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The Power of Words

In the beginning, God said
And it was.

Now, since we are made in His Image, albeit fallen and therefore dimmed, we nevertheless retain some of that creative power within us to do good.

The things that come out of our mouth have the ability to build up that which is broken down. If someone we meet has been through the valley of the shadow, we can, if we choose to do so, bring them hope...we can remind them of their worth and value as human beings. We can point out the good things about them, and help them regain sight of hope.

Words of kindness from a Pastor, a teacher, a parent, a neighbor might be the fuel that powers an individual to a life of productive service to their nation and their world.

Of course the flip side is that we also have a frightful power to destroy with the words of our mouth.

If a child accidently spills their soda pop on the couch in the living room, we can snap and tell them they are worthless...perhaps inflicting a wound which they will carry til the day they die.

Our spouse might never forget the harsh words spoken in the heat of an argument...and plant the evil seed that results years later in a bitter divorce that destroys everything good that was ever developed from the union.

I say all of this because there have been seeds of bitterness sown here of late; in this place we love and value.

A spirit of division and malice has taken root.

It is a spiritual attack on much that is good...threatening to destroy what has in the past, and has the potential in the future, to aid greatly in the restoration of the greatest free republic the earth has ever seen.

I would ask everyone here to stop and take stock. I do not exclude myself from this request.

It is my opinion that the moderators, and Jim, should take a new approach to how they handle the problems we are faced with here:

I believe that every post that is delivered with malice should be history.

I believe that every one of us knows a malicious post when they see it...if some moderators can't figure it out, then I believe Jim should find moderators who do have that much discernment.

Just my opinion.

If, in the heat of battle, I have allowed myself to slip into maliciousness against anyone here, I apologize. I will try to do better.

But realize that I care deeply about conservative principle, about my beliefs, about my country, about my party, and also about the future of Free Republic.

Regards to all,
EV

Dish it out then expect to take it.

People are gonna fight. No ones going to see eye to eye on any one issue, even in a forum where people tend to have similar views on issues.

Your words were written in evident kindness, EV. Thanks for posting. I feel the same way when I mistakenly wade into the "Let's Lynch All Those Blood-Sucking Muslims" threads, but realize there's no way to stem that tide of irrational hatred. Point out the injustice and hope another will notice is about all a person can honestly do.

It is my opinion that the moderators, and Jim, should take a new approach to how they handle the problems we are faced with here: I believe that every post that is delivered with malice should be history.

You ARE so correct. There are too MANY malicing posts. I cant understand why people say BAD things about President Bush. We are in a WAR now and President Bush is ON our side. The TERRRORISTS are on the OTHER side. Sometimes I see people WRITE terrible things about President Bush and I THINK maybe not everybody in America is ON our side. You are also RIGHT about God. God made all the apples, peaches, watermelons AND oranges. They are a GIFT from God to us. They GET ripe and beautiful when they are ON the trees. If they fall OFF the trees then they fall on the ground and get so ROTTEN that even the birds will not eat them. When I see someone ATTACK President Bush in the WAR I think there GOES another fruit falling OFF the tree. When THEY fall off the tree like that I CANT tell if they are male or female BUT I know that the person WILL be ROTTEN soon.