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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.
THE
AUTHOR IS NOT KNOWN. IT WAS FOUND IN THE BILLFOLD OF COACH PAUL BEAR
BRYANT, ALABAMA, AFTER HE DIED IN 1982
The
Magic Bank Account
Imagine
that you had won the following *PRIZE* in a contest: Each morning
your bank would deposit $86,400 in your private account for your
use. However, this prize has rules:
The set
of rules:
1.
Everything that you didn't spend during each day would be taken away
from you.
2. You
may not simply transfer money into some other account.
3. You
may only spend it.
4. Each
morning upon awakening, the bank opens your account with another
$86,400 for that day.
5. The
bank can end the game without warning; at any time it can say,“Game
Over!". It can close the account and you will not receive a new
one.
What
would you personally do?
You
would buy anything and everything you wanted right? Not only for
yourself, but for all the people you love and care for. Even for
people you don't know, because you couldn't possibly spend it all on
yourself, right?
You
would try to spend every penny, and use it all, because you knew it
would be replenished in the morning, right?
ACTUALLY,
This GAME is REAL ...
Shocked
??? YES!
Each of
us is already a winner of this *PRIZE*. We just can't seem to see
it.
The
PRIZE is *TIME*
1. Each
morning we awaken to receive 86,400 seconds
as a
gift of life.
2. And
when we go to sleep at night, any remaining time is Not credited to
us.
3. What
we haven't used up that day is forever lost.
4.
Yesterday is forever gone.
5. Each
morning the account is refilled, but the bank can dissolve your
account at any time WITHOUT WARNING...
SO,
what will YOU do with your 86,400 seconds?
Those
seconds are worth so much more than the same amount in
dollars. Think about it and remember to enjoy every second of
your life, because time races by so much quicker than you
think.
So take
care of yourself, be happy, love deeply and enjoy life!
Here's
wishing you a wonderful and beautiful day. Start
“spending”....
"DON’T
COMPLAIN ABOUT GROWING OLD…!"
SOME
PEOPLE DON'T GET THE PRIVILEGE!
Never looked at
it this way -
THE MAGIC BANK
ACCOUNT
THE AUTHOR IS
NOT KNOWN. IT WAS FOUND IN THE BILLFOLD OF COACH PAUL BEAR BRYANT, ALABAMA,
AFTER HE DIED IN 1982
Muslim- Dominant religion of the world in 5-7 years ... Thx Jackie B!
This is TRULY a disaster to our generations of kids and the American way of
life and the demographics of the situation do not make it seem possible that we
or all the other affected countries of the world can stop the massive invasion
at this very late point. I can think of only two possible but not probable
solutions: All countries could deport ALL Muslims back to their countries
of origin (politically difficult for the crazies who believe political
correctness might suffer, hah) or the U.S. and all other civilized countries of
the world jump in and – how I HATE the very thought – put boots on the ground
with a coordinated effort to SLAUGHTER at least all the TERRORISTS actively
operating today (not that that would stop the growth of Muslims but used
conjunctively with the deportations might help. I don’t know – can’t think
of anything else – can you??? Jackie
The city of Houston has issued subpoenas demanding a group of
pastors turn over any sermons dealing with homosexuality, gender
identity or Annise Parker, the city’s first openly lesbian mayor. And
those ministers who fail to comply could be held in contempt of court.
“The city’s subpoena of sermons and other pastoral communications is
both needless and unprecedented,” Alliance Defending Freedom attorney
Christina Holcomb said in a statement. “The city council and its attorneys are engaging in an inquisition designed to stifle any critique of its actions.”
ADF, a nationally-known law firm specializing in religious liberty cases, is representing five Houston pastors. They filed a motion in Harris County court to stop the subpoenas arguing they are “overbroad, unduly burdensome, harassing, and vexatious.” CLICK HERE TO JOIN TODD ON FACEBOOK FOR CONSERVATIVE CONVERSATION!
“Political and social commentary is not a crime,” Holcomb said. “It is protected by the First Amendment.”
