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Pastor's Update
Preparing For Times of Uncertainty
- A godly life brings opposition.
- A godly life brings hard choices.
- A godly life requires that we know Who we believe in.
- A godly life brings blessings and peace.
We are living in very uncertain times.
We have a financial system that cannot seem to find its footing. Homes are being foreclosed on, retirement savings have been decimated, jobs are being lost by the thousands, and the cost of living continues to rise. We have a president that scares a lot of people. There are also societal changes. We live in a different society than we did ten years ago. Terrorism affects all of us now. Our country has always been a bastion of liberty. Liberty is freedom with responsibility.
One of the greatest things about our country has been that people understood and took their responsibilities seriously. We now live in a world that doesn’t view freedom as a liberty but as a license – a license to do whatever they want to do while answering to no one. Maintaining liberty in that environment is very difficult.
More than 150 years ago, French Historian Alexis De Tocqueville traveled America to discover why the American experiment was so successful. He noted, “America is great because she is good. If America ceases to be good, America will cease to be great.” And he noted that “Liberty cannot be established without morality, or morality without faith.”
Feb 5, 2010 - 10:00:00 AM
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State House
Governor Reverses Opposition to Expanded Gambling
BREAKING NEWS
In
a stunning reversal of his long-held opposition to gambling, Governor John Baldacci has
reached a compromise with the Penobscot Nation which will allow a major
expansion of gambling in the state.
In
a hearing before the Legal and Veterans Affairs Committee in Augusta,
Representative Mitchell of the Penobscot Nation revealed that a meeting
was held in the Governor's Office during which the Governor reversed
his opposition to LD 1731. The Governor had earlier stated that the bill would allow for a
major expansion of gambling in Maine.
Feb 3, 2010 - 4:07:27 PM
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State House
Augusta Seeks Major Expansion of Gambling 'Industry'
Lawmakers
in Augusta are poised for a major expansion of gambling with
the help of new legislation that has escaped the notice of much of the
public. Spurred on by the success of Hollywood Slots, legislators have
put forward a plan in which the state government will directly control
slot machines and casino gambling, both of which have a long
association with organized crime, and were formerly criminal
activities under Maine law. The laws governing gambling in Maine are still listed in the Maine criminal statutes between "Assault and Battery" and "Bigamy."
Feb 2, 2010 - 5:39:03 PM
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Maine
City Council Trades Votes for Lives
Bible-based
predictions about social trends often come true, but rarely as quickly
as in the case of Club OTR, a bar in downtown Augusta which has
justifiably earned a very bad reputation. In a press release issued
during the first week of January, the Christian Civic League predicted
that Club OTR would again become a source of trouble despite
assurances to the contrary by its owner and the Augusta City Council.
True to our prediction, the bar has relapsed into its old ways.
The
Record was the first media outlet to call attention to the serious
nature of the trouble at the bar. In a story published on New Year's
Eve, The Record reported that young people flock to Club OTR where the
liquor is so plentiful and cheap, that they often pass out on the way
home, or wind up in emergency rooms to be treated for alcohol
poisoning. In addition, fights are a common sight in a nearby parking
lot after young men pour out of the bar at closing time.
Feb 1, 2010 - 4:20:07 PM
Pastor's Update
Being Effective in 2010
Many remember the 1985 movie starring Michael J. Fox, who played the part of teenager Marty McFly, and, Christopher Lloyd, who starred as Dr. Emmit Brown, a weird scientist who invented a time machine placed inside a remodeled DeLorean. Produced by Stephen Spielberg, Back to the Future, won Oscars for best effects and best sound editing, but its greatest effect was how it affected our culture and way of thinking.
Jan 29, 2010 - 10:00:00 AM
Opinion
Twelve Signs of Impending Social Collapse
While Democrats and Republicans wrangle endlessly over how to fix a broken economy, other signs of impending social collapse are going unheeded. The twelve warning signs listed below are compiled from ancient historians who recorded how a society gradually slides into hopeless corruption, revolution, or civil war.
These twelve warning signs reveal those areas of society which require the immediate attention of government. Endless palavers about the economy are at best a misdirected effort, and at worst, a deliberate attempt to distract the American people with a pointless charade.
Jan 27, 2010 - 4:01:28 PM
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Maine
Ailing Pro-Life Advocate Holds Vigil in the Cold
Scott Michaud tears up while speaking of one of his greatest triumphs through God. Michaud, whose single-minded mission is to “end child killing,” happened to be at the local Wal-Mart last November. A little girl came running over to him. “She came up to me in the grocery department,” Michaud recalled, “and she said, ‘my mom wants to say something to you.’ The mother said, ‘never stop, because you saved my granddaughter.’
“Now I can never stop. There is no greater joy, there is nothing I can do that can bring greater joy. Nothing, nothing, nothing. I’m going to be an emotional wreck because of that.”
Jan 26, 2010 - 2:58:51 PM
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Maine
MHRC Transgendered Schoolboy 'Rights' Press Release
The
Christian Civic League of Maine has issued the following press release
in response to the Maine Human Rights Commission issuance of
transgendered schoolchildren ‘rights’ proposed guidelines:
The Christian Civic League of Maine is appalled by the latest outrage by radical homosexual activists. Gay activists have disclosed new state guidelines requiring schools to allow young children to have access to facilities of the opposite sex. Under the proposed guidelines, boys who self-identify as female will have access to girls' sports teams and cheerleading squads, girls' bathrooms, and girls' locker rooms.
The Christian Civic League of Maine calls on all Maine parents to attend these upcoming public meetings and voice their strong opposition to the proposed 'guidelines.' Further, the League calls on all citizens to protect their vulnerable children from the homosexual lobby and their enablers in Augusta by contacting their state legislators and stating their firm opposition to these proposed Maine Human Rights Commission 'guidelines.'
Jan 25, 2010 - 3:50:15 PM
Pastor's Update
God is Pro-life
[This article was published on Jan. 16, 2009]
Listen to the Psalmist in chapter 127:3 (NASB)
“Behold, children are a gift of the Lord; The fruit of the womb is a reward. Like arrows in the hands of a warrior, so are children of one’s youth. How blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them; They shall not be ashamed, when they speak with their enemies in the gate.”
From the New Testament, listen to the words of Jesus. In Matthew 18:1-4 “At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, 'Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?' And He called a little child and had him stand among them, and He said, 'I tell you the truth, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.'” Vs. 6 “But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea.”
Jan 22, 2010 - 10:00:00 AM
News
Mother and Daughter Team Alleged to Assault Elderly Pro-Life Advocate
We are pleased to announce that The Record will now include stories by veteran reporter Larry Grard. Larry will report from the front lines of the battle to protect the unborn, the most important moral struggle ever to confront Maine.
We are grateful for Larry's important contribution to the cause of marriage and the family, and we are honored he chose The Record as the place to publish his insightful and informative work. Welcome aboard, Larry!
AUGUSTA, Me. – One of Maine’s most dedicated pro-life advocates says he has bruises on his legs, and wanted to file assault charges stemming from incidents that occurred outside an abortion clinic here on Dec. 17.
But Ron Stauble, 76, had to settle for theft charges against the two women who stole his signs outside Family Planning Association Maine, on Gabriel Drive. Stauble said he was outside the clinic as usual on a Thursday, when abortions are performed.
Jan 21, 2010 - 12:28:06 PM
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