I'm glad I'm not as cynical as this last message from Ron & Carol. My son is in the reserves and while I would rather he stay home, I accept HIS decision to go. I have seen the horror of this past week but I have seen the beauty of Americans in their generosity with blood, food and clothing, their patience in air lines, their understanding of a stranger's grief and the incredible courage of those who are still digging regardless of the horror they see as they dig and the danger they are in. As a teacher of English to foreigners who have come to this wonderful country, I have seen the hurt in their eyes for us and their very gernerous donations "since they can't help in new York". I have heard about the recruiting offices having so many YOUNG people coming to join up. I think you are looking at the donut hole (which every donut has) but I'm glad I have much more donut. Since I am not perfect, I don't expect my country to be perfect but its the best I can find and I'll stick with it. Dot ----- Original Message ----- From: "ron @ carol" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2001 9:06 AM > We're crashing "For a Time Such as This" > > Please don't tell me to "Have a nice day." Please don't say to me to "Get > back to normal." Get back to normal? God forbid. And don't give me that old > simplistic standard that "if we don't go on with our lifestyle as it was, > they won." It is not a playground. It is a battlefield. > > What was normal? > > That normal world that let our military sink into such conditions that we > can barely muster for battle, much less have decent places for soldiers to > live? That normal world where we reduced patriotism and love for the flag to > such an extent that uncommitted young people have to be recruited to serve > the greatest nation that ever was? > > That normal world that let corporate giants put local grocery and hardware > stores and clothing stores and many other retail services out of business so > there are few true business owners who are committed to the community and > profits are funneled off to remote investors who never heard of Las Cruces? > That normal world where we wanted to buy the cheapest toaster? > > That normal world that lets babies be destroyed before they have a chance > for a first breath and that confused the meaning of life so that teen-agers > throw themselves off cliffs at 95 miles an hour? If their would-be siblings > and schoolmates and their own present or future unborn infants are not worth > anything, then why would they think they themselves are? > > That normal world where we raise womb survivors in a world polluted by > pornography in magazines, catalogs, newspaper ads, billboards? By our > support of movies that purport to be the best and the cutest and the > funniest, yet are laced with explicit sex and explicit killings? By our > support of organizations that in turn support "abortion on demand" which > includes the killing of babies nearly ready for birth? By supporting the use > of legal mind-altering drugs and giving weak and occasional voice against > the illegal ones? > > That normal world where the remains of United States citizens are engorged > with food and other hedonistic entertaining lusts? That normal world where > you walk down the corridor of high school and hear the worst of vile > language that has become our kids' standard lingo? Where far too many of > those same kids go on to all-expenses-paid-by-working-people college, and > who then go on to graduate without being able to spell? Or compose a decent > letter? Or think? Where a baccalaureate degree now means little? > > That normal world where we sit by while perverted jury verdicts and judges > are bought by the trickiest and highest paid lawyers, making a laughingstock > of justice? > > That normal world, where because criminals get to walk free, I can't walk > down a dark street in any city in this country without preparing for robbery > or rape or worse? > > That normal world where television and other news media have chosen one > side? And where they weep over outcomes of the very political decisions they > have influenced, perhaps not even understanding their own connection? Where > they finally and supposedly turn to God when before that, many causes that > they supported were in direct conflict with His Word? > > That normal world where power to protect has been stolen from the CIA and > our military, diluted into health and welfare giveaways, and put us on our > knees against demonic world forces whose only aim is to destroy us? > > That normal world where we teach our young people that there is no meaning > to anything? Where terrorists take over the United States of America and we > teach each other to pretend that nothing happened? As if we can turn this > off like we do a sitcom or a movie or anything else we're not enjoying? > > That normal world where I am not permitted to freely state my concerns about > the takeover of my country's borders and culture by people who would wrongly > use its resources and who hate me? > > In memory and heartfelt respect, I quote Thomas Burnett, hero of United > Flight 93. "A group of us are going to do something." And Jeremy Glick, > another hero of Flight 93. "If our fate is to die, we should fight." How I > wish I had the honor of sharing that flight with these people and the other > brave persons who helped them overcome evil. > > We are crashing anyway. So don't tell me to have a nice day. And if having a > bad day means to forsake popularity, stand for morality, risk the loss of my > job or indeed my life, then the least I can do in remembrance of my precious > nation is to have a bad day. > > And as God said through one servant to another dear servant, Esther, "For a > Time Such As This You Were Born." And she responded, "If I perish, I > perish." "A group of us are going to do something." "If our fate is to die, > we should fight." The fight must include picking up more than the rubble in > New York and Washington, D.C. Then we might actually have the privilege to > ask God for mercy. > > Signed with love for my country and trust in Jesus for the outcome of the > final battle, > > Sunnie Bell > > Las Cruces > > > > ============================== > Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com >

