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

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[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!

THE WEEKEND THREAD 08-23,24-03 Week in Review

Opinions by our own 'King of Ping' The guy's good, folks!

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[dansangel]

Hello ((((((jwfiv)))))) - more sage words from our resident sage. Hope you are having a blessed Monday!

:-)

[Pippin]

LOL!

I was afraid someone would ask that! LOL!

Wellllll.........

The retreat house is an old stone house built in the 1820's and a lot of patchwork renovations were done on it through the years, including putting in indoor plumbing ie bathrooms. This one is on the second floor and has two stalls and a shower room.Tiny but workable!

The doors on the stalls and the shower are wooden and have slats. also the door of one stall is close enough to the door of the shower to stick handle to handle. Sunday I was in the stall in question and I didn't niticed the door of the shower was opened. As predicted, the two doors stuck together by thier handles. I had to shout and bang on the door for someone to let me out.

Fortunatelt there is a small chaple on that same floor and two of my friends were in the chaple and heard me shouting so they came and let me out.

[Pippin]

Hey, Radio!

[Aquamarine]

That Aqua gif is so beautiful! (can I keep it?)

Thanks for agreeing to let me do this at the last minute and for all the work you did on it. I'm afraid they're giving me too much credit.

[Dubya]

Great thread. Good job.

[FreeTheHostages]

Thanks for the link! There I read:

And can the liberties of a nation be thought secure when we have removed their only firm basis, a conviction in the minds of the people that these liberties are the gift of God? That they are not to be violated but with His wrath?

—Thomas Jefferson

[Dubya]

Its very refreshing to see you stand up for the values you believe in.

[dansangel]

Hello ((((((((Calpernia)))))))

It's always so nice to see your "bluebird of happiness." Thank you for adding some cheer to the Finest!

:-)

[Dubya]

Hope you are having a good day.

[dansangel]

Happy Monday back at ya (((((((Meekie))))))).

:-)

[Dubya]

Great to hear from you.

[dansangel]

Thank you for the ((((hug))))) Louie_Wolfie_Man. You *know* that really makes my day!

:-)

[dansangel]

Such a beautiful graphic ((((Billie))))).

You're hardly "resting" though from what I can gather. Be sure to drink plenty of water. I'm serious about that.

:-)

[dansangel]

Wow ((((((Pippin))))))

You really have been off on some adventures! Glad you enjoyed your vacation, but it's always good to see you back here on the Finest.

Missed you! :-)

[Aquamarine]

"The most important of all lessons [from the Scriptures] is the denunciation of ruin to every State that rejects the precepts of religion."
~ Governeur Morris
PENMAN AND SIGNER OF THE CONSTITUTION.

[RadioAstronomer]

Hey, Radio!

Hi! I see you are back. :-)

Welcome back!

[Pippin]

You have Mail! :O)

[Pippin]

Yep!

I like to go zventuring in other places :O)

A big Pippin hug for

((((DANSY))))!

[Pippin]

Howdy,

((((DUBYA)))!

[Dubya]

IN JESUS WE TRUST

I don't believe in Santa Claus, but I'm not going to sue somebody for singing a Ho-Ho-Ho song in December.

I don't agree with Darwin, but I didn't go out and hire a lawyer when my high school teacher taught his theory of evolution.

Life, liberty or your pursuit of happiness will not be endangered because someone says a 30-second prayer before a football game. So what's the big deal?

It's not like somebody is up there reading the entire book of Acts.

They're just talking to a God they believe in and asking him to grant safety to the players on the field and the fans going home from the game.

"But it's a Christian prayer," some will argue. Yes, and this is the United States of America, a country founded on Christian principles.

And we are in the Bible Belt. According to our very own phone book, Christian churches outnumber all others better than 200-to-1.

So what would you expect somebody chanting Hare Krishna?

If I went to a football game in Jerusalem, I would expect to hear a Jewish prayer.

If I went to a soccer game in Baghdad, I would expect to hear a Muslim prayer.

If I went to a ping pong match in China, I would expect to hear someone pray to Buddha. And I wouldn't be offended. It wouldn't bother me one bit.

When in Rome...

"But what about the atheists?" is another argument.

What about them?

Nobody is asking them to be baptized.

We're not going to pass the collection plate.

Just humor us for 30 seconds.

If that's asking too much, bring a Walkman or a pair of ear plugs.

Go to the bathroom. Visit the concession stand. Call your lawyer.

Unfortunately, one or two will make that call.

One or two will tell thousands what they can and cannot do. I don't think a short prayer at a football game is going to shake the world's foundations.

Christians are just sick and tired of turning the other cheek while our courts strip us of all our rights.

Our parents and grandparents taught us to pray before eating, to pray before we go to sleep.

Our Bible tells us just to pray without ceasing.

Now a handful of people and their lawyers are telling us to cease praying.

God, help us.

And if that last sentence offends you, well..........just sue me.

The silent majority has been silent too long.. it's time we let that one or two who scream loud enough to be heard, that the vast majority don't care what they want.. it is time the majority rules!

It's time we tell them, you don’t have to pray.. you don't have to say the pledge of allegiance, you don't have to believe in God or attend services that honor Him.

That is your right, and we will honor your right, but by golly you are no longer going to take our rights away we are fighting back.. and we WILL WIN!

After all the God you have the right to denounce is on our side!

God bless us one and all, especially those who denounce Him...God bless America, despite all her faults.. still the greatest nation of all.....God bless our service men who are fighting to protect our right to pray and worship God...

May 2003 be the year the silent majority is heard and we put God back as the foundation of our families and institutions.

Keep looking up...... In JESUS WE TRUST.