the upcoming Copenhagen climate talks usher in a one-world government?
Lord Christopher Monckton, the former advisor for science policy to Lady Margaret Thatcher, believes that if the U.S. signs any climate treaty coming out of the Copenhagen climate change conference in December, it could subject the United States to a global dictatorship. Monckton explains his concerns.
"[T]his treaty of Copenhagen, which is going to be negotiated by the states' parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in December, is going to...establish for the first time in human history a global government," he warns. (Please see poll at bottom of page)
Monckton contends that the word "government" appears twice in paragraph 38 of the draft, and that paragraphs 36 through 38 explain that the purpose of the treaty is to establish a world government. "Whose job," he explains, "will be to transfer wealth from the wealthy countries, such as the United States most of all, to Third World countries -- and the excuse for this transfer of wealth is so-called 'reparation.'"
Reparation for so-called "climate debt," he adds. Monckton notes that the U.N. believes the U.S. owes the world this debt because of its use of fossil fuels, which he says are mistakenly blamed for causing "manmade global warming." He adds that this world government will have the ability to make the U.S. pay. Monckton is hopeful that the U.S. will lack the willingness to ratify such a dangerous treaty.
"It must be passed by a two-thirds majority in the Senate, which is 67 out of your 100 senators," says Monckton. "Now I don't think that Obama will find it at all easy to get a two-thirds majority...but during his election campaign one of his advisors said that he [Obama] regarded the U.S. Constitution as merely a piece of paper...and he saw it as a barrier to the things that the Left around the world want to do -- and therefore they were going to find ways of circumventing it."
One way of doing that, says Monckton, is to amend the Copenhagen Treaty to the current cap-and-trade bill in the U.S. House and Senate and get it passed by a simple majority. Monckton notes that if Obama takes this route, then the treaty merely becomes domestic law and can be overturned later on.
Provided the Senate stands firm against such a move, Monckton says the U.S. will remain "unsullied" by this new "dictatorship" being established by the Copenhagen Treaty.
"We sleep-walked into a dictatorship in Europe," he laments. "Alright, it appears to be a benevolent dictatorship for now, though it's a very expensive one -- but you still don't want [America] to go there. Democracy is valuable.
"In this country [the U.S.], which is the cradle of freedom, I hope you will cling to your democracy, [that] you will all fight this sinister treaty, you will say no to it very, very firmly -- and [that] you will remain the beacon of freedom for the world."
Listen to the full interview with Lord Monckton
View recent YouTube video of Lord Christopher Monckton discussing the Copenhagen Treaty
View recent YouTube video of Al Gore talking about climate control and 'global governance'
http://www.onenewsnow.com/Politics/Default.aspx?id=734422
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Of climate control and one-world gov't
Pete Chagnon - OneNewsNow - 10/23/2009 6:00:00 AM
Will the upcoming Copenhagen climate talks usher in a one-world government?
Lord Christopher Monckton, the former advisor for science policy to Lady Margaret Thatcher, believes that if the U.S. signs any climate treaty coming out of the Copenhagen climate change conference in December, it could subject the United States to a global dictatorship. Monckton explains his concerns.
"[T]his treaty of Copenhagen, which is going to be negotiated by the states' parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in December, is going to...establish for the first time in human history a global government," he warns. (Please see poll at bottom of page)
Monckton contends that the word "government" appears twice in paragraph 38 of the draft, and that paragraphs 36 through 38 explain that the purpose of the treaty is to establish a world government. "Whose job," he explains, "will be to transfer wealth from the wealthy countries, such as the United States most of all, to Third World countries -- and the excuse for this transfer of wealth is so-called 'reparation.'"
Reparation for so-called "climate debt," he adds. Monckton notes that the U.N. believes the U.S. owes the world this debt because of its use of fossil fuels, which he says are mistakenly blamed for causing "manmade global warming." He adds that this world government will have the ability to make the U.S. pay. Monckton is hopeful that the U.S. will lack the willingness to ratify such a dangerous treaty.
"It must be passed by a two-thirds majority in the Senate, which is 67 out of your 100 senators," says Monckton. "Now I don't think that Obama will find it at all easy to get a two-thirds majority...but during his election campaign one of his advisors said that he [Obama] regarded the U.S. Constitution as merely a piece of paper...and he saw it as a barrier to the things that the Left around the world want to do -- and therefore they were going to find ways of circumventing it."
One way of doing that, says Monckton, is to amend the Copenhagen Treaty to the current cap-and-trade bill in the U.S. House and Senate and get it passed by a simple majority. Monckton notes that if Obama takes this route, then the treaty merely becomes domestic law and can be overturned later on.
Provided the Senate stands firm against such a move, Monckton says the U.S. will remain "unsullied" by this new "dictatorship" being established by the Copenhagen Treaty.
