A Christmas Day Thought from a Jew.

[Newscaster]

On this Holy Day celebrating the birth of Jesus, one often thinks about our own lives and how we are doing in G-d's eyes..

Even President Bush is concerned about his legacy. So, what about you guys. How do you think you will be remembered long after you are gone? It could be serious deep things or just surface remembrances.

Here is mine: "He did what he could with the tools that he had to help those who had less."

What about yours?

[crimzonsol]

I honestly do not know how I will be remembered. I am still trying to figure out who I am.

[lily]

I know how I would like to be remebered, but I doubt that it will turn out that way.........so I'll just say that people might say......hey I remember her.

[AlanC]

It would be nice to be remembered..... probably will be Alan Who? If after I am gone, there is just one person who is actually sad that I am no longer around, I will be proud and humbled at the same time.

[PatrickHenry]

I would like to be remembered as one who called for justice and mercy.

[Alonzo]

I remember him! He was kind of odd and eccentric but a good guy nonetheless.

I think I'm already known that way, except you don't need to add the "I remember" part yet.

[Truth_and_Power]

I hope to be remembered as the greatest idealogical leader in the history of the world. When they errect the 1000 foot statue of me atop the world's highest mountain the inscription will read, "Savior of all mankind, we hoist his image high that God might take note of his greatest accomplishment."

[Ralph]

I for one would like to be remembered as someone that DEFENDED THE TRUTH, no matter how unpopular it may be. As far as religion goes, x-mass is just another day, as it is not mentioned in the scriptures and cannot be validated as "truth" (John 17:17). Yes, I do celebrate it for what it is, a Holiday that was created by the customs and traditions of man, that has been morphed into just another secular holiday with "money" worshiped instead of deity. I am sure that it was started as a "noble" idea in trying to remember the author of our Christian faith, but the fact is, it is not scriptural in nature.(A x-mass tree, Santa Clause, contests for the most expensive light shows, going into debt until next x-mass, are these objects in need of worship?) I would not be hypocritical and stop my children or anyone from observing this day, but I will not place more "importance" on this particular day than I would any other in relation to daily worship, not out of a mean spirit but out of an effort to worship in spirit and truth, as we are commanded to do. Thanks for the wonderful thoughts in your message, they are appreciated. (R)

[Pookie]

My daughter already told me how I'll be remembered:

"Who?"

LOL.
Purrs,
Pookie

[moses2792796]

That guy who put spermicide in America's water supply.

[Ralph]

That guy who put spermicide in America's water supply.


Why would that be needed? At a rate of some 1.6 million children a year being aborted, simply give the "secular humanist" and their ideology of morality enough time and this nation will be "non-existent", nothing but a memory. As 93% of ALL abortions are performed for "social reasons", and of that percentage 38% profess to having a "Christian Faith". Really? We have Diet Coke, Near Beer, Bud Lite, etc.....why not "Christian Lite"? All the taste of true Christianity with none of the troublesome commandments that are just simply to cumbersome for anyone to bother with. (R)

[David Hume]

That guy who put spermicide in America's water supply.


Why would that be needed? At a rate of some 1.6 million children a year being aborted, simply give the "secular humanist" and their ideology of morality enough time and this nation will be "non-existent", nothing but a memory. As 93% of ALL abortions are performed for "social reasons", and of that percentage 38% profess to having a "Christian Faith". Really? We have Diet Coke, Near Beer, Bud Lite, etc.....why not "Christian Lite"? All the taste of true Christianity with none of the troublesome commandments that are just simply to cumbersome for anyone to bother with. (R)


I wonder, how many of those 1.6 million children aborted every year are done so by Christian women?

[ViolaLee]

Probably about 76.5% I would think.

Since that's how many Americans claim to be Christians.

http://www.religioustolerance.org/chr_prac2.htm

[Ralph]

Probably about 76.5% I would think.

