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58291  Fellowship / You name it!! / Re:Look out, everyone for airIam2worship...... on: November 02, 2005, 03:16:36 PM
You have just been hit by a snowball!





58292  Fellowship / You name it!! / Re:Look out, everyone for airIam2worship...... on: November 02, 2005, 03:15:02 PM
You better be ready though.

58293  Fellowship / You name it!! / Re:Look out, everyone for airIam2worship...... on: November 02, 2005, 02:56:52 PM
Yeah, a snowball fight.





58294  Fellowship / You name it!! / Re:Look out, everyone for airIam2worship...... on: November 02, 2005, 12:52:57 PM
Brother Tom, I just noticed my post count. I am only 3501 more posts, till I hit 10K. Grin

Look out, cause I'm gunning for you now. Wink Grin
A water gun won't cut it.   Grin Grin Grin Grin
But he don't know that. Grin

He does now.   Grin Grin Grin
B-B-B-BRAT! Wink
Cheesy Cheesy Cheesy Cheesy Cheesy
Just take all my fun away, your mean. I'm going to tell my mommy. Cry Cry

 Cheesy Grin





That's ok, I'm not afraid of your Mommy, now our Father .....  
that's a different thing.

58295  Theology / Bible Study / Re:Devotions for Teens on: November 02, 2005, 12:43:24 PM
  Push

By: Mandie Ross
Mandie@tddm.org



“Therefore…stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourself fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.”              
1 Corinthians 15:58

I am reminded of a story of a man and a rock. God asked this man to push against this very large, and heavy rock. Everyday the man went out and pushed against it but no matter how hard he tried the rock wouldn’t move. Finally he cried out “Lord, I’ve done what You’ve told me to do. But Lord, this rock won’t move.” I suppose God chuckled as He confirmed, “I asked you to push against the rock, not move it. But with your perseverance to do what I have asked you’ve developed much strength.”

I would guess that most of us are like this man. Sometimes we get anxious because we want something that we’re not getting fast enough. And other times we feel so burdened and stressed out by everything going on in our lives. I’m sure so many of us have overscheduled ourselves, trying to make ourselves feel productive. And at the same time we succumb ourselves to the anxiety of our own future plans…as if the stress from our already busy lives isn’t enough. But it comes to a point where we feel Mary on one shoulder, and Martha on the other. One is begging us to do, do, do. And the other is pleading for us to just sit at the feet of Jesus.

There are so many things, whether they are the stress of overdoing ourselves, anxiety about the future, or tantalizing worldly temptations, that can get us sidetracked from our purpose. We let fear, worry, doubt, and temptation get into our hearts. But God only asks us to do what He asks us to do, and nothing more. He asks us to push up against our adversities, not to be moved because of them. So pretend that big rock contains all the things that take our focus off of what God wants us to do with our lives. Turn your back to it with your arms folded and feel the sun on your face. Turn to it and push to get your strength. Show it that you’re not troubled by it being there, but that you’ll work around it. Let God be the one to take care of that rock. Let Him be the one who moves you.  


58296  Fellowship / You name it!! / Re:Look out, everyone for airIam2worship...... on: November 02, 2005, 12:24:23 PM
Brother Tom, I just noticed my post count. I am only 3501 more posts, till I hit 10K. Grin

Look out, cause I'm gunning for you now. Wink Grin

A water gun won't cut it.   Grin Grin Grin Grin


But he don't know that. Grin

He does now.   Grin Grin Grin


B-B-B-BRAT! Wink


 Cheesy Cheesy Cheesy Cheesy Cheesy


58297  Entertainment / Politics and Political Issues / Re: ACLU In The News on: November 02, 2005, 11:58:10 AM
Cobb fights suit vs. prayer

By RICHARD WHITT
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Published on: 11/02/05

Cobb County officials argued Tuesday to keep the name of Jesus in prayers at County Commission meetings, claiming in court documents that constitutional principles "squarely support" their position.