"We sleep-walked into a dictatorship in Europe," he laments. "Alright, it appears to be a benevolent dictatorship for now, though it's a very expensive one -- but you still don't want [America] to go there. Democracy is valuable.
"In this country [the U.S.], which is the cradle of freedom, I hope you will cling to your democracy, [that] you will all fight this sinister treaty, you will say no to it very, very firmly -- and [that] you will remain the beacon of freedom for the world."
Listen to the full interview with Lord Monckton
View recent YouTube video of Lord Christopher Monckton discussing the Copenhagen Treaty
View recent YouTube video of Al Gore talking about climate control and 'global governance'
Sunday, October 18, 2009
'Press 1 for English'
Mr. Cosby, a real American.... He gets my vote...
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Bill Cosby has a great way of "distilling" things. Looks like he's done it again!
AMERICA NEEDS A CANDIDATE WITH THIS PLATFORM!!
I HAVE DECIDED TO BECOME A WRITE-IN CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT IN THE YEAR 2012..
HERE IS MY PLATFORM:
(1). Any use of the phrase: 'Press 1 for English' is immediately banned. English is the official language; speak it or wait outside of our borders until you can.
(2). We will immediately go into a two year isolationist attitude in order to straighten out the greedy big business posture in this country. America will allow NO imports, and we'll do no exports. We will use the 'Wal-Mart 's policy, 'If we ain't got it, you don't need it.' We'll make it here and sell it here!
(3).. When imports are allowed, there will be a 100% import tax on it coming in here.
(4). All retired military personnel will be required to man one of the many observation towers located on the southern border of the United States (six month tour). They will be under strict orders not to fire on SOUTHBOUND aliens.
(5). Social Security will immediately return to its original state. If you didn't put nuttin in, you ain't gettin nuttin out. Neither the President nor any other politician will be able to touch it.
(6). Welfare. -- Checks will be handed out on Fridays, at the end of the 40 hour school week, the successful completion of a urinalysis test for drugs, and passing grades.
(7). Professional Athletes -- Steroids? The FIRST time you check positive you're banned from sports ... for life.
(8). Crime - We will adopt the Turkish method, i.e., the first time you steal, you lose your right hand. There is no more 'life sentences'. If convicted of murder, you will be put to death by the same method you chose for the victim you killed: gun, knife, strangulation, etc.
(9).. One export of ours will be allowed: wheat; because the world needs to eat. However, a bushel of wheat will be the exact price of a barrel of oil.
(10). All foreign aid, using American taxpayer money, will immediately cease and the saved money will help to pay off the national debt and, ultimately, lower taxes. When disasters occur around the world, we'll ask The American People if they want to donate to a disaster fund, and each citizen can make the decision as to whether, or not, it's a worthy cause.
(11). The Pledge of Allegiance will be said every day at school and every day in Congress.
(12). The National Anthem will be played at all appropriate ceremonies, sporting events, outings, etc.
My apology is offered if I've stepped on anyone's toes ..... nevertheless......
GOD BLESS AMERICA.
Sincerely, Bill Cosby
Please forward this to everyone you know, no matter which side of the fence they're on.
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Bill Cosby has a great way of "distilling" things. Looks like he's done it again!
AMERICA NEEDS A CANDIDATE WITH THIS PLATFORM!!
I HAVE DECIDED TO BECOME A WRITE-IN CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT IN THE YEAR 2012..
HERE IS MY PLATFORM:
(1). Any use of the phrase: 'Press 1 for English' is immediately banned. English is the official language; speak it or wait outside of our borders until you can.
(2). We will immediately go into a two year isolationist attitude in order to straighten out the greedy big business posture in this country. America will allow NO imports, and we'll do no exports. We will use the 'Wal-Mart 's policy, 'If we ain't got it, you don't need it.' We'll make it here and sell it here!
(3).. When imports are allowed, there will be a 100% import tax on it coming in here.
(4). All retired military personnel will be required to man one of the many observation towers located on the southern border of the United States (six month tour). They will be under strict orders not to fire on SOUTHBOUND aliens.
(5). Social Security will immediately return to its original state. If you didn't put nuttin in, you ain't gettin nuttin out. Neither the President nor any other politician will be able to touch it.
(6). Welfare. -- Checks will be handed out on Fridays, at the end of the 40 hour school week, the successful completion of a urinalysis test for drugs, and passing grades.
(7). Professional Athletes -- Steroids? The FIRST time you check positive you're banned from sports ... for life.
(8). Crime - We will adopt the Turkish method, i.e., the first time you steal, you lose your right hand. There is no more 'life sentences'. If convicted of murder, you will be put to death by the same method you chose for the victim you killed: gun, knife, strangulation, etc.
(9).. One export of ours will be allowed: wheat; because the world needs to eat. However, a bushel of wheat will be the exact price of a barrel of oil.
