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Courage among the cowards: woman stands up to ax wielding killers

It’s not just about gun control or religion or rights. It’s about the direction this world is going. It’s about how parents are raising their children. It’s about being in fear of standing up for not just what you believe it… but what is right. I fear that even this post will be slammed because of the misdirection of our generation. I don’t know how you could disagree with Glenn Beck here. He’s spot on. Here’s some of what he says in the video below:

“There was one individual that stood up. One,” “It was a woman that stood up. In fact, she didn’t stand up. She first had to stand up, reach up, pull the little string to ring the bell so the bus would stop that she was on, so she got off the bus because she saw blood in the streets. She looked around all the sheep being led right directly to slaughter and walked up to the guy with the blood on his hands.”

“This woman approached him, confronted him. She then looked back at the crowd with contempt and disgust. You know what made her stand up in the bus? She said her Christian belief. She’s a Catholic. Her Christian belief. When she found out it wasn’t an accident, why did she pursue him? Because she said there were children there and she didn’t ‑‑ better to happen to her than a child.”

“Where were the rest of the sheep?”

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Expressing My Thoughts About Guns And Our Constitutional Rights

Alright. So after much debate in my head, I’m going to put this out there. I apologize if it’s something you find flawed. I’m not looking to offend, but rather to instigate rational and logical thought.

So, before you scream… consider what I have to say.

I often wonder why Obama (but not just him) is pro partial-birth abortion, but against “assault weapons” or even semi-automatic guns.

Here are some non-biased excerpts via Wikipedia of the following definitions:

Partial-Birth Abortion (Intact D&X surgery):

Once the cervix is sufficiently dilated, the doctor uses an ultrasound and forceps to grasp the fetus’s leg. The fetus is turned to a breech position, if necessary, and the doctor pulls one or both legs out of the cervix, which some refer to as ‘partial birth’ of the fetus. The doctor subsequently extracts the rest of the fetus, leaving only the head still inside the uterus.

Read more about intact dilation and extraction.

Assault Weapons:

Different types of firearms, and is a term that has differing meanings and usages.

In discussions about gun laws and gun politics in the United States, an assault weapon is most commonly defined as a semi-automatic firearm possessing certain features similar to those of military firearms. Semi-automatic firearms fire one bullet (round) each time the trigger is pulled. […] Most assault weapons are rifles, but some are pistols or shotguns.

Read more about assault weapons.

Semi-Automatic Firearms:

A weapon that performs all steps necessary to prepare the weapon to fire again after firing.

Read more about semi-automatic firearms.

Now my thoughts:

  1. Our President agrees with extracting a fetus that very well could have been born (yes, I realize there are exceptions, such as miscarriages), but disagrees with citizens owning guns because they kill children? (He’s using them as leverage for his anti-gun messages to America) Seems contradictory.

    “So, Aaron, you’re FOR killing children?!”

    No. I cannot even 
    fathom that. Or anyone for that matter. Don’t be absurd.

  2. I don’t like the term “assault weapons” because it over-hypes them to be some terrible thing. A pistol could be an “assault weapon”.

    Are we going to ban handguns too? According to FBI statistics, they are the number one kind of firearm used in crimes.

    If so, that means we, the American people, aren’t going to have anything to defend ourselves with, should we want to carry a firearm.

    Besides, do you really think criminals are just going to hand over their weapons? Seriously? Alright… I’m not even going to argue with you.

    And what about our illegal immigrant problem? We can’t even stop people (who are currently bringing drugs) from crossing the border illegally… what is to stop them from adding firearms to their list of imports?

    Also, assault weapon isn’t definitive. I feel like if the term is used in laws, the definition could be altered at any time to conform to future agendas by the Government.

  3. From now on, when talking about the “shootings,” stop calling them shootings, call them massacres.

  4. There is one true thing that governs our country: the constitution. So, I present to you the Second Amendment: “A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.”
    Read more about the Second Amendment

  5. In addition, there is one true thing that governs our lives (whether we like it or not): God. So, I present to you one of the Ten Commandments: “Thou shalt not kill.”

  6. Stop being motivated by fear and start being motivated by education, logic, morals, values and pure common sense.

    That is what we should base our lives and decisions on.

  7. Lastly, I’d like to share with you a couple videos:

Unconstitutional laws aren’t laws.

He couldn’t have had a better response!

In the end result, however, it’s not just about guns, abortion, marinara or [fill in the blank of a “controversial” topic]. Everything is encompassed under morals and values. Those are what truly define how each of us live our lives… and ultimately, our country’s history.

That said, we should expect terrible things to come. It’s sad, but it has been foretold in the bible. So although I just went on this huge long rant, we can be assured that things—bad things—will happen. And there’s only one whom we can trust. Again, whether you agree or disagree, I believe it’s true and nothing can, nor will, change that. There is an ever-growing movement to be “open” and “tolerant” in society. But we shouldn’t be open and tolerant to everything. We must stand for what is right.

If you feel compelled to comment, I welcome you to do so. But I will not respond to hateful comments. In fact, if able, I’ll delete them. If you choose to disagree, I can’t and won’t try to change that. But if this post has in some way opened your eyes and brought forth new thoughts, I would love to hear.

