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Ruby Ridge survivor learns to forgive
The Daily Interlake ^
| 9/3/2010
| CALEB SOPTELEAN
Posted on 09/03/2010 5:42:49 AM PDT by PeteFromMontana
Sara Weaver-Balter has forgiven the federal agents who shot and killed her mother and brother 18 years ago on Idahos Ruby Ridge.
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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; US: Idaho; US: Montana
KEYWORDS: banglist; fbi; horiuchi; rubyridge; weaver
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I have met this woman. She is pure of heart and sincere in her convictions.
To: PeteFromMontana
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posted on
09/03/2010 5:45:48 AM PDT
by
mad_as_he$$
(Playing by the rules only works if both sides do it!)
To: PeteFromMontana
I’ve read some things on this event. It’s truly a travesty. I’m glad she’s learned to forgive.
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posted on
09/03/2010 5:46:04 AM PDT
by
rarestia
(It's time to water the Tree of Liberty.)
To: PeteFromMontana
Whatever happened to Randy?...............
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posted on
09/03/2010 5:46:06 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(No, Obama's not the Antichrist. But he does have him in his MY FAVES.............)
To: rarestia
Did you ever see the movie with Randy Quaid?........
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posted on
09/03/2010 5:46:40 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(No, Obama's not the Antichrist. But he does have him in his MY FAVES.............)
To: PeteFromMontana
Did the killers ask sincerely to be forgiven and then repent of their evil?
Has Horiuchi stepped up and admitted that he was wrong and offer to plead guilty in Court to the Manslaughter charges he walked on oh so many years ago?
If not then this person hasn't got a clue about the Christian concept of forgiveness.
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posted on
09/03/2010 5:47:47 AM PDT
by
Lurker
(The avalanche has begun. The pebbles no longer have a vote.)
To: PeteFromMontana
how could they put Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean in prison but give a pass Lon Horiuchi
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posted on
09/03/2010 5:50:09 AM PDT
by
Vaquero
(Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
To: Vaquero
"how could they put Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean in prison but give a pass Lon Horiuchi(?)" Horiuchi shot a white, Christian veteran.
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posted on
09/03/2010 5:52:08 AM PDT
by
Joe 6-pack
(Que me amat, amet et canem meum)
To: PeteFromMontana
I know a lot of people who will never forget Ruby Ridge.
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posted on
09/03/2010 5:52:50 AM PDT
by
2001convSVT
("Repeal ObamaCare")
To: Lurker
“If not then this person hasn’t got a clue about the Christian concept of forgiveness. “
careful now!
Jesus said “forgive them for they know not what they do”
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posted on
09/03/2010 5:54:49 AM PDT
by
vanilla swirl
(We are the Patrick Henry we have been waiting for!)
To: PeteFromMontana
Forgiveness does need to be extended in many cases when there is sincere acknowledgement by the offender of the wrong committed AND WHEN there is sincere contrition by the wrongdoer. However, blanket forgiveness is not an attribute of God and should not, therefore, be an attribute of Christians. Those individuals who committed the attrocity called "Ruby Ridge" should face a tribunal for their acts. Cowardly hiding behind an excuse such as, "I was only following orders" does not exonerate them. There is no excuse for following immoral and unconstitutional orders.
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posted on
09/03/2010 5:57:03 AM PDT
by
Jemian
(If guns kill people, then spoons make Michael Moore fat.)
To: Red Badger
I did not. I’ll have to check it out. Do you have the name?
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posted on
09/03/2010 5:58:21 AM PDT
by
rarestia
(It's time to water the Tree of Liberty.)
To: PeteFromMontana
“federal agents who shot and killed her mother and brother 18 years ago on Idahos Ruby Ridge.”
Were these the opening shots?
Was this the Lexington Common confrontation?
True enough a lot of people remember it but most have forgotten.
Will we have to have a worse conflagration?
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posted on
09/03/2010 5:58:33 AM PDT
by
vanilla swirl
(We are the Patrick Henry we have been waiting for!)
To: Lurker
Randy Weaver said he has only forgiven those who have admitted the truth, including four or five public officials who testified in court and a few others who later asked for forgiveness. That group, Weaver said, doesnt include FBI sniper Lon Horiuchi or U.S. Marshal Larry Cooper and Art Roderick the men responsible for the shootings.
Looks like Randy Weaver has the same opinion you (and I ) do.
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posted on
09/03/2010 5:59:29 AM PDT
by
fr_freak
To: Lurker
Luk 23:34 Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.
It is like a pardon. If you accept the pardon it is implied you are guilty.
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posted on
09/03/2010 6:00:01 AM PDT
by
the_daug
To: mad_as_he$$
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posted on
09/03/2010 6:00:31 AM PDT
by
GingisK
To: Jemian
Lon Horiuchi is a sociopath ~ they come in two varieties. One type is out of control. The other type is used as an executioner.
It's always been that way.
They cannot understand, nor ask for, forgiveness.
You're just wasting your breath on this issue with this particular individual.
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posted on
09/03/2010 6:01:05 AM PDT
by
muawiyah
To: PeteFromMontana
I will never understand this. Fed agents shoot and kill American citizens on their own land and those of us who are horrified by that are considered right-wing lunatics.
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posted on
09/03/2010 6:02:14 AM PDT
by
ElayneJ
(ui)
To: Jemian
“Those individuals who committed the attrocity called “Ruby Ridge” should face a tribunal for their acts. “
I agree (or face worse), however her attitude is a healthier attitude. If you harbor hatred and vengeance in your heart it will eat you up. “Vengeance is mine”, saith the Lord”, however that doesn’t stop us from bringing justice!
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posted on
09/03/2010 6:03:56 AM PDT
by
vanilla swirl
(We are the Patrick Henry we have been waiting for!)
To: Lurker
Uh, “Father, forgive them for they know not what they do.”
Sound familiar?
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