I have been told that "Christians" should just put their "faith & trust" in God and NOT man! While this is true, the body of Christ must UNITE and SUPPORT Conservative value candidates and VOTE for the TRUTH of Jesus Christ to be represented in the White House!
Take the time to find out who these candidates are and what they stand for. If you just sit by and do nothing you are taking a stand for EVERYTHING that happens in D.C. Learn who these people are and ask deep questions to prepare yourself to vote!
God will be blessed as you pray and support men & women who want to see Jesus lifted high in the White House!
Jeremy Caverley
Vice President
Ohio University-Chillicothe
College Republicans
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Faith and Freedom Tour With Mike Huckabee Comes To Ohio Christian University
Written By: Miranda Caverley
The atmosphere of tonight’s event Faith and Freedom with Mike Huckabee at Ohio Christian University in Circleville Ohio, can only be explained by the first sentenced that Congressman Steve Austria spoke as he took the podium to begin his speech to introduce Mike Huckabee. He said, “I felt more energy tonight than I have the past 30 days on the campaign trail.” It was truly an amazing feeling of camaraderie and unity that swept over the entire crowd.
The event began with Timothy Noble playing a piano solo of patriotic and spiritual hymns. This young boy was just 11 years old but played like he had been doing this for decades. He was astoundingly talented. After Timothy blessed us all with his amazing piano solos, the Bucyrus Celebration Singers and Orchestra took the stage and entertained us with patriotic songs and hymns to really get the crowd pumped.
American Political Activist Ralph Reed then took the stage to give the opening speech. The main point about his short speech that truly struck me was he used the bible scripture of being the head not the tail. That we as Americans need to stop allowing the government and elected officials who have taken our country clearly in the wrong direction from making us the tail. We need to rise up and become the head again, and bring America back to God. Strangely The quote “We are the head and not the tail” is one of the main quotes Jeremy and I use in our ministry when we are trying to encourage others whether it be in a phone call, email, on our JMC LIVE show or even live speaking engagements. To hear Ralph Reed say these same words was truly an inspiration. After Ralph Reed finished the opening speech and then the opening prayer was said, Dr. Ken Blackwell took to the stage.
Dr. Ken Blackwell has been very well known with the Tea Party Movement and has traveled all over the country speaking to the people in the church. Trying to get them to wake up and get out of their pews and from behind their pulpits and start making a change in America. To stop the path our current leaders have us on. Ken not only expressed that Americans need to become more pro-active in the community and politics but also shared some frightening statistics and stories he found out by attending many liberal meeting in America. He shared how Socialism is truly trying to infiltrate into our government and society and we as Americans need to stop this. Ken had a great sense of humor and nearly through his whole speech every other sentence was a joke or funny moment that he shared from his life.
Pastor Benny Tate took the stage after Ken Blackwell and I tell you I don’t think anyone stopped laughing through most of his speech. This man was a ball of fire the whole time and you just never knew what he was going to say. He wasn’t like many preachers I’ve experienced because this man was not afraid to say anything. He spoke what most pastors, preachers, ministers and Christians in general are afraid to say. I was just waiting for Kirk Franklin to pop up and yell “Preach Preacher!” at any moment because this man was on a roll. Benny stressed that Americans Need to Speak up For
1. Sanctity of Life
2. Preachers To Have A Backbone
3. The Sacredness of Working
4. The Church needs to stand up and be the salt and light of the world.
By the end of his speech Benny had everyone on their feet in a standing ovation and it was electrifying.
Dr. Mark Smith President of Ohio Christian University then came to the podium and the main point he made in his speech was that our world be in even worse shape than what it is now had it NOT been for the faith community. Dr. Smith also shared of some of the exciting new programs that OCU has started to reach out more to the community especially when disaster strikes.
After Dr. Mark Smith spoke the Bucyrus Celebration Singers and Orchestra led us in the pledge of allegiance and then the National Anthem.
The most surprising thing of all was that they had us sing the 4th verse of the national anthem that majority of people didn’t even know existed. Jeremy and I were just 2 of the very few that even knew the verse and we sang it loud and clear, while surprisingly able to heard ourselves singing because many in the audience around us didn’t even know the 4nd verse that it even existed or that there are actually 3 other verses to the Star Spangled Banner. If you have never heard the 4th verse or even the other 3 verses of our national anthem here they are for you
First Verse
Oh, say, can you see, by the dawn's early light, What so proudly we hail'd at the twilight's last gleaming? Whose broad stripes and bright stars, thro' the perilous fight, O'er the ramparts we watch'd, were so gallantly streaming? And the rocket's red glare, the bombs bursting in air Gave proof thro' the night that our flag was still there. Oh, say, does that Star-Spangled Banner yet wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?
