This is a Public Service announcement about Hoaxes and Online Petitions--We need to be discerning some are okay, but you need to understand the effectiveness of even the legit ones see the link at the ***. There are sites that you can go to to verify things and they are about 3/4 of the way down the page with ********.
Long ago I learned the hard lesson to check facts and verify things before I threw my name and email power behind it. As a christian we want to be diligent and responsible with our resources and with continuing bad information and projects. It only takes one person to stop and return the email stating "THIS IS A HOAX" check snopes.com or urbanlegend.com to verify information or google the subject to get more information to make sure the issue is what you think and that you want to join that fight. Does this fight have merit? Will God be glorified by this? (is it to help others, will it lead others to him, does it right an injustice).
Phillipians 1:9-11 And this is my prayer that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless until the day of Christ, filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ--To the glory and praise of God.
Several things come into our inboxes asking for us to help the creator out and forward to all our friends and family. We need to be concious of the things we send people asking them to participate in and to pass along. Does it measure up to our christian filter?
Phillipians 4;8,9 Whatever is true, whatever is noble (helpful), whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable--if anything is excellent or praiseworthy--think about such things. Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me,(Paul) or seen in me--put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.
***Understanding online petetions and their effectiveness and authenticity is important. see this article, http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/petition/internet.asp If it is a real cause and you really want to have some effect on changing policy or stop something from happening then a letter writing campaign to the appropriate decision maker is much more effective. Even more effective call and schedule and appointment to meet with them and hand carry the letters with you. For most causes and needs their are organizations and advocates, do a search and find one that is handling the issue you are concerned with and they can help you make the largest and most effective impact. Action is good, but action on the wrong thing can cost credibility and take attention away from the real issues that need support and public awareness.
By simply typing in "FCC PETITION TO REMOVE PASTORS FROM RADIO" into the search window, I received many responses these are the ones that are most helpful. Anytime I am wondering if something is truthful, accurate, and legit I go to snopes.com or urbanlegend.com to see if is a hoax. Even a "good" thing that is based in untruthful or misinformation is actually bad. Wasting time and energy on informing people of untrue threats is not responsible, if we would be more informed on the actual threats and if we would be just slightly diligent about checking things out we could do more to inform others of the actual things that we need to be fighting and banning together to stop.
******** www.snopes.com: Petition to Ban Religious Broadcasting
Nov 17, 2008 ... Madalyn is also campaigning to REMOVE ALL CHRISTMAS PROGRAMS, CHRISTMAS SONGS,
AND CHRISTMAS ... Joyce Meyer, Charles Stanley, David Jeremiah and other pastors
." ... the purported movement to ban religious programming from the airwaves.
.... "Rumor About Nonexistent FCC Petition Circulating Again. ...
www.snopes.com/politics/religion/fcc.asp – Similar pages
erumor -- do not sign - Need Christian prayer, we will pray for you
Petition for the Removal of Religious Teachers and Pastors From the Airwaves -
Fiction ... (FCC) to remove religious teachers and pastors from the airwaves....
www.annointed.net/Community/news-read-pray-about/58358-erumor-do-not-sign.html – Similar pages
Black Hills Monitor: Separating the wheat from the chaff
May 4, 2009 ... Some 30 years ago, there was a petition 2493 heard by the FCC, but its purpose
was not to remove pastors from the airwaves. ...
http://blackhillsmonitor.blogspot.com/2009/05/separating-wheat-from-chaff.html – Similar pages
» Righteous Airwaves ::: Subversive Influence
The email warns that the same group is campaigning to remove Christmas programs
and ... Of course I won't be signing either petition… it's a hoax, which the FCC
... to pastor m and the puking Jesus: i was immediately reminded of rev. 3: ...
http://subversiveinfluence.com/?p=1779 – Similar pages
Federal Hearing to remove Tabernacle Choir from airwaves? - Mormon ...
so they will not "remove" anyone from the airwaves - they will just force you to
mix .... David Jeremiah and other pastors from the airwaves. ... Commission (FCC
) in Washington , D.C. Their petition, Number 2493, would ...
www.mormonapologetics.org/index.php?showtopic=40587 – Similar pages
Petition Number 2493 (Religious Broadcasting) - Urban Legends
Petition Number 2493 - Pastor Removal from Television ... subject by the Federal
Communications Commission ( FCC) in Washington , D.C. ... of the gospel of our
Lord and Savior on the airwaves of America . ... This group is also campa igning
to remove all Christmas programs and Christmas carols from public schools! ...
http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/bl_petition_2493.htm – Similar pages
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Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Monday, May 4, 2009
Celebrate, Remember, Fight Back
Relay for Life 2009Celebrate those that have survived Cancer and are cancer free at this time.
