We Need Your Prayers, TODAY

Friends,

Today, I call upon your prayers and ask you spread this message, as far and wide as possible, and ask to those you send it to, do the same.

At stake tomorrow, is the very Religious Liberty and property of our Church,The Parish Church of St. Helena, part of the Anglican Church of North America.  Back in the 1960's we were part of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the Diocese of South Carolina became part of The Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America (TEC) and entered into a Trust with them, involving our property.  In that trust, was a clause that, should we find the need to remove ourselves from the Episcopal Church, we could do so and retain our property placed in trust.  Certain, doctrines were established as common beliefs based firmly upon the Gospel and fundamental Church teachings and laws in this union.

Our leaders, in this disassociation, joined in the Anglican Church of North America (ACNA) have remained true to the teachings of Our Lord Jesus, the tenets and disciplines of the Holy Gospel.  The Episcopal Church (TEC), has drifted away, following the outright violations and disregard of those very teachings, tenets and disciplines.  Since TEC no longer reflect the values we embrace, it was time to activate that clause in the Trust, which we did.

That action resulted in a law suit, demanding we immediately turn our properties, our very Churches, Homes, Graveyards and Retreats to TEC.  We have fought a valiant fight and the case went before the SC Supreme Court.  One SC Supreme Court Justice with direct and intimate ties with TEC, did not recuse herself, thus the court ruled against us.  However, we persevered and got a stay of action and brought the case to the United States Supreme Court, requesting they hear our case.

This fight has become so vicious, that a Bishop of the TEC has taken it to the gutter.  She was overheard stating that she would rather she our Church, The Parish Church of St. Helena, established since 1712, turned into a mosque.  Pray for us!

We ask for your prayers.  We ask that you make this issue go viral.  We ask for you love and support.  If we fail in this effort, then they will work furiously to suppress our religious liberty and our voices.

If we fall, then precedent set here will allow other religious groups to suppress more conservative members by threat and intimdation of taking their property, and places of worship.

But, in the words of  Luke 12:35-40 (ESV)

We Must Be Ready

³⁵ “Stay dressed for action^[a] and keep your lamps burning, ³⁶ and be like men who are waiting for their master to come home from the wedding feast, so that they may open the door to him at once when he comes and knocks. ³⁷ Blessed are those servants^[b] whom the master finds awake when he comes. Truly, I say to you, he will dress himself for service and have them recline at table, and he will come and serve them. ³⁸ If he comes in the second watch, or in the third, and finds them awake, blessed are those servants! ³⁹ But know this, that if the master of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming, he^[c] would not have left his house to be broken into. ⁴⁰ You also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.”

So, while, we may in reality lose all, we must stay true and strong in faith.  Your prayers, love and support by spreading this message will go a long way in helping us in Spirit and joy.

Thank you. May God bless and protect you . - Ann Ubelis

This past Thursday, June 7th, SCOTUS heard arguments for placing the case on their docket.  Tomorrow, June 11, 2018, they will rule as to if we will have a final day in court.  The link to the LIVE podcast, which starts at 9:30am EDT is below.

 Supreme Court LIVE Feed for June 11, 2018 - Click here

If the link doesn't work, copy and paste:

http://live.scotusblog.com/Event/Live_blog_of_orders_and_opinions__June_11_2018

Faith & Freedom are at stake in America! What will you do?

Christians have been blamed for Islamist Jihadist attacking the
Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, Florida.  Christians have been blamed for
the September 11, 2012 attacks in Benghazi, for arousing Islamist's
outrage.

Yet, oddly all of the violence has been perpetrated by Islamist
Jihadists with the victims being innocent Americans, be they Christian,
Jewish or members of the LBGT community.




One man speaks out with his heart in proudly proclaiming his
Conservative Christian roots with his latest album release, "Songs of
Faith".




Award winning Country Music Star Doug Briney joins Annie, of
Southern sense LIVE.  Catch the podcast here as the talk music, today's
events and their faith.


http://www.blogtalkradio.com/southernsense/2016/07/01/faith-freedom-with-country-music-star-doug-briney

We need to restore Faith & Freedom to America.  Join the joyous proclamations!

Do you know the answer to this riddle?