In a 50-page response to a federal lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union seeking to stop clergy from invoking Jesus' name at meetings, lawyers for the county cited historical precedence and current practices.

The county said the ACLU's request for an immediate halt to the prayers — filed on behalf of seven Cobb County residents — is unnecessary. They cited a multiyear delay in filing the suit as evidence that plaintiffs would not suffer "irreparable harm" if the prayers continue while merits of the case are settled in court.

The ACLU filed suit last August in federal court in Atlanta, claiming that overtly Christian prayers promote Christianity and are repressive to other religions. Cobb lawyers said members of Jewish and Muslim faiths are regularly invited and have given invocations.

Invocations made "in Jesus' name" are commonplace and have been for centuries, the county's lawyers said.

"As a matter of historical fact, the exact prayers given in the first Congress explicitly referred to Jesus Christ," the county's legal brief said. The county's response also cites a prayer "in the name of my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ" that was delivered at the opening of the U.S. House on July 19, 2005.

Calls to ACLU attorneys Maggie Garrett and Gerry Weber were not returned Tuesday. Jeffrey Selman, a Cobb resident who first complained about the prayers and is a plaintiff in the lawsuit, also did not return calls.

Cobb Commission Chairman Sam Olens said the prayers meet constitutional requirements for separation of church and state and promised a vigorous defense.

"We feel very strongly that their case is improper," Olens said. "If they're looking for a test case, we're not it."

58298  Entertainment / Politics and Political Issues / Re: ACLU In The News on: November 02, 2005, 11:51:34 AM
Vets Fight Display At Caledonia War Monument

(Caledonia, NY) 11/02/05 -- Controversy over the use of a Civil War monument for a performance art event boiled over Tuesday night at a village meeting in Caledonia, Livingston County.

Some residents, mostly veterans, pushed the village board to cancel a planned performance art event they say is anti-war.

However, Mayor Dean Manley and the board wouldn't talk about the event, citing legal issues.

The artist, Cindy Defelice of Bergen, says the show isn't anti-war, just critical of the goals of war. The same artist once got approval and then was rejected in an attempt to cover that entire monument with dandelions. Now, she wants to fill the public intersection where the monument is located with a live art event.

Bob Rapone, a Caledonia native and a Vietnam War Vet, thinks they should move the event.

"She can do this with permission and permits in the town park, but I don't think she should do it anywhere near the monument," he said.

The Rochester chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union said it hasn't been contacted about the case, but ACLU Attorney Scott Forsyth thinks Defelice would have grounds for a lawsuit if her event is cancelled.

"She's fully cloaked by the First Amendment she has the right to express herself at that site," he said.

Last week, Defelice, said she has no intention of suing the village board to push the project forward. She was unavailable for comment on Tuesday.

Unless the board changes its mind, the event will go ahead in spring 2006

58299  Entertainment / Politics and Political Issues / Re: ACLU In The News on: November 02, 2005, 11:47:25 AM
Article Last Updated: 11/02/2005 12:22 AM
Cross may return to Redlands' city logo
Brad A. Greenberg, Staff Writer
San Bernardino County Sun
REDLANDS -- They say one man can make a difference, but in this city it took two or perhaps none.

A year and a half ago, the American Civil Liberties Union told Redlands officials that two residents had complained that the city's 42-year-old logo promoted Christianity because it bore the image of a cross. The rights group threatened to sue.

The City Council voted in closed session to remove the cross from the logo.

On Tuesday, Redlands voters are to decide whether the cross should be returned and tax dollars should be used in a legal battle that could cost upwards of $500,000.

Stars have risen in the firmament of this suburban drama. But two names don't even make the credits the purported church-state whistle-blowers.

That's left many wondering: Who are the Redlands Two?

"If you find them, let me know," said Scott Siegel, one of the most vocal supporters of the cross logo. "I'd be interested to find out if they really exist."

The ACLU insists its assistance was solicited.

"We weren't looking to pick a fight with the city of Redlands," said Peter Eliasberg, managing attorney of the Southern California ACLU.

