Soapbox and other stuff

Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift! 2 Corinthians 9:15 (Nelson's NKJV Study Bible)

God's indescribable gift is His Son, Jesus Christ. Our gifts can never compare to God's sacrifice for us (Nelson's NKJV Study Bible, commentary, p. 1958)

Earlier, I wrote of the Islamic condemnation of the Pope. It isn't just condemnation now, it includes threats against his life. It's quite amazing to me that some want to defend the threats against the Pope using past Christian transgressions as justification. I really don't understand. However, that is what America is about... freedom to disagree.

I saw a bumper sticker a few days ago that said something like "Dissent is not Disloyal." Think about it! It may be the most Loyal and Patriot thing we can do.

Today's soapbox:
I tire of receiving email petitions for various things (and I don't forward them). They are worthless and carry no weight. It's not that I agree or don't agree with them they are just pointless. If we are expressing opinions regarding school prayer, beneficial subsidies for illegal aliens, "In God We Trust" on our money and in the plege of allegiance, 9/11 Commission recommendations, etc., an email petition is of NO use. Our greatest Constitutional previlege is to Vote our beliefs and contact our congressional representatives to make sure they know, personally, how we feel. And continue, and continue, and continue to contact them.... until they hear.

If you don't know who or how to contact your representatives it's very simple to find out. Go to: http://www.visi.com/juan/congress/index.html, enter your complete address and a list will be returned with names, telephone and fax number and, in many cases, web page addresses. In some cases the web page has a contact form that can be completed (you don't even have to do an email). The same holds true with the White House. Go to www.whitehouse.gov, select contact and all the information it there. (Be sure to use ".gov".)

End of Soapbox.

Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with who there is no variation or shadow of turning. James 1:17 (Nelson's NKJV Study Bible)