(10). All foreign aid, using American taxpayer money, will immediately cease and the saved money will help to pay off the national debt and, ultimately, lower taxes. When disasters occur around the world, we'll ask The American People if they want to donate to a disaster fund, and each citizen can make the decision as to whether, or not, it's a worthy cause.
(11). The Pledge of Allegiance will be said every day at school and every day in Congress.
(12). The National Anthem will be played at all appropriate ceremonies, sporting events, outings, etc.
My apology is offered if I've stepped on anyone's toes ..... nevertheless......
GOD BLESS AMERICA.
Sincerely, Bill Cosby
Please forward this to everyone you know, no matter which side of the fence they're on.
Monday, October 12, 2009
Bad Fruit of The Worst Kind (no.2)
I wonder, what will it take for America to wake-up to what this administration is doing. It is one disgraceful incident after another... The lies are one after another...
Where is honor and integrity, are they no longer a character trait to gage one's moral standing in this corrupted society? The greed in our leaders is so great that they can not stand up to fight for what is right and true. Are they and the ones who support their actions so morally bankrupted that they would sale their souls so cheaply? The fruit of their wicked deeds they shall reap in full.
More details of this can be read at Bad Fruit of The Worse Kind which was posted on Aug 17
The following is from an email sent to me today...
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Help Remove (Un)Safe School Czar Kevin Jennings
From: Family Research Council (frcpub@frc.org)
Please contact your Representative to make sure they sign a letter opposing President Obama's Safe School Czar Kevin Jennings
Help Remove (Un)Safe School Czar Kevin Jennings
October 12, 2009 | Share with Friends
With each new nominee in the Obama Administration comes more and more revelations on how they seek to undermine America's morals and economy. However no Administration official is more deserving of removal than Kevin Jennings, whom President Obama put forth to run his Safe Schools program at the Department of Education. What is Mr. Jennings' definition of a "safe school?" He has proudly boasted of an incident (when he was a teacher) in which upon learning that a young boy in his class was having sex with a much older man, he did nothing to discourage him. The only advice this future "Safe Schools" czar gave the young boy was "be sure to bring a condom."
Additionally, according to Mr. Jennings, it is heterosexuality that is the problem in our schools. In a speech that Kevin Jennings gave to a group in Iowa, he said, "Every time kids read Romeo & Juliet or they're urged to go to the prom or whatever it is, kids are aggressively recruited to be heterosexual in this country." Recruited to be heterosexuals? Does Kevin Jennings actually believe that a child's sexual orientation is the product of some educational conspiracy? The only conspiracy I'm aware of is Jennings' attempt to indoctrinate kids with a pro-homosexual agenda.
Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) agrees. Earlier this week, he launched a campaign to oust Jennings (and his radical record) from the Department of Education. In a letter that he's circulating to his House colleagues, Rep. King tells the President, "There is more to safe and drug-free schools than can be accomplished from the narrow view of Mr. Jennings who has, for more than 20 years, almost exclusively focused on promoting the homosexual agenda."
He's taken up our cause -- now let's help him advance it. Contact your congressmen today and urge them to sign on to Rep. King's letter.
Thank you and God bless you.
Contact Your Representative Today
Sincerely,
Tony Perkins
President
Where is honor and integrity, are they no longer a character trait to gage one's moral standing in this corrupted society? The greed in our leaders is so great that they can not stand up to fight for what is right and true. Are they and the ones who support their actions so morally bankrupted that they would sale their souls so cheaply? The fruit of their wicked deeds they shall reap in full.
More details of this can be read at Bad Fruit of The Worse Kind which was posted on Aug 17
The following is from an email sent to me today...
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Help Remove (Un)Safe School Czar Kevin Jennings
From: Family Research Council (frcpub@frc.org)
Please contact your Representative to make sure they sign a letter opposing President Obama's Safe School Czar Kevin Jennings
Help Remove (Un)Safe School Czar Kevin Jennings
October 12, 2009 | Share with Friends
With each new nominee in the Obama Administration comes more and more revelations on how they seek to undermine America's morals and economy. However no Administration official is more deserving of removal than Kevin Jennings, whom President Obama put forth to run his Safe Schools program at the Department of Education. What is Mr. Jennings' definition of a "safe school?" He has proudly boasted of an incident (when he was a teacher) in which upon learning that a young boy in his class was having sex with a much older man, he did nothing to discourage him. The only advice this future "Safe Schools" czar gave the young boy was "be sure to bring a condom."
Additionally, according to Mr. Jennings, it is heterosexuality that is the problem in our schools. In a speech that Kevin Jennings gave to a group in Iowa, he said, "Every time kids read Romeo & Juliet or they're urged to go to the prom or whatever it is, kids are aggressively recruited to be heterosexual in this country." Recruited to be heterosexuals? Does Kevin Jennings actually believe that a child's sexual orientation is the product of some educational conspiracy? The only conspiracy I'm aware of is Jennings' attempt to indoctrinate kids with a pro-homosexual agenda.
Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) agrees. Earlier this week, he launched a campaign to oust Jennings (and his radical record) from the Department of Education. In a letter that he's circulating to his House colleagues, Rep. King tells the President, "There is more to safe and drug-free schools than can be accomplished from the narrow view of Mr. Jennings who has, for more than 20 years, almost exclusively focused on promoting the homosexual agenda."
He's taken up our cause -- now let's help him advance it. Contact your congressmen today and urge them to sign on to Rep. King's letter.
Thank you and God bless you.
Contact Your Representative Today
Sincerely,
Tony Perkins
President
Thursday, October 8, 2009
Got To Love Maxine
An email from Jennifer
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Maxine
Talk about hitting the nail on the head!! She is one smart lady!
I Had to send this one on. So true, so true……..Got to love ol’ Maxine
Let me get this straight She says,
"We're going to pass a health care plan written by a committee whose chairman says he doesn't understand it,
passed by a Congress that hasn't read it, but exempts themselves from it, to be signed by a president that also hasn't read it and who smokes, with funding administered by a treasury chief who didn't pay his taxes, all to be overseen by a surgeon general who is obese,
and financed by a country that's nearly broke.
What could possibly go wrong?"
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Maxine
Talk about hitting the nail on the head!! She is one smart lady!
I Had to send this one on. So true, so true……..Got to love ol’ Maxine
Let me get this straight She says,
"We're going to pass a health care plan written by a committee whose chairman says he doesn't understand it,
passed by a Congress that hasn't read it, but exempts themselves from it, to be signed by a president that also hasn't read it and who smokes, with funding administered by a treasury chief who didn't pay his taxes, all to be overseen by a surgeon general who is obese,
and financed by a country that's nearly broke.
What could possibly go wrong?"
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Bible Study
Bible Pathway Ministry http://www.biblepathway.org
October 4
Read Matthew 10 -- 11
Highlights In Today's Reading:
Thank God for today's message from Jesus who said: Whosoever therefore shall confess Me before men, him will I confess also before My Father which is in heaven (10:32). John the Baptist is about to be beheaded, but he made the right choice (10:28). Jesus praised him as His messenger (11:1-15). Unbeliever's actions and judgement (11:16-24). Life's greatest invitation: Come unto Me (11:28-30).
Jesus chose just ordinary men from the communities in which He taught, saying: I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves. But beware of men (10:16-17).
Christians are given a harmless "sheep-like" nature. Sheep are symbolic of innocence but not of cowardice. By their very nature, sheep are in need of a shepherd, for they will wander off and easily become prey. All we like sheep (Is. 53:6) need the True Shepherd as our Guide, Protector, and Provider, and we need His Word for our food (Matt. 4:4; John 10:11,14; I Pet. 2:2).
Sheep are contrasted with wolves, which are natural enemies of sheep. Wolves in human form (false teachers) may appear to be sincere sheep (Matt. 7:15). Often, their hostility toward Christ and His Word is hidden. But in due time a wolf's nature surfaces.
Jesus said: Ye shall be hated of all men for My Name's sake (10:22,24). But, with Christ, the Christian can stand boldly in the face of ridicule and even the fiercest enemy. Jesus assured us: Fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear Him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell. . . . (where) there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth (10:28; 8:12).
Jesus said: Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword. For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother . . . He that taketh not his cross, and followeth after Me, is not worthy of Me (10:34-38). Yes! The Kingdom of Heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force (11:12). This means that His Kingdom followers are determined men and women who will not be intimidated or stopped by family members, friends, peer pressure, or fierce opposition — or even by the more deceptive and deadly lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life (I John 2:16). True Christians know that: No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him (II Tim. 2:4).
Thought for Today:
Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice: and let men say among the nations, The Lord reigneth (I Chr. 16:31).
Word Studies:
10:25 Beelzebub = prince of evil; 10:29 a farthing = a small coin of little value; 10:35 variance = division, disagreement; 11:20 upbraid = rebuke.
Cross References:
For Matt. 10:11, 35-36: See Mic. 7:6. Matt. 11:5: See Is. 35:5; 61:1. Matt. 11:10: See Mal. 3:1. Matt. 11:23: See Ezek. 26:20; 31:14; 32:18,24. Matt. 11:29: See Jer. 6:16.
Prayer Needs:
Pray for Radio Sri Lanka International Shortwave Broadcasts for the week sponsored by Mrs. Norma V. Hurst • Country: Ethiopia (60 million) in eastern Africa • Major languages: Amharic and Tigrinya • Unsettled after overthrow of communist regime • 41% Eastern Orthodox; 35% Muslim; 10% Protestant; 10% animist; .7% Roman Catholic • Prayer Suggestion: Remember that the Lord is always ready to help you in times of trouble (Ps. 46:1).
