America has experienced an incredible tragedy today, with the cowardly terrorist attacks on New York City and the nation's capital. Our thoughts and prayers go out to each of the friends and families of those killed and injured in this outrageous act of aggression.
Please join me in taking time today to pray for the victims and their families, as well as for our nation's leaders. In the days ahead, as our nation struggles to sort out this disaster and authorities investigate these horrifying crimes, we will most urgently need the hand of God upon our land.
As we face the future, let us remember Psalm 27:1-3: "The Lord is my light and my salvation - whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life - of whom shall I be afraid? When evil men advance against me to devour my flesh, when my enemies and my foes attack me, they will stumble and fall. Though an army besiege me, my heart will not fear; though war break out against me, even then will I be confident."
May God bless and keep the land we love.
Sincerely,
Jay Alan Sekulow
Chief Counsel
Dearest Friends,
My heart goes out to the suffering people and their families in New York and Washington DC. What happened yesterday, on American Soil, was the WORST TERRORIST ATTACK IN WORLD HISTORY?
The cowards that took to hijacking American Planes and used them as ?flying bombs? are to burn in hell?FOREVERMORE.
I am awash in the feelings of human suffering?But sadly, Americans are not foreign to this suffering. From Our Birth as a Nation, we have seen this kind of thing before. From the Boston Massacre, to the Burning of the White House during the War of 1812, we Americans have felt the flames of hatred?
It has been a LONG time since we, Americans have bled on our Nation?s soil. Not since the Civil War, have we bled to death, for our babies, ladies and older people. During the ?Civil War? AKA ?War Between the States?, we Americans bled for the ?organic sin? of human chattel slavery. Yes, we poured the blood of over 600,000 Americans for the ?sin of slavery.? Since then, we as a Nation, have fought to ?free the oppressed.? Be they Mexican, South American, Pacific Islanders, European or African -- we have sent brave men and women to their deaths in order to secure freedom, peace and love world-wide?
Yesterday, 11 September in the Year of Our Lord 2001, we bled again?New York City was the prime target for Islamic Fundamentalists, as was the Pentagon in Washington, DC. Steel may melt, and concrete may crumble, but the one thing the terrorists miscounted was this: Americans derive their POWER from each-other?NOT A CENTRALIZED GOVERNMENT?
That is where the Islamic fringe went wrong?They counted on America to be ?passive?, THEY COUNTED WRONG? We, as a Nation, have overcome Racial Bigotry, Gender Discrimination and yes, economic disparity. Is there more room for improvement? YES! But WE, The United States of America, the Second Republic since Rome, show the WORLD how it is done? Check the ?Immigration patterns? world-wide -- EVERYONE COMES HERE!!! We are the ONLY Nation in the WORLD that contains EVERY CREED, RACE, NATIONALITY, RELIGION and COLOR known to MAN? Americans are slow to anger, but when disturbed, fight like no other?Ask Adolf Hitler.
Worse yet, the Terrorists pissed of my Marine Corps Brothers and Sisters?Keep in mind that the U.S. Marine Corps was Founded in the Tun Tavern, 10 November 1775. (Before the U.S. Army ? and is the oldest U.S. Military Force in Action). It must be said that the U.S. Marines were and are comprised of the craziest and bravest U.S. Citizens known. To join the Corps, well, it is to join a brotherhood?Our sister Marines understand this tradition, and we all hold ?babies?, ?ladies? and ?older people? as our sacred trust toward the American People.
What happened yesterday, the killing and murdering of American babies, ladies and older people IS NOT TO BE TOLERATED?
I have word that President George Walker Bush has ordered the Atlantic Fleet to protect the air space of New York and Washington DC, and that, U.S. Marines will be on patrol to guard against further Terrorist Attacks.
The Islamic fringe terrorists had BETTER PRAY TO ALLAH, that the U.S. Marines DO NOT FIND THEM FIRST. Remember, we liberated American Shipping from the Barbary Pirates, by killing them effectively, and all other enemies of American Liberty suffered the same fate -- swiftly and unconditionally.
Attached is a graphic demonstrating some AMERICAN RESOLVE?
God Bless You and the U.S. Marine Corps,
Matthew J. Poeske
3rd Marine Division, 1993-95
?SEMPER FIDELIS? ? Always Faithful ? Motto of the U.S. Marine Corps
?The hottest places in Hell are reserved for those who, in times of moral crisis, preserved their neutrality.?
-- Dante Alighieri
The following is by Leonard Pitts Jr. of the Miami Herald:
We'll go forward from this moment.
