URGENT PRAYERS/PETITIONS:
Stop Censoring the Abortionist Gosnell Mass Murder Trial! - Please go to the following site and join me by adding your name to a petition signed by a growing number of people who want the mainstream media to finally report on this incredible trial that they have largely CHOOSEN not to do. (Go to the site to get full info about this, though I did post an article about it in post #493 last Saturday.) https://www.mrc.org/action/stop-censoring-abortionist-gosnell-mass-murder-trial?roi=echo3-15276168063-12322625-78ab33e7c6cdfb9ca6e76919b81a7eaa&utm_source=apr16remark&utm_medium=email&utm_content=abortiontrial&utm_campaign=stopcensoring
Same -Sex "Marriage"- PLEASE PRAY WITH ME (every day untill the decision is revealed around mid-June) THAT THE SUPREME COURT WILL VOTE TO UPHOLD THE 2 LAWS REVIEWED SUPPORTING A TRADITIONAL DEFINITION OF MARRIAGE.. PRAY that the Court will resist any pressure to MAKE new law based on "cultural trends." PRAY as though the very future of the institution of the family is at stake because it is. PRAY! - for the sake of possibly millions of children, and for our country if it is to continue to be shown any more favor by our Heavenly Father, who I promise you will be very displeased if homosexual marriage is legalized; "GOD IS NOT [TO BE] MOCKED..." - (Gal. 6:7) - Stan [Be sure to check out my brief essay at post #478.]
CONTINUE TO PRAY FOR PASTOR SAEED (Iranian-born AMERICAN pastor who just started an 8 year sentence for helping the underground churches in Iran) [See 3/25 update below!] If you have not already, please join over 500,000 (was recently250,000) who have signed the petition for Pastor Saeed's release and tell your friends about it. http://aclj.org/iran/save-american-pastor-from-iranian-prison-sentence
As the Lord leads, please pray: *For Pastor Abedini as he endures one of Iran’s most deadly prisons, potentially beaten and abused regularly, simply because of his Christian faith. *For the pastor’s wife and family and the Holy Spirit’s comfort upon them. * For God to visit his tormenters and all in his cell with him with supernatural dreams of the risen Christ, and use the pastor's actions and words to draw them to repent and turn to Christ; that God would use the pastor's time in that prison to spark a genuine spiritual revival that will bring scores of Iranians to Christ..*For the U.S. State Department to get involved in a significant way to obtain the pastor’s release.
April 9 - 1) It's been reported that even though Pastor Saeed has developed internal bleeding from months of beating by prison guards, he has been denied medical attention. (http://www.cbn.com/cbnnews/world/2013/April/Iran-Denies-Pastor-Saeed-Medical-Treatment/) PRAY that Pastor Saeed might finally receive the medical treatment he needs. 2) More than 550,000 people from 180 countries have signed the petition to Save Saeed. Your voice has moved the U.S., the European Union, and many others to call for his release. But as Pastor Saeed's May 7th 33rd birthday approaches, it's time to encourage him directly. At the ACLJ, they've obtained the address of Evin Prison, and their goal is to flood the prison with thousands of messages of encouragement for Pastor Saeed. Just write a letter (or simply sign your name to one proposed greeting) and they will be sure that its delivered. These messages will let Pastor Saeed know that we're praying for him and his release, as well as send a signal to the Iranian leaders that Americans will not give up standing up for him. Go to Save Saeed.org and add your name to those sending letters to him.
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"Poll: Gay marriage still unpopular where it isn’t already legal," by David Freddoso. April 17, 2013 http://conservativeintel.com/2013/04/17/poll-gay-marriage-still-unpopular-where-it-isnt-already-legal/ [NOTE: While there have recently been states where same-sex "marriage" has become law, we must remember what the mainstream media almost never mentions - that 41 states HAVE turned away such a redefinition of marriage and upheld the traditional definition of it ONLY being between one man and one woman. - Stan]
With the Supreme Court poised to decide two major cases on same-sex marriage this term, the political conversation has focused on society’s sudden embrace of a new definition of marriage. But our new survey from Harper Polling suggests that embrace is not so widely shared outside of states that have already recognized same-sex marriage. The poll, which screened for those likely to vote in 2014, also shows different results than other polls on the topic taken of national adults.The automated phone survey, conducted April 13-14 for Conservative Intel by Harper Polling, asked 1,741 likely voters in states that don’t recognize gay marriage: “Would you support or oppose a measure in your state to legalize gay marriage? Fifty-seven percent of respondents in those states said they would oppose such a measure, whereas only 34 percent said they would support it.
The results from this sub-sample do not reflect national opinion, of course, because by design it excludes some of the largest and most liberal states – Connecticut, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Vermont, Washington State, and California (where the legal prohibition on same-sex marriage has been struck down and thousands of gay marriages have already been licensed or legally recognized from other states).
But the stark 23-point margin among this sub-sample does show how divided America is on the issue along not only ideological but also geographic lines. With many Democratic officeholders embracing same-sex marriage this year, the fact could prove important. Many of next year’s gubernatorial and Senate contests will be held in Midwestern and Southern states.
Earlier surveys on this topic have suggested that people are more likely to support same-sex marriage if they know someone who is gay. Our poll confirmed this tendency. A majority (61 percent) of the sample living in non-gay-marriage states reported having a gay friend, family member or co-worker, and 37 percent of these support changing their state’s marriage laws to include same-sex unions, as opposed to only 30 percent of those who said they don’t know a gay person.
The survey also asked its nationwide sample of 2,375 likely voters whether they would be “more likely or less likely to vote for a candidate who changes his position and comes out in support of gay marriage.” Forty-seven percent said they would be less likely and 34 responded more likely. A significant number, however — 20 percent — were undecided. Sixty-six percent of Republicans and 52 percent of independents said “less likely,” as did 31 percent of Democrats. 19 percent of Republicans, 28 percent of independents, and 49 percent of Democrats said they would be more likely to support such a candidate.
We asked the entire sample of 2,375 likely voters, “Do you support or oppose a measure defining marriage as between one man and one woman?” The result was 60 percent in favor. Sixty-five percent of people in states that don’t recognize same-sex marriage say they would support such a measure. In states where same-sex marriage is legal, the result was tied, 45 percent in favor to 45 percent against.
Full poll results are available — toplines here and crosstabs here. [Go to website noted above for these links.]
[bold AND italicized portions are my emphasis]
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