Memorial Day 2009
The history of Memorial Day, according to Wikipedia:
The official birthplace of Memorial Day is Waterloo, NY. The village was credited with being the place of origin because it observed the day on May 5, 1866, and each year thereafter.
But Wiki includes a touching back story, which looks well documented:
[T]he first memorial day was observed on May 1, 1865, by liberated slaves at the [old] Washington Race Course (today the location of Hampton Park) in Charleston, SC….
The site had been used as a temporary Confederate prison camp as well as a mass grave for Union soldiers who died in captivity.
The freed slaves disinterred the dead Union soldiers from the mass grave to be inhumed properly reposed with individual graves, built a fence around the graveyard with an entry arch, declaring it a Union graveyard.
On May 30, 1868, the freed slaves returned to the graveyard with flowers they had picked from the countryside and decorated the individual gravesites, thereby creating the first Decoration Day. Thousands of freed blacks and Union soldiers paraded from the area, followed by much patriotic singing and a picnic.
How we got the official holiday, again Wiki:
Many of the states of the US South refused to celebrate Decoration Day….
The alternative name of “Memorial Day” was first used in 1882. It… was not declared the official name by Federal law until 1967.
On June 28, 1968, the US Congress passed the Uniform Holidays Bill, which moved 3 holidays from their traditional dates to a specified Monday in order to create a convenient 3-day weekend. The holidays included Washington’s Birthday, now celebrated as Presidents’ Day; Veterans Day, and Memorial Day. The change moved Memorial Day from its traditional May 30 date to the last Monday in May. The law took effect at the federal level in 1971.
Memorial Day is intended to honor those who have given their lives for our country. In that vein, here are facts on those who gave all for America. Click to enlarge…
TheHomeschoolMom.com has many Memorial Day kids’ and family projects as well as links to individual memorial web pages.
The Washington Times has created an interactive Vietnam Wall to search the location of names on the Wall.
Happy Memorial Day! Hope you appreciate its somber meaning while you celebrate in freedom.
[Top photo attribution: Wikipedia; 2nd photo attribution Library of Congress]
Jill Stanek is a nurse turned speaker, columnist and blogger, a national figure in the effort to protect both preborn and postborn innocent human life.
I tell people if I were able to see, I’d be over in Irraq fighting for our freedom. However, America still is not free. How can we be a free country, when babies like baby Rowan, and Baby Shanice, are denied the basic rights given to us by our creater, life, liberty, and the persuit of happyness?
Off to the parade!
With heartfelt gratitude to all who serve.
Thanks for the statistics. As a Vietnam Era Veteran this is one of those days that renews me belief in the American People. I encourage your readers to visit my blog and tell me about their favorite Veteran.
Blessings
Dave
http://dadtalk.wordpress.com
My oldest son Phil served for 4 years at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, 2 years in Pilot Training at Columbus AFB in Columbus Mississippi, and 4 years as a combat pilot in the Iraq War.
Thank you my son for giving so much of your young life in service to your country and your family. In you I am well pleased.
Dad.
Like David Gill above, Memorial Day is one of my favorites. When I consider those who made the ultimate sacrifice in courageous acts defending freedom around the world, it makes me proud to be an American.
But like RJ, I get disgusted at the same time. As we all know, there is another war that is not listed in the statistics above. In 1973, the Supreme Court of the United States declared war on the unborn. The number of soldiers, seamen and airmen who died in all of the US wars total about 1.2 million. The total dead, women and children, in the Slaughter of the Innocents number over 50 million.
And the slaughter continues, day after day, week after week, month after month, year after year, by the thousands and thousands and thousands.
God give us the strength, the wisdom and the determination to end this genocide.
Ed:
This Memorial Day we celebrate our freedom and remember those who have served our country to preserve those freedoms. We should also remember the innocent unborn who were never given a chance to enjoy freedom.
There have been 24,897 unborn children murdered by crushing, mutilating, posioning, tearing, ripping, and smashing of their tiny bodies by pro-aborts since Obama’s speech last Sunday at Notre Dame.
