Posted on 12/25/2013 6:12:01 AM PST by KC_Lion
Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin tonight said during a Fox & Friends Christmas Special, “you cannot boot God out of the public square and expect His continued blessings upon civilization.” Gov. Palin hearkened back to when she was Mayor of Wasilla and ensuring the city displayed the Nativity – because Jesus is the reason for the season. As early photos of her family flashed by, Gov. Palin said families being together for Christmas is more important than stuff piled high under the tree. She said military families should be especially blessed for the sacrifices their children make defending our nation and her freedoms.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSZUsD_Qw3w&feature=player_embedded
Merry Christmas!
And to all of Free Republic!
In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman Empire. And everyone went to his own town to register. So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem to the town of David, because he belonged to a house in the line of David. He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child. ~~~~~
Definitely not the type of thing you would hear from Hillary or her followers, unless her handlers make her say it.
We murder our unborn children, we allow men that eat each other's **** to get married, and we have the gall to ask G-d to 'bless' America. Please. We are told to repent, and I see no sign of that.
In my prayers every night, I apologize to God for this Nation’s behavior in kicking Him out of it. Fortunately, the commies/socialists/leftist-progressive filth can’t take God out of our hearts and minds.
Merry Christmas to all, and God Bless you & yours!
‘In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman Empire. And everyone went to his own town to register. So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem to the town of David, because he belonged to a house in the line of David. He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child. ~~~~~”
This passage shows that bureaucratic incompetence and wasteful inefficiency of autocratic and plutocratic regimes is a historic constant. Disrupt entire populations and make them go back to their home towns(at least in Palestine anyway...I don’t know about the rest of the world at that time) to be registered and taxed. It would be better to register everyone in place then give them some token of receipt with a seal stating they had been taxed and registered. This was the way God chose to have Jesus birthed in Bethlehem as prophesied so I guess I won’t question his wisdom in this!
Sarah Palin has bigger yarbles than 99% of all other republicans. She is da woman!
Blessed CHRISTmas all at Free Republic.
They only way to defeat these Christian hating people is to REFUSE to shop any store that has a happy holiday sign up. Unless you hit their bottom line they will remain PC and all other holidays, will eclipse CHRISTmas. The Walmart in our small town, learned that lesson last year, and it must have gone nationwide to effect such a giant box store. CHRISTMAS signs were up this year, and cashier's said Merry Christmas, if you took the time to wish them one.
Just imagine the power the entire body of Christ would have on merchants, it would be like Christ driving out the money changers etc from the Temple!
Sarah puts forth the message that we should be hearing from all our elected leaders around this nation.
May all have the blessings of Christ in their lives during this season. May those who do not have Christ in their hearts find his love and the power of the Holy Spirit to make their life filled with God’s love. May God bring joy to all his children each day of their lives.
Yes, a very Merry Christmas to Sarah Palin and family - and a very Merry Christmas to one and all here!
Matthew 1:18-25
18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: After His mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Spirit.
19 Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not wanting to make her a public example, was minded to put her away secretly.
20 But while he thought about these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take to you Mary your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit.
21 And she will bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins.”
22 So all this was done that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying:
23 “Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel,” which is translated, “God with us.”
24 Then Joseph, being aroused from sleep, did as the angel of the Lord commanded him and took to him his wife,
25 and did not know her till she had brought forth her firstborn Son. And he called His name Jesus.
Luke 1:26-35
26 Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth,
27 to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin’s name was Mary.
28 And having come in, the angel said to her, “Rejoice, highly favored one, the Lord is with you; blessed are you among women!”
29 But when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and considered what manner of greeting this was.
30 Then the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.
31 And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bring forth a Son, and shall call His name Jesus.
32 He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Highest; and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David.
33 And He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of His kingdom there will be no end.”
34 Then Mary said to the angel, “How can this be, since I do not know a man?”
35 And the angel answered and said to her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Highest will overshadow you; therefore, also, that Holy One who is to be born will be called the Son of God.
Luke 2:4-20
4 Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David,;
5 to be registered with Mary, his betrothed wife, who was with child.
