Today, I watched the C-SPAN coverage of the "Restoring Honor" Rally at the Lincoln Memorial and later in the day watched part of the "Reclaim The Dream" Rally organized by Al Sharpton.
At the "Restoring Honor" Rally I heard uplifting patriotic, spiritual music and singing. People were honored as "real" American heroes, inspiring speeches were given encouraging Americans to turn back to God and the values and principles which our Founding Fathers established this nation upon and prayers were offered for our nation.
The "Reclaiming The Dream" Rally was very different. Almost every speaker I heard seemed determined to say at least one or two derogatory remarks about Glenn Beck or what was going on at the other rally and how they had no right to try take part in anything that Martin Luther King spoke about on that infamous day. Several of the speakers seemed to want to re-hash the past mistakes of our country, as if they didn't want people to come together, but to stay angry and continue to hold grudges and hate each other.
I'm sure if I sat and watched the two rallies again I would pick up on many other differences, but I guess the most obvious was the number in attendence at the "Restoring Honor" rally versus the "Reclaiming The Dream" rally. I'll let you check out the info for yourself on some of the links below.
(My favorite is Glen's speech at the end of his rally.....Very Inspiring!)
Enjoy!
Here is a link to the CSPAN coverage:
http://www.c-span.org/Watch/Media/2010/08/28/HP/R/37513/Restoring+Honor+Rally+Draws+Protest+on+I+Have+a+Dream+Anniversary.aspx
Glen Beck's Speech Posted in 3 Parts on Medialites Website (not really a conservative site, but the only one so far I could find with his entire speech)
http://www.mediaite.com/tv/glenn-becks-rallying-cry-to-america-one-man-can-change-the-world/
The Washington Post has lots of links, videos and pictures of Restoring Honor Rally:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/gallery/2010/08/28/GA2010082800047.html
Dr Alveda King Speech at Restoring Honor Rally "I Have A Dream"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKoIXeBo4DY&feature=player_embedded
Gateway Pundits have plenty of pics & links to click on about the Restoring Honor & Reclaiming The Dream rallies. Make sure you look at the BBC pics!
http://gatewaypundit.firstthings.com/2010/08/al-sharptons-counter-freedom-rally-manages-to-attract-3000-in-dc/
New York Times Slide Show:
http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2010/08/28/us/20100829-RALLY.html
Saturday, August 28, 2010
Sunday, August 22, 2010
Experiencing God At A Tea Party?
The main stream media wanted to paint the Tea Party People as extremist, racist, and possibly even violent. We've been hearing that for months, but that wasn't what I experienced at the April 15, 2010, Tea Parties in Enterprise or Dothan, AL. In fact one thing that happened in Enterprise truly touched me to the point of getting teary eyed. It was the prayer at the beginning of the meeting by Deborah Irby.... a true prayer of intercession for our nation, full of scripture, calls for repentance and asking for God's mercy on this nation. Here's a link to it here:
http://www.facebook.com/JudgeRoyMoore#!/note.php?note_id=382855402277&id=1328534048&ref=nf
Toward the end of her prayer, she started saying the Lord’s Prayer and everyone in the audience spontaneously began to say it with her. I haven't heard the Lord's Prayer prayed in a public setting (other than church) since I was in high school.
Do any of you remember when almost every public assembly began with the Lord's Prayer? You COULD read the Bible in school. Now we have people being taken to court for praying in Jesus name, having the Ten Commandments posted or losing their jobs because they wore some sort of Christian symbol. We've tried to remove God out of almost all public settings other than church. It's affecting us and even more important, our children are being affected. We've lost the awe and fear of the Lord. Seeing and hearing the Lord's Prayer and the Ten Commandments often and in plenty of different settings helped to give most in my generation an awareness of God, a higher power, an appreciation and gratefulness for all that was around us....so as I listened to all of us praying that prayer, I had goose bumps and tears began to fill my eyes.....I knew God was pleased. I could almost sense His pleasure. He so wants us to welcome Him back in the public square. It's so hard to describe...It felt like coming home to something that felt so familiar and good.
"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."
-2 Chronicles 7:14
http://www.facebook.com/JudgeRoyMoore#!/note.php?note_id=382855402277&id=1328534048&ref=nf
Toward the end of her prayer, she started saying the Lord’s Prayer and everyone in the audience spontaneously began to say it with her. I haven't heard the Lord's Prayer prayed in a public setting (other than church) since I was in high school.
