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As a result of your actions, Calvin Klein has replaced their offensive "threesome" billboard.

Although the replacement is a somewhat risqué profile of a bikini-clad woman, CK has been
put on notice that you and millions of American families will not stand by and allow them to
advertise unchallenged.

Had there not been an outcry, the "threesome" ad would likely have appeared throughout
the country. We will have to keep an eye on the company because this is not necessarily the
end of trouble from this company.

Thank you for taking time to get involved. We are making a difference!

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National
CHRISTIANS STILL GIVING TO CHARITY AMID RECESSION: In the poll of 512 Christians, 85 per cent confirmed their charitable giving had stayed the same or increased since the recession began.
CHURCHES REPORT DROP IN OFFERINGS; FEW TIGHTEN BUDGETS: While nearly half of all churches have reported a decrease in tithes and offerings, many have still increased their budgets this year, a new survey shows.
The above 2 headlines contradict one another!

AUDIENCES DEMAND DECENCY; NETWORKS IN DENIAL: The demand for decent, uplifting entertainment is on the rise among audiences -- so much so that PG-rated films are beating out PG-13 and R-rated movies at the box office.
CHICAGO CHILDREN MARCH IN GAY PRIDE PARADE...OR NOT: ....Higgins was also informed that the sign referred to in the Tribune did not exist.
And this morning I was told that they were participating, and now we're told that they are not participating, but that the parents who are marching can actually identify that they are going to Nettlehorst," she notes. "So I think that it's a distinction without a difference. It sounds to me like they caught a lot of flack today, and they are trying to find a way to wiggle out of this."

Schools
TEEN STRIP-SEARCHED IN SCHOOL WINS PARTIAL VICTORY: The justices concluded that the search was unreasonable but that individual school administrators could not be sued.
VALEDICTORIAN TAKES CASE TO HIGH COURT: ... and just as she got one of the so-called 'God' words out and wanted to talk about Christ, the microphones were turned off by school officials."
GETTING THE BIBLE INTO PUBLIC SCHOOLS: One-thousand copies of "The Charles Darwin Bible" will be given out to teachers at the annual National Education Association convention in San Diego next week. The Bible is published by Holman Bible Outreach International and features commentary by evangelist Ray Comfort.
KANSAS TEACHER WITH CONSERVATIVE VIEWS GETS JOB BACK: Latham also said that Gentry asked him about a "McCain-Palin" bumper sticker on his car. "She said, 'I don't know how you could support that woman,'" Latham said. "That was the beginning of what was going on. They were trying to find a reason to get rid of me."
UNIVERSITY REVERSES; RECOGNIZES CHRISTIAN STUDENT GROUP: "It was essentially like telling a Christian student organization that it couldn't require Christians to lead the group or be voting members. Kind of similar to telling a college Democrats group that it should have Republicans as its officers and leaders," says David Hacker, litigation staff counsel for ADF's Center for Academic Freedom.

The Law
CHRISTIANS FREE TO PASS OUT LEAFLETS AT GAY PRIDE EVENT, NOT AT ARAB FESTIVAL: A Christian group in Missouri will be allowed to freely distribute religious literature at “gay pride” event this weekend after a federal judge ruled in their favor. Another Christian group in Michigan, however, was not so fortunate in its quest for free distribution at a recent Arab festival but is still hopeful for a favorable conclusion.
TEXAS HIGH COURT RULES IN FAVOR OF EX-PRISONERS MINISTRY: And when the city passed a zoning ordinance that barred correctional and rehabilitation facilities from being located within 1,000 feet of a residential area, a primary or secondary school, property designated as a public park or public recreation area, it “effectively banned the ministry from the city,” he added.
LONG COURT BATTLE ENDS IN EVANGELIST'S FAVOR: "This is a meeting room in a library that is basically open to about anything you can imagine, from meetings of political parties -- the Democrats had meetings there -- to tryouts for 'American Idol' to you name it, and that the only thing that was singled out were certain types of religious meetings," he notes. Last week, following a years-long court battle, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California ruled that after July 5, the library can no longer prohibit such meetings.

Abortion
ANGRY ABORTION ADVOCATES TARGET PRO-LIFERS: "You know, as someone who's been in the public eye for a number of years speaking out against abortion, death threats and threats against our persons, even our family members, has been a constant occurrence -- and unfortunately, that has increased dramatically," he admits.
APPEALS COURT BACKS VA. PARTIAL-BIRTH ABORTION BAN: Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson of the 4th U.S. Circuit of Appeals wrote in his opinion, "The fact is that we – civilized people – are retreating to the haven of our Constitution to justify dismembering a partly born child and crushing its skull. Surely centuries hence, people will look back on this gruesome practice done in the name of fundamental law by a society of high achievement. And they will shudder.”
SENATE BLOCKS TILLER RESOLUTION: Pro-life groups contend that the language does not stop at only decrying violence but goes further to pay tribute to abortion providers and their services.

