Posted on 01/03/2012 10:11:41 AM PST by Nachum
I don't see how one could come to any other conclusion when reading this piece from Mediaite about a confrontation between NRO's Rich Lowrey and the liberal pundit. The imbroglio erupted when Colmes said that Iowans would get off the Santorum bandwagon once they discovered some of the "crazy things" he's said and done. The segment was pegged to Santorum's polling surge in Iowa, which Colmes argued wouldn't last "once they get a load of some of the crazy things he's said and done, like taking his two-hour-old baby who died after childbirth and played with it
(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...
I just “borrowed” and sent too. Thanks.
Job 12:22: He uncovers deep things out of darkness, And brings the shadow of death to light.
Ecclesiastes 3:4: A time to weep, And a time to laugh; A time to mourn, And a time to dance...
Ecclesiastes 7:4: The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, But the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.
Isaiah 60:20: Your sun shall no longer go down, Nor shall your moon withdraw itself; For the LORD will be your everlasting light, And the days of your mourning shall be ended.
Isaiah 61:2: To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, And the day of vengeance of our God; To comfort all who mourn...
Psalm 14:2: The LORD looks down from heaven upon the children of men, To see if there are any who understand, who seek God.
Psalm 23:4: Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; For You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.
Psalm 48:14: For this is God, Our God forever and ever; He will be our guide Even to death.
Psalm 73:4: For there are no pangs in their death, But their strength is firm.
Psalm 89:48: What man can live and not see death? Can he deliver his life from the power of the grave?
Psalm 116:8: For You have delivered my soul from death, My eyes from tears, And my feet from falling.
Psalm 116:15: Precious in the sight of the LORD Is the death of His saints.
Psalm 127:3: Behold, children are a heritage from the LORD, The fruit of the womb is a reward.
Proverbs 4:1: Hear, my children, the instruction of a father, And give attention to know understanding...
Proverbs 12:28: In the way of righteousness is life, And in its pathway there is no death.
Proverbs 14:26: In the fear of the LORD there is strong confidence, And His children will have a place of refuge.
Proverbs 14:32: The wicked is banished in his wickedness, But the righteous has a refuge in his death.
Proverbs 22:6: Train up a child in the way he should go, And when he is old he will not depart from it.
Song of Solomon 8:6: Set me as a seal upon your heart, As a seal upon your arm; For love is as strong as death...
Isaiah 25:8: He will swallow up death forever, And the Lord GOD will wipe away tears from all faces...
Isaiah 38:19: The living, the living man, he shall praise You, As I do this day; The father shall make known Your truth to the children.
Isaiah 54:13: All your children shall be taught by the LORD, And great shall be the peace of your children.
Ezekiel 18:32: For I have no pleasure in the death of one who dies, says the Lord GOD. Therefore turn and live!
Joel 2:12: "Now, therefore," says the LORD, "Turn to Me with all your heart, With fasting, with weeping, and with mourning."
Amos 5:8: He made the Pleiades and Orion; He turns the shadow of death into morning And makes the day dark as night; He calls for the waters of the sea And pours them out on the face of the earth; The LORD is His name.
Matthew 5:4: Blessed are those who mourn, For they shall be comforted.
Matthew 18:2:
Then Jesus called a little child to Him, set him in the midst of them...
Matthew 18:3:
and said, Assuredly, I say to you, unless you are converted and become as little children, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 18:4:
Therefore whoever humbles himself as this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 18:5:
Whoever receives one little child like this in My name receives Me.
Matthew 19:13:
Then little children were brought to Him that He might put His hands on them and pray, but the disciples rebuked them.
Matthew 19:14:
But Jesus said, Let the little children come to Me, and do not forbid them; for of such is the kingdom of heaven.
Mark 9:36:
Then He took a little child and set him in the midst of them. And when He had taken him in His arms, He said to them...
Mark 9:37:
Whoever receives one of these little children in My name receives Me; and whoever receives Me, receives not Me but Him who sent Me.