It's my job to have something to say.
They pay me to provide words that help make sense of that which troubles The American soul. But in this moment of airless shock when hot tears sting disbelieving eyes, the only thing I can find to say, the only words that seem to fit, must be addressed to the unknown author of this suffering.
You monster. You beast. You unspeakable b#st#rd. What lesson did you hope to teach us by our coward's attack on our World Trade Center, our Pentagon, us? What was it you hoped we would learn? Whatever it was, please know that you failed.
Did you want us to respect your cause? You just damned your cause. Did you want to make us fear? You just steeled our resolve. Did you want to tear us apart? You just brought us together. Let me tell you about my people. We are a vast and quarrelsome family, a family rent by racial, social, political and class division, but a family nonetheless. We're frivolous, yes, capable of expending tremendous emotional energy on pop cultural minutiae -- a singer's revealing dress, a ball team's misfortune, a cartoon mouse. We're wealthy, too, spoiled by the ready availability of trinkets and material goods, and maybe because of that, we walk through life with a certain sense of blithe entitlement. We are fundamentally decent, though -- peace-loving and compassionate. We struggle to know the right thing and to do it. And we are, the overwhelming majority of us, people of faith, believers in a just and loving God. Some people -- you, perhaps -- think that any or all of this makes us weak. You're mistaken. We are not weak. Indeed, we are strong in ways that cannot be measured by arsenals.
IN PAIN
Yes, we're in pain now. We are in mourning and we are in shock. We're still grappling with the unreality of the awful thing you did, still working to make ourselves understand that this isn't a special effect from some Hollywood blockbuster, isn't the plot development from a Tom Clancy novel. Both in terms of the awful scope of their ambition and the probable final death toll, your attacks are likely to go down as the worst acts of terrorism in the history of the United States and, probably, the history of the world. You've bloodied us as we have never been bloodied before.
But there's a gulf of difference between making us bloody and making us fall. This is the lesson Japan was taught to its bitter sorrow the last time anyone hit us this hard, the last time anyone brought us such abrupt and monumental pain. When roused, we are righteous in our outrage, terrible in our force. When provoked by this level of barbarism, we will bear any suffering, pay any cost, go to any length, in the pursuit of justice.
I tell you this without fear of contradiction. I know my people, as you, I think, do not. What I know reassures me. It also causes me to tremble with dread of the future.
In the days to come, there will be recrimination and accusation, fingers pointing to determine whose failure allowed this to happen and what can be done to prevent it from happening again. There will be heightened security, misguided talk of revoking basic freedoms. We'll go forward from this moment sobered, chastened, sad. But determined, too.
Unimaginably determined.
THE STEEL IN US
You see, the steel in us is not always readily apparent. That aspect of our character is seldom understood by people who don't know us well. On this day, the family's bickering is put on hold. As Americans we will weep, as Americans we will mourn, and as Americans, we will rise in defense of all that we cherish.
So I ask again: What was it you hoped to teach us? It occurs to me that maybe you just wanted us to know the depths of your hatred. If that's the case, consider the message received. And take this message in exchange: You don't know my people. You don't know what we're capable of. You don't know what you just started.
But you're about to learn.
To the People of New York City:
We send this card to you
To lend a shoulder
To shed our tears
To say a prayer
To let you know that you are not alone
You are in our thoughts and prayers
May God Bless you and yours during this tragic time
I just received this on the internet, it is going around and hopefully you will be able to send it on to all of your connections.
Friday Night at 7:00 p.m. step out your door, stop your car, or step out of your establishment and light a candle. We will show the world that Americans are strong and united together against terrorism.
The message: WE STAND UNITED - WE WILL NOT TOLERATE TERRORISM!
By Leonard Pitts Jr.
Syndicated columnist
They pay me to tease shades of meaning from social and cultural issues, to provide words that help make sense of that which troubles the American soul.
But in this moment of airless shock when hot tears sting disbelieving eyes, the only thing I can find to say, the only words that seem to fit, must be addressed to the unknown author of this suffering. You monster. You beast. You unspeakable bastard. What lesson did you hope to teach us by your coward's attack on our World Trade Center, our Pentagon, us? What was it you hoped we would learn? Whatever it was, please know that you failed.
