Skunks Vs Babies

-Initiative 160, sponsored by Footloose Montana, would prohibit recreational and commercial trapping of wild mammals and birds on public lands in Montana. State signature tally: 4,669.-

- Constitutional Initiative 102, sponsored by the Montana ProLife Coalition, would amend the state constitution to define “person” to include every human being from the beginning of a human being’s biological development, effectively outlawing abortion. State signature tally: 5,073.-

I just read a message from Cal Zastrow and Pershonhood USA and this really made me think. Here we have two initiatives. One would define babies as persons. One would stop the trapping of mammals and birds on public property.

I'm very interested in the results. Have we gone far enough away from common sense and justice that skunks and rabbits will have more rights on public land than babies in their mothers' wombs? Will Montana declare through the votes and signatures of its people that mammals have more importance to them than their innocent unborn children?

40 states have followed the example of Colorado by starting Personhood movements. This is Colorado's second time placing a Personhood Amendment on the ballot. Some say last time was a failure. I can't disagree more. Colorado was the first to legalize abortion, and now is leading the country in ending it. I see God's hand in that, and I know He is with the effort. If we truly believe that abortion is never the right choice, then we have nothing to lose by backing the effort to end it.

So, Montana, will you sign and vote to save the skunks and squirrels and rabbits? Or will you sign and vote to save the babies?

Tax Day TEA Party 2010

An Assignment For YOU

One Christian's Response to the passivism vs. activism debate:

More than anything in this post I am milling my own thoughts around because of recent events that have come to pass- very hurtful events. This post has been in the making for a while, and has been in several different forms. So please bear with me as I share my thoughts on this issue, which really should not be an issue at all.

Lately I have become more and more politically active. Do not ask me how that happened. Sometimes you pick up what is laid before you, look back, and wonder how it came to be. As I have become more involved in politics, I have become increasingly aware of the fact that from the beginning of man there has been a debate about whether or not Christians should concern themselves with politics. The main premise of the passivist side (to whatever degree the passivism may be) seems to be that our focus needs to be on telling other about Jesus instead of getting caught up in the things of this world (i.e. politics). While I have no desire to prove to anyone that I am in fact evangelistic, or to make a list of things I do out of love for my church (because that would seem silly and prideful), I do wish to make a response to those who may think the ministry of political action is somehow less holy than another ministry.

First let me state that never would I think that since I'm politically active, my ministry is more important than someone else's. However, I do believe that in a changing world we are going to see many of God's people rise up to take on this ministry as the need for it is becoming incredibly evident. So I believe it's time for all Christians to begin encouraging the brethren who take up this fight rather than treating them as if they are less holy.

I believe evangelism is accomplished in all areas of life. Yes, even in politics. I believe that the political arena is a very dark place in our world today. I have no fear of that dark place because I know that God is with me and will never forsake me. I also have my buff-intimidating-if-needed-big-little brother, my strong protector-dad, and the prayers and guidance of my mom, sister and loving church family. These people love me and encourage me in my daily work as I try to encourage them in theirs- whatever it may be.

My heart aches terribly when I am told by a few (and only a few) that I should not be involved in politics. If I am to "only preach Jesus" then why does my mom tell me with such heart ache, pain, and tears about her years in a private Christian college where many, many of her friends had abortions- even in their freshman year? I can't tell you how much this saddens me. Why? Because these young women already knew Jesus! But did they understand abortion? Was there a law protecting their babies? No and no. These young women were saved already, but did that help their unborn children?

I hope that if you know me at all you know that I love the unborn and that I have a passion to rescue them from being led to the slaughter. You have probably heard from me before that in a political society it is going to take politics to end abortion. And let me be very, very clear. I have to go the whole way with this. If I believe that abortion is the murder of the most innocent and vulnerable (and I do), then I will do what needs to be done to stop it from happening. I do not want to get to Heaven and see the millions of babies who didn't have a chance at life if I cannot honestly say to them, "I fought for you. I gave 100%." It is not enough for me to tell them that I prayed and went on with my life.

Do you see how my faith and my politics go hand in hand? And friends, we do live in this world. We can't get away from that fact as much as we might try to do so. So we can either try to get away from it without succeeding, or we can do what we can to make this world a better place for future generations. Do you want your children and their children to have the opportunity to seek and save the lost without becoming martyrs? Do something about that today. And if you won't, stop putting down the people who will.