Since that's how many Americans claim to be Christians.

http://www.religioustolerance.org/chr_prac2.htm


Just what part of 38% is beyond comprehension? Thus the "The Christian Lite" comment about those who profess with their mouths but "demonstrate" with their hearts. http://www.abortionno.org/Resoures/Fastfacts.html

I am of the opinion that Abortion and Euthanasia are just euphemisms for legalized murder. Sure, Legalized abortion has taken this hideous act of some third rate back alley doctor performing the slaughter of a helpless unborn baby that is located in the slum section of some inner city, to the highly respected professional in their expensive up-front medical suite. In both cases, however, the static fact is the abortionist is honoring the wishes of the mother to terminate the life of their unborn child.

Just as in all cases of the legalizing of the "IMMORAL", there must first be the injecting of a new vocabulary and imagery to change the way society views a certain matter. Terms such as "pro-choice," "mother's rights," and "fetus" had to be skillfully indoctrinated into the American vocabulary. Much effort has been expended to cause Americans to view the unborn as simply a lifeless and shapeless mass of cellular matter. This defies cognation to logic, for indeed for something to grow, it must have life. So, some simply want to frame the "quality" of life as paramount.

There is no cognation of reason as there is no brain stem(Do we possess the right to kill comatose individuals without due process, that have no cognation to reason?), thus there is no life, there is no living independent of the mother, thus there is no life. None of the current arguments present any evidence that there is "NO LIFE", only various stages of a gestating life. Does the court system actually know that a gestating life is human and is only growing and developing? Why of course they do. How would one explain the example of the "Lacy Act"? An act of congress that protects the gestating life of the American Bald Eagle in the fetal state of gestation(egg) due to its endangered status? Perform and act of feticide on certain animals and one faces a fine and possible imprisonment, perform and act of feticide on a human being and it is endorsed by the highest court of the land. What's wrong with this picture? Is it not painted by brush strokes that value animal life over human life?

Just what part of "inalienable" right to life is being missed in our declaration of independence? As apparently life indeed has been "alienated" as "inferior" to personal choice. From what well does the court draw upon to "opine" this position, its certainly not found in our constitution or Bill of Rights as professed, as life is only to be "alienated" under "due process"? Where is the "due process"? What crime is levied against this "scientifically" proven life? What right does anyone have to take this life? For it cannot be argued that it is not life, as it continues to grow and develop, it can not be argued that it is the soul property of the mother, because DNA confirms that it is the product of both mother and father, if not, why does any father have to take legal responsibility of a child under the courts as they deem DNA testing to be a legal and binding precedent? It may need the mother to live while in a state of gestation, but is it not true that it also needs the parent to care for it after its head breaches the birth canal? Why is it murder when the mother discards the born baby into a trash can? A landlord does not have the right to murder or even ask their tenants to move, without due process, why should a mother have the right of killing a life to rid it from her womb apartment that is needed to support its life?

WHERE IS THE COGNATION TO REASON THE RIGHT TO SIMPLY DO AWAY WITH LIFE, FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF "CHOICE"? (R)

[preservanation]

Wow, great post! There is so much to pluck from this that is excellent. Here's one...Terms such as "pro-choice," "mother's rights," and "fetus" had to be skillfully indoctrinated into the American vocabulary. Much effort has been expended to cause Americans to view the unborn as simply a lifeless and shapeless mass of cellular matter. This defies cognition to logic, for indeed for something to grow, it must have life. So, some simply want to frame the "quality" of life as paramount. This a concerted, persistent and purposeful Marxist tactic employed by the architects of socialism on the left such as Chomsky and Lakoff. If one can control language, he goes directly to perception and eventually can be argued as fact through consensus, opinion and nomenclature.
They did this for decades with the abortion debate, but as science quickly debunked their "inanimate lump of tissue" assertion, the perception still stuck and is even prevalent to this day.

[Professor]

That guy who put spermicide in America's water supply.


Ha ha.

Back on topic...

I'd like to be remembered as a person who did right by my fellow man. Who touched lives for the better and when I entered a situation left it improved.