Thank you for reading and have a great day!

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“It’s not fate and chance, it’s FAITH and CHOICE.”

Got that in a text from a friend just a bit ago this morning. She truly is one of my closest friends, need I say ONE of them — I am fortunate enough to have multiple very close friends.

Anyways, the “quote” (of sorts) brought a thought to me: Why is it that people so readily accept fate and chance over faith and choice?


I include myself in this category often times and that is because I know it is much easier to put off personal responsibility than to accept it for one’s self. That’s why I wrote the abortion post a while back, and that’s all that is about — not accepting responsibility.

Now, faith and choice are much deeper, much more serious than just responsibility. Faith and choice mean that you not only accept responsibility, but you intend to and will do something with it.

Faith and choice in what exactly?

In my personal beliefs, God… Jesus… His Way and Kingdom. I’m not here to push my beliefs on anyone — that doesn’t do anyone any good at all. It only pushes people away. But this is what I believe so it meant a lot to me whenever I received it in a text this morning and I can tell you that it was intended to be in that form from the friend of mine as well.

As a side note, even those you do choose faith and choice over fate and chance as a belief, it can still be used in the wrong way — the wrong things. For example, putting more faith in people than God. Or more faith in ANYTHING before God. That, I feel, can be vary dangerous.

Anyways, those are my thoughts for the day! I haven’t been to good about posting consitantly and I apologize. I will try to be better. I hope you all have the best day of your life today and thank you for reading. 

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When you are going through difficulties and wonder where God is, remember the teacher is always quiet during the test.

This is so good. So often people criticize God for not being there for Him. But the purpose is not for Him to be there for us (although He is), the purpose is for us to be there for him. Maybe if we’re not getting a response from Him, we’re not doing what pleases him. Also, His timing is perfect. Our timing is not.
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When you are going through difficulties and wonder where God is, remember the teacher is always quiet during the test.

This is so good. So often people criticize God for not being there for Him. But the purpose is not for Him to be there for us (although He is), the purpose is for us to be there for him.

Maybe if we’re not getting a response from Him, we’re not doing what pleases him.
Also, His timing is perfect. Our timing is not.

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Faith is sacrificing our understanding and obedience is sacrificing our will.
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Selfishness vs. Gratitude and What Really Matters

This morning I get online and my feeds all over are blowing up about Whitney Houston, the amazingly talented pop culture star, found dead.

Same reaction whenever any celebrity dies… Amy Whitehouse… Michael Jackson… etc. And the media focuses completely on their death, which is often times the misuse of drugs and alcohol.

It going me thinking… why are people who are so famous, so popular, so wealthy, so well liked, so talented, so sad and lonely and willing to take their life?

Personally, I feel I know why — self. It sounds quite harsh talking about these people once they’re gone and they’d have no way to defend themselves.

I’m not antagonizing them. I’m just pointing out why these things happen. And focusing on self is that reason. Like Dashama Gordon said, we need to be grateful to keep from falling into the path of thinking of self, but to me it’s more than that.

How do we become grateful? And what should we be grateful for?

We become grateful by taking the focus off ourselves and putting it to God. We can be grateful for lots of things: life, friends, family, the natural beauty of this earth, but really only one thing matters and that is our salvation.

It doesn’t get any simpler than that. You might disagree, but that is my revelation. 

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The Rose

It is only a tiny rosebud,
A flower of God’s design,
But I cannot unfold the petals
With these clumsy hands of mine.

The secret of unfolding flowers
Is not known to such as I…
The flowers God opens so sweetly
In my hands would fade and die.

If I cannot unfold the rosebud,
This flower of God’s design,
Then how can I have the wisdom
To unfold this life of mine?

For the pathway that lies before me
My heavenly father knows…
I’ll trust him to unfold the moments
Just as he unfolds the rose.

via kentucky-gal

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Look into the mirror, not because we like what we see, but to see what we can change.
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Absolutely awesome! True. Moving. Inspirational. Comforting.
Here’s a similar one I shared a while back from crazybeautifulife:

This reminds me of a quote I love. “A woman’s heart should be so lost in God that a man has to seek Him in order to find her.”
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Absolutely awesome! True. Moving. Inspirational. Comforting.

Here’s a similar one I shared a while back from crazybeautifulife:

This reminds me of a quote I love. “A woman’s heart should be so lost in God that a man has to seek Him in order to find her.”

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Hey! My name is Aaron Couch. I'm 24 years old and this is where I write about things I care about, from my own personal beliefs to sharing about experiences to technology to anything dealing with animals, specifically exotics.

More About Me: I actually just moved to Idaho from Nebraska to explore amazing new opportunities, get out on my own, and be closer to my incredible girlfriend.

I'm a Vet Assistant graduate and am currently writing for MakeUseOf, while looking for opportunities in the exotic animal husbandry, rescue and rehabilitation, and research fields of work. Previously, I interned at the Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha from June 2012 up to when I left for Idaho in May 2013.

I'm an exotic animal & herp enthusiast and love mountain biking, writing, photography and the outdoors.

While you're here, check out the 30-Day 'Best Times with Friends' Challenge that I did a while back. Basically I chose a random photo of me with my friends and wrote about the story behind that photo. It was an awesome exercise!

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