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An example of low-level...WHAT?!!!

I remember during the 60s seeing a peaceful protest march by Martin Luther King (this really tells my age..don't it?) King was a genuine civil rights leader who knew how to convey his message peaceably and pointed to our own countrys founding documents as proof of his point. Now imagine with me if you will a government official arresting him and his followers because they were engaging in.. get this: low-level terrorism. Yes, you have read correctly. According to a exam as part of required training for Dept of Defense employees ...protesting is an example of "low-level terrorism"...WHAT?? EXCUSE ME?? Somebody please correct me if I am wrong here but isn't the right to "peaceably gather" one of our rights under the Constitution of the United States of America???(FOXNEWS has this story as well as fellow blogger Crawfish) In the test a multiple choice question is asked : which is an example of low-level terrorism? The choices are: attacking the pentagon,IEDs,hate crimes agenst racial groups and protests--the correct answer according to the exam is...protests. It really causes you to wonder what is happening when ordinary Patriotic Americans who love this country and want the best for it are looked at this way. I do believe a certain "news"reporter even said at a TEA party that those who were there were "anti-government" NO--anti big TAXES!!! GET IT RIGHT!! We have very real "bad guys" out there who hate our freedom under the Constitution and seek our harm. All you need to do is look at the tru anti-American "chatter' that is not far on the web. I know there are foes to our freedom--BUT Americans who love America and want good for our country are not among them! See you at a TEA party and the forth of July is right around the corner..God bless and GOD bless AMERICA..STILL the home of the FREE..because of the BRAVE.
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You're still A Grand Old Flag!!

This past sunday was flag day and as I drove home from church I was thrilled at all of the American flags I saw! They were everywhere! on flagpoles, cars, and lawns. I saw one lawn where American flags graced the entire lawn-AND all of the windows of the house!!!The message is unmistakable...American Patriotism is ALIVE and WELL!! The words of George M Cohan's famous song came intantly: "You're the symbol of the land I love the home of the free and the brave"What also is very alive is the groundswell of efforts to return this country to rock solid principles that work. We all have had enough of what has NOT worked and we are sick and tired of politicians tring to convince us to continue to trust in "their"words. The TEA parties are proof positive that this is indeed being comunicated--and the word is ENOUGH!!Weather Washington is listening or not--well I will save that for another post. In the meantime I am looking out my window at the Star Spangled Banner because of freedom we CAN speak out!!Thru talk radio,blogs and more TEA parties we are saying we truly believe in this country,futhermore, the God given principles this nation was founded on. They will STILL work if we just get back to them.  Do we have challenges? Of course we do but there is nothing we are facing right now that we cannot overcome bt taking concrete steps with strong faith in GOD and country!!! I am sure George M Cohan would agree.

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We must remember Tianamen square!!

In 1989 many Americans saw the brave,courageous stand for democracy by the students in Tianamen square. Then we saw in horror as the peaceful protests were violently suppressed by the ruling communist government. Who could forget the lone figure standing in the tanks way? What happened there has an effect that continues to this day. Even as I write this post the ruling government in China is suppressing efforts to remember this horrific event--but we must remember!!The sacrifice of those who stood for Liberty and democracy did so because God has made each and everyone to live in liberty!!!Liberty is for everyone who lives on this planet. There is a burning passion for freedom in each and every God made heart that NO government or tanks can squash!!To the Chinese people who may be reading this I say that truly liberty is for YOU also. I honor these brave souls who bravely stood up in Beijing that fateful day-the world remembers them this day.

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Senseless tragedy in Wichita

The shooting that took place this past sunday in a Wichita church was senseless,tragic,and wrong. No matter where one stands on the abortion issue what happened there was  inexcusable! In approching the abortion issue( among many) the approach must be-by far is with education and compassion. Abortion is wrong-make no mistake about that. We MUST do all we humanly can-peaceably-to end this scourge-but at the same time we must pray, have compasion and educate!!! The very same God who gives us life does indeed can still change hearts and minds!!! Let us make good of the opportunities we still have ---to give life a chance.
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