That’s a staggering Twenty-Four Thousand, Eight Hundred, Ninety Seven innocent children murdered at the hands of willing adults. This is despicable.
In just the United States of America, which was founded on a document that states that all are created equal, a baby is murdered by abortion every 24.3 seconds. There are 2.47 abortions every minute, 148.2 every hour, 3,556.8 every day, 24,897.6 every week, 1,294,675.2 every year. It is estimated that 50,000,000 human lives have been snuffed out since Roe v. Wade passed in 1973.
Here’s my idea on Obama’s common ground for abortion: Count me in as for making abortion totally illegal and punishable by imprisonment as 1st Degree Murder. You’d see the number of abortions go to near zero. At the same time, for those women that do have challenging pregnancies, we the people, should help them at all costs through this difficult time.
Are you listening church? What are you doing about it?
2 Chronicles 7:13-15 13 “When I shut up the heavens so that there is no rain, or command locusts to devour the land or send a plague among my people, 14 if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land. 15 Now my eyes will be open and my ears attentive to the prayers offered in this place.
If I might point out, Ed- well more than fifty million children have died. There are still illegal abortions and also- abortion was happening way longer than 1973. That was just the date that it became legal. And let’s please keep the women who died from it in our minds, too.
But I agree: Memorial Day is a special holiday. Those men and women who have died for us deserve our respect. They’re so heroic.
I’m with ya HisMan. The apathy of the church is probably most appalling.
It’s so ironic, but it appears as if God gave us this wicked ruler as an answer to prayer. We need the Church to wake up and be the Church, right? If you look at what’s happened, BO’s extreme actions promoting genocide have stirred many of us to a greater commitiment to the Pro-Life cause. I’m not saying that it’s God’s perfect will that we should have wicked rulers. If the Church was awake, doing its job, being salt & light, BO never would have gotten elected in the first place.
The Church has to stop pussy-footing around this atrocity. We need to be bold in our faith and confront our culture which has been gripped by this Pro-Death ideology.
Wake up Pastors! Have some backbone. Don’t compromise. Preach the truth about abortion.
Thank you Vannah for your clarification.
“If I might point out, Ed- well more than fifty million children have died. There are still illegal abortions and also- abortion was happening way longer than 1973. That was just the date that it became legal. And let’s please keep the women who died from it in our minds, too.
But I agree: Memorial Day is a special holiday. Those men and women who have died for us deserve our respect. They’re so heroic.
Posted by: Vannah at May 25, 2009 11:06 AM”
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Vannah:
Here’s a question: In your mind are woman who get pregnant even though they know they can’t support a pregnancy, as innocent as the baby they tried to kill when they were getting an abortion that ended up in their own deaths?
Not making any judgments here, just asking a question.
That’s a good question, one that I really am not sure. Obviously, yes, the woman is smart enough to know what pregnancy is and how it happens. I used to be quite: this is a crime, and therefore punishment is necessary. Then reading quotes from Susan B. Anthony and the early women’s rights activists forced me to consider this. Then Carla’s story and life’s work forced me to consider this again. I have no idea.
This is a difficult question, and I think that it should be solved through this:
Pregnant women, wealthy or poor or in between, ought to have free healthcare (just because they, like soldiers are doing a phenomenal duty for humanity by bringing a new life into the world and deserve the same respect that soldiers get for this), access to resources and access to adoption agencies should they not wish to raise the baby for whatever reason. And I definitely think that women who have drug addictions should be given the opportunity (for free) to get better.
Basically, I think that we should have programs to prevent abortion. And, though I know no one like this, if she decided to just kill the baby helter-skelter because she just didn’t like the baby, then she should be charged with murder. Other than that, I don’t think so.
Sorry that I rambled. What’s your opinion. :D
HisMan,
No they’re not as innocent, but their death is no less tragic.
You bring up a good point that I’ve been meaning to clarify. My eyes are welling up with tears as I think of all of the women who made a bad choice, who had an abortion, and now regret it. Some of which are readers of and posters to this site.
