>From: "Ray Rumsey" <ray@surfbest.net> >To: "peggy sue allen" <granny_386@hotmail.com> >Subject: Fw: Did you know? >Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2004 09:14:51 -0500 > > > > > > > >As you walk up the steps to the building which houses the U.S. Supreme > > >Court you can see near the top of the building a row of the world's law > > >givers and each one is facing one in the middle who is facing forward > > >with a full frontal view - it is Moses and he is holding the Ten > > >Commandments! > > > > > >DID YOU KNOW? > > > > > >As you enter the Supreme Court courtroom, the two huge oak doors have > > >the Ten Commandments engraved on each lower portion of each door. > > > > > >DID YOU KNOW? > > > > > >As you sit inside the courtroom, you can see the wall, right above >where > > >the Supreme Court judges sit, a display of the Ten Commandments! > > > > > >DID YOU KNOW? > > > > > >There are Bible verses etched in stone all over the Federal Buildings > > >and Monuments in Washington, D.C. > > > > > >DID YOU KNOW? > > > > > >James Madison, the fourth president, known as "The Father of Our > > >Constitution" made the following statement "We have staked the whole of > > >all our political institutions upon the capacity of mankind for > > >self-government, upon the capacity of each and all of us to govern > > >ourselves, to control ourselves, to sustain ourselves according to the > > >Ten Commandments of God." > > > > > >DID YOU KNOW? > > > > > >Patrick Henry, that patriot and Founding Father of our country said, >"It > > >cannot be emphasized too strongly or too often that this great nation > > >was founded not by religionists but by Christians, not on religions but > > >on the Gospel of Jesus Christ". > > > > > >DID YOU KNOW? > > > > > >Every session of Congress begins with a prayer by a paid preacher, >whose > > >salary has been paid by the taxpayer since 1777. > > > > > >DID YOU KNOW? > > > > > >Fifty-two of the 55 founders of the Constitution were members of the > > >established orthodox churches in the colonies. > > > > > >DID YOU KNOW? > > > > > >Thomas Jefferson worried that the Courts would overstep their authority > > >and instead of interpreting the law would begin making law....an > > >oligarchy....the rule of few over many. > > > > > >DID YOU KNOW? > > > > > >The very first Supreme Court Justice, John Jay, said, "Americans should > > >select and prefer Christians as their rulers." > > > > > >How, then, have we gotten to the point that everything we have done for > > >220 years in this country is now suddenly wrong and unconstitutional? > > > > > > > > >Please forward this to everyone you can. Lets put it around the world > > >and let the world see and remember what this country was built on. > > > > > > > > > > > >Why is it that our children can't read a Bible in school, but they > > >can in Prison? > > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > >"I sincerely believe...that banking establishments are more dangerous >than > > >standing armies." > > >Thomas Jefferson to John Taylor 1816 ME 15:23 > > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > >What This Country NEEDS are more unemployed politicians > > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > >Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by > > >the moments that take our breath away! > > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Get business advice and resources to improve your work life, from >bCentral. > > http://special.msn.com/bcentral/loudclear.armx > > > _________________________________________________________________ Get reliable access on MSN 9 Dial-up. 3 months for the price of 1! (Limited-time offer) http://click.atdmt.com/AVE/go/onm00200361ave/direct/01/

Please refrain from posting "forwards" on the list. While some are interesting to read, they need to be shared by private e-mail. Thanks, Ann Applegate Listowner