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A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....08-25-03....Showdown In Montgomery
Aquamarine; Billie | Aquamarine

Posted on 08/25/2003 5:46:24 AM PDT by Aquamarine



A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day
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Showdown in Montgomery



After hearing the pleas for people to go show their support for the Ten Commandments controversy in Montgomery last Wednesday, my husband and I loaded up the dog and went on down. Listening to the radio on the way, we learned that Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore lost a last-ditch appeal to keep a Ten Commandments monument in the state judicial building, thus clearing the way for its removal.
We arrived about 5:30 that afternoon. Upon hearing the Supreme Court refused to intervene, some Moore supporters kneeled while others stood at the monument, which is directly across from the entrance to the rotunda.


The Courthouse was closed at 4 o'clock (an hour early) and protesters were told to leave. After refusing to leave, they were handcuffed by Montgomery police and led, one by one, out of the rotunda. Several of the protesters refused to walk and were dragged from the rotunda.
About a hundred Moore supporters sang and prayed outside the building as those inside were removed from the rotunda. A total of 21 protesters were arrested and taken to the Montgomery County Jail.


We parked below the courthouse and walked up on an unsettling scene of police and media. A man told me that the the protesters that had been arrested would be coming out via the basement of the Courthouse in a bus any minute.
I was able to snap these pictures while applauding the people on the bus for the sacrifices that they were making. You can't see their faces in the pics but I have to tell you that I could, and they looked like angels!


We then walked to the front door of the Courthouse up a flight of marble steps and took some pictures of the monument through the glass front door. They had just finished a big interview and the cameramen still had their lights on, making it very hot and stuffy. Could actually feel the sadness and frustration lingering in the hot southern Alabama air.
As night wore on, more and more people came to this area to give support. Many of the women were sitting on the steps crying. A local minister sitting on the ground next to me said that few religious leaders in Montgomery have supported Moore publicly.


More protesters began to pour into the area in front of the courthouse as a Christian Youth band set up their instruments and played modern Christian music, which changed the mood of the crowd, and the scene became more uplifting. Several minister's from different parts of the country went to the microphones and gave pep talks and prayed with the crowd. One special moment was when a Minister from New Jersey had everyone kneel and pray.


It was an unforgettable experience and we left that night feeling a combination of shock over what's happening to the underpinnings of our country and a sense of optimism that people were starting to wake up to the threats to our freedom and liberty and are beginning to take their stand.
~ Aquamarine





"This case is not about a monument, it's not about politics or religion, it's about the acknowledgment of God.
We must acknowledge God because our constitution says our justice system is established upon God." ~ Judge Roy Moore
With thousands in attendance on August 18, 2003, Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore delivered the following poem:
Our American Birthright

One nation under God was their cry and declaration,
Upon the law of Nature's God they built a mighty Nation.
For unlike mankind before them who had walked this earthen sod,
These men would never question the Sovereignty of God.
That all men were "created" was a truth "self-evident,"
To secure the rights God gave us was the role of government.
And if any form of government became destructive of this end,
It was their right, their duty, a new one to begin.

So with a firm reliance on Divine Providence for protection,
They pledged their sacred honor and sought His wise direction.
They lifted an appeal to God for all the world to see,
And declared their independence forever to be free.
I'm glad they're not here with us to see the mess we're in,
How we've given up our righteousness for a life of indulgent sin.
For when abortion isn't murder and sodomy is deemed a right,
Then evil is now called good and darkness is now called light.

While truth and law were founded on the God of all Creation,
Man now, through law, denies the truth and calls it "separation."
No longer does man see a need for God when he's in full control,
For the only truth self-evident is in the latest poll.
But with man as his own master we fail to count the cost,
Our precious freedoms vanish and our liberty is lost.
Children are told they can't pray and they teach them evolution,
When will they learn the fear of God is the only true solution?
Our schools have become the battleground while all across the land,
Christians shrug their shoulders—afraid to take a stand.

And from the grave their voices cry the victory has been won.
Just glorify the Father as did His only Son.
When your work on earth is done,
and you've traveled where we've trod,
You'll leave the land we left to you,
ONE NATION UNDER GOD!
















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To: Aquamarine
Morning! Happy Monday, great article, got to get out side and get warm. Som likes air conditioner.
101 posted on 08/25/2003 10:45:40 AM PDT by dixie sass (GOD bless America)
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To: Pippin
What a wondeful vacation report. Glad we got that little problem straightened out. ;)
102 posted on 08/25/2003 10:48:20 AM PDT by Aquamarine (When you come close to sellin' out reconsider.)
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To: Pippin
I promise I won't squish you too hard next time!