I know my comments sometimes are pretty harsh and are intended to either confront someone in the pro-death crowd or provoke someone that is PL to greater commitment to the cause. My heart literally breaks for all you Mom’s out there that were deceived into a bad choice. But as many of you know, there is forgiveness and restoration in Jesus. His Blood is sufficient to wipe away all our sin, Praise His Holy Name Forever! And when He forgives us, He doesn’t remember the sin anymore, and neither should we. He says through the washing of regeneration, we are new creatures in Christ.
God bless all you Mom’s out there! That is one of the things I’m really looking forward to in Heaven is seeing the reunion of aborted babies with their Mom’s. Halleluia!
Dear Angele, Sycloria Williams, and other post abortive wimmen, who feel know one cares for you. On this day, I salute you, for standing up, for your babies, and I appolagise, for the church judging and condimming you, when she should have been comforting you in your time of need, and as long as I live, you have my word, I will continue standing up for you because this is what Christ says, “In as much you have done it unto the least of these, you have also done it unto me.” Your fello soldier in Christ, RJ
I’m right with you RJ!
Vanna:
I think abortion is a tragedy…..for everyone.
It should be made illegal and punishable by prison to discourage abortion and the sentences should consider all of the pertinent circumstances.
I agree, we should support all women who are in distressed pregnancies without exception. This can be done at the faith based level or institutional level with much efficiency. This will lead to a much more compassionate society in general.
In fact, doing time would be one way for a woman to be forced to find forgiveness and healing since our consciences simply never let us free of the guilt and it always has to be worked through despite what pro-aborts say or do. People that have abortions who say they feel no regret are either lying or have seared consciences (which is a very dangerous state to be in). In fact, pro-aborts deny healing to many women who have had abortions by denying that is it wrong, immoral and evil.
The point is, we MUST protect all human life, especially the lives if innocent children, the future men and women of our world.
Is that harsh? I don’t think so, because the alternative is catastrophic physically, economically, financially, emotionally, and spiritually as we are experiencing first hand, the destruction of our society and our country that legal abortion has wrought.
Pro-aborts should grow up.
In fact, I have utmost respect and admiration of women that have had abortions, have repented and have rebuilt their lives through faith in Christ. After all, this is why He died on the cross, to save us all from our individual sins.
Having said that, knowing that abortion is wrong, if we continue in it without restraint, we are willfully causing Christ more and more torment on the cross and trampling on His Blood, a very dangerous practice.
The veteran who is my hero is my father Hoyet Homer Bridges. He was drafted into the Army as a conscientous objector in WWII and served as a medic.
He was with the second wave of troops to hit Omaha Beach in the Invasion of Normandy. My understanding is that the battle planners did not send any medics with the first wave of troops because they did not think there would be any survivors.
My father, who did not carry a weapon, was armed only with his faith and his medical supplies. He ministered health and hope to the injured and dying.
My father was also with the allied forces who invaded Germany and I am sure he witnessed the barbarism on display in the liberated concentration camps.
Dad never talked of the violence and the brutality of the war he both experienced and witnessed. I only learned of the specifics of his service years after he had passed away when I was going through his military papers and letters that he had written home to his parents.
War is hell. It is always hell, even when it is necessary. God bless those who have, who are and who will serve in the military.
yor bro ken
Ken:
Do not forget that there are minsters of God’s wrath and well as His hope and healing.
The state has the God-given mandate to wield the sword against evil for the protection of innocent people.
This was poignantly true in WWII when Hitler was trying to take over the world.
Pro-aborts should grow up.
In fact, I have utmost respect and admiration of women that have had abortions, have repented and have rebuilt their lives through faith in Christ. After all, this is why He died on the cross, to save us all from our individual sins.
His Man, I second that post! I watched some of the SNM videos the other day. Those women have really got the truth!! Thank God that they are able to share their stories about abortion and their own personal pain!
What about those that have not repented of past abortions? I was there once as well. I was in darkness and stayed there for years due to the judgment and condemnation of others. “How could any woman kill her own child? Why would anyone do that? Why would any woman have an abortion?”