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Merciful God


8 Jehovah is merciful and gracious, Slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness.

Psalms 103:8-9 (ASV)
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5 Gracious is Jehovah, and righteous; Yea, our God is merciful.

Psalms 116:5 (ASV)
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2 And he prayed unto Jehovah, and said, I pray thee, O Jehovah, was not this my
saying, when I was yet in my country? Therefore I hasted to flee unto Tarshish;
for I knew that thou art a gracious God, and merciful, slow to anger, and abundant
in lovingkindness, and repentest thee of the evil.

Jonah 4:2 (ASV)

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Subject: 2 Chron 7:14

"I remember reading about the children of Israel who turned from God
time and time again, only to realize their mistake and pray for
forgiveness. Each time, God would forgive them and they would walk
with him for a time. So, I am going to ask you to join me in praying
for our nation every day. Please read the email below. God is in control.

"May God Have Mercy On America; Protect Our Troops

"When we were in Texarkana last week, there were signs in people's
yards that said, "America, prayer is our only hope" - with 2 Chron 7:14
underneath. We certainly need God's help!

"I believe if we pray for our nation that things will turn around.

"After contemplation and soul searching, I have decided to reach out to
friends and relatives and ask you to do something that has been troubling
me for a long time.

"Our nation is/has been on the slippery slope for a long time. If you look
around you will find corruption, greed, moral decay, and a steady move
away from the things that made us great. The principles upon which this
nation was founded are no longer our backbone.
However, we can reverse this trend.

2 Chron 7:14 in God's Word, He states:

"If my people who are called by my
name will humble themselves and pray
and seek my face and turn from their
wicked ways, then I will hear from
heaven and will forgive their sin and
heal their land."

"I am convinced that we must pray for our nation and its leaders and ask
for forgiveness. So I ask you to join me in this plea to our Lord.

"Would you please send this to people in your address book? Ask them
to pray EVERY DAY. If you do and they comply, we will lift up millions
and millions of prayers a day to our Creator. He will hear us, and in faith
will answer.

"If we ever forget that we are one nation under God, then we will be a
nation gone under." Ronald Reagan

"I truly believe this is why the United States of America is in the shape it's
in today. Most people have forgotten that we are ONE NATION UNDER GOD!
Let us as Christians stand up and remind people of this.

Source:

There were five houses of religion in a small Texas town.
Each church and Synagogue was overrun with pesky squirrels.

One day, the Presbyterian Church called a meeting to decide what to do about the squirrels. After much prayer
and consideration they determined that the squirrels were predestined to be there and they shouldn't interfere
with God's divine will.

In The Baptist Church the squirrels had taken up habitation in the baptistery. The deacons met and decided to
put a cover on the baptistery and drown the squirrels in it. The squirrels escaped somehow and there were twice
as many there the next week.

The Methodist Church got together and decided that they were not in a position to harm any of God's creation. So,
they humanely trapped the squirrels and set them free a few miles outside of town. Three days later, the squirrels
were back.

But the Catholic & Episcopal Churches came up with the best and most effective solution. They baptized the squirrels
and registered them as members of the church. Now they only see them on Christmas , Ash Wednesday, Palm Sunday
and Easter.

Not much was heard about the Jewish Synagogue, but they took one squirrel and had a short service with him called
circumcision and they haven't seen a squirrel on the property since.

Submitted by Gwen

White as Snow
DB Reading: Isaiah 1:18-20, 27-31; 2:1-5, 19-22; 3:1-7; 4:2-6; 5:24-30; 6;
                    2 Kings 15:7, 19-28, 32-33; 2 Chronicles 26:22-23; 27:2-6

"Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool"
(Isaiah 1:18).

I turned to look at the road I had walked, and hung my head in shame. The path left behind was strewn with
offenses and regrets. Each misstep seemed forever cast in the miry red clay of consequence. The lifeless land-
scape I had fashioned stretched endlessly in desolate waste. Oh, that I could walk the road over again and
choose a different path. Oh, that I could lay a new canvas over the unsightly scene, splash on a fresh coat of
white, and paint a new, pretty picture.

Overcome with my guilt, I hid my face in my hands, and cried, "Have mercy on me, O God, because of your
unfailing love. Because of your great compassion, blot out the stain of my sins. Wash me clean from my guilt.
Purify me from my sin, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow" (Psalm 51:1-2, 7 NLT).

I raised my head and looked, through my tears, at those memories I could not erase. I marveled to see snow-
flakes of grace falling softly from the heavens. I stretched out my hands and felt the snow tingling on my skin,
melting into a gentle, cleansing bath of forgiveness. My past was soon covered by the freshly-fallen snow... the
harsh terrain softened, the ugly dirt painted pure-white, the barren trees beautifully adorned with shimmering
crystals.

