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

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[Aquamarine]

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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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[dutchess]

Thanks for the additional picture and for stopping by...You really don't get the scope of the support to keep the commandments from the major national network news (surprise surprise).

This kind of reminds me of all the Support our Troops rallies as well as the March for Justice...Activism at its best!

[Mo1]

So, why can't we sue the ACLU for infringing on our history? Or religion? Or something?

How about we stop funding them with taxpayer dollars?

[dutchess]

Hmmmm. Maybe you could hire some replacements in the Texas legislature.

LOL...sounds good to me...(BTW..Giz says that Jack needs an extra special treat today...just because...)

[dutchess]

Always appreciate your posts Dubya. Hope you're daughter is doing well.

[deadhead]

"I've been reading the arguments on both sides of this issue here on FR."

I have been reading all the threads this past week. Getting dizzy reading the debates :-)

I support Judge Moore.

I share your sentiments about the ACLU.

[dutchess]

They did it in TN when we went and protested their attempts to impose an UNCONSTITUTIONAL income tax on us.

And we all watched with pride as you fought the system!!!! Another example of conservatives saying "we're mad as hell and not going to take it anymore"

[rwfromkansas]

bump

[Calpernia]

>>>I *really* don't see what everyone's getting excited about. This stuff is a piece of cake. You just take the quaddle and nest it in the quork, careful to make sure the putanterstomp is not potfurned by the rumblestooper. Then, once the cellpaddoodle -- or is it the cellspittle -- of the tablemeister is set to a number mode HEX (where hex is defined as a new number system between 0 and 15, with letters for the numbers past 9 -- convenient, huh?), you're off and running.

Html posting, by Dr. Seuss.

[dutchess]

{{{{{{{PIPPIN}}}}}}}

Have missed you girl. So glad you had a great vacation and can't wait for you to get your new modem. We miss your daily smiling face and occasional rants!

[Aquamarine]

Thanks for weighing in on this debate.
"Seperation of church and state"--The expression Justice William Rehnquist described as "a misleading metaphor"--appeared in an exchange between President Thomas Jefferson and the Babtist Association of Danbury, Conneticut.

There is no mention of those words in the Constitution. The truth doesn't matter to the opposing side though.

[dutchess]

I believe in the separation of church and state and I don't believe in shoving ones religion down anothers throat .. but the separation from church and state was meant to keep the government out of religion .. not to keep religion from the people .. We The People As far as I am concern .. The ACLU and their supporters can kiss my Irish Catholic Butt .. I will not deny God and I will not deny his Commandments

Very well put Mo...I couldn't agree with you more!

May I add, the ACLU and their supporters can kiss my Polish Catholic Butt ..

[FreeTheHostages]

overqualified to hold the position . . .

LOL. Over-something, anyway. :) Overstuffed? See, this is *precisely* what I've been trying to explain to Billie.

Well, on today's topic -- from which I do not mean to distract -- I have to tell you I'm reminded of what my Reverand says. That Christians know that they are in some sense a small voice in a fallen world, living amongst but not within a darker reality. If, given the current state of constitutional law, there is no realistic probability of legal recourse (leaving aside the question of whether there should be), it doesn't mean the struggle is not worthwhile.

So -- mindful many would disagree -- it's not the outcome here that's most important.

[dutchess]

{{{{{{{WOLFIE}}}}}}}

Have missed you brotha Louie

[Calpernia]

>>>Did a one day fly day to Chicago several years ago just to see his exhibit

Now that sounds like fun!

>>>how did the Monet lesson go?

The boys did sit for the story; but lost interest during the painting. The girls did enjoy the painting. The did a really nice job.

[Calpernia]

>>>How about we stop funding them with taxpayer dollars?

How?

[dutchess]

Need to run...will try to stop back later. Again beautiful job Aqua. Loving having you as a "sistah".

Free (and Billie) Am feeling sympathy pains right now...can't wait to see the thread tomorrow!

[Mo1]

I have no idea .. I just know that they do more to push their political agenda with laysuits then they do helping people

[Calpernia]

Oh ACLU!!! You hoo!

[Billie]

Hey, there, HighRoad! Good to see you again!

[Mo1]

May I add, the ACLU and their supporters can kiss my Polish Catholic Butt ..

They more the better ;0)