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In my anguish I cried to the LORD, and he answered by setting me free.
Psalm 118:5
I run in the path of your commands, for you have set my heart free.
Psalm 119:32
I will walk about in freedom, for I have sought out your precepts.
Psalm 119:45
The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to release the oppressed, to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor.
Luke 4:18-19
Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.
John 8:32
So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.
John 8:36
Into the glorious freedom of the children of God.
Romans 8:21
Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.
2 Corinthians 3:17
It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.
Galatians 5:1
You, my brothers, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the sinful nature; rather, serve one another in love.
Galatians 5:13
Be careful, however, that the exercise of your freedom does not become a stumbling block to the weak.
1 Corinthians 8:9
In him [Christ] and through faith in him we may approach God with freedom and confidence.
Ephesians 3:12
But the man who looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues to do this, not forgetting what he has heard, but doing it—he will be blessed in what he does.
James 1:25
Speak and act as those who are going to be judged by the law that gives freedom.
James 2:12
Live as free men, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as servants of God.
1 Peter 2:16
They promise them freedom, while they themselves are slaves of depravity—for a man is a slave to whatever has mastered him.
2 Peter 2:19
"Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves."
Abraham Lincoln
"I freed thousands of slaves. I could have freed thousands more, if they had known they were slaves."
Harriet Tubman
"No one is free when others are oppressed."
Author Unknown
"Is life so dear or peace so sweet as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take, but as for me, give me liberty, or give me death!"
Patrick Henry
"A Christian man is the most free lord of all, and subject to none, a Christian man is the most dutiful servant of all, and subject to every one."
Martin Luther
Freedom of a Christian
"Freedom is the sure possession of those alone who have the courage to defend it."
Pericles
"None are so hopelessly enslaved as those who falsely believe they are free."
Goethe
"So long as the people do not care to exercise their freedom, those who wish to tyrannize will do so; for tyrants are active and ardent, and will devote themselves in the name of any number of gods, religious and otherwise, to put shackles upon sleeping men."
Voltaire
"The secret of happiness is freedom. The secret of freedom is courage."
Thucydides
"Freedom is the right to tell people what they do not want to hear."
George Orwell
"O, Lord, I want to be free, want to be free, Rainbow round my shoulder, wings on my feet."
Traditional spiritual
Free from the law, O happy condition,
Jesus has bled and there is remission,
Cursed by the law and bruised by the fall, Grace hath redeemed us once for all.
Once for all, O sinner, receive it,
Once for all, O brother, believe it;
Cling to the cross, the burden will fall, Christ hath redeemed us once for all.
Now we are free, there’s no condemnation,
Jesus provides a perfect salvation.
“Come unto Me,” O hear His sweet call,
Come, and He saves us once for all.
“Children of God,” O glorious calling, Surely His grace will keep us from falling;
Passing from death to life at His call;
Blessèd salvation once for all.
My soul is filled with joy and gladness
Since Jesus came to me.
His love has banished all my sadness, From sin I am set free.
He set me free, He set me free,
I was blind, but hallelujah, now I see!
I shall ne’er forget the day When He washed my sins away,
And He set, He set me free.
The Comforter divine is dwelling
Within my soul today;
His love to others I am telling
Since Jesus came to stay.
The grace of Jesus hath abounded
For all my sins I see,
Salvation walls have me surrounded, From sin I am set free.
Once I was bound by sin’s galling fetters;
Chained like a slave, I struggled in vain. But I received a glorious freedom,
When Jesus broke my fetters in twain.
Glorious freedom! Wonderful freedom!
No more in chains of sin I repine!
Jesus the glorious Emancipator—
Now and forever He shall be mine.
Freedom from all the carnal affections;
Freedom from envy, hatred and strife;
Freedom from vain and worldly ambitions;
Freedom from all that saddened my life!
Freedom from pride and all sinful follies;
Freedom from love and glitter of gold;
Freedom from evil temper and anger;
Glorious freedom, rapture untold!
