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Thursday, December 8, 2005
SOUTH CAROLINA
Men charged with hreak-in,
taking children’s donations
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LEXINGTON. S.C.-A 46-
year-Oid GasUni man and his
22-year-old nephew have
beeti charged with breaking
in a church and stealing $25
children had collected in
banks for international
missionaries, Lexington
County deputies say
Eidward Finley and his
nephew Randall Lee Finley
Jr broke into the Dixiana
Baptist Church in West
Columbia Thursday and cut
(^n the banks used to collect
money for the church’s $500
Lottie Moon Christmas offer
ing, Sheriff James Metis said.
Tlie offering is part of the
Southern Baptist Church’s
annual gift to support inter
national missionaries.
The men also took lawn
equipment from the church
and broke into a home,
deputies said.
The sheriff said the men
told investigators they need
ed money to buy drugs.
Edward and Randall Finley
both face chaiges of first- and
second-degree burglary,
grand larceny involving
worth more than $1,000, and
two counts of criminal con
spiracy
After the church bui^ary,
pastor Chris Platt and the
youth minister met with the
children, who decided to put a
message to the thieves on the
church sign. It read: “You’re
foi^ven.”
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God has a place on Alabama tags
Continued from page 8B
Sept. 11 terrorist attacks has
replaced “Take Me Out Tb
Tbe Ballgame” as the tune
most often sung during the
seventh inning stretch of
M^or Leagiie Baseball
games
Hurst said “God Bless
America” would not replace
anything currently on Alaba
ma car tags. State law
requires that the phrase
“Heart of Dude” be on Alaba
ma plates “Heart of Dixie”
historically appeared at the
top of plates, but was moved
to the bottom of the tag when
former Gov. Don Siegelman
had the plates redesigned
and put “Stars Fell on Alaba
ma,” also a song title, at tl^
top.
Hurst said he believes the
plates could be designed so
that tliere would be room for
“God Bless America” without
removing “Heart of Dude” or
“Stars Fell on Alabama.”
There have been efforts in
recent years by some black
lawmakers to remove “Heart
of Dixie” fiom car tags
because they view it as a ref
erence to the segregated
South
This ('”God Bless Ameri
ca’) doesn’t have anything to
do with anything already on
the tag,” Hurst said. “Here
we are in the times of 9/11,
times of war and t«Torists.
It’s a time for the nation to
pull together and I think this
is something that reflects
how the m^ority of Alabami
ans feel.”
Carol Moore of
Columbiana, president of the
Atheist Law Center, said her
organization would oppose
Hurst’s bill.
“It is entirely inapprofoiate
to have it plastered over
license plates. We have
enough on license plates now
that we don’t need something
else,” Moore said “We have a
lot more serious problems in
Alabama th^ what’s on the
license plates. We need to
make sure our children in
public schools can read
what’s already on the Ucense
plates,”
Hurst’s bill won’t be the
only measure introduced in
the regular session, which
begins in January, that calls
for putting God’s name in a
public place.
Rep. Jimmy Martin, D-
Clanton, said he plans to
reintroduce a bill that would
permit the posting of "In God
We TVust” on classroom walls
in Alabama public schools.
Martin said he hasn’t seen
Hurst’s bill, but likes the
idea.
“The concept of ‘God Bless
America’ sounds Hkf> a good
idea,’ Martin said.
The bill to post “In God We
TVust” on classroom walls has
been introduced the last two
years, but hasn’t received
final passage.
Martin said he believes
putting the words on class
room walls will help restore
discipline in schools.
“Anybody who recognizes
God will be respectful of
everyone," Martin said
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December, 2005 Newsletter - Part I
J.M. Little, Teacher
My Dear Friends:
As we come to the close of another year, we exclaim: we are one year nearer Home, One year
nearer the Coming of our blessed Lord. The greatest thing on all this world is just to know Christ
as your Lord and your Saviour..Do you know Christ? Prior to this past Wednesday night, for
three Wednesday nights straight, we were there at New Jerusalem Baptist Church in Mooresville,
teaching Christ and how God saves a poor, lost sinner. And we look forward to continuing next
Wednesday night. It was the most amazing thing back there when I was in the religious world.
God shined the Light of the glorious Gospel of Christ into my darkened mind and heart (II Cor.
4:3-6), letting me see for the first time 1 was lost and had never known Christ. It was the most
startling thing that ever happened to me. Do you understand what I am talking about? If not, you
are not saved! You’ll never be saved apart from Holy Spirit conviction. This is what I am setting
forth, I am neither a prophet, nor a prophet’s son. But I want to tell you: the world is gone! The
homes, churches, schools and governments are all gone! Satan has taken them over lock, stock
and barrel. Lying spirits have taken up their abode in the mouths of our leaders all across the
world. Friends, as I walk with the Lord and He shows me all these things, 1 wonder: how long, oh
Lord? With the whole world taken up with the spirit of the Antichrist, it can’t be much longer. My
friends, are you in Christ? If not, you must turn to Christ now! Tomorrow may be too late. There is
literally no hope for mankind as a whole. It is hard to find a church member who knows Christ as a
Living Reality to his heart. You go to church and profess, but there is no reality of Christ in your
hearts. When a church or anyone gets away from the simplicity in Christ, they have to have
something tangible to hold to. The beloved Apostle Paul lamented over the Corinthians getting
away from the simplicity in Christ: ‘But 1 fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve
through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.’
(II Cor. 11:3)
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