Did you want us to respect your cause? You just damned your cause. Did you want to make us fear? You just steeled our resolve. Did you want to tear us apart? You just brought us together. Let me tell you about my people. We are a vast and quarrelsome family, a family rent by racial, cultural, political and class division, but a family nonetheless. We're frivolous, yes, capable of expending tremendous emotional energy on pop cultural minutiae, a singer's revealing dress, a ball team's misfortune, a cartoon mouse. We're wealthy, too, spoiled by the ready availability of trinkets and material goods, and maybe because of that, we walk through life with a certain sense of blithe entitlement. We are fundamentally decent, though - peace-loving and compassionate. We struggle to know the right thing and to do it. And we are, the overwhelming majority of us, people of faith, believers in a just and loving God. Some people - you, perhaps - think that any or all of this makes us weak. You're mistaken. We are not weak. Indeed, we are strong in ways that cannot be measured by arsenals. Yes, we're in pain now. We are in mourning and we are in shock. We're still grappling with the unreality of the awful thing you did, still working to make ourselves understand that this isn't a special effect from some Hollywood blockbuster, isn't the plot development from a Tom Clancy novel. Both in terms of the awful scope of its ambition and the probable final death toll, your attacks are likely to go down as the worst acts of terrorism in the history of the United States and, indeed, the history of the world. You've bloodied us as we have never been bloodied before. But there's a gulf of difference between making us bloody and making us fall. This is the lesson Japan was taught to its bitter sorrow the last time anyone hit us this hard, the last time anyone brought us such abrupt and monumental pain. When roused, we are righteous in our outrage, terrible in our force. When provoked by this level of barbarism, we will bear any suffering, pay any cost, go to any length, in the pursuit of justice. I tell you this without fear of contradiction. I know my people, as you, I think, do not. What I know reassures me. It also causes me to tremble with dread of the future.
In days to come, there will be recrimination and accusation, fingers pointing to determine whose failure allowed this to happen and what can be done to prevent it from happening again. There will be heightened security, misguided talk of revoking basic freedoms. We'll go forward from this moment sobered, chastened, sad. But determined, too. Unimaginably determined.
You see, there is steel beneath this velvet. That aspect of our character is seldom understood by people who don't know us well. On this day, the family's bickering is put on hold. As Americans we will weep, as Americans we will mourn, and as Americans, we will rise in defense of all that we cherish.
Still, I keep wondering what it was you hoped to teach us. It occurs to me that maybe you just wanted us to know the depths of your hatred. If that's the case, consider the message received. And take this message in exchange: You don't know my people. You don't know what we're about. You don't know what you just started. But you're about to learn.
Please participate with us in this:
Tomorrow is U.S. Color day. Red, White & Blue should be worn in honor of our fellow Americans that died. The goal is to get the whole nation to participate.
In memory of all those who perished; the passengers and the pilots on the United Air and AA flights, the workers in the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, and all the innocent bystanders. Our prayers go out to the friends and families of the deceased. God's speed to all those who have lost their lives...GOD BLESS AMERICA and the freedom it represents. Tomorrow is US pride day, everyone wear US colors (jeans are blue, everyone owns a white t-shirt, etc). try to be wearing as much red white and blue as you can. Lets get the whole country into it.
Dear Heavenly Father,
We come before you in the midst of the alarming news and crisis that
our country is facing. This, the greatest nation, founded in the
belief that "In God We Trust" & the "Land of the Free". Please have
mercy on those suffering, hurting and in fear, and give wisdom &
strength to those who are assisting. May the forces of evil be
broken by your power and may we humble ourselves before you, our
strength and refuge. Give wisdom to all our President & our leaders
and bring your comforting peace through the power of your Holy
Spirit. Help us here to reach to those that have been affected by
this tragedy.
In the name of our Lord and Savior, Christ Jesus.
AMEN
The strength of a man isn't seen in the width of his shoulders.
Its seen in the width of his arms that circle you.
The strength of a man isn't in the deep tone of his voice.
It is in the gentle words he whispers.
The strength of a man isn't how many buddies he has.
Its how good a buddy he is with his kids.
The strength of a man isn't in how respected he is at work.
Its in how respected he is at home.
The strength of a man isn't in how hard he Hits.
Its in how tender he touches.
The strength of a man isn't in the hair on his chest.
Its in his Heart...that lies within his chest.
The strength of a man isn't how many women he's Loved.
Its in can he be true to one woman.
The strength of a man isn't in the weight he can lift.
It is in the burdens he can carry.
--Author unknown
This website has some good articles and are offering a lot of articles on dealing with the current crisis, children etc. If interested check it out.
From: Crosswalk.com [mailto:crosswalkupdate@lists.crosswalk.com]
Subject: Crosswalk.com Weekly Update - September 13, 2001
Crosswalk.com Weekly Update
September 13, 2001
"Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil, you are with me."