I was won by love. I have friends that have loved me for 12 years and more. They have heard my story over and over again, cried with me, prayed with me and cheered me on through these healing years.
The comments directed at Hal at times make me ill. I have my doubts about his abortion story but Hal will only be won by LOVE, just as I was.
May God bless all of the veterans who gave their lives so I could live in the best country in earth.
Carla:
No we don’t give up on anyone, however, we never compromise the truth.
I’m not saying you have, however, if you read James and Peter, I don’t think they every compromised. We can’t ignore those scriptures that make us uncomfortable.
There’s room for reach one of us pro-lifer’s on this site as we all have a different purpose.
Personally, I really resist being feminized, and I won’t be. This is not a slam on you, however, don’t expect all of us to feel like you do, i.e. not included if we’re not all touchy-feely about this very serious issue of abortion as murder.
Almost 25,000 children have been murdered since Obama’s little get togehter at Notre Dame last Sunday.
If you’re going to feel bad for someone feel bad for those innocent murdered children. And please don’t confuse love for feelings. Love is not always just a feeling, it is action, it’s rebuking, it’s admonishing, despite the bad reaction and persecution you may receive, etc., etc.
Carla, it’s difficult to talk about abortion while trying not to offend someone at the same time. I apologize if I have ever done it. Sometimes really thinking about the act itself, and the pro deathers who uphold it, can make me livid! However, I do understand where you are coming from 100%!! Now that I’ve gotten to know a lot of the SNM women, I realize that their pain and regret is real. They are human beings who have made mistakes. Haven’t we all???
Also, I must add that much of my anger is directed at the abortionists and the industry. We can see how they lie! However, I pray for them all!!! Someone prayed for me. We are all sinners. As far as Hal goes, I have serious doubts about his story, but I still pray for him.
I have never stated you should be feminized or touchy feely HisMan. I find you quite the opposite actually.
I TAKE ABORTION VERY SERIOUSLY!
I have seen Hal called a baby killer on this site.
How does that show grace and mercy and love? How does that show love to someone who made the same horrid choice that I did?
Hal will one day regret what he has done. We know that. I pray that it is sooner, rather than later.
Heather,
I know WHOSE I am. Nobody can say anything to me that hurts anymore. I don’t believe you ever have.
The conversion of Bernard Nathanson is just an awesome read. I’m so glad that the lord healed his heart, as well as many other abortion clinic workers. God is so good!
May God bless all of the veterans who gave their lives so I could live in the best country in earth.
Posted by: Jasper at May 25, 2009 7:28 PM—————- Amen to that jasper!
Carla, I prayed for you in sunday school yesterday. “As God’s children, we already have the victory, because we alread know the end of the story! One day, you will hold your baby, and I’ll be able to see it! Even so come Lord Jesus! Amen!
RJ, hello. Hope you are well. RJ, could you elaborate a bit more on your story? I’d like to hear it.
God bless you, RJ! Thank you.
Good night, Heather. :)
Carla, Nite..:)
Thanks Carla, I think.
I find it strange that you would be kind to Hal and not to me? I guess it’s question of perspective. However, when I sin, I don’t cry on a woman’s shoulder, I go to the throne of the King and beg mercy.
If Hal is not a baby killer by virtue that he terminated his own two children, what then should we call Hal? I have quite a few man friends that would love to meet Hal. I think they think the worse thing a man can do is abort his own kids. In fact, if one of my sons were to ever do this kind of thing, we’d have a real close meetin’. They know this so they don’t even think this way. It’s not even a possibility.
Seriously, should we just sweep what Hal did under the rug?
I am sure that if there were masculine support and strength, most women in most cases, including yours would never have abortions. However, I am sure that some women do it for other reasons even if the support is there.
I consider the abortion problem in fact to be one that results from the lack of manly men, real men, i.e., fathers, husbands, brothers and boyfriends as a result of a feminized society and feminized church. If men are not to stand firm in things moral and immoral who in the heck is supposed to?
Jesus’ was a man’s man. He took the most brutal beating a man could take and still made it to the cross. He recruited men’s men for apostles, not wimps. He was a carpenter. Otherwise, no real man could ever accept or respect the feminized Jesus of the 20th Century. It is impossible for you as a woman to understand this. In fact, by coddling Hal, you impede his redemption.
