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A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....08-25-03....Showdown In Montgomery
Aquamarine; Billie
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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
![](http://d21c.com/Aquamarine/Ten/tcvingette.jpg)
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
![](http://d21c.com/Aquamarine/Ten/roymoore.jpg) "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 shouldersafraid 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: Mo1
DANG
laysuits = lawsuits
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08/25/2003 2:58:20 PM PDT
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Mo1
(http://www.favewavs.com/wavs/cartoons/spdemocrats.wav)
To: deadhead
I have been reading all the threads this past week. Getting dizzy reading the debates :-) Yes it is dizzy .. I can see some of the points being made .. but in the end I have to base my opinion with what is right and what is wrong
And what the ACLU has been and continues to do is Wrong!
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posted on
08/25/2003 3:01:11 PM PDT
by
Mo1
(http://www.favewavs.com/wavs/cartoons/spdemocrats.wav)
To: GailA
One more pic of the foyer before I go out for a while.
"Rendering thanks to my Creator for my existence and station among His works, for my birth in a country enlightened by the Gospel and enjoying freedom, and for all His other kindnesses, to Him I resign myself, humbly confiding in His goodness and in His mercy through Jesus Christ for the events of eternity."
~ John Dickinson
SIGNER OF THE CONSTITUTION
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posted on
08/25/2003 3:01:43 PM PDT
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Aquamarine
(When you come close to sellin' out reconsider.)
To: Diver Dave
Thanks Dave. I needed that.
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posted on
08/25/2003 3:02:50 PM PDT
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Dubya
(Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father,but by me)
To: Calpernia
LOL .. perfect
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posted on
08/25/2003 3:03:01 PM PDT
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Mo1
(http://www.favewavs.com/wavs/cartoons/spdemocrats.wav)
To: jwfiv
Good afternoon to you, jw. Absolutely awesome graphic you shared with us this morning. Your words and graphics I always look forward to, whether I get to answer them every day or not. Thank you.
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posted on
08/25/2003 3:03:08 PM PDT
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Billie
To: Calpernia
Thanks for the update. Its sounds like good news to me.
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posted on
08/25/2003 3:04:20 PM PDT
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Dubya
(Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father,but by me)
To: SassyMom
Hi, Sassy! Gosh, how nice to see you here today. Didn't she do good!
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posted on
08/25/2003 3:04:38 PM PDT
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Billie
To: dutchess
Thank you. Leighann is doing much better. She is at home now getting well.
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posted on
08/25/2003 3:05:39 PM PDT
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Dubya
(Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father,but by me)
To: dansangel
Afternoon, Dansy - yep! Very proud of our Sistah Aqua! Can we pick 'em!!
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posted on
08/25/2003 3:07:08 PM PDT
by
Billie
To: Aquamarine
Don't say flawed! You KNOW we almost had that licked - about 3 more little corrections - all at the end - and it was good to go! (I know you were worn out last night though)
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posted on
08/25/2003 3:10:25 PM PDT
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Billie
To: Pippin
Thanks for your vacation report, Pip. Love your Amish story. :)
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posted on
08/25/2003 3:15:08 PM PDT
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Billie
To: FreeTheHostages
Billie, he's ruining Aquamarine's beautiful thread with typos!! Whatever shall we do?Well, I really was getting a little worried about him for a little while. His first two posts on the thread were extraordinarily nice. :)
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posted on
08/25/2003 3:17:55 PM PDT
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Billie
To: All
Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven.
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posted on
08/25/2003 3:23:11 PM PDT
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Dubya
(Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father,but by me)
To: Pippin; Calpernia; LadyX; Mama_Bear
Pippin,
While you were gone I announced I was running for governor of California.
You will be expected to support me. It matters not that I live in Texas. All California's problems originated in Texas--so THEY say--but the solutions will come from Texas! ME!!!!
My campaign knows no bounds so it doesn't matter where you live.
You do have a dog in the fight!
Weinie
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posted on
08/25/2003 3:23:35 PM PDT
by
lonestar
(Weinie for California Governor!)
To: All
But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven.
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posted on
08/25/2003 3:24:11 PM PDT
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Dubya
(Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father,but by me)
To: FreeTheHostages
Did you get the CDs?
To: All
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posted on
08/25/2003 3:29:49 PM PDT
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Dubya
(Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father,but by me)
To: Billie; Calpernia
I just Love that graphic. I don't even remember where I got it from. I remember that I grabbed it just after Sept 11,01
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posted on
08/25/2003 3:30:36 PM PDT
by
The Mayor
(God uses ordinary people to carry out his extraordinary plan. I am willing Lord, use me!)
To: Billie
Good to see you too! BUMP!
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