Second Verse
On the shore, dimly seen thro' the mists of the deep, Where the foe's haughty host in dread silence reposes, What is that which the breeze, o'er the towering steep, As it fitfully blows half conceals, half discloses? Now it catches the gleam of the morning's first beam, In full glory reflected now shines in the stream; 'Tis the Star-Spangled Banner, O long may it wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave.
Third Verse
And where is that band who so vauntingly swore That the havoc of war and the battle's confusion, A home and a country should leave us no more? Their blood has wash'd out their foul footsteps' pollution. No refuge could save the hireling and slave From the terror of flight or the gloom of the grave: And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave.
Fourth Verse
Oh, thus be it ever when free men shall stand Between their loved homes and the war's desolation! Blest with vict'ry and peace, may the heav'n rescued land Praise the Pow'r that hath made and preserved us a nation! Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just, And this be our motto, "In God is our trust" And the Star-Spangled Banner in triumph shall wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!
After the singing of our national Anthem Steve Austria came to introduce Former Governor Mike Huckabee. That was when Steve made the comment that he had not felt so much energy from a crowd in 30 days of being on the campaign trail as was felt tonight at Ohio Christian University. So when Mike Huckabee finally came to the podium to give the final speech everyone was more than ready to listen. The first thing that struck me about Mike Huckabee is that if this whole political thing doesn’t work out for him he would make a killing as a standup comedian, because the man is hilarious. The first sentenced out of this mouth was about Pastor Benny Tate who had spoken earlier. Mike said, “I’m not worried about Benny Getting into heaven, I’m afraid he’ll be so excited when he gets there he’ll run right past it and have to turn around!”
The main subject of Mike Huckabee’s speech however, was about bringing America back to its roots and remembering what our country was founded on and that if we don’t fight for our country there won’t be one for our future generations to come. Here are just a few of the most prominent quotes from Mike Huckabee’s speech
While discussing the upcoming elections and how great the way our government is set up Mike said, “America is like a self cleaning oven. When it gets gunked up and dirty, we turn up the heat and watch all the gunk turn to ash. Then on Election Day we open the oven and clean out the ashes and start all over.”
As Mike continued to tackle many tough topics he came to the recession and the fall of Wall Street and said, “Wall street didn’t melt down because of a money problem, but because of a moral problem!” Then while continuing to tackling the topic of Wall street, the recession and job loss in America Mike says, “we are exporting jobs because we’ve lost our common sense.”
But not once in his speech did he attack any particular person, political party or anything like that. He attacked the topics that no one in Washington is talking about. That we need to bring America back to what our Founding Fathers made it to be and founded it on. Start using the constitution and bill of rights to govern our country again and stop the selfishness and greed that seems to have over run our country.
As the event came to a close and Mike Huckabee finished his speech the crowd came alive to their feet and gave a long standing ovation. I felt at that moment, that I had just witnessed a part of history that I will one day share with generations to come. For I know that next week as we go to the poles and cast our votes here in America we will be sending most of those in Washington their pink slips and we will start to take America back! By placing the right people into the positions to help right all the wrong that has been done in this country.
Chillicothe Ohio Tea Party Rally On October 9, 2010
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Union Fires Man For Wearing USS George H.W. Bush Shirt and Hat At Obama Rally
click to read full story from World Net Daily
Wearing a Bush sweatshirt and cap has gotten a man fired from his work building a stage for an Obama rally.
But the Bush on the clothing worn by Duane Hammond had nothing to do with politics; it honors USS George H.W. Bush, the 10th and final Nimitz-class supercarrier in the U.S. Navy, and those, including Hammond's son, who are serving America on that ship.
According to a report by KTLA-TV in Los Angeles, the union stagehand was working on the platform of an Obama event in the city, and he was not making any political statement.
But Hammond told the station his union supervisor told him to take off the sweatshirt or turn it inside, or he would be sent home.
He refused and was told he was fired.
"He's serving proudly. I'm wearing his flag so to speak."
Woman Pleads Not Guilty In Damage To Controversial Artwork in Colorado
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FORT COLLINS, Colo. – A Montana woman accused of taking a crowbar to controversial artwork for religious reasons pleaded not guilty Friday.
Kathleen Folden, 56, a truck driver and grandmother from Kalispell, Mont., declined to comment during a court appearance in Colorado, where she learned she would stand trial in January. She is charged with one count of criminal mischief, a felony that carries a penalty of two to six years in prison.
Folden was arrested Oct. 6 in the Loveland Museum/Gallery after witnesses said she used a crowbar to smash glass shielding a print by Stanford University professor Enrique Chagoya.
The print at issue, one of several copies of the work, includes figures cut from a comic book, including a head resembling Christ on the body of a woman, and a skeleton with a pope's hat. The 7-inch panel, part of a 70-inch piece that contains several panels resembling a long pamphlet, contains a warning in Spanish: "For those 18 years and older."
