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Religious Liberty

Wise and thoughtful words from a friend regarding why the Catholic Church and others are so insistent on religious freedom when it comes to the ObamaCare mandates and edicts. I share what I receive. Enjoy!

 

Why is the Catholic Church fighting the federal government over contraceptives?

The fight is larger than the Catholic Church or contraceptives. 

 

Ok, who's in the fight?

The Catholic Church with 70 million members in the United States (the nation's largest faith), the Southern Baptist Convention with 16 million members (the nation's largest Protestant denomination), the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod  with 2.3 million, the Greek Orthodox Church with  1.5 million members, Orthodox Jews, who number 1.5  million.  There are many other religious groups that have formally protested as well.    >>>>>   Read Entire Post

Rescue Riders for Georgia's Kids

I am proud to help sponsor a motorcycle rally on Saturday, April 14 to benefit the children at the Murphy Harpst Children's Center in Cedartown. The kids there are the most abused and sexually traumatized kids in Georgia. They have rarely, if ever, known love and stability. And Murphy Harpst is usually the first place they find healing, help, and hope.

Our rally will have multiple starting points in metro Atlanta (Great South Harley Davidson in Newnan and Frazier's Harley Davidson in Buford) and we will all then funnel through to Harley Davidson of Atlanta on Thornton Road near Douglasville on I-20 to head to Cedartown. Once, there you will receive a tour of Murphy Harpst to meet some of the precious children there who are growing stronger each day, receive a gift bag with all kinds of gifts and cards from the kids, and eat a meal furnished by Chick-fil A. Plus you'll get to   >>>>>   Read Entire Post

She Had Beautiful Eyes

My friend, Randy, was eating dinner at the airport by himself when a lady sat down at the counter near him. A few minutes later, another woman and her young daughter sat across on the other side of the counter. The small girl's face was marred by a terrible scar. The woman seated near Randy stared intently at the girl as Randy looked down embarrassed for her. About a minute passed, with Randy growing more and more awkward with each second as the woman stared at the young girl. Finally the woman said, "How old are you, little girl?"

"I'm 8", came the reply.

"My, what beautiful eyes you have," said the woman.

My friend Randy went away sad. He had been able to focus only on the disfiguring scar. So much so that he had missed the opportunity to see those beautiful eyes. 

What a shame to hear of Whitney Houston's death and to focus only on her addictions and failures. My, what a beautiful voice   >>>>>   Read Entire Post

Sunday's Show and Podcast

FYI for you podcast fans. We recorded the show last night (2/12) but I am having difficulty uploading it for some reason. Will get it on the site as soon as possible. Thank you for listening to the Allen Hunt   >>>>>   Read Entire Post

Give me Liberty or Give me Death

Peggy Noonan says it well. "If the church is forced to go against its conscience, religious liberty in America is not safe. If religious liberty is not safe, you are not   >>>>>   Read Entire Post

Go Geek

My younger daughter, Little G, and her friends were robbed at Georgia Tech this past Sunday. Purses, laptops, wallets all taken. Fortunately, no one was physically hurt.

As they feverishly called to cancel credit cards, one of the girls called her boyfriend. I now call him King Geek. He quickly logged into her ICloud account, activated the GPS tracking on her cell phone, and located where the stolen phone was. Tech police officers immediately headed to that location, and sure enough, there were the two men, standing with bag loads of stolen goodies. Nearly everything (but not all) was recovered. Two men arrested. Case closed.

So, here's to the geeks who know how to use all the stuff that confounds pen and pad users like me in order to save the day for young damsels in distress. Well done!

Do me a favor. Hug a geek (or a police officer)   >>>>>   Read Entire Post

The One Thing To Know Before You Die

I've been working on my next book this week. May call it The One Thing to Know Before You Die. Which reminded me of one of my favorite real life stories.

Aldred Pruden Wallace is an odd name for a man. His son, Peter, is my friend. Aldred lived his last 18 months in a nursing home, surviving on his small pension. He had no other possessions besides his wonderful, warm and generous spirit. 

The staff loved Aldred and would do anything for him. In his final few months, dementia set in, and Aldred created scenarios in his mind. For example, one day The President had consulted Aldred for advice on foreign policy. But most of the scenarios revolved around money. He thought he had $200MM left over from World War II and he really wanted to bless his caregivers and friends at the nursing home. 

So several times a   >>>>>   Read Entire Post

Great book on an airplane

Most people desperately desire to believe that they are part of a great mystery, that Creation is a work of grace and glory, not merely the result of random forces colliding. Yet each time that they are given but one reason to doubt, a worm in the apple of the heart makes them turn away from a thousand proofs of the miraculous, whereupon they have a drunkard's thirst for cynicism, and they feed upon despair as a starving man upon a loaf of bread.

- Dean Koontz in Odd Thomas

Just read this suspense/thriller on the plane. It was a fascinating   >>>>>   Read Entire Post

My Inspiring Friend

My friend, Tom, is riding a bike from California to Boston to inspire people regarding the dignity of human life. Proud of you,   >>>>>   Read Entire Post

Lunch with "Cathy"

My friend, Gary, and I had lunch with "Cathy" this week. We were blessed.

Cathy's mom lost custody of little 4 year old Cathy because her drug habit had spiralled out of control. Cathy's dad is nowhere to be found. Cathy has been in and out of more than 20 foster care homes and several adoptive family situations over the past 11 years. Her life has lacked stabiiity and unconditional love, and the 15 year old Cathy we shared lunch with has often found herself repeating her mother's cycle of drug abuse and treating the adults around her with anger and disrespect.

Eight months ago, Cathy came to live at the Murphy Harpst Center, which treats kids who have been sexually abused, traumatized, and rejected. This is likely the longest she has ever lived in the same place. Cathy has been clean now for 8 months, and her favorite part of Murphy Harpst is the library. She loves to read, and now for the first time is making good   >>>>>   Read Entire Post