Luke 1:17: He will also go before Him in the spirit and power of Elijah, 'to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children,' and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready a people prepared for the Lord."
Luke 9:48: ...and said to them, "Whoever receives this little child in My name receives Me; and whoever receives Me receives Him who sent Me. For he who is least among you all will be great."
Luke 11:13: If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!
Romans 8:6: For to be carnally minded is death, but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.
Romans 14:9: For to this end Christ died and rose and lived again, that He might be Lord of both the dead and the living.
1 Corinthians 15:13: But if there is no resurrection of the dead, then Christ is not risen.
1 Corinthians 15:20: But now Christ is risen from the dead, and has become the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.
1 Corinthians 15:55: "O Death, where is your sting? O Hades, where is your victory?"
2 Corinthians 7:10: For godly sorrow produces repentance leading to salvation, not to be regretted; but the sorrow of the world produces death.
Philippians 1:20: according to my earnest expectation and hope that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ will be magnified in my body, whether by life or by death.
Ephesians 6:4: And you, fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath, but bring them up in the training and admonition of the Lord.
Philippians 2:15: that you may become blameless and harmless, children of God without fault in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world...
Colossians 3:20: Children, obey your parents in all things, for this is well pleasing to the Lord.
1 Thessalonians 2:11: as you know how we exhorted, and comforted, and charged every one of you, as a father does his own children...
1 Timothy 3:4: one who rules his own house well, having his children in submission with all reverence...
Hebrews 2:15: ...and release those who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.
3 John 1:4:
I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth.
And the silky pony laid on the morgue slab with his dead kid and held him.
Shell-less turtle is an idiot who knows nothing about grief or how people deal with it!
Didn’t Steve Jobs die at home, with his family present? Wonder what Alan thought of that?
Last night on American Pickers one of the things they picked were pictures of dead infants and other family members. Photography was expensive enough that you only got one picture, after you were gone. Sometimes they even posed the people so they still looked alive. Alan would go crazy.
After reading more about this incident, my heart goes out to all who have lost a child, it is hard enough losing grandparents, parents and close friends. I can’t imagine the pain of going through the loss of a child.
The filth is still on his website. So much for his “apology.”
http://www.alan.com/2012/01/02/santorum-flashback/
Thanks very much for the info.
It is very common for people to go home to die. I would want that as well.
It is very common for people to go home to die. I would want that as well.
No no no. Randomly quoting bible verses is not a defense.
The Biblical principle here you shouldn’t judge other Christians when there is no reason to. Which is what you did when you claimed thinking sleeping with your dead baby was creepy revealed someone who was part of the culture of death.
The Bible gives us wide latitude on most things. Including the rituals and traditions our different cultures give us to deal with death.
First you judged me and claimed my attitude was superior, when I meant no such thing. I cannot be blamed for having articulate writing; its not the same as a superior attitude.
Secondly you seem to be taking my defense of the pro-life position extremely personally, when, again, no personal attack was launched or intended.
Thirdly you called my answer to your angry challenge “random”, when in fact it takes the Bible from start to finish and gives support to the notions of parents teaching children in the “ways of righteousness”, including an educated acceptance of death and loss, held secure within a family where parents and children may grieve, but their faith is ultimately in the life eternal, where they will all meet again.
You seem to have missed the connection between Santorum’s long history of defending life from abortion and his principled walk with his children at the death of one of their siblings. He was powerfully illustrating that a fetus or a newborn is a whole, entire person, worthy of love and dignity.
Where does the text say “sleeping with your dead baby”? Are you referring to having the body laid out in the house overnight? Already discussed above — a common practice of past generations that supported the family’s direct private acceptance of death without having to pay any professionals to sanitize its emotion and spiritual challenge.
I regret that you feel so personally offended by this, and kindly suggest that this is a time for you to review what may be causing your discomfort. Please accept my condolences, if they may be due to you.
I now wish you a very happy new year, and a respectful farewell.
Letters to Gabriel, Karen Garver Santorum. 1998, CCC of America. ISBN 1-56814-528-4
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