Please: Enough is enough!!! This is America. We have all experianced a great loss. We do not need to be so hateful to oneanother. Please Stop. Sharon/USA --- Dorothy Leinhauser <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm glad I'm not as cynical as this last message > from Ron & Carol. My son > is in the reserves and while I would rather he stay > home, I accept HIS > decision to go. I have seen the horror of this past > week but I have seen > the beauty of Americans in their generosity with > blood, food and clothing, > their patience in air lines, their understanding of > a stranger's grief and > the incredible courage of those who are still > digging regardless of the > horror they see as they dig and the danger they are > in. > > As a teacher of English to foreigners who have come > to this wonderful > country, I have seen the hurt in their eyes for us > and their very gernerous > donations "since they can't help in new York". I > have heard about the > recruiting offices having so many YOUNG people > coming to join up. > > I think you are looking at the donut hole (which > every donut has) but I'm > glad I have much more donut. Since I am not > perfect, I don't expect my > country to be perfect but its the best I can find > and I'll stick with it. > Dot > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "ron @ carol" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2001 9:06 AM > > > > We're crashing "For a Time Such as This" > > > > Please don't tell me to "Have a nice day." Please > don't say to me to "Get > > back to normal." Get back to normal? God forbid. > And don't give me that > old > > simplistic standard that "if we don't go on with > our lifestyle as it was, > > they won." It is not a playground. It is a > battlefield. > > > > What was normal? > > > > That normal world that let our military sink into > such conditions that we > > can barely muster for battle, much less have > decent places for soldiers to > > live? That normal world where we reduced > patriotism and love for the flag > to > > such an extent that uncommitted young people have > to be recruited to serve > > the greatest nation that ever was? > > > > That normal world that let corporate giants put > local grocery and hardware > > stores and clothing stores and many other retail > services out of business > so > > there are few true business owners who are > committed to the community and > > profits are funneled off to remote investors who > never heard of Las > Cruces? > > That normal world where we wanted to buy the > cheapest toaster? > > > > That normal world that lets babies be destroyed > before they have a chance > > for a first breath and that confused the meaning > of life so that > teen-agers > > throw themselves off cliffs at 95 miles an hour? > If their would-be > siblings > > and schoolmates and their own present or future > unborn infants are not > worth > > anything, then why would they think they > themselves are? > > > > That normal world where we raise womb survivors in > a world polluted by > > pornography in magazines, catalogs, newspaper ads, > billboards? By our > > support of movies that purport to be the best and > the cutest and the > > funniest, yet are laced with explicit sex and > explicit killings? By our > > support of organizations that in turn support > "abortion on demand" which > > includes the killing of babies nearly ready for > birth? By supporting the > use > > of legal mind-altering drugs and giving weak and > occasional voice against > > the illegal ones? > > > > That normal world where the remains of United > States citizens are engorged > > with food and other hedonistic entertaining lusts? > That normal world where > > you walk down the corridor of high school and hear > the worst of vile > > language that has become our kids' standard lingo? > Where far too many of > > those same kids go on to > all-expenses-paid-by-working-people college, and > > who then go on to graduate without being able to > spell? Or compose a > decent > > letter? Or think? Where a baccalaureate degree now > means little? > > > > That normal world where we sit by while perverted > jury verdicts and judges > > are bought by the trickiest and highest paid > lawyers, making a > laughingstock > > of justice? > > > > That normal world, where because criminals get to > walk free, I can't walk > > down a dark street in any city in this country > without preparing for > robbery > > or rape or worse? > > > > That normal world where television and other news > media have chosen one > > side? And where they weep over outcomes of the > very political decisions > they > > have influenced, perhaps not even understanding > their own connection? > Where > > they finally and supposedly turn to God when > before that, many causes that > > they supported were in direct conflict with His > Word? > > > > That normal world where power to protect has been > stolen from the CIA and > > our military, diluted into health and welfare > giveaways, and put us on our > > knees against demonic world forces whose only aim > is to destroy us? > > > > That normal world where we teach our young people > that there is no meaning > > to anything? Where terrorists take over the United > States of America and > we > > teach each other to pretend that nothing happened? > As if we can turn this > > off like we do a sitcom or a movie or anything > else we're not enjoying? > > > > That normal world where I am not permitted to > freely state my concerns > about > > the takeover of my country's borders and culture > by people who would > wrongly > > use its resources and who hate me? > > > > In memory and heartfelt respect, I quote Thomas > Burnett, hero of United > > Flight 93. "A group of us are going to do > something." And Jeremy Glick, > > another hero of Flight 93. "If our fate is to die, > we should fight." How I > > wish I had the honor of sharing that flight with > these people and the > other > > brave persons who helped them overcome evil. > > > > We are crashing anyway. So don't tell me to have a > nice day. And if having > a > > bad day means to forsake popularity, stand for > morality, risk the loss of > my > > job or indeed my life, then the least I can do in > remembrance of my > precious > > nation is to have a bad day. > > > > And as God said through one servant to another > dear servant, Esther, "For > a > > Time Such As This You Were Born." And she > responded, "If I perish, I > === message truncated === __________________________________________________ Terrorist Attacks on U.S. - How can you help? Donate cash, emergency relief information http://dailynews.yahoo.com/fc/US/Emergency_Information/