6 So it was, that while they were there, the days were completed for her to be delivered.
7 And she brought forth her firstborn Son, and wrapped Him in swaddling cloths, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.
8 Now there were in the same country shepherds living out in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night.
9 And behold, an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were greatly afraid.
10 Then the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people.
11 For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.
12 And this will be the sign to you: You will find a Babe wrapped in swaddling cloths, lying in a manger.”
13 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying:
14 “Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace, goodwill toward men!”
15 So it was, when the angels had gone away from them into heaven, that the shepherds said to one another, “Let us now go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has come to pass, which the Lord has made known to us.”
16 And they came with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the Babe lying in a manger.
17 Now when they had seen Him, they made widely known the saying which was told them concerning this Child.
18 And all those who heard it marveled at those things which were told them by the shepherds.
19 But Mary kept all these things and pondered them in her heart.
20 Then the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told them.
John 1:1-18
1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
2 He was in the beginning with God.
3 All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made.
4 In Him was life, and the life was the light of men.
5 And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.
6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.
7 This man came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all through him might believe.
8 He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.
9 That was the true Light which gives light to every man coming into the world.
10 He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, and the world did not know Him.
11 He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him.
12 But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name:
13 who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.
15 John bore witness of Him and cried out, saying, “This was He of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me is preferred before me, for He was before me.’ “
16 And of His fullness we have all received, and grace for grace.
17 For the law was given through Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
18 No one has seen God at any time. The only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, He has declared Him.
Merry Christmas to you, KC. I hope you’re having a great day!
re: bible passages.
Very nice, and in a nice format. I’ve pasted it into somewhere where I’ll always have it.
Don't confuse America with the Amerikans who crap on the rest of us. They are not included in the blessing...
I’m not the slightest bit confused about anyone.
The Congress shall...
Yes, should Congress choose to legislate on this, it could go private. Thus, in the meantime, the power is vested in the govey only.
Hey, I agree with you it could be done faster, better, cheaper, etc. I just do not see the US Govey relinquishing that power.
I should say, delegating that power.
I think that thought is with us all, now more than ever.
Merry Christmas KC_Lion.
Does Pajama Boy celebrate Christmas? Does he celebrate anything besides hot cocoa and Obamacare?
I imagine Pajama Boy celebrates the birth of HIS ‘Hawaiian messiah’...
That is so fantastic and correct what Sarah said, I have been saying this for years as well.
Anybody that supports abortion or gay marriage in any way shape or form , simply does NOT have the Spirit of Christ within them.
Anybody that votes Democrat in any way shape or form also does NOT have the Spirit of Christ within them (Not to give a pass to moderate Republicans also)
To vote Democrat (or moderate Republican) is to say you support the removal of God from the Public Square
Its NOT very complicated, the arguments have been made, it`s NOT “just politics” when people vote, they are making a decision for or against God/Christ
Just voicing your opinion at the water cooler in support of Abortion/Gay marriage/ removal of God/Christ from public square, is the same as voting
A person that truly had the Spirit of God/Christ within them, could not/would not vote or even offer opinion at water cooler that was in support of those evils.
This is NOT judging to come to this conclusion, just using God given ability, common sense from the Bible.
We are allowed to test things and use Biblical reason, this is NOT judging.
Liberals have tried to tell us that voicing are Biblical opinion is somehow judging, this is a lie from the pit of hell
Joel Osteen, The New Pope and many others are now downplaying our sins, somehow this is supposed to trick people into converting to Christ????
Where? What character in the Bible ever downplayed sin? Nobody! NEVER! now the new wavers such as Joel Osteen and the Pope are telling us that God has changed his mind about sin, that somehow it isn`t that big a deal anymore, that somehow we no longer have to turn from our sins???
We cant offend the Oprah Winfrey`s of the world, we cant tell them that their lifestyles are not acceptable to God because they would otherwise walk out of the service
Oprah likes Osteen because he does NOT tell her her lifestyle is not acceptable to God/Christ
All this is prophesised in the last days that people would twist the truth for their own twisted beliefs
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