The subpoenas are just the latest twist in an ongoing saga over the
Houston’s new non-discrimination ordinance. The law, among other things,
would allow men to use the ladies room and vice versa. The city
council approved the law in June.
The Houston Chronicle reported opponents of the ordinance launched a
petition drive that generated more than 50,000 signatures – far more
than the 17,269 needed to put a referendum on the ballot.
However, the city threw out the petition in August over alleged irregularities.
After opponents of the bathroom bill filed a lawsuit the city’s
attorneys responded by issuing the subpoenas against the pastors.
The pastors were not part of the lawsuit. However, they were part of a
coalition of some 400 Houston-area churches that opposed the ordinance.
The churches represent a number of faith groups – from Southern Baptist
to non-denominational.
“City council members are supposed to be public servants, not ‘Big
Brother’ overlords who will tolerate no dissent or challenge,” said ADF
attorney Erik Stanley. “This is designed to intimidate pastors.”
Mayor Parker will not explain why she wants to inspect the sermons. I
contacted City Hall for a comment and received a terse reply from the
mayor’s director of communications.
“We don’t comment on litigation,” said Janice Evans.
However, ADF attorney Stanley suspects the mayor wants to publicly
shame the ministers. He said he anticipates they will hold up their
sermons for public scrutiny. In other words – the city is rummaging for
evidence to “out” the pastors as anti-gay bigots.
Among those slapped with a subpoena is Steve Riggle, the senior
pastor of Grace Community Church. He was ordered to produce all speeches
and sermons related to Mayor Annise Parker, homosexuality and gender
identity.
The mega-church pastor was also ordered to hand over “all
communications with members of your congregation” regarding the
non-discrimination law.
“This is an attempt to chill pastors from speaking to the cultural
issues of the day,” Riggle told me. “The mayor would like to silence our
voice. She’s a bully.”
Rev. Dave Welch, executive director of the Texas Pastor Council, also
received a subpoena. He said he will not be intimidated by the mayor.
“We’re not afraid of this bully,” he said. “We’re not intimidated at all.”
He accused the city of violating the law with the subpoenas and vowed to stand firm in the faith.
“We are not going to yield our First Amendment rights,” Welch told me. ‘This is absolutely a complete abuse of authority.”
Tony Perkins, the head of the Family Research Council, said pastors around the nation should rally around the Houston ministers.
“The state is breaching the wall of separation between church and
state,” Perkins told me. ‘Pastors need to step forward and challenge
this across the country. I’d like to see literally thousands of pastors
after they read this story begin to challenge government authorities –
to dare them to come into their churches and demand their sermons.”
Perkins called the actions by Houston’s mayor “obscene” and said they “should not be tolerated.”
“This is a shot across the bow of the church,” he said.
This is the moment I wrote about in my book, “God Less America.”
I predicted that the government would one day try to silence American
pastors. I warned that under the guise of “tolerance and diversity”
elected officials would attempt to deconstruct religious liberty.
Sadly, that day arrived sooner than even I expected.
Tony Perkins is absolutely right. Now is the time for pastors and
people of faith to take a stand. We must rise up and reject this
despicable strong-arm attack on religious liberty. We cannot allow
ministers to be intimidated by government thugs.
The pastors I spoke to tell me they will not comply with the subpoena
– putting them at risk for a “fine or confinement, or both.”
Heaven forbid that should happen. But if it does, Christians across
America should be willing to descend en masse upon Houston and join
these brave men of God behind bars.
Pastor Welch compared the culture war skirmish to the 1836 Battle of
San Jacinto, fought in present-day Harris County, Texas. It was a
decisive battle of the Texas Revolution.
“This is the San Jacinto moment for traditional family,” Welch told
me. “This is the place where we stop the LGBT assault on the freedom to
practice our faith.”
We can no longer remain silent. We must stand together - because one day – the government might come for your pastor. Todd Starnes is host of Fox News & Commentary, heard on hundreds of radio stations. Sign up for his American Dispatch newsletter, be sure to join his Facebook page, and follow him on Twitter. His latest book is "God Less America."
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