Freedom from fear with all of its torments;
Freedom from care with all of its pain;
Freedom in Christ, my blessèd Redeemer—
He Who has rent my fetters in twain.
Why should I feel discouraged, why should the shadows come,
Why should my heart be lonely, and long for heaven and home,
When Jesus is my portion? My constant friend is He:
His eye is on the sparrow, and I know He watches me;
His eye is on the sparrow, and I know He watches me.
I sing because I’m happy,
I sing because I’m free,
For His eye is on the sparrow,
And I know He watches me.
“Let not your heart be troubled,” His tender word I hear,
And resting on His goodness, I lose my doubts and fears;
Though by the path He leadeth, but one step I may see;
His eye is on the sparrow, and I know He watches me;
His eye is on the sparrow, and I know He watches me.
Whenever I am tempted, whenever clouds arise,
When songs give place to sighing, when hope within me dies,
I draw the closer to Him, from care He sets me free;
His eye is on the sparrow, and I know He watches me;
His eye is on the sparrow, and I know He watches me.
Melissa Gilbert: “I’ve got to tell you. I am with my son 24/7 right now because he’s in this show with me, and he’s homeschooling. And we are having an amazing time. I will say that.
Sherri Shepherd: “I don’t think I would ever have the patience to homeschool, girl.”
Melissa Gilbert: “Well, let me make it clear. We have a teacher traveling with us as we do the show… But it’s GREAT!”
I have watched some of Leno’s new show and I noticed he is making an effort to increase his ratings by not being as offensive to conservatives as he was on The Tonight Show.
Rush Limbaugh is an awesome entertainer and conservative advocate. I have been a dittohead since the late eighties. Both Rush and Glenn Beck are encouraging and make me laugh instead of cry.
Rush on Jay Leno
Too funny when Rush stopped and put the car in reverse.
“‘TUSD recognized that there are ethnic/racial disparities in student discipline actions … School data that shows disparities in suspension/expulsion rates will be examined in detail for root causes. Special attention will be dedicated to data regarding African American and Hispanic students.’”
“If disparities are seen, district administrators would ‘confer with the school about action steps to be taken to address disparities.’”
“According to the plan, the goal would be to ‘reduce the disproportionate number of suspensions of African American and Hispanic students.’”
He said that all must lend a hand
To make this country strong again
Mmm, mmm, mm!
Barack Hussein Obama
He said we must be fair today
Equal work means equal pay
Mmm, mmm, mm!
Barack Hussein Obama
He said that we must take a stand
To make sure everyone gets a chance
Mmm, mmm, mm!
Barack Hussein Obama
He said red, yellow, black or white
All are equal in his sight
Mmm, mmm, mm!
Barack Hussein Obama
Yes!
Mmm, mmm, mm
Barack Hussein Obama
Original song that is BANNED in schools:
Jesus loves the little children,
All the children of the world.
Red and yellow, black and white,
All are precious in His sight,
Jesus loves the little children of the world.
Another song by American schoolchildren on the web
“Battle Hymn of the Republic” tune
Hello, Mr. President we honor you today!
For all your great accomplishments, we all doth say “hooray!”
Hooray, Mr. President! You’re number one!
The first black American to lead this great nation!
Hooray, Mr. President we honor your great plans
To make this country’s economy number one again!
Hooray Mr. President, we’re really proud of you!
And we stand for all Americans under the great Red, White, and Blue!
So continue —- Mr. President we know you’ll do the trick
So here’s a hearty hip-hooray —-
Hip, hip hooray!
Hip, hip hooray!
Hip, hip hooray!
The Obama Song (“Proud American”)
By Mr. B and the students of Room 8
February 2009
Obama is the President!
First African America in history
44th president of the United States
The ground has shifted
The world has changed!
CHORUS:
Oooo Im a proud American
Oooo yes yes yes yes YES WE CAN!
