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Thunderz7
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Last night as I watched on the local news,
Christians were being handcuffed and taken from the state judicial building where the Ten Commandment monument is kept.
As I prepare to leave for work this morning ---
no news on yet,
I don't know what happpened through the night.
I live in Alabama,
this is literally and spiritually
"close to home"
T7
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helpforhomeschoolers
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Thank you for sharing this BHL.
Many of us cannot go in Body, but we can go in prayer, and we must not take lightly the power of ferverent on our knees prayer.
I am not sure that I am even able to comprehend what Judge Moore has laid on the line in the name of Faith with regard to this issue. I was not aware before reading this article of the stand he has taken over the arguments he will hear on this matter.
May we all be so bold of faith as we face the challenges of these last days.
Father God our Banner in battle; Go before Judge Moore and strengthen him; let him rest in the truth that this battle is YOURS and is indeed already won, because the day is coming that EVERY knee will bow.
May the knees in Montgomery, AL bow on August the 16th, and may the world see who is Lord of Lords in Alabama and in America. Do this for your HOLY Name's sake and YOUR Glory Alone.
We are a nation of sinful and stuborn prideful people Lord, we do not deserve your mercy; we deserve that you should turn your back and your ear and that we should be allowed to wallow in what we have sown, but I pray now in the mighty name of Jesus that you not turn your back, and that your name and glory not be mocked by this government. Have mercy on this nation Lord for Your Name's sake and for the remant that is here and that is faithful; open the eyes of the many that are deceived and have believed the enemy's lies.
I pray Lord for our President also that he will be led of your Spirit alone in this issue and that he not forsake the name of Christ that he wears.
Be our Banner Father God. Go before us and before Judge Moore and let all know your mighty power! In Jesus Name I pray, Amen!
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becauseHElives
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Rally to support Judge Moore and the 10 Commandments. August the 16th at
10:00 AM in Montgomery, Al. Free "simple" housing available for those
who can come to support this historical decision.
For more information on housing see bottom of article.
This event is sponsored by Vision America.
This article is written by Doug Phillips with Vision Forum.
The housing is being provided by the churches, and your brothers
and sisters, in Montgomery. This effort for housing and trip
coordination is my personal effort not to be thought of as being
endorsed by any organization. David Herring
Breaking News
F R O M T H E V I S I O N F O R U M , I N C .
August 5, 2003
By Douglas W. Phillips, Esq.
Earlier today, the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals lifted the "stay"
on the "order to remove" the Ten Commandments from the Alabama State
Judicial Building. Now that the stay is lifted and the order to remove
is
in place, Chief Justice Roy Moore has been given fifteen days to remove
the Ten Commandment, or else.
But he will not obey this order. To do so would be (a) to violate his
oath of office to the Alabama Constitution which specifically declares
the state laws to be under God; (b) to grant jurisdiction to a federal
court which is acting beyond the scope of its lawful jurisdiction; (c)
to
ratify an unlawful and usurpatious application of the First Amendment;
and most importantly (d) to concede that the God of Scripture is not
supreme over the laws of the United States.
Because the Chief Justice will not obey this order, he may well be found
in contempt of court and jailed or fined. (In the order handed down
today, the Eleventh Circuit Court anticipates Moore's refusal to comply
and threatens a $5,000 per day fine to be levied against the Chief
Justice in his official capacity.) Alternatively, federal marshals could
be sent to remove the Ten Commandments, although the recent movement of
Congress to defund such an activity may put the brakes on this approach.
There are other possibilities as well, but whatever the tactic of
enforcement adopted by the 11th Circuit Court, one thing is certain: the
stage will be set for one of the greatest constitutional crises in
American history (second perhaps only to the crisis between Andrew
Jackson and the Supreme Court over the establishment of an
unconstitutional monetary system, and the crisis precipitated by the
Lincoln Administration when it raised troops against Virginia).
In this case, a "constitutional crisis" means a showdown between
competing governmental jurisdictions. This showdown is all the more
likely if the Governor of Alabama sticks to his principles and supports
Chief Justice Moore against the unconstitutional order of the 11th
Circuit Court.
There are many Ten Commandment cases surfacing around the country. This
one is different from most of the others for two reasons: First, the
defendant in the case is not a school official or a lower judge, but the
highest judicial officer of a state, the Chief Justice of a Supreme
Court. Second, the Chief Justice has refused to employ the specious
arguments which are so tempting to conservative constitutional attorneys
intent on winning their cases at all costs. Such lawyers often employ
enemy arguments based on enemy assumptions in the hope of getting a
technical "win," without considering the long-term implications for our
nation of reinforcing bad precedent. Such lawyers consider it a victory
when the Ten Commandments are allowed to stand because they were able to
squeeze such a practice into the "Lemon Test" or because the court found
the placement of the monument to be of purely historic significance.
Chief Justice Roy Moore confers with Doug Phillips and Joshua Phillips
at the Witherspoon School of Law and Public Policy
Justice Moore refuses to use such arguments. He has staked his case, his
career, his very life on a simple proposition: The Lord God of the Bible
who gave us the Ten Commandments is the only source of law and authority
under which our nation and its judges may govern. It is this very God of
Scripture to whom our Framers appealed when they drafted the charter
documents for our nation. These same Framers gave us a Bill of Rights,
the First Amendment of which makes it clear that the federal government
may not interfere with the Church, nor prohibit any individual from
freely exercising their religious beliefs.
To be precise, the First Amendment reads: "Congress shall make no law
respecting an establishment of religion, nor prohibiting the free
exercise thereof." As Moore has pointed out: He is not Congress, and no
law has been passed. He is simply acknowledging the source of law, God
Almighty.