For anyone who would tell me to stay out of politics, let me ask: What would you say to Daniel? How about Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego? And Paul? And what would you say to the Israelites as they made their way out of Egypt? Would you tell them to stop? How about asking a homeschool mother and father in the late 1970s if they should be involved in politics.

As a young woman I have no desire to pursue a career. I believe the highest calling I someday might have would be that of a wife and mother. If and when God is to bring a husband into my life, I will be ready to be a full time wife and hopefully mother as well. But in the meantime I believe God has given me time to grow, work and save money, learn, and become involved in my church and community in ways that I may not be able to later. Given my intense desire to help the unborn, I have found myself in surprisingly interesting situations lately. My life has taken many very exciting turns, and God has opened unbelievable doors for me. I am so thankful and excited. All the glory only to God. I intend to take advantage of all of these opportunities and I know so many brethren are completely supportive of me in these endeavors. Thank you so much. Thank you to those of you who have discussed this very topic with me and encouraged me- you know who you are. I am hurt by a few and I hope that those who would condemn my ministry (politics is actually one of many) would realize that evangelism comes in many forms. Cooking for potluck, cooking for neighbors, anonymously donating to causes, driving widows around, caring for children, teaching, cleaning the church building, personal Bible studies with others, becoming a Godly politician, and thousands more (I'm sure you can add to the list with your unique talents, blessings and abilities). Please, let's encourage one another, not treat some ministries as if they are less worthy.

If you managed to get this far, which I doubt, please please please do not respond by quoting a scripture that you believe proves politics and evangelism are mutually exclusive. And do not respond by asking me how many people I've converted today. I do have an assignment for you though. Two simple things:

1. Think of a Godly politician or candidate you know (this could be difficult). Send them a hand written note of thanks and encouragement. The ministry they have chosen is a difficult one, and one that is so vitally needed.

2. Think of a brother or sister who you have privately thought that their ministry might be a little less important than yours. Maybe a widow who cooked a special meal or the shy and quiet member who shows up to every assembly. Send that person a note letting them know that you have noticed their ministry, and that you're thankful for them.

Please do this and know that you will uplift me on a day when I need it. In the process, you will encourage two people who also need it. May God bless you in whatever ministry He has set before you.

"I've seen Schoolhouse Rock..."

Establishing Personhood in Colorado

I am passionate about the personhood of the unborn. I am also a firm believer in the fact that our government's job (in fact, one of it's ONLY jobs) is to protect the citizens of this country. As it is in our country right now, the government is failing. Let me be very clear: Our government is MISERABLY failing in the task of protecting its citizens because it can't even protect the most innocent and vulnerable Americans. Let me be very clear again: Our government is not even ATTEMPTING to protect the most innocent and vulnerable Americans.

The fact that I believe the government is meant to protect the people and the fact that I'm passionate about the personhood of the unborn is what draws me to Personhood USA. I know that some Christians and Prolife groups believe in separating politics from abortion. They believe that education and love of people will accomplish the goal of ending abortion. I am thankful for those people and groups and I believe in the work they're doing. But I am very convinced that in a political society politics MUST be involved in ending abortion. Defining the unborn as persons in our laws will be a huge step toward ending abortion all together. Personhood USA is stepping up to involve citizens in the Personhood effort all over the country. Colorado was the very first state to step up to the plate with the 2008 Personhood Initiative (This is very appropriate, considering that Colorado was the first state to legalize abortion.), Amendment 48. Not being successful in voting it in, the Colorado citizens have again stepped up to try try again.

I am not an outgoing person. In fact, I'm just the opposite when it comes to most social situations. If I don't know the crowd I'm in, I tend to like to blend in. Last year I signed up to collect signatures for the Personhood Colorado campaign. The goal is to get an amendment on the ballot, once again, that would define a "person" in the Colorado Constitution as a human being from the beginning of their biological development (i.e. from conception). Being a petition circulator is something that sounded incredibly attractive to me. But I didn't think about it before jumping in. I just went with it. Then I realized that being a petition circulator meant some effort was going to be put out on my part. People weren't just going to run up and ask me if they could sign my petition section. Oh how easy life would be if that was the case. But life isn't easy, is it?