State and U.S. court rules require a plaintiff to claim injury. For the Redlands cross, that meant an unhappy resident or two.

There could be any number of reasons why those residents have remained anonymous. Just ask Darrell Barker, the first person to publicly complain about the Redlands cross.

In 1986, Barker, a former Redlands resident then living in San Bernardino, sent a letter to the mayor stating, "From an atheistic viewpoint, many of us find the Christian torture symbol offensive."

Once his request to have the cross removed hit the local newspapers, Barker said he was ostracized and lost his job.

"I was treated like a second-class citizen," Barker said by phone from his Phoenix home.

Because Barker was not living in Redlands, the ACLU couldn't sue the city. The group needed a resident's complaint. No one stepped forward until winter 2004.

The logo to be voted on on Tuesday is made up of four sections, each representing a community staple: industry, agriculture, education and religion. The religion quadrant bears a shining cross floating above a church steeple.

Supporters of the cross claim the symbol is historic to Redlands long known as "a city of churches," according to Edith Parker Hinckley's 1951 book about Redlands, "On the Banks of the Zanja."

Last year, Don McCue was asked by city officials to research whether Redlands had more churches than neighboring cities. A review of city directories from 1940 showed Redlands had 30 percent more churches per capita than Riverside and San Bernardino. But "iron-clad proof" has proven elusive, said McCue, archivist and head of special collections at A.K. Smiley Public Library.

Redlands also is home to the Asistencia, the former ranch outpost of the Mission San Gabriel. But the City Council in January rejected an alternate logo that would have had five sections, including one for the Asistencia.

The disputed logo was adopted by the City Council as the official city seal in 1963. The logo was not used by the city clerk to authenticate city documents, but it appeared on most city business and property until 20 months ago.

The ACLU's two-page letter threatening to sue arrived at City Hall on March 11, 2004.

Days later, the council voted to remove the cross. It was covered on maintenance trucks and drilled through on police and fire badges.

The issue was dormant until it appeared in The Sun on Easter weekend.

City Hall was flooded with phone calls and letters some irate, some supportive. Mayor Susan Peppler soon appeared on the conservative TV talk show "The O'Reilly Factor" to defend the city's decision.

Council members largely have remained neutral if not fiscally pragmatic. An estimate by the city found that defending the logo and losing could cost taxpayers up to $750,000.

The Rev. John Walsh, chaplain of the University of Redlands, worked with several clergy members to support the city and formed Citizens for Inclusivity and later Redlands Values Coalition. Pastor Don Wallace of Redlands Christian Center and Siegel, a Seventh-day Adventist, formed Save Redlands' Seal.

The city was divided.

Then the populous revolt occurred: Siegel began collecting signatures for a ballot initiative. Measure Q would return the cross to the logo, which would be authenticated as the official Redlands seal.

If Q is approved, the ACLU again has threatened to sue. But the ACLU's lawsuit would no longer hinge on the existence of the Redlands Two.

"If you stand by your conviction that there should be a cross on the logo, then I want to see you write a personal check to defend that position. Don't use money from Redlands taxpayers to pay for your beliefs," David Swenson wrote in a letter to the council. "If a measure to get a cross back onto the Redlands logo is passed the very next check I write will go to the ACLU."

58300  Entertainment / Politics and Political Issues / Snatched from the fire on: November 02, 2005, 11:33:34 AM
Federal appeals court vacates previous decision that could have set new precedent for sending religious refugees back to their persecutors
Wednesday, November 02, 2005, 8:50 AM (MST)

HOUSTON, Texas - Acting upon a request filed by Alliance Defense Fund attorneys, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit Tuesday vacated its earlier ruling that upheld the denial of a persecuted Chinese Christian's asylum application.

The reasoning contained in the panel's first ruling could have had serious ramifications for all religious refugees.

"Religious liberty is the bedrock foundation of this country's history," said ADF Senior Legal Counsel David Cortman.  "We are encouraged that the court made the right decision in erasing this ominous ruling that would have compromised America's role as the world leader in human rights."

