My views on how following Christ should encourage us to do good, take a stand against evil, and embody self-sacrificial love. "Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth." 1 John 3:18
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Court Rules Against CPS Grab
The state appeals court said today that CPS was wrong to take 400+ children from the FLDS compound. The court said that the state failed to show the youngsters were in any immediate danger, the only grounds in Texas law for taking children from their parents without court action. Read the entire story here.
So I am Looking into the Noah Plan Curriculum
Generally I loathe curriculum. I am more of a free form person. But in cruising around the Nehemiah Institutes's webpage I found the school whose children had the most consistently Christian worldview. So I looked into the school and discovered that they used the Principle Approach/the Noah Plan. The more that I looked into this concept the more I liked it. So I might actually buy a whole curriculum this year. If you would like to find out more for yourself, go to www.face.net. If you have used this approach, I would love to hear your comments.
Virginia Judges California Judges
I received word today from Family Research Council that the Virginia Supreme Court has over turned that states partial-birth abortion ban.
And of course there is the ever-leftist California court system with its recent decision to rule in favor of "gay marriage".
This kind of thing makes me boiling mad. Just who do these judges think that they are. When are we going to wake up and start impeaching these punks?! There are actions we can take instead of just rolling over and playing dead.
And of course there is the ever-leftist California court system with its recent decision to rule in favor of "gay marriage".
This kind of thing makes me boiling mad. Just who do these judges think that they are. When are we going to wake up and start impeaching these punks?! There are actions we can take instead of just rolling over and playing dead.
Monday, May 19, 2008
Better with Parents
WorldNetDaily has a good article about the children of the polygamist cult here in Texas. I encourage you to read the whole thing. Here are my favorite quotes.
Question: What's worse for children than to have parents who are members of a polygamy cult?
Answer: To have the state for parents.
If these mothers are going to lose custody of their children as a result of that kind of sexual activity, what about the high percentages of teen pregnancies in our inner cities? Can we expect Texas and the other states soon to begin seizing millions of kids – both girls and boys in those families?
When I hear a government bureaucrat claim to be the parents of children he has never met, it sets me off.
If Texas authorities looked at certain neighborhoods in Houston and Dallas, they would likely find teen pregnancy rates at least as high as those in the FLDS compound. Why is it that the parents of those children are not being rounded up and their offspring being placed in foster care homes?
The answer is obvious: Because it would be wrong to do so.
If it is wrong in those neighborhoods, it is equally wrong in the FLDS neighborhood.
The article also raises some questions surrounding vaccinations and CPS. I encourage everyone to read the whole thing.
Question: What's worse for children than to have parents who are members of a polygamy cult?
Answer: To have the state for parents.
If these mothers are going to lose custody of their children as a result of that kind of sexual activity, what about the high percentages of teen pregnancies in our inner cities? Can we expect Texas and the other states soon to begin seizing millions of kids – both girls and boys in those families?
When I hear a government bureaucrat claim to be the parents of children he has never met, it sets me off.
If Texas authorities looked at certain neighborhoods in Houston and Dallas, they would likely find teen pregnancy rates at least as high as those in the FLDS compound. Why is it that the parents of those children are not being rounded up and their offspring being placed in foster care homes?
The answer is obvious: Because it would be wrong to do so.
If it is wrong in those neighborhoods, it is equally wrong in the FLDS neighborhood.
The article also raises some questions surrounding vaccinations and CPS. I encourage everyone to read the whole thing.
Yves Rossy
My husband first brought this to my attention and Kevin Tracy has some interesting commentary on it.
Eye Roll to Huckabee
Yahoo News has a story about Huckabee wanting to be McCain's VP. I am disappointed in him for this. Especially the part where he says that McCain was always his second choice (after himself).
Sunday, May 18, 2008
New to "Web Pages I Like"
I recently found some really cool ministries and added their links to the "Web Pages I Like" section of this blog.
The first one is Made in the Streets. Made in the Streets works with street children in Nairobi, Kenya. Here is part of the story of one of the young men. I heard about them from some friends who are doing a missions intern in Kenya. They were very impressed with this ministry.
The next is Mercy Ships. Cruise ships outfitted as hospitals sail the coasts of impoverished countries. The doctors on board remove facial tumors, perform eye surgeries, and most importanty give people hope in the name of Jesus. I heard of this ministry from a missionary to Benin. He saw first hand how these teams of doctors change people's lives.
Love in Action and Living Hope both deal with overcoming sexual sin. My mother-in-law works for Love in Action Memphis. She works as a counselor with wives of sex addicts and people struggling with same sex attraction. Living Hope deals specifically with overcoming same sex attraction.
And last, but not least, are New Song Ministry and New Friends New Life. These ministries help women come out of the darkness of sex work and into the light of Jesus.
So check them out, and if you feel called, get involved.
The first one is Made in the Streets. Made in the Streets works with street children in Nairobi, Kenya. Here is part of the story of one of the young men. I heard about them from some friends who are doing a missions intern in Kenya. They were very impressed with this ministry.
The next is Mercy Ships. Cruise ships outfitted as hospitals sail the coasts of impoverished countries. The doctors on board remove facial tumors, perform eye surgeries, and most importanty give people hope in the name of Jesus. I heard of this ministry from a missionary to Benin. He saw first hand how these teams of doctors change people's lives.
Love in Action and Living Hope both deal with overcoming sexual sin. My mother-in-law works for Love in Action Memphis. She works as a counselor with wives of sex addicts and people struggling with same sex attraction. Living Hope deals specifically with overcoming same sex attraction.
And last, but not least, are New Song Ministry and New Friends New Life. These ministries help women come out of the darkness of sex work and into the light of Jesus.
So check them out, and if you feel called, get involved.
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