Im going to study really hard just like Barack
Learning never ever stops
Gonna set my goals HIGH and graduate
You might be looking at the President of 2048!
We are a nation of a thousand colors, look at me
Our strength is our diversity
Walking hand in hand we sing
Each a day a little closer to the dream of Dr. King
(Exerpt from MLK’s “I Have a Dream, 1963)
Together we walk
Me and you
So so much work
Left to do.
Hmmmm… What would happen if a teacher taught students to sing songs to President Bush… or sing Christmas carols?!!
Edited to add ANOTHER indoctrination video:
liberal indoctrination camp
Sand Hill Elementary School in Asheville, NC
Change has come
Change has come
Hope Uniting blacks and whites
Hope
Being both, Obama cannot take sides Hope
‘Don’t worry,’ said Hope, ‘I will be your bridge’
In time, Hope would be the bridge for others
Hope will last enough for you to make a difference
Change has come
Change has come
… fly free
Study, watch, learn
Keep your eyes open
Education is the key
Education is the secret
Education is the way
Education is the path
Can I make America better?
Can I make America better?
Can we make America better?
Yes! Yes we can!
Yes! Yes we can!
Edited on October 6, 2009 to add ANOTHER indoctrination song:
Obama,
President Obama,
President Obama,
President Obama,
President Obama–He says
Yes we can!
President Obama–We say
Yes we can!
President Obama–I say
Yes I can!
President Obama–He says
Yes we can!
Barack Obama–Oh yes he rates,
The first Black President in the United States!
He’s smart and he’s–so so good!
He’ll lead this country as he should!
He wants us all to work together,
To make this country even better!
Prez’ Obama says–”Yes We Can!”
Make the US better–hand in hand!
Obama,
President Obama,
President Obama,
President Obama
President!
Laurel Marsh
Assistant Principal
Longfellow Elementary
410-313-6879
Got paged in the morning at 5am
Time to go into work again.
Welcome to the world of medicine,
Whoa, here we go again.
The hospital’s packed with people in a long line
Agitated cause we’ve waited for a long time.
This is all so crazy, too many missing coverage lately
My tummy’s turning and I’m feeling kinda sickly
My hip’s bad and I feel weak
And the prices are always raising up.
Conservatives and liberals say
To reform healthcare today
But they can’t seem to find a way.
So we throw our hands up for healthcare reform
Make your choice today.
Private and public care
Will a marketplace treat us fair?
So we throw our hands up for healthcare reform
Make your choice today.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
It’s a problem in the USA.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
It’s a problem in the USA.
Obama says everyone needs
Health coverage in America now.
We need to insure those 47 million
But the government doesn’t know how.
Deductibles getting higher every day
I got my bill and I’m thinking NO way.
And what about my brother?
He’s hurt and can’t get covered.
My tummy’s turning and I’m feeling kinda worried
Capricious coverage is killing me.
That’s when a doctor said, “You’ll have to go.”
Bipartisan support was tried so we wouldn’t be denied
But Joe Wilson yelled, “You lie!”
So we throw our hands up for healthcare reform
Make your choice today.
Private and public care
Will a marketplace treat us fair?
So we throw our hands up for healthcare reform
Make your choice today.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
It’s a problem in the USA.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
It’s a problem in the USA.
“Obama is the president, first African-American in history. The 44th president of the United States. The ground has shifted (clap) the world has changed. (cowbell) Oo-oo-oo! I’m a proud American. Oo-oo-oo! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes, we can! I’m gonna study real hard just like Barack! Learning never, ever stops! Gonna set my goals high and graduate. You might be looking at the president of 2048. (cowbell) Oo-oo-oo! I’m a proud American. Oo-oo-oo! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes, we can! We are a nation of a thousand colors. Look at me. Our strength is our diversity. Walking hand in hand we sing, each day a little closer to the Dream of Dr. King… Together we walk, me and you. So, so much work left to do.”