This is the type of argument that makes the judges of the land quake
with
indignation. They are the gods of the land and do not like to be
challenged. Like Pharaoh before Moses, Eleventh Circuit Court Judge
Myron
Thompson has hardened his heart, mocked, belittled, and even taunted the
prophet who stood before him. Thompson and the Republican-appointed
judges who ruled against Moore have forgotten God's warning to them:
Be wise now therefore, O ye kings: be instructed, ye judges of the
earth.
Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling. Kiss the Son, lest
he be angry, and ye perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a
little. (Psalm 2:10-12)
The true mettle and faith of many professing Christians may soon be
tested. Where will they stand? If the Governor of Alabama stands with
the
Chief Justice, God's Law will remain publicly displayed in the gates of
that state. As the Chief Executive over the federal government,
President
Bush may also be presented with a decision of far-reaching implications:
Enforce the federal court and stand with the 11th Circuit Court in their
opposition to the display of God's Law, or declare it invalid and stand
with those who revere the God of our Constitution. Either way, America
will have a constitutional crisis which opens the door for what is, from
a spiritual perspective, arguably one of the two or three most
significant Supreme Court cases in history.
The United States Supreme Court has discretion as to whether or not to
hear a case. But where a significant conflict exists between
jurisdictions, it is virtually obligatory that the Court help to resolve
the matter. If the Court grants a writ of certiorari to hear the case,
you and I will be living spectators to an unprecedented event.
Picture this: For the first time since the Founding era, a state Chief
Justice with faith in God Almighty will stand before the Supreme Court
and exhort them of their duty to God, to man, and to the Constitution.
He
will defend the proposition that the God of Christianity is supreme over
the laws of our nation and that we must acknowledge Him or perish.
Perhaps he will quote Scripture. Perhaps he will exhort these judges to
"kiss the Son, lest He be angry." But whatever happens, it will be a
defining moment in our nation's history.
Once again, America will be tested. Where will we stand? You can decide
to stand with Justice Moore by appearing for the national rally which
will be held at the Alabama State Judicial Building on August 16, or
simply by praying that the Governor will reject the authority of the
11th
Circuit Court to enforce this order.
One thing is clear: God has raised up Chief Justice Moore as a Moses to
the children of these United States. He stands immovable because his
confidence is in the Lord. He knows that the Lord of hosts will do
battle
for us. The same God who opened the sea with the blast of His nostrils
to
free the children of Israel is the same God who will defend all those
who
diligently seek him.
Perhaps because of this Moses of the American court system, we will
someday live to see the same principle God gave to Israel, realized in
the life of our own nation:
Thy princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves: every one loveth
gifts, and followeth after rewards: they judge not the fatherless,
neither doth the cause of the widow come unto them. Therefore saith the
LORD, the LORD of hosts, the mighty One of Israel, Ah, I will ease me of
mine adversaries, and avenge me of mine enemies: And I will turn my hand
upon thee, and purely purge away thy dross, and take away all thy tin:
And I will restore thy judges as at the first, and thy counselors as at
the beginning: afterward thou shalt be called, The city of
righteousness,
the faithful city. (Isaiah 1:23-26)
Oh, that God would restore our judges as at the first. Oh, that we would
be called a city of righteousness! Do you believe in the power of God?
Will you stand with Him and the prophets of righteousness that He raises
in our own land? Who is on the Lord's side?
Stand still and see the salvation of the Lord!
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Housing Information !!!!!
My name is David Herring and I have contacts in Montgomery who are
providing "simple" housing for those who would like to attend the Rally.
Currently we have housing for over 500 for Friday and Saturday night.
You would need to provide your own sleeping bag and toiletries. But
restrooms
and a place to lay down will be made available. We have some limited
homes, and several churches, and one empty, I mean bare floors,
apartment
complex that have been opened up for our use. I believe all will be
air-conditioned, some will have showers, and all will have restroom
availability. You will be responsible for your own food and
transportation cost. If you need a ride, or if you have seats available
please contact me at dherring@myrealbox.com or (903) 636-2000 ext.4861
home, or (903) 714-3502 cell. The contact person in Montgomery will be
Burton Herring his number is (334) 727-9286; from Wed. noon to Sat. pm
(334)301-0597 cell. The current plan (08/12/03 11:05 AM) is to meet at
2066 Rigby St. This is Rigby St. Baptist Church and it is in the north
central part of Montgomery, on the corner of Rigby Street and Fairground
Road. You will be directed to other housing locations from there. We
will have some one at the church all thru the night Friday, so feel free
to arrive when ever your schedule allows.
http://www.restorethecommandments.com/
This is a historical moment in the battle for what is right and true.
Your attendance will make a difference. Your Prayer support will make a difference. Your letting others know will make a difference. If you are silent and do nothing, it will make a difference.
What kind of difference do you want to make?
An emotional appeal triggers an emotional response.
But emotions are not going to win this battle.
What is going to win the battle for truth and righteousness is going to be a down deep, grit
commitment to do what is right. And that commitment needs to begin in our
own hearts and lives.
Do you have a clear conscience before God and man?
Do you have nothing to lose and nothing to gain, or is God truly sovereign in your life?
Are you willing to be humble and open before the
world that they might see Christ living in you?
Lets prepare our hearts in prayer and show the watching world that Christ does make a difference.
A Chinese friend of mine said this "issue" of the 10 Commandments is being written about in the Chinese papers. The world is watching, may we be found faithful.
Hope to see you in Montgomery!!!
Serving Him,
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Strive to enter in at the strait gate:for many, I say unto you will seek to enter in, and shall not be able. ( Luke 13:24 )
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