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THE RECORD Online Newspaper
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Friday September 2, 2005
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Creation of the
Fields and Meadows
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Families to Rally
Round David Parker
on Lexington Green
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Advice for an
Abundant Life
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Conference and
Seminar to Offer
Compassionate
Treatment for
Problems of
Homosexuals
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God said, "Let the waters
under the sky be gathered
together to one place, and
let the dry land appear;"
and it was so. God called
the dry land "earth," and
the gathering together of
the waters he called "seas."
God saw that it was good.
God said, "Let the earth put
forth grass, herbs yielding
seed, and fruit trees
bearing fruit after their
kind, with its seed in it,
on the earth;" and it was
so. The earth brought forth
grass, herbs yielding seed
after their kind, and trees
bearing fruit, with its seed
in it, after their kind; and
God saw that it was good.
There was evening and there
was morning, a third day.
(Genesis 1:9-13)
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Creationism is coming under
increasing scrutiny in the
mass media, as the liberal
establishment tries
desperately to discredit
those who believe man was
created in the image of God.
Only last Sunday, Maine’s
largest paper ran an
editorial cartoon which
showed a creationist dressed
as a wolf in sheep’s
clothing, knocking on the
door of a one-room
schoolhouse. Although the
liberal establishment is
quite intolerant of
well-reasoned arguments,
backed by sound scientific
thinking, they are
uncritically welcoming of
any New Age absurdity, from
worshipping magic crystals,
to yogis who claim that by
meditating hard enough, they
can float through the air.
The New Age movement is
after all, an odd
conglomeration of cults,
which easily ensnare the
minds of those poor souls
who have lost the West’s
tradition of critical
thinking. One of the most
absurd outgrowths of the New
Age movement is the “Council
of All Beings.” The Council
of All Beings teaches that
the earth can be healed only
after man learns to look at
the world through the eyes
of other species. The
Council of All Beings holds
“All Species Parades” in
which the adult members of
the movement proudly march
up and down the street
dressed up as animals. Nor
is the movement limited to
adults, since similar
activities take place in our
public schools.
The Council of All Beings
teaches that it was not God
who created man, but the
animals themselves.
According to this teaching,
man after being endowed with
all the virtues of the
animals, grew arrogant, and
forgot the purpose for which
he was created, and that was
to serve the animals. But
the Council of All Beings
goes farther, and asks its
members to take on the
identity of inanimate beings
– lakes, ponds, and streams,
for example. One popular
book in the movement is
entitled “Think Like a
Mountain.”
It is strange indeed, that
the liberal establishment
would go to great lengths to
ridicule creationists, and
ban creationism from the
public schools, while it
applauds people who parade
down the street dressed as
donkeys.
Yet perhaps that is what
they really want to see.
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David Parker, the concerned
father from Lexington,
Massachusetts who was
arrested at his son’s school
for questioning the hidden
agenda of the homosexual
rights movement, will be
holding a Rally for Parental
Rights on Lexington Green on
Tuesday, September 6th 2005,
5:00 - 7:00 PM.
Parker was arrested for
insisting that school
administrators obey a
Massachusetts law which
requires the school to
notify parents before issues
of human sexuality are
discussed in the classroom.
During his hearing, the
Lexington public schools
obtained a restraining order
against Parker which
prohibits him from entering
school property. Because of
the order, Parker is
forbidden from dropping off
or picking up his children
from school. He also cannot
attend his children's
sporting events or other
school activities, or attend
parent-teacher conferences.
The order also deprives
Parker of his right to vote,
since the polling places are
at the public schools.
Friends and supporters of
the League are encouraged to
attend this important event
on historic Lexington Green.
To find out more about David
Parker's struggle for
parental rights, you can
visit the website listed
below.
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There once was a Christian
lady that had to do a lot of
traveling for her business,
so she did a lot of flying.
Flying made her very
nervous, so she always took
her Bible along with her to
read as it helped relax her
on the long fights.
One time, she was sitting
next to a doubter. When he
saw her pull out her Bible,
he gave a little chuckle and
a smirk, and then went back
to what he was doing.
After a while he turned to
her and asked, "You don't
really believe all that
stuff in there do you?"
The lady replied, "Of course
I do. It’s the Bible."
He said, "Well, what about
that guy that was swallowed
by that whale?"
She replied, "Oh, Jonah.
Yes, I believe that, it’s in
the Bible."
He asked, "Well, how do you
suppose he survived all that
time inside the whale?"
The lady answered patiently,
"Well, I don't really know.
I guess when I get to
heaven, I’ll ask him."
"Well, what if he isn't in
heaven?" the man asked
sarcastically.
"Then you can ask him,"
replied the lady.
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LAST CHANCE – FOCUS ON THE
FAMILY MUST HAVE YOUR
REGISTRATION TO ATTEND THE
PORTLAND LOVE WON OUT
BREAKFAST BY 5:00 PM (EDST)
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2005.
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Are you concerned about the
growing prevalence of
homosexuality in our
society? Focus on the Family
cares and wants to equip you
with the tools necessary to
show the love of Christ to
those affected by
homosexuality. Join Focus on
the Family at Tremont Temple
in Boston for the Love Won
Out conference on Saturday,
October 29th, 2005. To
register, call
1-800-A-FAMILY or register
online at www.lovewonout.com.
The conference fee is $50 in
advance and $60 for walk-up
registration.
In addition, Love Won Out
will hold a complimentary
breakfast and morning
seminar on how to minister
to homosexuals and Lesbians
and their family members.
Topics to be discussed will
include the "born gay" myth
and the contributing factors
of male and female
homosexuality. Please note
that this event will not be
open to the general public,
but is intended for pastors
and ministry leaders only.
The deadline for this event
is rapidly approaching, so
please act now!
The event will be held at
First Baptist Church
360 Canco Road
Portland, Maine 04103
on Wednesday, September 7,
2005 8:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Those interested in
attending should contact
Linda Allison at (719)
548-5770 or by e-mail, to
linda.allison@fotf.org
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