My footprints are now hidden under God's snowfall of grace. My offenses lie buried beneath his blanket of mercy.
A fresh white canvas rolls out all around me. As I turn to see the trail yet untraveled, I see a new set of footprints,
inviting me to follow ... "showing us the way, one foot at a time, down the path of peace" (Luke 1:79 Msg).

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Diantha's goal is to eventually journal through the entire Bible, having an entry for every day of the year,
coinciding with the readings in The Daily Bible. Join her each week for a specially selected reading and
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My little niece, Kelly, went with a neighbor girl to church
for First Communion practice. The pastor had the children
cup their hands, and when he gives them the "Host," in
this case, a piece of bread, he says, "God be with you."

Apparently this made quite an impression on my niece. She
came home and told her mother to cup her hands and bend
down. Kelly took a piece of bread from her sandwich, placed
it in her mother's hands, and whispered, in her most angelic
voice, "God will get you."

When I say good morning I mean to say:

Submitted by Deborah Ann

Having lived in South America as missionaries, my family and I realized that moving to another
jungle location meant a lot of work. We knew the discomforts of such things as snakes and bugs.

One morning, a few days after beginning to clean our temporary home, the family and I were
taking a short break. While we were drinking tea, a large black beetle suddenly flew through
the room with a loud buzzing noise. As it darted between us, my wife let out a startled scream.
Astonished more by her scream than the beetle, my youngest daughter cried out, "For heaven's
sake, Mom!" My wife resolutely replied, "That's the only reason I'm here."

The story is told of a couple who went to England to celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary and shopped
at a beautiful antique store. They both liked antiques and pottery, and especially tea-cups, and so spotting
an exceptional cup, they asked, "May we see that? We've never seen a cup quite so beautiful."

As the lady handed it to them, suddenly the tea-cup spoke... "You don't understand," it said, "I have not always
been a tea-cup. There was a time when I was just a lump of red clay. My master took me and rolled me pounded
and patted me over and over and I yelled out, 'Don't do that. I don't like it! Leave me alone!' but he only smiled
and gently said, 'Not yet!'

"Then, WHAM! I was placed on a spinning wheel and suddenly I was spun around and around and around.
'Stop it! I'm getting so dizzy! I'm going to be sick,' I screamed. But the master only nodded and said quietly,
'Not yet.' He spun me and poked and prodded and bent me out of shape to suit himself and then... he put
me in the oven. I never felt such heat. I yelled and knocked and pounded at the door. 'Help! Get me out of
here!' Again he said, 'Not yet.'

"When I thought I couldn't bear it another minute, the door opened. He carefully took me out and put me on
the shelf, and I began to cool. Oh, that felt so good! 'Ah, this is much better,' I thought. But after I cooled he
picked me up and he brushed and painted me all over. The fumes were horrible. 'Oh, please, Stop it! Stop it!',
I cried. He only shook his head and said. 'Not yet...'

"Then suddenly he put me back into the oven. Only it was not like the first time. This time it was twice as hot
and I just knew I would suffocate. I begged... I pleaded... I screamed... I cried... I was convinced I would never
make it. I was ready to give up and just then the door opened and he took me out and again placed me on the
shelf, where I cooled and waited and waited, wondering 'What's he going to do to me next?' An hour later he
handed me a mirror and said, 'Look at yourself.' And I did... I said, 'That's not me, that couldn't be me. It's
beautiful! I'm beautiful!'

"Quietly he spoke, 'I want you to remember,' then he said, 'I know it hurt to be rolled and pounded and patted,
but had I just left you alone, you'd have dried up. I know it made you dizzy to spin around on the wheel, but if I
had stopped you would have crumbled. I know it hurt and it was hot and disagreeable in the oven, but if I hadn't
put you there you would have cracked. I know the fumes were bad when I brushed and painted you all over, but
if I hadn't done that you never would have hardened. You would not have had any color in your life. And if I hadn't
put you back in that second oven, you wouldn't have survived for long because the hardness would not have held.
Now you are a finished product. Now you are what I had in mind when I first began with you.'"

The moral of this story is this:
The Lord knows what He's doing for each of us; He is the potter, and we are His clay. He will mold us and make
us, and expose us to just enough pressures of just the right kinds that we may be made into a flawless piece of
work to fulfill His good, pleasing and perfect will. So when life seems hard, and you are being pounded and patted
and pushed almost beyond endurance; when your world seems to be spinning out of control; when you feel like
you are in a fiery furnace of trials; when life seems too hard to bear, try this.... Brew a cup of your favorite tea in
your prettiest tea cup, sit down and have a little talk with the Potter.