A NATION TURNS TO GOD
Today there is no shoulder big enough to cry on but God's. These terrorist events are a sobering reminder that our physical safety is not guaranteed, but as Christians, our eternal safety is secure in Christ.
In an effort to support and serve, Crosswalk.com has put together links and information that will help you in this time of crisis.
Visit our home page for all the latest news and resources. We are constantly adding to the site, so please check back often. Upcoming, you can expect to see more articles with analysis and reporting, tips for talking to your children, direction for pastors in shepherding your church through the issues, and much more.
Please find below direct links to some our our coverage ...
- A Stunned World Falls to its Knees - Religion Today http://link.crosswalk.com/UM/T.ASP?A3.28.2469.1.514752
Prayer & Support - Guideposts-Crosswalk.com Online Prayer Tool http://spiritual.crosswalk.com/prayer
- A Call to Prayer ... from our nation's Christian leaders http://link.crosswalk.com/UM/T.ASP?A3.28.2469.2.514752
- Prayers from Crosswalk.com Readers http://link.crosswalk.com/UM/T.ASP?A3.28.2469.3.514752
- When Death Comes Unexpectedly - Religion Today http://link.crosswalk.com/UM/T.ASP?A3.28.2469.4.514752
- Scripture for this Time of Crisis and Questions http://link.crosswalk.com/UM/T.ASP?A3.28.2469.5.514752
Forums
- Prayer http://forums.crosswalk.com/webx?50@@.ee9bd31
- Discussion http://forums.crosswalk.com/webx?50@@.ee9bd29
- Response amidst the aftermath http://forums.crosswalk.com/webx?50@@.ee9bf5d
Get Involved
- Contribute to the World Vision American Relief Fund http://link.crosswalk.com/UM/T.ASP?A3.28.2469.6.514752
- How Can I Help? http://link.crosswalk.com/UM/T.ASP?A3.28.2469.7.514752
Chat
- Prayer room is called "Prayer"
- Discussion room is called "Aftermath!"
Hyperlinks
A Stunned World Falls to its Knees - Religion Today
Guideposts Crosswalk.com
Online Prayer Tool
A
Call to Prayer.... from our nation's Christian leaders
Prayers
from Crosswalk.com Readers
When
Death Comes Unexpectedly - Religion Today
Scripture
for this Time of Crisis and Questions
Prayer
Discussion
Response amidst
the aftermath
Contribute
to the World Vision American Relief Fund
How
Can I Help?
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In His Service,
Rich Shipe
Managing Editor
rich@crosswalk.com
Flags Across American
To show those terrorists that we Americans stick together, FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 14 is "Flags Across America." All Americans are asked to display the American flag either in their homes or cars. Let's keep the meaning of UNITED in "United States". Pass this onto as many people as you know. THANK YOU.
Let us all fly our American flag, from our homes, from our businesses, from our cars, from our mailboxes. If you don't have one, go get one. Let the pictures the world sees of our country, over the next few days, be not that of a whimpering, wounded nation licking its wounds, but that of a strong, and powerful nation of people who stand shoulder to shoulder with a single message... that I AM AN AMERICAN......and we will not be defeated by these actions........that we will recover and recover quickly because we are a nation of strong people, standing ready in defense of our country. Let the press photos over the next few days and weeks show how the American people respond to these tragic events, not as fearful and horrified, but as the strong backbone of our nation .............
Let a sea of American flags speak what our hearts now feel.
Dear Heavenly Father,
We are moved by the alarming news and crisis that our country is facing. This, a great nation, is founded in the belief that "In God We Trust" & we are the "Land of the Free". Please have mercy on those suffering, hurting and in fear, and give wisdom & strength to those who are assisting.
May the forces of evil be broken by your power and may we humble ourselves before Thee, our strength and refuge. Give wisdom to our President & our leaders and bring your comforting peace through the power of your Holy Spirit. Help us here to reach to those that have been affected by this tragedy.
In the name of our Lord and Savior, Christ Jesus.
AMEN
THESE are the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands by it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman. Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly: it is dearness only that gives every thing its value. Heaven knows how to put a proper price upon its goods; and it would be strange indeed if so celestial an article as FREEDOM should not be highly rated.
-- Thomas Paine, December 23, 1776
Written as part of a series of pamphlets and entitled The American Crisis and signed Common Sense.
Thomas Paine (1737-1809), Anglo-American political theorist, writer.