Hal knows there’s a God, he knows what he did was wrong, he knows it was a cowardly act, and he must repent as a man to the man of men, Jesus Christ. I’ve called him out on this in love many times and he refuses. God’s patience is not limitless.
I calls ’em da ways I sees ’em.
My mom, my brother and two of his three children and I traveled to visit my grandma for the day. We stopped by the Military cemetery where my mom’s dad is buried (He was a WWII veteran who died of cancer before I was born; my brother was just a baby at the time). We meant to bring flowers for the grave, but forgot. But the Boy Scouts put an American flag at the grave at least.
Hi Carla, thanks for the kind words.
HisMan, I don’t “know that there is a God.” It would be dishonest and cowardly of me to pretend I did know it. I have no obligation to respond when you “call me out” on things. Don’t worry, you’re God and I are “cool.” No problems. Have a nice night.
HisMan, I don’t “know that there is a God.” It would be dishonest and cowardly of me to pretend I did know it. I have no obligation to respond when you “call me out” on things. Don’t worry, you’re God and I are “cool.” No problems. Have a nice night.
Posted by: Hal at May 25, 2009 10:53 PM
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You’re lying to yourself Hal:
Ecclesiastes 3:11
He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men; yet they cannot fathom what God has done from beginning to end.
by coddling Hal, you impede his redemption.
You’re privy to the working of the Holy Spirit in someone else’s life?
How am I any different than Hal?
How am I any different than Hal?
Posted by: Carla at May 26, 2009 6:58 AM
WAY more attractive.
Hal 7:29am
ROFL. I have to give you that one Hal. Nothing personal of course.
Ok, then. :)
Hal, I have asked you quite a few times about the circumstances surrounding your abortions. Care to share?
Hisman,
It is for those that read this blog and don’t comment that I care about, as well as Hal. I get quite a few emails from postabortive women and men who would never comment here. Call it coddling if you must.
by coddling Hal, you impede his redemption.
You’re privy to the working of the Holy Spirit in someone else’s life?
Posted by: Fed Up at May 25, 2009 11:24 PM
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Fed Up:
I know what the Word says which does not conflict with how the Holy Spirit works.
Hal is like an alcoholic who simply cannot break from his atheism. I refuse to enable or be codependent with Hal in his atheism. Ask any drug/addiction treatment professional and they will tell you that it is Hal’s personality type that denies the immorality of and seeks approval for what he did rather than force him to face the complete evil of it. Yes, he killed his babies by abortion (sorry Carla).
Yes, and Jesus handled men different than he handled women. You think it was “nice” for Jesus to tell Peter that he would deny Him three times or call the Pharisees a brood of vipers or turn over the tables at the Temple? Using the same measure you use towards me, I think the biblically illiterate people on this site would call most of what Jesus said mean. This is the same spirit that crucified Christ. Why in the world do you think He was crucified, because he was a nice guy? It is said that zeal for His Father’s house led to His crucifixion. He refused to be conformed to the world’s thinking.
The wimpified, sissified, psychologized, and feminized Jesus that most believe in simply does not exist.
I know that the Word says we are to speak the truth in love (agape). It does not say we are to speak the truth in touchy-feeliness (or modern day Churchianity love). The truth hurts. After all, it is not called the sword of the Spirit for nothing. (Hebrews 4:12 “For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart”).
Do I care what Hal did and what he will suffer if he does not repent? Of course I do. If Hal asked me to, would I spend a year personally training him in biblical concepts and principles – the ONLY way out of his prison? You’re darn right.
You want to minister to Hal one on one, go ahead. I think it is God’s preference that men teach men. Personally I am mentoring many, many men that have strayed from the truth and it can be brutal some time. Men don’t respect other men that don’t stand firm. Many times it is a battle of the wills and until the spoiled brat child inside of that man realizes that there is no hope of winning will they surrender or perhaps you have never watched a baseball or football game.