Actually, it didn't start out that hard, to be honest. I knew of a few people who would absolutely sign the petition. When I approached them their enthusiasm encouraged me. So then I had... less than a page of signatures.

From there it got a little more difficult, but not much. I collected signatures at two Tea Party rallies. Nearly ever person I approached wanted to sign it. Some had already signed it. Only a hand full of people said they didn't want to sign it, but they weren't argumentative. One of my greatest encouragements was meeting a young man who was so excited about the petition that he wanted to collect signatures too. I gave him an extra petition section I had, and he started collecting signatures right then and there! His enthusiasm encouraged me. And because he was in the same boat as me, we were able to correspond occasionally about collecting.

With a lack of rallies in the last few months, I felt slightly out of the signature collecting loop. Many events to collect were in the Denver area and it's not easy for me to get down there that often. I knew about the opportunity to collect signatures at Safeway. But I wasn't sure that route was the best one for me. Why? Well, it would take me MAJORLY out of my comfort zone. I'd be "one of those" annoying people that stands outside of a store and chases you down as you try to leave. And it would require me to approach random people. Not people at Tea Party rallies who for the most part are supportive of my cause. People that might.. DISAGREE.

As the deadline to turn in signatures got closer, I realized I needed to do something. My petition section was still lacking. Safeway. That's all there was to do. So I went. What an experience. What a COOL experience. Yes, I was completely taken out of my comfort zone and I had to approach whoever came out the doors. Yes, many people saw me as "one of those" annoying people. They rushed off as I tried to talk to them. Some people didn't want to sign it. One woman became very angry and began arguing at me. AT me because I didn't say much back to her. But in one hour I collected a whole page of signatures. Could have done better. But I could have done worse too, by not going.

Today I read an article by Mr. Bryan Kemper, founder of Stand True. The following is taken from his article:

"When will we as the human race stop discriminating against our fellow human persons; when will be come together and stand for the protection of all life? When will we see relief efforts for the almost 4,000 human children who are facing a horrible death every day in this country, and the over 100,000 around the world?"


I wrote all of this to say that as we live our lives, children are dying. As we are living our busy and comfortable lives it's easy to forget that children in our very own country, state, and city are being murdered. Why? Because we don't see it. We don't hear about it. The media doesn't let us know. It's easy to become oblivious or to just not care. I want to ask you to help in the effort of establishing the unborn as people. We are coming down to the last few days of collecting signatures. My petition will be notarized and turned in at the end of this week. If you happen to see this and are a registered voter in the state of Colorado, I'd be happy to have you sign my petition. If you're not close enough, I'm sure I can find someone in your area who is collecting signatures. Every signature will count. It's going to be close.

Please pray for the efforts of Personhood Colorado in the final days of collecting signatures.

If you are not in Colorado, don't feel left out. The Personhood effort is all over the country. Go to www.personhoodusa.com to get involved.

"Be the saviour of those who are given up to death, and do not keep back help from those who are slipping to destruction." Proverbs 24:11

TEA Party!!!

Healthcare is a RIGHT?

In what Constitution? The Declaration of Independence states that we have the right to pursue happiness, and healthcare certainly falls into that category. But we have the right to pursue, not to have happiness (good health) handed to us. Why do we think we have the right to take money from a working man, against his will, for our own benefit? Robbery is never a right. Look up the word "tyranny" in the dictionary.

When the government uses the hard earned money of its citizens to provide "healthcare", the result is what we experienced as a foster family. Our foster children had their health needs "met" at government run healthcare clinics. There we were treated like underclass citizens (because for some reason it's OK to treat low income people that way) and given less than adequate attention and care. Why? Because the staff at those clinics knew they didn't have to provide anything worthwhile. These low income foster children, wards of the state, had no other healthcare choice. There wasn't any need to provide them with a reason to stay loyal to the government run clinic.

It's interesting to me that people want to take competition out of healthcare. When competition is taken out of anything, the result is an extremely poor product/service. What we really need is more competition in the healthcare industry, not less. We need healthcare providers to try their hardest to provide us with exceptional healthcare at a great price because otherwise we might take our money elsewhere.

As an alternative healthcare practitioner, I realize first hand every day what happens when the government takes over healthcare. People die of cancer because it's illegal to try alternative medicine. True cures are destroyed or hidden so that the big drug companies (in cahoots with the government) don't lose money. Dangerous drugs are put on the market only to be taken off a few years later after they've already claimed many lives.

