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Leeman
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 Posted: Tue Jun 15, 2010 2:10 pm Post subject: Put the cross back ! ! |
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http://www.putthecrossback.com/
Veterans across the country are signing onto this message to the President.
Maybe he will address it , if he has time between the Par-tays on Weds, nights with Stevie wonder & Aretha.
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simpk5
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GenrXr
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A Catholic priest carried this cross up to the top of the Matterhorn mountain during the early 80's. It is now a big tourist attraction that they built the largest and highest sky lift in europe for people to see. It is in Switzerland, but is at the corner of the French, Italian and Swiss Alps. Where they all meet and the signature attraction is a Catholic cross put up by a priest. Go figure.
This was my fathers favorite picture, I took while he was still alive. He thought it showed God's place in our world, on top of the mountain.
My sister who I took the trip to Matterhorn with. She was enlisted at the Army medical base at Lundstuhl, Germany at the time. She has since went to OCS and become a 2nd LT. in the Army. I would love for someone to transalte the cross words. Anyone?
Picture of me with a goofy look on my face. Sigh.
You can see the Klein Matterhorn behind me. It is the highest peak in europe and the Walt Disney mountain inspiration.
This was not cheap to take the lift up to the top of the Matterhorn mountain. We paid 100 Euro per person at the time, which was 150 USD. The Euro is not what it used to be though and you could probably take the lift for closer to 100 USD, today.
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TEWSPilot
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GenrXr
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If anyone would like this picture (the cross) in full rez, let me know. it is a picture that is to be shared, for sure.
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simpk5
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TEWSPilot
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From one of our brother Swiftees....
A little longer-term outlook.
After the Election
1. God will still be on His throne
2. Jesus will still be King of Kings and Lord of Lords.
3. The Bible will still have all the answers to every problem.
4. The tomb will still be empty.
5. Jesus will still be the only way to heaven
6. Prayer will still work - it will still make a difference and God will still answer prayer
7. The cross, not the government, will still be our salvation
8. There will still be room at the cross.
9. Jesus will still save anyone who places their faith and trust in Him.
10. God will still be with us always - He will never leave us or forsake us.
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Cross Eyed in Mojave
Tony Perkins, former Marine, Family Research Council
November 12, 2012 - Monday
| Quote: | For the first time in 11 years, the sun set yesterday with the shadow of a cross spilling out into the Mojave Desert. After a long and bitter battle, the seven-foot veterans' memorial was finally back in its rightful place on Sunrise Rock. For the VFW, Liberty Institute, caretakers Henry and Wanda Sandoz, and everyone who fought to save the Mojave Desert Cross, it was the perfect way to celebrate Veterans' Day.
Before a crowd of more than 100, supporters rededicated the cross to the memory of America 's fallen heroes. "Judges and lawyers may have played their roles," said Liberty attorney Hiram Sasser, "but it was the veterans who earned this memorial, and it is for them that it rises once more." For the legal team, the victory was a long time coming. In 2010, after nine years of defending the memorial in court, a majority of justices agreed to keep the cross on its remote patch of desert land. But before the Sandozes could reinstate the monument, it was stolen. Maybe the vandals thought hiding the cross could make it disappear from our collective consciences.
They were wrong. Plans were soon under way for another memorial. In fact, no one knew what had become of the old cross until last week when the San Mateo County Sheriff's office was called to a property in San Francisco Bay--hundreds of miles away. There, police found the object of years of litigation tied to a fence post. The attached note asked someone to contact the authorities.
Although the discovery meant that the caretakers could return the original to its hilltop home, they opted for a new cross and a fresh start. Today, it crowns Sunrise Rock--not unlike the millions of crosses marking graves across our nation, each one reminding us of the great sacrifices made on our behalf. On this Veterans Day, we honor the brave men and women across the generations who served, and the many who laid down their lives in America's noblest cause: freedom. It is because of them that we can lift high this cross--and all others. |
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Wish there were "Like" buttons on these forums like there are on facebook. 
Thank you God for the defeat of the ACLU and for allowing your cross to stand in memorial again!
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