However, in front of a crowd, i.e. this site, don’t forget that Hal has the opportunity to mislead others by what he says. As for me, whenever he spouts his misguided ideas and I have the opportunity, I will counter them with truth.
So all of you woman think you can change Hal by coddling him go ahead. He will never change because he is simply using you to maintain the facade. This is why Barack Obama is so wishy washy and absolutely needs everyone’s approval, because he had no dad to model a spine for him. This is why Hal hated George Bush and worships Barack Obama so much because it is Hal’s view of what a man is, a wimp man. A man that can kill unborn children and think that this is protecting women – it’s perverted. And this is also why Hal rejects Christ.
When Hal realizes that he has a heavenly Father that will never abandon him and never betray him but requires much of him, i.e., to be Christlike, he will then abandon his false view of what a man is supposed to look like. He will naturally become pro-life because that it the only thing a true, real man can be.
If you or anyone else on this site thinks that’s not being kind to Hal, so be it. I don’t need your approval because it is the truth.
I had my baby killed by abortion. No apology necessary.
I am wondering where you ever have gotten the idea I believe in a sissified or feminized Jesus?
“All you women think you can change Hal by coddling him go ahead”….you mean Carla, I think. I guess by treating others the way I want to be treated you mean coddling. I can’t change Hal. :)
I had my baby killed by abortion. No apology necessary.
I am wondering where you ever have gotten the idea I believe in a sissified or feminized Jesus?
“All you women think you can change Hal by coddling him go ahead”….you mean Carla, I think. I guess by treating others the way I want to be treated you mean coddling. I can’t change Hal. :)
Posted by: Carla at May 26, 2009 11:33 AM
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I knew that about your abortion. I have never once said anything negative to you about this.
I just disagree with the following comment and in fact it was insulting to me:
“The comments directed at Hal at times make me ill. I have my doubts about his abortion story but Hal will only be won by LOVE, just as I was.
Posted by: Carla at May 25, 2009 3:59 PM”
As if to say that I am not motivated by love? I guess our definitions of love are very, very different but I don’t expect a woman to understand this since we are made so different.
You know what Carla, if I had killed my two children via abortion, deep down, I would not want someone to tell me that all is OK, things will be OK, you’re OK, i.e., coddle them. NO. I would want them to tell me that this was extrmely evil and that Christ died for me and loves me and will forgive me if I just confessed it and believed, PERIOD.
If you’re doing that fine. Just don’t accuse me of not doing that as well.
It is NOT OK that Hal had his two children killed by abortion. He is in denial but I still respect him as a person.
Wow. Wow. What a manly man we’ve got here.
The wagons are circling.
How “Christian”.
It is NOT OK that Hal had his two children killed by abortion. He is in denial but I still respect him as a person.
Posted by: Carla at May 26, 2009 12:06 PM
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Hal:
If I have not respected you as a person, I apologize.
However, you did abort your first two children by your own admission.
You consistently deny Jesus Christ by your own admission.
If you continue in your unbelief without repentance you will perish per the Bible.
I urge you to admit your sin to God and become pro-life as God would entreaty you to do.
This too Hal, if any of the above statements are lies then let me know and I will retract them and apologize for my disrespect, otherwise, take them like a man.
apologize for my disrespect
How about an apology to Carla for presuming to know her degree of biblical literacy, for presuming to comprehend her relationship with Christ, and for the audacity to presume it’s your place to correct her?
Chapter and verse please.
Chapter and verse please.
You responding to me, HisMan? You’ve already made it clear that I am a biblical illiterate who misuses scripture. Why would I waste my time?
You have much zeal, HisMan. Unfortunately when I read your posts, I’m never quite sure if you’re trying to exalt God or yourself. I think it’s best that I stop reading and responding to your posts. Have a pleasant evening. God bless.
“Using the same measure you use towards me, I think the biblically illiterate people on this site would call most of what Jesus said mean.”
Was this a direct reference to Carla? I don’t think so, however, I think the people that I was referring to know who they are especially if they are not reading and studying the scripture on a daily basis or worse not accepting and applying it. What version of the Bible do you read Fed Up?