Do any of you remember when almost every public assembly began with the Lord's Prayer? You COULD read the Bible in school. Now we have people being taken to court for praying in Jesus name, having the Ten Commandments posted or losing their jobs because they wore some sort of Christian symbol. We've tried to remove God out of almost all public settings other than church. It's affecting us and even more important, our children are being affected. We've lost the awe and fear of the Lord. Seeing and hearing the Lord's Prayer and the Ten Commandments often and in plenty of different settings helped to give most in my generation an awareness of God, a higher power, an appreciation and gratefulness for all that was around us....so as I listened to all of us praying that prayer, I had goose bumps and tears began to fill my eyes.....I knew God was pleased. I could almost sense His pleasure. He so wants us to welcome Him back in the public square. It's so hard to describe...It felt like coming home to something that felt so familiar and good.
"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."
-2 Chronicles 7:14
Saturday, August 21, 2010
God Uses The Foolish Things Of The World To Confound The Wise...1 Corinthians 1:27
This is my second blog which was also written about a year ago. As I shared earlier in the first blog, I just want you to see where I've been and where I'm coming from in this "awakening" process God has had
me in.
Hope you enjoy the read!.
But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to put to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to put to shame the things which are mighty; 1 Corinthians 1:27
I believe Sarah Palin is going to be a living example of this verse, to us as Christians and to the secular world of Holleywood, intellectuals and media elites. Through no fault of her own, she and her family have been viciously criticised, belittled, and slandered and yet, she continues to draw crowds and fans by the thousands. What is it about this woman that brings out the most venemous blogs, commentaries and articles I've ever seen in my 52 years of living? I believe it is what the above verse says. Actually, I like how the Old King James version states it. Instead of using the words, "put to shame," it uses the word, "confound," a much better word to describe Sarah Palin and the real "gut" reaction the eletist have to her. They just don't quite know what it is they don't like about her. It's just there..."confounding" them.
I think I know. I believe God has raised her and others that we may not even be aware of yet ,"for such a time as this." There are many Esters, Deborahs, Daniels and Josephs out there who are not intimidated by the enemy and Sarah Palin is one of them. She has the elite media and intellectuals "confounded." They're all talking about her, trying to figure out what she is going to do and everytime they think, "aha, we have her now," she does something completely unexpected.
After Sarah gave her resignation speech, all of the commentators and politicians were in a frenzy trying to analize and criticize but when I heard her resignation speech, I knew. Here is a woman who is not afraid to speak the truth, even if it's not the "politically correct" thing to say. She speaks to the heart of middle America, the common men and women, you know, the ones who "cling to their guns and religion" and at the same time she has the heart of a woman and mother who speaks out for the unborn and handicapped and says their lives are of value in a country that has numbed its conscience to these precious individuals. This is a woman who has been ridiculed for her faith and her conservative values like no other woman in the public arena. I don't know what God has planned for Sarah Palin, but I am thankful for her and I'm praying for God to raise others up in our nation who will be willing to take a stand no matter the cost.
I love this "Mama Grizzlies" Sarah Palin youtube! I am a mama grizzly!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4hDpbzEv60
me in.
Hope you enjoy the read!.
But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to put to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to put to shame the things which are mighty; 1 Corinthians 1:27
I believe Sarah Palin is going to be a living example of this verse, to us as Christians and to the secular world of Holleywood, intellectuals and media elites. Through no fault of her own, she and her family have been viciously criticised, belittled, and slandered and yet, she continues to draw crowds and fans by the thousands. What is it about this woman that brings out the most venemous blogs, commentaries and articles I've ever seen in my 52 years of living? I believe it is what the above verse says. Actually, I like how the Old King James version states it. Instead of using the words, "put to shame," it uses the word, "confound," a much better word to describe Sarah Palin and the real "gut" reaction the eletist have to her. They just don't quite know what it is they don't like about her. It's just there..."confounding" them.
I think I know. I believe God has raised her and others that we may not even be aware of yet ,"for such a time as this." There are many Esters, Deborahs, Daniels and Josephs out there who are not intimidated by the enemy and Sarah Palin is one of them. She has the elite media and intellectuals "confounded." They're all talking about her, trying to figure out what she is going to do and everytime they think, "aha, we have her now," she does something completely unexpected.
After Sarah gave her resignation speech, all of the commentators and politicians were in a frenzy trying to analize and criticize but when I heard her resignation speech, I knew. Here is a woman who is not afraid to speak the truth, even if it's not the "politically correct" thing to say. She speaks to the heart of middle America, the common men and women, you know, the ones who "cling to their guns and religion" and at the same time she has the heart of a woman and mother who speaks out for the unborn and handicapped and says their lives are of value in a country that has numbed its conscience to these precious individuals. This is a woman who has been ridiculed for her faith and her conservative values like no other woman in the public arena. I don't know what God has planned for Sarah Palin, but I am thankful for her and I'm praying for God to raise others up in our nation who will be willing to take a stand no matter the cost.
I love this "Mama Grizzlies" Sarah Palin youtube! I am a mama grizzly!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4hDpbzEv60
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