LOL. He seems none the worse for wear.
103 posted on 08/25/2003 10:48:33 AM PDT by FreeTheHostages
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To: dixie sass
Hi Dixie, nothing feels better than the warm Southern sunshine. Enjoy!
104 posted on 08/25/2003 10:50:17 AM PDT by Aquamarine (When you come close to sellin' out reconsider.)
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To: FreeTheHostages
LOL!

Good!

we don't need a squished wolfie around here!

105 posted on 08/25/2003 10:50:21 AM PDT by Pippin (Bush/Cheney in '04)
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To: Aquamarine
THANK YOU, Aqua for going there to show support and for your report on what you experienced.

I believe that this is a defining moment in America's history.

God Bless Judge Moore for his courage & dedication to the principals upon which this nation was founded!


106 posted on 08/25/2003 10:50:46 AM PDT by JulieRNR21 (Take W-04....Across America!)
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To: Aquamarine
Thanks, Aqua!
107 posted on 08/25/2003 10:51:21 AM PDT by Pippin (Bush/Cheney in '04)
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To: Aquamarine
Regarding the monument, I note that Judge Moore has also placed near the statute texts from secular sources, including the words of Frederick Douglass that slavery was tantamount to "hiding from the laws of God." And quotes from other sources indicating the moral foundation of law. So while the commandments rest supreme, the monument and plaques -- at least according to press reports -- include other texts also.

Are those press reports accurate? When you saw the Ten Commandments, did you see other plaques or quotes on or near the monument? Or how did it seem to you?

I'm just curious.
108 posted on 08/25/2003 10:57:25 AM PDT by FreeTheHostages
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To: FreeTheHostages

I . . . am endeavoring . . . to attend to my own duty only as a Christian . . . let us take care that our Christianity, though put to the test . . . be not shaken, and that our love for all things really good wax not cold.
~ William Samuel Johnson, SIGNER OF THE CONSTITUTION.


109 posted on 08/25/2003 10:58:15 AM PDT by Aquamarine (When you come close to sellin' out reconsider.)
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To: Aquamarine; dansangel; dutchess; FreeTheHostages; Mama_Bear

Aqua, thank you so much for doing this today. I hope you know how much I appreciate you and how much it means to me that you 'wanted' to post your report and pictures in a special Finest thread. I know how hard you worked on it - believe me, the other hostesses also know how hard you worked to learn the mechanics of one from scratch. :)

Your vignette of the father and two children is great! (Dutchess, lookie! Has your software come in yet?!)

Thanks again - it's a special treat for me this week to sit back and enjoy today and tomorrow as a 'guest', rather than the hostess!


110 posted on 08/25/2003 10:59:07 AM PDT by Billie
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To: Billie

(((((BILLIEEEEEEE!!!)))

LOL! You're turn to be squished by a hobbit! :O)

111 posted on 08/25/2003 11:02:29 AM PDT by Pippin (Bush/Cheney in '04)
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To: FreeTheHostages
The Space Infrared Telescope Facility (SIRTF) blasted off into space today. Were you a part if that NASA effort?

Nope. I have been on other projects as of late. However, I have some friends on it and they are really excited! :-)

112 posted on 08/25/2003 11:08:30 AM PDT by RadioAstronomer
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To: Pippin
How did you get stuck in the bathroom :))
113 posted on 08/25/2003 11:10:24 AM PDT by Calpernia (Innocence seldom utters outraged shrieks. Guilt does.)
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To: Pippin
Hi, Pip - I've missed those big squishy hugs! :) Hope you enjoyed your vacation, but it's great to see you back!

(((((((((((((((Pip))))))))))))))


114 posted on 08/25/2003 11:10:56 AM PDT by Billie
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To: RadioAstronomer; FreeTheHostages
Hi Radio! Is your dental work all done? Or do you have more appointments yet?

I think Radio's project is still all over his living room floor!

/teasing
115 posted on 08/25/2003 11:14:53 AM PDT by Calpernia (Innocence seldom utters outraged shrieks. Guilt does.)
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To: Aquamarine
Ah!
116 posted on 08/25/2003 11:15:22 AM PDT by FreeTheHostages
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117 posted on 08/25/2003 11:19:05 AM PDT by Calpernia (Innocence seldom utters outraged shrieks. Guilt does.)
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To: JulieRNR21
I believe that this is a defining moment in America's history.

I agree.

118 posted on 08/25/2003 11:19:41 AM PDT by Aquamarine (When you come close to sellin' out reconsider.)
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To: FreeTheHostages
The doors were locked when we got there and I regret that I could only see the monument from a distance.

Here is a great site with the answers to all your questions about the monument.

Moral Law


119 posted on 08/25/2003 11:24:00 AM PDT by Aquamarine (When you come close to sellin' out reconsider.)
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To: FreeTheHostages
Can't wait to see yours ((((((Freezie))))!

:-)
120 posted on 08/25/2003 11:24:51 AM PDT by dansangel (America - Love it, Support it or LEAVE it!)
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