More Christian Conservatives Against Healthcare Reform
By Dan Gilgoff, God & Country
Richard Land, public policy chief for the Southern Baptist Convention—the nation's largest evangelical denomination—is joining an anti-healthcare-reform press conference in Washington tomorrow that will culminate in the delivery of a petition to Capitol Hill via an ambulance and gurneys.
What's striking about the press release that Land just sent round is that it includes no mention of the Democratic healthcare proposals' abortion provisions. Indeed, it makes no attempt to frame the debate as a moral or faith-based one.
Rather, Land opposes an increased government role in the healthcare system. From the release:
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Sept. 8 2009—Richard Land, host of Richard Land Live! and president of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, will meet with other Salem Radio Network hosts in Washington, DC, tomorrow to deliver SRN's "Free Our Health Care Now" petition, opposing the health care reform legislation now before Congress. He will be joined by prominent radio hosts Mike Gallagher, Dennis Prager, Janet Parshall, Michael Medved and Hugh Hewitt.
The petition, sponsored by the National Center for Policy Analysis and SRN, has gained over 1.2 million signatures since its launch May 25. Printed copies of the petition will be transported to the U.S. Capitol in an ambulance and delivered to congressional lawmakers on gurneys.
"This petition is indicative of a spontaneous grass roots eruption of protest against a government takeover of the American health care system," said Land. "Anyone who doubts the strength and vitality of this movement needs only have attended one of the thousands of town hall meetings to know that this is real."
There are some congressional heavyweights involved in the news conference (below), a clear indication that the sore feelings between the GOP and its Christian right base that were in evidence in the run-up to and aftermath of the 2008 presidential election are fading. Who would have guessed that the two camps would have come together over blocking the Democrats on healthcare?
From the release:
Sens. Jim DeMint (R-SC) and Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) have agreed to accept the boxes of petitions at a news conference set for 2 p.m. and will take the boxes to the office of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid following the conference. NCPA Chairman and former Delaware Governor Pete DuPont will lead the news conference, which will take place just hours before President Obama's health care address to a joint session of Congress.
In addition, House GOP leader John Boehner (R-OH) and Minority Whip Eric Cantor (R-VA) will deliver copies of the signatures to the office of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Other lawmakers to appear at the conference will be announced later.
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Healthcare Bill seen first failure
November 9,2009
Healthcare Bill is not even 24 hours old and it has seen its first failure. Is it true that within this Bill is a concept to force people to join or go to jail. To pay or go to jail.
Hell guys I want to read this 1900 pages of Reform.
Oh, I was told that I can not read this Reform until it is signed into law. So what if the people get a court order to be allowed to read the new Bill that is to be law.
Drop on by and visit us on google.com search for www.fascmovement.mysite.com look for page1 american dream.
Henry Massingale
FASC IN And For Pay It Forward
November 6, 2009
Dear Sir and Mrs.,
F.A.S.C. Concepts in and for Pay It Forward is a 2 part petition. In support of the Pay It Forward is to do something good within a action or a idea and then have another pay it forward the same good intention. Within or web site it is clear of all our goals. Private Schools for children lost to the streets, Asking H.U.D. To help put families back into homes, build a forum through a health care issue that needs to be for the people according to their needs.
I have allowed a issue to get in my way and our goals. I am truly sorry but our web site is being worked on as you read this. Not never one time have we ever asked for you to put your faith into what we write, but we do ask if you see into this, to put your faith into yourself of how to build on this to make it work and to keep it safe from scams.
Within the Federal Act Security Card link you will see two more concepts, one is called ,silly me concept, and the other is the, caveman concept. I would love to share the cave man concept with you. You see the cave man was out and about one day and he saw gold he looked at it and then he looked at the cave woman, so he tossed aside the gold. It is the same with the health care issue that the people fight over, in the cave man days it held no value over his woman but now in this 21st century of mankind it is no more than a way to get rich off of the old, the sick and the dieing.