Memory Verse for the Week:
Matthew 15:8
October 4
Read Matthew 10 -- 11
Highlights In Today's Reading:
Thank God for today's message from Jesus who said: Whosoever therefore shall confess Me before men, him will I confess also before My Father which is in heaven (10:32). John the Baptist is about to be beheaded, but he made the right choice (10:28). Jesus praised him as His messenger (11:1-15). Unbeliever's actions and judgement (11:16-24). Life's greatest invitation: Come unto Me (11:28-30).
Jesus chose just ordinary men from the communities in which He taught, saying: I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves. But beware of men (10:16-17).
Christians are given a harmless "sheep-like" nature. Sheep are symbolic of innocence but not of cowardice. By their very nature, sheep are in need of a shepherd, for they will wander off and easily become prey. All we like sheep (Is. 53:6) need the True Shepherd as our Guide, Protector, and Provider, and we need His Word for our food (Matt. 4:4; John 10:11,14; I Pet. 2:2).
Sheep are contrasted with wolves, which are natural enemies of sheep. Wolves in human form (false teachers) may appear to be sincere sheep (Matt. 7:15). Often, their hostility toward Christ and His Word is hidden. But in due time a wolf's nature surfaces.
Jesus said: Ye shall be hated of all men for My Name's sake (10:22,24). But, with Christ, the Christian can stand boldly in the face of ridicule and even the fiercest enemy. Jesus assured us: Fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear Him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell. . . . (where) there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth (10:28; 8:12).
Jesus said: Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword. For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother . . . He that taketh not his cross, and followeth after Me, is not worthy of Me (10:34-38). Yes! The Kingdom of Heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force (11:12). This means that His Kingdom followers are determined men and women who will not be intimidated or stopped by family members, friends, peer pressure, or fierce opposition — or even by the more deceptive and deadly lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life (I John 2:16). True Christians know that: No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him (II Tim. 2:4).
Thought for Today:
Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice: and let men say among the nations, The Lord reigneth (I Chr. 16:31).
Word Studies:
10:25 Beelzebub = prince of evil; 10:29 a farthing = a small coin of little value; 10:35 variance = division, disagreement; 11:20 upbraid = rebuke.
Cross References:
For Matt. 10:11, 35-36: See Mic. 7:6. Matt. 11:5: See Is. 35:5; 61:1. Matt. 11:10: See Mal. 3:1. Matt. 11:23: See Ezek. 26:20; 31:14; 32:18,24. Matt. 11:29: See Jer. 6:16.
Prayer Needs:
Pray for Radio Sri Lanka International Shortwave Broadcasts for the week sponsored by Mrs. Norma V. Hurst • Country: Ethiopia (60 million) in eastern Africa • Major languages: Amharic and Tigrinya • Unsettled after overthrow of communist regime • 41% Eastern Orthodox; 35% Muslim; 10% Protestant; 10% animist; .7% Roman Catholic • Prayer Suggestion: Remember that the Lord is always ready to help you in times of trouble (Ps. 46:1).
Memory Verse for the Week:
Matthew 15:8
Sunday, October 4, 2009
Is It Just Me?
I wonder why it is that a non-American can see more clearly the godless actions that the majority of those who live in America are blinded too.
The following e-mail was sent to me by a friend this morning.
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Here is an interesting editorial from someone outside our country as to what is going on!
If al-Qaeda, the Taliban and the rest of the Loony Tunes brigade want to kick America to death, they had better move in quickly and grab a piece of the action before Barack Obama finishes the job himself. Never in the history of the United States has a president worked so actively against the interests of his own people - not even Jimmy Carter.
Obama's problem is that he does not know who the enemy is. To him, the enemy does not squat in caves in Afghanistan, clutching automatic weapons and reciting the more militant verses from the Koran: instead, it sits around at tea parties in Kentucky quoting from the US Constitution. Obama is not at war with terrorists, but with his Republican fellow citizens. He has never abandoned the campaign trail.
That is why he opened Pandora's Box by publishing the Justice Department's legal opinions on water boarding and other hard line interrogation techniques. He cynically subordinated the national interest to his partisan desire to embarrass the Republicans. Then he had to rush to Langley, Virginia to try to reassure a demoralized CIA that had just discovered the President of the United States was an even more formidable foe than al-Qaeda..
"Don't be discouraged by what's happened the last few weeks," he told intelligence officers. Is he kidding? Thanks to him, al-Qaeda knows the private interrogation techniques available to the US intelligence agencies and can train its operatives to withstand them - or would do so, if they had not already been outlawed.
