Wednesday, September 21, 2005

ONLY A MATTER OF TIME

“The desert and the parched land will be glad; the wilderness will rejoice and blossom.  Like the crocus, it will burst into bloom; it will rejoice greatly and shout for joy!  The glory of Lebanon will be given to it, the splendor of Carmel and Sharon; they will see the glory of the LORD, the splendor of our God!  Strengthen the feeble hands, steady the knees that give way!  Say to those with a fearful heart “Be strong, do not fear! your God will come…” (Isaiah 35:1-4)

QUOTATIONS ON PERSISTENCE

“The heights by great men reached and kept
  were not attained by sudden flight;
  but they, while their companions slept,
  were toiling upward in the night.”

(Henry Wadsworth Longfellow)

“Energy and persistence conquer all things.”

(Benjamin Franklin)

“Never give in! Never give in! Never, never, never. Never -- in anything great or small, large or petty -- never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense."

(Winston Churchill)

MIKE HEATH DELIVERS SPEECH AT BOWDOIN COLLEGE

The crowd that gathered to hear Mike Heath speak at Bowdoin Monday night turned out to be much larger than anyone expected. A room had been set aside for seventy students, but over three hundred arrived. Even after the venue was changed to a larger room, many students were left without seats and remained standing in the aisles.

Most of those who attended were students wearing yellow T-shirts to show their solidarity with the gay rights movement.  Nonetheless there seemed to be a keen interest on the part of the students, protestor and non-protestors alike, to hear the speech, which kept their attention riveted until the very end. Following the speech, Mike Heath and Pastor Sandy Williams, the Chairman of the Coalition for Marriage, held a question and answer session, during which time the protestors got out of hand with cat-calls and jeers, requiring the organizers of the event to tell them to quiet down. Although Mike Heath and Sandy Williams were not shouted down, the crowd was unruly, and when the question and answer session was over, two of the protestors apologized to Mike Heath for the behavior of the crowd. The League also received an e-mail from a student at Bowdoin who supports gay rights, but said that the behavior at the event was uncalled for.

Nonetheless, Mike Heath commented that he feels the event was worthwhile since it gave the students an entirely different perspective from what they are used to hearing.  This also seems to be the opinion of State Representative Michael Vaughan who wrote on As Maine Goes that none of the students seemed to have heard any of the information presented to them by Mike Heath, and that this information “challenged their core belief systems.” Vaughan then went on to compliment the college Republicans for holding the event.

The RECORD RECEIVES FAN MAIL FROM OVERSEAS

Yesterday, The RECORD received the following fan mail from a Christian in Uganda. We were pleased to hear the comments of a reader from overseas, and encouraged to know that there are still those who have a heart for the Biblical truth.

Dear RECORD:

Thank you so very much for the great work you are doing on the web. It is one more voice of righteousness on the net that is so infested with obscenity. God bless your efforts to make a difference.

Yours,  Joseph Mulungi in Uganda

Editor's Note:  Thank you for your kind letter Joseph! Everyone at The RECORD wishes you all the best!

Quick Update:  OMEARA SAYS "GO TO CCLMAINE.ORG"

While we will have more to say in the Thursday issue of the RECORD about last night's much anticipated face off between Ted O'Meara and Mike Heath at the University of Maine at Orono we are pleased to report that Mr. OMeara publicly invited people to read the online RECORD.  We couldn't be more thrilled for our readers.  Thanks to our readers for making us the most interesting read on the net.  OMeara was a spokesman for big media in Maine and now leads the pro homosexual group "Maine Won't Discriminate."