Saturday, January 17, 2009
talking..and talking...and talking
"Frenchman speaks nonstop for 124 hours to set speech record." What in the world? This headline caught my attention and I proceeded to read how this Frenchman spoke for five straight days and four nights without stopping. I suppose I could understand this coming from a woman since we are more prone to ramble, but a man? Did he stop for a drink of water? Apparently he didn't take a bathroom break? If I was to choose a record to break, I would have to say the last thing on my list would be talking for 124 hours straight. Maybe because I value my sleep far more than I aspire to be in the Guinness Book of Records. Gee whiz, I can't even begin to think of what in the world I would even say for five days. And the poor people who had to listen to him for that long. They didn't get sleep either. And how did it end? Did he just say, okay I've run out of things to say? Hm. I'm very curious about that one.
Friday, January 9, 2009
you choose
Due to our recent election, the topic of abortion has been brought up and has been circulating in conversations among conservatives as well as liberals. It is not a pleasant topic, in fact it seems I rarely hear references to the subject except when we are electing politicians, then suddenly their stance on the issue becomes important. I came across this video on another blog and it touched me so deeply I decided to post it here. As you watch, I hope you are never the same.
Saturday, January 3, 2009
inauguration prayer
I need to blow off some steam. The final straw came a couple of days ago when I read the headline "After gay protests, Rick Warren may face criticism over praying in Jesus' name at inauguration." Keeping my opinion to myself for a few minutes, let me state some facts.
King James I of England gave these instructions to those who organized the Virginia Colony in 1606: "We, greatly commending, and graciously accepting of, their Desires for the Furtherance of so noble a Work, which may, by the Providence of Almighty God, hereafter tend to the Glory of his Divine Majesty, in propagating of Christian Religion to such People, as yet live in Darkness and miserable Ignorance of the true Knowledge and Worship of God…Lastly and chiefly the way to prosper and achieve good success is to make yourselves all of one mind for the good of your country and your own, and to serve and fear God the Giver of all Goodness, for every plantation which our Heavenly Father hath not planted shall be rooted out." I had to read those words twice in order to grasp the richness of this quote.
At every presidential inauguration since George Washington, a prayer has been given. In January 2005, an atheist claimed that a prayer at the inauguration would violate the Constitution by forcing him to accept unwanted religious beliefs.
This year, the Freedom from Religion group has filed a lawsuit trying to stop the U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice from using the phrase, "so help me God," in the presidential oath of office, because it is deemed "religious".
Lastly, gay rights advocates oppose President-Elect Barack Obama's choice of Pastor Rick Warren to deliver the inauguration prayer due to Warren's support of California's Proposition 8, which banned gay marriage. This article I read the other day stated that many groups have also opposed Warren offering the prayer in the name of Jesus. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion and right to freedom of speech. While I respect the views of even those in opposition to mine, my opinion holds strong.
Here it is.
Our country was built on a foundation of faith. The reason our country has prospered for so long is because glory and honor has been given to God in conjunction with a desperate pleading for His hand of mercy to cover our land. This is not my opinion, but rather it is fact.
To the athiest who felt that by watching the prayer at the inauguration this would force him to accept unwanted religious beliefs, my response is: Praise the Lord! If this athiest holds such a weak position in defiance to Christianity that by merely hearing a prayer he felt he would be compelled to accept our beliefs I am overjoyed. I have a feeling, however, that he is being used by the Enemy and so I would say to him, instead of raising a commotion, close your eyes and plug your ears if you cannot tolerate a prayer to God.
To the Freedom from Religion group, the oath "So help me God," is used in government venues all over America. I know I, for one, even if I was not a religious person would gladly appeal to any and all higher powers if I was accepting the role of President of a country.
To gay marriage advocates, I find it ironic that they seem to wholeheartedly associate themselves with the word "tolerance," when in reality it seems they are the least tolerant of most people. Tolerance used to mean treating one with respect despite a differing of opinion. Apparently somewhere along the way, tolerance lost its original meaning and, according to gay rights advocates, the word should be used interchangeably with the word acceptance.
When Rick Warren stands behind the podium on January 20, I am sure the last thing on his mind will be an attack on those whose lifestyle he does not agree with. Warren himself said he will simply offer the only kind of prayer he knows how to pray. I hope he will offer the prayer in the name of Jesus. He is the One on whom our country was founded and the One who has sustained us thus far. I fear greatly for our nation the day we become intolerant of the name Jesus, so help us God.
King James I of England gave these instructions to those who organized the Virginia Colony in 1606: "We, greatly commending, and graciously accepting of, their Desires for the Furtherance of so noble a Work, which may, by the Providence of Almighty God, hereafter tend to the Glory of his Divine Majesty, in propagating of Christian Religion to such People, as yet live in Darkness and miserable Ignorance of the true Knowledge and Worship of God…Lastly and chiefly the way to prosper and achieve good success is to make yourselves all of one mind for the good of your country and your own, and to serve and fear God the Giver of all Goodness, for every plantation which our Heavenly Father hath not planted shall be rooted out." I had to read those words twice in order to grasp the richness of this quote.
At every presidential inauguration since George Washington, a prayer has been given. In January 2005, an atheist claimed that a prayer at the inauguration would violate the Constitution by forcing him to accept unwanted religious beliefs.
This year, the Freedom from Religion group has filed a lawsuit trying to stop the U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice from using the phrase, "so help me God," in the presidential oath of office, because it is deemed "religious".
Lastly, gay rights advocates oppose President-Elect Barack Obama's choice of Pastor Rick Warren to deliver the inauguration prayer due to Warren's support of California's Proposition 8, which banned gay marriage. This article I read the other day stated that many groups have also opposed Warren offering the prayer in the name of Jesus. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion and right to freedom of speech. While I respect the views of even those in opposition to mine, my opinion holds strong.
Here it is.
Our country was built on a foundation of faith. The reason our country has prospered for so long is because glory and honor has been given to God in conjunction with a desperate pleading for His hand of mercy to cover our land. This is not my opinion, but rather it is fact.
To the athiest who felt that by watching the prayer at the inauguration this would force him to accept unwanted religious beliefs, my response is: Praise the Lord! If this athiest holds such a weak position in defiance to Christianity that by merely hearing a prayer he felt he would be compelled to accept our beliefs I am overjoyed. I have a feeling, however, that he is being used by the Enemy and so I would say to him, instead of raising a commotion, close your eyes and plug your ears if you cannot tolerate a prayer to God.
To the Freedom from Religion group, the oath "So help me God," is used in government venues all over America. I know I, for one, even if I was not a religious person would gladly appeal to any and all higher powers if I was accepting the role of President of a country.
To gay marriage advocates, I find it ironic that they seem to wholeheartedly associate themselves with the word "tolerance," when in reality it seems they are the least tolerant of most people. Tolerance used to mean treating one with respect despite a differing of opinion. Apparently somewhere along the way, tolerance lost its original meaning and, according to gay rights advocates, the word should be used interchangeably with the word acceptance.
When Rick Warren stands behind the podium on January 20, I am sure the last thing on his mind will be an attack on those whose lifestyle he does not agree with. Warren himself said he will simply offer the only kind of prayer he knows how to pray. I hope he will offer the prayer in the name of Jesus. He is the One on whom our country was founded and the One who has sustained us thus far. I fear greatly for our nation the day we become intolerant of the name Jesus, so help us God.
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