Remember those that lost their battle.
Fight Back for those who are currently battling cancer today.
HOPE! is available and the support of the community, families, churches and of the Cancer Society is giving people Hope for a Cure.
Our Church, Faith Baptist Church of Youngsville, NC had a team in the Relay as they do every year and our Team captain is a Survivor so it is extra special to spend 24 hours supporting and celebrating with her and her family. As any family or group our church family has been touched by Cancer in many lives too. We Remembered the ones that have passed away with Luminaries with their names on them and we are walking by Faith and Hoping for a cure here on earth but we have the gift of eternal life so we Celebrate that we WILL see our friends and loved ones again in Heaven someday. My family has reason to celebrate, I have two uncles who are battling cancer and are survivors. We remember several friends and my maternal grandmother, grandfather and Uncle who both lost their battles with cancer.
The Luminary Service... Time to Celebrate the survivors and to Remember those that lost their battle and to Encourage those battling Cancer today to FIGHT BACK, and FIGHT LIKE A GIRL!
The Effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much. James 5:16
Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen
Ephesians 3:20
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Does our government and our educational system represent what "WE THE PEOPLE" want and need?
I am not sure what is happening with our society and government these days but, whatever it is; stupidity or the working of the devil or both it is not good for us or our children. When my son, Charles, who just turned 13 can sit and listen to the President speak and ask questions like, "How is he going to make that plan work when he doesn't have any money", or "How is that good for most of the people?". Or when the Governor cuts the State Employees pay and raises their health insurance premiums, "How are they going to pay their bills and pay for the insurance?" Shouldn't some of the adults who voted for these people who are passing these budgets and bills ask the same thing.
Why are the employees suffering? What is being done to recover the thousands of dollars wasted in the Wake County Recycling department, and the Wake County School System and The garage scheme. The have been a few cases of embezzelment too. What is being done to the Administrators and Auditors and Supervisors of these individuals that allowed these "Thefts" to occur and did nothing to report it or stop it? These problems were found by an outside audit. (Accountability and Truth always shine light on the activities done in the dark!)
Are you and informed and involved citizen? Do you think about the local happening and government activity?
Why does Wake County have so much more trouble with their budget and providing the services to their residence? They get more money because they have more residence. Surrounding counties have lots of room in their schools and they are able to provide services with the help of the community and parent involvement. Most parents will buy extra paper, paper towels, ect that are going to benefit their child's classrooms. Why not access the resources that are available to fill the short falls to maintain the quality. Why not work together as a Region? Wake Forest and Youngsville are literally a bounce away from each other yet in two different counties and each has a different school system that have to purchase and maintain buses, staff, textbooks, electronic devices, computers etc. Most of Franklin County is Traditional, meaning the schools are closed for the summer. Some have summer school programs but not all of them and could be utilized by Wake County for their Year-around tracking system. Vance County and Granville County are also stone throws from Franklin County and separate and not really equal, these counties are poorer and continuing to decline because of the jobs and companies leaving (THANKS NAFTA!!). Franklin, Vance and Granville could work together also and utilize the resources available in each community. Information and education of the community and businesses that reside in the counties is poor to nonexistent. Finding assistance and information becomes a daunting task and one most people do not have the time or energy to do and so most things can be found in Raleigh, everyone takes the business, money and support to Raleigh and the local economies suffer.
Why did we move away from Neighborhood or Community schools?
It is easier to service 800 children and utilize resources in small communities that it is to try to service thousands of children from vast geographical locations with no "community connection". Some one should address these wastes and the impact on the children. Someone should try to reduce these large Corporate entity school systems that are like vaccums on funding and producing little for the money. Drop out rates and successful students going onto college and professional jobs is not a bragging point for North Carolina. More of the college population is out-of-state students than they are local.
