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For Christian American readers of this blog:


I wish to incite all Christians to rise up and take back the United States of America with all of God's manifold blessings. We want the free allowance of the Bible and prayers allowed again in schools, halls of justice, and all governing bodies. We don't seek a theocracy until Jesus returns to earth because all men are weak and power corrupts the very best of them.
We want to be a kinder and gentler people without slavery or condescension to any.

The world seems to be in a time of discontent among the populace. Christians should not fear. God is Love, shown best through Jesus Christ. God is still in control. All Glory to our Creator and to our God!


A favorite quote from my good friend, Jack Plymale, which I appreciate:

"Wars are planned by old men,in council rooms apart. They plan for greater armament, they map the battle chart, but: where sightless eyes stare out, beyond life's vanished joys, I've noticed,somehow, all the dead and mamed are hardly more than boys(Grantland Rice per our mutual friend, Sarah Rapp)."

Thanks Jack!

I must admit that I do not check authenticity of my posts. If anyone can tell me of a non-biased arbitrator, I will attempt to do so more regularly. I know of no such arbitrator for the internet.











Thursday, March 3, 2011

Supreme Court got it wrong- Snyder vs. Phelps

'Supreme Court Got it Wrong' on

Westboro Baptist Church Ruling

Yesterday the U.S. Supreme Court, in an 8-1 decision, ruled that members of the controversial Westboro Baptist Church have a constitutionally protected right to protest hateful speech at funerals of military personnel who lost their lives defending our country. Freedom Alliance President Tom Kilgannon issued the following statement in response to the Court’s ruling.



“In their ruling on Snyder v. Phelps, eight Justices of the Supreme Court got it wrong. Their decision allows hateful and repugnant behavior to continue to desecrate the solemnity of heroes’ funerals.



“For most Americans, a funeral service is a religious event. It is a private affair, a solemn occasion, a family matter. The Court’s ruling wrongly elevates the right of free speech over the right to the free exercise of religion, and denies the family the opportunity to peacefully and privately say good-bye to their loved one before committing their soul to God.



“The protestors of Westboro Baptist Church have an unlimited ability to make their voices heard. They can publish leaflets; post their hate on the Internet; and issue press releases by the hundreds. In no way are their First Amendment rights infringed by refusing them access to a private and solemn occasion such as a funeral.



“By contrast, for families of fallen military heroes, the funeral is their one opportunity to gather friends and family to join them in prayer; to help them mourn and grieve. That tradition and that right can’t be restored to them once it destroyed by hate mongers.”











Freedom Alliance. © 22570 Markey Court, Dulles, Virginia 20166. 2011 All rights reserved.

Thanks, oh Mound Park Urchin of Wisdom, Bob Looney

Murphy's Lesser Known Laws:



1. Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear

bright until you hear them speak.



2. He who laughs last, thinks slowest.



3. Change is inevitable, except from a vending machine.



4. Those who live by the sword, get shot by those who don't.



5. Nothing is foolproof to a sufficiently talented fool.



6. The 50-50-90 rule: Anytime you have a 50-50 chance of getting

something right, there's a 90% probability you'll get it wrong.



7. If you lined up all the cars in the world end to end, someone

would be stupid enough to try to pass them, five or six at a time,

on a hill, in the fog.



8. The things that come to those who wait will be the things left by

those who got there first.



9. Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach a man to fish

and he will sit in a boat all day, drinking beer.



10. Flashlight: A metal tube that's used to store dead batteries.



11. The shin bone is a device for finding furniture in a dark room.



12. A fine is a tax for doing wrong. A tax is a fine for doing well.



13. When you go into Court, you are putting yourself in the hands of

12 people who weren't smart enough to get out of jury duty.

Things you probably didn't know... Thanks Tom & Carolyn!

Subject: FW: Stuff you may not have known

Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2011 11



Every day more money

is printed for Monopoly than the U.S.

Treasury.


Men can read smaller

print than women can; women can hear better.



Coca-Cola was

originally green.




It is impossible to lick

your elbow.






The State with the

highest percentage of people who walk to work:



Alaska



The percentage of

Africa that is wilderness: 28%

(now get this...)



The percentage of

North America that is wilderness: 38%




The cost of raising

a medium-size dog to the age of eleven:



$ 16,400


The average number

of people airborne over the U.S. in any given

hour:



61,000




Intelligent people

have more zinc and copper in their hair..





The first novel ever

written on a typewriter, Tom Sawyer.



The San Francisco

Cable cars are the only mobile National

Monuments.



Each king in a deck

of playing cards represents a great king from history:





Spades - King David





Hearts - Charlemagne





Clubs -Alexander,

the Great



Diamonds - Julius

Caesar



111,111,111 x

111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987, 654,321

If a statue in the park of a person on a horse

has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle.

If the horse has one front leg in the air,

the person died because of wounds received in battle.

If the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died

of natural causes




Only two people

signed the Declaration of Independence e on July 4, John Hancock

and Charles Thomson. Most of the rest signed on August 2, but

the last signature wasn't added until 5 years later.





Q. Half of all

Americans live within 50 miles of what?


A. Their birthplace







Q. Most boat owners

name their boats. What is the most popular boat name

requested?







A.

Obsession



Q.. If you were to

spell out numbers, how far would you have to go until you

would find the letter 'A'?







A. One thousand


Q. What do

bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers and laser

printers have in common?







A. All were invented

by women.




Q. What is the only

food that doesn't spoil?





A. Honey






Q. Which day are

there more collect calls than any other day of the

year?







A. Father's Day






In Shakespeare's

time, mattresses were secured on bed frames by ropes.

When you pulled on the ropes, the mattress tightened,

making t he bed firmer to sleep on. Hence the

phrase...'Goodnight , sleep tight'




It was the accepted

practice in Babylon 4,000 years ago that for a month after the

wedding, the bride's father would supply his son-in-law with

all the mead he could drink. Mead is a honey beer and because

their calendar was lunar based, this period was called the

honey month, which we know today as the honeymoon.









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In English pubs, ale

is ordered by pints and quarts... So in old England , when

cus tom ers got unruly, the bartender would yell at them 'Mind

your pints and quarts, and settle down.'







It's where we get

the phrase 'mind your P's and Q's'


Many years ago in

England , pub frequenters had a whistle baked into the rim, or

handle, of their ceramic cups. When they needed a refill ,

they used the whistle to get some service. 'Wet your whistle'

is the phrase inspired by this practice.





At least 75% of

people who read this will try to lick their

elbow!

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