Critics said the work depicted Jesus engaged in a sex act, but Chagoya said the work has been mischaracterized and doesn't show Christ. He said the work is a collage, and the controversial panel was aimed at expressing "the corruption of the spiritual by the church."
"It was taken out of context," Loveland Cultural Services Director Susan Ison said. "It's like taking a chapter out of a book, and then taking that out of context and thinking you understand the whole book."
Folden was led out of the museum in handcuffs wearing a T-shirt with a Christian slogan, "My Savior Is Tougher Than Nails." According to court documents, Folden told police she drove from Montana to Colorado specifically to destroy the artwork for "religious reasons."
Her arrest came after protesters picketed the museum and failed to persuade city leaders to remove the print.
"Violence is not something we condone," said Edward Armijo, deacon at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Loveland, who said he organized the protest after seeing children staring and giggling at the piece. "I wish she would have talked to me first. I would have advised her not to do it."
Folden declined to comment outside court and again seemed to let her T-shirt speak for her instead. Printed on the back was a cross with bloody nails, the words "With a big ugly stick" and a reference to a Bible verse from Colossians about not being fooled by enticing arguments.
Folden is represented by two lawyers, Derek Samuelson and former Assistant U.S. Attorney Cliff Stricklin. Folden has no previous criminal history, Samuelson said.
"She looks forward to sharing her perspective. She obviously is a woman of faith," he said of her upcoming trial.
Michigan Woman Faces Possible Charges For Advertisment Seeking "Christian Roommate" A Her Church
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A civil rights complaint has been filed against a woman in Grand Rapids, Mich., who posted an advertisement at her church last July seeking a Christian roommate.
The ad "expresses an illegal preference for a Christian roommate, thus excluding people of other faiths,” according to the complaint filed by the Fair Housing Center of West Michigan.
"It's a violation to make, print or publish a discriminatory statement," Executive Director Nancy Haynes told Fox News. "There are no exemptions to that."
Haynes said the unnamed 31-year-old woman’s case was turned over to the Michigan Department of Civil Rights. Depending on the outcome of the case, she said, the woman could face several hundreds of dollars in fines and “fair housing training so it doesn’t happen again.”
Harold Core, director of public affairs with the Michigan Department of Civil Rights, told the Grand Rapids Press that the Fair Housing Act prevents people from publishing an advertisement stating their preference of religion, race or handicap with respect to the sale or rental of a dwelling.
"It's really difficult to say at this point what could potentially happen," he told the newspaper, noting that there are exemptions in the law for gender when there is a shared living space.
But Joel Oster, an attorney with the Alliance Defense Fund, which is representing the woman free of charge, describes the case as "outrageous."
"Clearly this woman has a right to pick and choose who she wants to live with," he said.
"Christians shouldn't live in fear of being punished by the government for being Christians. It is completely absurd to try to penalize a single Christian woman for privately seeking a Christian roommate at church -- an obviously legal and constitutionally protected activity."
Haynes said the person who filed the initial complaint saw the ad on the church bulletin board and contacted the local fair housing organization.
The ad included the words, "Christian roommate wanted," along with the woman's contact information. Had the ad not included the word "Christian," Haynes said, it would not have been illegal.
"If you read it and you were not Christian, would you not feel welcome to rent there?" Haynes asked.
Oster said he hopes the case will eventually be dropped and that he's sent a letter to the state asking the authorities to dismiss the case as groundless.
"The First Amendment guarantees us Freedom of Religion," he said. "And we have the right to live with someone of the same faith. The Michigan Department of Civil Rights is denying her rights by pursuing this complaint."
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Boy Learns To Call 911 From Sponge Bob Square Pants Cartoon and Saves Father
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NORTH RIDGEVILLE, Ohio —
Vincent Lamitie, 3, of North Ridgeville, was home alone with his dad when his father passed out and fell down the basement stairs last Sunday. Without hesitation, somehow, the young boy knew to call 911.NORTH RIDGEVILLE, Ohio —
"I fell down the stairs," Vincent's father, Vince Lamitie, explained. "I must have turned around to go back downstairs, and I landed on the floor, I guess. I don't remember nothing. The only thing I remember is waking up, and my head was really hurting. My side (and) my nose (were also hurting), and my son was leaning over me, talking to someone on the phone."
Vincent's parents still don't know how he learned to call 911 because they never taught him, thinking he was too young to understand. The only thing they can figure out is perhaps he learned it from a cartoon.
When asked how he knew what to do in the emergency situation, Vincent replied, "Sponge Bob calls 911."
Not only did Vincent have the wherewithal to call 911, he also had the composure to go to the door and unlock it so that the paramedics could get into the house.