Is there anything we can do? There is some good news~
Life is all about choice and hopefully wise choices. In North Carolina we do have a choice of Homeschooling or sending our children to private schools but our funding still goes to the public school system (HMMMM! the school systems receive money and yet do not have to provide services or books for those students, yet they have short falls every year and every year the amount of Homeschoolers grows). Now if we choice a charter school (and are able to get in due to the limited number of spots) they receive money from the government. Shouldn't the funding for education be equal and those providing the services and achieving the marks receive the funding?
Someone has taken the initative and started fighting for a better way! Want to join them?
If you agree with this philosophy check of this website and join the group fighting for the "Parents Right to Choose Education" http://www.pefnc.org/category/categories/about-us Get involved in the fight to bring integrity, logic and ethics back into education. Research your local schools and your county government and see what is being done and where you can get involved to make our society and our government the institutions they use to be, and the ones we will be proud to be a part of again, When We the People is more than an "old saying" on a piece of paper in the museum downtown.
Why are the employees suffering? What is being done to recover the thousands of dollars wasted in the Wake County Recycling department, and the Wake County School System and The garage scheme. The have been a few cases of embezzelment too. What is being done to the Administrators and Auditors and Supervisors of these individuals that allowed these "Thefts" to occur and did nothing to report it or stop it? These problems were found by an outside audit. (Accountability and Truth always shine light on the activities done in the dark!)
Are you and informed and involved citizen? Do you think about the local happening and government activity?
Why does Wake County have so much more trouble with their budget and providing the services to their residence? They get more money because they have more residence. Surrounding counties have lots of room in their schools and they are able to provide services with the help of the community and parent involvement. Most parents will buy extra paper, paper towels, ect that are going to benefit their child's classrooms. Why not access the resources that are available to fill the short falls to maintain the quality. Why not work together as a Region? Wake Forest and Youngsville are literally a bounce away from each other yet in two different counties and each has a different school system that have to purchase and maintain buses, staff, textbooks, electronic devices, computers etc. Most of Franklin County is Traditional, meaning the schools are closed for the summer. Some have summer school programs but not all of them and could be utilized by Wake County for their Year-around tracking system. Vance County and Granville County are also stone throws from Franklin County and separate and not really equal, these counties are poorer and continuing to decline because of the jobs and companies leaving (THANKS NAFTA!!). Franklin, Vance and Granville could work together also and utilize the resources available in each community. Information and education of the community and businesses that reside in the counties is poor to nonexistent. Finding assistance and information becomes a daunting task and one most people do not have the time or energy to do and so most things can be found in Raleigh, everyone takes the business, money and support to Raleigh and the local economies suffer.
Why did we move away from Neighborhood or Community schools?
It is easier to service 800 children and utilize resources in small communities that it is to try to service thousands of children from vast geographical locations with no "community connection". Some one should address these wastes and the impact on the children. Someone should try to reduce these large Corporate entity school systems that are like vaccums on funding and producing little for the money. Drop out rates and successful students going onto college and professional jobs is not a bragging point for North Carolina. More of the college population is out-of-state students than they are local.
Is there anything we can do? There is some good news~
Life is all about choice and hopefully wise choices. In North Carolina we do have a choice of Homeschooling or sending our children to private schools but our funding still goes to the public school system (HMMMM! the school systems receive money and yet do not have to provide services or books for those students, yet they have short falls every year and every year the amount of Homeschoolers grows). Now if we choice a charter school (and are able to get in due to the limited number of spots) they receive money from the government. Shouldn't the funding for education be equal and those providing the services and achieving the marks receive the funding?
Someone has taken the initative and started fighting for a better way! Want to join them?
If you agree with this philosophy check of this website and join the group fighting for the "Parents Right to Choose Education" http://www.pefnc.org/category/categories/about-us Get involved in the fight to bring integrity, logic and ethics back into education. Research your local schools and your county government and see what is being done and where you can get involved to make our society and our government the institutions they use to be, and the ones we will be proud to be a part of again, When We the People is more than an "old saying" on a piece of paper in the museum downtown.
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