So, next time a senior al-Qaeda hood is captured, all the CIA can do is ask him nicely if he would care to reveal when a major population centre is due to be hit by a terror spectacular, or which American city is about to be irradiated by a dirty bomb. Your view of this situation will be dictated by one simple criterion: whether or not you watched the people jumping from the twin towers...
President Pantywaist's recent world tour, cozying up to all the bad guys, excited the ambitions of America's enemies. Here, they realized, is a sucker they can really take to the cleaners.
His only enemies are fellow Americans.
Which prompts the question: why does President Pantywaist hate America so badly?
The following e-mail was sent to me by a friend this morning.
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Here is an interesting editorial from someone outside our country as to what is going on!
If al-Qaeda, the Taliban and the rest of the Loony Tunes brigade want to kick America to death, they had better move in quickly and grab a piece of the action before Barack Obama finishes the job himself. Never in the history of the United States has a president worked so actively against the interests of his own people - not even Jimmy Carter.
Obama's problem is that he does not know who the enemy is. To him, the enemy does not squat in caves in Afghanistan, clutching automatic weapons and reciting the more militant verses from the Koran: instead, it sits around at tea parties in Kentucky quoting from the US Constitution. Obama is not at war with terrorists, but with his Republican fellow citizens. He has never abandoned the campaign trail.
That is why he opened Pandora's Box by publishing the Justice Department's legal opinions on water boarding and other hard line interrogation techniques. He cynically subordinated the national interest to his partisan desire to embarrass the Republicans. Then he had to rush to Langley, Virginia to try to reassure a demoralized CIA that had just discovered the President of the United States was an even more formidable foe than al-Qaeda..
"Don't be discouraged by what's happened the last few weeks," he told intelligence officers. Is he kidding? Thanks to him, al-Qaeda knows the private interrogation techniques available to the US intelligence agencies and can train its operatives to withstand them - or would do so, if they had not already been outlawed.
So, next time a senior al-Qaeda hood is captured, all the CIA can do is ask him nicely if he would care to reveal when a major population centre is due to be hit by a terror spectacular, or which American city is about to be irradiated by a dirty bomb. Your view of this situation will be dictated by one simple criterion: whether or not you watched the people jumping from the twin towers...
President Pantywaist's recent world tour, cozying up to all the bad guys, excited the ambitions of America's enemies. Here, they realized, is a sucker they can really take to the cleaners.
His only enemies are fellow Americans.
Which prompts the question: why does President Pantywaist hate America so badly?
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Forgiveness For Who?
Here are three videos revealing the power of forgiveness that others have found. We all have a need to give forgiveness and most definitely to receive forgiveness…
I am just as much in need of forgiveness as the next person and maybe even a whole lot more so than you, the reader; maybe that is why the videos are so upsetting to me to watch.
In the first two videos we see lone survivors of families and even a nation that fines the rewards of the power of forgiveness for those who had murdered their families. It is hard to realize that someone who has lost their loved ones and many of their friends through such atrocities perpetrated against them that they could ever begin to forgive the murders. These people understood the power of forgiveness was more for releasing the anger and rage which they carried day after day inside them for the killers.
The word “forgive” is a grace word in the English, as well as the Greek language, meaning “to excuse for a fault or offense;” To stop feeling anger for or resentment against; to absolve from payment of an offense; “To remit a debt, to give up resentment or claim for requital, or to pardon an offense.” Understanding forgiveness is not easily done with words; it is what we all need in our lives, not to just forgive others, but for us to ask for forgiveness, maybe from a parent, child, friend, neighbor, stranger, but most definitely, forgiveness for our sins against the Holy One of Israel, the One True God.
The greatest offense was that of man against the Messiah, the murder of the Savior of the World, Jesus Christ. Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us, for it is written: "Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree." Galatians 3:13 Whether you want to believe this or not Jesus died for all of our sins, against man and against God, and yet after an illegal trial, a brutal beating, a scourging with whips that very few could have survived and then being nailed on a Cross and just moments before death, Jesus said, "Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing." Luke 23:34
First we all must understand that forgiveness comes from God. There is no difference, for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,” Romans 3:23 “But if we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive us and to cleanse us from every wrong” 1 John 1:9 If you, O LORD, kept a record of sins, O Lord, who could stand? But with you there is forgiveness; therefore you are feared. Psalm 130:3-5
Christian forgiveness calls for action; our confession with God involves us seeing our sins as He sees it, which brings God’s forgiveness for us. When we sin against others, we sin against God. However if the true Christian in unrepentant of the sin the conviction of the Holy Spirit may bring the feelings of depression, anxiety, unhappiness, hopelessness and despair, so this is why we must be repentant and ask for forgiveness immediately after realizing our sin. When our sins are forgiven and lifted away, our heart and spirit are renewed with hope. “Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.” Psalms 51:10. This renewal of our spirit is the blessing that comes with forgiveness. “Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.” Psalms 32:1.