"I wasn't planning on being home anytime soon, so it's a good thing somebody called 911 because my husband would have been laying there a long time," said Vincent's mother, Jackie Lamitie.
"If he hadn't called, I would have laid there until midnight," Vince realized.
The family said Vince is recovering from a sore back, sore ribs and a concussion. His injuries put him in the hospital, but he hopes to return home to his family in a few days.
Worst Whooping Cough Outbreak In 60 Years Says Experts
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(CNN) -- Whooping cough, also known as pertussis, has claimed the 10th victim in California, in what health officials are calling the worst outbreak in 60 years.
Since the beginning of the year, 5,978 confirmed, probable and suspected cases of the disease have been reported in California.
All of the deaths occurred in infants under the age of 3 months, says Michael Sicilia, a spokesman for the California Department of Public Health. Nine were younger than 8 weeks old, which means they were too young to have been vaccinated against this highly contagious bacterial disease.
"This is a preventable disease," says Sicilia, because there is a vaccine for whooping cough to protect those coming in contact with infants, and thereby protect the infants.
However, some parents are choosing to not vaccinate their children. In other cases, previously vaccinated children and adults may have lost their immunity because the vaccine has worn off.
The vaccine "does not protect you for life," explains Alison Patti, a spokesperson for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Sicilia says California Health Department epidemiologists estimate 50 percent of the children who have gotten sick were infected by their parents or caregivers.
According to the recommended vaccine schedule for infants, newborns don't get their first pertussis vaccine until they are 2 months old, leaving them vulnerable to infection until then if the people surrounding them are infected.
"That's why the real important message is -- whether it's a mom, dad, sibling, grandfather or grandmother that comes in contact with these really young babies -- all the close contacts, including the health care professionals, need to vaccinated," says Patti. It's called the "cocooning strategy," where the newborns are protected because the older people around them have been vaccinated and protected from pertussis, and therefore won't pass it on to little babies.
Pertussis, or whooping cough, is a highly contagious disease caused by bacteria that can lead to severe upper respiratory infections. The bacteria is spread in tiny droplets when an infected person coughs or sneezes.
Initial symptoms are very similar to a cold, but a week or two later, a violent cough develops.
"If you've ever seen a child with pertussis, you won't forget it" -- that's how the American Academy of Pediatrics explains what whooping cough is on its website. The academy says a child with the disease coughs so hard and so often "until the air is gone from his/her lungs and he/she is forced to inhale with the loud 'whooping' sound that gives the disease its nickname."
Mega Church Crystal Cathedral Files For Bankrupcy
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GARDEN GROVE, Calif. -- Crystal Cathedral, the megachurch birthplace of the televangelist show "Hour of Power," filed for bankruptcy Monday in Southern California after struggling to emerge from debt that exceeds $43 million.
In addition to a $36 million mortgage, the Orange County-based church owes $7.5 million to several hundred vendors for services ranging from advertising to the use of live animals in Easter and Christmas services.
The church had been negotiating a repayment plan with vendors, but several filed lawsuits seeking quicker payment, which prompted a coalition formed by creditors to fall apart, church officials said.
"Tough times never last, every storm comes to an end. Right now, people need to hear that message more than ever," Sheila Schuller Coleman, the Cathedral's senior pastor and daughter of the founder, told reporters outside the worship hall.
"Everybody is hurting today. We are no exception," she said.
The church, founded in the mid-1950s by the Rev. Robert H. Schuller Sr., has already ordered major layoffs, cut the number of stations airing the "Hour of Power" and sold property to stay afloat. In addition, the 10,000-member church canceled this year's "Glory of Easter" pageant, which attracts thousands of visitors and is a regional holiday staple.
Vendors owed money by the church formed a committee in April and agreed to a moratorium to negotiate a repayment plan with the Crystal Cathedral.
Kristina Oliver, whose Hemet-based company provided live animals for the church's "Glory of Christmas" manger scene, said she doubts she will recover in full the $57,000 she is owed.
"The church never made any kind of advancement that they wanted to pay their debt, that they were willing to try to make it happen and every time we tried they told us, 'You can't tell us how to run our business,"' Oliver said.
"I'm upset because I have a 30-year relationship with them and you need to be up front, put all your cards on the table."
Crystal Cathedral was founded at a drive-in theater and attracted congregants with its sermons on the power of positive thinking. It features a soaring glass spire and is an architectural wonder and tourist destination.
The "Hour of Power" telecast, filmed in the cathedral's main sanctuary, at one point attracted 1.3 million viewers in 156 countries.
Church leaders said the telecast and Sunday services will continue while in bankruptcy.
Crystal Cathedral and other megachurches have suffered from the recession and reduced charitable giving
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