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An open letter to those who grieve Saturday's massacre
Written by Mike Renzulli Subject: Arizona's Top NewsMany from all over the political map stand against WBC; legislation is not the right answer. Please don't encourage legislators to spend time this legislative session creating laws that bolster government's lack of faith in constituents. We're empathic and act as such because it's the right thing to do. David Schapira talked about Tikkun Olam today at the capitol: the Jewish principle of healing the world. True Tikkun Olam comes from within our hearts and shows through our actions--it isn't the result of legislation.
There's a group doing a guardian angel style buffer zone already (and several others), and I'm hoping to organize a group from Phoenix as well.
I don't think a reaction that dims the rights in the very amendment that Gabrielle Giffords read in Congress the other day is appropriate. Perhaps we can all work together to get as many Arizonans as possible to join this effort.
What do you think, everyone? How many of us would it take to volunteer and pledge our time, resources, and support so that we can do this together, without legislation?
UPDATE:
Okay, so the legislation passed in a day. I was posed the question earlier about whether, since it isn't content-based, it might pass constitutional muster. I'm thinking no.
First, it might actually be considered content-based. It is hugely debatable, again because of Kentucky. This bill was written by a state legislator who tweeted "#NotIfICanHelpIt" when describing the WBC's planned protest prior to writing the bill. It's content specific in that regard.
Just because it isn't content based doesn't mean it will stand. Content based protest legislation is given *more* scrutiny, but that doesn't mean non-content based legislation isn't given any. A content-neutral statute is subject to intermediate scrutiny and is valid if it is narrowly tailored to serve a significant government interest and leaves ample alternative channels of communication. So one must ask, what alternative venues of communication are open?
The church could argue that they're demonstrating to reach the media that are covering the funerals, not to reach the mourners and attendees. How do they ensure their access to the media if they're so far away that media doesn't need to pass them to arrive at their event that they are covering?
Senator Sinema should have made it smaller than 300 feet if she wanted it to stand. In Kentucky, the courts found that 300 feet was too large and encompassed too many avenues by which to enter and exit the funeral in question.
Plus, the WBC can merely call their demonstration a "prayer vigil" or "evangelical exhibit" or something and not be considered picketing. They seem to just need to affix crosses to their signs and talk about Jesus.
Oh, and to frost the cake: the peaceful counter-protesters with angel-wings creating a barrier of good nature so the families could grieve are now considered "protesters" themselves so they would be guilty of a misdemeanor. Oh joy.
Good job, legislature. Now the "poor, defenseless" bigots can sue the state and win. Can you at least amend it so the guardian angels counter-protesting in peaceful silence can still display their support?
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Jesus Throughout the Entire Bible by an 11 Year-Old
Proverbs 22:6 ¶Train up a child inthe way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
John 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am
Matthew 7:13 Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and
Ecclesiastes 7:13 Consider the work of God: for who can make that straight, which he hath made crooked?
John 1:12 But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name. Heb. 4:12 For the word of God is quick, and powerful, James 1:21 Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, andreceive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.
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Philippians 2:15 That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as
2 Corinthians 4:6 For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give thelight of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
Acts 26:18 To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may
Will you receive the Lord Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins? Romans 10:13 For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
Notice how all words in the King James Bible match up with all other words to lead to the Word, the Lord Jesus Christ, who is the Word and he is God. John 1:1 ¶In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. Psalms 138:2 I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above all thyname .
The word when written with a small (w) is always talking about the scripture and the scripture that it is talking about is always the King James Bible and when the word, the scripture, is written with a small (w) it often has a (s) on it because the scriptures are made up of many words. When these words point to God, with the capital Word, you never see the (s) on the end of it because there is only one God, or one of him. Psalms 12:6 The words of the LORD are purewords : as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.them from this generation for ever. Proverbs 30:5 Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.words , lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.
7 Thou shalt keep them, O LORD, thou shalt preserve
6 Add thou not unto his
Notice that he, God, and his words are the same just as you and your words are the same. If I change the wording, it's no longer what God said or if you change what I said, it's no longer what I said but what you said that I said, it has become different and things different are not equal or the same. Since God is perfect and cannot lie, he commands us to be perfect and to put away lying Eph. 4:25, Ja. 3:2. If he says he would preserve his word to every generation, and he has, with many infallible proofs, in which it has proven to be the King James Bible, why would you not believe it and take him athis word ?
As soon as you change it, you not only make him a liar but you break his commandments in doing so making you an unbeliever in his word which is the truth, and if you don’t have the truth how can you be saved? See Isaiah 8:20 To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is nolight in them. Matthew 7:15 ¶Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. 1 Peter 4:11 If any man speak…..
That's why he said not to change the words because he has preserved them in simple six grade English so that this
Romans 10:13 For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall besaved .r sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him. upon him.saved. save his people from their sins.
1 John 3:6 Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoeve
Romans 10:12 ¶For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call
Acts 4:12 Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be
Matthew 1:21 And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall
Acts 16:31 And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt besaved , and thy house.
Every new version has a different Christ, like the Mormon’s; they have a different Christ than the Jehovah Witnesses. They didn’t exist until 1820 so you know they can’t be right or have the truth. Why would all you preachers think any version written after that date would be any more right than they are?
It's being a live vs being death. 1 Cor 15:22 247 times in 231 verses