To understand me and how my mind sees into issues, it is because I am dyslectic, I will never have a G.E.D. ,I will never be able to go to College, but through my disability i have a gift, and that is to be able to see into issues, people, and the earth. I remember one day in Tennessee i was walking out of the forest from a days hunt and I stood before the biggest Oak Tree I have ever seen, the sun was setting over the ridge and the fall leaves and sun light set this tree into a flam of colors. I found myself staring at this tree and for reasons unknown to me , I said ,” God who am I and what was I created to do ?” I know it sounds silly for a man to talk to a tree in order to reach God.
There will come a time in a persons life that they will look into their self and look for things that is good. It may be for a woman for a child or for God and Country.
I know without a doubt because of law created to remove prayer from schools that our children are murdered in schools. And because of laws created against the Flag Of America that people lost respect for our own laws. This is to stay as it is, we must remove God from the Court Houses {to swear by.}
What I do ask of people if you see into my mind of what is written and you believe in part or in full, do I as have and email President Obama and ask him to look into his hand and see where he came from and what it took for him to get where he is today. To never forget this because people elected you into office to be the Commander And Chief of the Military, to help fix this failed system, but not to be the leader of the people, but instead we ask for you Sir, “To step away from the Democrats and the Republicans and stand with the people of the United States Of America and God. Then say to the two different parties stand with us and lets rebuild America.”
All we ask is for you to Pay It Forward.
Henry Massingale
Pay It Forward Petition
Pay It Forward Petition
Before we get in to the petition I wish to share a thought or two, this petition is because that we see and we know with all of our souls that because of a Supreme Court Ruling against a moment of silence within the school and the Pledge to the United States Flag, that because of this, that a vacuum was created and it was replaced.
1.For years State and Government Officials saw into this and even though the increasing violence in schools was noted, Officials still refused to acknowledge the fact of a connection of laws created against God and the development of human life.
2.From my understanding that men and woman acknowledge the Creation Of The Constitution , The Bill Of Rights, and Our independence Day , that through our work we give thanks to God.
3.We understand how it came about that the Court ruled against the name of God but you were wrong. It is a God Given Right and a Constitutional Right for people to be of free will and to not believe in God. What is lost is respect, that over 80% per cent of the world believes in God and it is a infringement of the laws of God and the Constitution to take the name of God out of schools.
4.Because it is a public school dose not withstand the weight of the infringement created by the Court.
5.The moment of silence in schools is a right and it is a choice that a child has and not to be forced upon them as a you have to do. The differences of Church should not be in school, because we are of many faiths.
6.The term Public Schools falls under a concept created by the Dakota Sioux Tribe ,For as long as the grass grows and the water flows that this land will be ours. Public Schools do not belong to the system of a Government Institution. The creation of public schools date back to when people lived by candle light.
7. It is funded by American tax dollars and it is and for The People Of The United States Of America.
If I was to speak to Congress and the Court I would say, “ What the hell is a matter with you, you saw what was done and you refused to undo your error, what the hell is a matter with you.”
8.Because of law created against God, we have children killing children in our schools. You must understand that if a person choses to be as one with God it will be, but if a person choses to be as one with evil..... The voided created in school is a shame, because I do believe that this Country is the only only one to do as such, { Not Allowing The Concept Of A God}
9.We as a people are feed up and we only seek the rights given to us, and from this day forward a new law will be created by men that value the ability to give respect to others no matter your faith. There is a day that when people look at one another that we shared a common goal no matter how we are as a person. That because of these goals together with faith we stood for something good.
10.We bring forward the Trevor McKinney ACT into law , that this child s death has marked this Country for the lack of insight by laws created laws against God.
11.That from this day forward that laws created that infringes on human right will no longer be in the hands of few
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12.That this petition is a given right to bring about change with in a operated concept of respect of another s belief.
On this Day of the 19th Of October 2009 this petition becomes life.
Henry Massingale
Pay It Forward Petition - The Petition Site
Pay It Forward Petition. October 19, 2009. Before we get in to the petition I wish to share a thought or two, this petition is because that we see and we ...
www.thepetitionsite.com/2/pay-it-forward-petition - 18 hours ago
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1.Health Care Constitutional Order - The Petition Site
Constitutional Order. On this day of October 17, 2009. We The People Of The United States Of America set forth a directive and hereby order both parties to ...
www.thepetitionsite.com/19/health-care-constitutional-order - Cached
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