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Lady Liberty Trades In Some Trappings
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On Independence Day, Lady Liberty was born again.
As the congregation of the World Overcomers Outreach Ministries Church looked on and its pastor, Apostle Alton R. Williams, presided, a brown shroud much like a burqa was pulled away to reveal a giant statue of the Lady, but with the Ten Commandments under one arm and “Jehovah” inscribed on her crown.
And in place of a torch, she held aloft a large gold cross, as if to ward off the pawnshops, the car dealerships and the discount furniture outlets at the busy corner of Kirby Parkway and Winchester that is her home. A single tear graced her cheek.
It was not clear if she was crying because of her new home, her new identity as a symbol of religion or, as the pastor said, America’s increasing godlessness. But although big cheers went up from the few hundred onlookers at the unveiling, and some people even wore foam Lady Liberty crowns bearing Christian slogans, she was not universally welcomed.
Most of the customers at the Dixie Queen food counter near the church viewed the statue as a cheap attention grab, said Guardia Nelson, 27, who works there.
It’s an attempt not just to get rid of the seperation of State and Church, but to redefine State as synonymous with Church. Check out the statement of purpose on its website:
3. To reveal to the world that the God of the Bible has always been the God of America.
4. To demonstrate that the God of the Bible and Him alone is to be worshipped.
11. To redefine the Statue of Liberty to include spiritual liberty that precedes complete liberation.
14. To promote godly values and restore America’s Biblical Judeo-Christian foundation.
15. To reconnect patriotism to Christianity.17. To denounce the worship of idols and all other gods.
How silly. Don’t they know Justice and Liberty are lesbian?
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13. To promote religious freedom in America.
17. To denounce the worship of idols and all other gods.
I would put this two here, together.
Now, it seems a bit of a contradiction, doesn’t it?
No, not really a contradiction – these nuts seriously think they are persecuted (remember the “war on christmas”?) and their quest for religious freedom really means that they want to be allowed to stop this persecution every time the “see” it.
Well, I see, their religious freedom is the freedom to stomp out everything they don’t like.