An innocent victim who cannot forgive the offender will most always become filled with anger and rage for his offender. This anger and rage if not released through forgiveness can and most likely will bleed over into other relationships effecting job performances, social functions, and the most devastating of all, marriages, which effects parenting as well. The parenting and marriage breakdown will most often lead to divorces which in turn affects the over all function of our society. There is literally no end to the destruction that is caused just from the lack of forgiveness.
Being a father and being the blame for the destruction of my marriage this following video has been the hardest one for me to watch.
Please note the very last words in print on this next video, the last journal entry which 19-year-old freshman, Mary Karen Read made the day before she was killed in the Virginia Tech shooting.
I guess I can say that this verse is the one that opened my eyes the widest to how important this word, “Forgiveness” is for our lives. But if you do not forgive men their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins. Matthew 6:15.
Your forgiveness does not mean that the sin is excused, but it is acknowledged for what it is, a sin, and an unjust act against you. God did not excuse our sins; had He done this Jesus would not have needed to go to the Cross. The wages of sin is death, (Romans 6:23) and without the shedding of His innocent blood there would have been no forgiveness. (Hebrews 9:22). To be a Christian means to forgive the inexcusable, because God has forgiven the inexcusable sin that was perpetrated against him.
Forgiveness doesn't require forgetting; only choosing not to recall repeatedly the incident that required the forgiveness in the first place, while God works at healing your memories. The act of forgiveness on your part releases God to retract revenge from an un-repentant offender. Do not take revenge, my friends, but leave room for God's wrath, for it is written: "It is mine to avenge; I will repay," says the Lord. Romans 12:19 However, it is very often where Christians can't or won't forgive which brings the anger and rage into play; of this I am well experienced.
In a post on June 20th titled A Supernatural Spiritual Event, I tell how I was given a vision that stopped me from murdering a co-worker. There are many who take revenge into their own hands, co-workers, angry neighbors, angry postmen, angry students, angry spouses, and angry parents. One of the smartest things that you could possible do is forgive and move forward, do not continue to live in the past where all the bad memories are.
God has not wiped out His memory banks concerning our sins; rather, He has chosen not to call them to mind against us again. I believe my sins are recorded in God's books, but over each one is written in bold red lettering, "Forgiven."
Sadly there are Many Christians who feel the shame of their sin so deeply that they have a hard time accepting God's forgiveness. In the post on July 21st titled, A Special Message I tell of a forgiveness message I had to deliver to a young lady. Marcy had thought for years that even though the Bible says, that God’s forgiveness comes with repentance, filled with shame and guilt, it was too difficult for her to comprehend that God could forgive her for the abortion she had fifteen years earlier. Far too many Christians, like Marcy was, have the same difficulty understanding this so they too carry the burden of their sins penned up inside which often leads to feelings of shame, inadequacy and unworthiness that will hinder the Christian’s growth. Well I should add here that there is not even one of us that is worthy of His forgiveness. We all are sinners, thus we all deserve death.
For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—not by works, so that no one can boast. Ephesians 2:8-9
Forgiveness is not easy to give nor is it easy to receive, but with God all things are possible through Him who loves us. But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Romans 5:8
Forgiveness is not easily understood, but it has definitely made a difference in my relationship with God and with my friends. My best advice for one who wants or needs to learn about forgiveness is to accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior, and open the Bible and get serious about reading it from cover to cover, over and over. This is how we know who the children of God are and who the children of the devil are: Anyone who does not do what is right is not a child of God; nor is anyone who does not love his brother. 1 John 3:10
This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him. 1 John 4:9 We Christians strive to allow Jesus to shine through us, that others may see His love for them.
I am just as much in need of forgiveness as the next person and maybe even a whole lot more so than you, the reader; maybe that is why the videos are so upsetting to me to watch.
In the first two videos we see lone survivors of families and even a nation that fines the rewards of the power of forgiveness for those who had murdered their families. It is hard to realize that someone who has lost their loved ones and many of their friends through such atrocities perpetrated against them that they could ever begin to forgive the murders. These people understood the power of forgiveness was more for releasing the anger and rage which they carried day after day inside them for the killers.
The word “forgive” is a grace word in the English, as well as the Greek language, meaning “to excuse for a fault or offense;” To stop feeling anger for or resentment against; to absolve from payment of an offense; “To remit a debt, to give up resentment or claim for requital, or to pardon an offense.” Understanding forgiveness is not easily done with words; it is what we all need in our lives, not to just forgive others, but for us to ask for forgiveness, maybe from a parent, child, friend, neighbor, stranger, but most definitely, forgiveness for our sins against the Holy One of Israel, the One True God.
