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Chapter 1 Our Little Girl

It was just past 8:00 P. M. that late September, Sunday night. Four men came to our door, two of whom I recognized. They were members of our church, as well as the police department. They wanted to speak with my wife and me alone. We had the kids stay inside while we talked. They asked but a few questions before they broke that awful news, our twenty year old daughter had been found dead. She had been murdered.

After a few more questions it was decided that her brother may have some answers that we could not provide. We didn’t tell him that Lisa was dead. He was asked if he knew where Lisa’s ex- boyfriend lived. He said that he could point out the house but didn’t know the address. One of the officers that we knew asked David to go for a ride with him and show him what house that man lived in. That man turned out to be one of the two men which were involved in Lisa’s death.

The Miamisburg police worked around the clock to gather evidence and make arrests. They quickly had confessions from both of the suspects. There will be at least two trials and perhaps appeals. The deep wound to our souls will be reopened again and again. We must cling to the assurance that Lisa was an immersed believer. We know that her eternal destiny is in heaven.

Senseless acts of violence such as this are happening all too often. Why has our society become so uncivilized? I believe that it is an unintended consequence of liberalism. Decades ago our educational system was taken over by those who didn’t want to believe in a creator. If God created us, He owns us and we need to live by His rules. So they began to teach that we evolved from lower animals. The idea of evolution has been around for several millennia, but certain people revived and embellished the idea. In truth, evolution is a theory that the facts have failed.

I had not planned to be political, but there are some issues that I find cannot be escaped. First of all, BOTH political parties have some serious flaws. Our problems are much more than political, they are spiritual. Our leadership has removed God from public view and has overruled the very Creator of the universe.

I know that some of the friends that I truly care about are liberals. I don’t mean to offend, but certain truths must be stated. YES! There will be democrats in Heaven, but not liberals. How can I say such a thing? Just look at what liberals demand.

Abortion is their “litmus test” for any candidate. Do you really think that abortion is okay with God? According to Scripture God has a purpose for every life, planned or not. In the Old Testament if someone accidentally caused a woman to lose her baby, that person was to be held responsible for that loss, (see Exodus 21:22-25).

We’ve all heard the battle cry of those who promote abortion; “Keep abortion safe and legal.” Fact: before abortion was legalized in1972 the Centers for Disease Control had reported 39 cases of death due to abortions. Two years later there were over 200 deaths due to “safe” abortions. That is greater than a 500% increase. For each death there are many more who are seriously injured.

Homosexual marriage; God made Adam and Eve, NOT Adam and Steve. I’m not saying that it’s okay to mistreat those who are homosexual, but they should not get special privileges either. God calls anything form stealing a pack of gum to murder, SIN. But God calls homosexuality, an “abomination.” In 1st Corinthians 6:9 there is a list of those who will not go to Heaven, homosexuals are on that list.

Separation of church and state, have you ever seen the constitution? That phrase IS NOT THERE! What IS in the constitution, actually the first amendment, is the statement that “congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.” But liberals do their best to muzzle Judeo-Christian speech while encouraging other religious speech and practice.

Sex outside of marriage is encouraged by liberals. Under God’s law, sex is for married couples. You’ll read more about the importance of this law in chapter seven. For now I’ll just point out that liberals want to believe that people can’t abstain from sex and we shouldn’t expect them to try.

I’m not letting the republicans off the hook, especially the R.I.N.O.s.
They do their part to spend money that we, as a nation, can’t afford. The current administration has spent more than all previous administrations from George Washington to George W. Bush combined and wants to spend even more. (I guess it is fun to spend other people’s money). The money that is being spent now is that which will be confiscated from our grandchildren.

No matter if conservative or liberal, it’s still human government and therefore, flawed. Man, from the very beginning has made bad decisions while having good intentions. Eve believed that there was something to be gained by eating the forbidden fruit. We are all paying for that mistake.