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 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 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 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.
If the link doesn't work, copy and paste:
http://live.scotusblog.com/Event/Live_blog_of_orders_and_opinions__June_11_2018
Ken wakes in a free Republic to enjoy food provided by Capitalist Farmers and Big Business Corporations which is made more expensive by over taxation and regulation. Food could still be made safe and cheaper of the Liberal Congress gets out of business's way, thus saving Ken thousands of dollars a year
His medications are safe because the pharma companies reinvest their profits and shareholder investments into research and development made affordable through tax credits made by Republicans.
Ken enjoys clean air despite attempts by progressive lobbyists seeking loop holes for their clients. These lobbyists were blocked by Fiscal Conservatives who also relaxed regulations. The regulations being relaxed allowed Ken's employers to increase wages and benefits and lower the cost of their product, thus increasing production and creating new jobs.
He enjoys the fail-safe of workers comp and unemployment insurance because Fiscal Conservatives cut unfunded entitlements as well as pork projects, to ensure funding is secured and the budget is balanced.
Ken enjoys a good return on his bank deposits because Capitalist Bankers seek a good interest rate for their clients and investors, supported by the Republicans who advocate a pro-business environment with less regulations.
However, Ken is burdened with an expensive student loan and stuck in an inferior job which does not match his education level. Unemployment is listed at 9.4%, but in reality is closer to 16% overall and job growth is stagnant. He cannot find a job to match his education level in this economy stifled by a devalued dollar caused by Quantitative Easing and a high deficit.
He visits his father's farm on a road full of pot holes and ruts because the FHA forced a road on a community that could not afford the maintenance on their meager budget.
The utilities his father's farm enjoys is brought to him by a corporation seeking to expand their customer base. They would have arrived sooner had the Democrats & Progressives in Congress not imposed so many road blocks and regulations.
Ken's father enjoys his Social Security benefits because he paid fully into it all of his life. He just wishes Medicare was not mandatory, he can get a better plan from a private insurer. But, if he were to do that, he would lose the Social Security he has paid a lifetime for. Now, he is dependent upon Medicare, that most of his current doctors are dropping after the passage of Obamacare. Worse, his father has not seen a Social Security Cost of Living increase in over 2 years, while Congress and their staff got pay raises and Stimulis Funds paid for bonuses to GE & GM, courtesy of a Democratic Congress and politicians who raided the Social Security "Lock Box".
Ken enjoys his Conservative radio show and knows the host is right, because:
1 - Food would be cheaper and just as safe if government stopped over-regulation and lower taxes on business.
2 - Medication would be available sooner and cheaper if the FDA streamlined approval and allowed generics into the system sooner.
3 - The air is clean because technology has advanced and utility standards have self-policed in advance of and in spite of government over-regulation.
4 - Job benefits and wages are at a record high at Ken's job, because employees have voted to keep unions out.. This allowed the employer to place more wages into the employee programs and lower productions costs. Lower production costs led to increased sales & production, resulting in the creation of new jobs and plant expansion.
5 - If Ken becomes unemployed, he faces the real threat of losing his home, because Obama's HEMP Program does not work. Only 12% of the people who applied have been approved. Conventional mortgage refinance programs are scarce due to the current financial situation and not likely to improve soon.
6 - His bank notified him that the Democratically controlled Congress has decreased the amount insured by the FDIC. His savings are at risk. In addition, the same Congress has enacted Financial Reform which will allow the banks to increase account fees. Free checking will be a thing of the past. Worse, the same Democrats have proposed and are trying to enact a Financial Transaction Legislation that will impose a 1% transaction fee on ANY monetary transaction. This will include deposits, withdrawals, interest earned and ANY purchases, including groceries and gas.
7 - Because the government is desperately seeking revenues, they are agressively seeking repayment of student loans and addressing unpaid taxes. Now Ken finds his wages garnished to satisfy the loans outstanding.
8 - The garnishment of Ken's wages means he can't pay his mortgage and his home is in foreclosure.
9 - The FHA forced a un-needed road on a rural community that is now in disrepair, the local government must float a bond of $5 Million. This will increase the property millage rate by 1%. Ken's father is not too please to learn his farm tax bill will increase by $5,000 per year.
10 - New EPA regulations on utilities, that far exceed industry standards have increased cost productions, forcing the utility to increase rates. Ken's father sees costs of energy to his farm increase by at least $1,000 a month.
11 - Due to overall increase of cost production, supplies and new taxes Ken's father decided to sell the farm at a loss. With the economy's dramatic drop in property value, the sale enables him only to repay the mortgage, with very little profit. He is solely dependent upon his Social Security for his daily living.
12 - Obamacare being enacted, Ken's father sees his monthly Medicare payments almost double, which takes a substantial chunk of his meager Social Security check. Private insurance would be cheaper, but if he purchases the insurance, Social Security will cease all payments. Congress married the two programs and they are mandatory.
13 - Unable to make ends meet anymore, Ken's father moves in with him. Meanwhile, Ken is laid off because the Obama Administration and the NLRB won their case against Boeing, causing the plant to close.
So much for Liberal do-gooding!
Ann Ubelis
Lady's Island