The greatest offense was that of man against the Messiah, the murder of the Savior of the World, Jesus Christ. Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us, for it is written: "Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree." Galatians 3:13 Whether you want to believe this or not Jesus died for all of our sins, against man and against God, and yet after an illegal trial, a brutal beating, a scourging with whips that very few could have survived and then being nailed on a Cross and just moments before death, Jesus said, "Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing." Luke 23:34
First we all must understand that forgiveness comes from God. There is no difference, for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,” Romans 3:23 “But if we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive us and to cleanse us from every wrong” 1 John 1:9 If you, O LORD, kept a record of sins, O Lord, who could stand? But with you there is forgiveness; therefore you are feared. Psalm 130:3-5
Christian forgiveness calls for action; our confession with God involves us seeing our sins as He sees it, which brings God’s forgiveness for us. When we sin against others, we sin against God. However if the true Christian in unrepentant of the sin the conviction of the Holy Spirit may bring the feelings of depression, anxiety, unhappiness, hopelessness and despair, so this is why we must be repentant and ask for forgiveness immediately after realizing our sin. When our sins are forgiven and lifted away, our heart and spirit are renewed with hope. “Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.” Psalms 51:10. This renewal of our spirit is the blessing that comes with forgiveness. “Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.” Psalms 32:1.
An innocent victim who cannot forgive the offender will most always become filled with anger and rage for his offender. This anger and rage if not released through forgiveness can and most likely will bleed over into other relationships effecting job performances, social functions, and the most devastating of all, marriages, which effects parenting as well. The parenting and marriage breakdown will most often lead to divorces which in turn affects the over all function of our society. There is literally no end to the destruction that is caused just from the lack of forgiveness.
Being a father and being the blame for the destruction of my marriage this following video has been the hardest one for me to watch.
Please note the very last words in print on this next video, the last journal entry which 19-year-old freshman, Mary Karen Read made the day before she was killed in the Virginia Tech shooting.
I guess I can say that this verse is the one that opened my eyes the widest to how important this word, “Forgiveness” is for our lives. But if you do not forgive men their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins. Matthew 6:15.
Your forgiveness does not mean that the sin is excused, but it is acknowledged for what it is, a sin, and an unjust act against you. God did not excuse our sins; had He done this Jesus would not have needed to go to the Cross. The wages of sin is death, (Romans 6:23) and without the shedding of His innocent blood there would have been no forgiveness. (Hebrews 9:22). To be a Christian means to forgive the inexcusable, because God has forgiven the inexcusable sin that was perpetrated against him.
Forgiveness doesn't require forgetting; only choosing not to recall repeatedly the incident that required the forgiveness in the first place, while God works at healing your memories. The act of forgiveness on your part releases God to retract revenge from an un-repentant offender. Do not take revenge, my friends, but leave room for God's wrath, for it is written: "It is mine to avenge; I will repay," says the Lord. Romans 12:19 However, it is very often where Christians can't or won't forgive which brings the anger and rage into play; of this I am well experienced.
In a post on June 20th titled A Supernatural Spiritual Event, I tell how I was given a vision that stopped me from murdering a co-worker. There are many who take revenge into their own hands, co-workers, angry neighbors, angry postmen, angry students, angry spouses, and angry parents. One of the smartest things that you could possible do is forgive and move forward, do not continue to live in the past where all the bad memories are.
God has not wiped out His memory banks concerning our sins; rather, He has chosen not to call them to mind against us again. I believe my sins are recorded in God's books, but over each one is written in bold red lettering, "Forgiven."
Sadly there are Many Christians who feel the shame of their sin so deeply that they have a hard time accepting God's forgiveness. In the post on July 21st titled, A Special Message I tell of a forgiveness message I had to deliver to a young lady. Marcy had thought for years that even though the Bible says, that God’s forgiveness comes with repentance, filled with shame and guilt, it was too difficult for her to comprehend that God could forgive her for the abortion she had fifteen years earlier. Far too many Christians, like Marcy was, have the same difficulty understanding this so they too carry the burden of their sins penned up inside which often leads to feelings of shame, inadequacy and unworthiness that will hinder the Christian’s growth. Well I should add here that there is not even one of us that is worthy of His forgiveness. We all are sinners, thus we all deserve death.
For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—not by works, so that no one can boast. Ephesians 2:8-9
Forgiveness is not easy to give nor is it easy to receive, but with God all things are possible through Him who loves us. But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Romans 5:8
Forgiveness is not easily understood, but it has definitely made a difference in my relationship with God and with my friends. My best advice for one who wants or needs to learn about forgiveness is to accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior, and open the Bible and get serious about reading it from cover to cover, over and over. This is how we know who the children of God are and who the children of the devil are: Anyone who does not do what is right is not a child of God; nor is anyone who does not love his brother. 1 John 3:10
This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him. 1 John 4:9 We Christians strive to allow Jesus to shine through us, that others may see His love for them.