I was sitting in my Archie Bunker chair feeling miserable with the flu, when a friend forwarded a chain email letter.  You know, one of those that has been forwarded through who knows how many other people and in the end tells you to forward it to ten other people.

The emails usually attribute a quote from Andy Rooney or Paul Harvey and 90% are often wrong when they do.  In this case Paul Harvey was attributed with something Lee Pitts wrote in his 1995 book "People Who Live At The End Of  Dirt Roads".  But, I scrolled down to the end anyway.

At the end was a riddle, which read, "What is greater than God, More evil than the devil, The poor have it, The rich need it, And if you eat it, you'll die?".  As I sat there feeling miserable hoping I would feel better for church tomorrow, this first thought that popped into my head was, "That's stupid, there's nothing greater than God!", then the light bulb went off.

I know the answer - It's NOTHING!
Nothing is greater than God,
Nothing is more evil than the Devil,
The poor have Nothing,
The rich need Nothing,
If you eat Nothing, you will die! 

To answer the riddle, you only need to believe in God and know

that God is the Alpha and Omega, therefor, nothing can be greater than he.  Once you hold that in your heart all of the other questions answer themselves.   Somehow, I started to feel just a little bit better and I knew God was with me always.

Why I won't support Gay Marriage - Don't get angry yet, read on!

Have you read the 1st Amendment to our Constitution, the Supreme Law of our land?  If not, I'll help you (forgive the sarcasm):

"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."

Notice, please the section in RED.  I shall reiterate "or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; (of religion).

Now, I'll explain, simply Marriage is a RELIGIOUS RITE, not a governmental function.  CIVIL UNIONS, of which you receive a "Marriage License, which in fact is a CIVIL UNION CERTIFICATE" is governments function.

Simply put, Marriage is Religious.

Civil Unions are Government recognized and subject to all of the rights, benefits and legal ramifications that can not and must not fall under a religious ceremony/rite.

Couples may and do CIVILLY UNITE outside of religious institutions.  Couples unite outside of GOVERNMENT SANCTIONS and are prohibited from receiving the benefits, which the Rainbow League claims to be fighting for.  They unite BY CHOICE for various and inconceivable reasons. They also marry outside of religious institutions - The Civil license which you purchase, that document you get at town hall!  A civil contract between two people to share their lives, assets, child & pet custody.

Marriage is a Religious Rite, where two people agree to unite their souls, hearts and lives under the eyes of God within their Church, Temple, Mosque or Shrine.  One is spiritual - Marriage, the other legal - Civil Unions.

This is the heart of the Gay Marriage issue.  The overthrow of religions and the implementation of government authority over God.

They are attempting to force us to accept the Marriage in place of the Civil Union recognition.  By altering state laws and federal laws, Civil Unions as each state recognizes covers the inheritance benefits of ALL COUPLES, regardless of sexual preference.  The local license issued to recognize that union should be proof enough.  It is not.  By redefining Marriage, you redefine all religions and place them now under government control and regulation.

The calling for Marriage alters the definition BY LAW of a religious rite.  In effect, they redefine a religion by telling all religions what a Marriage is by law.  Therefore, if a religion  recognizes same sex unions as unacceptable in the eyes of God, but is tolerant in society, government has the power to FORCE them to perform same sex marriage.  They can dictate and police your chosen religion!

If you think I am wrong, look to New Jersey, where a Christian organization denied a same sex couple access to their property so they may be married.  A Judge ruled in favor of the couple, stating that social justice must trump religious belief.  This is wrong not only in it's violation of the 1st Amendment which I quoted at the beginning of this rant, but also violated property rights.  Government can now tell you what activities can and can not be performed on your private property.  Finally, what about free speech, to vocally debate ANY issue without penalty?

I do not hate gays/lesbians or anyone else.  I do object when they attempt overtake my religion by imposing their dictates and mores.  It is not just Christianity, of which I am a proud member, but Judaism, Islam and all others, for which I speak.  They should also speak out & NOW!

Government has no business in defining a religions belief, they have no Constitutional basis in defining marriage.  The LEGAL recourse is the recognition of Civil Unions.  If a religion DOES recognize same sex unions, then THEY can perform that marriage, just don't demand my church does so! 

So, I say, what about you?