Ted Nugent, the rock singer and hunter/naturalists, upon hearing that California Senators B. Boxer and D. Feinstein denounced him for being a ?gun owner? and a ?Rock Star? wrote this. This was his response after telling the senators about his past contributions to children's charities and scholarship foundations which have totaled more than $13.7 million in the last 5 years!!
I'm a Bad American - this pretty much sums it up for me. I like big trucks, big boats, big houses, and naturally, pretty women. I believe the money I make belongs to me and my family, not some midlevel governmental functionary with a bad comb-over who wants to give it away to crack addicts squirting out babies.
I don't care about appearing compassionate. I think playing with toy guns doesn't make you a killer. I believe ignoring your kids and giving them Prozac might.
I think I'm doing better than the homeless. I don't think being a minority makes you noble or victimized. I have the right not to be tolerant of others because they are different, weird or make me mad. This is my life to live, and not necessarily up to others expectations.
I know what SEX is and there are not varying degrees of it.
I don't celebrate Kwanzaa. But if you want to that's fine. I just don't feel like everyone else should have to.
I believe that if you are selling me a Dairy Queen shake, a pack of cigarettes, or hotel room you do it in English. As of matter of fact, if you are an American citizen you should speak English. My uncles and forefathers shouldn't have had to die in vain so you can leave the countries you were born in to come disrespect ours, and make us bend to your will. Get over it!!!!!!!!!!!
I think the cops have every right to shoot your sorry butt if you're running from them after they tell you to stop. If you can't understand the word 'freeze' or 'stop' in English, see the previous line.
I don't use the excuse "it's for the children" as a shield for unpopular opinions or actions. I know how to count votes and I feel much safer letting a machine with no political affiliation do a recount when needed. I know what the definition of lying is, and it isn't based on the word "is"-ever.
I don't think just because you were not born in this country, you qualify for any special loan programs, government sponsored bank loans, etc., so you can open a hotel, 7-Eleven, trinket shop, or any thing else, while the indigenous peoples can't get past a high school education because they can't afford it.
I didn't take the initiative in inventing the Internet. I thought the Taco Bell dog was funny. I want them to bring back safe and sane fireworks. I believe no one ever died because of something Ozzy Osbourne, Ice-T or Marilyn Manson sang, but that doesn't mean I want to listen to that crap from someone else's car when I'm stopped at a red light. But I respect your right to.
I think that being a student doesn't give you any more enlightenment than working at Blockbuster or Jack In The Box.
I don't want to eat or drink anything with the words light, lite or fat-free on the package.
Our soldiers did not go to some foreign country and risk their lives in vain and defend our Constitution so that decades later you can tell me it's a living document ever changing and is open to interpretation. The guys who wrote it were light years ahead of anyone today, and they meant what they said - now leave the document alone, or there's going to be trouble.
I don't hate the rich. I help the poor. I know wrestling is fake. I've never owned, or was a slave, and a large percentage of our forefathers weren't wealthy enough to own one either. Please stop blaming me because some prior white people were idiots - and remember, tons of white, Indian, Chinese, and other races have been enslaved too - it was wrong for every one of them. Get over it!
I believe a self-righteous liberal Democrat with a cause is more dangerous than a Hell's Angel with an attitude.
I want to know exactly which church is it where the "Reverend" Jessie Jackson preaches; and, what exactly is his job function.
I own a gun, you can own a gun, and any red blooded American should be allowed to own a gun, but if you use it in a crime, then you will serve the time.
I think Bill Gates has every right to keep every penny he made and continue to make more. If it makes you mad, then invent the next operating system that's better and put your name on the building. Ask your buddy that invented the Internet to help you.
I don't believe in hate crime legislation. Even suggesting it makes me mad. You're telling me that someone who is a minority, gay, disabled, another nationality, or otherwise different from the mainstream of this country has more value as a human being that I do as a white male. If someone kills anyone, I'd say that it's a hate crime. We don't need more laws! Let's enforce the ones we already have.
I think turkey bacon, turkey beef, turkey fake anything sucks.
I believe that it doesn't take a village to raise a child-it takes a parent with the guts to stand up to the kid and spank his butt and say "NO!" when it's necessary to do so.
I'll admit that the only movie that ever made me cry was Ole Yeller. I didn't realize Dr. Seuss was a genius until I had a kid.
I will not be frowned upon or be looked down upon or be made to keep silent because I have these beliefs and opinions. I thought this country allowed me that right. I will not conform or compromise just to keep from hurting somebody's feelings. I'm neither angry nor disenfranchised, no matter how desperately the mainstream media would like the world to believe otherwise.
Yes, I guess by some people's definition, I may be a bad American. But that's tough.
Ted Nugent