If you want the "right" to healthcare, you want the government to stay out of it. People should be able to study for themselves and/or consult with the practitioner of their choice to come up with healthcare programs, at a good price, that benefit them personally. Blind trust should not be placed in any one healthcare organization that has a monopoly on the industry. Healthcare is not, and should never be considered, a "one size fits all" service. It is not the government's job to hand us (low quality, dangerous, impersonal) healthcare. It is our right to demand something much better when it comes to the health of ourselves and our families.

What a VERY interesting take on the fact that EVERY life matters...

I'm considered racist...

because I don't support Obama.

It is a historic day. I'm not shallow enough to dismiss the fact that having a black man as our President is a great accomplishment. However, I can't overlook the fact that he stands for evil things that I can never support. I don't support him, and I wish he was not our President. It's completely in God's hands now, and I willingly give it to Him because there's really nothing I can do about it.

What am I trying to say then? I'm saying that the color of his skin had nothing to do with the way I voted. I didn't choose to stand against him because he's black. I simply did not, and do not, agree with him.

Now, I would like to ask what is more racist- choosing not to support a black man because I disagree with him on nearly everything, or supporting him just because he's black? I will never support someone just because of their skin color. That's demeaning and racist. We, as a nation, have turned this election into a celebration of race. We have divided ourselves by focusing on the color of someone's skin. Isn't that exactly what we're supposed to be trying not to do? What matters is what a person stands for and how he will lead- it doesn't matter if he's black, white, brown, orange, or purple.

I'm praying that our new President will surprise me. Either way, God is in control.

A Real Man

What is a man? I have always been taught that a real man will readily lay down his life for a woman or child. Yet our new President-elect believes that it is a "fundamental right" to cause an "unwanted" down syndrome infant to die a miserable and lonely death inside a linen closet.

So tell me, what exactly is the job of the President? Is it to pay my mortgage? Is it to make sure my health benefit package matches that of my neighbor's? Is it to bail me out of financial crisis? Is it to raise my children?

It is the President's job to protect the citizens. If he refuses to protect an innocent handicapped child...then who will he protect?

I am disgusted and ashamed of the "men" who let our country get to this point. We, America, have elected a guy who would take money from one and give it to another, allow the murder of children, and call a baby a "punishment" for a "mistake made". I'm utterly shocked that a generation of "men" would stand in a crowd with a million others chanting for the Great Obama to give them a hand out. It is clear in Scripture that a man who does not work shall not eat, and that a man who does not provide for his family is worse than an infidel (i.e. unbeliever).

1 Tim 5:8 But if anyone does not provide for his own, and especially for those of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.

2 Thess 3:10 For even when we were with you, we used to give you this order: if anyone is not willing to work, then he is not to eat, either.

I do thank God for the true real men in the world. Those men who love God, work hard, provide for their families, raise their children, and fight for our freedom. Those who would give up their own comfort, and even their own lives, for a woman or child if it came down to it. Those who stand for the lives of the most innocent. These men are few and far between, and I am thankful for them. I am honored and blessed to know many of these wonderful men. America needs more real men.

I'm praying that God will raise up a generation of young men who know that to eat, you work. To be free and safe, you fight. And a man lays down his life to protect a child. I know this is possible, and I plan to help- starting with my own brother. As much as we need men, we need women who will stop trying to be men, and instead start to raise them.

Let's start now, and pray that in 2012 and the other elections to come there will be real men to vote for. God, preserve for us another generation- a generation of real women and real men.

Sarah Palin Rally

Last night at the last possible minute my friends gave me

a ticket to the Sarah Palin rally!!!! I was so thankful because

I was sure I wasn't going to be able to get a ticket. We had a great time!

Sarah Palin with her daughters Willow and Piper, and her husband Todd. Hank Williams Jr. was there too. He sang his "McCain-Palin Tradition". It's hilarious!
They're building a new motel right next the the event center. This sign kept blowing, and then it would only say "Obama". The the construction guys would run up there and fix it, and the whole line of people would cheer!!! It was so fun, even when we were freezing in line for 2 hours!

Marilyn Musgrave, Wayne Allard, and Bob Schaffer were also there to speak. It was a great day. : )