I don’t think I presumed to comprehend Carla’s relationship to Christ anywhere. If so, please quote me.
Uh, FedUp, I think she started the whole deal by accusing me of not loving Hal. It was a direct slam. Sorry, no mulligans. I defend myself anytime I am mischaracterized.
Now, takes yur best shot or let’s just leave it alone.
And I think Carla can defend herself pretty well don’t ya think?
Go back and read what I wrote. Was I accusing you? Did I start this whole deal? I directly slammed you? I thought this was a place to discuss.
HisMan, I know your heart is in the right place. So is mine.
Carla:
Enough back and forth. I guess family members can bicker so let’s just bury the hatchet now on this. I’d rather argue about the price of arugala wouldn’t you? I mean Obama thinks it’s important.
For the record, I am totally proud and happy for you. You are a very courageous woman and you have the heart of a Ruth (loyalty). I have never questioned your faith or your motives. If more woman followed your example, we could conquer this abortion demon very quickly. I concur with a previous post that I too want to witness the meeting you will have with your baby on that glorious day.
Hence, I want to encourage you to continue to be even more sold out to Christ as the wounded warrior that you are and as an example of the love, mercy and forgiveness of Christ: To be the person that edifies and encourages woman to come out from the abortion cloud that keeps them in prison.
Let’s not forget that Jesus first came as the gentle but uncompromising Lamb of God but will return as Vengeful Warrior, something most of us forget. Time is short. His arms are now wide open to everyone, even Hal, but even Jesus has His limits.
Fed Up:
Peace. And why do you call yourself Fed Up? Does not the Bible say that the joy of the Lord is my strength?
Done HisMan. Thank you for your comments and also the one you wrote to Hal.
I am indeed forgiven and set free and only want that for the others I know and have yet to meet that are struggling after their abortions.
Until that glorious day when I behold my Lord and my babies, I shall press on. I know you will too.
If I have not respected you as a person, I apologize.
However, you did abort your first two children by your own admission.
You consistently deny Jesus Christ by your own admission.
If you continue in your unbelief without repentance you will perish per the Bible.
I urge you to admit your sin to God and become pro-life as God would entreaty you to do.
This too Hal, if any of the above statements are lies then let me know and I will retract them and apologize for my disrespect, otherwise, take them like a man.
Posted by: HisMan at May 26, 2009 12:26 PM
Hi, no apology necessary old friend. As for refusing to accept Jesus Christ, there are literally billions of us here on Earth who have done the same. I’m can live with that.
I can imagine a future where I change my view on abortion. (don’t hold your breath) I can not imagine a possibility of accepting your view of religion or God.
Carla, Bethany asked me to stop talking about my personal story and I have mostly complied. It’s really not about me. I read recently you had some “doubts” about what I have written. I’m crazy busy right now, and want to choose my words carefully and honestly, if I’m am going to reveal any more personal facts about myself. I’m reluctant to do that, not to you, but to the “internets.” Perhaps I’ll email you one day and we can talk more openly.
HisMan, how about we bury the hatchet as well? I apologize for anything offensive I said to you.
As for my moniker, I found this blog last year when I was researching McCain and Obama. Although I chose the handle Fed Up With Obama, it’d probably have been more accurate if I’d have called myself Fed Up With the Media. I shortened it to Fed Up after a while because I am entirely fed up with a lot of politicians, including some republicans. My moniker reflects my feelings about politics, not the immense joy and strength I find in the Lord. Peace.
We pro lifers gotta stick together!;)
Hal,
I am sorry if Bethany asked that of you and I have been “hounding” you about it. Forgive me. Maybe you have posted your abortion stories before I ever came on the scene.
Believe me when I say that there are many post abortive men and women that email me and just want to tell their story to “let it out.” I am more than willing to listen. No pressure. I am here for you and your wife. I have a feeling you already know that though. :)
That goes for Erin and any other folks “lurking” right now.
Do not hesitate to reach me!! carla@jillstanek.com
Hal:
I do care, period.
Fed Up:
Peace my sister.