And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit and she exclaimed, "Blessed are you among women, and blessed is . . . more
"But Sy asks a good question above: "What is a Christian?" Is Barack O'Bama a Christian? Is Jesus the Lord of his life? Has O'Bama gotten up in front of the congregation and praised . . ." more
"Who here will cast the first stone at poor Mr. Holick? Look at all the holier than Holicks who have emerged here - the advocates for tolerance who seeth with intolerance. . . Those who are quick to decry . . ." more
"We thank thee then, O Father, for all things bright and good, The seedtime and the harvest, our life, our health, our food, No gifts have we to offer for all thy love imparts But that which thou desirest, . . ." more
"I believe that I interpret the will of the Congress and of the people when I assert that we will not only defend ourselves to the uttermost, but will make it very certain that this form of treachery shall never again endanger us.
Hostilities exist. There is no blinking at the fact that our people, our territory, and our interests are in grave danger.
With confidence in our armed forces, with the unbounding determination of our people, we will gain the inevitable triumph - so help us God. . . "
Whoever said this should be ashamed. . . This is hate-speech plain and simple - it drips with intolerance and invokes the name of some false deity to sanction violence against fellow members of the brotherhood of man. . . This man had to be a right-wing Republican nutcase on steroids. . .
-Mark
Come on Mark, you are not that dumb. Franklin Roosevelt said this.
Please join my group Happy People. I would love to have you and your articles. http://happypeople.gather.com/ A happy group to lift people out of depression, or rainy day blues. We will gladly give a helping hand, just ask for our help. We will try to make a gray sky appear blue and shiny for you.
Hey Mark - I primarily grew up in the Portland area. I went to Deering H.S., USM (University of Southern Maine) and SNHU (up in Brunswick). I'm still living in New England, which allows me to be closer to family and friends. --Joe
Thank you for your encouragement, Mark. I wish I could spend more time with Gather, but I find it takes large chunks to compose a comments exactly as I think they should be. Reading the foolish thinking and the vitriol is difficult emotionally, too. I guess I don't take enough things to prayer. God bless your time here.