"Had the 5th Circuit panel's decision upholding the BIA's original ruling been allowed to stand, it could have allowed for a wrongly reasoned distinction between religious belief and religious practice," Cortman explained.  "That distinction would have allowed abuses by oppressive regimes that severely regulate religious worship to be ignored."

The court's decision came in the case of Chinese Christian Xiaodong Li, persecuted in China for his religious faith.  A three-judge panel of the 5th Circuit had ruled Aug. 9 that a 2003 decision by the Board of Immigration Appeals to revoke a "withholding of removal" order was valid.  The panel felt that China's punishment of Li was the result of simply enforcing its laws and was not religious discrimination against an individual's Christian faith.

However, on Oct. 6, the board reversed its 2003 decision, which would have led to Li's deportation back to China.  In light of the board's decision, the 5th Circuit panel granted the request of ADF attorneys to vacate its previous opinion.  The order can be read at www.telladf.org/UserDocs/LiOrder.pdf.

ADF is a legal alliance defending America's first liberty--religious freedom--through strategy, training, funding, and litigation.

58301  Fellowship / You name it!! / Re:Look out, everyone for airIam2worship...... on: November 02, 2005, 11:07:16 AM
Brother Tom, I just noticed my post count. I am only 3501 more posts, till I hit 10K. Grin

Look out, cause I'm gunning for you now. Wink Grin

A water gun won't cut it.   Grin Grin Grin Grin


But he don't know that. Grin

He does now.   Grin Grin Grin

58302  Entertainment / Laughter (Good Medicine) / Re:Laughter - Good Medicine on: November 02, 2005, 09:48:58 AM
The gelatin mold is just plain mean.  Lips Sealed Lips Sealed Cheesy Cheesy

The last one also sounds like scientists.

58303  Fellowship / Witnessing / Re:How do I witness to my family? on: November 02, 2005, 09:44:27 AM
Hi Jari,

Welcome to the forum.

As airIam2worship said, Jesus told us that it would be the hardest to witness to our own. Jesus did however make believers of at least some of His earthly family.

The best way is through the way that we live our lives. Being the best role model that we possibly can be is a wonderful witnessing tool. Letting them see how Jesus has worked in our own lives. Then we must not forget to pray for them daily, that Jesus will open their eyes and hearts to His word. Ask for Gods guidance, that He will give you the right words at the right time.

I will also add you and your family to my prayer list.

58304  Fellowship / You name it!! / Re:Look out, everyone for airIam2worship...... on: November 02, 2005, 09:30:22 AM
It ain't no smack,
all us jacks of yacks
are still on track.

The word is fellowship,
cause we be hip,
but there is one stip,
and it ain't a trip.

All of our posts
are the toast
but what we like most
is the Lord of hosts.


(Can you tell that I've been around a lot of teens?)


 Grin Grin Grin Grin


Yup, and I  say AMEN Grin

I vote Pastor Roger the oldest teenager in the world (Dick Clark is as has been).
 
Pastor will be around for eternity, that is certainty.
He's always on track, and has no room for slack.
He's always there when someone needs him to care, and always has time and devotion to share.
It ain't no joke, pastor knows someone who will carry your yoke.
Who will make your burden light, and is outa sight.
See?  we all can rap, and into abundance tap.
As long as we have the right thing,
Jesus Christ, KING OF KINGS.

(LOL)  Amen.  

 Wink Wink Wink Wink

58305  Theology / Prophecy - Current Events / Re:Prophecy, Drought, Earthquakes, Famine, Pestilence, War, and Strange Weather. on: November 02, 2005, 01:33:40 AM
Jesus   Christ


So ridicule me, sue me or put me in jail, I will always capitilize  Jesus Christ.   Wink Wink Wink Wink


No, I won't ridicule you, sue you, or put you jail.

You and me both, can serve the same sentence. In fact, I think, I will capitilize ....... JESUS CHRIST full name , from now on. Grin Cheesy Grin


I like that idea myself.

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